Free Printable World Cultures End of Year

1.

The average number of people living in a given area.

a)

Population Density

b)

Immigrant

c)

Rural

d)

Urbanization

2.

Of, or characteristic of, the countryside.

a)

Population Density

b)

Immigrant

c)

Rural

d)

Urbanization

3.

The growth of city populations.

a)

Population Density

b)

Urbanization

c)

Rural

4.

A system of government in which absolute power is held by a small group or one person in the name of the people

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communism

d)

Dictatorship

5.

A system of government in which the people are invested with the power to choose their leaders and determine government policy.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communist

d)

Dictatorship

6.

An item that is sent out of the country for sale.

a)

Export

b)

Import

7.

An item that is brought in to the country for sale.

a)

Export

b)

Import

8.

Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or a village.

a)

Subsistence Farming

b)

Commercial Farming

9.

Natural Resources

a)

materials on or in the earth that a society transforms into goods

b)

materials that a society naturally has the rights to

c)

resources a society uses to advance itself

10.

Elements of culture shared by a culture; ex: holidays, language, special foods, & religion

a)

culture trait

b)

culture region

c)

multicultural

d)

globalization

11.

The geographic theme of location has two forms, they are:

a)

Region and place

b)

Climate and relative

c)

Absolute and relative

d)

Place and absolute

12.

The line that is 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich England is called:

a)

The equator

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The international date line

d)

The tropic of cancer

13.

Lines that run parallel to the equator and are used to locate points north and south of the equator are known as lines of ______________.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Prime meridians

d)

All of the above

14.

Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Tropic of Cancer

15.

What is the top pink part of this globe called?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

16.

What can cause a tsunami?

a)

earthquake

b)

underwater volcanoes

c)

landslides

d)

all of these

17.

How many continents are on the Earth?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

18.

Name this Country

a)

Uruguay

b)

Peru

c)

Brazil

d)

Bolivia

19.

What type of government does Cuba have?

a)

communist

b)

democratic

c)

parliamentary

d)

federation

20.

The transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, Africa, and Americas?

a)

Colombian Exchange

b)

Indentured Labor

c)

Cay

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

21.

What river in South America flows from the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Amazon

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Mississippi

d)

The Nile

22.

What famous mountain range runs north to south on the western region of South America?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Wendigo

c)

Andes

d)

The Alps

23.

Which statement best describes culture?

a)

A record of past events that influence people and places

b)

The production and consumption of goods and services

c)

Customs and beliefs that a group of people share

d)

Policies and systems that individual people follow

24.

Which is not a branch of the US government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Executive

25.

A group of countries with similar histories, languages and religions form a....

a)

Continent

b)

Culture Region

c)

Culture Trait

d)

State

26.

Mountains are categorized in Social Studies as...

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

27.

Government Types are categorized in Social Studies as...

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

28.

Government Types are categorized in Social Studies as...

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

29.

Language is categorized in Social Studies as...

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

30.

Which is an example of a push factor?

a)

good schools

b)

unemployment

c)

low crime rate

d)

jobs

31.

Which of these will help find exact location

a)

compass rose

b)

lines of longitude and latitude

c)

protractor

d)

calculator

32.

People in America speak many different languages and practice many different religions. America is described as________.

a)

geographical

b)

multicultural

c)

historical

d)

comical

33.

What continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

34.

What word means: a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land?

a)

continent

b)

isthmus

c)

settlement

d)

strait

35.

What ocean is between North and South America and Africa?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

36.

What ocean is between Asia and North and South America?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

37.

What word means: the original people of an area?

a)

pilgrims

b)

indigenous people

c)

people

d)

men

38.

What is not a demographic of a developed country?

a)

high literacy rates

b)

low birthrate

c)

high GDP

d)

high deathrate

39.

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Republic

40.

The UK has a queen and elected members of Parliament who govern. What type of government is this?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Communism

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Republic

41.

What was formed in the early 1990's as a political and economic partnership between nations in Europe?

a)

The Common Market

b)

NAFTA

c)

The European Union

d)

NATO

42.

Which two continents meet in Russia’s Ural Mountains?

a)

Europe and Asia

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Africa and Asia

d)

Asia and Australia

43.

What country is highlighted? It has a constitutional monarchy.

a)

France

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

The United Kingdom

44.

How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political instability in some nations of the regions?

a)

The devastation of the Second World War has left some nations struggling to recover

b)

The end of foreign aid to region is leaving many without proper food and medicine.

c)

The end of European colonization left some nations struggling to form an effective government.

d)

The migration of the Bantu-speaking people across national boundaries has caused a clash of cultures.

45.

In Cape Town, South Africa, there is a danger they will run out of water. The shortage in water supply is best known as the term _____________.

a)

Communism

b)

Adaptation

c)

Apartheid

d)

Scarcity

46.

I served over 27 years in prison for treason

I helped to end apartheid upon my release

I was later elected as president of South Africa.

Who am I?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Idi Amin

d)

Kofi Annan

47.

In this country, apartheid separated blacks from whites until 1990.

a)

Sudan

b)

Nigeria

c)

South Africa

d)

Tanzania

48.

What does a physical map show?

a)

Physical maps show landforms.

b)

Physical maps show boundaries.

c)

Physical maps show animals.

d)

Physical maps show government workers.

49.

What does a political map show?

a)

Political Maps show government workers.

b)

Political Maps show landforms.

c)

Political Maps show boundaries.

d)

Political Maps show animals.

50.

How do natural resources relate to where people live?

a)

People live close to natural resources to decrease populations.

b)

People live close to natural resources to make more babies.

c)

People live close to natural resources to survive and to create an economy.

d)

People live close to natural resources to travel more.

51.

What is migration?

a)

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another.

b)

Migration is the lack of movement of people from one place to another.

c)

Migration is the study of the world and how it works.

d)

Migration is the study of the different cultures all around the world.

52.

What are the 7 continents?

a)

China, Europe, Russia, America, Mexico, Brazil, and India.

b)

Africa, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, North Pole, and South Pole.

c)

Africa, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

d)

There are more than 7 continents.

53.

What are some duties of American Citizens?

a)

Some duties are eating Takis, turning up, and defending the country.

b)

Some duties are obeying the laws, sleeping in, and being nice.

c)

Some duties are obeying the laws, paying taxes and defending the nation.

d)

American Citizens do not have duties.

54.

What two countries were fighting in the Cold War?

a)

The United States and India

b)

China and The Soviet Union

c)

The United States and The Soviet Union

d)

The Soviet Union and Italy

World Cultures End of Year

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