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4th Six Weeks Common Assessment

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This desert in North Africa is the largest in the world.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savanna

d)

Kalahari

2.

This is the longest river in the world.

a)

Niger

b)

Brazos

c)

Nile

d)

Mississippi

3.

What continent are we currently studying?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

4.

This deity (god) was placed in a chest by the deity Seth.

a)

Isis

b)

Osiris

c)

Ra

d)

Voldomort

5.

Isis wanted her brother Osiris to pass whole and not in pieces, why?

a)

Just because

b)

So he can live again

c)

To turn into an angel

d)

To pass to the afterlife

6.

What is the area between the Sahel and the Rain Forest?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanna

c)

Desert

d)

Oklahoma

7.

Just before the Nile drains into the Mediterranean it forms a ___________.

a)

Canal

b)

Isthmus

c)

Lake

d)

Delta

8.

The Nile flows in which cardinal direction?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

9.

Which physical feature usually has highest population density?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What country is shown on the map?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Egypt

d)

France

11.

Which term means “adjusting your life” to fit the environment?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Migration

c)

Modification

d)

Adaptation

12.

Which picture is an example of people modifying the environment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What physical feature covers most of North Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Ganges River

d)

Korean Peninsula

14.

Which river located in Africa is the longest river in the world?

a)

Ganges

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Nile

15.

Which of the following is a positive effect of the Aswan Dam?

a)

More jobs

b)

Flood control

c)

Hydroelectricity

d)

All of the above

16.

Series of rulers from the same family

a)

pharaoh

b)

dynasty

c)

noble

d)

delta

17.

This was the ruler of Ancient Egypt:

a)

pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

obelisk

18.

Rich and powerful person

a)

Ka

b)

obelisk

c)

noble

d)

afterlife

19.

Huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians

a)

delta

b)

Red Land

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

pyramid

20.

Ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

a)

sphinx

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

papyrus

21.

Long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that Egyptians used to write on

a)

obelisk

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

papyrus

d)

delta

22.

This was the sun god and chief of all the gods:

a)

Amun-Ra

b)

Osiris

23.

This was the water god:

a)

Amun-Ra

b)

Osiris

24.

Which of the following WAS an invention of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Gold Jewelry

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Wheel

d)

Sailboat

25.

Which WAS an achievement (invention) of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Wheel

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Makeup

d)

Sailboat

26.

The following picture shows the ___________ ____________ of Ancient Egypt.

a)

Religon

b)

Social Structure (Social classes)

c)

Inventions

d)

Geography

27.

What two continents meet in Russia’s Ural Mountains?

a)

Europe and Antartica

b)

Europe and Asia

c)

Asia and Africa

d)

Europe and Africa

28.
Longitude lines run from north to south.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
31.
What city is located at about 39 degrees North latitude and 108 degrees West longitude?
a)
Durango
b)
Delta
c)
Boulder
d)
Denver
32.
What city is located at 40 degrees North latitude and about 105 degrees West longitude?
a)
Colorado Springs
b)
Boulder
c)
Denver
d)
Durango
33.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

34.

Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

35.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
36.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
37.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
38.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
39.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose
40.
What type of government has its power limited by the people?
a)
Unlimited
b)
Limited
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
41.
What type of government has a leader or a small group of leaders with no limits to their power
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
42.
Government leaders are not held accountable for the well-being of the citizens in their country
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
43.
People who disagree with the policies and ideas of the government are often treated harshly.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
44.
People have few rights to privacy.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
45.
People can choose to work where they want.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
46.
People have a choice in the religion they choose practice or not practice. 
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
47.
Citizens are allowed to vote for people running for office.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
48.
What is a government ruled by a king or queen called?
a)
Absolute
b)
Constitutional
c)
Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
49.
What was the idea that kings and queens were given the power to rule by God?
a)
God's Blessing
b)
Optimus Prime
c)
Divine Right
d)
Ruler Right
50.
Laws are applied fairly to all people.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimitesd
51.
This is a low place in between two hills or mountains.
a)
Canyon
b)
Valley
c)
Desert
d)
Lake
52.
A landmass with an elevation higher than a hill.
a)
Ocean
b)
Gulf
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
53.
A dry area of land that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation (rainfall) per year.
a)
Mountain
b)
Canyon
c)
Desert
d)
Prairie
54.
What land form is this?
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
55.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
plain
d)
mountain
56.
What land form is this?
a)
island
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
mountain
57.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
58.
What land form is land completely surrounded by water?
a)
plain
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
island
59.

What country is in red on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Angola

d)

Nigeria

60.

What country is located in green on the map?

a)

S. Africa

b)

Republic of the Congo

c)

Rwanda

d)

Kenya

61.
Who is Mansa Musa
a)
One of the greatest Kings of Ghana. He was a proud christain
b)
One of the greatest kings of Mali. Built Mosques.
c)
allowed different religions in his kingdom
d)
built many Jewish temples
62.
What is the name of the desert located in Northern Africa?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Mojave Desert
63.

Africa is a country

a)

True

b)

False

64.

The largest Desert in the world

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahel

c)

Atlas

d)

Sahara

65.

