Cultural Geography Review Final Assessment

Which river is considered the greatest river system in the world?

• A) Nile River
• B) Amazon River
• C) Mississippi River
• D) Yangtze River

The Amazon River's drainage area is larger than the next how many largest rivers combined?

• A) 5
• B) 10
• C) 15
• D) 20

Which of the following products is NOT a major crop produced around Paris?

• A) Wheat
• B) Barley
• C) Rice
• D) Sugar beets

Which city is the capital of France?

• A) Berlin
• B) Madrid
• C) Paris
• D) Rome

Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, lies near the border of France and which other country?

• A) Germany
• B) Spain
• C) Italy
• D) Portugal

Which of the following historical figures is memorialized by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris?

• A) Julius Caesar
• B) Napoleon Bonaparte
• C) Charlemagne
• D) Louis XIV

What is the capital city of Germany?

• A) Vienna
• B) Prague
• C) Berlin
• D) Brussels

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of division during which period?

• A) World War I
• B) World War II
• C) The Cold War
• D) The Industrial Revolution

Which of the following composers is NOT from Germany?

• A) Johann Sebastian Bach
• B) Ludwig van Beethoven
• C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• D) Giuseppe Verdi

The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin commemorates which tragic event?

• A) World War I
• B) The Great Plague
• C) The Holocaust
• D) The Cold War