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Worksheets1st Semester World Geography and Cultures Review
Total questions: 118
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
The mountains located along the western edge of South America are the
Sierra Madre
Rocky Mountains
Andes
Western Highlands
Located in the Andes, Lake Titicaca is
The world’s highest navigable lake.
South America’s largest lake
Latin America’s smallest lake
An inlet from the Caribbean Sea
Many Caribbean islands are actually
Archipelagos
Atolls
Volcanic peaks
Lagoons
The Native American empires of Latin America were the
Maya, Inca, and Spanish
Maya, Aztec, and Inca
Mexican, Haitian and Brazilian
Aztec, Spanish, and Toltec
The five vertical climate zones in the highlands of Latin America are determined by
Rainfall
Distance from the Equator
Longitude
Elevation
Service industries, such as banking, communications, or retail sales,
Have decreased in Latin America during recent decades
Are not available in most of Latin America.
Have increased in Latin America in recent decades.
Are the most important economic activity in Latin America.
The Columbian Exchange involved plants, animals, and the transmission of
Ideas
Infectious disease
Money
Manufactured goods
The Mexican cities of Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez have many maquiladoras, or
Locally-owned factories
Foreign-owned factories
Transportation centers
Shipping docks
In some Latin American countries, growing cities have absorbed surrounding cities and suburbs to create _________________.
Central business centers.
Metropolitan areas
Primate cities
Megacities
In Mexico, parents and children often share their home with
Extended family
Neighbors and friends
Migrant workers
The homeless
The Rio de la Plata is a large ____________________ where three rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean.
Dam
Llano
Estuary
Highlands
Africans first came to the Caribbean as
Willing workers in search for new sources of wealth
Conquerors looking for new sources of wealth
Tourists and missionaries
Enslaved workers brought by Europeans
Technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area is known as
Industrial development
Urban sprawl
Mixed farming
Sustainable development
The coastline of the Scandinavian Peninsula is characterized by long, narrow steep-sided inlets called
Dikes
Fjords
Polders
Siroccos
Which ocean currents bring warm waters to western Europe?
North Pacific Drift and California Current
North Atlantic Current and Gulf Stream
Peru Current and West Wind Drift Current
Japan Current and Oyashio Current
Most eastern Europeans are ethnically
Celtic
Germanic
Roma
Slavic
Europe’s marine west coast climate
Has mild winters, cool summers, and abundant rain
Is prevalent in eastern Europe
Provides a good environment for coniferous trees
Has cold winters, heavy snowfall, and cool, short summers
The goal of the __________________________ is a united Europe in which goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries.
Common Market
United Nations
European Union
Maastricht Treaty
The conquering Roman Empire brought which religion to northern Europe?
Islam
Christianity
Paganism
Judaism
Pollution in the Mediterranean is problematic because
People are used to it
Environmental guidelines are being enforced
The sea is old
Few natural currents carry the pollutants away
Rapid industrialization led to _____________ in eastern Europe.
The fall of communism
Serious environmental pollution
Huge profits
A trade surplus
The European Union requires its members to
Limit and clean up environmental pollution
Pay high tariffs
Cease industrial production
Limit environmental pollution
Europe’s large deposits of coal and iron sparked the growth of _____________ in the 1800s.
Heavy industry
Light industry
Service industries
Farm cooperatives
The European Union’s future plans include
Establishment of a constitution.
Rejection of eastern European countries
No environmental standards
A common national language
The ______________ was an age of exploration and artistic achievement in Europe.
Reformation
Revolution
Renaissance
Romance
The city-state of _____________ introduced the Western ideas of democracy.
Rome
Athens
Alexandria
Byzantium
_____________ and __________________ rank among Europe’s top service industries.
Health care, social assistance
International banking, insurance
Transportation, warehousing
Rental, leasing
The Northern European Plains are rich in
Coal, oil, copper, and petroleum
Coal and oil
Agricultural lands and petroleum deposits.
Agriculture lands, iron ore and coal
Europe’s northwestern mountains have been rounded by
Weathering and erosion
Earthquakes
Glaciation and erosion
Volcanic eruptions
Which two factors most influence Europe’s climate and vegetation?
Elevation and proximity to the sea
Northern latitude and population density
Elevation and population density
Northern latitude and proximity to the sea
A _____________ climate is found in most of southern Europe
Mediterranean
Tropical
Humid subtropical
Tundra
How does the Netherlands protect its lowland areas?
With dikes to hold back the sea
With dikes to hold in rivers and lakes
By planting grasses whose roots trap water in the soil
By excavating fjords that hold back the sea
After World War II, most of eastern Europe was under
Communist rule
Democratic rule
Nazi rule
Roman rule
Which of the following would be shown on a physical map?
Capital cities
Roads and highways
Railroad
Elevation
Cold ocean currents affect climate by
Warming land
Cooling land
Causing precipitation
Flooding
One challenge of rapid population growth is providing adequate
Population distribution
Food production
Urbanization
Migration
A key element in a culture’s development is
Language
Migration
Climate
Diffusion
People can own businesses and make profits in a _____________ system.
Command economy
Communist
Traditional economy
Free enterprise
Burning fossil fuels is the main source of
Photosynthesis
Water pollution
Land pollution
Air pollution
What is another name for parallels of the Equator that circle the Earth that measure North and South?
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Latitude
The Prime Meridian
Meridians
What happens to migrants entering a long-established society?
They will be welcomed by everyone.
They will have no impact on society.
They will be forced to return to the place from which they came.
They might transform the society’s culture.
What do geographers study when they want to understand how a mountain range affects settlement?
The ecosystem
The formal region
Human-environmental interaction
Geographic information systems
Places located in the ____________ have warm to hot climates.
