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Benchmark III - Geography

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river flows from the Alps mountains east across much of Europe and empties into the Black Sea?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Danube River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Volga River
2.
Which body of water lies between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Rhine River
d)
English Channel
3.
Which mountain range does the Danube and Rhine rivers begin in?
a)
Pyrenees Mountains
b)
Alps Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Ural Mountains
4.
Which body of water can be found to the south of Europe?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
5.
Spain and Portugal are located on which peninsula?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Scandinavian Peninsula
c)
English Peninsula
d)
Italian Peninsula
6.
This river begins in the Alps mountains and flows north to the North Sea
a)
Danube River
b)
Volga River
c)
Nile River
d)
Rhine River
7.
Which mountain range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?
a)
Alps Mountains
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Pyrenees Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
8.
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Alps Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
9.

What country is this?

a)

Iceland

b)

Norway

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Italy

10.

What country is this?

a)

Belarus

b)

Ukraine

c)

Romania

d)

United Kingdom

11.

What country is this?

a)

Spain

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Germany

12.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Icelan

d)

Ukraine

13.

What country is this?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Hungary

d)

Italy

14.

What country is this?

a)

Romania

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

15.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

16.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Belize

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

17.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Colombia

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

18.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Colombia

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

19.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

Jamaica

d)

Haiti

20.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Colombia

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

21.

Identify the country highlighted in the map

a)

Panama

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Honduras

d)

Guatemala

22.

What Is The Yellow Box Surrounding?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

23.

Identify the physical feature the yellow box is circling.

a)

Amazon River

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

24.
What physical feature is highlighted on the map?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
25.

Which physical feature is identified in the image

a)

The Black Forest

b)

The Amazon Rainforest

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Tongass National Forest

26.

Which mountain range has three major system of mountain ranges along the eastern, western, and southern coasts of Latin America?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

The Pyrenees Mountains

c)

The Ural Mountains

d)

The Andes Mountains

27.

Which river is displayed on the map

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Rhine River

c)

The Danube River

d)

The Amazon River

28.
Which physical feature in shaded in the dark red on the map?
a)
Atacama Desert
b)
Amazon River
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
29.
Italian, French, and Spanish are members of this language family.
a)
Germanic
b)
Romance
c)
Slavic
d)
English
30.
This language family is spoken in Russia and other eastern European countries.
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
English
d)
Romance
31.
English and German are examples of ______ languages.
a)
Romance
b)
Slavic
c)
Germanic
d)
Greek
32.

Which European confederation has 23 official languages in order to help its members better communicate?

a)

OPEC

b)

NAFTA

c)

NCAA

d)

EU

33.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Muhammed
c)
Abraham
d)
Moses
34.
What is the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Quran
c)
Torah
d)
Tanakh
35.
Muhammed is the founder of which religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
36.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
a)
The Torah
b)
The Tanakh
c)
The Qu'ran
d)
The Bible
37.
Which of these religions are monotheistic?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam & Christianity
d)
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
38.
Which religion believes in the Five Pillars of Faith?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
39.
Which of the following people was NOT important to the Christian religion's development?
a)
Jesus
b)
Moses
c)
Abraham
d)
Muhammad
40.
Which religion reads the Torah?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
41.
What does monotheistic mean?
a)
Believe in 1 god
b)
Believe in many gods
c)
Believe in no gods
42.
All three religions trace their roots to this person.
a)
Noah
b)
Moses
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham
43.
Which religion is the fastest spreading?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
44.

Abraham is the founder of which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

45.

Where do most people live in Germany?

a)

at the foothills of the Alps

b)

along the coast

c)

in the southern part of Bavaria

d)

in the West near the Rhine River

46.

What causes the United Kingdom to have such a mild climate?

a)

The Scottish Highlands

b)

The Gulf Stream

c)

Snowfall that is not very deep

d)

The mountains in the southeast

47.

Which condition keeps Russia's natural resources from being used?

a)

Harsh climate

b)

No market for them

c)

Lack of workers

d)

No government funding

48.

Which country has one of the strongest economies in Europe?

a)

France

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

49.

What is the impact of Germany's location?

a)

Top of Europe-makes it super cold

b)

Center of Europe- great for travel and trade

c)

Bottom of Europe- has access to the Mediterranean Sea for lots of trade

d)

Far away from everyone

50.

Which country trades mainly through ship and has the most ports?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

United Kingdom

51.

Where do most people live in Russia?

a)

In Northern Russia

b)

In Eastern Russia

c)

In Western Russia

d)

In Central Russia

52.

Where do MOST people in Brazil live?

a)

the southern tip

b)

in the Amazon Rainforest

c)

along the west coast near the Pacific

d)

along the east coast near the Atlantic

53.
Why is the population in the northern part of Chile so scarce?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains; high elevation & cold climate
b)
Amazon Rainforest; hot rainy climate only good for animals
c)
Atacama Desert: driest place on earth so no farms or work
d)
Kalahari Desert; too hot and dry to support high population
54.
Which country has the highest population in Latin America?
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Cuba
d)
Venezuela
55.
The large amount of arable land is MOST helpful in which industry to Cuba?
a)
farming
b)
fishing
c)
mining
d)
tourism
56.
Why do most Brazilians live in the coastal region?
a)
tourism
b)
farming
c)
coast provides easy trade routes
d)
produce and sell coffee beans
57.
Cuba has fewer natural resources than Brazil. How does this affect Cuba's trade?
a)
Cuba exports only manufactured products.
b)
Cuba should import few products.
c)
Cuba needs to import many products.
d)
Cuba does not need to import or export.