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WorksheetsGeography Semester 1 Final
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was the worst nuclear accident? __________________________.
a)
Chernobyl
b)
Three Mile
c)
China
d)
England
2.
What is the world’s tallest waterfall? ___________________________.
a)
Victoria Falls
b)
Niagara Falls
c)
Angel Falls
d)
You Fails
3.
The largest desert on Earth is the _______________________.
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Great Victorian Desert
d)
Kalahari Desert
4.
The deepest depression on Earth is ______________________________.
a)
Grand Canyon
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Mariana Trench
d)
Big Hole
5.
The highest land point on Earth is ______________________________.
a)
Mt. Everest
b)
Mt. Pinatubo
c)
Mt. McKinley
d)
Mt. Elbrus
6.
The lowest land point on Earth is:
a)
Grand Canyon
b)
Dead Sea Shores
c)
Mariana Trench
d)
Nile River Basin
7.
The world's smallest country is:
a)
Russia
b)
Vatican City
c)
USA
d)
Peru
8.
The world's largest country is:
a)
China
b)
Brazil
c)
Australia
d)
Russia
9.
The deepest and oldest lake is _________________________________.
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Baikal
c)
Lake Ontario
d)
Lake Wowa
10.
What is Russia’s most important industry today?
a)
Steel Making
b)
Petroleum Extraction
c)
Textiles
d)
Mining Jewels for Mrs. Badgley
11.
In a _________________ economy, the government makes key economic decisions.
a)
Declining
b)
Free
c)
Market
d)
Command
12.
The ___________________ ____________________ separates Europe from Asia in Russia.
a)
Thames River
b)
Volga River
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Atlas Mountains
13.
The _________________ is the world’s largest boreal coniferous forest.
a)
Tundra
b)
Steppe
c)
Taiga
d)
Prairie
14.
____________________ gives the interior of a landmass more extreme temperatures than are found closer to water bodies.
a)
Permafrost
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Continentality
15.
When the Earth’s average temperature rises, it is called _________________.
a)
Global Warming
b)
Acid Rain Effect
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Global Cooling
16.
Today, most Europeans work in ____________.
a)
Farming
b)
Mining
c)
Manufacturing
d)
Services
17.
When pollutants in the atmosphere combine with moisture, the result is ______________.
a)
Dumping
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Soil Erosion
d)
Meltwater
18.
Waste disposal has caused severe pollution problems in the ________________.
a)
North Sea
b)
Baltic Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
19.
Beginning in the 1600s, Europe underwent a series of dramatic and lasting changes brought about by a variety of factors, including the _______________.
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Holocaust
c)
Fall of Communism
d)
Impressionists
20.
__________________ is a policy of killing or expelling rival groups in an area.
a)
Intermarriage
b)
Acculturation
c)
Mass Murder
d)
Ethnic Cleansing
21.
Which European country depends heavily on nuclear power for its energy needs?
a)
Britain
b)
Spain
c)
Norway
d)
France
22.
DR-CAFTA is a trade agreement between the U.S. and _____________.
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
South America & Caribbean Countries
d)
Central America & Caribbean Countries
23.
Technological and economic growth that does not destroy natural and human resources in a place is _______________.
a)
Profitability
b)
Maquiladoras
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Sustainable Development
24.
The loss of the most educated people of a country through emigration is called ________________.
a)
Brain Drain
b)
Immigration
c)
Illegal Migration
d)
Refugees
25.
______________________ is electricity generated from falling water.
a)
Nuclear Power
b)
Thermal Electricity
c)
Wind Power
d)
Hydroelectric Power
26.
In the mountains of Latin America, the most important determinant of climate and vegetation is __________________.
a)
Crops
b)
Latitude
c)
Altitude
d)
Cities
27.
In a tropical rain forest, trees grow close together and form a dense layer of leaves called the _____________.
a)
Canopy
b)
Tree Line
c)
Bongo Boom
d)
Chicki Chicki Jiggi
28.
Both the U.S. and Canada have a _______________ economic system.
a)
Socialist
b)
Pure Capitalist
c)
Mixed Market
d)
Command
29.
A country has a _____________________ when it earns more from exports than it spends for imports.
a)
Trade Surplus
b)
Tariff
c)
Trade Deficit
d)
Market Economy
30.
The string of cities along the coast in the northeastern U.S. is called ______________.
a)
A Megalopolis
b)
Lightius
c)
Urban Sprawl
d)
The Suburbs
31.
The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was in_________________.
a)
The Florida Everglades
b)
Death Valley
c)
Phoenix, Arizona
d)
Las Vegas, Nevada
32.
At the ________________ are rapids and waterfalls that blocked ships from traveling farther upstream.
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Fall Line
33.
Which religions are Monotheistic?
a)
Judaism, Sikhism
b)
Christianity, Buddhism
c)
Confucianism, Islam
d)
Buddhism, Hinduism
34.
The ___________ model uses birthrates & death rates to show changes in the population of a country or region.
a)
Natural Increase
b)
Population Explosion
c)
Migration
d)
Demographic Transition
35.
