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Post Test Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A map showing landmarks such as landforms, deserts, mountains and plains.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Elevation

d)

Population

2.

A map showing governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Elevation

3.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

4.

Identify this map

a)

Population map

b)

Elevation Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

5.

Identify this map

a)

Population Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

d)

Elevation Map

6.

Which aspect of the continents does the Mercator projection map show more accurately?

a)

size

b)

shape

c)

location

7.
Which projection is this?
a)
Lambert
b)
Mercator
c)
Goode's Homolosine
d)
Robinson
8.
Which projection is this?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Goode's Homolosine
9.
Which projection is this?
a)
Conic
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Robinson
10.

What is the Absolute Location of Denver?

a)

west of St. Louis

b)

39°N, 105°W

c)

Southeast of Seattle

d)

39°W, 105°N

11.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere

a)

Soil

b)

Rocks

c)

Minerals

d)

All of the Above

12.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
13.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Windosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Airosphere
14.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Atlantic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Japanese Plate

d)

North American Plate

15.

Hot spots are not generally associated with the interaction or movement of Earth’s what?

a)

Trees

b)

Oceans

c)

Tectonic Plates

d)

Hurricane and Tornadoes

16.

_______ lines on a globe run from east to west.

a)

North pole

b)

South pole

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

17.

On a globe, the Equator is the

a)

Horizontal, center line

b)

Vertical, center line

c)

30-degree line

d)

180-degree line

18.

1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.

a)

Leeward

b)

Sideward

c)

Windward

d)

Land

19.

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

a)

Mountains

b)

Lakes

c)

Plains

d)

Valleys

20.

This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs

a)

windward

b)

leeward

c)

rain shadow

d)

prevailing winds

21.
What happens when it's spring in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
It's fall in the Northern Hemisphere
b)
It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere
c)
It's winter in the Northern Hemisphere
d)
It's spring in the Northern Hemisphere
22.

If a country has a high literacy rate, then it will usually have a high standard of living.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is infant morality rate?

a)

The number of people in an area that can read or write

b)

The measure infant deaths per 1,000 live births

c)

The number of people living in a particular area

d)

The number of people who are born in a particular area

24.

If a country has a high infant morality rate and low literacy rate, what can you say about its standard of living?

a)

It has a high standard of living

b)

It has a low standard of living

c)

Its standard of living isn't affected

25.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
religious freedom
b)
a drought or famine
c)
 job opportunities
d)
a fair government
26.
The unintentional mixing of crops, animals, diseases, and more between the Old and New World
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
27.
The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 
a)
people/cultures 
b)
disease
c)
animals/plants
d)
all of the above
28.

Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Charles de Gaulle

29.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
30.
What cities did the US attack in Japan in 1945?  
a)
Hiroshima and Hawaii
b)
Hiroshima and Tokyo
c)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
31.
A form of government that allows no personal freedom and citizens have little choice in leaders of their government or policy is called ______
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Marxism
d)
Socialism
32.
Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?
a)
The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
b)
The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
c)
The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.
33.
A form of government that promotes personal freedom and representatives are voted on by citizens is called a _____
a)
Democratic Republic
b)
Alliance Republican
c)
Communism
d)
Socialism
34.
What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?
a)
NATO
b)
NAFTA
c)
WPA
d)
USA
35.
The color of ______ is often associated with Communism.  
a)
Blue
b)
Green 
c)
Red 
d)
Black
36.
The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 
a)
Asia
b)
North America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa 
37.
Which of the following was a key decisions made at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945?
a)
to begin a two front war with the D-Day invasion
b)
the division of Germany into four  zones of occupation (French, British, American, Soviet)
c)
the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
d)
picking a new name for Germany
38.

a group of countries that trade without restrictions or tariffs

a)

free enterprise

b)

NATO

c)

free trade

d)

common market

39.

What three criteria must a country meet in order to join the European Union (EU)?

a)

stable economy, democratic government, government protections for minority populations

b)

stable economy, stable government, government protections for minority populations

c)

stable economy, democratic government, use of the euro

d)

stable economy, government protections for minority populations, use of the euro

40.
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
41.

More people living in poverty

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

42.

Less people working on farms

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

43.

More doctors

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

44.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

45.

Describe the healthcare of this country.

a)

Good healthcare available to most

b)

Good healthcare available to some

c)

Poor healthcare for all

d)

Poor healthcare for most

46.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

b)

They are experiencing stable population growth

c)

They are experiencing negative population growth