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Worksheets2nd Semester Interim Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 53mins
Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and the economy of China?
Water from the Yangtze is used to water crops in the Gobi Desert
The Yangtze forms the border between India and China
People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalaya Mountains.
It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial uses.
What is a main causes of pollution in the waters of the Yangtze River?
The waste is from nuclear power plants
The bodies of dead animals are thrown into the river.
The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the river.
The exhaust fumes are from the millions of cars driven in this area in Asia.
What is a nickname for the Huang-He/Yellow River?
China’s Sorrow
Chomolungma
Nile
Mother
What mountain range is a border between India and China
Appalachain Mts.
Andes Mts.
Himalayan Mts.
Sierra Nevada Mts.
Which river in China is the world's busiest for shipping traffic?
Yangtze River
Huang He (Yellow River)
Mekong River
Ganges River
Which river in China is named for the loess, or fertile soil, it deposits along its river banks?
Yangtze River
Huang He (Yellow River)
Mekong River
Ganges River
Why did the Chinese government decide to build hydroelectric dams along the Yangtze River?
The dam would provide water for all of China's desert areas.
China's people needed a reliable source of hydroelectric power
China needed to be able to store water because the Yangtze River regularly dries up.
Careful study showed there would be no environmental impact associated with the dam.
When Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, which environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?
the city's air pollution
lack of fresh drinking water
temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China
heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer
Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?
the shrinking population
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
the gradual drop in the number of new factories
the lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas
Which is a leading cause of death in China due to the pollution problems?
skin cancer
respiratory and heart disease
injuries from automobile accidents
injuries related to industrial and factory accidents
Where do most Chinese live?
in Mongolia to the north
in the central hilly plateau region
area of the country with milder climates
around the Gobi Desert
What is the best way to describe the geography and climate of North Korea?
mountainous and cool
large desert, hot and dry
mostly tropical
mix of mountains and river valleys and mild temperatures
What is the best way to describe the geography and climate of South Korea?
mountainous and cool
large desert, hot and dry
mostly tropical
mix of mountains and river valleys and mild temperatures
Which type of climate makes Vietnam ideal for growing rice?
warm and tropical
dry and desert-like
colder due to winds from glaciers
bitter cold in winter, hot in summer
Why do almost 25% of the people of South Korea live in and around the capital city of Seoul?
The climate is sub-tropical and warm year-round.
The area around Seoul is protected from seasonal rains.
Seoul is far away from the border with North Korea
The city provides jobs, markets, and educational opportunities not available in rural areas
How have farmers in Japan been able to raise crops in land that is very mountainous?
they grow only those crops that don't use fertilizer.
farmers are limited that do not need irrigation
they have built farming terraces along the mountain slopes
they raise crops only in the small valleys found between the mountain ranges
How do the Japanese feed heir people with such little good farmland?
Many of the Japanese people starve every year
The Japanese depend on fishing and imported food
Tourists bring their own food when visiting from other countries
the Japanese sell oil to earn money to buy food from other countries
If you live in a mountainous region, how can you adapt your farming techniques?
Terrace farming
Fish instead of farm
Import your agricultural products
Build dams to stop the flow of water
The Himalayas have created all of the following EXCEPT
a barrier between cultures
a barrier for monsoons (seasonal winds and rains)
a source for freshwater to the Ganges valley
a fertile farming area for much of Asia
Why is pollution often ignored in developing countries?
The pollution is not really a problem
The government will overlook the problem to increase GDP
No one notices the pollution
The government does not have the power to control pollution
An ethnic group is people who
grow similar food.
share a language, ancestry or religion.
share a belief in god or gods.
like to read the same literature.
A religious group is people who
grow similar food.
share a common ancestry,language or religion.
share a belief in god or gods.
like to read the same literature.
Which of the following religions did NOT begin in India?
Shinto
Hinduism
Buddhism
The lowest level of the caste system contains the group called:
untouchables
unacceptables
unworthy
invisibles
What is the key to everything according to Buddhism?
greed
desire
unselfishness and giving up desire
reincarnation
Which religion is considered to be the oldest in the world?
Islam
Shinto
Hindu
Confucianism
How long do Hindus believe souls will be reincarnated?
Reincarnation happens only once to each soul.
A soul is reincarnated forever and there is no end.
Souls will be reincarnated 50 times, then they die.
Souls will be reincarnated until they live a good enough life to reach enlightenment (moksha)
Which belief is one that Hinduism includes that Buddhism does not?
Reincarnation
The Caste System
Members of the legislature choose the head of the government in what type of government?
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
constitutional monarchy
theocratic state
A greater separation of executive and legislative powers exists in what type of government?
democracy
autocracy
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
How is the president of South Africa chosen?
The president is directly elected by the people in a national election.
The president is chosen by the country’s religious leaders.
The president is elected by parliament, which is called the National Assembly.
The president is appointed by a king
Which BEST describe the two predominant forms of a democratic government?
dictatorship & republican
presidential & dictatorship
parliamentary & presidential
presidential & confederate
In this type of government, the elected head of the executive branch acts independently of the legislative and judicial branches.
Parliamentary Democracy
Republic
Presidential Democracy
Theocracy
In this type of government, political and governmental power is held by the citizens of the country, who choose who among themselves will lead them
Democracy
Autocracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?
A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.
A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.
A Prime Minister has more power than a President.
A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.
What kind of government has the MOST citizen participation?
Democratic
Autocratic
Oligarchic
Dictatorship
In Nigeria, citizens directly elect members of the legislature and they directly elect a president. What type of government does Nigeria have?
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
autocracy
In South Africa, citizens directly elect members of the legislature. The legislature then chooses the president. What type of government does South Africa have?
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
autocracy
In Kenya, citizens directly elect members of the legislature and they directly elect a president.What type government does Kenya have?
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
autocracy
In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?
the court
the people
an individual ruler
elected legislature
Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government.
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Democracy
Republic
Which country is "weird" because it is a parliamentary democracy, yet its ruler is called President?
United States
South Africa
Kenya
Nigeria
In a market economy, who decides on the prices of goods and services?
government
buyers and sellers
firms
local leaders
What are the traits of a command economy?
Make own goods, grow own food, barter, least used
Has elements of two economic types
Private ownership, free trade, competition, most used
Government makes all economic decisions, communist countries
What do we call a person who is willing to take the risks of starting a business in order to make a profit?
Proprieter
Partner
Entrepreneur
Incorporater
Why are most modern economies considered mixed economies?
Poverty is always highest in countries with market economies
Government planners do not know how to handle economic problems
Products made by traditional economies have no markets in the modern world
Most countries have aspects of all three economic types at work in their economies.
Why do most economies in the world today operate somewhere between a market economy and a command economy?
Government control always makes a market economy more profitable.
Most consumers prefer government control to a free market system
Most economies have found that they need a mix of free market and some government control to be successful and protect consumers
Most business owners prefer government control to a free market system
What does Nigeria specialize in?
oil production
agriculture
textiles
manufacturing
What does South Africa specialize in producing?
energy resources
food products
manufactured goods
precious metals like gold and diamonds
What accounts for the high unemployment rate in South Africa?
South Africa’s industries use foreign workers who put local people out of work.
Unemployed black workers are still feeling the effects of the apartheid system.
The government does not provide free public education.
Grain production requires few workers.
Why did European nations begin colonizing Africa?
Due to government instability
To build exploration alliances
To rebuild the slave trade
To obtain access to natural resources
What African country achieved its independence with peaceful protest because of unfair British taxes, but ended up in civil war after their independence in 1960?
Kenya
Nigeria
Sudan
Egypt
What President of South Africa, elected in 1989, fought to end apartheid and freed Nelson Mandela?
Marcus Garvey
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
F.W. de Klerk
What African country had rebel fighters against the British called the Mau Mau, who's military uprisings influenced the British to grant the country independence in 1963?
Kenya
Nigeria
Sudan
Algeria
What did the Berlin Conference accomplish?
Setting war with the African people
Setting up trade with Africa
Partitioning the land of Africans
Creating negotiations
What was the main goal of the Pan-African Movement?
To establish independence among European Nations
To protest unstable governments in Africa
To unify Africans and establish strong independent nations
To stand up for those who could not read or write
How could the political situation in Nigeria be described today?
The government is still unstable.
Nigeria currently has a government that is able to work efficiently with its problems.
Ghana took over Nigeria several years ago.
Nigeria never got its independence over Great Britan
How did Kenya become an independent country?
The Indians took over and killed every British man.
The British are still in Kenya and it isn't independent.
After nationalist movements, the British left the country in large numbers and the Africans took Kenya back over.
The British segregated against Africans so they decided that they should stay in power forever so no black man will be the leader of Kenya.
Nationalism is...
strong pride in one's country; a desire for self-government
moving from place to place for subsistence
traveling abroad to convert others to their religion
only found in the United States
During the apartheid era, South Africans were divided into different groups. The group that had the MOST freedoms and privileges was
the Bantu (black Africans)
the colored (people of mixed race)
white minority (descendants of Boers and British)
people of Asian descent
