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Fall '20/21 Final Exam World Geo

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.

a)

History

b)

Ecology

c)

Geography

d)

Oceanography

2.

This word describes weather conditions in a place over a long period of time.

a)

population

b)

climate

c)

economic activity

d)

land use

3.

What is absolute location?

a)

The approximate location of something.

b)

The exact location of something.

c)

Bikini Bottom.

d)

Locations that compare two places.

4.

Which of these is NOT a land form?

a)

car

b)

mountain

c)

valley

d)

cliff

5.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
6.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
7.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
8.

Which theme answers the question "How do ideas travel in and out of this place?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Movement

9.

Which theme answers the question "How have people adapted to the environment there?"

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

10.

The ocean has become very polluted.

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region

11.

California is part of the western United States.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

12.

Which theme involves looking at certain areas that have something in common?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

13.

The relationship between people and their environment

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

14.

The image above is what type of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

15.

The image above is what type of map?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

16.

The image above is what type of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

17.

The New York Metropolis is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

18.
In Judaism they were monotheistic. What does monotheism mean?
a)
Belief in no god
b)
Belief in many gods
c)
Belief in one god
d)
Belief in the worship of animals
19.
Reincarnation is ___________.  
a)
Coming back as something else after you die
b)
Never dying
c)
Not being able to live
d)
The inability to breathe
20.
Where was Hinduism developed? 
a)
China
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
India
21.
What did Siddhartha Gautama found?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity 
c)
Buddism
d)
Hinduism
22.
What religion is best represented by this picture?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
23.

Followers of Judaism are called:

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Monks

24.

The largest world religion:

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddism

d)

Hinduism

25.
The disagreement over Muhammad's successor created what two branches (sects) within Islam?
a)
Shia/Jewish
b)
Sunni/Shia
c)
Catholic/Protestant
d)
Shinto/Zen
26.
Someone who does NOT believe in the existence of God would be labeled....
a)
Agnostic
b)
Theist
c)
Atheist
d)
Abnormal
27.
Who is the messiah, according to Christians?
a)
Moses
b)
Muhammad
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham
28.
What is one question religion seeks to answer?
a)
What is the force that holds atoms together?
b)
How does a nuclear reactor work?
c)
What happens to us after we die?
d)
What caused the 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami?
29.
What do Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have in common?
a)
They are all monotheistic
b)
They all believe that Jesus was the son of God
c)
They are all based on the same holy book
d)
They are all separated into three main branches
30.
What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
a)
They both focus on many different gods
b)
They are both based on four noble truths
c)
They both believe in the holy book the Koran
d)
They both believe in reincarnation
31.

Polytheism is...

a)

a religious belief system involving many gods and goddesses.

b)

a practice of taking care of parrots.

c)

a religious belief that aliens built all the temples of the ancient world and that the Earth is flat.

d)

the belief that Mr. Sullivan is all powerful and knowing.

32.

How does culture spread?

a)

Language

b)

Government and economy

c)

War, trade, colonization and immigration

33.
Sam speaks Spanish in his house. Which element of culture does this fall up under?
a)
Beliefs
b)
culture
c)
language
d)
literature
34.
Lisa's mom and grandmother used to bake a special banana bread together. Now Lisa and her mom bake the same special banana bread together. what is this an example of?
a)
Tradition
b)
Custom
c)
Belief
d)
Culture
35.
The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an example of:
a)
cultural trait
b)
ethnic group
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
cultural region
36.
What is culture? 
a)
A shared way of life
b)
The spread of ideas
c)
a short well known expression 
d)
a custom prohibiting or restricting a practice 
37.

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of people.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

d)

Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

e)

Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

38.
Followers of Hinduism believe in a multitude of gods and goddesses, which make them
a)
secular.
b)
fundamental.
c)
atheistic.
d)
polytheistic.
39.
Muslims pray the Salah 5 times each day. This Muslim prayer involves standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting. A person must have clean clothes and clean body.  Which characteristic of religion is described above?
a)
Belief about a deity.
b)
Doctrine of Salvation.
c)
Code of Conduct
d)
Ritual
40.

On the following map, what do the grey triangles represent?

a)

Sources of fuel

b)

Gold Mines

c)

Areas where precious gems can be found

d)

Areas where nonmetals can be found

41.

Find the police station. What direction would you travel to go from there to the post office?

a)

South

b)

Northwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southwest

42.

Which continent is to the north of South America?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Australia

43.

Which continent is to the east of Europe?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

44.

What ocean is all the way to the west on this map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean