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WorksheetsWorld Geography Review #3
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 30mins
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 —
religious practices having an influence on culture
holidays affecting students
special groups advocating or pushing for change
Which of these factors has the greatest influence on where people live?
Availability of water
Shared cultural traditions
Access to dirt bike tracks
Proximity (nearness) to highways and roads
The list in the box refers to the basic ___________ that all societies have in common with one another.
habits
institutions
geography
Which of the following is the set of behaviors, beliefs, and traditions of people that unify a region?
Weather
Culture
Globalization
One reason for people to migrate from rural (country) to urban (city) areas is that
rural areas have better access to trade commerce centers
people in urban areas have more opportunities to find jobs
people in rural areas have access to greater financial services
Which religious belief of Christians is celebrated by Easter?
The conversion of Paul
The resurrection of Jesus
Noah building the Ark.
The birth of Jesus
What is NOT a part of culture?
food
language
wealth
government
How do the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam maintain (keep) their traditions that date back many centuries (hundreds of years)?
Older generations teach younger generations the beliefs.
Schools in the region teach about all three religious traditions.
Students living in this region study Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin.
Other faiths are forbidden (not allowed) in the region.
The most densely populated region in the United States is
the Southeast
the Southwest
the Northwest
the Northeast
Which physical geographic region is located at 0° latitude and 60°W longitude?
Equator in South America
High latitudes in North America
Equator in Africa
Middle latitudes in Europe
Which country’s national capital is located near 40°N and 75°W?
Canada
China
United States
Argentina
What is an isthmus?
A large raised area of mostly level land.
A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.
A flat grassland region.
A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.
What is a rain forest?
A large raised area of mostly level land.
A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.
A flat grassland region.
A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.
What is a tributary?
A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.
A long river in northern South America?
A river or stream that flows into a larger river.
A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.
What is elevation?
A warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America.
The height of land above sea level.
The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people
Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.
What is an economy?
A warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America.
The height of land above sea level.
The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people
Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.
What is hydroelectricity?
Electric power produced by rushing water.
A country's economy based largely on one resources or crop.
The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people
To add variety
What is diversify?
Electric power produced by rushing water.
A country's economy based largely on one resources or crop.
The ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people
To add variety
Which number is the Amazon Basin?
1
2
3
4
Which number indicates the Caribbean Islands?
7
10
9
5
Which number is the isthmus of Panama?
5
8
9
10
What is the name of the important civilization that lived in the Andes mountains?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Blackfoot
This body of water is located to the west of South America
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
This body of water is located to the east of South America
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
What threatens the Amazon Rainforest?
Cars
Logging
Trains
Airplanes
Define arable land
Suitable land for growing crops
Land where crops cannot be grown
Land by the ocean
Land that is covered in sand
What are some advantages to living in the city over a rural community
Can walk or take public transportation
Many things to do/places to spend at
Availability of jobs
All of the above
In many limited governments, the individual rights of the people are detailed in a —
constitution
political party platform
federal legal code
declaration of independence
Why is the Roman Catholic religion the dominant religion in Latin America?
African slaves brought new religious traditions to South America
Spanish colonization of South America spread new religious traditions
Incan leaders encouraged people in South America to convert to new religions
Colonial immigrants adopted the beliefs of indigenous people living in South America
How is Brazil different from other nations in South America?
Lack of education
Portuguese language
Protestant religious beliefs
Carnival religious celebration
One of the negative effects of the cultural diffusion Latin America experienced during the age of European exploration of the New World included-
An expansion of the slave trade
An increased number of dangerous storms
The introduction of cattle ranching
The destruction of the tropical rain forests
The origins of calypso music in the Caribbean region can be traced to the contributions of —
Spanish conquistadors that first landed on Hispaniola
Mayans who regularly traveled to the region from Mexico
British colonists that settled in the region in large numbers
Africans who were brought to the region as enslaved people
What opened the Americas to European settlement?
Plymouth Colony
the Treaty of Paris
the French and Indian War
the arrival of Christopher Columbus
What would be a negative effect of slash-and-burn farming?
deforestation
erosion
drought
floods