The longest river in the world is...

a)

Niger

b)

Nile

c)

Blue

d)

Congo

66.
What desert is located at number 1? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel 
c)
Kalahari 
d)
Nile 
67.
What river is located near number 3? 
a)
Congo River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Nile River 
d)
Amazon River 
68.
What is the name of the country in red?
a)
Lemur
b)
Tanzania
c)
Madagascar
69.

Finely ground fertile soil good for growing crops

a)

Silt

b)

Irrigation

c)

oasis

d)

dirt

70.

Wet Fertile area of land located in the desert

a)

Oasis

b)

Silt

c)

Sahara

d)

Nile

71.

Who is from Mali, and is considered the wealthiest man to ever live? He also spread Islam on his journey to Mecca?

a)

Mehmet

b)

John Cena

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Musolini

72.
Take a look at the following map. Where are the majority of urban cities located in Sudan? Why?
a)
Along the northern coast because the weather is cooler
b)
Along the western border due to conflict in the east
c)
In the southern part of the country because of oil
d)
Along the rivers because water is needed to survive
73.

The Caucasus Mountains form a border between Russia and_________.

a)

Georgia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Turkey

d)

Caspian Sea

74.

This river is the longest river in the world, flows north, and empties in the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Niger

c)

Seine

d)

Nile

75.

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things. The Nile river was compared to what?

a)

a giant lizard

b)

a little puppy

c)

a large chancla

d)

a giant snake

76.

We studied some Egyptian mythology. Osiris and Isis were _____________.

a)

cousins

b)

best friends

c)

brother and sister

d)

enemies

77.

The Tropical Rain Forest is located on what line of latitude?

a)

10 degrees

b)

20 degrees

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

78.

What desert is located in the south?

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Kalahari

d)

Savanna

79.

What is the largest lake in Africa?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tahoe

c)

Lake Tawakani

d)

Lake Lewisville

80.

The Nile river flows in which cardinal direction?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

81.

What is the name of the Mountain range in the north?

a)

Sahara

b)

Atlas

c)

Kilamonjaro

d)

Alps

82.

What are the 3 economic questions every country must answer?

a)

What do we buy, how do we purchase it and how do we use it?

b)

Whats your name, number and address?

c)

What do we produce, how do we produce it and who will consume it?

d)

Whats the best team in Dallas? The Cowboys, Mavericks or the Rangers?

83.

How do members of a traditional economy trade goods?

a)

With money

b)

They steal it

c)

They dont trade goods

d)

Bartering

84.

In a traditional economy, economic decisions are made based on what?

a)

Cultural traditions and beliefs

b)

The government

c)

The people

d)

The Cowboys record

85.

Who owns all property and resources in a pure market economy?

a)

The government

b)

Individuals and private citizens

c)

Nobody

d)

La Llorona

86.

What is a market economy?

a)

a. the government regulates

b)

b. the state regulates

c)

c. the king had complete control

d)

d. government have little regulation and allows citizens to own their own business

87.

What are the three basic economic questions?

a)

a. When, How, and Where to produce

b)

b. What, How, and for Whom to produce

c)

c. Where, Why, and for Whom to produce

d)

d. When, How, and for Whom to produce

88.

GDP is:

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

General Domestic Production

c)

General Domestic Product

d)

Great Democratic Product

89.

Which term means “adjusting your life” to fit the environment?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Migration

c)

Modification

d)

Adaptation

90.

The ancient Greek historian named Herodotus called Egypt the _______________?

a)

Gift of the Gab

b)

Song of Storms

c)

Gift of the Nile

d)

Gift of the Amazon

91.

Why was it necessary for Isis to find and rebuild the body of Osiris?

a)

For fun

b)

To have a proper funeral

c)

So he could pass to the afterlife

d)

Just because

92.

What region is in between the Sahara and the Savanna?

a)

Sahel

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Madagascar

93.

Seth tricked Osiris into climbing into a _______________.

a)

Car

b)

Chest

c)

Chamber

d)

Pool

94.

Osiris was torn into how many pieces?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

95.
What resource is this?
a)
capital resource
b)
natural resource
c)
human resource
96.
A low area between hills and mountains.
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
delta
97.
What landform is this?
a)
delta
b)
canyon
c)
valley
d)
sand dune
98.
As many as 200,000 Syrian refugees have fled Syria in the last 4 days as ISIS advances closer.
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
99.

A religious group is a group of people who....

a)

have a common belief system

b)

play soccer

c)

have common cultural traits

d)

have the same parents

100.

Many Africans practice traditional religions that have been passed down from...

a)

their teachers

b)

the principal

c)

generations

d)

they are not passed down

101.

What is an Ethnic Group?

a)

a religious group

b)

people who share a common religion

c)

people who love the same food

d)

people who share common cultural characteristics

102.

Where did ancient Egyptians bury their kings?

a)

Under trees

b)

Pyramids

c)

Underground

d)

Coffins

103.

Alexander the Great of Macedonia, founded which city?

a)

Paris

b)

Dallas

c)

Alexandria

d)

Rome

104.
What is the capital city of Niger?
a)
Bamako
b)
Accra
c)
Niamey
d)
Abuja
105.
Name the religion of southern Africa.
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
106.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
107.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
108.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
109.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
110.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia

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