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World Geography Benchmark #1 Spring Semester 2021

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a "messiah"?

a)

a person who loves God

b)

a person who has become enlightened

c)

a savior; a deliverer

d)

a person who spreads the word of God

2.

What is the symbol for Christianity?

a)

Star of David

b)

Cross

c)

Crescent Moon and Star

3.

Who is the founder of Islam

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Moses

d)

Muhammad

4.

What are the basic beliefs of Islam called?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Five Pillars

c)

Eightfold path

d)

Three Wise Sayings

5.

A ____________________ is a building where Muslims worship.

a)

Mosque

b)

Synagogue

c)

Ramadan

d)

Arabia

6.
Belief in a single God
a)
Polytheism
b)
Economy
c)
Monotheism
d)
None of the given
7.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Goliath
8.
____________ leads the Israelites out of Egypt and parts the Red Sea.
a)
Moses
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Maccabees
9.
A ______ is a Jewish house of worship.
a)
synagogue
b)
diaspora
c)
Torah
10.

What is the Arabic word for God?

a)

Dios

b)

Allah

c)

Dieu

d)

God

11.

What are the basic practices of Islam called?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Five Pillars

c)

Eightfold path

d)

Three Wise Sayings

12.
Which of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
a)
There is no god but god.
b)
The pilgrimage to Mecca must be made.
c)
Fasting must be done every day.
d)
Donations to charity must be made annually.
13.
Where are most of the countries of OPEC located?
a)
Africa
b)
South American
c)
North American
d)
Southwest Asia
14.
Why was OPEC created?
a)
To regulate the supply and price of oil
b)
to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
c)
to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
d)
to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil
15.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
16.
The Middle East has a big problem with ____________  ____________ to water. Not every country has the same opportunity to get to a water source.
a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
acid rain
d)
unequal access
17.
__________________ means there is not enough of something people need.
a)
scarcity
b)
desalination
c)
groundwater
d)
pollution
18.

This is the most valuable natural resource in Saudi Arabia.

a)

Oil

b)

Lumber

c)

Gold

d)

Coffee

19.

Desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water were called

a)

Bedouin

b)

Sunnis

c)

Shia

d)

Sufis

20.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is the Bible
Jesus is my founder
My place of origin is Jerusalem
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Every Religion
21.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is Torah
Abraham is my founder
My place of origin is modern Israel
a)
All religions
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
22.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is the Qu'ran
Muhammad is my founder
My place of origin is Mecca
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
23.
Which are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia?
a)
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism
b)
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
c)
Buddhism, Hinduism, islam
d)
Christianity, Islam, Shamism
24.
a fertile place in the desert where there is water and vegetation
a)
irrigation
b)
arable
c)
oasis
d)
tributary
25.

What geographical term best describes Italy?

a)

subcontinent

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

mountain range

26.

The North American continent is located in the Northern and ______________ Hemispheres.

a)

Southern

b)

Western

c)

Eastern

d)

Northern

27.

What is another name for the western wall?

a)

The wall of doom

b)

The wailing wall

c)

The kings wall

d)

The wall

28.

The Western Wall (sometimes called wailing wall), the remains of the 2nd Temple, is located in the city of

a)

Jericho

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Medina

d)

Mathura

29.

Why is the Western Wall so sacred to Jews?

a)

It is all that is left of the Second Temple.

b)

The Ten Commandments are written on it.

c)

It protected their city from foreign invaders for centuries.

d)

They believe the Messiah will appear there.

30.

What does OPEC stand for?

a)

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

b)

The Organization of Pet Executing Countries

c)

The Order of Petroleum Exporting Continents

d)

The Order of Petroleum Exercising Countries

31.

What type of climate does most of the Middle East have?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Arid

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Tundra

32.

What is the largest ethnic group in S.W. Asia?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Turks

33.

The Hindu Kush Mountains are located in___________.

a)

Iran

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Iraq

d)

Oman

34.
a fertile place in the desert where there is water and vegetation
a)
irrigation
b)
arable
c)
oasis
d)
tributary
35.
Much of the world's crude ____________ comes from Saudi Arabia.
a)
mud
b)
salt
c)
water
d)
oil
36.

The most important part of the Saudi economy involves

a)

tourism

b)

precious gems

c)

automobiles

d)

oil

37.

Location where Muhammad heard the word of God and ascended into heaven

a)

Kaaba

b)

Temple of Damascus

c)

Rite of Passage

d)

Dome of the Rock

38.

Arabic term for a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season.

a)

al-Jabal

b)

Wadi

c)

Nihr

d)

al-Hadbah

39.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Gulf of Suez

40.

What country is the Suez Canal located in?

a)

Panama

b)

France

c)

Egypt

d)

Iraq

41.
Ancient Mesopotamia existed between what two rivers? 
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Euphrates and Nile
c)
Amazon and Nile
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
42.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
43.
The Fertile Crescent is an arc-shaped region that stretches from...?
a)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile River
b)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
d)
the Mediterranean Sea and the Caspian Sea
44.

What is the name given to the king in ancient Egypt?

a)

Pharrel

b)

Artificial

c)

Phantom

d)

Pharaoh

45.
What is a HIEROGLYPH?
a)
pictures representing objects, sounds or letters
b)
the ancient Mesopotamian form of writing
c)
giant structures that were shaped like a pyramid
d)
the kings and queens of ancient Egypt
46.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
47.

