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WorksheetsFoundations Unit 1 - Map Quiz on Continents & Oddities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilizations?
Specialized Labor
Large Cities
Institutions such as schools & hospitals
Rural farmland
The Agricultural Revolution is also known as the
Paleolithic Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
Jurassic Revolution
Geographic Revolution
What does Neolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
Geographic Alliance
New Stone Age
Geographic Age
What does B.C. stand for?
Before Costner
Before Columbus
Before Carter
Before Christ
What does A.D. stand for?
After Death
Anno Domini (Latin for in the Year of Our Lord)
Anno Dominican
After Darth Vader
What does B.C.E. stand for?
Before Columbus Explored
Before the Canceled Expedition
Before the Common Era
Before the Colonial Era
Who were the Indigenous People of India?
the Brahmins
the Aryans
the Dravidians
the Indo-Europeans
Who came to India from the north and set up the Caste System?
Indo-Europeans / Aryans
Dravidians
Mongols
Romans
Which continent has a population of 4.2 Billion people?
Antarctica
Europe
Asia
North America
Which country is the most populous with 1.393 Billion people?
India
Tibet
Japan
China
Which country is the 2nd most populous with 1.353 Billion people?
China
India
Japan
Australia
How many continents are there?
9
8
7
6
What does Discontiguous mean?
Connected
Shares the same common border
Synonymous
Does not share the same common border (disconnected).
What does Quirk mean?
Individual habit that is unusual or out of the ordinary.
Ordinary habit
It's the strawberry flavor of Quik; just add milk.
Habitual tardiness
What is Nomenclature?
The habitat of Gnomes
The system of naming places
Gnomes made out of clay
Clay ovens of the Neolithic Age
What is Topography?
The study of graphs
Mountain top study
The study of rivers, oceans, and other bodies of water
Physical features of the landscape on a map
What 4 cities & counties have the same name in the U.S.?
Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, & Boston
Providence, Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Broomfield
Phoenix, Chandler, Mesa, & Gilbert
Denver, Broomfield, San Francisco, & Philadelphia
Outside of Alaska, which two states in the U.S.A. have had the most earthquakes? (Hint: It's not what you think! Remember this is "oddities" of geography).
Alaska & California
California & Nevada
Oregon & California
Missouri & South Carolina
Where did Hinduism originate?
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
India
Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Neither
Both
