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1st half review

Total questions: 184

Worksheet time: 2hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
2.
A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.
a)
Symbol
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Merdian
3.

A place where people live and work is called a...

a)

community

b)

hospital

c)

apartment

d)

school

4.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

5.

Shows physical features of the land

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

6.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

7.

This map shows borders and boundaries.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

8.
There are _____ states in the United States of America.
a)
48
b)
49
c)
50
d)
Too many to count
9.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Population Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Road Map

10.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
11.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
12.

What hemisphere is North America in?

a)

Southern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

13.

How many continents does our Earth have?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

14.
Where would you most likely find a farm?
a)
Urban
b)
Suburban
c)
Rural
15.
Which community has the most people?
a)
Urban
b)
Suburban
c)
Rural
16.

What type of community is this?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

17.

What kind of community is this?

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

18.

What kind of community is this?

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

19.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
20.
What is the name of the object by number 1?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
21.
What is the name of the object by number 2?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
22.
What is the name of the object by number 4?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South Pole 
d)
Africa
23.
What is the name of the object by number 5?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
24.
What is the name of the object by number 6?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
25.
Name this landform
a)
lake
b)
river
c)
hill
d)
plain
26.
Name this landform that describes the lowest part of the land
a)
valley
b)
hill
c)
island
d)
lake
27.
Name this landform
a)
peninsula
b)
plain
c)
river
d)
lake
28.
Name the ocean labeled 2?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
29.

What country is north of the USA?

a)

Alaska

b)

Canada

c)

Mexica

d)

Cuba

30.

What country or territory is this?

a)

CANADA

b)

MEXICO

c)

PANAMA

d)

Greenland

31.
What is multiculturalism?
a)
Many different cultures in one society
b)
Only one culture represented in a society
c)
Racism
32.

An island and a peninsula are different because a peninsula is...

a)

surrounded by water on three sides.

b)

surrounded by water on all sides.

c)

covered with rocks.

d)

surrounded by land.

33.
Mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts are all types of?
a)
Landforms
b)
Water
c)
Maps
d)
Climates
34.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
35.
An examples of a natural resource is
a)
plastic and buildings
b)
water, fish, trees
c)
glass, chemicals
d)
fire, cans
36.
____________________is how and why people and things move and connect.
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
37.
In what ways do people adapt to their environment, or change their environment in order to meet their needs.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Region
38.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
39.
Building houses, building roads, and cutting down trees best describes which of the 5 Themes of Geography.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Location
40.

When places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

41.

The transportation of goods, people, diseases, and ideas.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

42.

What does the "M" stand for in Mr. Help?

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

moo moo cow

d)

location

43.

What does the "R" stand for in Mr. Help?

a)

region

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

natural disaster

44.

What does the "H/E" stand for in Mr. Help?

a)

Human eats interactions

b)

government and politics

c)

latitude and longitude

d)

human environment interactions

45.

What does the "L" stand for in Mr. Help?

a)

location

b)

human environment interaction

c)

movement

d)

place

46.

The coordinates of Tennessee are 35*N & 86*W

a)

Region

b)

HEI

c)

Place

d)

Location

47.
The study of people and places on earth is called?
a)
Erosion 
b)
tectonic plates
c)
geography
d)
geometry
48.

The "P" in PEGS stand for ...

a)

Practice

b)

Political

c)

Primary

d)

Perfect

49.

The "E" in PEGS stand for ...

a)

Ethernet

b)

Environment

c)

Equator

d)

Economic

50.

The "G" in PEGS stands for ...

a)

Geography

b)

Global

c)

Gravity

d)

Grades

51.
The picture best represents which of the following?
a)
Movement pull factor
b)
Physical place
c)
Human Environmental Interaction
52.
Examples of physical characteristics
a)
mountains, lakes, rivers
b)
white house, mount rushmore
c)
schools, resturants
d)
factory, bridges
53.
What are the three ways humans interact with their environment?
a)
depend, modify, love
b)
adapt, depend, positive
c)
depend, modify, adapt
d)
adapt, modify, negative
54.
Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...  
a)
depending
b)
adapting
c)
modifying
55.
When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
56.
Is this an example of a modification or an adaptation?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
57.

Gives you the exact address of a place or compares the address of two.

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human/Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

58.
__________ systems allowed people to get water, which changed and controlled the environment.
a)
irrigation
b)
agriculture 
c)
well
d)
trade
59.
Why are the Rainforests being destroyed?
a)
diseases carried by insects
b)
Wildfires
c)
tropical storms
d)
human demand for wood and farmland
60.

The Eiffel Tower is an example of

a)

relative location

b)

region

c)

absolute location

d)

place

61.

