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Geography - Concepts, Maps, and Parts of Asia

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Learned and shared behavior by a group of people that gives them a distinct "way of life". It is made up of both material (technology, tools, etc.) and abstract (speech, religion, values, etc.) components.

a)

Culture

b)

Religion

c)

Demographic

d)

Economy

2.

The increasing interconnectedness of people and places throughout the world through converging processes of technological innovation and economic, political, and cultural change.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Gentrification

c)

Globalization

d)

Acculturation

3.

The 'HDI' (Human Development Index) combines data on life expectancy, literacy, educational level, gender equality, and average income. The United Nations has used this to track social development for each individual country.


According to the chart, which country's score indicates that it has the highest overall standard of living?

a)

Sierra Leone

b)

Norway

c)

The United States

d)

Niger

4.

According to the chart, which country has the lowest quality standard of living?

a)

Norway

b)

United States

c)

Sierra Leone

d)

Niger

5.

This is a map that shows countries in Africa and their Human Development Index rating (the map is color coded with the key for each country's HDI located at the bottom).


According to the map, what type of living conditions and human development does Libya most likely have?

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

d)

There is not enough data available.

6.

The population of an area as measured by people per spatial unit, usually people per square mile or square kilometer.

a)

growth national population

b)

population pyramid

c)

population density

d)

nation state

7.

What does the scale on a map show?

a)

gives important info or identifies the symbols on the map

b)

shows distance in degrees north or south to the equator

c)

it gives direction

d)

determines distance ratio of the map

8.

What is the equator?

a)

the imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

b)

it shows distance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian or the International Date Line

c)

the imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

d)

the seventh continent, located at the very top of the globe

9.

What does a political map show?

a)

political or human-made divisions of countries or regions

b)

location and shape of the physical features (land forms, bodies of water) of an area

c)

colors and shading

d)

it shows areas where political parties (ex: the Democrats) usually win elections

10.

What does a topographic map show?

a)

specialized info about an area

b)

it shows the shape and elevation of a countries terrain

c)

the type of economic activities or resources that are dominant in that area

d)

average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometers of an area

11.

Which of the following maps is MOST LIKELY a map of population density?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

This is a topographical map of the United States. It shows

a)

that the eastern region of the U.S. is very mountainous

b)

that the weather in the south is extremely hot

c)

that the western region of the U.S. is extremely mountainous

d)

that most of the population in the U.S. lives in the west

13.

Look at the key located at the bottom of the map.

According to this topographical map, the only region in China located at sea level (not elevated) is on which side?

a)

the North

b)

the South

c)

the East

d)

the West

14.

According to this climate map of Japan, where is the coldest region of the country located?

a)

on the northernmost island

b)

on the southernmost island

c)

in the upper middle region

d)

in the lower middle region

15.

Japan is covered almost entirely with two main physical features.


What are they?

a)

swamps and rivers

b)

desert and savanna

c)

forests and mountains

d)

plateaus and mountains

16.

What mountain range dominates the South Asian region, is considered one of China's three main "land barriers", and borders India, Nepal, and Bhutan?

a)

The Rocky Mountain range

b)

The Olympus Mountain Range

c)

The Himalayan Mountain Range

d)

The Andes Mountain Range

17.

How does Russia compare in size to the United States?

a)

It is twice the size

b)

They are roughly equal

c)

It is about ten times as large

d)

It is smaller in size than the U.S.

18.

What became the most important crop in Southeast Asia due to its ability to thrive in the standing water and flooding brought by the monsoon rains?

a)

plantains

b)

rice

c)

papayas

d)

corn

19.

In what Southeast Asian country did the "Killing Fields" result in the deaths of two million people, or one-quarter of the country's population at the time?

a)

East Timor

b)

China

c)

Vietnam

d)

Cambodia

20.

Why are temperatures and climate similar in Europe to those found in the United States and Canada?

a)

They are both peninsulas

b)

They are roughly the same size

c)

They are on the same lines of longitude

d)

They are on the same lines of latitude

21.

Which region of Europe has the coldest climates?

a)

Northern Europe

b)

Western Europe

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

Southern Europe

22.

What type of land formation is Indonesia?

a)

a peninsula

b)

an archipelago

c)

a plateau

d)

an off-shore terrace

23.

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Vietnam War?

a)

Ended in 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam and Communist victory

b)

Unification of Vietnam under Communist rule

c)

Communist "guerrilla" fighters overtook South Vietnam with North Vietnamese support

d)

Though the U.S. could not defeat the North Vietnamese fighters, their victory in South Vietnam guaranteed that it would remain free from communist rule

24.

Which country is not considered a part of Eastern Europe?

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

Hungary

d)

Poland

25.

Which of the following Southeast Asian countries has the most modernized economy and technological advancement?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Burma

c)

Singapore

d)

East Timor

26.

Which of the following countries is NOT considered part of the Southeast Asian region?

a)

Myanmar

b)

Libya

c)

Philippines

d)

Laos

27.

Which country is not a part of Western Europe?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Sweden

d)

Italy

28.

How does Europe compare in size to the other continents?

a)

It is the smallest

b)

It is the largest

c)

It is smaller than North America but bigger than Africa

d)

It is larger than South America but smaller than North America

29.

Which three countries form the Scandinavian Peninsula?

a)

Switzerland, France and Norway

b)

Spain, Portugal and France

c)

Denmark, Norway and Sweden

d)

Norway, Finland and Sweden