WorksheetsGeography Final Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The United States is _____ of the Equator.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
2.
Canada is ____ of the Prime Meridian,
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
3.
Population Density is determined by:
a)
the number of people in the political region (state, country, city, etc.)
b)
the number of males to females in a given location
c)
the number of people in a defined area per square mile
d)
the Birth Rate minus the Death Rate
4.
Topographical features like mountains, rivers, grasslands, and cultural characteristics like religion and population help to describe which geographic theme?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
HEI
d)
Movement
5.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
6.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
7.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
8.
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
a)
Scramble for Africa
b)
African Marathon
c)
Great Competition
d)
Monopoly
9.
What was the Berlin Conference?
a)
A meeting of European nations to declare war
b)
A meeting of the US and European Nations to partition African lands
c)
A meeting of Germans to create a plan for German unification
d)
A meeting of Africans to develop a plan to keep European nations out of Africa
10.
Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?
a)
representatives for the US
b)
representatives of European countries
c)
representatives of African countries
d)
representatives of the 3rd Estate
11.
Who helped encourage an end to British rule through non-violent methods in India?
a)
Gandhi
b)
Otto Von Bismarck
c)
Queen Victoria
d)
Henry Stanley
12.
What type of geography focuses on things like mountains, rivers, elevation, climate, etc.
a)
Spatial
b)
Human
c)
Physical
d)
Cultural
13.
What type of geography focuses on population, religion, language, culture, etc.?
a)
Human
b)
Physical
c)
Spatial
d)
Relative
14.
What is latitude?
a)
A line that measures distances north and south of the Equator
b)
A line that measures east and west of the Prime Meridian
c)
It is a line that runs from north to south
d)
A line also known as a meridian
15.
What is longitude?
a)
A line that measures distances east and west of the Prime Meridian
b)
A line that runs from west to east
c)
Also known as the equator
d)
Also known as parallels
16.
What is a compass rose?
a)
Shows you elevation
b)
Shows you the cardinal directions
c)
Shows you intermediate directions
d)
Shows you cardinal & intermediate directions
17.
Which refers to the exact location of a place, determined by a specific address or geographic coordinates?
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
18.
Which refers to a general location, for example. "down the road" or "North of Atlanta"?
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
19.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of imperialism?
a)
the need for natural resources
b)
national pride
c)
the quest to cure diseases in Africa
d)
rivalries with other countries
20.
What does "The sun never sets on the British Empire" mean?
a)
Great Britain is near the equator
b)
Great Britain continues to fight after dark
c)
Great Britain has colonies all over the world
d)
Great Britain never set out to conquer new colonies
21.
The main motivation for imperialism was
a)
economic.
b)
religious.
c)
ideological.
d)
political.
22.
What is social darwinism?
a)
Survival of the fittest in society
b)
The idea that some races are better than others
c)
The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures
d)
all of these options
23.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
24.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
25.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
26.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
27.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
28.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
29.
A description of a location using physical and/or human features
a)
Region
b)
Movement
c)
Place
d)
Location
30.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
31.
Lines of latitude are called this.
a)
tropic zone
b)
parallel
c)
polar zone
d)
meridian
32.
Relative location is...
a)
how to get to a place
b)
finding the location of a place by describing its location from another place
c)
not a real thing
d)
exactly where something is located
33.
What are these lines known as ?
a)
latitude
b)
relative location
c)
longitude
d)
absolute location
34.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
35.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
36.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
37.
The 0 degree latitude line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
time zone
c)
equator
d)
International Dateline
38.
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
39.
The belief in many gods?
a)
A. Monotheism
b)
B. Polytheism
c)
C. Antagonism
d)
D. Capitalism
40.
Which city do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all find to be holy?
a)
Mecca
b)
Rome
c)
Medina
d)
Jerusalem
41.
Over 2,00 years ago, many Jews left their homeland. This scattering of Jews became known as---
a)
persecution
b)
execution
c)
diaspora
d)
monotheism
42.
Which is not a pillar of Islam?
a)
A person achieves enlightenment through Zen.
b)
One must pray 5 times per day.
c)
There is only one God, Allah
d)
One must fast and show self control during Ramadan.
43.
What is the holy book of Islam?
a)
Gospels
b)
Torah
c)
Koran
d)
Bible
44.
What is the belief in only one God?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Diffusion
c)
Monotheism
45.
The founder of Islam is
a)
Jesus
b)
Mohammed
c)
Abraham
46.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam each
a)
started in Europe
b)
started in Asia
c)
started in the Middle East
47.
This is the holy book of Judaism
a)
Koran
b)
Gospels
c)
Torah
48.
The 10 commandments are followed by these two religions
a)
Christianity and Islam
b)
Islam and Judaism
c)
Judaism and Christianity
49.
What is a holy book of Christianity?
a)
Bible: Old Testament only
b)
Bible: Old and New Testament
c)
Torah
50.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Mohammed
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
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