A camel in the desert used for transportation verses a car is an example of

a)

Depend

b)

Adapt

c)

Modify

62.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
63.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
64.
Juan decides to move to the United States because he is a carpenter and there is a high demand for those type of jobs.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
65.
Cindy lives in a country that has had civil war break out.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
66.

Arable land is land suitable for ____________.

a)

raising livestock, like cattle

b)

Agriculture, or farming

c)

growing cactus, it means desert

d)

wind farming

67.

Canada has 5 provinces and provinces are like states. Which theme is this?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

68.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
69.

The map show the lines of ....

a)

the lines of longitude.

b)

the lines of latitude.

70.

The map shows lines of ....

a)

lines of longitude.

b)

lines of latitude.

71.

A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map is really called ?

a)

coordinates

b)

positions

c)

hemispheres

72.

The Equator divides Earth into which two hemispheres

a)

Northern and Western

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Eastern and Western

d)

Southern and Western

73.
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into which two hemispheres
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Eastern and Western
d)
Eastern and Northern
74.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

75.

5610 Gulfton Houston, Texas 77099

a)

relative

b)

absolute

76.

Mexico is south of Texas.

a)

relative

b)

absolute

77.

Christmas Island crabs migrating to the beaches every year is an example of:

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

78.

What is a region?

a)

A place with political boundaries

b)

A place with natural boundaries

c)

A place with unifying characteristics

d)

A place where people do not live

79.
Bill moved to a beach house in Florida.  His new house is on stilts so that when it floods, the water will not damage the house.  This is an example of which type of Human/ Environment Interaction?
a)
Depend
b)
Adapt
c)
Modify
80.
a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Belize

d)

Jamaica

81.
a)

Guatemala

b)

Mexico

c)

Belize

d)

Panama

82.
What country is being displayed?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
The Bahamas
c)
Grenada
d)
Panama
83.

What are two natural hazards of Mexico and Central America?

a)

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

b)

Earthquakes and Tropical Storms

c)

Volcanoes and Tornadoes

d)

Volcanoes and Alien Abductions

84.
The Panama Canal is:
a)
large fishing zone
b)
located in Guatemala
c)
a major shipping and transportation route
d)
closed
85.

This river serves as part of the natural border between Texas and Mexico.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Snake River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Texas River

86.

Where does most of Canada's population live?

a)

The Southern Border of Canada near the USA

b)

In the Northern region or Tundra

c)

The Interior parts of Canada.

d)

The Northeastern Territories of Canada

87.

What is population density?

a)

the amount of people in a certain amount of space.

b)

amount of trees in a certain amount of space.

c)

number of total people in a country

d)

number of total trees in a country

88.

What are the official languages of Canada?

a)

English and French

b)

French and German

c)

English and German

d)

British and German

89.

United States and Canada were colonized by --

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

90.

farming to feed yourself or your family

a)

subsistence farming

b)

commercial agriculture

c)

colonization

d)

conquistador

91.

farming to sell and make a profit

a)

subsistence farming

b)

commercial agriculture

c)

colonization

d)

export

92.

What prediction about the United States completes the last box?

a)

Manufactured exports will continue to rise.

b)

Media technology will continue to encourage a global culture.

c)

Digital media will not have a great impact on the economy.

d)

Communication barriers will continue to divide countries.

93.

A place at the edge of an ocean for ships to load and unload their cargo is called a ______.

a)

lighthouse

b)

beach

c)

port

94.

How many countries make up the continent of North America?

a)

3

b)

16

c)

23

d)

37

95.
1903- The 48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles. ¨Expansion of World trade. 
a)
Platt Amendment 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Boxer Rebellion 
d)
Panama Canal 
96.

The basic system of structures (example-buildings, roads, and power plants) needed for the operation of a society and necessary for a strong economy.

a)

rural

b)

imports

c)

free enterprise economy

d)

infrastructure

97.

This is the spread of cultural items such as ideas, styles, religions, technologies, and languages between individuals, whether within a single culture or from one culture to another.

a)

Demography

b)

Population Growth

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Geology

98.
According to the chart, what was the biggest cause of deforestation between 2000 - 2005?
a)
Subsistence agriculture
b)
Logging
c)
Ranching
d)
Cash crop farming
99.

The President of the United States is an example of which PEGS?

a)

Political

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Geographic

100.

What is citizenship?

a)

Something that is given automatically when a person moves to a different country

b)

Being a member of a nation or country and having full rights and responsibilities under the law.

101.

A civic responsibility is something...

a)

you must do

b)

you should do

102.

What is the difference between civic duties and civic responsibilities?

a)

Civic duties have legal consequences if not performed.

b)

Civic responsibilities are more important.

c)

Civic responsibilities are mandatory actions.

