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Geo A Final Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cartographer?

a)

a person who teaches geography

b)

a person who makes maps

c)

a person who studies Earth's features

d)

a person who studies rocks

2.

What is the tallest place on earth?

a)

Mariana Trench

b)

Mt Denali

c)

Mt Blanc

d)

Mt Everest

3.

Which is defined by popular beliefs rather than facts?

a)

functional region

b)

formal region

c)

perceptual region

d)

situation

4.

What is magma?

a)

the solid rock at the earth's core

b)

molten rock within the Earth

c)

solid rock of iron and nickel

d)

part of the Earth's solid crust

5.

A system of government in which a king/queen has control of the state is called

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

anarchy

d)

oligarchy

6.

Scientists believe a superheated but solid layer of nickel and iron make up Earth’s

a)

crust

b)

core

c)

mantle

d)

lithosphere

7.

What is the hydrosphere mostly made of?

a)

nitrogren

b)

fresh water

c)

salt water

d)

nitrogen

8.

Where is groundwater found?

a)

in rivers

b)

in lakes

c)

beneath Earth's surface

d)

only on dry land

9.

What happened as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

goods became more expensive

b)

people moved to rural areas

c)

people moved to urban areas

d)

it took longer to produce goods

10.

The blending of beliefs and practices from different religions is called

a)

patois

b)

syncretism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Catholicism

11.

What are minifundia?

a)

farms that provide cash crops in great quantities

b)

farms whose small plots of land feed rural families

c)

farms that are always planted in one crop

d)

where crops are grown for a small but highly profitable market

12.

Which country was united by the Trans-Siberian railroad?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Yugoslavia

13.

Which country overthrew their government in 1917 and adopted communism?

a)

Cuba

b)

North Korea

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Soviet Union

14.

How many countries were created after the fall of the Soviet Union?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

15.

What is the name of the common currency adopted by all EU members?

a)

dollar

b)

euro

c)

frank

d)

pound

16.

During which time period was art inspired by the Greeks and Romans?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Reformation

d)

Enlightenment

17.

Which religion is most popular throughout Eastern Europe?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Islam

c)

Roman Catholicism

d)

Christian Orthodox

18.

What occurs when the death rate is higher than the birth rate?

a)

doubling time

b)

negative population growth

c)

natural increase

d)

zero population growth

19.

What statistic shows the average amount of people living within a square mile?

a)

population distribution

b)

population density

c)

doubling time

d)

birth rate

20.

What is the main cause of urbanization?

a)

opportunity to improve lives of citizens

b)

pollution in rural areas

c)

the government forces people to relocate

d)

political persecution