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World Geography Final Exam

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the  imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Border
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
2.
Which of the following is used to determine how far you are east or west from the Prime Meridian?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
3.
Which of the following is used to measures how far north or south of the equator you are?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
4.
Name the Five Themes of Geography
a)
Movement, Region, HEI, Location, Place
b)
Ask, Acquire, Analyze, Organize, Answer
c)
Global, Inter-regional, Regional, Local, Cities
d)
none of the above
5.
What does relative location tell you?
a)
a place's exact position on Earth
b)
a place's position in relation to other people and places
c)
how a place is similar to other places
d)
why people moved to a certain place
6.
How do people, goods, and ideas get around?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
movement
d)
region
7.
What do places have in common?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
movement
d)
region
8.
Latitude and longitude
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
9.
Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places?
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
10.

Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania are part of Eastern Africa.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

11.

In Colorado you can see the Rocky Mountains.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

12.
Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.
a)
regions
b)
locations
c)
places
d)
states
13.
People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.
a)
place
b)
region
c)
interaction
d)
movement
14.
Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.
a)
people, the world
b)
people, the government
c)
people, other people
d)
God, man
15.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

16.

What type of map focuses on rivers?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

17.

What type of map focuses on mountains?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

18.

What type of map focuses on state boundaries?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

19.

This type of map shows elevation:

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Global Map

20.

This type of map is:

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic Map

21.
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
22.

What is this landform?

a)

canyon

b)

mountain

c)

isthmus

d)

plateau

23.

What is this landform?

a)

bay

b)

canyon

c)

isthmus

d)

peninsula

24.
Which is an example of a absolute location?
a)
South of London
b)
Northern Hemisphere
c)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
d)
30 N Latitude, 150 W Longitude
25.
A piece of land projecting into a body of water
a)
delta
b)
cape
c)
isthmus
d)
archipelego
26.
Land that is completely surrounded by water. 
a)
Island
b)
Plain
c)
River
d)
Valley
27.
I am a/an 
a)
Plain
b)
Island
c)
Valley
d)
River
28.
I am a/an
a)
Peninsula
b)
Plain
c)
Valley
d)
Island
29.
What landform is this?
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
delta
d)
mountain
30.
a)
island
b)
mountain
c)
bay
d)
cape
31.

What are the primary industries for Canada?

a)

Mining

b)

Fishing

c)

Logging

d)

All of the above

32.

What are titles for the political leaders (executive branch) in the United States & Canada?

a)

President & Prime Minister

b)

Consul & Prime Minister

c)

Prime Minister & Terminator

d)

President & Speaker of the House

33.

What are the national sports of Canada?

a)

Baseball & Basketball

b)

Football & Soccer

c)

Lacrosse & Field Hockey

d)

Lacrosse & Ice Hockey

34.

What two European countries started colonies in what is now Canada?

a)

Spain & Portugal

b)

England & France

c)

Ireland & Italy

d)

England & Germany

35.

What is the name of the political divisions for land used by Canada?

a)

States & Territories

b)

Regions & Provinces

c)

Provinces & Territories

d)

Perishes & Territories

36.

What are the two major languages spoken in Canada?

a)

Spanish & English

b)

English & French

c)

Dutch & French

d)

German & English

37.

What would be a reason for Canada having lots of land but somewhat low population?

a)

Too many push factors

b)

Too many moose

c)

Deforestation

d)

Climate that is too cold

38.

What are some examples of popular culture in the United States?

a)

Rock music

b)

Professional sports

c)

Television

d)

All of the above

39.

What region of the United States is known as being the center for trade, immigration, and commerce (largely because of its location and history?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

West

40.

What region of the United States is called the breadbasket because of all the grain production?

a)

Midwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southeast

d)

West

41.

What region of the United States will most likely experience a desert climate?

a)

Southeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Northeast

42.

What region of the United States will most likely experience the most hurricanes?

a)

South

b)

Midwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

43.

What religion do most citizens in the United States worship?

a)

Islam

b)

Protestantism

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

44.

What are the TWO major languages in the USA?

a)

Spanish & French

b)

English & Spanish

c)

English & Dutch

d)

English & French

45.

How could you explain the relative location of the United States?

a)

The United States is north of Canada

b)

The United States is south of Mexico

c)

The United States is east of the Pacific Ocean

d)

0 degrees South, 124 degrees West

46.

What is the largest collection of freshwater lakes in the world?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

The Caspian Sea

c)

The Everglades

d)

None of the above

47.

How many states are in the United States?

a)

48

b)

50

c)

52

d)

49

48.
Which of the following letters indicates the correct location of Canada on the map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
49.

Where is the majority of Canada's population density?

a)

Northern Territories

b)

Within 200 miles of the U.S. border

c)

West Coast

d)

The Canadian Shield

50.

What type of government do we have in the United States?

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

monarchy

51.

