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Fall Semester Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 11hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In a dictatorship, the leader may use force.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions is Communism.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The name of the imaginary lines that are horizontal (east to west) around the earth is the Prime Meridian.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The form of government which allows for leaders to be elected and placed into power by people voting for them is a ...
a)
Republic
b)
Monarchy
5.
The latitude line divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres? 
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
6.
The four components of a map are Title, Scale, Compass Rose, and a Key?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Intermediate directions on a compass rose are N, S, E, W?
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The “M” in M.R.H.E.L.P. means .... 
a)
Movement
b)
Migration
9.
The “R” in M.R.H.E.L.P. means .... 
a)
Religion
b)
Region
10.
The “H. E.” in M.R.H.E.L.P. means .... 
a)
Hemisphere Elevation Level
b)
Human Environment Interaction 
11.
The “L” in M.R.H.E.L.P. means .... 
a)
Location
b)
Latitude
12.
The “P” in M.R.H.E.L.P. means .... 
a)
Proximity
b)
Place
13.
The Spanish leader that defeated the Aztecs was Hernan Cortez.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Which is NOT a continent of the world?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Mexico

15.
Laws that everyone has to follow in  a country are called ...
a)
Local Laws
b)
Federal Laws
c)
State Laws
16.
All the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean belongs to the US is the idea of Manifest Destiny.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Characteristic of the countryside.
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
18.
Characteristic of a city or town.
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
19.
The Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern are all examples of ...
a)
Continents
b)
Oceans
20.
The Aztecs were the Ancient Civilization dominating much of Mexico.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The Ancient Civilization dominating much of Central America and the Caribbean were the Maya.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the Normandy D-Day invasion.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
World War II ended with Japan bombing Pearl Harbor.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Fidel Castro led the Communist revolution in Cuba in 1959.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
To go "into or enter" a country.
a)
Emigrate
b)
Immigrate
26.

To "exit" a country.

a)

Emigrate

b)

Immigrate

27.
Deforestation is the cutting down of large amounts of trees.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
An Isthmus is a thin piece of land with water on both sides and connecting two larger pieces of land.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Shows the average amount of money made by a person each year in a particular country.
a)
Literacy Rate
b)
Per Capita
c)
Life Expectancy
30.
Shows the average years a person is expected to live in a particular country.
a)
Literacy Rate
b)
Per Capita
c)
Life Expectancy
31.
In a Constitutional Monarchy the constitution limits the Monarch's power.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Managing communication and relationships between countries is called diplomacy.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
To reduce potential conflict between member states through unity and create peace and prosperity  between nations was the plan of the European Union.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The creation of the EU was discussed after which war?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
35.
People living in a new territory with ties to a distant state make up a colony.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Money earned in one country is sent to a person's family back home is called repayment.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Carnival is a party in the street.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
In a free market, the government controls everything.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The percentage of the population who can read and write with understanding is ...
a)
Literacy Rate
b)
Per Capita
c)
Life Expectancy
40.
Conflict, drought, famine, extreme religious activity, poor economic activities, and lack of job opportunities are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
41.
Better economic opportunities, more jobs, and the promise of a better life are examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
42.
If you have the right to live, work, vote, and pay taxes to that country then you have ...
a)
a coup
b)
been granted citizenship
c)
been convicted of a felony