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World Geography Review #3

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most school districts in Texas provide a student break in late December and early January. The student break occurs at the same time Christians observe Christmas. This is an example of —

a)

religious practices having an influence on culture

b)

holidays affecting students

c)

special groups advocating or pushing for change

2.

Which of these factors has the greatest influence on where people live?

a)

Availability of water

b)

Shared cultural traditions

c)

Access to dirt bike tracks

d)

Proximity (nearness) to highways and roads

3.

The list in the box refers to the basic ___________ that all societies have in common with one another.

a)

habits

b)

institutions

c)

geography

4.

Which of the following is the set of behaviors, beliefs, and traditions of people that unify a region?

a)

Weather

b)

Culture

c)

Globalization

5.

One reason for people to migrate from rural (country) to urban (city) areas is that

a)

rural areas have better access to trade commerce centers

b)

people in urban areas have more opportunities to find jobs

c)

people in rural areas have access to greater financial services

6.

Which religious belief of Christians is celebrated by Easter?

a)

The conversion of Paul

b)

The resurrection of Jesus

c)

Noah building the Ark.

d)

The birth of Jesus

7.

What is NOT a part of culture?

a)

food

b)

language

c)

wealth

d)

government

8.

How do the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam maintain (keep) their traditions that date back many centuries (hundreds of years)?

a)

Older generations teach younger generations the beliefs.

b)

Schools in the region teach about all three religious traditions.

c)

Students living in this region study Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin.

d)

Other faiths are forbidden (not allowed) in the region.

9.

The most densely populated region in the United States is

a)

the Southeast

b)

the Southwest

c)

the Northwest

d)

the Northeast

10.

Which physical geographic region is located at 0° latitude and 60°W longitude?

a)

Equator in South America

b)

High latitudes in North America

c)

Equator in Africa

d)

Middle latitudes in Europe

11.

Which country’s national capital is located near 40°N and 75°W?

a)

Canada

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Argentina

12.

What is an isthmus?

a)

A large raised area of mostly level land.

b)

A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.

c)

A flat grassland region.

d)

A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.

13.

What is a rain forest?

a)

A large raised area of mostly level land.

b)

A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.

c)

A flat grassland region.

d)

A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.

14.

What is a tributary?

a)

A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.

b)

A long river in northern South America?

c)

A river or stream that flows into a larger river.

d)

A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.

15.

What is elevation?

a)

A warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America.

b)

The height of land above sea level.

c)

The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people

d)

Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.

16.

What is an economy?

a)

A warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America.

b)

The height of land above sea level.

c)

The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people

d)

Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.

17.

What is hydroelectricity?

a)

Electric power produced by rushing water.

b)

A country's economy based largely on one resources or crop.

c)

The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people

d)

To add variety

18.

What is diversify?

a)

Electric power produced by rushing water.

b)

A country's economy based largely on one resources or crop.

c)

The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people

d)

To add variety

19.

Which number is the Amazon Basin?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

Which number indicates the Caribbean Islands?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

9

d)

5

21.

Which number is the isthmus of Panama?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

22.

What is the name of the important civilization that lived in the Andes mountains?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Blackfoot

23.

This body of water is located to the west of South America

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

24.

This body of water is located to the east of South America

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

English Channel

d)

Atlantic Ocean

25.

What threatens the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Cars

b)

Logging

c)

Trains

d)

Airplanes

26.

Define arable land

a)

Suitable land for growing crops

b)

Land where crops cannot be grown

c)

Land by the ocean

d)

Land that is covered in sand

27.

What are some advantages to living in the city over a rural community

a)

Can walk or take public transportation

b)

Many things to do/places to spend at

c)

Availability of jobs

d)

All of the above

28.

In many limited governments, the individual rights of the people are detailed in a —

a)

constitution

b)

political party platform

c)

federal legal code

d)

declaration of independence

29.

Why is the Roman Catholic religion the dominant religion in Latin America?

a)

African slaves brought new religious traditions to South America

b)

Spanish colonization of South America spread new religious traditions

c)

Incan leaders encouraged people in South America to convert to new religions

d)

Colonial immigrants adopted the beliefs of indigenous people living in South America

30.

How is Brazil different from other nations in South America?

a)

Lack of education

b)

Portuguese language

c)

Protestant religious beliefs

d)

Carnival religious celebration

31.

One of the negative effects of the cultural diffusion Latin America experienced during the age of European exploration of the New World included-

a)

An expansion of the slave trade

b)

An increased number of dangerous storms

c)

The introduction of cattle ranching

d)

The destruction of the tropical rain forests

32.
The average weather conditions of a place over a period of time.
a)
Coast
b)
Landform
c)
Forest
d)
Climate
33.
Natural features of the Earth's Surface
a)
Climates
b)
Landforms
c)
Deserts
d)
Latitude Lines
34.
Low land between mountains or hills
a)
Valley
b)
Plateau
c)
Landforms
d)
Longitude Lines
35.
High, wide area of flat land with steep sides
a)
Plateau
b)
Plain
c)
Valley
d)
Jungle
36.
Large area of flat land with few trees
a)
Coast
b)
Desert
c)
Hurricane
d)
Plain
37.
Area where the land meets a sea or ocean
a)
Coast
b)
Plateau
c)
Equator
d)
Valley
38.
Run between the poles and measure east-west position
a)
Longitude lines
b)
Latitude lines
c)
Equator
d)
Climate
39.
What kind of flat land covers most of the middle United States?
a)
Valley
b)
Jungle
c)
Plains
d)
Plateau
40.

The origins of calypso music in the Caribbean region can be traced to the contributions of —

a)

Spanish conquistadors that first landed on Hispaniola

b)

Mayans who regularly traveled to the region from Mexico

c)

British colonists that settled in the region in large numbers

d)

Africans who were brought to the region as enslaved people

41.

What opened the Americas to European settlement?

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

the Treaty of Paris

c)

the French and Indian War

d)

the arrival of Christopher Columbus

42.

What would be a negative effect of slash-and-burn farming?

a)

deforestation

b)

erosion

c)

drought

d)

floods

43.
How is population density measured?
a)
Total population divided by total land area
b)
Average population plus total land area
c)
Total land area divided by total population
d)
Average land area plus total population
44.
Trade, migration, and conquest led to
a)
River Valley Civilization
b)
Representative democracies
c)
Cultural diffusion
d)
Developing countries
45.
Which of the following is a pull factor for migration?
a)
Shortage of farmland
b)
Lure of jobs
c)
Shortage of jobs
d)
Natural disaster
46.
_______ are people who are forced to flee to another country to escape wars, persecution, or natural disasters. 
a)
Immigrants
b)
Free traders
c)
Refugees
d)
Importers 
47.
One reason for the rapid increase in world population over the last centuries is ______. 
a)
Increased migration
b)
Increased population density
c)
Improved health care
d)
Urbanization
48.
To answer the questions of what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will receive them, societies develop _____. 
a)
Quota systems
b)
Trading
c)
Manufacturing systems
d)
Economic systems
49.
Tax on imported goods
a)
Quota
b)
Tariff
c)
Dialect
d)
Interdependence
50.
A government led by a king or queen who inherits power by being born into the ruling family
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
51.
A local form of a language that may have a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation
a)
Monarchy
b)
Language 
c)
Culture
d)
Dialect