What mountain range is shaded on the map?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Mount Oklahoma

52.

What is the purpose of NAFTA/USMCA?

a)

To increase trade between all countries

b)

To help Canada become a more independent nation

c)

To eliminate the environmental issues between the nations involved

53.
Where did the Inca live?
a)
Valley of Mexico
b)
Sierra Madre
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Caribbean Sea
54.
Where did the Aztec live?
a)
Central Mexico
b)
Sierra Madre 
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Caribbean Sea
55.
What is one environmental issue faced by the Amazon Rain Forest?
a)
Air pollution
b)
Flooding
c)
Fires
d)
Deforestation 
56.

People whose ancestry includes both indigenous and Spanish heritage are

a)

mestizos

b)

indios

c)

peninsulares

d)

carillos

57.

Foreign-owned factories located in Mexico along the border with the United States are called

a)

encomiendas

b)

haciendas

c)

maquiladoras

d)

favelas

58.
Which country in South America speaks Portuguese? 
a)
Argentina
b)
Bolivia
c)
Chilel
d)
Brazil
59.
Mexico was colonized by what European country?
a)
United States
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
60.
Which two European nations have had the biggest impact on the language and culture of Latin America?
a)
Portugal and France
b)
Spain and Portugal
c)
France and Spain
d)
England and France
61.
The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
62.
The Aztec were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
63.
The Inca were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
64.

Invented by the Aztecs, this floating garden was invented to grow crops.

a)

Slash and Burn

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Convert

d)

Chinampas

65.

This method of growing crops on a wide shelf of land cut into a hillside or mountain is known as a(n)________

a)

Chinampas

b)

Slash and Burn

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Terrace Farming

66.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
67.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pampas

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

68.

The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to:

a)

Mountains

b)

Latitude

c)

Weather

d)

Longitude

69.

One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-

a)

Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

b)

Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs

c)

The Spanish Calvary outnumbered the Aztec warriors

d)

Spanish military possessed superior military technology and diseases

70.

A study of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these civilizations...

a)

relied on mechanized agricultural techniques

b)

carried on extensive trade in crops with each other

c)

relied on a single-crop economy

d)

adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques

71.
What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world?
a)
Amazon Prime 
b)
The Amazon Rainforest
c)
The Favela Rainforest
d)
The Rio Rainforest
72.

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

a)

Cartaz system

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Columbian Exchange

73.
What region of the world is shown here?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Europe
c)
Central America
d)
Tierra Del Fuego
74.
What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?
a)
someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures
b)
someone who excelled in many areas of study
c)
someone who specialized in a particular field of study
d)
someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art
75.
The printing press was invented by
a)
Jan van Eyck.
b)
Johann Gutenberg.
c)
Peter Bruegel the Elder.
d)
Hans Holbein the Younger.
76.
Which two of these were created by Leonardo da Vinci? 
a)
The Last Supper, Mona Lisa
b)
David, Sistine Chapel
c)
Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel
d)
Expulsion of Heliodorus, School of Athens
77.

What does the word Renaissance mean?

a)

Resurrection

b)

Rebirth

c)

Rejuvenation

d)

Reformation

78.

In what country did the Renaissance start?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

France

d)

Germany

79.

This famous painting was done by

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Picasso

80.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
81.
During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?
a)
Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
b)
Birthplace of Michelangelo
c)
The last place the Black Plague hit
d)
Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors 
82.

Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Michelangelo

83.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform practices by the Catholic church considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
84.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
85.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
86.
What mountain range is shown in brown relief?
a)
North European Mountains
b)
Alps
c)
Urals
d)
Pyrenees
87.

Which two countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?

a)

Germany and Russia

b)

Italy and France

c)

Spain and Portugal

88.

Identify the Peninsula:

a)

Iberian

b)

Italian

c)

Balkan

d)

Jutland

89.

Identify the Peninsula:

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Balkan

c)

Jutland

d)

Italian

90.

Identify the Peninsula:

a)

Jutland

b)

Iberian

c)

Italian

d)

Balkan

91.

Identify the Peninsula:

a)

Iberian

b)

Italian

c)

Balkan

d)

Jutland

92.
What ceiling did Michelangelo paint? 
a)
St. Peters Bacillica 
b)
Sistine Chapel
c)
St. Pauls Church
d)
Westminster Abby 
93.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF IT?
a)
Pisa Tower
b)
Eiffel Tower
c)
Liberty Statue
d)
Colosseum
94.

Before printing books were...

a)

hand written

b)

rare

c)

expensive

d)

cheap

e)

always in Latin

95.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
96.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
97.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
98.
A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
Snail Race
d)
Atomic Race
99.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

100.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

101.
The end of Cold war was signified by the 
a)
Berlin Wall begin taken down 
b)
Mikhail Gorbechev being assassinated 
c)
Nuclear attack of Moscow
d)
the riots in Tianamen Square 
102.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
103.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
104.
Which country was divided into four zones after WWII?
a)
Germany
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
105.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

106.

