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Semester Exam 1 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.
a)
men and ships for exploring
b)
money for items
c)
products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
d)
buying goods from Africa
2.
A new community in a new place.
a)
city
b)
settlement
c)
cave dwelling
d)
metropolis
3.

Plants found in the New World included the following:

a)

tomatoes, corn, squash

b)

cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas

c)

nuts and wild berries

d)

magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees

4.
What two hemispheres of the world were involved in the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Eastern and Northern
c)
Southern and Northern
d)
Eastern and Western
5.
What happened to the many of the Native American Indians?
a)
They got new land.
b)
The caught diseases and died.
c)
They moved to Europe.
d)
They traded spices with Asia.
6.

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1492 BC

c)

1606 AD

d)

1606 BC

7.

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of people.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

d)

Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

e)

Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

8.

Adapt means...

a)

to rely on

b)

to change to fit a new situation

c)

to change or make different

9.

Modify means...

a)

to rely on

b)

to change to fit a new situation

c)

to change or make different

10.

Most sources of energy today are

a)

fossil fuels

b)

wind powered

c)

from the developed world

d)

reneweable

11.
The overall weather in an area over a long period of time is known as:
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Change
d)
Hurricane
12.
The destruction of forests by cutting them down or through burning is known as:
a)
Deforestation
b)
Reforestation
c)
Woodsation
d)
Forest Replacement
13.

Which is NOT a trait of culture?

a)

Language

b)

Music

c)

Beliefs

d)

Healthcare

14.

Spreading cultural traits from one group to another is?

a)

Multiculturism

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Culture

d)

Pluralism

15.

The gathering of different cultures in a common place is?

a)

Cultural diffusion

b)

Culture

c)

Multiculturism

d)

Multidiffusion

16.

Individuals from Spain are dominantly what?

a)

Jewish

b)

Muslim

c)

Buddhist

d)

Catholic

17.
The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an example of:
a)
cultural trait
b)
ethnic group
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
cultural region
18.
Which trait of culture describes a person’s system of beliefs?
a)
Social Groups
b)
Arts
c)
Religion
d)
Daily Life
19.

What group was conquered by Cortes

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Anasazi

d)

Aztecs

20.

Where did Johannes Gutenberg live most of his childhood?

a)

Mainz, Germany

b)

Strasbourg, Georgia

c)

Strasbourg, France

d)

Columbia

21.

What did Johannes Gutenberg invent?

a)

Libraries

b)

Paper

c)

The Printing Press

d)

Whiteboards

22.

The specific location on the Earth is an example of what type of location?

a)

Relative

b)

Cardinal

c)

Absolute

23.

75 Degrees South, 90 Degrees W is an example of which type of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

24.

Northwest of South America is an example of what type of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

25.

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

26.

What is a cash crop?

a)

crops full of money

b)

a crop people use to make dye

c)

a crop people grow to sell

d)

a crop people grow to eat

27.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Population Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Road Map

28.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Road Map

29.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

30.

What does the red line in the picture show?

a)

states

b)

Equator

c)

continents

d)

countries

31.

What is the name of the map feature that is circled in blue?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

ocean

d)

title

32.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

to show the distance between places

b)

to show where the next lake is

c)

to tell you what the symbols on a map mean

d)

to help you find south

33.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
glacier
c)
bay
d)
canyon
34.
Name this landform
a)
peninsula
b)
plain
c)
river
d)
lake
35.
How does a delta form?
a)
a river slowing down
b)
it's just a river that empties into an ocean or lake
c)
the current of the river speeds up at the mouth causing sediment to wash away
d)
the current of the river slows down causing sediment to deposit

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