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Swenson's 8th Grade Global Studies End-of-the-Year Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term is used for the agricultural process of growing crops on shelves that have been carved into mountain sides, the way they do in Japan, China, and SE Asia?

a)

Shelf Farming

b)

Step Farming

c)

Terrace Farming

d)

Subsistence Farming

e)

Market Farming

2.

What country in Asia is this?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Cambodia

c)

Brunei

d)

Philippines

e)

Laos

3.

What vocabulary term is used to label a group of islands?

a)

Atoll

b)

Lagoon

c)

Peninsula

d)

Archipelago

e)

Rift

4.

What country in Europe is this?

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Denmark

e)

Iceland

5.

What environment found in abundance in East and West Africa can be described simply as a tropical grassland with few scattered trees?

a)

Taiga

b)

Steppe

c)

Savanna

d)

Tundra

e)

Rain Forest

6.

What element of human geography is best defined as the entire system of people producing, buying, and selling goods, services, and things of value?

a)

Government

b)

Economy

c)

Culture

d)

Region

e)

Gross Domestic Product

7.

Which country in the Caribbean is this?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Haiti

c)

Bahamas

d)

Panama

e)

Dominican Republic

8.

What term is used to describe people often located in arid regions that wander from place to place with no permanent home, in search of food, water, and essential resources?

a)

Herders

b)

Nomads

c)

Gatherers

d)

Agriculturalists

e)

Sand Farmers

9.

What is the name of the environment that consists primarily of year-round cold temperatures and permanently frozen ground with no trees?

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Steppe

d)

Terrace

e)

Savanna

10.

What country in West Africa is this?

a)

Burkina Faso

b)

Tanzania

c)

Ghana

d)

Mali

e)

Nigeria

11.

What is the most common and used currency across the continent of Europe and the official currency of the European Union?

a)

Dollar

b)

Euro

c)

Yen

d)

Peso

e)

Pound

12.

What is the name for the process used in many regions and cultures in which only enough crops are grown to feed one's own family?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Nomadic Herding

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Livestock Raising

e)

Steppe Farming

13.

What is the name for a system that creates and enforces laws and institutions for populations in a specific area?

a)

Government

b)

Economy

c)

Culture

d)

Region

e)

Dictator

14.

What country in South America is this?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Peru

c)

Ecuador

d)

Uruguay

e)

Panama

15.

What city in Asia is the most populated city in the entire world?

a)

Beijing

b)

Mumbai

c)

Tokyo

d)

Seoul

e)

Dubai

16.

What is the name of the region in Europe, located in Russia, that is made up of harshly cold climate and mostly frozen landscape?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Siberia

c)

North European Plain

d)

The Taiga

e)

The Serengeti

17.

What is the name of the classification system in India's history that categorized people into 4 different levels based on the social class they were born into?

a)

The Khmer Rouge

b)

The Brahma System

c)

Apartheid

d)

The Caste System

e)

The Ganges System

18.

What country in Europe is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Greece

d)

Spain

e)

Turkey

19.

What is the official name for the country of North Korea?

a)

The Republic of Korea

b)

The People's Republic of Korea

c)

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea

d)

The Official Republic of Korea

e)

Kim's Paradise of Communism

20.

What is the name of the tallest waterfall in the entire world, located in South America?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Amazon Falls

d)

Victoria Falls

e)

Machu Picchu

21.

What country in Africa is the youngest and newest country in our entire world?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

South Sudan

c)

Djibouti

d)

Western Sahara

e)

eSwatini

22.

The largest island in size in the entire world is...

a)

Iceland

b)

New Guinea

c)

Madagascar

d)

Great Britain

e)

Greenland

23.

What is the name of the semi-arid grassland located near the Sahara Desert in Africa?

a)

The Serengeti

b)

The Sahel

c)

Masai Mara Reserve

d)

The Kalahari

e)

The Pampas Grasslands

24.

What is the oldest and deepest lake in the entire world?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Lake Baikal

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Aral Sea

e)

Great Bear Lake

25.

What island country in South Asia known for its tea is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Borneo

b)

Oman

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Sri Lanka

e)

UAE

26.

What word is used to define and label the largest landmass in the entire world that includes all of Europe, Asia, and Russia?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Pangea

c)

Siberia

d)

North European Plain

e)

Asieuria

27.

The countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic occupy an island in the Caribbean that goes by what name?

a)

Cuba

b)

Hispaniola

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Sumatra

e)

Jamaica

28.

The largest continent in both size and population is...

a)

China

b)

Asia

c)

United States

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

29.

What country in Western Europe is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Iceland

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Ireland

e)

Denmark

30.

Which word is used to describe an area or region of land that does not touch any major bodies of water on any sides?

a)

Isolated

b)

Plateau

c)

Polder

d)

Landlocked

e)

Arable

31.

What is the name of the largest forest region in the entire world that runs from Northern Canada through Scandinavia in Europe to Northern Russia?

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Baltic Region

d)

Siberia

e)

Nunavut

32.

What is the longest river in the entire world?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Nile River

d)

Mississippi River

e)

Ganges River

33.

What leader in India's history is considered the "Father of his country," and used nonviolent protests and resisteance to achieve justice and independence from Britain?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Tigris Euphrates

e)

Mohammed

34.

What is the name of the geographic feature that runs 4000 miles through East Africa and contains most of Africa's major lakes?

a)

The Serengeti

b)

The Mariana Trench

c)

The Roof of the World

d)

The Great Rift Valley

35.

What term we studied can be best defined as is the ongoing and continuously developing communication and connection among the people, companies, and governments across all regions of the world>

a)

Economy

b)

Globalization

c)

Culture

d)

Trade

36.

In the form of government known as Absolute Monarchy, the next king or queen that takes over as ruler is simply determined by...

a)

The Military

b)

Wealth

c)

Voting

d)

Birth

37.

What country has the largest economy in the world when it comes to GDP?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Russia

38.

What is the only group of humans that inhabit the continent of Antarctica?

a)

Researchers

b)

Eskimos

c)

Elves

d)

Maori

39.

Which island group found in the Pacific Ocean region of Oceania is the largest in size, consisting of the most islands?

a)

Micronesia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Polynesia

d)

Patagonia

40.

Which of these statements IS NOT correct about the border between North and South Korea?

a)

It is known as the Demilitarized Zone

b)

It is located on the 48th Parallel

c)

It is the most heavily guarded border in the world.

d)

It was established after the Korean War

41.

What organization was established after World War II in an effort to keep peace, develop friendly relationships among countries, and protect human rights?

a)

The World Trade Organization

b)

The Arab Spring

c)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

The United Nations

42.

Which of these countries IS NOT one of the countries we studied and learned as functioning under a communist or dictatorship government?

a)

Cuba

b)

Vietnam

c)

Sudan

d)

China

43.

We studied and learned throughout the year that the most densely populated areas and regions of our world are found...

a)

along water resources.

b)

in valleys between mountains.

c)

south of the equator.

d)

on plateaus

44.

As you move away from the equator in each direction you will encounter the tropic lines. What type of environment will you find along these tropic lines throughout the world?

a)

Rain Forest

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Desert

45.

Which of these elements of geography DOES NOT affect the climate and temperature of a location or area in our world?

a)

Nearness to the equator.

b)

Nearness to water resources.

c)

Elevation.

d)

Population.

46.

Which of these capitals, located in Burkina Faso, is Mr. Swenson's favorite name for a capital city in the entire world?

a)

Ouagadougou

b)

Tokyo

c)

Mogadishu

d)

Phnom Penh