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WorksheetsWorld Geography
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which organization is responsible for protecting the environment?
a)
Waste Reduction Agency
b)
Environmental Protection Agency
c)
Eco Friendly Agency
d)
National Parks Service
2.
What do we call the rapid cutting of trees for human use?
a)
Clearing
b)
Incineration
c)
Logging
d)
Veneration
3.
What is the rapid death of plant life in a desert called?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Desertification
c)
Devegitation
d)
Evaporation
4.
The rise of the Earth's average temperature, caused by carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
a)
Global Heating
b)
Global Warming
c)
A hoax
d)
Precipitation
5.
The practice of reusing old materials instead of throwing them away, helps keep the environment clean.
a)
Recycle
b)
Redistribute
c)
Rehash
d)
Conserve
6.
The part of America that was originally settled by the Pilgrims.
a)
The Southwest
b)
The Midwest
c)
The South
d)
New England
7.
The process were people move from the country to the city in large numbers.
a)
Transgression
b)
Urbanization
c)
Citification
d)
Migration
8.
Why did the Industrial Revolution cause more urbanization in America?
a)
People got bored
b)
Factories put farms out of business
c)
People wanted jobs in the new factories
d)
Factories took up space in rural areas
9.
The forcible removal of the Cherokee from their original homes in the East to Oklahoma.
a)
The Cherokee Trail
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
The Cherokee Exile
d)
Trail of Fears
10.
The rapid migration of people to California in the 1840's-1850's who were searching for gold.
a)
The Miner Rush
b)
The California Migration
c)
The Gold Rush
d)
The 49'rs
11.
What caused 1.5 million Irish people to move to America from 1845-1850?
a)
The Irish Civil War
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
WW1
d)
Irish Potato Famine
12.
What caused The Great Migration of the early 1900's?
a)
Discrimination against Jews in Europe
b)
African American's fleeing racism in the South
c)
Religious persecution in the North
d)
Poor farmers in the South seeking jobs in the North
13.
Why did immigration to America slow during the Great Depression?
a)
There were no jobs available for people
b)
People were afraid they'd get sick
c)
America passed new laws to keep immigrants out
d)
Donald Trump built a wall
14.
Why did China pass their One Child Law?
a)
To limit immigration
b)
Overpopulation
c)
Religious Reasons
d)
To save money
15.
How did Hurricane Katrina affect migration in New Orleans in 2005?
a)
The city was abandoned
b)
A lot of people came to the city
c)
A lot of people left the city
d)
People stopped moving to America
16.
What is migration?
a)
The movement of people or animals from one region to another
b)
People moving to another country
c)
The rapid loss of plant life in a desert
17.
What is immigration?
a)
The movement of people from one planet to another
b)
The movement of people from one region to another
c)
The movement of people from one country to another
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