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First Nine weeks Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an indigenous religion?

a)

Shintoism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

2.

What is the sacred book of Islam?

a)

Bible

b)

Vedas

c)

Quran

d)

Torah

3.

Which of the following is NOT an Abrahamic Religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Sikhism

d)

Christianity

4.

Which of the following is the worlds oldest religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

5.

Which region of Africa mainly relies on Subsistence Farming?

a)

North Africa

b)

West Africa

c)

East Africa

d)

Southern Africa

6.

The Kingdom of Ghana was helped significantly by the abundance of ?

a)

gold

b)

slaves

c)

diamonds

d)

uranium

7.

Africa's Rain forest main problem?

a)

deforestation

b)

desertification

c)

European colonists

d)

too large

8.

The Great Rift Valley has all of the following except?

a)

escarpments

b)

cataracts

c)

deep lakes

d)

diamond mines

9.

Mansa Musa is known for developing

a)

an Islamic University in Timbuktu

b)

a Christian University in Timbuktu

c)

a Jewish University in Timbuktu

d)

an Animistic university in Timbuktu

10.

Which of the following is a push factor?

a)

education opportunity

b)

a higher paying job

c)

pollution

d)

clean drinking water

11.

What European meeting divided up Africa in 1884?

a)

Paris Conference

b)

Berlin Conference

c)

London Conference

d)

Boston Tea party

12.

Which of the following best describes why countries colonize others?

a)

land and resources

b)

trade routes and ports

c)

nationalism and protection

d)

competition and workers

13.

Which resource has fueled war and conflict in West Africa?

a)

coffee

b)

cobalt

c)

gold

d)

diamonds

14.

All of the following are push factors EXCEPT

a)

slums

b)

lack of clean water

c)

abundance of food

d)

traffic congestion

15.

Which religion was the first monotheistic one?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

16.

Reincarnation, karma and Dharma are key beliefs of

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Confucianism

17.

Which of the following is Not a Pillar of Islam?

a)

Prayer 5x a day

b)

Charity to poor

c)

Fast during Ramadan

d)

reincarnation

18.

Which 2 religions originated in South Asia?

a)

Hinduism and Islam

b)

Sikhism and Islam

c)

Sikhism and Hinduism

d)

Islam and Judaism

19.

Which of the following does NOT belong as a trait or Example of Indigenous religions?

a)

Animism

b)

Respect for Environment

c)

Shintoism

d)

Monotheism

20.

Who led a separation movement from the Catholic church based on its corruption and indulgences?

a)

Confucious

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Buddha

d)

Guru Nanak

21.

Largest religion in the world?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Animism

22.

Which religion is based on family, ethical behavior and good government?

a)

Islam

b)

Shintoism

c)

Sikhism

d)

Confucianism

23.

Jewish place of worship?

a)

Mosque

b)

Church

c)

Synagogue

d)

Temple

24.

Jewish Holy book?

a)

Quran

b)

Vedas

c)

Torah

d)

New Testament

25.

Great Rift valley formed in part by?

a)

wind erosion

b)

shifting tectonic plates

c)

massive glaciers

d)

urbanization

26.

Africa's Transition Zone is being harmed by

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

over mining

d)

over farmimg

27.

When someone believes their culture and country are better than others?

a)

xenophobia

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

nationalism

d)

ethnocentrism

28.

Many bloody conflicts, genocides, civil wars and struggles due to lack of unity best describes which African region?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

Central

d)

East

29.

Gold for salt was key in the development of?

a)

Mali Empire

b)

South Africa

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

DRC

30.

Which 2 resources are the most important to the Middle East?

a)

oil and water

b)

oil and gold

c)

water and coltan

d)

gold and diamonds

31.

Which feature is a key trade and transportation rout that helped Egypt become a regional power?

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Persian Gulf

32.

Which feature dominates North Africa?

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Tropical Rain forest

c)

Sahara

d)

Serengeti

33.

Urbanization mainly occurs in

a)

cities

b)

rural areas

c)

suburbs

d)

none of the above

34.

Which group lived in Mesopotamia and is known for farming and Cuneiform writing?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Persians

d)

Turks

35.

The land between the rivers?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Persia

c)

Egypt

d)

Mali

36.

Campaign for democracy in Middle East staring in 2011?

a)

Arab Spring

b)

Syria War

c)

Umbrella Movement

d)

Me Too

37.

Jews and Muslims have fought over which land since the 1948 establishment of ?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

India

d)

Israel

38.

The major reason many countries are prevented from building desalination plants?

a)

High Energy costs

b)

Lack of Infrastructure

c)

Lack of Money

d)

High amounts of fresh water

39.

Most violent conflict of the Arab Spring has been a civil war since 2011 in?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Syria

c)

Yemen

d)

Afghanistan

40.

Which country is the only Jewish nation in the world created because of the Holocaust and it was their ancient home?

a)

Israel

b)

US

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Palestine

41.

