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Cultural Geography 2019

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a continent?

a)

A landmass

b)

A large body of salt water

c)

A peninsula

d)

A place with the same culture and geography

2.

What is an ocean?

a)

A large body of salt water

b)

A place with the similar culture and geography

c)

A landmass

d)

An isthmus

3.

What is culture?

a)

Culture is the way people live. (Food, Language, Religion,Government, etc.)

b)

Culture only includes your geography (where you live)

c)

Culture only includes where you were born

d)

Culture is a land mass on earth

4.

What religions are Monotheistic?

a)

Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity

b)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

c)

Islam only

d)

Christianity and Buddhism

5.

In the word polytheism what does "poly" mean?

a)

one

b)

many

c)

less than one

d)

ten

6.

Cultures in the Middle East..

a)

All practice Islam

b)

Speak the same language

c)

have to deal with limited water

d)

all believe in the 5 Pillars

7.

Name holidays that Jews celebrate..

a)

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

b)

Christmas and Easter

c)

Holi and Diwali

d)

Ramadan

8.

Where do Muslims worship?

a)

Church

b)

Temple

c)

Mosque

d)

Synagogue

9.

Why is oil in the Middle East expensive?

a)

Because of conflict in the Middle East.

b)

Because it is a desert.

c)

Because money in the Middle East is worth more.

d)

Because of the Nile River.

10.

What is the major line of latitude at 0 degrees that splits the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?

a)

Longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Latitude

11.

What is the major line of longitude at 0 degrees that splits the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

12.

Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?

a)

The Nile River and Euphrates River

b)

The Tigris River and the Euphrates River

c)

Persian Gulf and the Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea

13.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are located in what country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Egypt

d)

Iran

14.

What is the largest country in the Middle East with the largest desert?

a)

Turkey

b)

Egypt

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

15.

What is a delta?

a)

A land form that is created from deposits of soil carried by a river

b)

Land that is completely surrounded by water

c)

A place in a desert with water and fertile soil

d)

A stretch of land that connects to larger peices of land

16.

What is an isthmus?

a)

Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas (land bridge)

b)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

c)

Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water (water bridge)

d)

A place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water

17.

Why are most cities in Egypt near the Nile river?

a)

Because people enjoy doing aquatic sports in the river.

b)

It provides fresh water for crops and is a form of transportation

c)

The government forced the people to live there.

d)

They built the Aswan Dam near the Nile and people wanted to live near it.

18.

What region produces 66% of the world's oil?

a)

North America

b)

Latin America

c)

Middle East

d)

Asia

19.

The Tigris and Euphrates flow through which 3 countries?

a)

Iraq, Syria, Turkey

b)

Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa

d)

Turkey, Iran, Egypt

20.

The region of the Middle East sits on which (3) continents?

a)

North America, South America, Austrailia

b)

Europe, Asia , Africa

c)

United States, Canada, Alaska

d)

Middle East, Asia, Australia

21.

Islam is a religion that believes in...

a)

Five Pillars

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Easter

d)

Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu

22.

What country is the homeland for the Jews?

a)

United States

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

23.

What line divides the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres?

a)

latitude

b)

longitdue

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

24.

What ocean is the largest?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

25.

Which region of the world produces the least amount of oil?

a)

United States

b)

Europe

c)

Middle East

d)

Sub-Saharan Africa

26.

What was a negative effect of building the Aswan Dam?

a)

Destroyed crops

b)

Nubians had to resettle

c)

more jobs for Egyptians

d)

flooding along the Nile

27.

Which government has a king or queen, but they are considered a "symbol".

a)

Democracy

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Theocracy

d)

Consitutional Monarchy

28.

The United States is which type of government?

a)

Democracy

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Unlimited Government

d)

Theocracy

29.

What is one characteristic of limited government?

a)

The public votes for representatives

b)

They hold elections

c)

They usually have a constitution that protects the rights of the citizens

d)

All of the above

30.

Why would people settle in Mesopotamia?

a)

The construction of the Aswan Dam provided more jobs

b)

Because it was an area between two rivers (Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers)

c)

Because they wanted to live in the Middle East.

d)

Because a lot of oil was extracted there.

31.

Is the Middle East a region or a continent?

a)

It is a region, because it is a group of countries that share the same culture

b)

It is a continent, because it is a landmass above water

32.

In the word monotheism the word "mono" means...

a)

one

b)

many

c)

two

d)

seven

33.

Define landlocked

a)

Having no sea, coast or access to water

b)

Limited access to rivers

c)

Surrounded by water on three sides

d)

A city with a growing population

34.

Longitude

a)

-------

b)

l

c)

:)

35.

Latitude

a)

---

b)

l

c)

:)

36.

A narrow piece of land joining two larger bodies of land, or joining a peninsula with a mainland

a)

Oasis

b)

Tributary

c)

Gulf

d)

Isthmus

37.

A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation

a)

Oasis

b)

Tributary

c)

Isthmus

d)

Gulf

38.

How does a desert impact the culture of a region?

a)

It impacts their choice of clothing because of the harsh winds

b)

Fertile soil will develop because of the rivers

c)

More trade will happen because of population growth

d)

Few people will settle in the desert because of the lack of water

39.

How do rivers in the Middle East impact their culture

a)

People frequently use rivers to wash their clothing

b)

Agriculture (crops) will develop along the rivers

c)

Many oil reserves are found along rivers

d)

Option 1 & 2

40.

Which region of the world has 66% of the world's oil?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Middle East

41.

Which region of the world has the smallest percentage of oil?

a)

Middle East

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Pacific Rim

42.

Aswan Dam

a)

Modification

b)

Adaptation

43.

Nubians Resettling

a)

Modification

b)

Adaptation