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World Geography Fall Final

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which statement best explains the impact of urbanization on culture?

a)

As cities grew and expanded, cultural divergence increased.

b)

Urbanization led to a growth in primary economic activities, had little impact on culture.

c)

With the development of cities, cultural diffusion increased.

d)

Industrialized and urban growth caused the rise of dictatorships, cultural traits spread rapidly.

2.

One similarity between the Natives and the Settlers in America is that both __________.

a)

Modified the environment to create economic opportunities

b)

Adapted to the harsh environmental climate of North America

c)

Depended on the same natural resources for basic survival

d)

Utilized technology to create economic opportunities.

3.

Seasonal changes in North American weather between June and December occur because __________.

a)

Solar rays hit the northern hemisphere longer and more directly in the summer than in winter

b)

Areas closer to the Equator are cold most of the year, but get extremely cold in December

c)

Areas closer to the Prime Meridian are warm most of the year, but get extremely hot in June

d)

None of these answers

4.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the money value of all the goods and services produced in a specific time period, often annually. What generalization can be made about the impact of Climate Change on the global economy?

a)

Climate change can affect global economic prosperity.

b)

Changes in global infrastructure can affect economic activities.

c)

Location of global consumers can affect economic activities.

d)

Location of resources can affect economic activities.

5.

The Irish Potato Famine in Ireland, also known as the Great Hunger, began in 1845 when a fungus-like organism called "blight" spread rapidly and destroyed most potato crops. Based on the map below, what was one result this disaster?

a)

Farmers began growing new crops to replace the imported Irish potatoes

b)

Many Irish people migrated to the United States in search of a better life

c)

German and Mexican missionaries sent food supplies to the Irish farmers

d)

The Irish were forced to move to British occupied India

6.

Culture is...

a)

a people's total way of life.

b)

what nation you live in.

c)

a group of citizens.

d)

what the money you earn.

7.

A nuclear family structure includes...

a)

parents and their kids.

b)

grandparents and cousins.

c)

aunts and uncles.

d)

parents and cousins.

8.

What will most likely happen in the future if people continue to use fossil fuels at the same rate as today?

a)

The supply of fossil fuels will decline and air pollution will increase.

b)

Countries will have even more fossil fuels in the future.

c)

Scientists will invent new ways to renew fossil fuels.

d)

People will have even more fossil in the future.

9.

What are the three processes that create landforms (also known as W - E - T)?

a)

Water - Elevation - Time

b)

Weight - Energy - Transformation

c)

Weathering - Erosion - Tectonic activity

d)

Earthquakes - volcanoes - Floods

10.

The religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism share a common belief in __________.

a)

Polytheism (many gods)

b)

Atheism (no god)

c)

Re-incarnation (rebirth)

d)

Monotheism (single god)

11.

Movement of Tectonic Plates occurs on which layer of the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

12.

What is the key difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

a)

Non-renewable resources pollute the environment, but renewable resources do not.

b)

Renewable resources pollute the environment, but non-renewable resources do not.

c)

Non-renewable resources exist in limited quantities, but renewable resources are unlimited.

d)

Non-renewable resources must be refined; renewable resources do not need to be refined.

13.

Which statement about Asia’s monsoons is most accurate?

a)

They are winds that bring heavy rains to South Asia in the summer months.

b)

They form a large land mass smaller than a continent.

c)

They are mountains separating India from the rest of Asia.

d)

They form a plateau covering most of the Indian peninsula.

14.

The "Rohingya Refugee Crisis" refers to the ethnic persecution of Rohingyas in their home country of Myanmar, causing them to flee to safety in neighboring Bangladesh. This is is an example of a __________.

a)

Social Factor

b)

Push Factor

c)

Pull Factor

d)

Cultural Factor

15.

The gases that surround the Earth, which trap heat causing the "Greenhouse Effect", are part of which sphere?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

16.
Compared to the eastern side of the mountain range shown in the picture above, the western side is more likely to receive-
a)
Heavy rains
b)
Large snow accumulations   
c)
Less precipitation
d)
Frequent hurricanes               
17.
When climbing a mountain, as the elevation increases a hiker can expect to encounter 
a)
A lack precipitation
b)
A variety of animal life 
c)
A decrease in temperature
d)
An increase in plant life
18.
A giant ocean wave that is created by an underwater earthquake is called a
a)
Hurricane 
b)
Tsunami
c)
Tornado 
d)
Blizzard 
19.

Water, wind, and other natural forces cause rocks and earth to wear away is a form of

a)

flooding

b)

plate tectonics

c)

erosion

d)

glaciation

20.

All life on earth falls into the

a)

lithosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

21.

This is the daily state of the atmosphere, or air, in any given place or region

a)

equator

b)

weather

c)

biosphere

d)

hydrosphere

22.

Pollution, air, wind, and oxygen are ALL a part of the

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

lithosphere

23.

MR HELP, also known as movement, region, human environment interaction, location, and place, are collectively known as

a)

physical processes

b)

glaciation

c)

ESPN's of Geography

d)

Five Themes of Geography

24.

Weather conditions over time; long term

a)

climate

b)

elevation

c)

currents

d)

forests

25.

What is this part of a map called?

a)

map key or legend

b)

compass rose

c)

scale

d)

map title