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WorksheetsGeography A Final Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What do many scientists believe about the Earth's continents?
They look the same today as they did millions of years ago
They were pushed together over millions of years
They were pulled apart over a period of one or two centuries
They once were joined in a single massive supercontinent
What are the two types of location that geographers use as reference points?
population and coastal
absolute and relative
high and low
human and physical
What causes day and night?
revolution of Earth
Earth's gravity
orbit of Earth
rotation of Earth
The condition of the atmosphere at one place and time is called what?
weather
permafrost
climate
doldrom
Natural increase is the difference between an area’s _________.
death rate and birth rate
internal and external migration rates
birth rate and migration rate
death rate and migration rate
NAFTA reduced trade restrictions among which countries?
Mexico, the United States, and Panama
Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina
Mexico, island countries of the Caribbean, and Bolivia
These were colonists in the Americas that moved to Canada after the Revolutionary War
Quebecois
Loyalists
Inuit
Pilgrims
Why do businesses in The United States practice outsourcing?
labor force is better educated
raw materials costs are lower
production and labor costs are lower
transportation costs are lower
What is the name of the growing southwestern region of the United States?
Southern belle
The Region
Appalachia
Sunbelt
This is the river that forms part of the border between the U.S. and Mexico
Rio de la Plata
Amazon
Rio Grande
Colorado
Farmers in the Amazon Basin clear the land using a technique called ___ in which all plants are cut down and set on fire
slash-and-burn farming
reforestation
latifundia
sustainable development
Which country in the Caribbean Islands is Communist?
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
What is the most practiced religion in Latin America?
Islam
Judaism
Atheism
Roman Catholicism
The movement of plants, animals, humans, and diseases is known as…
trade
sustainable development
colonialism
Columbian Exchange
The highest and coldest vertical climate zone in Middle America is called what?
altiplano
llanos
tierra fria
pampas
During which time period did knowledge of space and mathematics increase in Europe?
the Reformation
the Renaissance
the Industrial Revolution
the Enlightenment
Many former Soviet states and republics experienced difficulty switching from _ to _ after the collapse of the USSR.
democracy; communism
monarchy; communism
socialism; communism
communism; democracy
There are _________ member countries in the European Union.
28
26
29
27
Yugoslavia rose after the collapse of which empire?
Byzantine
Austro-Hungarian
Roman
Ottoman
After WWII Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles. As a result they were to pay ____ for the damage caused to Europe
reparations
interest
welfare
tariffs
The slaughter of 6 million Jews in World War II is known as the _________.
Crusades
Bolshevik Revolution
Apartheid
Holocaust
