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PreAP World Geography Midterm Review

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on current immigration trends, which world religion is likely to experience growth in Europe?
a)
Islam
b)
Catholic
c)
Protestant
d)
Orthodox
2.
What is the major contributor to the decrease in population of Native Americans after European Arrival?
a)
Food exchange
b)
Overpopulation
c)
Infectious disease
d)
Climate Change
3.
What factor most influenced the placement of settlements of early European colonies?
a)
Waterways for trade
b)
Warm climate for health
c)
Broad plains with fertile soils for farming
d)
Mountains for defense against enemies
4.
Why was the Ruhr region of Germany so important to coal mining companies?
a)
Industrialization fueled the need for energy sources
b)
Decreasing populations reduced the need for farmland
c)
The end of world wars caused economic priorities to shift
d)
Demand for jobs for immigrants in the European Union increased
5.
What are some effects of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
empathy
b)
scarcity
c)
interdependence
d)
world citizenship
6.
What factors have led to high ethnic diversity levels in the Balkan Region?
a)
A rise of dictators
b)
Economic growth
c)
Multiple conflicts
d)
Cultural convergence
7.
What was the period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds called? The exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life.
a)
Isolationism
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Nationalism
d)
Command Economy
8.
What term best fits the definition of self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families?
a)
Mining
b)
Cattle Ranching
c)
Subsistence Agriculture
d)
Industrialized or Commercial Agriculture
9.
Which climate has hot and dry summers with clear sunny skies, and moderate, wet winters?
a)
Arctic
b)
Mediterranean
c)
Tundra
d)
Subarctic
10.
We use the acronym MR.HELP to remember the 5 Themes of Geography? What does each letter represent?
a)
Mediterranean, Rotation, Health and Environment, Latitude, and Polar
b)
Movement, Region, Health and Energy, Longitude, and Place
c)
Movement, Region, Human & Environment Interaction, Location, and Place
d)
Manilla, Rome, Herzogonia and Europe, Latvia, and Prussia
11.
What definition best describes Human & Environment Interaction?
a)
an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.
b)
an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
c)
a particular place or position.
d)
interactions between the human social system and (the “rest” of) the ecosystem
12.
If a country has a high infant mortality rate, low life expectancy, and a low literacy rate, it can best be defined as a __________________________________
a)
Developed or Industrialized Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Command Economy
d)
Republic
13.
If a country has a low infant mortality rate, high life expectancy, and a high literacy rate, it can best be defined as a __________________________________
a)
Developed or Industrialized Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Command Economy
d)
Republic
14.
An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government is called a ________________________________
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Market Economy
c)
Traditional Economy
d)
Command Economy
15.
An economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control is called a free enterprise or market economy. Which of the following countries are the farthest away from this type of economy?
a)
United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
North Korea
16.
Most major cities, or megalopolis, are located next to what geographic feature?
a)
Bodies of water
b)
Mountains
c)
Deserts
d)
Valleys
17.
Big factories and industrialization are representations of subsistence farming?
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Why would U.S. leaders not want Soviet Union nuclear missiles placed in Cuba during the Cold War?
