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Heg quiz1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
4.

Building a road in the desert is

a)

Modify a physical feature

b)

Adapt to a natural hazard

c)

Adapt to climate

5.

Building a swimming pool in Georgia is

a)

Modify a physical feature

b)

Adapt to a natural hazard

c)

Modify for climate

6.

A land or water form is

a)

climate

b)

physical feature

c)

natural hazard

7.
Which of the following would be a pull factor, or something that pulls someone to a new place?
a)
a shortage of food
b)
cheap, good farmland
c)
lack of jobs
d)
lack of freedom
8.
Which of the following would be a push factor, or something that pushes someone out of a place?
a)
freedom
b)
good government
c)
lack of jobs
d)
chance for a better life
9.
Which of the following would be most helpful in understanding why people moved from other countries to the United States?
a)
diaries of immigrants
b)
book about pioneers living on the Plains
c)
map of the world
d)
chart showing where immigrants came from
10.
What was the secret group of routes, safe places, and people that helped enslaved people escape to freedom called?
a)
Orphan Trains
b)
Westward Movement
c)
The Great Migration
d)
The Underground Railroad
11.
Where did most of the orphans who traveled on the orphan trains end up living?
a)
big cities like New York City
b)
California and Oregon
c)
farming areas of the Midwest
d)
small towns in Canada
12.
What is culture?
a)
different foods and traditions
b)
the way of life of a group of people
c)
how people dress
d)
a theme of geography
13.
Which of the following is true about regions in the United States?
a)
Regions are often different because different cultural groups moved there.
b)
The regions are all very much alike.
c)
People from Mexico only live in the Southwest region.
d)
All regions have the same culture.
14.
When people use, adapt, or modify the earth they are using what theme of geography?
a)
movement
b)
place
c)
region
d)
human/environment interaction
15.
People in Michigan wear warm coats, hats, and mittens in winter to fit their environment. What is this an example of?
a)
adapting to the environment
b)
movement
c)
modifying the environment
d)
a core democratic value
16.
Cutting down trees to clear the land for farming is an example of 
a)
adapting to the environment
b)
movement
c)
modifying the environment
d)
a core democratic value
17.
Which of the following shows how people adapted to life on the plains?
a)
They moved there in covered wagons.
b)
They built towns.
c)
They cleared land for farms.
d)
They built sod houses and windmills.
18.
Which of the following is true about the United States?
a)
The only important natural resources of the United States are trees, soil, and water.
b)
The United States is rich in many natural resources.
c)
The United States has used up most of its natural resources.
d)
The United States has never made good use of its natural resources.
19.
Natural resources which are found in the ground are called
a)
iron and copper
b)
minerals
c)
chemicals
d)
fossils
20.
Which of the following statements is true about trees?
a)
Trees are only important because they have cellulose.
b)
Trees were more important in the past.
c)
People use trees to make many different products.
d)
People won't use trees in the future because they will all be gone.
21.
Which of the following is an environmental problem for Las Vegas and other cities in the Southwest?
a)
There are not enough trees for building.
b)
A lot of mines have closed.
c)
Temperatures are very hot.
d)
There is not enough water.
22.
Which of the following states has the most gas and oil?
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
Ohio
d)
Montana
23.
Which of the following is true according to the map?
a)
The United States does not have much 
b)
All states have at least a little gas and oil.
c)
There is more gas and oil in the western part of the United States than the eastern part.
d)
Most of the gas is found along the coastlines of the United States.
24.
Understanding how and why people move is important to
a)
geographers
b)
historians
c)
economists
d)
geographers and historians
25.

Who was involved in the genocide?

a)

the Tutsis

b)

the Hutus

c)

the Twas

d)

the Ugandans

26.

Which policy led to the creation of European colonies in Africa?

a)

apartheid

b)

assimilation

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

27.

From which European country did Kenya and Nigeria gain their independence?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

the Netherlands

28.

