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Semester Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?

a)

Venezuela has large reserves of oil

b)

Texas has large amounts of oil

c)

students in China learn Chinese in school

d)

young people dance to rock music in Japan

2.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
3.

Immigration push factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

4.

When people do this, they go from their home country to make a home in a new country.

a)

emigrate

b)

immigrate

c)

famine

d)

push factor

5.

Rural areas are the opposite of urban areas.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
What is a push factor?
a)
Something that attracts someone to move
b)
Something that forces someone to move to a new country
c)
The process of moving to another country
d)
A refugee
7.
What is a pull factor?
a)
Something that forces someone to move
b)
Something that attracts someone to move to a new place
c)
The motion of a see saw
d)
A refugee
8.
Which government usually has a single leader, the ruler's will is law, people have limited or no rights and the leader has total control over people's lives?
a)
monarchy
b)
theocracy
c)
democracy
d)
dictatorship
9.
King/Queen have limited power; rule by a parliament
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Republic
c)
Anarchy
d)
Dictator
10.
The people have the right to vote.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
11.

Laws are applied fairly to all people.

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

12.

A dictatorship is an ___________ form of government

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

13.
Speaking against the country's leader will result in severe punishment.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
14.
The media has the right to freely report news from around the world in the newspaper, on the radio, and on TV.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
15.
If arrested for a crime, a citizen has the right to a fair trial.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
16.
The citizens in the U.S. choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government does the U.S. have?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
United Democracy
c)
Republic Democracy
d)
Representative Democracy
17.
Rule by a single leader who was not elected and may use force.
a)
Anarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
18.
Is a duty or something that should be done a right or responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
19.
Is a freedom that is protected by law a right or a responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
20.
Is serving on a jury a right or responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
21.
Is freedom of petition and assembly a right or responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
22.
Is a freedom that is protected by law a right or a responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
23.
If you wanted to find out what a symbol on a map meant, you would look at the ___?
a)
cardinal directions
b)
compass rose
c)
map legend/key
d)
map scale
24.
What map part shows the cardinal & or intermediate directions on a map?
a)
equator
b)
map scale
c)
map legend/key
d)
compass rose
25.
What map part helps you to calculate the distance from 1 city to another city on a map?
a)
map legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
26.
tells the subject or topic of a map, what the map is about
a)
map title 
b)
map key/legend 
c)
map grid
d)
compass rose 
27.
How many continents are located on Earth?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
28.
A map that shows human-created features such as borders, cities, highways, roads, states, railroads or countries.
a)
political map
b)
inset map
c)
international border
d)
physical map
29.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

30.

Longitude measure distances_____ and _____ of the Prime Meridian

a)

north to south

b)

east to west

31.

The government decides what factories make and how much.

a)

Market economy

b)

Mixed economy

c)

Communist economy

32.

Both private businesses and the government provide goods and services.

a)

Mixed economy

b)

Market economy

c)

Traditional economy

33.

In this economy, businesses decide what to produce based on consumer demand. At the same time, the businesses must adhere to government regulations that are meant to protect consumers.

a)

Market economy

b)

Socialism economy

c)

Command economy

34.

This is a

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

35.

Which two continents are shown in green in the picture?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

36.

__________ describes exactly where something is located, while ______ describes the direction of something in relation to another place.

a)

Relative Location/Absolute Location

b)

Absolute Location/Relative Location

37.

Which is an example of place?

a)

Mexico is known for its many beautiful, sandy beaches

b)

San Antonio, TX is at 29°N, 98°W

c)

Houston is located east of San Antonio

38.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the theme of MOVEMENT?

a)

Pilgrims from England came to America for religious freedom

b)

Playing Fortnite with someone from Canada

c)

The state of Utah is known for its amazing rock formations

39.

Which of these are an example of a political region?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

Mexico is part of a Spanish speaking area of Latin America

c)

San Antonio is in the state of Texas

40.

San Antonio extended the Riverwalk: This is an example of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

41.

Which of the following is an example of relative location?

a)

7607 N. New Braunfels

b)

60°N, 0

c)

The UK is located northwest of France

42.

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

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

HEI

43.

The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:

a)

Place, Region, HE Interaction, Land-forms, Movement

b)

Place, Region, HE Interaction, Location, Movement

c)

People, Race, HE Interaction, Location Movement

d)

Power, Region, HE Interaction, Location Movement

44.

What type of economy exists only under an Unlimited Government?

a)

Traditional

b)

Capitalist

c)

Communist

d)

Socialist

45.

The Country of North Korea has a dictator that makes all of the economic decisions. What type of economy is this?

a)

Mixed

b)

Market

c)

Command

46.
Which of the following is NOT a good?
a)
A basketball
b)
A pair of shoes
c)
Teaching 
d)
PS4
47.
A good is an object people want that they can touch or hold.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
The equator splits the Earth into which hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
Southeast and Northwest
c)
North and South
d)
Southwest and Northeast
49.

Depend means...

a)

to rely on

b)

to change to fit a new situation

c)

to change or make different

50.

When people change the way they live in order to fit new conditions or a new environment it is

a)

adaptation

b)

modification

51.

When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

52.

Putting on sunscreen.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

53.

Building a well for water.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

54.

Which of the factors of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

55.

Which one of the factors of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

56.

Steve Jobs the founder of Apple is holding up an I-phone. What is another name for someone who starts a business?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

57.

Which factor of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

58.

Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?

a)

Language

b)

Weather

c)

Arts

d)

Religion

59.
These countries typically have simple, agriculture-based economies
a)
Developed countries
b)
Developing countries
60.

Countries with high levels of literacy and higher education are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

61.

Countries with low level of literacy are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

62.
Not many hospitals
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither one
63.
Widely available health care
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither one
64.
High life expectancy
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither one