WorksheetsFirst Semester Test
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Line separates the Eastern & Western hemispheres
a)
Equator
b)
Latitude
c)
Longtitude
d)
Prime Meridian
2.
Which item listed below does not determine climate?
a)
time of year
b)
longitude lines
c)
altitude
d)
latitude lines
3.
Elevation above sea level is called
a)
proximity
b)
latitude
c)
altitude
d)
longitude
4.
Which feature has ALWAYS been important for trade & cultural exchange between continents?
a)
Danube River
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Iberian Peninsula
5.
Which country has an acid rain issue?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Russia
c)
Ukraine
d)
Germany
6.
Which country had a nuclear disaster?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Russia
c)
Ukraine
d)
Germany
7.
Which country has an air pollution issue?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Russia
c)
Ukraine
d)
Germany
8.
The Slavic language is spoken by people of this European country?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
Great Britain
d)
Russia
9.
The Romance language includes French, Italian, Portuguese, & ______.
a)
English
b)
Russian
c)
Spanish
d)
Greek
10.
The founder of this religion was Muhammad.
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
11.
The followers of this religion were nearly wiped out during the Holocaust.
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
12.
What is the name of the building where Muslims pray?
a)
a mosque
b)
a cathedral
c)
a synagogue
d)
a temple
13.
The holy book of this religion is the Koran.
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
14.
Which religion did the explorers hope to spread?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
15.
What war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Franz?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
Cold War
d)
Russian Revolution
16.
During the Russian Revolution, ______ took power in Russia.
a)
Lenin
b)
Czar Nicholas II
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Fidel Castro
17.
In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler blamed his country's financial problems on the
a)
Communists
b)
British
c)
Jews
d)
Americans
18.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
FDR
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Winston Churchill
19.
In 1948, the country ___ was established to give a homeland back to Jews who had been torn from their homes.
a)
Palestine
b)
Israel
c)
Judah
d)
West Germany
20.
What marked the end of the Cold War?
a)
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
b)
the rule of Gorbachev
c)
the creation of Russia
d)
the break-up of the Soviet Union
21.
The Warsaw Pact was to the Soviet Union as NATO was to
a)
Eastern Bloc
b)
European Union
c)
United States
d)
West Germany
22.
What type of government did Fidel Castro create in Cuba?
a)
communist
b)
confederacy
c)
democratic
d)
oligarchy
23.
Which country helped Castro Build Cuba into a strong nation?
a)
Mexico
b)
Soviet Union
c)
United States
d)
Venezuela
24.
Under Fidel Castro's leadership, an historic event that lasted for 13 days happened. What was it?
a)
Cold War
b)
Russian Revolution
c)
WWII
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
25.
How does nature play a role in the acid rain problem?
a)
The poisonous emissions from cars cause acid rain.
b)
Air currents carry toxic smoke from other countries' factories to Germany.
c)
The rivers of southwestern Germany are used to make electricity for other countries.
d)
Germany has many buildings that are being destroyed by teh chemicals in acid rain.
26.
Because so many people left East Berlin for West Berlin, the leaders in East Berlin ____.
a)
built the Berlin Wall to stop people from crossing over.
b)
gave up & joined West Berlin.
c)
went to war against West Berlin.
d)
charged a high tax for crossing the border.
27.
The US & USSR were involved in a ____ for many years following WWII. This was a time of distrust, misunderstandings, & spying between these two nations.
a)
WWII
b)
Revolution
c)
Cold War
d)
Space Wars
28.
The US & USSR had major conflicts over how to reestablish the government of Germany. The US wanted it to be _____, while the USSR wanted it to be _____.
a)
socialist, communist
b)
democratic, oligarchic
c)
democratic, socialist
d)
democratic, communist
29.
Number #1 represents what Country?
a)
UK
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
30.
Number #2 represents what Country?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
UK
31.
Number #3 represents what Country?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
UK
32.
Number #4 represents what Country?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
UK
33.
Number #5 represents what Country?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
Ukraine
34.
What physical feature is located at #1?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Iberian Peninsula
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Alps Mts
35.
What physical feature is located at #2?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Rhine River
c)
Danube River
d)
Ural Mountains
36.
What physical feature is located at #3?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Rhine River
c)
Danube River
d)
Ural Mountains
37.
What physical feature is located at #4?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Rhine River
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Ural Mountains
38.
What physical feature is located at #5?
a)
Alps Mts
b)
Rhine River
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Ural Mountains
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