How did the Pan-African movement affect African nationalism?

a)

it inspired residence of some colonies to seek independence

b)

it provided a plan for poorer countries to improve their economies

c)

it created a way for people to return to their homeland of Africa

d)

it allowed leaders of ethnic groups to form military alliances

29.

Which of the following contributed to Nigeria's independence movement?

a)

African Union

b)

African National Congress

c)

Apartheid

d)

Pan-African movement

30.

Why was the system of apartheid set up in South Africa?

a)

to give all people of South Africa the right to vote

b)

to create industrial jobs for rural South Africans

c)

to separate the races and discriminate against non-whites

d)

to create an education system that would modernize the country

31.

Which change was a result of nationalism in Kenya?

a)

Kenya became an independent country.

b)

Kenya experienced a decrease in population.

c)

Kenya began to allow religious freedom for citizens.

d)

Kenya started decreasing the size of its militaries.

32.

Who ended the ban on the African National Congress and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?

a)

F.W. deKlerk

b)

Robert Mugabe

c)

Gamal Abdel Nasser

d)

Muammar al-Qaddafi

33.

When European countries were trying to get as much land as possible in Africa... what was that called?

a)

Apartheid

b)

the Mau Mau rebellion

c)

Scramble for Africa

d)

the Pan African movement

34.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

a)

to end civil war between ethnic groups

b)

so the British could colonize Kenya

c)

to split up Africa

d)

to create a new South Africa

35.

Why were Europeans interested in Africa?

a)

wide variety of physical features for tourism

b)

wide variety of wildlife

c)

rich cultural and religious traditions

d)

rich natural resources

36.

Why did the people of Nigeria and Kenya want independence during the 20th century?

a)

they wanted to establish their own government

b)

they wanted to become a major world power

c)

they wanted to redraw their country's political boundaries

d)

they wanted to create a stronger economy for themselves

37.

How did Nelson Mandela resist apartheid before he went to prison?

a)

he was elected to political office and was able to create change within the government

b)

he was involved with the African National Congress and used violent methods to resist apartheid

c)

he was involved with the Pan African Union using non-violent boycotts

d)

he called on the support of the U.S. to enforce embargoes on S. African goods

38.

This is when one country controls another and is what led to the creation of European colonies in Africa

a)

partitioning

b)

apartheid

c)

the African Union

d)

imperialism

39.

What was the main goal of the Pan-African movement?

a)

to end any support for the African National Congress

b)

to overthrow all the dictator governments in Africa

c)

to get all Africans to work together and think of themselves as one people

d)

to force all African nations to become members of the United Nations

40.

What is so important about Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa?

a)

He was elected by the members of the U.N.

b)

He was a citizen of another country

c)

He was the first non-white elected president

d)

He received 100% of the vote

41.

How did the international community help in ending apartheid in South Africa?

a)

they sent military troops to force and end to apartheid

b)

they sent aid and relief to non-whites in S. Africa during apartheid

c)

they forced the S. African governments to appoint Nelson Mandela as president

d)

they enforced embargoes on S. Africa to influence a change

42.

Why has conflict and civil war occurred in many African nations after independence?

a)

colonial powers tried to re-establish colonies

b)

many leaders in Africa supported Communism

c)

some African leaders tried to conquer all of Africa

d)

European powers set artificial political boudaries

43.

Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk are both closely associated with which of the following:

a)

the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation

b)

the end of apartheid policies in South Africa

c)

the creation of the Pan-African movement

d)

the end to British colonization in Nigeria

44.

Which is the main cause for conflicts between ethnic and religious groups in Nigeria?

a)

the focus on nationalism by some of the country's business owners

b)

the development of the Pan-African movement in the country

c)

the partitioning of the region by Europeans

d)

the creation of apartheid by government leaders

45.

Which of these is NOT a way Europeans tried to control the colonies:

a)

trading companies were allowed to control their workforce

b)

they established colonial governments led by European officials

c)

they allowed African natives to participate in colonial governments

d)

they forced their culture on African natives through assimilation