a)
Cuba is too close to the U.S. and any missile fired from there could strike most of the U.S.
b)
Cuba was a small country and having that much extra weight could sink it
c)
Cuba was a newly formed country and the U.S. did not want them to get in the middle of it
d)
Cuba wanted to be friends with the U.S. and the U.S. did not want the Soviet Union to bully them
19.
The spreading of culture, including aspects such as clothing and food, from one group to another, typically as a result of making contact for the first time is called what?
a)
Cultural diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Economic integration
d)
Literacy
20.
Tobacco being spread from the Old World to the New World is an example of cultural diffusion.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
 Countries with a high standard of living have a low life expectancy.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What would be a pull factor to bring many Europeans east to west?
a)
Escaping from civil war
b)
Avoiding natural disasters
c)
Fleeing oppressive government
d)
Seeking economic Opportunities
23.
The use of the Euro and the removal of trade barriers in the European Union have led to what?
a)
high unemployment in non-EU countries
b)
increased demand for agricultural products
c)
A large united trade zone across Europe
d)
a shift from manufacturing jobs to service industries
24.
What is the best summary of the effects of the European Union?
a)
European Union trade policies have resulted in job losses in EU nations
b)
Many living in the European Union are experiencing a loss of economic power
c)
The expansion of technology has facilitated globalization in the European Union
d)
Globalization has resulted in higher standards of living in European Union nations
25.
What major factor helped the European Union grow so quickly?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Political stability
c)
Cultural divergences
d)
Spread of communism
26.
Reliance on subsistence agriculture, few services or manufacturing enterprises, widespread poverty and low standard of living are all ________________________________
a)
Characteristics of a developing nation
b)
Characteristics of Industrialized Nations
c)
Characteristics of a Free-Enterprise System
d)
Characteristics of a Command Economic System
27.
France economically is between Socialism and Free Enterprise on a scale but is closer to one. Which one would France be closer to economically?
a)
Socialism
b)
Free Enterprise
28.
If a country has a low infant mortality rate, high literacy rate, and high per capita income then they ____________________
a)
are highly industrialized
b)
are in the process of implementing free-market reforms
c)
receive large amounts of foreign aid
d)
practice subsistence-level agriculture
29.
Which of the following is most directly responsible for the variation in seasonal weather patterns?
a)
Phases of the Moon
b)
Tilt of the Earth’s axis
c)
Distance from the Sun
d)
Rotation of the Earth on its axis
30.
Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion?
a)
the wearing down of rocks by wind and water.
b)
The breaking of the Earth’s crust that causes a fault.
c)
The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water.
d)
The mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material.
31.
How do mountain barriers affect the climate on the leeward side?
a)
The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation low.
b)
The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation high.
c)
The temperatures would be very cold and the amount of precipitation high.
d)
The temperatures would be extremely cold and the amount of precipitation low.
32.
How does an El Niño affect weather patterns in Texas?
a)
There are fewer threats from hurricanes.
b)
There is an increased threat of tornadoes.
c)
There is an increase in precipitation, mainly rainfall.
d)
There is a decrease in precipitation, mainly lower rainfall totals.
33.

The physical process shown in the map would most likely result in —

a)

a La Niña causing drought in the summer and flooding in the winter

b)

typhoons that cause deforestation in both the summer and winter months

c)

tsunamis that cause property damage in the summer, but not during the winter

d)

a wide variation of heavy rains in the summer and warm, dry temperatures in the winter

34.
Which innovation had the effect of producing electricity and improving farming?
a)
Dams
b)
Nuclear plants
c)
Polders
d)
Terracing
35.
How does a Geographic Information System (GIS) function as a resource for businesses or government officials?
a)
A GIS generates several surveys used to gather data about geographic patterns.
b)
A GIS presents data in visual forms making it easier to see geographic patterns.
c)
A GIS creates a variety of predictions about geographic patterns for consumers.
d)
A GIS produces reports about geographic decisions that have been made before.
36.

Based on the data in the table, which countries would be considered more developed?

a)

Haiti and Nigeria

b)

Mexico and Nigeria

c)

Haiti and Singapore

d)

Mexico and Singapore

37.
In a free enterprise economic system, the decisions about what to produce are made in response to —
a)
voting patterns
b)
consumer demand
c)
government quotas
d)
university graduation rates
38.
Which religion spread to the Americans through the process of European colonization?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
39.
Which of the following best explains how elevation influences temperature?
a)
Higher elevations experience cooler temperatures compared to lower elevations.
b)
Higher elevations experience warmer temperatures compared to lower elevations.
c)
Higher elevations experience very little temperature variation from lower elevations.
d)
Higher elevations experience varied temperatures depending on proximity to oceans.
40.
Industrial growth in the United States has most directly contributed to the process of —
a)
innovation
b)
urbanization
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
multiculturalism
41.
The Amazon Rainforest is located in a tropical climate region, which indicates that it is located in latitudes that are —
a)
Near the equator
b)
Considered mid-latitudes
c)
farthest from the equator
d)
closest to the Atlantic Ocean
42.
Which geographic factor most likely contributed to the pattern of urbanization for Latin America?
a)
Immigration
b)
Industrialization
c)
Natural disasters
d)
Building national highways
43.
Which of the following accounts for why some American manufacturing companies have located factories in Mexico?
a)
Abundant capital resources
b)
Inexpensive labor
c)
Favorable climate conditions
d)
Political stability in the region
44.
A common cultural element that distinguishes Latin America includes —
a)
a belief in isolationism
b)
a lack of cultural diversity
c)
the predominance of Roman Catholicism
d)
the widespread use of the Portuguese language
45.

All of the following are reasons that explain why civilizations developed along rivers EXCEPT—

a)

Trade and transportation

b)

Fertile soil

c)

Fresh water

d)

Easy access to railroads

46.

When does the Southern Hemisphere have the coldest climate?

a)

When it receives the most direct solar rays.

b)

When it faces the sun exactly 12 hours a day.

c)

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

d)

When the sun does not set in the Antarctic Circle.

47.

Which maintains a consistent temperature throughout the year due to the tilt of the Earth?

a)

Arctic

b)

Tropical Zone

c)

Antarctic

d)

Temperate Zone

48.

Plate tectonics often cause what phenomenon?

a)

Global warming

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Hurricanes

49.

__________ most dramatically influences a place’s climate.

a)

Latitude

b)

Humidity

c)

Wind velocity

d)

Rainfall amount

50.

Death Valley sits on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. What physical principle does this illustrate?

a)

El Niño

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Greenhouse effect

d)

Orographic effect

51.

Which of the following is an example of a perceptual region?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The South

c)

Stonebriar Mall

d)

Texas

52.

When the ocean and weather patterns in the Pacific water are warmer than normal it is called _________ but when it is cooler than normal it is called _____________.

a)

El caliente, La Frío

b)

La Niña, El Niño

c)

El Niño, La Niña

d)

La Frío, El caliente

53.

With the invention of the internet, how has American businesses changed?

a)

Americanization

b)

Globalization

c)

Urbanization

d)

Gentrification

54.

The United States is a capitalist country that has a market economy, which means—

a)

Bob has to ask permission to open a shoe store.

b)

Bob is told where to open his shoe store.

c)

Bob is told how much to charge his shoes.

d)

Bob can open a shoe store where he wants and for the price that he wants.

55.

What 20th century innovation led to a rapid increase in urban sprawl (urbanization)?

a)

Car

b)

Cell Phone

c)

Internet

d)

Airplane

56.

The word funky originated from British English, meaning “musty or foul-smelling.” As funky spread to the U.S. it began to acquire multiple new meanings like “excellent” or “deeply satisfying.”


Funky is now American slang, and the process of spreading to America makes funky an example of _______________.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Assimilation

c)

Culture

d)

Innovation

57.

Which of the following factors can affect the shape of a population pyramid?

a)

Migration patterns

b)

Deaths

c)

Births

d)

All of these

58.

What is the major cause of poverty in South America?

a)

Inequality of landownership

b)

Lack of natural resources

c)

Ethnic tensions

d)

Lack of education

59.

Why does Mexico City struggle with terrible air pollution?

a)

The city’s physical geography is surrounded by mountains that trap in the pollution.

b)

Numerous factories and cars create harmful pollutants in the air increasing pollution.

c)

Mexico’s poor infrastructure makes reducing carbon emissions too expensive.

d)

All of these.

60.

What type of landform is Central America?

a)

An isthmus

b)

An island

c)

A continent

d)

An alluvial fan

61.

The Andes Mountains line the west coast of

a)

Canada.

b)

Mexico.

c)

South America.

d)

Central America.

62.

What was a result of the creation of NAFTA for Mexico?

a)

Mexico’s GDP decreased

b)

Markets in the north have opened wider and manufacturing has increased

c)

Daily life in Mexico has slowed down.

d)

More Americans have moved south to Mexico.

63.

40 degrees North and 55 degrees West is an example of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

HEI

64.

air pollution coming from a factory smoke stack is an example of which 2 themes

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

65.

Relocating from one state to another is an example of...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

66.

20degrees South Latitude, and50 degrees West Longitude is a which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

67.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

68.

What kind of map would be the most useful for showing the location of cities in Germany?

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Road map

d)

Thematic map

69.

Which term refers to a group of places that have features in common?

a)

movement

b)

adaptation

c)

region

d)

location

70.

How we adapt to nature around us is...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I

71.

How is a globe different from a map?

a)

It is more accurate

b)

It is difficult to transport easily

c)

It is the only one that shows the equator

d)

There is no distortion

72.

If you hired someone to make a map of your town, you would hire a...

a)

cartographer

b)

mapographer

c)

directionologist

d)

compassographer

73.

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

74.
What is the name of the computer database for collecting and analyzing geographic data?
a)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
b)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
c)
Remote sensing
d)
Seismic monitoring
75.
Which of the following is NOT true of map scale?
a)
Shows distance between two points on a map
b)
Shows detail on a map
c)
Shows direction on a map
d)
Measured in miles or kilometers
76.
A map which shows state/country boundary lines, names of cities, and waterways is a ________ map.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Contour
77.
A compass helps the reader of a map determine...
a)
Orientation
b)
Relief
c)
Distortion
d)
Scale
78.
The horizontal lines on the globe run from East to West. What are these lines called?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Horizontals
d)
Verticals
79.
Mt. Kilimanjaro is located on the equator. Which effect on climate explains why there is snow on its peak?
a)
Elevation
b)
Wind
c)
Water
d)
Latitude
80.
What is the physical geography term for a narrow waterway that separates two land masses?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Strait
c)
Tributary
d)
Delta
81.
Which region of the world experiences monsoons?
a)
American Plains
b)
Caribbean Sea/Islands
c)
Indian Ocean and surrounding area
d)
Pacific Ocean and surrounding area
82.
Which region of the world experiences Hurricanes?
a)
American Plains
b)
Caribbean Sea/Islands
c)
Indian Ocean and surrounding area
d)
Pacific Ocean and surrounding area
83.
The low latitudes (the warmest climate zone) are located near the __________
a)
Equator
b)
Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Antarctic circle
84.
The climate region found near the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn is...
a)
Tropical Wet
b)
Polar Ice Cap
c)
Humid Subtropical
d)
Sub Polar
85.
Polders are most associated with which country?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Norway
d)
The Netherlands
86.
The cutting of "steps" into the side of a hill in order to farm is a practice called ___________.
a)
Terracing
b)
Polders
c)
Deforestation
d)
Reservoirs
87.
Which river is described below?
"Ferries crossing the river between Texas and Mexico have been in operation for 60 years. With the proper credentials and 75 cents, each day 2,000 day-workers make the ten minute journey into the United States."
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
San Juan River
88.
Man has impacted his environment in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Deforestation
c)
Polders
d)
Terracing
89.
______________ is a process by which a desert expands past its normal boaundaries.
a)
Deforestation
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Desertification
d)
Terracing
90.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a developed country?
a)
low per capita GDP
b)
low literacy rate
c)
high infant mortality rate
d)
low population growth rate
91.
A population pyramid with a wide base and skinny top (triangle shaped) illustrates a country that is:
a)
developed
b)
developing
c)
densely populated
d)
distributed evenly
92.
The population of a country with a population pyramid with a wide base and skinny top (triangle shaped) is...
a)
remaining stable
b)
aging rapidly
c)
