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Global Issues Final

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Central American country is circled on the map?
a)
Cuba
b)
Haiti
c)
Panama
d)
Bolivia
2.
What physical feature is highlighted on the map?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
3.
What physical feature is located in the country highlighted on the map?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Caribbean Sea
4.
Which two European nations have had the biggest impact on the language and culture of Latin America?
a)
Portugal and France
b)
Spain and Portugal
c)
France and Spain
d)
England and France
5.
Most, over 90%, of the population of Latin America belong to which of the following religions?
a)
Catholic
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Shintoism
6.
What is the one country in Latin America whose language was influence by Portuguese?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Haiti
d)
Cuba
7.
What three countries are located in North America?
a)
U.S.A, Canada, and Costa Rica
b)
U.S.A, Canada, and Venezuela
c)
U.S.A, Canada, and Mexico
d)
U.S.A, Guatamala, and Honduras
8.
In Which hemispheres is North America located?
a)
Eastern Hemisphere only
b)
Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
c)
Western Hemisphere only
d)
Northern and Western Hemispheres
9.
Which two mountain ranges are located in the United States?
a)
Calgary and Winnipeg hills
b)
Applachian Mountains and the Rockies
c)
Mount Logan and Yukon River
d)
Edmonton and Baffin Bay
10.
Which are major Canadian Cities along the U.S Border?
a)
Toledo and Grand Rapids
b)
Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver
c)
Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio
d)
North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
11.
What river creates a border between the U.S. and Mexico...c'mon Johnathan...
a)
The Delaware river
b)
The Mississippi river
c)
 The St. Lawrence river
d)
The Rio Grande River
12.
Which Ocean is located West of North America?
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Artic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
13.
The biggest river in the world in terms of gallons of water that originates in the Andes Mountains.  
a)
Gulf or Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
14.

Which of the following is a Peninsula?

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Europe

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

All of the Above

15.

The longest river in Europe (not including Russia) is....

a)

The Rhine

b)

The Tagus

c)

The Thames

d)

The Danube

16.
Which sea surrounds Italy?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
the North Sea
c)
the Black Sea
d)
the Red Sea
17.

What is the body of water between the USA and Western Europe?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

18.
What mountain range separates the continents of Europe and Asia?
a)
Rhodope Mountains
b)
Apennines
c)
Transylvanian Alps
d)
Ural Mountains
19.
What does number 1 on the map represent?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Democratic Republic of Congo
c)
Nile River
d)
Sahara Desert
20.
Which river in Africa is the longest river in the world?
a)
Niger River
b)
Congo River
c)
Nile River
d)
Mississippi River
21.
Which major physical feature makes up most of North Africa?
a)
Sahel Desert
b)
tropical rain forest
c)
Great Rift Valley
d)
Sahara Desert
22.
What is shown in the image below?
a)
Nile River
b)
Great Rift Valley
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Niger River
23.
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Himalaya Mountains
d)
Ural Mountains
24.
Monsoons can lead to what kind of disaster?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tsunami
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Floods
25.

About 90 percent of China’s population lives in the:

a)

North

b)

Desert

c)

Mountains

d)

East

26.

What continent is the world largest and most populous?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

27.

Where is the highest mountain summit in the world located?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Mckinley

c)

Mt. Fuji

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

28.

Nearly 1/2 of all of the world's oil reserves are located beneath the sea bed of?

a)

Gulf of Aden

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Gulf of Oman

29.

Which 2 rivers border Mesopotamia?

a)

Jordan and Suez

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Yellow and Yangtze

d)

Ganges and Indus

30.

What is considered the birthplace of agriculture?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Himalayas

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Rub al Khali

31.

Which of the following is NOT considered an "Abrahamic" religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

32.

______ is the only country in the world to be a part of two separate continents.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

Vietnam

33.

What two rivers are important rivers of India?

a)

Yangtze and Yellow

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Jordan and Mekong

d)

Indus and Ganges

34.

Because of its large size and position on the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the middle of the country, which country has the most diverse climate in the region?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Papua New Guinea

35.

Australia is the world’s largest exporter of

a)

Beef and Oil

b)

Coal and Wool

c)

Fish and Chips

d)

Natural Gas and Alligators

36.