103.

Voting....

a)

Civic Responsibility

b)

Civic Duty

104.

Paying Taxes....

a)

Civic Responsibility

b)

Civic Duty

105.

What term describes our relationships within our country?

a)

Domestic

b)

foreign

c)

domistik

106.

What term describes our relationships outside our country?

a)

Domestic

b)

foreign

c)

domistik

107.

What term describes our relationships outside our country?

a)

Domestic

b)

foreign

c)

domistik

108.

Ø Obeying the Law

Ø Jury Duty

Ø Paying Taxes

Ø Promising to Defend the Nation (Military)

Ø Attending School (up to age 16)

What are these?

a)

Duty/Obligation

b)

Responsibility

c)

Naturalization

109.

Ryan was born in the United States, but lives in Brazil for work. He is a registered voter who has served on a jury! David is a resident of the United States and lives in California. He has just moved from Canada to live in the United States. Which descriptions of Ryan and David below are true based on the information above?

a)

Ryan is a U.S. citizen. David is an immigrant to the United States.

b)

Ryan and David are both U.S. citizens.

c)

Ryan and David are both immigrants to the United States.

d)

Ryan is an immigrant to the United States. David is a U.S. citizen.

110.

There are two ways to become a citizen. They are....

a)

Birth and vacation

b)

Vacation and Naturalization

c)

Birth and Naturalization

111.

The government’s power is limited by the people.

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

112.

Power is usually held by a central authority (king, dictator)

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

113.

The government has unlimited control

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

114.
What type of government has its power limited by the people?
a)
Unlimited
b)
Limited
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
115.

One purpose of government is to establish_________

a)

laws

b)

states

c)

elections

116.
People can choose to work where they want.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
117.
Citizens are allowed to vote for people running for office.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
118.
After the leader dies, a family member takes over without being elected by the people.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
119.

The military shuts down newspapers and decides who can run in an election.

a)

Unlimited

b)

Limited

120.

Citizens have few individual rights.

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

121.

The national constitution limits the power of the government.

a)

Unlimited

b)

Limited

122.

Individuals have basic rights such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

123.

A leader uses tax money from citizens to buy personal purchases of homes, cars, entertainment, and vacations.

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

124.
Is it limited or unlimited government?  
•Constitution
a)
Limited Government
b)
Unlimited Government
125.
In a limited form of government a citizen would---
a)
be put in prison for speaking against the government.
b)
have more personal freedom
c)
follow the king at all times
d)
have an underdeveloped economy.
126.
People have few rights to privacy.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
127.
The government makes all of the laws without asking anyone else.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
128.
Laws are applied fairly to all people.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimitesd
129.
People have a choice in the religion they choose practice or not practice. 
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
130.
There are government (often secret) police that help control individuals and keep them from free speech or action.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
131.

Individuals are often thrown into jail without explanations

a)

Limited Government

b)

Unlimited Government

132.

The government has multiple branches with well-defined roles

a)

Unlimited Government

b)

Limited Government

133.

Citizens have a voice and can vote for their leaders

a)

limited Government

b)

Unlimited Government

134.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
135.
Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
a)
History
b)
Weather
c)
Language
d)
Food
136.

This is the spread of cultural items such as ideas, styles, religions, technologies, and languages between individuals, whether within a single culture or from one culture to another.

a)

Demography

b)

Population Growth

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Geology

137.
Successful civilizations have many of these including a capital with common features.
a)
Religion
b)
Cities
c)
Government
d)
language
138.

Government keeps order in a society through laws and uses the military to provide:

a)

freedom

b)

power

c)

obedience

d)

protection

139.

When people are trained to accomplish specialized tasks so that a civilization can be successful, this is:

a)

a form  of communiction

b)

specialized jobs or division of labor

c)

the government's responsibility

d)

a trained worker

140.

In a society, inventions are created to make a civilization:

a)

more advanced

b)

more interesting

c)

more powerful

d)

wealthier

141.

in the past, most cities developed by: 

a)

other cities

b)

militray bases

c)

mountains

d)

rivers

142.

In the past, written records:

a)

were written in words

b)

used letters to represent sounds

c)

used pictures to represent words

d)

were based on voice recordings

143.
Which feature of a civilization is shown here?
a)
religion
b)
cities
c)
art & architecture
d)
public works
144.
Which feature of a civilization is shown here?
a)
government
b)
art & architecture
c)
system of writing
d)
religion
145.
____________ -  people grouped in different social groups: upper, middle, lower…
a)
social studies
b)
social calls
c)
social classes
d)
IDK
146.
______ ___________ - extra food
a)
food surplus
b)
food supply
c)
food special
d)
food specialist
147.

