Semester 1 Final I SG – Worksheet Questions

Which cardinal or intermediate direction belongs where the red dot is?

• Southwest

• West

• East

• Southeast

Which of the following is not a continent?

• Arctica

• South America

• Europe

• Australia

What is the latitude of the equator?

• 27° longitude

• 45° latitude

• 90° latitude

• 0° latitude

Is the Prime Meridian a latitude or a longitude line?

• Latitude Line

• Neither

• Longitude Line

Which two hemispheres do we live in? (Choose two.)

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Historians consider the fall of Rome as

• the beginning of ancient history.

• the beginning of the Middle Ages.

• the end of Roman influence in history.

• the end of the Middle Ages.

By the year 500 C.E. the western half of the Roman Empire fell, due in part to political instability. Which of these is an example of political instability?

• unemployment

• leadership conflicts

• high taxes

• growing crime rate

What happened in the western half of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E.?

• The last Roman emperor in the west was driven from his throne.

• The emperor moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium.

• The eastern half of the empire began to dissolve into separate kingdoms.

• German tribe attacked and looted Rome.

Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?

• Many emperors were needed to rule the empire.

• Most of the empire was dry land that could not support farming.

• The size of the empire made it hard to defend.

• Much of the empire was empty land with no population.

Which of the following did the Romans build to bring water to towns and cities?

• vaults

• fountains

• triumphal arches

• aqueducts