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Fall Sem Exam Review (part 1)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Germany is experiencing-

a)

high death rates

b)

low literacy rates

c)

low birth rates

d)

low standard of living

2.

Presents data in visual forms making it easier to see geographic patterns.

a)

Geographic Information System (GIS)

b)

Standard of Living

c)

Population Pyramids

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

3.

What physical geographic factor defines Oceania as a region?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Pacific Ocean

4.

The Atacama Desert in Peru is considered to be the driest place on the earth. Which geographic factor is most responsible for producing this phenomenon?

a)

Mountain Barriers

b)

Rainforest

c)

Ocean currents

d)

Oceans

5.

Based on the photo, which factor highly influences the character of this place?

a)

Rural

b)

Urban population density

c)

Countryside

d)

Small town

6.

The navigable rivers in Western Europe have historically impacted economic development in the region by —

a)

easier to move Nazi supplies

b)

great for irrigation

c)

river cruises

d)

making easier the movement of people & goods

7.

Industrial growth in the United States has most directly contributed to the process of —

a)

farming

b)

urbanization

c)

the Columbian Exchange

d)

The European Union (EU)

8.

The European Union's policies related to ____________________ have contributed to higher standards of living in European Union countries.

a)

globalization

b)

communism

c)

cottage industries

d)

subsistence agriculture

9.

The U.S practices which type of political system?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Constitutional Republic

d)

Oligarchy

10.

Which of these describes one way England changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Cottage industries grew

b)

People move out of England to look for work in agriculture

c)

Urban areas grew as jobs became available

d)

Subsistence farming became very common

11.

Agricultural cooperatives are common in-

a)

rural areas

b)

the cities

c)

the suburbs

d)

large urban corridors

12.

______________ brings severe flooding to Central America.

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

tectonic plate movement

d)

Orographic effect

13.

The range of average temperatures and rainfall affects the types of plants that can successfully grow in an are how climate influences the distribution of-

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

El Nino

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Biomes

14.

A business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.

a)

Commercial Industries

b)

Cottage Industries

c)

Subsistence farming

d)

Commercial farming

15.

What was the main cause for the underrepresentation of the overall of the indigenous people of the Americas?

a)

Religion

b)

Mustard gas

c)

War

d)

Diseases

16.

The population in most of Central & South America speaks Spanish due to-

a)

Dutch Colonialism

b)

French Colonialism

c)

British Colonialism

d)

Spanish Colonialism

17.

Ocean trenches, mountains, and rift valleys are created by-

a)

the hydrosphere

b)

La Nina

c)

tectonic plate movement

d)

the atmosphere

18.

Spanish explorers most likely wanted to colonize what is now modern day Peru & Mexico during the sixteenth century in order to —

a)

get coffee & chocolate

b)

begin sugar plantations

c)

obtain gold & silver

d)

keep the Dutch away

19.

Which human geographic factor has facilitated the growth of the European Union?

a)

Communism

b)

Political stability

c)

Famine

d)

Lack of jobs

20.

Which economic activity benefits from the extensive railroad network built in Europe?

a)

Chemical engineering

b)

Cottage industries

c)

River cruises

d)

Tourism

21.

Higher elevations experience cooler temperatures compared to lower __________________.

a)

elevations

b)

precipitation

c)

ocean currents

d)

wind currents

22.

Regions created by man-made borders are-

a)

Physical Regions

b)

Natural Regions

c)

Political Regions

d)

Cultural Regions

23.

The cultural landscape of many places in Europe is characterized by-

a)

The Alps

b)

historic cathedrals

c)

The Rhineland

d)

The Mona Lisa

24.

Which economic activity most often required workers to settle in an urban setting?

a)

logging

b)

farming

c)

manufacturing

d)

mining

25.

___________________ has brought new information and technology to developing countries.

a)

NAFTA

b)

OPEC

c)

Globalization

d)

The Columbian Exchange

26.

Practices which are passed from one generation to another generation is an example of-

a)

Cultural Institutions

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Cottage Industries

d)

Terrace farming

27.

The ________________________ creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.

a)

Moons gravitational pull

b)

Earth-Sun Relationship

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

Earth's atmosphere