WorksheetsWorld Geography Review Part 2
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is glaciation? What region of Europe would you more likely hear about this topic?
A. Process by which the large sheets of ice shape landforms; Northern Europe
B. Spring that shoots out jets of heated water and steam; Northern Europe
C. Having to do with a large land mass; Northwestern Europe
D. Process by which the large sheets of ice shape landforms; Eastern Europe
A. Process by which the large sheets of ice shape landforms; Northern Europe
B. Spring that shoots out jets of heated water and steam; Northern Europe
C. Having to do with a large land mass; Northwestern Europe
D. Process by which the large sheets of ice shape landforms; Eastern Europe
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
2.
What are “welfare states” and in which European region would you find countries referred to as “welfare states?”
A. Countries with low economic mobility and majority of citizens in poverty; Eastern Europe
B. Government takes primary responsibility for its citizens’ economic and social well-being; Southern Europe
C. Government takes primary responsibility for its citizens’ economic and social well-being; Northern Europe
D. Countries with low economic mobility and majority of citizens in poverty; Northern Europe
A. Countries with low economic mobility and majority of citizens in poverty; Eastern Europe
B. Government takes primary responsibility for its citizens’ economic and social well-being; Southern Europe
C. Government takes primary responsibility for its citizens’ economic and social well-being; Northern Europe
D. Countries with low economic mobility and majority of citizens in poverty; Northern Europe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
Europe is a(n) ______________________.
A. Archipelago
B. Mountain
C. Peninsula
D. Isthmus
A. Archipelago
B. Mountain
C. Peninsula
D. Isthmus
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Which important historical time period began in Northwestern Europe?
A. Industrial Revolution
B. Bosnian War
C. Haitian Revolution
D. Revolution of 1917
A. Industrial Revolution
B. Bosnian War
C. Haitian Revolution
D. Revolution of 1917
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
What is the universal adopted currency in Europe and among member nations of the EU?
A. Franc
B. Euro
C. Ruble
D. Deutsche Mark
A. Franc
B. Euro
C. Ruble
D. Deutsche Mark
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
What are the three major peninsulas in Southern Europe?
A. Balkan, Jutland, and Scandinavian
B. Iberian, Scandinavian, and Italian
C. Iberian, Italian, and Balkan
D. Balkan, Scandinavian, Iberian
A. Balkan, Jutland, and Scandinavian
B. Iberian, Scandinavian, and Italian
C. Iberian, Italian, and Balkan
D. Balkan, Scandinavian, Iberian
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
What is a shatter belt?
A. a division of regions into smaller regions
B. the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group
C. a land area of heavy volcanic activity
D. a region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity
A. a division of regions into smaller regions
B. the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group
C. a land area of heavy volcanic activity
D. a region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which two geographical features are very important to the landscape and people of Northwestern Europe?
A. The Alps and the Northern European Plain
B. The Scandinavian Peninsula and the Ring of Fire
C. The Carpathian and Balkan Mountains
D. The Pyrenees and the Carpathian Mountains
A. The Alps and the Northern European Plain
B. The Scandinavian Peninsula and the Ring of Fire
C. The Carpathian and Balkan Mountains
D. The Pyrenees and the Carpathian Mountains
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
. What is ethnic cleansing and in which region of Europe did the most recent tragedies of ethnic cleansing take place?
A. a division of regions into smaller regions; Northern Europe
B. a division of regions into smaller regions; Eastern Europe
C. the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group; Eastern Europe
D. the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group; Northwestern Europe
A. a division of regions into smaller regions; Northern Europe
B. a division of regions into smaller regions; Eastern Europe
C. the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group; Eastern Europe
D. the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group; Northwestern Europe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
The terror group ISIS is based in which two countries?
A. Iran and Syria
B. Afghanistan and Iraq
C. Iraq and Syria
D. Sudan and Iran
A. Iran and Syria
B. Afghanistan and Iraq
C. Iraq and Syria
D. Sudan and Iran
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
What is the main issue at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
A. Religion
B. Land
C. Water
D. Freedom
A. Religion
B. Land
C. Water
D. Freedom
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
How did the Red Sea get its name?
A. From the violence that has occurred in the region around the sea.
B. From biblical significance.
C. From Moses turning it into blood.
D. From algae blooms that die and turn a reddish-brown color.
A. From the violence that has occurred in the region around the sea.
B. From biblical significance.
C. From Moses turning it into blood.
D. From algae blooms that die and turn a reddish-brown color.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
What is a choke point?
A. An area of where there is a lot of ethnic conflict.
B. An area of land where the oil available has been depleted.
C. A narrow channel or canal that connects two larger bodies of water
D. A land area where massive desertification is taking place.
A. An area of where there is a lot of ethnic conflict.
B. An area of land where the oil available has been depleted.
C. A narrow channel or canal that connects two larger bodies of water
D. A land area where massive desertification is taking place.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
What physical feature is important to the people of North Africa (especially Egypt and Sudan)?
A. The Arabian Desert
B. The Nile River
C. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
D. The Sahara Desert
A. The Arabian Desert
B. The Nile River
C. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
D. The Sahara Desert
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
The year 622 AD is significant in the history of Islam for this reason:
A. It is the year that Muhammad and his followers had to flee Mecca.
B. It is the year Muhammad and his followers took back Medina.
C. It is the year of Muhammad’s death.
D. It is the year Muhammad and his followers took back Mecca.
A. It is the year that Muhammad and his followers had to flee Mecca.
B. It is the year Muhammad and his followers took back Medina.
C. It is the year of Muhammad’s death.
D. It is the year Muhammad and his followers took back Mecca.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
The Arabian Peninsula is estimated to hold at least __________% of the world’s oil reserves.
A. 45
B. 25
C. 30
D. 50
A. 45
B. 25
C. 30
D. 50
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
What two countries did the USA invade after the attacks of September 11, 2001?
A. Iraq and Iran
B. Syria and Iraq
C. Afghanistan and Iran
D. Afghanistan and Iraq
A. Iraq and Iran
B. Syria and Iraq
C. Afghanistan and Iran
D. Afghanistan and Iraq
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
What direction does the Nile River flow?
A. West
B. South
C. North
D. East
A. West
B. South
C. North
D. East
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
What is Zionism?
A. The concept of Jewish nationalism
B. The concept of Palestinian nationalism
C. The belief that Palestine should belong to the Ottoman Empire
D. Anti-Semitism
A. The concept of Jewish nationalism
B. The concept of Palestinian nationalism
C. The belief that Palestine should belong to the Ottoman Empire
D. Anti-Semitism
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
Muhammad and his followers took back the city of ______________ in the year ____________ AD.
A. Medina; 622
B. Mecca; 630
C. Mecca; 632
D. Medina; 630
A. Medina; 622
B. Mecca; 630
C. Mecca; 632
D. Medina; 630
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
Shia Muslims believe that this person was the right successor to lead Muslims after the death of Muhammad.
A. Abu Bakr
B. Muhammad
C. Ali
D. Mehmed II
A. Abu Bakr
B. Muhammad
C. Ali
D. Mehmed II
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
There are three locations that are the main source of conflict in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Which ones are they?
A. West Bank, Bethlehem, and Jericho
B. Jericho, Bethlehem, and Golan Heights
C. Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, and West Bank
D. West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip
A. West Bank, Bethlehem, and Jericho
B. Jericho, Bethlehem, and Golan Heights
C. Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, and West Bank
D. West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
The Serengeti is in __________ Africa and can be found in which two countries?
A. West; Nigeria and Cape Verde
B. Equatorial; the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
C. Southern; South Africa and Zimbabwe
D. East; Tanzania and Kenya
A. West; Nigeria and Cape Verde
B. Equatorial; the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
C. Southern; South Africa and Zimbabwe
D. East; Tanzania and Kenya
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.
What region of Sub-Saharan Africa would you associate with the Congo River Basin and surrounding rain forest?
A. Equatorial Africa
B. Southern Africa
C. East Africa
D. West Africa
A. Equatorial Africa
B. Southern Africa
C. East Africa
D. West Africa
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Why do subsistence and commercial farmers in East Africa tend to focus their farming around a single crop?
A. That is all the climate can handle
B. Problems with soil erosion make it difficult to diversify
C. Lack of education only allows farmers to know how to cultivate one crop instead of many
D. The European colonial legacy
A. That is all the climate can handle
B. Problems with soil erosion make it difficult to diversify
C. Lack of education only allows farmers to know how to cultivate one crop instead of many
D. The European colonial legacy
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
What year did European leaders meet in Berlin, Germany and divide up the continent of Africa for colonization?
