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World Geography Semester Final

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This mountain range along the East Coast of the US is the oldest range in North America.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
2.
Line found at 0o  latitude
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
international date line
3.
Line found at 0o  longitude
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
international date line
4.
What is movement?
a)
how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
ways in which the places in an area are alike.
d)
shows where a place is located in relation to its surroundings
5.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which theme of Geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
6.

What do you call land surrounded by water on 3 sides?

a)

island

b)

continent

c)

tributary

d)

peninsula

7.

What is the largest country (by population)?

a)

Russia

b)

Brazil

c)

USA

d)

China

8.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Thames River

d)

Yellow River

9.

What country is also a continent?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

South America

10.

Seasonal winds that brings both moist and dry conditions to South Asia are called?

a)

monsoons

b)

tsunamis

c)

typhoons

d)

gusts

11.

Which physical feature has often served as a barrier for trade and travel in South Asia?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Ganges River

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Deccan Plateau

12.

These maps show country and state boundaries, as well as the location of capitals, other major cities, and bodies of water.

a)

Political map

b)

Climate map

c)

Physical map

d)

Historical map

13.
what is not one of the world's major religions
a)
Taoism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
14.
What country is this?
a)
Belize
b)
Brazil
c)
Bulgaria
d)
Argentina
15.
What continent is Mexico a part of?
a)
Australia
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
North America
16.
An environmental concern in the Amazon Rainforest is
a)
Deforestation
b)
oil related pollution
c)
air pollution
d)
acid rain
17.

What desert is found in the north of Africa?

a)

Siberia

b)

Sahara

c)

Kalahari

d)

African

18.
The area that splits the desert and grassy savannahs. 
a)
Sahel
b)
Niger River
c)
Great Rift Valley
d)
Sub Sahara
19.
What country is in orange?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
South Africa
c)
Egypt
d)
Nigeria
20.
What country is in blue?
a)
South Africa
b)
Egypt
c)
Nigeria
d)
Sudan
21.
True or false: Africa is the world's second largest continent.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
22.

________ is the process of the desert expanding

a)

Apartheid

b)

Diaspora

c)

Desertification

d)

Great Green Wall

23.

Which country has the largest population in Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Nigeria

d)

Kenya

24.

The busiest waterway in Europe. Connects industrial regions to the North Sea and runs through the most populated region of Europe

a)

Rivers in Western Europe

b)

Danube River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Tagus River

25.

The Ural Mountains separate

a)

Siberia and Scandinavia

b)

Northern and Southern Europe

c)

Europe and Asia

d)

Russia and Finland

26.

a group of islands

a)

archipelago

b)

continent

c)

fjord

27.

flat, treeless Arctic region in which the subsoil is permanently frozen

a)

volcano

b)

tundra

c)

peninsula

d)

plains

28.
Rivers are important to a country's economy because
a)
They support wildlife
b)
They provide swimming spaces
c)
They make it easier to transport goods
d)
They serve as borders between countries
29.
Which economic system has the government make all economic decisions?
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Mixed
d)
Traditional
30.
What body of water is shrinking in Central Asia due to irrigation?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Caspian Sea
c)
Aral Sea
d)
Amu Dar'ya
31.

The holiest river in South Asia

a)

Brahmaputra River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Indus River

32.

Which 2 rivers provide drinking water and water for farmlands?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Narmada River

d)

Yamuna River

33.

Which 2 rivers provide drinking water and water for farmlands?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Narmada River

d)

Yamuna River

34.

What is Mt Everest famous for ?

a)

highest elevation in the world?

b)

location in India

35.
What country is this?
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Japan
36.
Which Asian country makes up an archipelago (chain of islands)?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
Vietnam
37.
What are the 2 longest rivers of China?
a)
Yellow and Yangtze
b)
Nile and Euphrates
c)
Yellow and Red
d)
Yangtze and Himalaya
38.

The country on the Korean Peninsula that is communist.

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

39.

The ocean that lies between Africa, India, and Australia.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

40.

What is the Ring of Fire?

a)

a region that is on fire from oli and natural gas leaks

b)

a region that is filled with lightning storms

c)

a region of the Atlantic Ocean that is rich in coral

d)

a region that has many earth quakes and volcanoes

41.

Which country is made up of more than 7,000 islands?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Malaysia

c)

Philippines

d)

Singapore

42.
What is the world's largest coral reef?
a)
The great barrier
b)
The great reef
c)
The great coral
d)
Arafura
43.

Where do most Australians live?

a)

northeast coast

b)

southeast coast

c)

southern coast

d)

northern coast

44.

The hot and dry center of Australia is known as the

a)

outback

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Sahara

d)

the place with no water that should not be named

45.

Due to Australia's geography as an island nation, which are two of its important industries?

a)

mining and manufacturing

b)

fishing and shipping

c)

banking and finance

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