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ReplacementNearpod_TechNatDis

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What system will rise as a result of the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Cottages 
b)
Games
c)
Factories
d)
Voting Polls
2.
Industrial Revolution lead to an increase of population in....?
a)
Farms 
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Cities
d)
Space
3.
Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
People were looking for work in factories.
b)
People were looking for farms.
c)
People wanted to buy a house.
d)
People wanted to sell their crops.
4.
The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.
a)
1700s, 1800s
b)
1800s, 1900s
c)
1900s, 2000s
d)
1500s, 1600s
5.
The cottage industry system involved manufacturing...
a)
of steam engines.
b)
of luxury goods.
c)
in the home. 
d)
in small factories.
6.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
7.
What innovation increased the transportation of goods and people?
a)
Flying Shuttle
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Water Frame
8.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
9.
Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?
a)
Too many people moved to the city.
b)
It was replaced by the factory system.
c)
The need for textiles decreased.
d)
Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.
10.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
11.
Which natural disaster is a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Flood
c)
Wildfire 
d)
Tsunami 
12.
Which natural disaster is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Blizzards
d)
Landslide
13.
Which natural disaster is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land?
a)
Tsunami 
b)
Drought
c)
Tornado
d)
Flooding
14.
Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tsunami
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Flooding
15.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
16.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
17.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
18.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
19.
Which of the following land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
Pacific hot spot
d)
rift valley
20.
Mountains form from....
a)
Plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
d)
none of these
21.
Earth's plates are....
a)
Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
b)
Never moved
c)
Move seldom and very fast
d)
move when they feel like it
22.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
23.
Plate movement is caused by _____
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Ocean tides
c)
Convection current in the mantle
d)
The moon's gravity
24.
Which is subducted in an ocean-continental convergent boundary?
a)
continental plate
b)
oceanic plate
25.
What type of boundary creates a new seafloor?
a)
convergent continental to continental
b)
convergent ocean to continental
c)
convergent ocean to ocean
d)
divergent 
26.
This area contains over 70 percent of volcanoes and 90 percent of earthquakes in the world.
a)
North American plate
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Fiery rings
d)
African plate
27.
The Sahara Desert is in what part of Africa?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
28.
Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  
a)
droughts
b)
flooding
c)
melting of polar ice caps
d)
all of the above
29.
Which of the following are possible ways that diffusion can occur?
a)
Migration
b)
Trade Routes
c)
Blending
d)
All of these answers
30.
Why is having an infrastructure necessary for economic success?
a)
It is a tax collected to help educate a country's citizens
b)
Nations need buildings, roads, and services for the economy to run
c)
It helps parliaments decide how to pass laws that rule the economy
d)
Businesses depend on it because it helps determine currency values
31.
What is the most heavily populated region on the planet?
a)
Southern Latin America
b)
Western Europe
c)
South Asia
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
32.
Land bridge that once connected Asia with Alaska.
a)
The American Bridge
b)
Siberian-Alaskan Land Bridge
c)
Asian-American Land Bridge
d)
Canadian Land Bridge
33.
Scientists believe that the Sahara Desert was once a fertile and flourishing land covered in forests and rivers.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The Arab Spring or Arab Awakening is NOT an example of cultural diffusion.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
A large wave created by an underwater earthquake is called a...
a)
Earthquake 
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami 
d)
Flood
36.
A long period with no rain is called a...
a)
Earthquake
b)
Wildfire
c)
Drought
d)
Tornado 
37.
Hurricanes typically form over...
a)
cold ocean water. 
b)
tropical rain forests. 
c)
warm ocean water. 
d)
very dry land masses. 
38.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tectonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
39.
Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Pacific