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World Geography Final

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What country lies 25% below sea level?
a)
Denmark
b)
Netherlands
c)
Switzerland
d)
France
2.
What are the 4 regions of the United Kingdom?
a)
Northern and Southern Ireland
b)
Scotland and wales
c)
Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales
d)
England, Scotland, and Wales
3.
What are the effects of acid rain on Germany's Black Forest?
a)
cleaner rivers
b)
destroys forest
c)
buildings look new
d)
increase automobile manufactoring
4.
Which European Peninsula covers France and Spain?
a)
Scandinavian Peninsula
b)
Iberian Peninsula
c)
Italian Peninsula
d)
Balkan Peninsula
5.
Describe the European Plain.
a)
is very mountainous
b)
Flat land form that stretches across most of Europe
c)
nothing can grow in this area
d)
contains only small cities
6.
Which is Europe's 2nd longest river heading East from the Alps and bordering 12 countries?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Volk River
c)
Yellow River
d)
Danube River
7.
What is the name of the peninsula that Spain and Portugal are located on?
a)
Iberian
b)
Scandinavian
c)
Yucatan
d)
American
8.
The geography of Italy can make it difficult for trading to occur with countries to its north. Which physical feature makes this process difficult?
a)
Alps Mountains
b)
 Pyrenees Mountains
c)
 Ural Mountains
d)
 Rocky Mountains
9.
Which country is part of the Scandinavian peninsula?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Italy
d)
Norway
10.
Which country is part of the Balkan Peninsula?
a)
Portugal
b)
Greece
c)
Norway
d)
Italy
11.
Which of the following is NOT a mountain chain in Europe?
a)
Appalachian
b)
Alps
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Balkan
12.
What term describes a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs; usually caused by glacial erosion?
a)
Uplands
b)
Fjords
c)
Meseta
d)
River
13.
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides called?
a)
Island
b)
Volcano
c)
Peninsula
d)
Lagoon
14.
What river allows ships into London?
a)
Danube River
b)
English Channel
c)
Rhine River
d)
Thames River
15.
Europe is the ____________ largest continent in land area
a)
3rd
b)
2nd
c)
5th 
d)
6th
16.
What percentage of Europeans live in a city?
a)
50%
b)
75%
c)
25%
d)
60%
17.
Which part of the Roman Empire was part of Christianity and Roman Catholicism?
a)
West
b)
East
c)
North
d)
South
18.
What was the fight between the Christians and Muslims for the Holy Land called?
a)
ISIS
b)
World War I
c)
Crusades
d)
Holy War
19.
Rebirth of interest in the classical period is known as
a)
The Renaissance
b)
The Crusades
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
The Enlightenment
20.
Political union where the member states of the EEC are evolving, created in the 1990s to help European countries align and unite
a)
NATO
b)
European Union
c)
United Nations
d)
OSHA
21.
What century did European exploration begin?
a)
1400s
b)
1500s
c)
1300s
d)
1600s
22.
The time from 1945-1989 when there was a struggle between western democracies and eastern communists in Europe
a)
Middle ages
b)
WWII
c)
Cold War
d)
Imperialism
23.
What is Canada's newest territory?
a)
Ottawa
b)
Nunavut
c)
Northern Territory
d)
not here
24.
What is Canada's Capital?
a)
Nunavut
b)
Washington
c)
Britain
d)
Ottawa
25.
Who were the first people in Canada?
a)
The British
b)
People from France
c)
Native Americans
d)
Canadians
26.
What were the 2 European countries who settled in Canada?
a)
France and the U.S.
b)
Great Britain and the U.S.
c)
France and Great Britain
d)
Europe and the U.S.
27.
What body of water is in between the u.s and Canada 
a)
The southern ocean
b)
hudson bay
c)
great lakes 
d)
Atlantic o
28.
Which physical feature is a major source of US-Canada and overseas trading that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Oceans?
a)
The Hudson Bay
b)
The St. Lawrence River
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The Rocky Mountains
29.
Mountain range that goes from Canada to New Mexico
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mtns
c)
Smokey Mtns
d)
Blue Ridge Mtns
30.
If you took a boat from the Great Lakes, through the St. Lawrence Seaway, into the St. Lawrence River, which ocean would you end up in?
a)
Pacific
b)
Arctic
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian
31.
What region in Canada covers nearly half of Canada's land area, has rocky soil, and is rich in natural resources?
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
32.

