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Total questions: 107
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was China's early advantage
a)
its mountains
b)
its deserts
c)
the pacific ocean
d)
all of the choices
2.
China is in What continent
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
3.
"I Forbid!"
a)
Veto
b)
Nero
c)
Object
d)
De Facto
4.
How many continents are there?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
5.
What country is not in Europe?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
Egypt
6.
What country is not part of North America?
a)
Canada
b)
The USA
c)
Colombia
d)
The USA
7.
What does absolute monarch mean?
a)
a group of people who control shopping
b)
A single ruler who rules with the opinion of all his subjects
c)
a king/queen who believes their power comes from God
d)
a king/queen who holds all the power in their country
8.
What is one aspect of government that the Greeks contribute to the U.S.?
a)
two branches of government
b)
abolishment of slavery
c)
womens sufferage
d)
presidency
9.
What greek city-state was the first to use democratic governing?
a)
Athens
b)
Rome
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
10.
Nobles in England revolted against king John’s cruel rule and forced him to sign what document?
a)
The Constutuion
b)
Equal Rights Act
c)
Freedom Bill (1632)
d)
The Magna Carta
11.
What contributed to the increased demand for goods during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Resource Influx
b)
Increasing Trade
c)
Population Growth
d)
New Technology
12.
Which country lead the way for the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
United States
13.
What were the reasons that Britain lead the way in the Industrial Revolution?
a)
strong navy, weak government, coal
b)
weak army, strong government, natural resources, weak army, weak government
c)
strong navy, stable government, natural resources
d)
waterways, natural resources, weak army
14.
What type of landscape covers most of the African continent?
a)
rainforest
b)
desert
c)
tundra
15.
The variety of different landscapes or geographical features of Africa provide many
a)
options for cell phone providers
b)
valuable resources
c)
movie theaters
16.
Early civilizations in Africa grew because of
a)
global warming
b)
the spread of Christianity
c)
trade
17.
What type of merchants brought salt to Ghana?
a)
Muslim
b)
Christian
c)
sneaky
18.
This map shows the area inhabited by the Ancient Indus River Valley civilization. Archaeologists have discovered stone seals from the Indus River Valley Civilization in both Israel and Iraq.
What is the MOST logical theory for how these seals came to be located in Israel and Iraq?
What is the MOST logical theory for how these seals came to be located in Israel and Iraq?
a)
Severe weather caused the seals to be carried across the ocean
b)
The seals were stolen by invaders and hidden in other lands
c)
Merchants from the Indus River Valley traded with merchants from the Middle East
d)
The people of the Indus River Valley eventually migrated to modern-day Israel and Iraq.
19.
Using your knowledge of climate zones, which of the following cities would be the coldest on average, due to its location on the globe?
a)
Sydney
b)
Paris
c)
Buenos Aries
d)
Baghdad
20.
Which speaker is referring to a limited government?
a)
Speaker A
b)
Speaker B
c)
Speaker C
d)
Speaker D
21.
Which of the following might explain why Sweden has a higher life expectancy that the United States?
a)
The United States has universal healthcare.
b)
Sweden has universal healthcare.
c)
The United States eats very healthy.
d)
Sweden has a large number of fast food restaurants.
22.
Most of the European countries today are examples of -
a)
unlimited governments
b)
limited governments
c)
dictatorship governments
d)
totalitarian governments
23.
What was a major contributor that influenced the French Revolution and others to revolt against existing oppressive leaders and/or governments?
a)
The fall of Rome
b)
The Patriots losing the American Revolution
c)
The American Revolution
d)
Hitler's rise to power
24.
Based on the scenario above, what government is being described?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Communism
25.
Italy represents what geographic feature?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Island
c)
Isthmus
d)
Archipelago
26.
What geographic feature has protected the United Kingdom from outside invasion?
a)
It is surrounded by desert.
b)
It is protected by the Ural Mountains
c)
It is an isthmus.
d)
It is an island.
27.
Europe had natural resources for the textile industry to flourish or grow. This marked the beginning of what era?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
French Revolution
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
28.
How do absolute monarchs differ from constitutional monarchs in their ability to use power?
a)
The power of absolute monarchs is unlimited.
b)
The power of absolute monarchs is supported through elections.
c)
The power of absolute monarchs is limited by the laws of the country.
d)
The power of absolute monarchs depends on support from the people.
29.
Which term is an example of an early irrigation technique?
a)
migration
b)
dam
c)
plow
d)
polytheism
30.
Why did early humans begin to grow crops and develop agriculture?
a)
to create permanent food supplies
b)
to build stronger militaries
c)
to develop complex religions
d)
to create simple governments
31.
The darkest shaded areas of this map show locations of the early river civilizations across Africa and Asia. Based on the map what is true about ALL of these river civilizations?
a)
They were all united by a common religion
b)
They all had concentrated populatins in specific regions
c)
They all had strong militaries to protect their borders
d)
They were ALL located near each other
32.
Why did early human civilizations begin using different systems for writing?
a)
to keep accurate records of events
b)
to communicate over long distances
c)
to prevent wars
d)
to create religions
33.