A. 1865
B. 1884
C. 1917
D. 1960
A. 1865
B. 1884
C. 1917
D. 1960
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
How do rebel groups use the profits from “conflict diamonds” that they have sold?
A. To engage in acts of genocide
B. To buy weapons from Eastern European countries to fund civil wars or ongoing ethnic conflicts
C. To suppress the people in West Africa
D. To provide free education to all young women seeking a better life
A. To engage in acts of genocide
B. To buy weapons from Eastern European countries to fund civil wars or ongoing ethnic conflicts
C. To suppress the people in West Africa
D. To provide free education to all young women seeking a better life
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
Africa was colonized by European countries during the 19th century and 20th centuries. What two countries were never under colonial rule?
A. Ethiopia and Liberia
B. Liberia and Nigeria
C. Tanzania and Botswana
D. Morocco and South Africa
A. Ethiopia and Liberia
B. Liberia and Nigeria
C. Tanzania and Botswana
D. Morocco and South Africa
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.
Which European country colonized Rwanda in the 19th and 20th centuries?
A. Great Britain
B. Belgium
C. France
D. Spain
A. Great Britain
B. Belgium
C. France
D. Spain
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
What is subsistence farming?
A. Moving from one place to another to make a living off the land
B. Growing large quantities of a single-crop for the sole purpose of profit (making money)
C. Farming that provides the basic needs of a family with little left over
D. Slash-and-burn agriculture
A. Moving from one place to another to make a living off the land
B. Growing large quantities of a single-crop for the sole purpose of profit (making money)
C. Farming that provides the basic needs of a family with little left over
D. Slash-and-burn agriculture
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
31.
Which river is considered the “main artery” of West Africa?
A. Orange River
B. Limpopo River
C. Niger River
D. Lake Chad
A. Orange River
B. Limpopo River
C. Niger River
D. Lake Chad
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
32.
What is a Transition Zone?
A. An area of land that undergoes a radical change
B. An area with extreme violence
C. An area where people change the languages they speak
D. An area where there is severe deforestation and soil erosion
A. An area of land that undergoes a radical change
B. An area with extreme violence
C. An area where people change the languages they speak
D. An area where there is severe deforestation and soil erosion
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.
Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro are in this region of Sub-Saharan Africa:
A. East Africa
B. West Africa
C. The Transition Zone
D. Equatorial Africa
A. East Africa
B. West Africa
C. The Transition Zone
D. Equatorial Africa
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
What is northern Russia called?
A. Siberia
B. Moscow
C. St. Petersburg
D. northern Russia
A. Siberia
B. Moscow
C. St. Petersburg
D. northern Russia
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.
Where did the three major monotheistic religions begin?
A. Africa
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Middle East
A. Africa
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Middle East
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
What is Vietnam’s capital?
A. Hanoi
B. Seoul
C. Beijing
D. Pyongyang
A. Hanoi
B. Seoul
C. Beijing
D. Pyongyang
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.
What is the biggest continent?
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. North America
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. North America
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
38.
What natural disaster devastated Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and other Asian countries in 2004?
A. Earthquake
B. Typhoon
C. Tsunami
D. Tornadoes
A. Earthquake
B. Typhoon
C. Tsunami
D. Tornadoes
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
39.
What does the word “tundra” mean in Russian?
A. sheet of ice
B. very cold place
C. mountains of snow
D. treeless plain
A. sheet of ice
B. very cold place
C. mountains of snow
D. treeless plain
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia grew between which two rivers?
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Volga and Po
C. Jordan and Nile
D. Danube and Rhine
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Volga and Po
C. Jordan and Nile
D. Danube and Rhine
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
41.
The three belts in the Midwest are dairy, wheat, and corn.
a)
T
b)
F
42.
Richmond is one of the 5 cities that make up the Northeast megalopolis.
a)
T
b)
F
43.
The ability to move resources, goods, and people quickly; improved communication; abundance of natural resources; and respecting the individual are 4 ways the USA became wealthy.
a)
T
b)
F
44.
The executive branch is made up of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts.
a)
T
b)
F
45.
The Western and Southern states are growing as people “follow” industries.
a)
T
b)
F
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