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OLANDER Spring Final Exam Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Western Australia
b)
Northern Territory
c)
South Australia
d)
Queensland
2.
a)
Western Australia
b)
Northern Territory
c)
Southern Australia
d)
Queensland
3.
a)
South Australia
b)
Queensland
c)
New South Wales
d)
Victoria
4.

Which physical feature is highlighted ?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Great Barrier Reef

5.

Which physical feature is highlighted in red?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Ayers Rock/Uluru

d)

Indian Ocean

6.
Which is the largest desert in Australia?
a)
Great Victoria
b)
Great Sandy
c)
Simpson
d)
Tanami
7.
What is the name of the world's largest monolith?
a)
Uluru
b)
Koab
c)
Stony
d)
Sturt
8.

Where do most Australians live?

a)

northeast coast

b)

southeast coast

c)

southern coast

d)

northern coast

9.

What day is Australia Day?

a)

July 4th

b)

December 21st

c)

January 26th

d)

July 21st

10.

How many Territories in Australia?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

7

d)

4

11.
Australia was colonized by the British, just like Canada and the United States.  As a result, the predominant language in Australia is
a)
Australian
b)
Spanish
c)
English
d)
Portugese
12.
The large number of early settlers in Australia were
a)
conquistadors
b)
missionaries
c)
pilgrims
d)
prisoners
13.
Which country's culture has had the greatest impact on Australia?
a)
Portugal
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Spain
d)
United States
14.
Which best describes the geography of Australia
a)
lakes and rivers
b)
mountainous with scattered lowlands
c)
large dry central region with mild climates along the southeastern coasts
d)
large tropical zone
15.

Who has the most power in Australian government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

The Queen

c)

The Governor-General

d)

President

16.

Which letter represents Ayers Rock?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

17.
Which natural feature is found in the middle of Australia and is considered sacred?
a)
Great Victoria Desert
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Ayers Rock/Uluru
18.

The seismograph was helpful because

a)

it helped determine the correct positioning for temples, graves, and homes

b)

carry water in buckets from the ditches to the fields

c)

extract salt from the Earth

d)

it can detect which direction an earthquake is coming from

19.
Great Wall began during which dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Han
20.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
d)
a family business
21.

The ‘mandate of heaven’ was a type of cloak worn by Chinese emperors.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from

a)

bronze

b)

bone

c)

iron

d)

stone

23.
____________ is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
a)
Subcontinent
b)
Peninsula
c)
Mount Everest
d)
Summer Monsoon
24.
This chain of mountains separates India from the rest of Asia and created a convergent plate boundary.
a)
Deccan Plateau
b)
Mount Everest
c)
Himalayas 
d)
Eastern and Western Ghats
25.
An elevated area in south-central India used for agriculture and animal grazing.
a)
Subontinenet
b)
Indus River
c)
Deccan Plateau
d)
Mount Everest 
26.
One of two rivers that gets its source high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and snow. 
a)
Indus River
b)
Narmada River
c)
Godavari River
27.
____________ bring a great deal of rainfall and destruction to India.
a)
Summer Monsoons
b)
Winter Monsoons 
28.
This geographic feature surrounds the Deccan Plateau and has diverse animals and wildlife.
a)
Indus River
b)
Deccan Plateau
c)
Eastern and Western Ghats
29.
A smaller part of a continent that  has different climate and geography. 
a)
region
b)
small continent 
c)
subcontinent 
30.
The winter monsoon is ___________ than the summer monsoon.
a)
wetter
b)
drier
c)
more dangerous
d)
deadlier 
31.
The Himalaya Mountains translates to mean _________ due to the snowfall the range receives.
a)
"Home of Snow"
b)
"House of Rain"
c)
"Avalanche Abode"
d)
"Snowman Haven"
32.
The Deccan Plateau geographic feature covers around __________ of India's landmass.
a)
92%
b)
31%
c)
58%
d)
43%
33.
Indians rely on the summer monsoon to grow crops and provide ____________.
a)
electricity
b)
wind
c)
snow
d)
droughts
34.
The ___________ borders India on its east coast.
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Pacific Ocean
35.
One reason India is referred to as a subcontinent is because it sits on its own ________________.
a)
climate
b)
volcano
c)
waterfall
d)
plate
36.

Too much rainfall in the summer months leads hillsides to become _____________ that can kill thousands of people.

a)

floods

b)

mudslides

c)

droughts

d)

sink holes

37.

