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Social Studies EOY Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This body of water separates the U.K. from France

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

English Channel

2.

Norway and Sweden make up the.......

a)

Scandinavian Peninsula

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Norwegian Peninsula

d)

Italian Peninsula

3.

This river runs north to south in Germany and strongly influences trade in the area.

a)

Danube River

b)

Alps River

c)

Rhine River

4.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of air pollution?

a)

emissions from a car or bus

b)

burning of fossil fuels like coal

c)

factory emissions

d)

too much hunting of animals

5.

What religion do Muslims follow?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

6.

Russia is.....

a)

the world's largest climate

b)

the world's largest country by land area

c)

has a warm tropical climate

d)

has the world's highest standard of living

7.

What type of disaster occurred in Ukraine in 1986?

a)

A Plague

b)

Nulcear radiation at Chernobyl

c)

Severe Famine

d)

Economic Depression

8.

This Sea separates Africa, Europe, and Asia.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

English Channel

d)

Rhine River

9.

Followers of Judaism believe in the teachings of what holy book?

a)

Koran

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

10.

Select all of the following that are natural resources.

a)

Oil

b)

School

c)

Coal

d)

Iron

11.

Damage in Germany to Trees, Buildings, or Statues is caused by......

a)

Car Emissions

b)

Acid Rain

c)

Nuclear Radiation

d)

Bombs

12.

This wide, low, geographic region of Europe consists of rich farmland and grows most of Europe's crops.

a)

The Alps

b)

European Plain

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

The English Channel

13.

Which best describes Italy?

a)

A country that mainly produces coal and borders the English Channel.

b)

A country that is shaped like a boot and produces grapes. Surrounded on 3 sides by the Mediterranean Sea

c)

A country that is large and covered by permafrost.

d)

A country that heavily relies on the Rhine River for their transportation of goods.

14.

Which best describes Culture?

a)

The beliefs, customs, and practices of a group of people or nation.

b)

The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth

c)

The characteristics of a person

d)

Areas with similar features such as climate or history

15.

Which are results of the nuclear explosion in Ukraine?

a)

polluted water

b)

health problems

c)

radiation poisoning

d)

more factories created

16.

Which are results of air pollution in Europe?

a)

Respiratory diseases

b)

Acid rain killing trees

c)

Acid rain damaging buildings

d)

increased use of coal

17.

Why is the Rhine River important to Germany?

a)

It provides a freshwater resource to wash clothes in.

b)

Families use the river to go skating

c)

It is used to clean machinery

d)

It is used for the trade and transportation of goods

18.

How does Russia's climate affect its ability to trade?

a)

Mild temperatures make Russia a top producer in the world.

b)

Since all of Russia is covered in permafrost, they have nothing to trade

c)

There are less goods to trade in Northern Russia due to the cold climate and permafrost

19.

The highest population density in Europe is MOST likely to be in

a)

Communist cities

b)

mountainous terrain

c)

urban areas

d)

rural regions

20.

What country is highlighted on the map of Latin America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Brazil

21.

______________ is the former communist dictator of Cuba who led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista in the 1959 Cuban Revolution

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Hirohito

d)

Adolf Hitler

22.

The Cuban Revolution led to the establishment of a ______________ first government in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

anarchist

b)

communist

c)

capitalist

d)

lassaiz-fair

23.

What does poverty mean

a)

To be extremely poor

b)

To have enough money

c)

To be depressed

d)

To have less money than your friends

24.

In Latin America the poverty rate is

a)

1 out of 100 people

b)

1 out of 20 people

c)

1 out of 10 people

d)

1 out of 5 people

25.

If you are illiterate, you cannot

a)

Read or write

b)

Speak or listen

c)

Sing or play music

d)

work any type of job

26.

People who do not have a good education often have trouble

a)

Cooking good food

b)

Cleaning their home

c)

Attending religious services

d)

Getting a good job

27.

What have some Latin Americans done to fight poverty?

a)

Come to the United States

b)

Tried to escape to Canada

c)

Run for public office

d)

Written to their president

28.

What is this landform?

a)

Ayers Rock

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Great Barrier reef

d)

Great Dividing Range

29.

This is an image of what landform?

a)

Ayers Rock

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Coral Sea

30.