High latitudes
Rain shadow
Low latitudes
Midlatitudes
Which of the following describes a Mediterranean climate?
Dry winters and very hot, dry summers
Mild, rainy winters and hot, sunny summers
Very cold winters and warm summers
Heavy rains throughout the year
Groundwater comes from
Rain, melted snow, lakes and rivers
Rain, aquifers, oceans, and streams
Oceans, rain, lakes and rivers
Deserts, valleys, mountains, and oceans
Land takes up about how much of the Earth’s surface?
70%
15%
30%
20%
Which features are most accurately depicted on a globe?
Area, close-up detail, distance
Area, distance, direction
Close-up detail, distance, direction
Direction, area, close-up detail
What do many scientists believe about the Earth’s continents?
They were pulled apart over a period of two centuries.
They were pushed together over millions of years.
They once were joined in a single massive supercontinent.
They look the same today as they did millions of years ago.
Wind patterns are
Caused by the moon’s pull upon Earth.
Relatively unimportant as climate factors
Important factor in Earth’s climates
Almost impossible to determine and track
When the death rate is higher than the birthrate, _________________ exists.
Zero population growth
Doubling time
Population density
Negative population growth
Why must countries trade with each other?
Each country wants to make other countries happy.
Natural resources are distributed evenly throughout the world.
Natural resources are distributed unevenly throughout the world.
Otherwise, countries would accumulate too many goods.
What causes the Earth’s seasons?
The moon’s revolution and its tilt in relation to Earth
Earth’s rotation and its tilt in relation to the sun
Earth’s revolution and its tilt in relations to the sun
The movement of the continents due to continental drift
A monarch is a form of government in which
The government is run by a few people
A king or queen has chief control of the state
An elected parliament makes all the laws
There are no laws.
Communism is a command economy with
Very strict controls.
Few to no controls
Decision-making power in the hands of individual businesses
A very strong free-enterprise system
Water, wind and solar power are __________________ sources.
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Hydroelectric
Unpolluted
The Grand Canyon in Colorado was created by
Glacial erosion
Wind erosion
Water erosion
Chemical erosion
Some of the factors that change cultures are
Trade, migration, and war
Geology and the need for people to stay in one place
A never changing water supply and the amount of natural rainfall
Living in a totally isolated place and not traveling.
Erosion is the wearing away of Earth’s
Inner core by tectonic activity.
Surface by wind, glaciers, and moving water.
Mantle by the forces of magma and gravity.
Crust by the pull of the sun and the moon.
Burning fossil fuels releases gases that mix with water to form
Oxygen
Acid rain
Clouds
Solar energy
An increase in greenhouse gases might be contributing to
Ice caps
Global Warming
Atmospheric oxygen
Global cooling
No trees grow
Below the timberline
Above the timberline
Below the fault line
North of the Great Lakes
What part did glaciers play in forming the Great Lakes?
Glaciers melted in upstream rivers and lakes.
Glaciers forced the Earth’s crust upward.
Glaciers carved basins out of bedrock.
Glaciers froze the topsoil.
What kind of climate does Hawaii have?
Humid subtropical
Tropical wet
Marine west coast
Tropical dry
Population clusters in the United States are located
Along the Pacific coast, the Great Lakes, and in the Northeast
In the South and Southwest
In the Great Plains
Along the US - Mexico border.
What kind of climate characterizes the northeastern United States?
Humid continental
Mediterranean
Marine West Coast
Steppe
The Dust Bowl was caused by
Drought and poor farming techniques.
Lightning fires on the prairie and years of drought.
Settlers who planted fields of tall prairie grass.
Thunderstorms over the Great Plains.
Most people in the United States are _________ or descendants of.
Immigrants.
Republicans.
Suburbanites.
Native Americans
What land acquisition, made in 1803, doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
The Alaska Purchase
The annexation of Texas
The Gadsden Purchase
Summers are generally ____________ in the southeastern United States.
Cold
Cool and rainy
Hot and dry
Long and muggy
Great mineral resources, technological inventions, and immigrants in need of work greatly contributed to the
Industrialization of American cities
Growth of small farms.
Rise of the United States as a world power
Bill of Rights.
Lakes and rivers are important resources because they
Are a source of recreation.
Are used for shipping and transportation.
Provide an outlet for sewers and industrial waste.
Are a natural defense against invaders.
Ever-present cold and little vegetation are found
At high altitudes.
In far northern latitudes.
At high elevations and far northern latitudes.
Just below the timberline.
Extensive reliance on cars has resulted in
Efficient use of fuel.
A decline in public transportation.
A monopoly on petroleum.
Road congestion and air pollution
Why does Canada have a trade surplus?
It doesn’t spend large amounts of money on foreign oil and gas.
Canada exports very few natural resources.
Canada exports many of the products that the United States exports.
Canada’s strict regulations of its national budget ensures a surplus.
Most of the acid rain in Canada comes from
Canadian industrial emissions.
The United States.
Russia.
Nuclear power plants.
How might human activity accelerate global warming?
Volcanic eruptions
Allowing eutrophication
Dumping asbestos into rivers
Burning fossil fuels
North American economies are based increasingly on
Heavy industry
Fisheries
Timber harvesting
High-tech business.
Canada and the United States have
The same population density.
The exact same form of government
The same health programs
Played a role in each other’s histories
Most of the freight in the United States and Canada is carried
By airlines
By long-haul trucks
By inland waterways
By rail
When economies are interconnected and dependent on one another for goods and services, the result is a
Monopoly
Trade deficit
Trade surplus
Global economy
In what area are the United States and Canada experiencing the most economic growth?
Service industries
Heavy industries
Agriculture
Light industries
Some people in the French-speaking province of ___________ are interested in gaining independence from Canada.
Nunavut
Quebec
Alberta
Montreal
