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Geography Final

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement about which geographers talk usually refers to...

a)

People, goods, and ideas.

b)

Relative locations of places on the earth.

c)

Birthrates and death rates and family size.

d)

environmental changes.

2.

Which of the following is not used by geographers to determine absolute location?

a)

the Equator

b)

distance from the ocean

c)

latitude

d)

the Prime Meridian

3.

The building of dams and canals to irrigate desert regions is an example of the geographic theme of:

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Human-environment interaction

4.

Longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

5.

A Developed Country would most likely have all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Skilled workers

b)

High economic diversity

c)

High infant mortality

d)

High literacy rate

6.

A Less Developed Country would most likely have all of the following EXCEPT

a)

High infant mortality

b)

High Tech Medical Equipment

c)

High population growth

d)

Unskilled workers

7.

Approximately how many people were killed during the ,”Hundred Days of Slaughter”?

a)

800

b)

800,000

c)

90,000

d)

100,000

8.

Lines of Latitude run ____________ and measure _____________ .

a)

N/S : N/S

b)

N/S : E/W

c)

E/W : E/W

d)

E/W : N/S

9.

Converting land used for farming into land used for a housing development is an example of which of the following?

a)

Perceptual region

b)

Relative location

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Type of ecosystem

10.

Which of the following are part of a country’s nonmaterial culture?

a)

arts and technology

b)

religion and language

c)

styles of food and clothing

d)

food and architecture

11.

All of the following are examples of non-material culture EXCEPT

a)

Religion

b)

Music

c)

Food

d)

Language

12.

All of the following are examples of physical characteristics of a place EXCEPT

a)

Trees

b)

Schools

c)

Rivers

d)

Mountains

13.

What was the Hutu militia called during the Rwandan Genocide?

a)

Rwandan Patriotic Forces (RPF)

b)

Rwandan Armed Forces (RAF)

c)

Rosesabaginians

d)

Interhamwe

14.

All of the following are examples of diffusion except

a)

the spread of Christianity from Europe to the Americas.

b)

the introduction of horses to the Americas by the Spanish.

c)

prohibiting native Indian tribes from teaching their tribal languages.

d)

bringing movies made in the United States to a worldwide audience.

15.

latitude : ____ :: longitude : ____

a)

Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn

b)

not parallel, parallel

c)

Equator, Prime Meridian

d)

North Pole, South Pole

16.

Which measure shows the average number of people living in a square mile (square kilometer)?

a)

Death rate

b)

Birth rate

c)

Population density

d)

Demography

17.

A __________ is someone who moves from one place to another.

a)

Bum

b)

Immigrant

c)

Emigrant

d)

Migrant

18.

All of the following are “push” factors or reasons why someone might emigrate from a place except:

a)

Not enough jobs

b)

Good education

c)

Poor medical care

d)

Poor housing

19.

Which of the following is the BEST legal definition of genocide?

a)

The elimination (or attempted elimination) of an entire population of people based on religion, race, ethnicity, or culture.

b)

The elimination of an African tribe by another African tribe

c)

An isolated incident of mass killing based on religion, race, ethnicity or culture

d)

The taking over of one country by a stronger, more powerful country

20.

Which of the following is the BEST definition of imperialism?

a)

When a powerful country takes over another powerful country through war.

b)

When a weaker country asks to be part of the empire of an stronger country

c)

When a powerful country exerts their power over a weaker country by taking over

d)

When a powerful country wipes out an entire native population to use the land

21.

What was the “Scramble for Africa” in the late 19th century and early 20th century?

a)

The European countries began to give up control of the African nations they conquered.

b)

The European countries divided up the African nations among themselves.

c)

The African nations redrew their borders to make everything more even.

d)

The African nations divided themselves up into new tribes based on their physical characteristics.

22.

Which of the following was NOT a negative consequence of imperialism in Africa?

a)

The African people lost control of their governments which were replaced with European controlled governments.

b)

The Rwandan people were divided up into new tribes, which later resulted in genocide

c)

The African people were introduced to modern medicines which extended their life expectancy

d)

The European countries usually abruptly left Africa leaving the African countries in a state of chaos and political turmoil.

23.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the European Powers wanted to colonize/imperialize in Africa?

a)

More natural resources to exploit

b)

Spreading Christianity

c)

More land made them more powerful

d)

The cost of imperializing African Nations

24.

The perpetrators (killers) in Rwanda were:

a)

The Hutu

b)

The Tutsi

c)

The Belgian Colonizers

d)

The Janjaweed

25.

The army that fought against the Hutu was known as:

a)

RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Forces)

b)

Janjaweed

c)

The RAF (Rwandan Armed Forces)

d)

Interhamwe

26.

According to the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention, in the case of a declared genocide the United Nations must:

a)

Send in peace-keeping troops to be a presence

b)

Send in troops who actively stop the genocide

c)

Send a letter to the perpetrators asking them to stop killing

d)

Send in peace-keeping troops to neighboring countries urging intervention

27.

In 1994, The United States called Rwanda all of the following except:

a)

Civil War

b)

Tribal Warfare

c)

Acts of Genocide

d)

Genocide

28.

In 1994 ____________________ people were slaughtered by machetes, clubs and other crude weapons over the course of ___________________.

a)

800,000 Hutu; 100 days

b)

100,000 Tutsi; 1,000 days

c)

800,000 Tutsi; 100 days

d)

100,000 Hutu; 1,000 days