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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which map type will show features such as LAKES and MOUNTAINS?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Qualitative

d)

Flowline

2.

Which map element would you use to find distance in real life?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Date

c)

Scale

d)

Legend

3.

Which map type best describes the map seen here?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Qualitative

d)

Flowline

4.

Which word best describes a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Plain

c)

Plateau

d)

Parallel

5.

Which word describes a religion with just one god?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Hooliganism

6.

What does GDP stand for?

a)

Good Domestic Profits

b)

Great Domestic Products

c)

Great Dominican Products

d)

Gross Domestic Product

7.

What is the name given to a government type that is ruled by a religious doctrine?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

8.

In which form of government is power inherited?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

9.

Before independence, the United States was a colony of which country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

10.

Which branch of government has the power of judicial review?

a)

Legislative

b)

President

c)

Congress

d)

Supreme Court

11.

Why are French and English the two official languages of Canada?

a)

The citizens voted and they were the two most popular languages.

b)

The indigenous people of Canada spoke French and English.

c)

Canada was colonized by France and Great Britain.

d)

These are the two official languages of every country in the Western hemisphere.

12.

What type of climate exists in northern Canada?

a)

Dry desert

b)

Tropical

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Arctic tundra

13.

Maine and Vermont would be considered part of which US region?

a)

The South

b)

New England

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

14.

Which of the following regions of the US would likely have the most fishing resources?

a)

Midwest

b)

Mountain West

c)

Pacific West

d)

Southwest

15.

Which mountain range runs along the western coast of South America?

a)

Rockies

b)

Andes

c)

Himalayan

d)

Everest

16.

What is syncretism?

a)

The disappearance of all native traditions in the Americas.

b)

The central region of the Americas.

c)

The combination of different forms of beliefs or practices.

d)

The exchange of people, products, and diseases between the Old World and New World.

17.

Where did the Columbian Exchange take place?

a)

Between Europe and Asia

b)

Between the New World and the Old World

c)

Between Africa and Europe

d)

Between Asia and the New World

18.

Before the Columbian Exchange, which product was NOT available in Europe?

a)

Sheep

b)

Onions

c)

Potatoes

d)

Wheat

19.

What were the three motivations Europeans had for colonizing the New World?

a)

God, Gold, and Glory

b)

Food, Fun, and Freedom

c)

Life, Liberty, and Liability

d)

Hunger, Happiness, and Housing

20.

What is continent #1?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

21.

What is continent #5?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

22.

What is ocean #1?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

23.

What is state #3?

a)

Nevada

b)

California

c)

Washington

d)

Idaho

24.

What is state #49?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Alaska

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

25.

What is country #19?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

South America