Ideas spread from one culture to another by the process of ______________.
a)
Culture
b)
Culture Hearth
c)
Cultural Diffusion
d)
Global Warming
36.
A government by one person is called ____________.
a)
A Democracy
b)
An Oligarchy
c)
A Federation
d)
An Autocracy
37.
______________ countries have recently moved from mainly agricultural to mainly industrial economic activities.
a)
Newly Industrialized
b)
Developed
c)
Developing
d)
Democratic
38.
What is the EU?
a)
European Union
b)
Elephants Uniting
c)
Equal Usurping
d)
Equator Uprising
39.
The removal of trade barriers so that goods can flow freely among countries is called:
a)
Free Trade
b)
Tariffs
c)
A Union
d)
World Trade
40.
Can not be replaced, such as minerals and fossil fuels.
a)
Renewable Resources
b)
Non-renewable Resources
c)
Polluted Resources
d)
Nuclear Power
41.
In a _____________, habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity.
a)
Market Economy
b)
Traditional Economy
c)
Mixed Economy
d)
Command Economy
42.
A ________________ of government divides the powers of government between the national government and the state or provincial government.
a)
Unitary System
b)
Monarchy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Federal System
43.
What are the 5 Culture Hearths?
a)
Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, China, & Mexico
b)
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, England, & China
c)
Australia, Egypt, Russia, Mexico, & Japan
d)
Iraq, England, Canada, Brazil, Egypt
44.
What language family are English & Spanish members of?
a)
Dravidian
b)
Indo-European
c)
Afro-Asiatic
d)
Japanese/Korean
45.
People who share a common language, history, place of origin, or a combination of these elements.
a)
Friends
b)
Language Family
c)
Ethnic Group
d)
Cultural Compadres
46.
The number of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land.
a)
Population Growth
b)
Population Distribution
c)
Population Density
d)
Ethnic Family
47.
The growth of cities.
a)
Population Density
b)
Urbanization
c)
Doubling Time
d)
Demographic Transition
48.
Lines of _____________ are drawn on maps from the North Pole to the South Pole to measure the distance east and west.
a)
Longitude
b)
Parallels
c)
Location
d)
Latitude
49.
The shortest distance between 2 places on the Earth follows a _______________________.
a)
Straight line on a map
b)
Scenic route
c)
Great circle route
d)
Map projection
50.
Lines of _______________, or parallels, circle the Earth parallel to the Equator, and measure the distance north or south of the Equator in degrees.
a)
Longitude
b)
International Date Line
c)
Latitude
d)
Meridians
51.
The Prime Meridian is located at __________________, and divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere.
a)
180 degrees Longitude
b)
0 degrees Longitude
c)
90 degrees North
d)
0 degrees Latitude
52.
The Equator is measured at _______________, and divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
0 degrees Longitude
b)
180 degrees Longitude
c)
0 degrees Latitude
d)
90 degrees South
53.
What are the 7 Continents?
a)
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America
b)
United States, England, Antarctica, Australia, Africa, Asia, Greenland
c)
Europe, America, China, England, Africa, Asia, Australia
d)
France, Timbuktu, Kentucky, New York, Egypt, Japan, Australia
54.
What are the 5 oceans?
a)
Nile, Pacific, Atlantic, Amazon, Rio Grande
b)
Indian, Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
c)
Southern, Rio Grande, Indian, Nile, Mediterranean
d)
Mediterranean, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Caribbean
55.
The _________________ is the Earth's land or crust.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Lithosphere
56.
According to the theory of ______________, the Earth's continents were once joined in one large landmass and then separated.
a)
Evolution
b)
Motion
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Relativity
57.
In the process of ________________, Earth's surface is worn down by wind, glaciers, and water.
a)
Folding
b)
Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Plate Tectonics
58.
A saturated, porous, underground layer of rock through which water flows slowly is ___________.
a)
An aquifer
b)
A spring
c)
Desalination
d)
A pool
59.
____________, freshwater that lies beneath the Earth's surface, comes from rain and melted snow that filter through the soil and from water that seeps in to the ground from lakes and rivers.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Aquifer
c)
Runoff
d)
Icebergs
60.
Removing salt from water to create fresh water is called:
a)
Evaporation
b)
Desalination
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
61.
What is part of the water cycle?
a)
Desalination, Ground Water, Evaporation
b)
Ground Water, Glaciers, Precipitation
c)
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
d)
Glaciers, Condensation, Desalination
62.
What is the tallest summit in North America?
a)
Mt. Everest
b)
Mt. Kilamanjaro
c)
Mt. Pintatubo
d)
Mt. McKinley
63.
In what ocean is the Mariana Trench?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
64.
What are the 4 terrestrial planets?
a)
Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Neptune
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
d)
Earth, Saturn, Mars, Ceres
65.
What are the top three longest rivers, in order from longest.
a)
Congo, Yellow, Mississippi
b)
Nile, Mississippi, Amazon
c)
Long, Yellow, Indus
d)
Nile, Amazon, Long
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