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Total questions: 150
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Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
2.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
3.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
4.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
5.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
6.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
7.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
8.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
9.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
10.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
11.
Which continent is located at #5?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
12.
Which continent is located at #4?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
13.
Which continent is located at #1?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Asia
14.
Which continent is located at #6?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
15.
Which continent is located at #2?
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
16.
Which is the largest continent in the world?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Antarctica
17.
Which continent is home of the Sahara Desert and is considered the hottest?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
18.
On this continent, you can find animal species such as penguins, seals and some birds. This is the coldest continent.
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Europe
19.
This continent is covered by large rainforests and is the wettest.
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Africa
20.
This is the smallest continent, farthest away from the others where you may find koalas and kangaroos.
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
21.
This continent contains major historic cities like Paris, London and Rome.
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
22.
Identify the ocean at location #5
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
23.
Identify the ocean at location #3
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
24.
Identify the ocean at location #2
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
25.
Identify the ocean at location #1
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
26.
Identify the ocean at location #4
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
27.
What state is that?
a)
California
b)
Utah
c)
Connecticut
d)
Hawaii
28.
What state is that?
a)
Arizona
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Maryland
29.
What state is that?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
New Jersey
c)
Wyoming
d)
Texas
30.
What state is that?
a)
New York
b)
Ohio
c)
Virginia
d)
Washington
31.
Which State is colored in red?
a)
Minnesota
b)
Wyoming
c)
Michigan
d)
Iowa
32.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Colorado
b)
North Dakota
c)
South Dakota
d)
Nebraska
33.
Name that state...
a)
Maine
b)
CAlifornia
c)
Virginia
d)
Massachusetts
34.
Name that river!!!
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
American River
d)
Harkins Slough
35.
What river is highlighted blue?
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Colorado
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Columbia
36.
What state is in red?
a)
Florida
b)
South Carolina
c)
Washington
d)
North Carolina
37.
What state is in red?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Arizona
d)
Tennessee
38.
What state is in red?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Idaho
39.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
40.
What state is #16
a)
Alabama
b)
Mississippi
c)
Tennessee
d)
Louisiana
41.
What state is #15
a)
Delaware
b)
Maryland
c)
Virginia
d)
West Virginia
42.
What state is #14
a)
Maryland
b)
Delaware
c)
Texas
d)
Kentucky
43.
What state is #13
a)
West Virginia
b)
Alabama
c)
Arkansas
d)
Virginia
44.
What state is #11
a)
Arkansas
b)
Texas
c)
Tennessee
d)
South Carolina
45.
What state is #8
a)
Louisiana
b)
Mississippi
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
46.
What state is #7
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
Georgia
47.
The highlighted state pictured is of what state?
a)
Washington
b)
Oregon
c)
Idaho
d)
Montana
48.
________________________are the broad expanse of prairie which lie west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States.
a)
Atlantic Costal Plain
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
The Great Plains
d)
The Great Basin
49.
What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of California
50.
Idenitfy the darker lake.
a)
Lake Ontario
b)
Lake Huron
c)
Lake Michigan
d)
Lake Erie
51.
Identify the darker lake.
a)
Lake Ontario
b)
Lake Superior
c)
Lake Michigan
d)
Lake Erie
52.
Which ocean borders the WEST coast of the United States and Canada?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
53.
What is the name of the mountain range located on the west side of the United States?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre
d)
Appalachian
54.
a)
Ontario
b)
Superior
c)
Erie
55.
Name that river!!!
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
American River
d)
Harkins Slough
56.
This river flows through northeastern Canada to the Great Lakes.
a)
Lake Lanier
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Erie Canal
57.
What continent do you live in?
a)
South America
b)
North America
58.
The Petoskey stone is actually fossilized ________.
a)
animal
b)
plants
c)
fish
d)
coral
59.
What shape is Michigan?
a)
Glove
b)
Ear
c)
Sock
d)
Mitten
60.
The apple blossom is Michigan's state ________.
a)
Tree
b)
Animal
c)
Flower
d)
Scent
61.
Population Density is defined as...
a)
The number of individuals of a population that inhabit a certain unit of land or water area
b)
The Mass of a population divided by its volume
c)
The number of people in a population times the land area
d)
The total volume of a species
62.
What Country has the highest Fertility Rate?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
China
d)
Niger
63.
Choose any of the countries below who currently have a population over 1 billion
a)
Russia
b)
China
c)
United States
d)
India
64.
Which country currently regulates the 1 child per family law?
a)
Mexico
b)
Vietnam
c)
Japan
d)
China
65.
The number of deaths compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
doubling time
c)
population decline
d)
birth rate
66.
The number of births compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
baby boom
d)
doubling time
67.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
68.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge to a growing population?
a)
Overcrowding
b)
Housing shortages
c)
Overuse of resources
d)
Increased food supplies
69.
The average number of people per square mile
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
70.
Densely populated areas such as cities
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Countryside
d)
Suburbs
71.
Sparsely populated areas such as the country side
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
72.
The movement of people from place to place
a)
Migration
b)
Urbanization
c)
Modernization
d)
Industrialization
73.
Leaving one's home to live in a new place
a)
Emigration
b)
Immigration
c)
Urbanization
d)
Ruralization
74.
To enter and live in a new country
a)
Emigration
b)
Immigration
c)
Urbanization
d)
Industrialization
75.
Which of the following is a PUSH factor for emigration?
a)
Family
b)
Education
c)
War
d)
New job
76.
Which of the following is a PULL factor for immigration?
a)
Natural disasters
b)
War
c)
Violence
d)
New job
77.
The growth of cities and surrounding areas
a)
migration
b)
urbanization
c)
emigration
d)
immigration
78.
the countryside; spread out; low population density
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
79.
