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World Geography Fall Final 2020

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most of the world's population lives in which climate zone?

a)

Tropical

b)

Arid

c)

Arctic

d)

Temperate

2.

The 5 Themes of Geography are...

a)

Place, Region, Interaction, Movement, Environment

b)

Place, Religion, Interaction, Monuments, Economics

c)

People, Region, Inclusion, Movement, Engineering

d)

People, Religion, Interaction, Monuments, Economics

3.

A "pull factor" is something that...

a)

makes you want to stay in your home country

b)

discourages you from migrating to another country

c)

makes you want to migrate to another country

d)

forces you to relocate to a different country

4.

The number of people living in each unit of area (like a square mile) is called...

a)

Settlement Patterns

b)

Population Density

c)

Demographics

d)

Refugees

5.

The location of something in relationship to something else is called...(ex. the store is west of the school)

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Cardinal Directions

d)

Intermediate Directions

6.

A "push factor" is something that...

a)

makes you want to stay in your home country

b)

forces you leave your home country

c)

attracts you to go to a different country

d)

none of the above

7.

All of these are examples of Human Features of Settlement except?

a)

rivers

b)

Towns

c)

Railroad

d)

borders

8.

"A college student in Dehli, India believes that the education system in America is better than in India. He also believes he will get a higher paying job when he graduates from an American university."

Is the an example of a push or pull factor? Which factor of migration does this represent?

a)

Push/Environmental

b)

Pull/Political

c)

Push/Social

d)

Pull/Economic

9.

Why is the US one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world?

a)

most immigrants came from the same region of the world

b)

there is no immigration to the US from other countries

c)

Immigrants from all over the world have settled in the US

d)

most immigrants speak English before they move to the US

10.

The wearing away of soil or rock by wind or water over time is called...?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

none of the above

11.

The scientific study of populations is called...?

a)

Sociology

b)

Demography

c)

Anthropology

d)

Archeology

12.

What are the 3 types of regions?

a)

Functional, Cultural, and Informal

b)

Political, Physical, Formal

c)

Formal, Functional, Perceptual

d)

Seasonal, Natural, Cyclical

13.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

10

d)

1 Giant Continent

14.

How many oceans are there on the Earth?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

7

d)

5

15.

What do you call land surrounded by water on 3 sides?

a)

island

b)

continent

c)

tributary

d)

peninsula

16.

How many hemispheres are there in the world?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

14

d)

100

17.

The directions North, South, East, and West are called the

a)

Reverse directions

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Cardinal directions

d)

Compass directions

18.

What is this direction finder called?

a)

Briar Rose

b)

Yellow Rose

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Rose Bowl

19.

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth East and West?

a)

Equator

b)

Dividing Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Axis

20.

What imaginary line divides the Earth North to South?

a)

Axis

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Compass Rose

21.

What 2 oceans border the USA?

a)

Atlantic and Arctic

b)

Arctic and Pacific

c)

Atlantic and Pacific

d)

Atlantic and Southern

22.

What is the largest ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

23.

Which continent is the largest?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Russia

24.

What continent would you find the United States on?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

25.

Who is America's neighbor to the South?

a)

America

b)

Canada

c)

England

d)

Mexico

26.
Which continent is labeled in Red 
a)
Africa 
b)
North America 
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Europe 
27.
What is the moon’s effect on the Earth?                     
a)
The moon influences the seasons by bombarding the Earth with lunar radiation.
b)
The moon reacts with the sun to block harmful radiation from reaching the Earth.
c)
The moon has no measurable effect on the Earth at all.
d)
The gravitational pull of the moon and sun cause the ocean tides to fluctuate.
28.

What is the name of the yellow continent?

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

The United States

d)

Australia

29.

What is the name of the grey continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

30.

What is the name of the green continent?

a)

North America

b)

Brazil

c)

South America

d)

Africa

31.

What is the name of the blue continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Orange

32.

Which continent is East of Europe?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Australia

33.

Which of the following countries is in North America?

a)

Canada

b)

Chile

c)

Greece

d)

Japan

34.

True or False: Mexico is a country in South America

a)

True

b)

False

35.

dictatorship

a)

government has total control, unlimited power for gov

b)

people have the power, limited power for gov, human rights exist here

c)

a King or Queen rules, unlimited power for gov

36.

Democracy

a)

government has total control, unlimited power for government

b)

people have the power, limited power for gov, human rights exist here

c)

rule by a King or Queen, unlimited power for gov

37.

Monarchy

a)

government has total control, unlimited power for gov

b)

people have the power, limited power for gov, human rights exist here

c)

rule by a King or Queen, unlimited power for gov

38.

The equator is found at

a)

0 degrees North

b)

0 degrees West

c)

10 degrees South

d)

10 degrees East

39.

Canals are useful because

a)

they increase trade, travel and transport of people and goods

b)

they decrease disease

c)

they decrease trade, travel, and transport

d)

they increase human rights

40.

Isthmus

a)

a small strip of LAND with water on two sides

b)

a small strip of WATER with land on two sides

41.

Economics: Free Enterprise (Market Economy)

a)

businesses choose what they make

b)

the government tells businesses what to make

c)

a person makes what their family has always made

42.

Economics: Command:

a)

businesses choose what they make

b)

the government tells businesses what to make

c)

a person makes what their family has always made

43.