Which river gave birth to an early civilization and provided fertile land to many?

a)

Congo

b)

Niger

c)

Amazon

d)

Nile

42.

Persian Gulf War impacts included Kuwait being freed, Us presence in the Middle East and destroying ?

a)

natural gas

b)

fishing

c)

desalination

d)

trade routes

43.

International relations impacted by geographic features is best known as?

a)

foreign affairs

b)

impeachment

c)

sanctions

d)

geopolitics

44.
A hot, dry wind that blows for the northeast or east in the Western Sahara.       
a)
Animist
b)
Oral Tradition 
c)
Harmattan
d)
Lingua Franca 
45.
Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing. This is an example of...
a)
Urbanization
b)
Inflation
c)
Urban Center
d)
Influence
46.

An area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change

a)

Transition Zone

b)

Sahel

c)

Desert

d)

Savannah

47.

Borders made without considering physical features?

a)

natural boundaries

b)

geometric boundaries

c)

artificial boundaries

d)

cultural boundaries

48.

Founder of Islam?

a)

Jesus

b)

Muhammad

c)

Confucius

d)

Siddhartha Guatama

49.

Central figure in Christianity?

a)

Jesus

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Abraham

d)

Muhammad

50.

Founder of Sikhism?

a)

Guru Nanak

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Allah

d)

Muhammad

51.

Founder of Buddhism?

a)

Guru Nanak

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Allah

d)

Muhammad

52.

Iran and Vatican city are examples of?

a)

secularism

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

animism

e)

theocracy

53.

Belief in many gods?

a)

sects

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

animism

e)

theocracy

54.

Belief there is no god?

a)

sects

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

animism

e)

theocracy

55.

Belief of many things having spirits found in many indigenous religions?

a)

sects

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

animism

e)

theocracy

56.

Sunnis, Catholics and Orthodox are examples of?

a)

sects

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

animism

e)

theocracy

57.

Tropical grasslands like the Serengeti are known as?

a)

desertification

b)

delta

c)

savanna

d)

rift valley

58.

Alluvial deposits at the mouth of a river?

a)

desertification

b)

delta

c)

savanna

d)

rift valley

59.

When arable land turns to desert?

a)

desertification

b)

delta

c)

savanna

d)

rift valley

60.

A rack in the earth surface caused by tectonic plates shifting?

a)

desertification

b)

delta

c)

savanna

d)

rift valley

61.

Which of the following best summarizes key parts of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Nile, Farming, Cuneiform

b)

Nile, hieroglyphics, 365 day calendar

c)

Tigris/Euphrates, Hammurabis code, Cuneiform

d)

Tigris/Euphrates, Hieroglyphics, Cuneiform

62.

Which of the following best summarizes key parts of Mesopotamia?

a)

Nile, Farming, Cuneiform

b)

Nile, hieroglyphics, 365 day calendar

c)

Tigris/Euphrates, Hammurabis code, Cuneiform

d)

Tigris/Euphrates, Hieroglyphics, Cuneiform

63.

Which of the following best displays a shared trait between Egypt and Mesopotamia?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Polytheism

d)

Monotheism

64.
Who do Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots back to?  ***Think monotheism
a)
Abraham
b)
Muhammad
c)
Moses
d)
Constantine
65.
Who was Confucius?
a)
the founder of Legalism
b)
the founder of Daoism
c)
The founder of Buddhism
d)
The founder of Confucianism
66.

Cuneiform was?

a)

A special agreement

b)

writing system for Sumerians

c)

a temple

d)

writing system for Egyptians

67.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all __________ religions.

a)

monthotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

no

68.

Person living in the Middle east is most likely going to be... and live in what climate?

a)

Arab, Mediterranean climate

b)

Arab, Arid climate

c)

Arab, Semi arid climate

d)

Jewish, Tropical climate

69.

Cultural hearths mainly needed what to develop?

a)

Gold

b)

Rivers

c)

Escarpments

d)

Estuaries

70.

What allows Middle east countries to access fresh water?

a)

trade

b)

irrigation

c)

desalination

d)

canals

71.

Major impacts of Scramble for Africa?

a)

civil war and government corruption

b)

democracy and infrastructure

c)

rich economies, few in poverty

d)

international trade and continental peace

72.

Apartheid

a)

issued citizenship to all Europeans

b)

legally separated blacks and whites

c)

forced Africans to convert to Christianity

d)

taxed European colonizers

73.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of desertification in Africa?

a)

poverty

b)

food insecurity

c)

fertile soil

d)

water shortages

74.

Why did Europeans colonize Africa?

a)

Bring Education to Africa

b)

Spread Christianity

c)

Use vast amount of resources

d)

All of the Above

e)

None of the Above

75.

80 % of East Africans are

a)

subsistence farmers

b)

malnourished

c)

in poverty

d)

commercial farmers