All of the following make up part of the Great Lake and St. Lawrence Provinces EXCEPT

a)

Hudson Bay lowlands

b)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Canadian Shield

33.

Which province is Canada's largest in terms of area?

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Nova Scotia

34.
What is the climate type of SW Asia?
a)
Semi Arid
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
Arctic
35.
What does O.P.E.C. stand for?
a)
Organization of Petroleum Enhance Countries
b)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
c)
Oil Producing Export Countries
d)
Oil Producing Environment Control
36.
Which major religion did not start in Southwest Asia?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
37.
What event led to the creation of a Jewish country?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Syrian Civil War
c)
Arab Spring
d)
Persian Gulf War
38.
What was the result of Israel declaring independence?
a)
Palestinians immediately started emmigrating
b)
The United States declared this illegal
c)
Neighboring Arab countries invaded
d)
A second Holocaust began
39.
What event led to the first Persian Gulf War? 
a)
Terrorist attacks on 9/11
b)
Discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia
c)
Invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussain
d)
Iran invaded Israel after it declared independence
40.
What body of water do many oil producing nations surround?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Red Sea
41.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
42.
What Southwest Asian country today was known as the Ottoman Empire until WWI?
a)
Yemen
b)
Israel
c)
Syria
d)
Turkey
43.
Which territories are at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
a)
Gaza Strip and West Bank
b)
Suez Canal and Golan Heights
c)
Syria and Jordan
d)
Lebanon and Sinai Peninsula
44.
What is the name of the group associated with the current conflict and terrorism in Syria and Iraq?
a)
ISIS
b)
Al Qaida
c)
Hezbollah
d)
Hamas
45.
What country was formed around Judaism?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Jordan
c)
Lebanon
d)
Israel
46.

What is the principle dispute between the Jews and the Palestinian Arabs?

a)

Both believe they were responsible for winning WWI

b)

Both claim the land of Palestine as their own

c)

Both argue the prophet Mohammad claimed them as his chosen people

d)

Both want ownership of Christian landmarks and relics in Jerusalem

47.

After WWI, the Ottoman Empire was reduced to one country.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

After WWI, France took Syria under mandate.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

1917 the French government issued the Balfour Declaration

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What body of water is a huge saltwater lake?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

51.

PLO activity was taking place from what country in the 1960s?

a)

Syria

b)

Lebanon

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

52.

What was the name of the PLO leader that died in 2004?

a)

Yasir Arafat

b)

Mahmoud Abbas

c)

Osoma bin Laden

d)

Saddam Hussein

53.

Who was the leader in Iraq when they pushed further into Iran?

a)

Yasir Arafat

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Mahmoud Abbas

d)

Saddam Hussein

54.

What country did Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia join in 1960 to form OPEC?

a)

Egypt

b)

United States

c)

Venenzuela

d)

Great Britian

55.

What country is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Oman

c)

Yemen

d)

Saudi Arabia

56.
The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?
a)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
b)
Artic and Pacific Ocean
c)
Black and Caspian Sea
d)
Mediterranean and Red Sea
57.
What are considered North Africa’s most important bodies of water?
a)
Suez Canal and Red Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea and Nile River
d)
Nile River and Red Sea
58.
Most countries in North Africa practice which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
59.
What are the two main climate types in North Africa?
a)
Tropical and Mediterranean
b)
Mediterranean and Desert
c)
Desert and Tropical
d)
Mediterranean and Atlantic
60.
Why did countries want control over Egypt?
a)
They wanted to the riches buried in the pyramids
b)
They wanted all the oil and natural gas
c)
They wanted to monopolize the Nile River
d)
They wanted to control the Suez Canal
61.
What is the goal of the Islamic fundamentalists of North Africa?
a)
End "Western" influence on Islamic culture
b)
Fund mosques with the riches from the pyramids
c)
Open up farms that follow Islamic dietary laws
d)
Sell Qurans to all the non-Muslims
62.
Which body of water forms the northern border of ALL North African countries?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Red Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Mediterranean Sea
63.
A large majority of Egyptians live within 12 miles of which water source?
a)
Nile River
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Red Sea
d)
Lake Victoria
64.
The Ancient Egyptian's beliefs in the afterlife led to which of the following...
a)
Development of heiroglyphs
b)
Creation of the world's oldest library
c)
People settled along the Nile River
d)
Pharaohs had vast tombs built for themselves and were mummified
65.