The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?

a)

The Communist Party

b)

The Fascist Party

c)

The Socialist Party

d)

The Democratic Party

107.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A.  the Bolsheviks 
b)
B. the Czarists 
c)
C. the nobility 
d)
D. the clergy
108.

Where were the Vikings from?

a)

England

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Vinland

d)

Varangian

109.

The Kievan Rus and Byzantine Empire both practiced what denomination of Christianity?

a)

Lutheranism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Roman Catholic

d)

Eastern Orthodox

110.

The first Grand Prince of Kiev to be baptized a Christian, beginning the conversion of the slavs to Christianity was

a)

Ivan III

b)

Vladimir

c)

Oleg

d)

Alexander Nevsky

111.

Which two (2) groups setted together to make up the Russians?

a)

Byzantines and Romans

b)

Greeks and Africans

c)

Chinese and Indians

d)

Vikings and Slavs

112.

Which group of invaders impacted the Kievan Rus (Russians) by limiting their contact with western Europe?

a)

Africans

b)

Mongols (Golden Horde)

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Roman Empire

113.

The British Prime Minister Churchill was the first person to use the term "The Iron Curtain"

a)

True

b)

False

114.
-incompetence of Nicholas II
-losses in WWI
-landless pesantry
a)
causes of WWI
b)
causes of Russian Revolution
c)
causes of Communism
d)
causes of WW II
115.
How did the Russo-Japanese war contribute to the Russian Revolution? 
a)
Peaceful protesters at the palace were killed by Guards
b)
Protestors and rioters forced Nicholas II to abdicate his throne
c)
The loss to Japan was an embarrassment to Russian people
d)
Radical communist party
116.

Why did the Russian citizens want to be DONE with World War I?

a)

Bankrupt economy

b)

Scared of retaliation from another country

c)

No more soldiers to draft

d)

Huge losses and economic hardships

117.
What was "Bloody Sunday"?
a)
The Sunday when Czar Nicholas and his family was captured.
b)
The Sunday when Russian soldiers lost during WWI
c)
The Sunday when thousands of people marched to Czar Nicholas and troops began to shoot in the crowd.
d)
The Sunday when Vladamir Lenin decided he was going to take over Russia and have Czar Nicholas killed
118.

Who were the Mongols?

a)

Herdsman who lived in the Andes Mountains

b)

Pastoral Nomadic tribes from the Eurasian Steppes

c)

Indigenous people of Southern India

d)

Arabic nomads of the North African coast

119.

What title was adopted by Temujin after uniting the Mongol Clans?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Justinian Augustus

c)

Ivan the Great

d)

Tsar

120.

The Mongol controlled regions of Russia was called

a)

The Khanate of the Golden Horde

b)

The Il-Khanate

c)

The Chagatai Khanate

d)

The Yuan Dynasty

121.

The Soviet Union collapsed in the ...

a)

mid 1980s

b)

late 1970s

c)

early 1990s

d)

early 2000s

122.
(#8) Which best explains how Russia broke free of Mongol rule? 
a)
Ivan III of Moscow refused to pay the Mongols their tribute, and forced the Mongols to back down at the Ungra River
b)
Prince Vladimir of Kiev united the Russian Principalities and defeated the Mongols in a bloody battle at the Ungra River
c)
Prince Yaroslav the Wise negotiated a treaty with the Mongols which freed the Russian Principalities from Mongol control
123.
(#5) What 2 things did the Mongols expect of its subjects in Russia?
a)
Pay high taxes/tribute, and strict obedience
b)
Fight for the Mongols and Feed Mongol soldiers
c)
Convert to Islam and accept Shari's Law
124.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
125.

Which of these describes the "Arms Race?"

a)

The United States and Soviet Union competing to make superior sattelites

b)

The US and Soviet Union fighting over space technology

c)

The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons

d)

The population boom competition between the US and Soviet Union

126.

Why couldn't the US and Soviet Union get into a major war after the 1950s?

a)

They would have no support from NATO or the Warsaw Pact if they did

b)

The United Nations would kick these founding members out for going to war

c)

It would cause mutually assured destruction (M.A.D.) killing everyone

d)

It would cause the rest of the world to declare war on both sides

127.

What happened in 1969 ending the Space Race?

a)

The US sent is own satellites into Space

b)

John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

c)

The US sent the first robotic rover to Mars

d)

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon

128.

What is containment?

a)

Truman's policy to stop spread of communism

b)

the Cold War

c)

Truman's plan to help Western Europe after WWII

d)

the alliance between the USSR and its territories

129.
The easing of relations between the east and west in the Cold War was termed:      
a)
Detente
b)
 Glasnost 
c)
Perestroika
d)
The Warm War
130.
What US President asked Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall?  
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan

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