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WorksheetsSemester 1 Test 2019
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which of the following geographic factos has the greatest influence on where people live?
availability of water
shared cultural traditions
access to public transportation
proximtiy to highways and roads
A set of behaviors, beliefs, and traditions of people that unify a region is called...
Climate
Culture
Gloabalization
Population
Culture includes its groups--
beliefs
moral code
customs
all of the above
Which term means the vertical lines on a map that go up and down?
Longitude
Latitude
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Which term means the horizontal lines on a map that go side to side?
Longitude
Latitude
Geography
Place
What continent is the letter F located in?
Africa
Asia
Australia
South America
Invisible line at 0o latitude; divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Invisible line at 0o longitude; it divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres
Equator
Coordinate
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
An illustration that shows human features, such as state and national boundaries and capitals as well as cities.
Political Map
Physical Map
Topographic Map
Globe
Which of the following is not a continent?
North America
Asia
England
Antarctica
Cultural characteristics of all societies include government, religion, family, economic system, and
factories
language
Christianity
democracy
Canada and the United States share a history of colonization and immigration resulting in a region that is characterized by --
multiculturalism
religious persecution
political instability
social unrest
Which geographic landform is shown in dark gray on the map?
Hudson Bay
Mississippi River
Great Plains
Appalachian Mountains
British colonization of North America politically influenced the United States and Canada by introducing the idea of --
free trade
limited government
constitutional monarchy
separation of church and state
The Bill of Rights is important because --
it is a plan for our government
it establishes three parts to our government
it guarantees freedoms to all U. S. citizens
it declared freedom from England
Which of the following is a responsibility expected of U.S. citizens?
Checking on neighbors
Visiting Washington, D.C.
Caring for one's property
Voting in elections
A common feature of the economic systems in the United States and Canada is that both------
place a salary cap on business leaders' earnings
restrict factory ownership to the government
allow people to own private property
use government quotas to determine what to produce
What has been the long-term significance of French settlers in Canada?
They developed an armed conflict with the United States.
They established a command economy in Canada.
They created a strong culture region within Canada.
They created the universal culture for all of Canada.
Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?
Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes
Mississippi River and the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains
What physical geographic feature, shared by U.S. and Canada is shown on the map
Franklin Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Regional divisions of Canada are called
States
Provinces
Divisions
Territories
Definition: A form of government in which people elect leaders and rule by majority
Dictatorship
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
What is the leader of the Canadian government called?
King
Prime Minister
Queen of England
President
Which region of the United States? ...Rocky mountains, Natural resources, and on the Pacific Coast
West
Southwest
Northeast
Midwest
Which US Region? ...includes Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, & the Grand Canyon
West
Southwest
Northeast
Midwest
The movement of people from their country of origin to live in another country is...
Deportation
Vacation
Immigration
Displacement
The government of this country is a parliamentary democracy...
United States
Canada
Which of the following best explains the cultural pattern shown in the diagram?
Colonial immigrants adopted the beliefs of indigenous people living in South America.
Spanish colonization of South America spread new religious traditions.
African slaves brought new religious traditions to South America.
Incan leaders encouraged people in South America to convert to new religions.
Based on information on the map, which geographic feature marks the division between Central America and South America?
Border of Haiti and Dominica Republic
Lake Nicaragua
Isthmus of Panama
Yucatan Peninsula
The above images of architecture are examples of how Mexico and Canada have been influenced by —
cultural diffusion of religion
ideas of limited government
free enterprise economics
concepts of equality
What problem resulted from the creation of sugar plantations in Brazil during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
Close working conditions helped diseases to spread.
Spanish immigrants were displaced from their lands.
A need for workers encouraged expansion of slavery.
Indigenous peoples’ diets became unhealthy.
The Columbian Exchange introduced which economic activity into South American culture?
Terrace farming
Cattle ranching
Railroad building
Tobacco cultivation
Many people living in Central America have modified the physical environment by —
building dams to control flooding along rivers
cutting down rainforests to clear land for farming
constructing seawalls to stop the full force of hurricanes
burning volcanic rock as a source of fuel
Which of the following cultural descriptions best completes the diagram?
Newly-blended culture
Spanish-speaking culture
Highly-segregated culture
Mestizo-dominated culture
Which region of South America does the Amazon River basin mostly cover?
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Brazil
One of the negative effects of the cultural diffusion Latin America experienced during the age of European exploration of the New World included-
An expansion of the slave trade
An increased number of dangerous storms
The introduction of cattle ranching
The destruction of the tropical rain forests
What is the official language of Brazil?
Brazilian
English
Portuguese
Spanish
A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, connecting two larger areas of land.
Strait
Peninsula
Island
Isthmus
Francisco Pizarro was the conquistador from Spain who conquered the ___________
Aztecs
Inca
Maya
Olmec
Hernan Cortes was a conquistador from . . .___________________
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Greece
A farming method which involves cutting down plants and trees and burning them to make fertile farmland
Slash-and-burn
Terraces
Irrigation
Maize
What are the four regions of Latin America?
Central America, South America, Caribbean, Mexico
Central America, South America, Caribbean, United States
Central America, South America, Mexico, Canada
Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe
What was the Columbian Exchange?
a system of trade in Colombia that allowed citizens to exchange goods with neighboring countries
a system in which goods, ideas, people, and cultures were exchanged between the Old World and New World
the name for the holiday that celebrates when the Incan king gave the Spanish their land in exchange for gold
the exchange of cultures and ideas between the ancient civilizations of Latin America
What does indigenous mean?
the native people of a given place
the people who colonize a new place