growing rapidly
d)
declining rapidly
93.
The uneven distribution of natural resources on the Earth is being balance through...
a)
Population distribution
b)
World trade
c)
Forced sharing
d)
Bartering
94.
The European Union was formed to provide:
a)
Emergency assistance for Sub-Saharan countries
b)
Economic cooperation between members
c)
Common military defense for members
d)
Humanitarian aid
95.
Factories are an example of which economic activity level?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quarterly
96.
Which newspaper headline describes a primary economic activity level?
a)
"Improved WG Scores Due to Teachers' Hard Work"
b)
"Accident at Coal Mine Causes Delays"
c)
"Baker Sets Sales Record with Delicious Cupcakes!"
d)
"Lack of Flu Shots Have Doctors Worried"
97.
What is NOT a reason countries engage in trade?
a)
Import goods and services that they need
b)
Increase dependence on foreign sources of energy like oil
c)
Import goods and services that other countries can produce at a lower cost
d)
Export goods and services that can be marketed for a profit
98.
Portuguese explorers conquered much of Latin America. Which country has become a language region based on the influence of the Portuguese colonizers centuries ago?
a)
Brazil
b)
Argentina
c)
Mexico
d)
Columbia
99.
Which of the following features is MOST directly related to Latin America's colonial legacy?
a)
Roman Catholic religion
b)
Scattered natural resources
c)
Extensive raw materials
d)
Dangerous volcanic activity
100.
Which mountain chain passes through seven countries in South America and is the longest chain in the world?
a)
Appalachians
b)
Rockies
c)
Himalayas
d)
Andes
101.
When it is summer in Virginia, what season is it in Uruguay?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
102.
What physical feature lies to the western, leeward, side of the Andes Mountains?
a)
Amazon Basin
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Pampas
d)
Panama Canal
103.
Which pair of countries shares a common Language?
a)
France and Columbia
b)
Germany and Argentina
c)
Italy and Canada
d)
Portugal and Brazil
104.
The Brazilian government is struggling against farmers, miners, and ranchers to preserve what type of ecosystem?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Rainforest
d)
Mountains
105.
The ancient Incan city located in the Andes Mountains of Peru is:
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Tikal
c)
Taj Mahal
d)
Angkor Wat
106.
What is the name of the large grassland located in Argentina?
a)
Llanos
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Atacama Desert
d)
Pampas
107.
Which of the following is the definition of the division of a mountain region (particularly the Andes Mountains) into agricultural regions?
a)
Altitudinal Sections
b)
Horizontal Delineation
c)
Vertical Zonation
d)
Linear Mountains
108.
Which ethnic group was NOT involved in the breakup of Yugoslavia?
a)
Croats
b)
Bosnians
c)
Serbs
d)
Azerbijanis
109.
What is the name of the European sea where large amounts of oil and natural gas have been found and extracted?
a)
North
b)
Baltic
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Aegean
110.
Which country controlled Eastern Europe in the second half of the 20th century?
a)
People's Republic of China
b)
The Republic of Germany
c)
Austro-Hungarian Empire
d)
Soviet Union
111.
European countries that belong to this world alliance use the same currency.
a)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 
b)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
c)
EU (European Union)
d)
UN (United Nations)
112.
Most people in Europe live in:
a)
Rural areas
b)
Urban areas
c)
Highlands
d)
Lowlands
113.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is what type of alliance?
a)
Humanitarian/aid
b)
Military
c)
Economic
d)
Religious
114.
What allows Western Europe to be warmer than it should be?
a)
The Prime Meridian
b)
The Equator
c)
North Atlantic Drift
d)
Greenhouse Effect
115.
Windmills are a prominent piece of the cultural landscape in the Netherlands. What purpose do they primarily serve?
a)
Drain water from low lying coastal areas to create polders.
b)
Provide wind relief because of the Netherlands' hot arid climate.
c)
Supply power for the prosperous flower industry.
d)
Cut wood from the deforestation in the Tropical Rainforest in the Netherlands.
116.
Which of the following climate regions is most impacted by its proximity to water?
a)
Arid
b)
Tropical Wet
c)
Humid Subtropical
d)
Marine West Coast
117.
Spain and Portugal are located on which peninsula?
a)
Italian
b)
Crimean
c)
Iberian
d)
Jutland

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