What is a monsoon?

a)

A phase of the moon

b)

A seasonal wind that brings rain to the region

c)

A seasonal wind that results in snow

d)

The name of a mountain range

38.
What Japanese city was the atomic bomb first dropped on? 
a)
Kobe
b)
Nagasaki 
c)
Tokyo
d)
Hiroshima
39.
What was the nickname of the bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki?
a)
Little Boy
b)
Chubby Kid 
c)
Fat Man
d)
Big Man
40.
During which war did the U.S. create the atomic bomb?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
41.
Years after the bombs dropped, deaths occurred in high volumes
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the 2 cities bombed with the Atomic bomb?
a)
True
b)
False
43.

What were the names of both bombs?

a)

Young Boy and Old Man

b)

Young Man and Old Boy

c)

Little Boy and Fat Man

44.
What is a pharaoh?
a)
an ancient Egyptian scribe
b)
an ancient Egyptian leader
c)
an Ancient Sumerian king
d)
An ancient circus performer
45.
Pharaoh Khufu was BEST known for....
a)
being a ruthless leader
b)
being the builder of a famous pyramid
c)
being kind and loving to his people
d)
enslaving anyone who disagreed with him
46.
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was Egypt's first _____ pharaoh.
a)
atheist (one who does not believe in gods)
b)
female
c)
teenage
d)
Mesopotamian
47.
Pharaoh Ramses II was known as a ....
a)
Military Leader and Master Builder
b)
A Patron of the Arts
c)
A Promoter of Trade
d)
A Failure
48.
Who was the pharaoh that united lower and upper Egypt?
a)
Khufu
b)
Ahmose
c)
Menes
d)
Tut
49.
Built the tallest of the great pyramids of Giza.
a)
Khafra
b)
Tut
c)
Khufu
d)
Ramses
50.
Was known as the greatest Pharaoh.
a)
I think I was picking my nose when we talked about this!
b)
Ramses
c)
Ronald MdDonald
d)
Khufu
51.

was Egypt's first pharaoh and started its first dynasty

a)

Khufu

b)

Menes

c)

Giza

d)

Hatshepsut

52.
The pharaoh who attempted to change Egyptian culture and religion was
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Tutenkhamen
c)
Thutmose
d)
Akhenaten
53.
Who was Mansa Musa?
a)
First Emperor of Songhai
b)
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
c)
Greatest Ruler of Mali
d)
Griot
54.
Mansa Musa is most famous for..?
a)
converting to Christianity
b)
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
c)
ruling Songhai
d)
not being an efficient leader
55.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
56.
West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:
a)
silver and diamonds
b)
silver and gold
c)
gold and rice
d)
gold and salt
57.

What city was the center of trade in Mali?

a)

DJenne

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Cairo

d)

Nigeria

58.

What effects did the rule of Mansa Musa have on Mali and West Africa?

a)

Professional armies were built up to protect trade routes.

b)

Other countries became aware of the riches of West Africa

c)

Islam spread across North Africa

d)

All of the above

59.

All three empires controlled part of the ______________ Desert

a)

diets

b)

wealth

c)

taxing

d)

Sahara

60.

Which West African empire controlled the largest territory?

a)

Songhai

b)

Sahara

c)

wealth

d)

griots

61.

Great civilizations in West Africa arose along the ________________ River

a)

Sahara

b)

Bantu

c)

diets

d)

Niger

62.

Mansa Musa was a devoted follower of ______________ who helped spread the religion throughout the kingdom.

a)

Islam

b)

taxing

c)

Salt

d)

Bantu

63.
Which city-state provided more rights for women?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
64.
Which city-state relied on a group called the helots to work on the land?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
65.
Which city-state made sure the education of girls included physical training so they could produce strong,healthy babies?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
66.

Who was Rome's first emperor

a)

Trajan

b)

Augustus

c)

Tiberius

d)

Nero

67.
Which emperor famously built a wall in Britain?
a)
Hadrian
b)
Vespasian
c)
Domitian
d)
Claudius
68.

This emperor heavily taxed Rome and killed his mother and wife.

a)

Nero

b)

Vespasian

c)

Elagabalus

d)

Trajan

69.

Which Roman leader was assassinated by his friends in the Senate? His death is often described as "being stabbed in the back."

a)

Flavian

b)

Trajan

c)

Caligula

d)

Julius Caesar

70.
What does "Great Britain" include?
a)
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
b)
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
c)
England, Wales, Scotland
d)
England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland
71.
What does "the British Isles" include?
a)
England and Scotland 
b)
Great Britain and Ireland
c)
England and Ireland
d)
Scotland and Wales
72.
What does the UK (United Kingdom) include? 
a)
4 countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
b)
4 countries: England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland
c)
3 countries: Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland
d)
 countries: Scotland, Wales and Ireland
73.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
74.
Goddess of the harvest; sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone.
a)
Hera
b)
Demeter
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite 
75.
God of the sky; chief god; weapon is a lightning bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
76.
Who was the god of wine?
a)
Hermes
b)
Appollo
c)
Ares
d)
Dionysus

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