Americans often refer to a country that is not the United States as

a)

Foreign

b)

Domestic

148.

Someone who is really good at chores and maintaining a home might be described as

a)

Foreign

b)

Domestic

149.

Answers questions about life's meaning.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Religion

c)

Government

d)

Social Organizations

150.

People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...

a)

Ruralization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Colonization

d)

None of these

151.
belief in one God
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
152.
belief in more than one God   
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
153.

The area in which a unique culture or a specific trait develops

a)

Cultural middle

b)

Cultural center

c)

Cultural hearth

d)

Cultural mantle

154.

A specific group group that shares a language, customs and a common heritage is called a -

a)

ethnic group

b)

race

c)

nationalism

d)

political group

155.

Which of the following is one way language patterns in the Caribbean were affected by cultural diffusion?

a)

Spanish became the official language of the Caribbean islands.

b)

Languages from West Africa came to dominate in the Caribbean.

c)

English eventually displaced other languages in the region.

d)

Several European languages replaced many indigenous languages.

156.

The above images of architecture are examples of how Mexico and Canada have been influenced by —

a)

cultural diffusion of religion

b)

ideas of limited government

c)

free enterprise economics

d)

concepts of equality

157.
Which one is an element of culture?
a)
celebration
b)
love
c)
language
d)
God
158.
The most impressive Olmec remains are
a)
jade masks
b)
marble temples
c)
stone heads 
d)
gold jewelry
159.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
160.
The Aztecs were a _________ society, meaning they worshipped more than one God
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Ditheistic
c)
Polytheistic
d)
Bitheistic
161.
Who used terrace farming?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
162.

A major reason for the end of the Aztec Empire was

a)

the refusal of the people to obey their leaders.

b)

a conflict with the Inca Empire.

c)

the technology of the Spanish conquistadors.

d)

political corruption and an unstable government.

163.

The location of the Inca civilization of South America demonstrates the

a)

importance of trade with western Europe.

b)

ability of humans to adapt to the environment.

c)

influence of cultural diversity.

d)

complexity of indigenous belief systems.

164.

Which of the following was responsible for the conquest of the Inca Empire?

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Ferdinand

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Huayna Capac

165.

Which Spanish conquistador was responsible for the destruction of the Aztec?

a)

Penn and Venables

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Huayna Capac

166.

The Mesoamericans used _____________________ to farm the rainforest.

a)

Contour plowing

b)

Silt Fences

c)

Slash-and-burn agriculture

d)

Crop Rotation

167.

What was the first civilization in Mesoamerica?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

168.

What type of government did the Maya have?

a)

democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

theocracy

169.

What civilization's sign from their god is on today's Mexican flag?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

170.

___________ is an extra supply, usually food.

a)

slash and burn

b)

surplus

c)

elite

d)

Olmec

171.

Smallpox was a disease that the _________________brought that ended up killing thousands of people in the ancient civilizations.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Spanish

172.
The belief in more than one god.
a)
nomadic
b)
polytheistic
c)
temple
d)
sacrifice
173.
The Aztecs and Incas would have most likely had which type of economy in which it is based off customs and beliefs from the past?
a)
traditional economy
b)
market economy
c)
command economy
174.

The Columbian Exchange introduced which economic activity into South American culture?

a)

Terrace farming

b)

Cattle ranching

c)

Railroad building

d)

Tobacco cultivation

175.

Many people living in Central America have modified the physical environment by —

a)

building dams to control flooding along rivers

b)

cutting down rainforests to clear land for farming

c)

constructing seawalls to stop the full force of hurricanes

d)

burning volcanic rock as a source of fuel

176.
What products were exchanged during the Columbian Exchange
a)
Agricultural products
b)
The newest IPhone
c)
Books, movies, and other forms of entertainment
177.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.
a)
men and ships for exploring
b)
money for items
c)
products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
d)
buying goods from Africa
178.

Cows came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

179.

Wheat came from....

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

180.

potatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

181.
Which continents are part of the Old World?
a)
Europe, Africa, Asia
b)
North America & South America
c)
Australia & Antarctica
d)
the United States & Russia
182.
Which continents are part of the New World?
a)
Europe, Asia, Africa
b)
North America & South America
c)
Australia & Antarctica
d)
the United States and Russia
183.
Which European country was the most powerful and most wealthy when the Columbian Exchange started?
 (1400s -1600s)
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
the Netherlands
184.
What were the main reasons the Spanish wanted to come to the New World?
a)
Peace, Love, Happiness
b)
To get alpacas & avocados
c)
To make friends with the Native Americans
d)
God (spread Christianity), Gold, Glory (get more land for Spain)

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