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How We Study the World's Cultural Patterns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Availability of water

b)

Shared cultural traditions

c)

Access to public transportation

d)

Proximity to highways and roads

2.

Which of the following is true of a free enterprise system, but not true of a communist economy?

a)

Supply is determined by the government.

b)

Industrial production meets government quotas.

c)

Government exercises less control of the economy.

d)

Government determines consumer product availability.

3.

Which of the following is limited in a limited government?

a)

The power of leaders

b)

The rights of citizens

c)

The number of elections

d)

The influence of political parties

4.

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

a)

constitution

b)

federal legal code

c)

political party platform

d)

declaration of independence

5.

Which of the following is likely to be found in an unlimited government?

a)

Free speech

b)

One-party rule

c)

Multi-party elections

d)

Protection of human rights

6.

What is one way that limited governments are different from unlimited governments?

a)

Elections in limited governments are open to all eligible voters.

b)

News media in limited governments do not report about politics.

c)

Leaders in limited governments are restricted from spending too much.

d)

Political candidates in limited governments are from the same political party.

7.

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

a)

Climate

b)

Culture

c)

Globalization

d)

Population

8.

Which of the following terms best completes the web diagram?

a)

Celebrations, Rules, Music

b)

Population, Landforms, Climate

c)

Labor, Natural Resources, Capital

d)

Citizenship, Rights, Responsibilities

9.

Which of the following is a characteristic of culture?

a)

Elections

b)

Monotheism

c)

Shared beliefs

d)

Mountain barriers

10.

Which factor do geographers consider when dividing the world into distinctive culture regions?

a)

Bodies of water

b)

The amount of rainfall

c)

The influence of religion

d)

Transportation corridors

11.

Which cultural trait is influenced by a society’s location, available natural resources, and traditional family structure?

a)

Folk stories

b)

Types of shelter

c)

Religious practices

d)

Musical instruments

12.

The list in the box refers to the basic ___________ that are common to all societies.

a)

goals

b)

geography

c)

institutions

d)

cultural traditions

13.

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 influencing culture

b)

holiday celebrations affecting students

c)

economic decisions impacting school policies

d)

special interest groups advocating for change

14.

Why does the government of India most likely observe Diwali as an official holiday?

a)

Diwali celebrates Indian democracy and education.

b)

As a Hindu holiday, most Indians celebrate the festival.

c)

The festival recognizes Indian independence from Britain.

d)

The Indian government considers Diwali a patriotic celebration.

15.

Professional geographers pose specific questions when studying features of Earth. One important geographic question is “Where is it located?” One likely way geographers answer the question above is by —

a)

interviewing members of remote tribes

b)

excavating artifacts left by previous societies

c)

predicting the weather with computer models

d)

using an intersection of longitude and latitude

16.

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

a)

Canada

b)

India

c)

Chile

d)

United States

17.

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

18.

8 At which geographic location on the map will you find most Russian cities?

a)

Between 60°N and 45°N latitude and 60°E and 75°E longitude

b)

Between 45°N and 60°N latitude and 30°E and 60°E longitude

c)

Between 60°N and 75°N latitude and 30°E and 60°E longitude

d)

Between 45°N and 60°N latitude and 75°E and 90°E longitude

19.

The map above depicts the numbered neighborhoods of Paris. Based on the map, what is characteristic of the distribution of the Paris neighborhoods?

a)

They are distributed from largest to smallest.

b)

They are distributed north from the north bank of the river.

c)

They are distributed south from the south bank of the river.

d)

They are distributed in a circular fashion centered on a river

20.

Based on the map, the climate of northeast and north central areas of the United States are most similar to which areas in Europe?

a)

Central and Eastern Europe

b)

Eastern and northeastern Europe

c)

Northwestern and central Europe

d)

Southwestern and central Europe