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Geo A Final Practice #3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a low-latitude area of very little wind?

a)

climate

b)

leeward

c)

doldrums

d)

permafrost

2.

Which word describes the long-term weather patterns for an area?

a)

weather

b)

biome

c)

climate zone

d)

climate

3.

Which side of a mountain does not get direct wind?

a)

leeward

b)

windward

c)

rain shadow effect

d)

the mountain peak

4.

Which type of trees have cones?

a)

deciduous

b)

coniferous

c)

all trees below the timberline

d)

all trees above the timberline

5.

Which side of a mountain that receives the most precipitation?

a)

leeward

b)

windward

c)

rain shadow effect

d)

the mountain peak

6.

Which of the following is a possible result of the greenhouse effect?

a)

global cooling

b)

global warming

c)

overgrowth of plants

d)

deforestation

7.

Which trees have leaves that change color and drop off during fall/winter?

a)

coniferous

b)

deciduous

c)

trees above the timberline

d)

all trees below the timberline

8.

People who share a common language, religion, and history share an ____.

a)

ethnic group

b)

developing country

c)

developed country

d)

racial group

9.

What might we call a country that is working toward greater technology and manufacturing?

a)

developed country

b)

third-world nation

c)

colony

d)

developing country

10.

Early center of civilization whose ideas spread to other areas are called ____.

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

culture groups

c)

culture hearths

d)

ethnic groups

11.

The number of years it takes for a country to double its size is called its ____.

a)

birth rate

b)

death rate

c)

doubling time

d)

natural increase

12.

The process of spreading new knowledge and ideas from culture to culture is called ____.

a)

culture hearth

b)

culture group

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

ethnic group

13.

People who can fluently speak two languages are known as ____.

a)

multilingual

b)

bilingual

c)

trilingual

d)

immigrants

14.

What is it called when a country breaks off to achieve independence?

a)

separtism

b)

civil war

c)

colony

d)

dominion

15.

Which type of music was formed by blending European and African rhythms together?

a)

hip hop

b)

r&b

c)

rock and roll

d)

jazz

16.

Where are suburbs typically located?

a)

in city centers

b)

in rural areas

c)

just outside of cities

d)

in foreign countries

17.

Which system of government exchanges loyalty for land?

a)

feudalism

b)

communism

c)

monarchy

d)

democracy

18.

Which city is the capital of the United Kingdom?

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Madrid

d)

Washington D.C.

19.

What is a form of a language unique to a particular group?

a)

dialect

b)

patois

c)

culture

d)

ethnicity

20.

The forced removal of a population based on ancestry, language and customs is called ____.

a)

genocide

b)

ethnic cleansing

c)

the Holocaust

d)

immigration