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5th Six Weeks Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The practice of growing only enough food eat, not to sell. 
a)
Globalization 
b)
Subsistence Farming
c)
Standard of Living
d)
Ecotourism 
2.

What causes desertification?

a)

Overusing of the land

b)

Drought

c)

Overgrazing

d)

All of these options

3.
Why does overgrazing lead to desertification?
a)
Loss of grass destroys the soil.
b)
Loss of grass causes droughts.
c)
Increase in vegetation destroys the soil.
d)
Increase in vegetation protects against droughts.
4.

What can you conclude from the fact that the Egyptians painted the walls of the mummies' tombs with pictures of servants, food and animals?

a)

They wanted to liven up the dull brick walls.

b)

They believe the dead would need these in their afterlife.

c)

They wanted to protect the dead against grave robbers.

d)

They believe these images warded off evil spirits.

5.
What are people who believe and follow the religion of Islam called?   
a)
Islams 
b)
Muslims 
c)
Arabs 
d)
Middle Easterners
6.

What is the Quran / Koran?

a)

The most holy city of Islam

b)

The leader of the Muslim world

c)

The pilgrimage Muslims make to Mecca

d)

The holy book of Islam

7.
What is a Muslim place of worship called?     
a)
Mosque
b)
Church 
c)
Cathedral 
d)
Temple
8.

People in countries with a high GDP per capita might live longer because they can afford the the things they need to survive, like food and water.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In a country with a high GDP per capita, infants have a higher chance of surviving birth and living healthy lives because they are closer to doctors and hospitals.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Countries with a HIGHER GDP per capita usually have a LOWER average life expectancy. (Don't live to be very old)

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Muslim holy book

a)

mosque

b)

Qur'an / Koran

c)

political unity

d)

race-based slavery

12.
Birth place of, and holiest city of the Islamic faith
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Yathrib 
d)
Muscat 
13.

What is a Muslim place of worship called?

a)

Mosque

b)

Church

c)

Cathedral

d)

Temple

e)

Tabernacle

14.

I read the Torah and pray to God everyday.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

15.

Language, religion, clothing, and entertainment are

a)

examples of the traits of a culture

b)

characteristics of globalization

c)

what makes up an ethnic group

d)

the three things that make a society level

16.
In a Subsistence farm the produce are eaten by the family.
a)
True 
b)
False
17.

What physical feature is labeled "1" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

18.

What physical feature is labeled "3" on the map?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Nile River

d)

Niger River

e)

Congo River

19.

What physical feature is labeled "2" on the map?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Niger River

d)

Nile River

e)

Congo River

20.

What physical feature is labeled "4" on the map?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Nile River

d)

Niger River

e)

Congo River

21.

What physical feature is labeled "6" on the map?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Lebombo Mountains

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Rwenzori Mountains

e)

Atlas Mountains

22.

What physical feature is labeled "8" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

23.

What physical feature is labeled "9" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

24.

What physical feature is labeled "11" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

25.

What is desertification?

a)

Land is gradually turned into a desert, usually on the edges of an existing desert.

b)

Area of desert with low precipitation

c)

The process of turning an cake into a dessert

d)

Area at risk of high precipitation

26.
The process by which land becomes increasingly dry to a point of being useless.
a)
desertification
b)
marginal land
c)
drought
d)
pastoral nomads
27.
An unusually long period of time where little to no rain falls.
a)
marginal land
b)
drought
c)
desertification
d)
pastoral nomads
28.

Which of the following is NOT a dispute in the Middle East?

a)

TERRITORY

b)

RELIGION

c)

LEADERS

d)

RESOURCES

29.

One sole leader that makes his people follow all of his own rules.

a)

Constitutional Monarch

b)

Oligarch

c)

Democrat

d)

Dictator

30.

Predators on the savanna use this as camouflage

a)

tall grasses

b)

acacia trees

c)

open plains

d)

no camouflage needed

31.

What is a nomad?

a)

plantation owners who live along the coast

b)

industrial workers who live in African cities

c)

one who wanders from place to place to find food and water

d)

those who live and farm in the villages on the edge of the desert

32.
What is the name for a desert area that gets some rainfall or where there is a spring?
a)
oasis
b)
Tuarag
c)
nomad
d)
savanna
33.

How comfortable or wealthy a person or group is...that is, how much "stuff" they have.

a)

Standard of Living

b)

Supply and Demand

c)

Specialization

d)

Scarcity

34.
A lack of water in an area is called ____.
a)
water scarcity
b)
water footprint
35.

Which of these natural resources does the Middle East economically depend on?

a)

Water

b)

Coal

c)

Iron

d)

Oil

36.
Which Middle Eastern Climate has hot dry summers and warm dry winters?
a)
Arid
b)
Semi Arid
c)
Mediterranean
37.

Two of the two most important rivers in Southwest Asia are the __________ and _____________, which create the Fertile Crescent.

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Jordan

d)

Nile

38.

What is the other name used in geography to describe the Middle East?

a)

Southwest Asia

b)

Southeast Asia

c)

Midwest Asia

d)

Northeast Asia

39.

Irrigation, aqueducts, and improved farming techniques all allowed civilizations to

a)

decrease in arid locations

b)

expand in arid locations

c)

grow more trees

d)

settle near rivers

40.

Which of the following are monotheistic religions? (You will select MORE than one)

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism