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Worksheets3rd Nine Weeks Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
. Which of these jobs is a person most likely to have in a less developed country?
a)
government representative
b)
teacher
c)
computer technician
d)
farmer
2.
When does the shortest day of the year occur?
a)
on the fall equinox
b)
on the spring equinox
c)
on the summer solstice
d)
on the winter solstice
3.
Most of Earth’s freshwater is in
a)
vapor in the atmosphere
b)
oceans
c)
rivers, lakes, and streams
d)
polar ice caps
4.
Who were leaders of the South American wars for independence?
a)
. Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín
b)
Miguel Hidalgo and Toussaint Louverture
c)
Simón Bolívar and Miguel Hidalgo
d)
Toussaint Louverture and Antonio López de Santa Anna
5.
The rain shadow effect causes
a)
hurricanes to develop in the Atlantic Ocean.
b)
dry areas to develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges
c)
ice caps to develop on the North and South Poles
d)
monsoons to develop in the Pacific Ocean
6.
Why is Mexico City considered to be a primate city?
a)
It is the primary destination for immigrants to Mexico.
b)
It is the largest city and the political, cultural, and economic center of Mexico.
c)
It is the capital city.
d)
It is the most populous city in North America
7.
Northern Mexico has a ________ biome in which cacti, shrubs, and shrub oak grow.
a)
savanna
b)
grassland
c)
chaparral
d)
tundra
8.
Many ________ fled to Canada after the American Revolution.
a)
Loyalists
b)
Inuit
c)
British
d)
Quebecois
9.
In Mexico, many people live with their ________, which includes different generations of a family, as well as cousins and other relatives.
a)
extended family
b)
nuclear family
c)
heterogamous family
d)
blended family
10.
What caused land subsidence in Mexico City?
a)
coastal erosion
b)
the draining of underground water reserves
c)
the clearing of vegetation native to the region
d)
desertification
11.
________ is believed to contribute directly to climate change and the rising of the Earth’stemperatures.
a)
Overfishing
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Hydroelectricity
d)
Logging
12.
An ethnic group is made up of people who share
a)
a common social class and level of education
b)
. a common government philosophy
c)
a common trade or occupation
d)
a common language, history, or place of origin
13.
What causes solar radiation to warm Earth?
a)
the greenhouse effect
b)
the lunar effect
c)
the shadow effect
d)
the Coriolis effect
14.
The continued extraction of natural resources—particularly coal, oil, and natural gas from the tar sandsin Alberta—fuels a growing concern among many people about
a)
old-growth forests.
b)
climate change.
c)
the fishing industry.
d)
wetlands.
15.
How have cultural contacts, such as the Internet, affected the world's cultures?
a)
by spreading industry
b)
by promoting cultural change
c)
by spreading war
d)
by encouraging migration
16.
What South American lake lies on the border between Bolivia and Peru?
a)
Lake Maracaibo
b)
Lake Titicaca
c)
Lake Nicaragua
d)
Lake Managua
17.
When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
spring
b)
winter
c)
autumn
d)
summer
18.
Where are you most likely to find a city?
a)
near other cities
b)
in the desert
c)
on a large, open plain
d)
near a water source
19.
Which economy is based on the concept of free enterprise?
a)
a market economy
b)
a traditional economy
c)
a command economy
d)
a mixed economy
20.
Many of the migrants to São Paulo, Brazil, end up living in ________ on the outskirts of the city with no sanitation services.
a)
minifundia
b)
cordilleras
c)
camanchacas
d)
favelas
21.
High latitude climates support only limited plant and animal life because of
a)
the El Niño phenomenon.
b)
the lack of direct sunlight.
c)
the powerful polar winds.
d)
their extreme aridity.
22.
A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country is called a
a)
province.
b)
dominion.
c)
First Nation.
d)
colony.
23.
Why is most of Earth’s freshwater supply not available for consumption?
a)
It is trapped in the water cycle.
b)
It is frozen in glaciers and ice caps.
c)
It is too far underground.
d)
It is in polluted lakes and rivers.
24.
The ________, the indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic, were once known as Eskimos.
a)
Quebecois
b)
Métis
c)
First Nations
d)
Inuit
25.
________ is an environmental problem in the United States because it corrodes stone and metal buildings, damages crops, and pollutes the soil.
a)
Acid rain
b)
Ozone depletion
c)
Smog
d)
Agricultural runoff
26.