This is an ancient painting found in Egypt. What does this painting reveal about Egyptian society?
a)
It was a hunter gather society
b)
It was a nomadic society
c)
It had specialized roles and social classes
d)
It had a small population and no technology
34.
The region of farmable land hear the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known by what name or names?
a)
Agricultural Cresent and Agricultural Valley
b)
Fertile Crescent and Kush
c)
Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia
d)
Kush and Mesopotamia
35.
What country today has the largest Muslim population?
a)
africa
b)
indonesia
c)
rome
36.
People that make laws and control carry them out.
a)
Geography
b)
Culture
c)
History
d)
Government
37.
People's traditions, beliefs, and ways of life is called _.
a)
Culture
b)
Geography
c)
History
d)
Government
38.
Trading and using resources is called
a)
Economics
b)
Geography
c)
History
d)
Culture
39.
Africa has the largest river in the world, this is an example of Africa's _.
a)
Geography
b)
Culture
c)
Government
d)
History
40.
In America people shop at grocery stores to get food. This is an example of America's _.
a)
Government
b)
Culture
c)
Economics
d)
History
41.
Culture is ____
a)
a belief in many gods
b)
the spread of ideas from one people to another
c)
a complex, highly organized social order
d)
the way of life of a society including their beliefs, values, and practices
42.
In Mesopotamia, people settled near...
a)
other people
b)
animals
c)
water
d)
the king
43.
In ancient Egypt, Pharaohs began the tradition of building _____________ for their tombs.
a)
monuments
b)
ziggurats
c)
temples
d)
pyramids
44.
Egyptians settled near the __________ River because this brought them fertile soil.
a)
Jordan
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
45.
A market economy has which of the following characteristics.
a)
Less government control
b)
More government control
46.
What is a Monarchy?
a)
When a country has a president
b)
When a king or queen rules
c)
When a government has a congress
d)
When a government has a vice president
47.
What is Absolute Power?
a)
Government has some power
b)
Government has most of the power
c)
Government has all of the power and control
d)
Government has no power
48.
Can the people vote when the Government has absolute power?
a)
Yes
b)
No
49.
Before the 20th century, what kind of government did Russia have?
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
50.
True or False: The United States has a Prime Minister.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
which is NOT an example of how people adapt to their (physical) environment?
a)
Wearing a coat
b)
Making a friend
c)
Turning the A/C on
d)
Having lights on their car
52.
What does an Economist study?
a)
the events of the past
b)
history
c)
maps
d)
goods and services
53.
What are the two types of Geography?
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
c)
Physical and Human
d)
Low and High
54.
What does a Geography study?
a)
the globe
b)
maps
c)
the Earth and humans interaction with it
d)
the events of the past
55.
What does the term global issue mean?
a)
problem that affects the global community and our environment
b)
problem that effects the United States
c)
problem that effects the mapping systems
d)
problem that opens boarders
56.
Lines that run the same as the Equator are called __________________?
a)
lines of longitude
b)
lines of latitude
c)
lines of Equator
d)
lines of longness
57.
Lines that run the same way as the Prime Meridan are called ______________?
a)
lines of latitude
b)
lines of longness
c)
lines of longitude
d)
long lines
58.
What is human geography?
a)
any item on Earth that is naturally here
b)
any item on here that comes from plants
c)
any parts of Earth that humans have created
d)
any part of Earth that can be studied
59.
What is physical geography?
a)
any parts of the Earth that humans have put here
b)
any part of Earth that can be studied
c)
things are Earth that are naturally here
d)
parts of the Earth that cannot be mapped
60.
What are the two types of location?
a)
Absolute and Relative
b)
Relative and Exact
c)
Exact and typical
d)
Latitude and Longitude
61.
What is relative location?
a)
where one place is in relation to another.
b)
where one place is in relation to the North Pole
c)
where one place is in relation to the South Pole
d)
exact location
62.
When is absolute location?
a)
the latitude of a place
b)
the longitude of a place
c)
the latitude and longitude of a place
d)
the prime meridian line
63.
What three things move under the theme of movement?
a)
cars, buses, trains
b)
people, animals, birds
c)
Cars, people, boats
d)
Ideas, goods, people
64.
What is the difference between location and place under the 5 themes of geography?
a)
location is where something is, place is what it is like there
b)
location is more important
c)
place is more important
d)
place is found on a map and location is not
65.
How do ideas move?
a)
slowly
b)
by all forms of communicating
c)
with writing
d)
with speaking
66.
What are regions?
a)
areas that are nothing alike
b)
areas that are very similar
c)
areas that are next to each other
d)
areas that are found on a map
67.
What are the three ways that humans interact with their environment?
a)
love, help, have fun with
b)
hate, hurt, dont use
c)
change, adapt, use
d)
ski, snow plow, gloves
68.
Which is an example of people changing the Earth?
a)
wearing gloves
b)
cutting down trees
c)
driving a car
d)
making friends
69.
which is NOT an example of how people adapt to their (physical) environment?
a)
Wearing a coat
b)
Making a friend
c)
Turning the A/C on
d)
Having lights on their car
70.
Which are ways humans use their environment?
a)
Swimming and Sledding
b)
Wearing gloves
c)
Wearing shoes
d)
Sharing ideas
71.