Why might future population growth pose a problem for North Africa?

a)

The region lacks open land for cities to expand.

b)

Demand for water could easily become greater than the supply

c)

The region has too few energy resources to supply a larger population.

d)

Too many people might migrate from the region in search of a better life.

66.

What European country colonized Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

67.

One of the earliest known civilizations in North Africa:

a)

Egypt

b)

pharaohs

c)

colony

d)

Nile

68.

What country took control of the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt?

a)

Libya

b)

Iraq

c)

Israel

d)

Algeria

69.

What dam was built that ended flooding in Egypt?

a)

The Sanxia Dam

b)

Bhakra Dam

c)

Aswan High Dam

d)

Kainji Dam

70.

Which country is NOT considered part of the Maghreb nations?

a)

Morocco

b)

Algeria

c)

Tunisia

d)

Libya

71.

What major mountain range can be found in northern Morocco and Algeria?

a)

Rwenzori Mountains

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Semien Mountains

72.

What ecosystem dominates Northern Africa?

a)

forest

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

prairie

73.

Eastern Russia is divided from Western Russia by the

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Nile River

d)

Volga River

74.

The cold, harsh winter climates in Russia, aided the Russians in defeating which of the following armies?

a)

The French under Napoleon

b)

The Chinese

c)

Nazi Germany

d)

Both France and German

75.

The________ helps move Russians out east to Siberia

a)

Trans-Siberian Railroad

b)

Pacific Railroad

c)

Atlantic Railroad

d)

Gulag Railroad

76.

What is the dominant landform in Russia?

a)

Mountains

b)

Plains

c)

Rivers

d)

Platueas

77.

In Moscow, the offices and residence of the government is called __________?

a)

Capital Building

b)

Kremlin

c)

General Assembly

d)

Red Square

78.

Real reform in the Soviet Union began under _____________, who introduced the policies of glasnost and perestroika.

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Vladimir Putin

79.

What Russian ruler built St. Petersburg?

a)

Catherine the Great

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Ivan the Great

80.

What caused Napoleon to retreat from Russia?

a)

Dying soldiers and not enough food

b)

France was being invaded

c)

Bitter weather and vast distances

d)

U.S. invaded Russia

81.

Which Russian leaders established a communist dictatorship?

a)

Ivan and Peter

b)

Gorbachev and Putin

c)

Lenin and Stalin

d)

Peter and Catherine

82.

What type of economy did Russia have under the communist dictatorship?

a)

Traditional economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Market economy

d)

Mixed economy

83.

During the Cold War, Russian and U.S. governments spent enormous money on ________.

a)

Infastructure

b)

Military weapons

c)

space travel

d)

Immigration

84.

Where was the most resistance to Russian control?

a)

Lativa

b)

Siberia

c)

Chernobyl

d)

Chechnya

85.

Russia’s population distribution is most influenced by neighboring countries.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Rivers provide a transportation network for Russia.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Russia has 11 different time zones.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Who was elected president of the Russian republic in the 1990s?

a)

Vladimir Putin

b)

Boris Yeltsin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Napoleon

89.

What is the highest peak in the Alps?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Rhine

c)

Mount Blanc

d)

Mount St. Helen

90.

Where did the Navy dump more than 17,000 containers filled with nuclear material in Russia?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Volga River

c)

Barents Sea

d)

Dead Sea

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