Test Review for Topic 16

Which defines cartography?

• Cartography is the study of geography.
• Cartography is the art and science of map-making.
• Cartography is the science of land surveying.
• Cartography is the process of creating digital images.

What benefits did a caravel offer to explorers?

• The caravel was primarily used for land exploration.
• The caravel offered speed, maneuverability, and the ability to sail against the wind.
• The caravel had a flat bottom for shallow waters.
• The caravel was designed for heavy cargo transport.

What did the Portuguese learn from Bartolomeu Dias’s accomplishment of sailing around the southern tip of Africa?

• The discovery of new land routes to Europe.
• The importance of trade with Africa.
• The possibility of a sea route to India and the East.
• The location of the New World.

What did Gerardus Mercator accomplish?

• Invented the compass
• Created the Mercator projection and advanced cartography.
• Mapped the stars for navigation
• Developed the first globe

Why did European nations start looking for a water route to Asia?

• To find new territories for colonization.
• To escape political conflicts in Europe.
• To take part in the profitable trade that Italy controlled

• To spread Christianity to Asian nations.

What term refers to the transfer of animals, foods, and diseases between the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

• Transatlantic Trade
• Global Exchange
• Cultural Diffusion
• Columbian Exchange

What was one impact of American corn on Africa and Asia?

• Reduced access to water resources.
• It caused an increase in population.

• Increased soil erosion and degradation.
• Decreased reliance on local crops.

What economic system focused on exports and acquiring precious metals?

• Mercantilism
• Feudalism
• Capitalism
• Socialism

Which of the following would be most likely to happen in a capitalist economy?

• A baker trades five loaves of bread for a pair of shoes.

• The government establishes set price for shoes

• Two shoe companies compete to offer the lowest prices.

• The workers at shoe factory own large share of the business.

Why did Dutch and English landowners force peasants off the land?

• To reduce the population density in rural areas.
• To promote urban development and industrialization.
• To increase agricultural efficiency and profitability.
• To increase land ownership among the wealthy elite.