The ________ occur(s) because Earth’s rotation causes prevailing winds to move diagonally.
a)
trade winds
b)
doldrums
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
Coriolis effect
27.
In Central America, ________ agriculture has destroyed huge swaths of rain forest
a)
terraced
b)
intensive
c)
hydroponic
d)
slash-and-burn
28.
The ________ includes all liquid and frozen surface water, ground water, and water vapor.
a)
atmosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
biosphere
d)
lithosphere
29.
Which is the result of faulting?
a)
The slow folding up of mountains as tectonic plates collide.
b)
A sudden earthquake as bent tectonic plates release tension.
c)
A cascade of rock and ash that spews forth along tectonic plate boundaries.
d)
The destruction of undersea mountains as ocean plates slide under continental plates.
30.
How did the Great Lakes form?
a)
by the collision of tectonic plates
b)
by runoff from the Appalachian Mountains
c)
by water rising from underground springs
d)
by glacier basins filling with water
31.
Because of its immigration history, ________ in the United States.
a)
many different religions are practiced
b)
there are abundant natural resources
c)
a postindustrial economy emerged
d)
cities are the most ethnically uniform areas
32.
What river’s basin is home to the world’s largest rain forest?
a)
the Uruguay
b)
the Paraná
c)
the Río de la Plata
d)
the Amazon
33.
Southern Mexico is part of a ________ that connects North America and South America.
a)
land bridge
b)
steppe
c)
peninsula
d)
crossroads
34.
What effect do large bodies of water tend to have on coastal areas?
a)
They cause extreme changes in seasonal temperatures.
b)
They cause temperatures to be more uniform and moderate.
c)
They cause year-round high temperatures.
d)
They cause year-round cold temperatures.
35.
Which of the following best describes the spoken languages in Canada?
a)
English and the language of the Inuit are dominant.
b)
English and French are the two official languages.
c)
French is the official, dominant language
d)
French, German, and English are the main languages.
36.
Burning fossil fuels releases gases that cause
a)
oases to form.
b)
the Coriolis effect.
c)
ocean levels to rise.
d)
acid rain.
37.
Where do the most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur?
a)
the Equator
b)
the Tropic of Capricorn
c)
the Tropic of Cancer
d)
the Poles
38.
Which of these is considered a major reason for world trade?
a)
a desire to increase gross domestic product
b)
a desire for goods from other cultures
c)
an unequal distribution of wealth
d)
an unequal distribution of natural resources
39.
What causes smog?
a)
the rain shadow effect in which clouds and pollution combine to darken skies
b)
the interaction of solar radiation and emissions released by burning fossil fuels
c)
the Coriolis effect in which swirling winds keep pollution aloft
d)
emissions from plant life, which produces more carbon dioxide than does human activity
40.
Because Earth is tilted on its axis,
a)
ocean currents move in predictable patterns.
b)
the seasons occur at the same time in all parts of the world.
c)
different places on Earth receive different amounts of sunlight.
d)
it is never dark at the North and South Poles.
41.
What is a natural increase in a population?
a)
the movement of people from place to place
b)
the difference between an area's birthrate and its death rate
c)
the number of deaths per year for every 1000 people
d)
the number of years it takes a population to double in size
42.
The Andes Mountains were created by the forces of
a)
subduction.
b)
precipitation.
c)
inversion.
d)
erosion.
43.
________ is haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes frompollutants
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Desalination
c)
Smog
d)
Acid rain
44.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a program aimed at reducing
a)
rural-to-urban migration.
b)
greenhouse gases.
c)
soil erosion.
d)
water pollution.
45.
Which of the following is NOT considered an element of culture?
a)
social system
b)
climate
c)
religion
d)
language families
46.
A democracy in which people elect others to make laws is a
a)
direct democracy
b)
monarch democracy
c)
representative democracy
d)
assembled democracy
47.
Which system of government divides powers between the national government and state or provincial governments?
a)
oligarchic system
b)
autocratic system
c)
federal system
d)
unitary system
48.
Grains, soybeans, and _______ are major crops exported from South America
a)
olives
b)
coffee
c)
rice
d)
grapes
49.
________ is technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area.
a)
Laissez-faire capitalism
b)
Ecotourism
c)
Syncretism
d)
Sustainable development
50.
Most of the Amazon River is not used for hydroelectric power because
a)
its waters are too warm to produce power
b)
environmentalists argue building dams would endanger fish
c)
there is not enough change in the river's elevation
d)
monkeys would fall into the generators
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