Identify the structure in the picture.

a)

Sydney Theater

b)

Sydney Opera House

c)

Sydney Harbor House

d)

Sydney Fishery

37.

What are the indigenous groups of Australia called?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Maori

c)

Aztec

d)

Polynesian

38.

The ________ colonization of Australia and Oceania defined the continent’s early political geography.

a)

African

b)

Asian

c)

European

d)

Polynesian

39.

Which Portuguese explorer landed on the Mariana islands in the 16th century?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Colombus

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Hernando De Soto

40.

Many scientists argue that Australia and Oceania is the continent most vulnerable to ________ _______ because of its climate and geography.

a)

UV Rays

b)

Climate Change

c)

Nuclear Fallout

d)

Sun Burn

41.

The world's largest coral formation is

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Red Sea Coral Reef

c)

Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

42.

The study of the rights and duties of citizens

a)

budget

b)

civics

c)

patriotism

d)

terrorism

43.

A legal process to obtain citizenship

a)

alien

b)

immigrants

c)

naturalization

d)

public policy

44.

What type of economic activity is the mining industry?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

45.

What type of economic activity would information processing be?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

46.

What type of economic activity is the service industry?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

47.

What type of economic activity is manufacturing?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

48.

Interprets the laws

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

49.

Supported the Constitution

a)

Anti Federalists

b)

Democrat

c)

Federalists

d)

Republicans

50.

Idea that NO one is above the law

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Electoral College

d)

Rule of Law

51.

Bicameral means

a)

a single house legislature

b)

Federalism

c)

Judicial

d)

a two house legislature

52.

An amendment is a ______________ to the Constitution.

a)

division

b)

change

c)

improvement

d)

subtraction

53.

The President is actually elected by the

a)

People

b)

Voters

c)

Electoral College

d)

Popular Vote

54.

Branch of government that makes the laws

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

55.

Which branch of government ENFORCES the laws of the land?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

56.
What is the Bill of Rights?
a)
a list of the goals of the Constitution
b)
the first paragraph in the Declaration of Independence
c)
articles written by the Federalists to convince people to support the Constitution
d)
a list of the rights that are guaranteed to all U.S. citizens
57.
Discusses the fact that Congress will be made up of two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate
a)
Article 1
b)
Article 2
c)
Article 3
d)
Article 4
58.
Discusses the organization of the federal court system
a)
Article 1
b)
Article 2
c)
Article 3
d)
Article 4
59.
Discusses the process of how Puerto Rico could become the 51st state in our country
a)
Article 1
b)
Article 2
c)
Article 3
d)
Article 4
60.

Discusses the rules for proposing an amendment which would ban the distribution, sale and use all of guns in the United States

a)

Article 5

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

61.
How many Articles are there in the Constitution?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
7
d)
27
62.
How many Amendments are there to the Constitution?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
7
d)
27
63.

Discusses the powers of the Executive Branch, including the qualifications and the Cabinet of the President.

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article V

64.

The right of the government to take private land

a)

Civil Liberties

b)

Eminent Domain

c)

Suffrage

d)

Bail

65.

A group of people who decided if there is enough evidence of a crime is a

a)

Grand Jury

b)

Special Jury

c)

Indictment

d)

Affirmative Action

66.

The act of following procedure when someone is suspected or charged with a crime is

a)

civil liberties

b)

petition

c)

due process

d)

eminent domain

67.

An _____________ is a formal charge of crime.

a)

Petition

b)

Grand Jury

c)

Bail

d)

Indictment

68.

Police cannot search your home or business without a

a)

petition

b)

indictment

c)

search warrant

d)

poll tax

69.
All male citizens have the right to vote regardless of race.  Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
3rd
c)
26th
d)
14th
70.
Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen.  Which amendment is this?
a)
12th
b)
22nd
c)
15th
d)
14th
71.
No search and seizure without a warrant and probable cause.  Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
72.
Women's suffrage (right to vote).  Which amendment is this?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
10th
d)
12th
73.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.  Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
74.
Right to bear arms.  Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
75.

Is slavery legal in the United States?

a)

yes

b)

no

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