Economics: Traditional Economy

a)

businesses choose what they want to make

b)

the government tells businesses what to make

c)

a person makes what their family has always made

44.

GDP per capita

a)

how long a person can expect to live

b)

how much a person can be expected to earn in a year on average

c)

percentage of people who can read

45.

Literacy rate

a)

how long a person can expect to live

b)

how much money a person can expect to make in a year

c)

percentage of people who can read

46.

Religion: Islam

a)

monotheism (believe in one god)

b)

polytheism (believe in many gods)

47.

Religion: Judaism

a)

monotheism (believe in one god)

b)

polytheism (believe in many gods)

48.

The _____________ climate helps the rainforest grow.

a)

tropical

b)

desert

c)

arctic

d)

arid

49.

deforestation

a)

cutting down trees to use the land for something else

b)

saving the trees

50.

deforestation can cause

a)

plants and animals to go extinct

b)

increase in medicines

c)

loss of farming and ranching

51.

In a ___________, you would expect to find common traits such as ways of making a living, traditions, and language.

a)

Cultural Diffusion

b)

Cultural Region

c)

Cultural Traits

d)

Cultural Enhancement

52.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
53.
On which of the following regions would you most likely find good land for grazing animals such at cattle?
a)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
b)
Great Plains
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Rocky Mountains
54.

The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and ends in Louisiana at what body of water?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Gulf of Bothnia

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

55.
Tallest mountain chain in North America
a)
Appalachians
b)
Coastal Range
c)
Rockies
d)
St. Lawrence
56.
This river is the longest in the U.S. It begins in Minnesota and ends as it empties in the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans.
a)
Amazon
b)
Colorado
c)
Ohio
d)
Mississippi
57.

The economic system of communist countries is most closely related to which of the following:

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

58.

Something we desire but that is not necessary for survival

a)

Want

b)

Need

c)

Good

d)

Service

59.

Something essential for survival

a)

Want

b)

Need

c)

Good

d)

Service

60.

Physical objects that someone produces

a)

Want

b)

Need

c)

Good

d)

Service

61.

An action or activity that one person performs for another

a)

Want

b)

Need

c)

Good

d)

Service

62.

The economic problem is that

a)

resources are limited and wants are limited.

b)

resources are unlimited and wants are limited.

c)

resources are limited and wants are unlimited.

d)

resources are unlimited and wants are unlimited.

63.
Which of the following leads to a decrease in birthrates among women?
a)
Higher Education
b)
High Infant Mortality Rate
c)
No Prenatal Care
d)
No contraceptives
64.
The number of babies out of 1,000 that die during their first year of life is called
a)
infant mortality
b)
growth rate
c)
demography
65.
The average number of years an individual is predicted to live is called
a)
carrying capacity
b)
life expectancy
c)
growth rate
d)
demography
66.
The number of organisms in a population which die each year 
a)
Death Rate
b)
Birth Rate
c)
Immigration
d)
Emigration
67.
What is literacy?
a)
the ability to read and write
b)
the ability to read
c)
the ability to hear
d)
the ability to write
68.
Why is literacy important to people's success?
a)
Literacy is not important to people's success. 
b)
Literacy is important.
c)
If adults cannot read and write, they have to take lower paying jobs. 
69.
Countries with high literacy rates are generally wealthier.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
Which of the following numbers is the BEST infant mortality rate?
a)
2
b)
37
c)
98
d)
15
71.

What type of economic activity is a fisherman?

a)

Agricultural

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Service

72.

What is a group of places that are close to one another and that share some characteristics?

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Region

c)

Continent

d)

Environment

73.

What is a natural feature found on land?

a)

Environment

b)

Region

c)

Landform

d)

Absolute Location

74.

What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time known as?

a)

Environment

b)

Landform

c)

Climate

d)

Geography

75.

What is each half of Earth?

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Continent

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

76.

What is the measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is?

a)

Elevation

b)

Erosion

c)

Landform

d)

Continent

77.

What is the long, narrow band of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Landform

c)

Continent

d)

Tectonic Plates

78.

Every place has unique physical characteristics, some examples are:

a)

Dams, bridges and highways

b)

Rivers, deserts, mountains

c)

languages, buildings, people

79.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
80.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
81.

The seasons are caused by___________?

a)

The tilt of Earth on its axis, and the yearly revolution around the sun

b)

Tropical Storms

c)

Changes in the moon

d)

The Earth's rotation on its axis

82.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
83.

Natural features of the Earth's Surface

a)

Climates

b)

physical features

c)

Deserts

d)

Latitude Lines

84.
Large area of flat land with few trees
a)
Coast
b)
Desert
c)
Hurricane
d)
Plain
85.
What state is this?
a)
Oregon
b)
New Jersey
c)
Nevada
d)
Idaho
86.
What state is this?
a)
New York
b)
Pennsylvania 
c)
Maryland
d)
Connecticut 
87.
What state is this?
a)
Texas
b)
Arkansas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Ohio
88.
What state is this?
a)
Washington
b)
Oregon
c)
Idaho
d)
Montana
89.
What state is this?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Kansas
c)
Georgia
d)
Missouri
90.
What state is this?
a)
Utah
b)
Nevada
c)
California
d)
Alaska
91.
What is this state?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oklahoma
d)
New Mexico

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