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Worksheets1st Semester Review Contemporary World Studies
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is not one of the five themes of geography?
Movement
Regions
Place
Environment
A physical geographer might
survey the types of jobs that people have.
study economics and politics of a region.
survey the types of fish in a lake.
interview people about their religion.
Every 24 hours, Earth completes one
revolution.
axis.
tilt.
rotation.
The collision of two continental plates results in
ocean trenches.
mountain-building.
plate tectonics.
lava.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
natural gas
gemstones
forests
petroleum
A year-round warm, muggy, and rainy climate is typical of a
humid tropical climate.
tropical savanna climate.
steppe climate.
Mediterranean climate
Which climate has no vegetation and is home to penguins and polar bears?
ice cap
subarctic
tundra
highland
A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry are a/an
culture region.
ethnic group.
democracy.
culture trait.
The term for having a variety of cultures in the same area is
cultural diversity
culture region.
popular culture.
population density.
Countries with rapidly growing populations might face challenges related to
medical care.
education
jobs.
All of the above
The United States, Canada, and Mexico are all democracies. This type of government is
unlimited.
totalitarian.
direct.
limited.
Helping your community is a
right
duty
role
responsibility
Which part of the country contains most of Canada's mineral deposits?
the Canadian Shield
the Grand Banks
Labrador
the Pacific Coast
Which region of Canada has almost no forests? Why?
eastern Canada, because it is densely populated
northern Canada, because it is too cold
southern Canada, because it is densely populated
western Canada, because of the growth of
large cities
Which of the following was an achievement of the Maya?
They studied the stars and developed a detailed calendar.
They built chinampas
They conquered neighboring tribes and
made them pay taxes.
They domesticated an early form of corn.
Mexico city is located
on the Mexican Plateau
in the Valley of Mexico
on the Yucatan Peninsula.
on the Rio Bravo.
Most Mexicans speak Spanish because of
their American Indian heritage.
Benito Juarez’s reforms.
Spanish influence in colonial times.
the need to continue business with Spain.
The pollution in Mexico City is caused by
nuclear power plants.
factories and cars.
slash-and-burn agriculture.
smog from the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico’s government has traditionally been different from the U.S. government
because one political party has controlled the government for 71 years.
because Mexico has no political parties
because Mexico has a required change in
political parties every 71 years.
because Mexico is a dictatorship
The United Fruit Company controlled most of the banana production in Central America in
the early to mid-1900s.
the 1800s.
early colonial times.
the mid- to late 1900s.
Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony, but today it is
an independent country.
a state in the U.S.
a Spanish territory.
a U.S. commonwealth.
Guatemala is still recovering from
a severe economic crisis that hit in the
1990s.
the destruction of the Maya empire
36 years of violence between government forces and rebels.
a devastating war with El Salvador.
In the colony of Venezuela, one of the chief crops was
indigo.
bananas.
potatoes.
coffee.
When oil was first discovered in Venezuela,
there was little demand for it.
the money was used to build the first
railroad.
leaders kept the money for themselves.
many farmers in the region profited from
it.
In order to protest President Chavez’s actions and a failing economy, people in Venezuela
forced him to resign.
went on strike.
refused to stop working
appealed to the United States.