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves is called a/an
a)
oligarchy.
b)
aristocracy.
c)
democracy.
d)
monarchy.
72.
A peninsula is
a)
a fortified hill of an ancient city.
b)
an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
c)
a public market and meeting place in ancient Greece.
d)
an antibiotic used to treat infection.
73.
What type of government has one single, self appointed ruler?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Federation
c)
Autocracy
d)
Democracy
74.
In what type of government is power held by the citizens who elect rulers?
a)
Communism
b)
Unitary State
c)
Federation
d)
Democracy
75.
The form of government for the United States is a ______________.
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
76.
The branch of government that is lead by the president is...
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
77.
Which COUNTRY is shaded on this map?
a)
United States
b)
Russia
c)
Asia
d)
China
78.
What form of government has a few, usually wealthy, people in charge?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Republic
79.
This is an example of what form of government?
The current head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who gained the throne after the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.
The current head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who gained the throne after the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Communism
80.
The branch of government that makes laws is...
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
81.
What CONTINENT is shaded on this map?
a)
Antarctica
b)
China
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
82.
What COUNTRY is shaded on this map?
a)
South America
b)
South Africa
c)
Egypt
d)
Europe
83.
What is the relationship between literacy rate and standard of living?
a)
Low literacy rate leads to a high standard of living
b)
High literacy rate leads to a low standard of living
c)
high literacy rate leads to a high standard of living
d)
there is no correlation
84.
The elected people who make the decisions in a Representative Democracy.
a)
Representatives
b)
King/Queen
c)
Parliament
85.
The system that makes and enforces laws and institutions of a country
a)
Government
b)
Anarchy
c)
Dictatorship
86.
A government where one person holds all of the decision making power
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
87.
A government that is run by a king or queen who runs for life. Power is usually passed down to his/her children.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
88.
A government where a small group of people hold all of the decision making power
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
89.
A government headed up by an elected Prime Minister and Parliament that follows the laws set in a constitution. A king or queen hold very little decision making power.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Representative Democracy
90.
Government where the people hold the power through voting for elected officials who make decisions for the population.
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
91.
Government where all people in a country take part directly in the decision making.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
92.
A set of laws that defines a country's basic values and limits a government's powers.
a)
Constitution
b)
Government
c)
Tyranny
93.
The leader of a Dictatorship.
a)
Dictator
b)
King/Queen
c)
Prime Minister
94.
The leader of a Monarchy.
a)
King/Queen
b)
Dictator
c)
Prime Minister
95.
What kind of government does the United States and Canada have?
a)
unlimited government
b)
limited government
c)
monarchy
d)
dictatorship
96.
Voting is an example of....
a)
rights of a US citizen
b)
a monarchy government
c)
something that has to be done or there would be consequences
d)
a process used to decide what type of government people want
97.
*Trade routes linking West Africa and North Africa required the shipment of goods across the hot, dry Sahara Desert. It was difficult for the traders to carry these goods along these trade routes.
*Domesticated camels were brought to the Sahara. The camels could go for long stretches with our drinking, survive extreme temperatures, and haul heave loads.
How did the camels affect the transport of goods across the Sahara Desert?
*Domesticated camels were brought to the Sahara. The camels could go for long stretches with our drinking, survive extreme temperatures, and haul heave loads.
How did the camels affect the transport of goods across the Sahara Desert?
a)
A. Traders were able to use camels to stop trans-Saharan shipments of goods.
b)
B. Traders were able to drink the milk from camels during their journey.
c)
C. Camels made travel across the desert more reliable and safer.
d)
D. Camels slowed transport by requiring frequent drinks of water.
98.
Based on the map, which best describes how the physical features of Egypt affect its development?
a)
A. The Mediterranean Sea Bordered the major cities.
b)
B. Large cities were created in the Western Desert.
c)
C. Many large cities developed along the Nile River.
d)
D. The Red Sea provided Lower Egypt with a barrier from attack.
99.
What is this called?
a)
North, South, East, West
b)
Compass Rose
c)
A map
d)
A map key
100.
Natural features of the Earth's Surface
a)
Climates
b)
Landforms
c)
Deserts
d)
Latitude Lines
101.
The average weather conditions of a place over a period of time.
a)
Coast
b)
Landform
c)
Forest
d)
Climate
102.
Very little rainfall and extreme temperatures
a)
Plain
b)
Valley
c)
Desert
d)
Coast
103.
Area where the land meets a sea or ocean
a)
Coast
b)
Plateau
c)
Equator
d)
Valley
104.
Measure north-south position between the poles
a)
Longitude lines
b)
Latitude lines
c)
Equator
d)
Landforms
105.
Run between the poles and measure east-west position
a)
Longitude lines
b)
Latitude lines
c)
Equator
d)
Climate
106.
These imaginary lines run east to west around the world, but tell you how far north or south you are
a)
Longitude lines
b)
Latitude lines
c)
parallel lines
d)
straight lines
107.
If I am relaxing on the beach, what type of landform am I near?
a)
Plateau
b)
Mountain
c)
Desert
d)
Coast
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