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Chapter 12 and 13 Test Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the 4th planet from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Earth
e)
Venus
2.
Which of these developed the first democracy?
a)
Rome
b)
Sparta
c)
Athens
d)
Persia
3.
Which of these was a time of renewed interest in the arts and learning that lasted through the 16th century?
a)
Crusades
b)
Renaissance
c)
Reformation
d)
Age of Exploration
4.
Which region of Europe has great diversity because of its history, ofrten troubled, as a cultural crossroads?
a)
Mediterranean Europe
b)
Western Europe
c)
Northern Europe
d)
Eastern Europ
5.
What spread from Asia to Europe and caused the deaths of millions of people?
a)
smallpox
b)
bubonic plague
c)
Vikings
d)
Ottomans
6.

Which of these these countries is inhabited almost entirely by Magyars?

a)

Romania

b)

Hungary

c)

Poland

d)

Bulgaria

7.

Which of these countries is NOT named after its major ethnic group?

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Slovakia

c)

Croatia

d)

Macedonia

8.

Which of the following is NOT true of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

a)

It is ethnically diverse

b)

It has Muslims within its borders

c)

It has a clear majority group

d)

It shares ethnic groups with Croatia and Yugoslavia

9.

Which of the rivers empties into the Baltic Sea?

a)

Elbe

b)

Tagus

c)

Danube

d)

Vistula

10.

Which of these rivers is located on an island?

a)

Tagus

b)

Thames

c)

Poland

d)

Tiber

11.

Which of the following best describes the population trends shown by these pyramids?

a)

Both Germany and Sweden have gorwing populations

b)

Germany has a growing population, while Sweden has a declining population

c)

Germany has a declining population, while Sweden has a stable population

d)

Both Germany and Sweden have stable populations

12.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from these population pyramids?

a)

Germany's birth rate has been declining.

b)

Germany's birth rate remained steady after WWII

c)

Sweden's birth rate was unusally high in the 1950s

d)

Sweden's birth rate was unusually low in the 1960s

13.

Germany has proportionately fewer males over 75 than Sweden does. What best accounts for that differnece?

a)

The higher levels of pollution in Germany cause men to die at younger ages.

b)

Germany lost many men in WWII, while Sweden did not

c)

The colder climate of Sweden helps people to live longer

d)

Differnces in diet cause more heart disease in Germany

14.

Which of the following contributed to the diversity of religion in Eastern Europe?

a)

introduction of Catholicism during the Roman Empire

b)

legacy of Islam under the Ottoman Empire

c)

spread of Eastern Orthodox Christianity throughout the Byzantine Empire

d)

All of the above

15.

Which river might Eastern Europeans use to transport goods to Scandinavia?

a)

Oder

b)

Thames

c)

Elbe

d)

Rhine

16.

What two rivers might be used by merchants trading between Bonn and Lorden?

a)

Seine and Rhine

b)

Rhine and Thames

c)

Thames and Elbe

d)

Seine and Oder

17.
Athens developed the basis for the form of government known as
a)
monarchy
b)
democracy
c)
republic
d)
feudalism
18.
One reason that the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states is
a)
the presence of a strong central government
b)
the presence of classical art ot serve as models
c)
the influence of the Ottomans
d)
the spread of the bubonic plague
19.
Which of these peninsulas is bounded by the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
a)
Balkan
b)
Italian
c)
Iberian
d)
Scandinavian
20.
The "Land of the Midnight Sun" includes which of these countries?
a)
Austria
b)
Ireland
c)
Portugal
d)
Finland
21.
Which of the following is NOT a possible reason to create polders?
a)
to gain more farmland
b)
to gain protection from invading armies
c)
to reduce population density
d)
to reduce erosion caused by waves
22.
Which of the following describes the effect of the North Atlantic Drift on Western France?
a)
It helps France to be a major agricultural producer
b)
It allows surfers to use the Atlantic beaches of France
c)
It promotes tourism by creating conditions that are suitable for skiing
d)
It makes it possible for olive oil to be a major ingredient in French cooking
23.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Roman Empore?
a)
It was the first state to develop democracy
b)
Citizens elected repreentatives to rule in their name
c)
It eventually ruled all of Italy
d)
It was replaced by the Roman Epire
24.
Which country was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
Greece
d)
Portugal
25.
Easten Europe has a harsher climate because it is farther from the
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Alps
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Pacific Ocean
26.
A current of wam water from the tropics is called the
a)
mistral
b)
sirocco
c)
fjord
d)
North Atlantic Drift