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S.S. MID TERM 6TH

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acid rain is destroying the black forest. This is a major problem where?

a)

Russia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

2.

More than half of Europe is covered by a land form called the what?

a)

Ural Mtns.

b)

North European Plain

c)

South European Plain

d)

Pyrenees Mtns.

3.

How are the 3 monotheistic religions of Europe alike?

a)

All believe in 1 god

b)

All are Christian

c)

All are Judism

d)

All are Muslim

4.

What were some effects of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine?

a)

Trees got healthier

b)

Cured Cancer

c)

Cured all diseases

d)

28 emergency workers died from acute radiation syndrome. Increase in cases of cancer and many animals died or got sick.

5.

What is the natural border between France and Spain?

a)

Ural Mtns.

b)

Pyrenees Mtns.

c)

South European Plain

d)

Versailles

6.

What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

a)

Give up land, pay reparations, split army in half

b)

Gain land, split Germany in half

c)

Give up food

d)

Add more trees

7.

After WWI how did the allied countries hope to keep Germany from becoming to powerful again?

a)

Required them to split there army in half

b)

Burn fossil fuels

c)

Trade Embargo

d)

Split Eros in half

8.

What happened to people who spoke out against Hitler?

a)

They found dead weeks later

b)

They were imprisoned

c)

They were murdered

d)

They were murdered, imprisoned, and disappeared

9.

After WWII which two superpowers engaged in the Cold War?

a)

Russia & Europe

b)

U.K & Russia

c)

Germany & U.K

d)

U.S & Soviet Union

10.

What type of government does the United Kingdom have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Command

c)

Mixed

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

11.

In what type of government are citizens MOST likely to choose their leader?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Command

c)

Democracy

d)

Scandinavian

12.

What type of economic system is most closely related to communism?

a)

Embargo

b)

Command

c)

Fossil Fuel

d)

Euro

13.

What is the name of the mountain range that divides the continents of Europe and Asia?

a)

Ural Mtns.

b)

Pyrenees Mtns.

14.

The U.K has set forth government regulations for emissions (harmful gases) released from cars. What are they working hard to reduce?

a)

Air Pollution

b)

Hitler

c)

Trade Embargo

15.

What is the MAIN cause of air pollution in the U.K?

a)

Vehicle exhaust

b)

Fossil Fuel

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

16.

Which European Peninsula is closest to the Arctic Circle?

a)

Scandinavian Peninsula

b)

Ural Mtns.

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

17.

What was the cause of the russian revolution

a)

czar was assinated

b)

serfs were unhappy, poor, angry

c)

Czar gave serfs a raise which made the wealth mad

d)

none of the above

18.

What was the main goal of the treaty of Versailles?

a)

To limit Germany's power and stop them from invading France

b)

To help Germany get back on there feet and punish France

c)

None of the above

19.

Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Vladimir Leien

c)

FDR

d)

Winston Churchill

20.

The time of tension without direct warfare from 1945 to 1991 is called what?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

WWIII

d)

Cold War

21.

What were a few reasons that allowed Hitler and the Nazis to come to power in Germany?

a)

Anger over war, depression/inflation, lack of leadership

b)

Anger over France

c)

Anger over Russia

d)

Got nuked and needed saving

22.

In the U.K the political party that has the largest numbers of member in the House of Commons chooses the government leader which is the...

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Dictator

d)

King

23.

What common currency did the European Union create to make trade easier in Europe.

a)

Euros

b)

Bills

c)

Dollars

d)

Pennies

24.

A product if the earth that people use to meet their needs is a natural resource is a...

a)

Need

b)

Want

c)

Command

d)

Natural Resource

25.

In what economic system do people follow the occupation of their ancestors?

a)

Command

b)

Want

c)

Traditional

d)

Euro

26.

What kind of economics do most democratic nations have?

a)

Mixed

b)

Command

c)

Want

d)

Need

27.

Which trade barrier sets up a complete ban on trading between countries?

a)

embargo

b)

need

c)

want

d)

none of the above

28.

What are factories, machinery, and technology all examples of?

a)

Want

b)

Need

c)

Quata

d)

Capital goods

29.

What is the total market value of the goods and services produced by a country's economy during a specific amount of time?

a)

Need

b)

Want

c)

Quota

d)

GDP

30.

What trade barrier limits the amount of imported goods?

a)

Quota

b)

Want

c)

Need

d)

Tariff

31.

How much one country's currency is worth versus what another country's currency is worth is called what?

a)

Tariff

b)

Exchange rate

c)

Want

d)

Need

32.

What are taxes placed on imported goods?

a)

Quotas

b)

Tariffs

c)

Need

d)

Want

33.

What do you call someone who has new ideas and is willing to take risks to start a new business or make a product?

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Need

c)

Wanter

d)

Tariffer

34.

What is the oldest of the three monotheistic religions?

a)

Christianity

b)

Muslim

c)

Judaism

35.

What is the definition of bilingual?

a)

Able to speak more then one language

b)

Your smart

c)

Your a genius

d)

You are have a GDP

36.

What are the 3 categories of languages?

a)

Germanic, Slavic, English

b)

Germanic, English, Romance

c)

Germanic, Spanish, Romance

d)

Germanic, Slavic, Romance

37.

What is the 2nd largest river in Europe?

a)

Danube

b)

The apls

c)

Hudson river

d)

None of the above

38.

What physical feature makes it difficult for Italian merchants to trade with countries north of Italy?

a)

The Alps

b)

Danube river

c)

none of the above

39.

What war was the Holocaust associated with?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Cold War

d)

None of the above

40.

What describes a place's exact position on the earth?

a)

Absolute location

b)

Location center

c)

Epicenter

d)

Focus

41.

The percentage of a country's population over the age of 15 that can read and write is called what?

a)

Literacy Rate

b)

Bilingual

c)

None of the above

42.

Which continent do most Russians live on?

a)

Europe

b)

Russia

c)

Ukraine

d)

None of the above

43.

Who declared himself dictator of Russia when the Bolshevik (communist) party took over?

a)

Hitler

b)

Czar

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Vladimir Lenin

44.

Lines of longitude are also know as what?

a)

Meridians

b)

Putin

c)

Adolf

d)

Meciscus

45.

What id another word for lines of latitude?

a)

non parallel

b)

parallels

c)

None of the above

46.

Building up stockpiles of weapons, including nuclear bombs, during the Cold War was referred to as what?

a)

Arms Race

b)

Stockpile Race

c)

Guns Race

d)

None of the above

47.

What country became the first country to put a man in space?

a)

U.S.A

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

48.

1989 was when...

a)

WWII ended

b)

The Berlin Wall was destroyed

c)

The Cold War ended

d)

The U.S went into space

49.

What were the four MAIN causes that led to WWI?

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Natural Resources

c)

None of the above

50.

What event happened after WWI due to many European countries borrowing money they couldn't pay back, as well as the major property damage and loss of life during the war?

a)

Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

Worldwide Depression

d)

A movie came out about depression