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people.
a)
death rate
b)
population
c)
birth rate
d)
population density
80.
All the people in a particular area such as town, country, or world.
a)
population density
b)
urbanization
c)
birth rate
d)
population
81.
urban, crowded, people living close together
a)
low population density
b)
high population density
82.
Rural area, not crowded, people spread out
a)
low population density
b)
high population density
83.
prevailing winds in South and Southeast Asia that bring heavy rains
a)
typhoon
b)
tornado
c)
monsoon
d)
hurricane
84.
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
a)
colonization
b)
urbanization
c)
rural
d)
density
85.
The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year.
a)
birth rate
b)
population
c)
death rate
d)
density
86.
When there is a change in order to fit new conditions or a new environment it is
a)
adaptation
b)
modification
87.
An example of a human factor or a way that humans affect the environment of a place is
a)
climate
b)
pollution
c)
landforms
88.
When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
89.
What question does the theme: Human Environment Interaction ask?
a)
How do humans negatively impact the earth?
b)
What is the relationship between humans and the environment?
c)
How are humans and their environment similar?
90.
Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...
a)
depending
b)
adapting
c)
modifying
91.
People who live in the northeastern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter. This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
adapting
c)
depending
92.
Ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year after the annual flooding. As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain. This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
depending
c)
adapting
93.
Modern day Egyptians have built the Aswan Dam to keep the Nile River from flooding. This is an example of...
a)
modifying
b)
adapting
c)
depending
94.
Is this an example of an adaptation or a modification?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
95.
Is this an example of a modification or an adaptation?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
96.
Is this an example of an adaptation or modification?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
97.
Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?
a)
the king
b)
the people
c)
the legislature
d)
small group of powerful rulers
98.
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy
99.
In this form of government religious leaders rule in the name of God.
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Theocracy
100.
A small group of people rule.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Anarchy
d)
Oligarchy
101.
a small town of wealthy elites that make laws for all citizens
a)
monarchy
b)
aristocracy
c)
oligrachy
d)
democracy
102.
A government that recognizes God or Divine being as the ultimate authority.
a)
God
b)
Divine
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
103.
Iran is an example of
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Theocraccy
c)
Totalitarianism
104.
a small town of wealthy elites that make laws for all citizens
a)
monarchy
b)
aristocracy
c)
oligrachy
d)
democracy
105.
What is a Theocracy
a)
Have no government at all to rule
b)
is a government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else.
c)
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
d)
None of the above
106.
Which government's source of power rests in a religious text or ruler?
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Anarchy
107.
Which form of government uses religion as the basis for all of its decision making?
a)
monarchy
b)
anarchy
c)
democracy
d)
theocracy
108.
Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Anarchy
109.
What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge, and has no structure of authority?
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
110.
What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy
111.
Which type of government do we have in the United States?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
112.
A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
113.
What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Republic
114.
A type of government that is ran by representatives of the people is called a____.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
115.
When the central government is run by a small group of people.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parliamentary
116.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
117.
God and religious law are the government's authority.
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Theocracy
118.
People do not answer to any leader or govenment.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
119.
What describes a democracy?
a)
Citizens take part in government.
b)
Citizens did not take part in government.
c)
One king.
d)
A small group of people.
120.
Which word in English comes from the Greek word meaning 'few'?
a)
tyrant
b)
oligarch
c)
monarch
d)
democracy
121.
One person is in charge
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
122.
Citizens often have no rights
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
123.
Can exist with other forms of government
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theocracy
124.
Nobody is in charge
a)
Monarchy
b)
Anarchy
125.
Led by a king or queen
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
126.
Those in charge are military members who took over by force
a)
Junta
b)
Democracy
127.
Leaders often shares power with other parts of government
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
128.
Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government
a)
Direct
b)
Representative
129.
Citizens vote to elect their leaders
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
130.
People do not answer to any leader or government
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Anarchy
131.
God and religious law are the government's authority
a)
Theocracy
b)
Anarchy
132.
The group with power can be based on race or social class
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
133.
Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves
a)
Direct
b)
Representative
134.
What makes dictatorships possible?
a)
Poverty
b)
Fear
c)
Propaganda
d)
Brain washing
135.
What is a revolution?
a)
Helping a government
b)
Getting a new government
c)
Overthrowing a government
136.
What is a characteristic of a direct Democracy?
a)
All eligible citizens can assemble and vote on government issues
b)
Citizens elect representatives and officials to government offices
c)
Common Citizens can petition the king or queen
d)
Citizens can vote for the dictator's political party
137.
Citizens hold the power because they can vote elected officials in and out of power.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Both
138.
Citizens hold the power.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Both
139.
Citizens themselves would gather to discuss and debate laws and issues.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Both
140.
Politicians in a chamber, such as the Senate, vote on laws.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Both
141.
Citizens can cast votes.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Both
142.
Elected officials meet to make and enforce laws.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Both
143.
In a representative democracy_____________.
a)
every citizen gets to vote.
b)
only the Kings get to vote.
c)
only chosen representatives get to vote
d)
only males get to vote.
144.
In the 3rd grade, each student got to vote for what kind of Starter Pokemon they could have
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy
145.
Students at Sunshine county primary school vote on 5 students to represent them when voting for the pumpkin contest.
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy
146.
Where did the United States get it’s type of government from?
a)
Africa
b)
Greece
c)
Georgia
d)
Italy
147.
The population of a town is the total number of its__________
a)
residents
b)
trend
c)
urban
d)
property
148.
how can you tell the age of a tree?
a)
The ammount of leaves
b)
Number of branches
divided by 3
divided by 3
c)
The Rings
d)
Sap sample
149.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
150.
Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide
a)
true
b)
false
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