What landform is shown?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Dividing Range

31.

What landform is this?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Great Dividing Rock

d)

Ayers Rock

32.

What landform is here?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Dividing Range

33.

What landform is here (in purple)

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Ayers Rock

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Coral Sea

34.

This is a large rock in central Australia that was very important to the Native people

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

35.

This is a reef of coral off the east coast of Australia.

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

36.

This is the third largest mountain range in the worldck

a)

Great dividing Range

b)

Ayers Rock

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Great Victoria Desert

37.

This is a large desert in southwest and central Australia.

a)

Ayers Rock

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Coral Sea

38.

The sea that contains the Great Barrier Reef

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Coral Sea

39.
A massive body of water separating Europe, Asia, and Africa
a)
European Plain
b)
English Channel
c)
Rhine River
d)
Mediterranean Sea
40.
The mountains that separate Europe and Asia
a)
Pyrenees Mountains
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Alps
41.
This peninsula contains Spain and Portugal
a)
Iberian
b)
Scandinavian
c)
Itallian
d)
European Plain
42.
The United Kingdom and Russia are different because 
a)
They have completely different natural resources
b)
Russian people live in cities, the United Kingdom has more people on farms
c)
Russian people are mostly farmers, in the United Kingdom they have large industries
d)
Russia has a cold climate and frozen ports, The UK has a mile climate with many ports
43.
What country has a frozen tundra making it hard to harvest natural resources
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
United Kingdom
44.
 In this type of government, there is one single ruler and citizens have little to no involvement.
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Oligarchy
45.
In this type of government, the power is in the hands of the citizens, who vote in free elections.
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Autocracy
46.
In this type of Democracy, citizens elect members of the legislature, who then select the country's leader. 
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Autocracy
47.
In this type of Democracy, citizens directly elect the country's leader.
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Autocracy
48.
Which type of government does the United Kingdom have?
a)
Federal Republic
b)

Confederation
c)
Parliamentary Democracy
d)
Presidential Democracy
49.
What kind of democracy exists in Russia?
a)
Parliamentary
b)
Presidential
50.
In which type of government are citizens MOST likely to choose their leader?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
51.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
52.
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Germany
53.
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
54.
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Poland
55.
What country?
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Russia
56.
What country?
a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
UK
57.
What country?
a)
Ukraine
b)
Belgium
c)
Spain
58.
What country?
a)
Belgium
b)
Poland
c)
Russia
59.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Russia

b)

Poland

c)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

d)

Portugal

60.

What country is highlighted

a)

Spain

b)

Germany

c)

Belgium

d)

France

61.

What is the word used for a smoke and fog mixture?

a)

Smog

b)

Smoke

c)

Fog

d)

Small Hog

62.

Germany’s primary cause of Acid Rain is from…

a)

Emissions

b)

Wind

c)

Fog

d)

Dirt

63.

What are ways that the U.K. are trying to eliminate their issue with smog?

a)

Clean burning coal

b)

More Cars

c)

More People

d)

More Factories

64.
Which sentence below best expresses the main idea of “The Killer Smog”? 
a)
Brian Bone had a dog named Tarzan. 
b)
In 1952, an intense smog killed about 12,000 people. 
c)
England and the U.S. have laws designed to control air pollution. 
d)
Cars should be banned.
65.

Location C is _____________.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

66.

Location A is ___________________.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Great Lakes

d)

St. Lawrence River

67.

Location E is ____________________.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

68.

Location F is _______________.

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Rocky Mountains

69.

Location B is ___________________.

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Great Lakes

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Hudson Bay

70.

Location G is _______________________.

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Great Lakes

c)

St. Lawrence

d)

Rocky Mountains

71.

Location D is ____________________.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

72.

What country is south of Canada

a)

United States

b)

Rome

c)

United Kingdom

d)

France

73.