Who was the religious and political leader of Egypt?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Temple Priest

c)

Scribes

d)

Vizier

48.

Why did Egyptians build pyramids?

a)

They loved triangles and pizza

b)

They buried their Pharaohs and Queens in the pyramids

c)

Pyramids were easy to build

d)

To copy Mesopotamian Ziggurats

49.

Who was on top of ancient Egypt's social structure?

a)

Scribes

b)

Peasants

c)

Artisans

d)

Pharaoh

50.
What religion is practiced by most people in North Africa?
a)
Catholicism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
51.

What Continent is colored in yellow?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Spanish?

52.

Name the ocean that is between Africa, Asia and Oceania

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

53.

Name the ocean that runs between North America and Europe and also South America and Africa

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

54.
The area that splits the desert and grassy savannahs. 
a)
Sahel
b)
Niger River
c)
Great Rift Valley
d)
Sub Sahara
55.

Africa is the largest and most populated continent.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

What is the 2nd largest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

57.
Which direction does the Nile flow?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
58.

True or False: River Nile is the longest river in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

59.
What is the name of the country in red on the map?
a)
Cape Town
b)
Angola
c)
South Africa
60.
Who was Mansa Musa?
a)
First Emperor of Songhai
b)
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
c)
Greatest Ruler of Mali
d)
Griot
61.

The ancient empire of Ghana was located in

a)

North Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

South Africa

d)

West Africa

62.
The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 
a)
exchanges with Indian ports
b)
direct access to the Arabian Sea
c)
control of trade routes
d)
abundance of diamonds
63.
What is the correct order of the rise and fall of the 3 great west African empires? The country on the left is the first to rise and the country on the right is the last to rise. 
a)
Ghana, Songhai, and Mali
b)
Songhai, Ghana, and Mali
c)
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai
d)
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
64.

What country was Nelson Mandela from?

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

Southern Asia

65.

Nelson Mandela fought against an oppressive government system called...

a)

segregation

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Apartheid

66.

After his release from prison, Mandela became ...

a)

The Head of the ANC

b)

The president of South Africa

c)

The Leader of the Xhosa tribe

67.

Nelson Mandela was the president of which National Party

a)

Democratic Alliance

b)

African National Congress

c)

Economic Freedom Fighters

68.

Which prestigious prize did Mandela win?

a)

Pulitzer Prize

b)

Literary Prize

c)

Nobel Prize

69.

The definition of Desertification is...

a)

Land that is fertile and able to grow plants

b)

the process of ocean water losing salt

c)

the process in which land loses fertility and ability to grow plants

d)

giving humans the advantage of having fertile soil

70.

Ways of fighting Desertification, are ___________________________________.

a)

rotating crops

b)

improving irrigation systems

c)

educating farmers

d)

all of the above

71.

An EFFECT of desertification is:

a)

food shortages

b)

strong economies

c)

growth of new plant life

d)

all of the above

72.

How did the Industrial Revolution spur (increase) Europeans' desire to colonize Africa?

a)

They needed more land.

b)

They wanted to control everything.

c)

They needed more raw materials.

73.

Who was NOT represented at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

African countries

74.

True or false: The Berlin Conference was a meeting that split up Africa between European countries.

a)

True

b)

False

75.
What is the African Savanna considered?
a)
Ocean
b)
Forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tundra
76.

The African savanna is a _____________.

a)

tropical jungle

b)

mountainous areas

c)

a grassy plain in tropical regions, with few trees.

77.

The World's Largest desert, located in Northern Africa

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

78.

Lake Victoria is the world's _____________ largest freshwater lake

a)

1st

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

2nd

79.

What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Kilimanjaro

b)

Kenya

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Everest

80.
Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning? 
a)
A state of being apart
b)
Separate but equal
c)
Equality for all
d)
Racism
81.
A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.
a)
religious group
b)
ethnic group
82.

What is the largest ethnic group in S.W. Asia?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Turks

83.
What is the ethnic majority in Iran?
a)
Farsi
b)
Kurds
c)
Arabs
d)
Persians
84.

Most of the people of this ethnic group adhere to Shia Islam though a small percentage practices Zoroastrianism.

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Jews

85.

A popular music developed in Algeria and Morocco that combines traditional singing styles and Arabic modes with Western style synthesized accompaniment

a)

Gusheh

b)

Tahkt

c)

Rai

d)

Dervishes

86.

Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area - an entire country, continent, or whole world. It affects a very high proportion of the population.

a)

Pandemic

b)

symptom

c)

epidemic

d)

quarantine

87.

cash crop farming is the growing of food for

a)

food

b)

sale

c)

import

d)

leisure

88.
in short supply
a)
arid
b)
sahel
c)
cash crop
d)
scarcity
89.
What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)? 
a)
To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people
b)
To promote segregation between the races
c)
To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans
d)
To force Europeans out of their homelands
90.
What was apartheid? 
a)
equality for all
b)
western-style democracy
c)
constitutional monarcy
d)
segregation of races
91.
What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa? 
a)
he became the first black president
b)
he released political prisoners
c)
he united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election
d)
he won the election with the support of the British

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