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Final Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a mountain range in the USA?
a)
Roberto Mountains
b)
Sierra Madre
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Ural Mountains
2.
Which United States document is the law of the land?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
none of the above
3.
What is Nafta?
a)
North American free trade agreement
b)
North American free traditions agreement
c)
North american free tutle agreement
d)
none of the above
4.
Free enterprise system of economy guarantees
a)
jobs
b)
profit
c)
success
d)
private property
5.
Who decides the government leaders in a democracy?
a)
The people
b)
The king
c)
Parliament
d)
A small group of people
6.
The Industrial Revolution began in this European country.
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
7.
Other than the United States, which European country was a superpower during the Cold War?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR (Soviet Union)
8.
In this type of government, the government controls businesses, chooses jobs, and keeps profits
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Communism
d)
Industrialism
9.
What is the name of the trade alliance between many European countries today?
a)
EA
b)
EU
c)
UAE
d)
USSR
10.
During this time period people used machines to increase productivity and make life easier.
a)
Cold War
b)
Europe United
c)
Europe Divided
d)
Industrial Revolution
11.
This is the name of the common currency used in most of the European Union (EU).
a)
Euro
b)
European Dollar
c)
Krone
d)
British Pound
12.
What happened to the population of Europe because of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It deceased.
b)
It increased.
c)
It stayed the same.
13.
This invention used coal and water to create an energy source that would power trains and ships.
a)
Spinning Jenny
b)
Steel
c)
Water Power
d)
Steam Engine
14.
This group of people were often used as a cheap form of labor during the Industrial Revolution.
a)
Children
b)
Police
c)
Teachers
d)
Servants
15.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
16.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
17.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
18.
The Equator is an example of a line of ________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
19.
The Prime Meridian is an example of _______________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
20.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
21.
Which continent is located at #5?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
22.
These lines run north and south but they measure distances of the earth east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
23.
These lines run east and west but the measure distances of the earth north and south of the equator.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
24.
Define peninsula
a)
A piece of land that is bordered by water on all sides.
b)
an area that is higher than surrounding land
c)
low land between two mountains
d)
piece of land that is bordered on three sides but is connected to the mainland.
25.
Using the population map, which statement is most accurate.
a)
Most people live in North America
b)
Australia has a larger population than Europe
c)
Larger populations are near water
d)
South America has the largest population
26.
Which example best describe relative location.
a)
Europe is located east of Asia.
b)
My house is 30° N and 10° E
c)
I live next to the showground
d)
Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E
27.
Which example best describe absolute location.
a)
Evans school is close to PSA
b)
My house next to the LA Zoo
c)
I live next to Walmart
d)
Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E
28.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
29.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
30.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
31.
Plate movement is caused by ______________.
a)
the rotation of the Earth
b)
ocean tides
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
the moon's gravity
32.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
33.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
34.
What heat source causes convection currents in Earth's oceans & atmosphere?
a)
heat from Earth's core
b)
the sun
c)
wind
d)
geothermal energy
35.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
36.
The absence of government.
a)
anarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
totalitarianism
d)
utopia
37.
Government headed by a king or queen.
a)
aristocracy
b)
republic
c)
monarchy
d)
autocracy
38.
When power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives
a)
republic
b)
democracy
c)
capitalism
d)
monarchy
39.
Which Type of Economy is being described?
" Decisions are made by buyers, sellers and the government."
a)
Traditional Economy 
b)
Mixed Economy
c)
Market Economy 
d)
Command Economy 
40.
Which Trade Barrier is being described? 
"a government order to stop trade with another country"
a)
Tariff 
b)
Quota 
c)
Embargo
41.
Which type of  government controlled by religious leaders?
a)
federal
b)
autocracy
c)
theocracy 
d)
democracy 
42.
(GDP) is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period. GDP stands for…………
a)
Government Dominate Policy
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
Gone Debt Procedures
d)
Goal Determined Product
43.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
44.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
45.
Define peninsula
a)
A piece of land that is bordered by water on all sides.
b)
an area that is higher than surrounding land
c)
low land between two mountains
d)
piece of land that is bordered on three sides but is connected to the mainland.
46.
All of the following are parts of culture EXCEPT
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
clothes
d)
globalization
47.
The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as: 
a)
behavior
b)
interdependence
c)
culture
d)
diffusion
48.
The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade is
a)
humanitarian aid
b)
culture
c)
globalization
d)
diffusion
49.
When countries depend on each other for resources, goods, or services, we call this
a)
globalization
b)
interdependence
c)
humanitarian aid
d)
popular diffusion
50.
Diffusion
a)
a certain belief about a group of people
b)
how people worship a God in a culture
c)
the spread of a new idea in a culture
d)
science 
51.
The Prime Meridian is an example of _______________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
52.
What is the largest freshwater lake in the world called?
a)
Lake Michigan
b)
Lake Ontario
c)
Lake Victoria
d)
Lake Superior
53.
As elevation rise, air becomes _________________ and hold less thermal energy. This caused temperature to fall.
a)
Thinner
b)
Thicker
c)
Lighter
d)
Heavier
54.
What type of map would show you the population in different regions of the world?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Dora the Explorer Map
55.
A map will always be distorted in some way because...
a)
Cartographers are not very skilled artists.
b)
Geographers like to confuse us.
c)
The continents are constantly changing size and shape.
d)
When a sphere is flattened it changes size and shape.