Which number represents Quebec?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

74.
What physical feature is located at number 3 on the map?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Great Lakes
75.
What physical feature is located at number 2 on the map?
a)
The Alps
b)
The Canadian Shield
c)
The Rocky Mountains
d)
The Atlas Mountains
76.
What physical feature is located at number 6 on the map?
a)
Danube River
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Nile River
d)
Panama River
77.
What physical feature is located at number 5 on the map?
a)
St. Lawrence River
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Canadian Shield
78.
What physical feature is located at number 7 on the map?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
79.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
80.
How has climate affected where Canadians live?
a)
Few people live in the northern regions of Canada because of the cold climate.
b)
Few people live along the border of Canada and the U.S. because of the cold climate.
c)
Most people tend to migrate and live in the northern provinces of Canada.
d)
Most people tend to migrate toward Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.
81.
The mountain chain in western Canada is the __________.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
northern Canada
82.
Who is Canada's major trading partner?
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
England
d)
United States
83.
Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?
a)
They link Canada to the Pacific Ocean
b)
They are major trade routes between Canada and the US.
c)
They pollute the Canadian fishing industry
d)
They create a border between Canada and Japan
84.
Settlement in this region is primarily based around resource extraction, such as mining and forestry.  As a result, communities are relatively small and isolated.
a)
The Canadian Shield
b)
The Atlantic
c)
The North
d)
The Plains
85.
What is an important resource that Canadians share with the United States in which both are looking to prevent chemicals from harming?
a)
the Great Lakes
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
the Flint River
86.

Why is it difficult for Canada to effectively address the problem of acid rain?

a)

Canada uses hydropower to produce most of the country's electricity

b)

Commercial farming makes up the largest portion of Canada's economy

c)

Much of Canada's acid rain is caused by pollution from the United States

d)

Canada's cities are surrounded by mountains that trap polluted air

87.
In most democratic countries, the government is divided in three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada, the legislative branch is the ______.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Parliament
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Governor General
88.
Which two European countries fought over Canada?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
France and Italy
c)
Spain and England
d)
England and France
89.
What is a serious environmental concern in Canada?
a)
pollution of the Great Lakes
b)
acid rain
c)
waste from mining
d)
all of the above
90.
Which best describes Mexico City?
a)
Rural area and tropical
b)
Hot, polluted, and crowded
c)
Located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
d)
In northern Mexico near the border with USA
91.
How do the Sierra Madres mountains impact standard of living for the people of Mexico?
a)
The mountains create a bowl-shaped valley which traps pollution.
b)
The mountains allow for easier travel to South America.
c)
The mountains promote the growth of rainforests and agriculture.
d)
The mountains run right down the middle of Mexico and Mexico City.
92.
How does geography impact the standard of living of people in Mexico?
a)
The most population lives in the northern desert areas of Mexico.
b)
The coasts are sparsely populated because of pollution.
c)
The valley between the mountains traps pollution from blowing away.
d)
The city can view the mountains quite easily.
93.
Which is true of where people live in Brazil?
a)
Most live in the interior area, along the Amazon River.
b)
Most live along the coasts.
c)
Most live in rural areas for access to new technology.
d)
Most live in the southern area due to hot climate in the north.
94.
Which environmental issue is MOST LIKELY the focus of Brazil's government?
a)
Oil pollution in the river
b)
Air pollution causing cancer
c)
Deforestation and increasing clear cutting 
d)
Over-extraction of natural resources from mines
95.
Which is true of where people live in Cuba?
a)
Most live in the rural areas for the farming opportunities.
b)
Most live in urban areas where the best jobs are located.
c)
Most live in the north near the US border.
d)
Most live along the coast at the beaches.
96.

What body of water is on the western side of Latin America

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

97.

Why do most people in Mexico live on the Plateau of Mexico?

a)

The surrounding land forms are more difficult to live in

b)

Beautiful beaches

c)

The cold climate

d)

For the air pollution

98.

Why do most people in Brazil live along the coast?

a)

Too many mountains in the interior of the country.

b)

Climate is a lot cooler along the coast.

c)

More opportunities for farming and grazing along the coast.

d)

The interior is covered by a rain forest.

99.

How does the destruction of the Amazon Rain forest affect the world?

a)

It reduces the amount of fresh water in the world.

b)

It would make an excess of water in the world.

c)

It reduces the amount of rainfall in the world.

d)

It reduces the world's oxygen level.

100.

Which country is shown in the picture?

a)

Brazil

b)

Ecuador

c)

Peru

d)

Colombia

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