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Unit 3 and Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phrase refers to the collection of geospatial data through satellite imagery?

a)

Remote Sensing

b)

Fieldwork

c)

Global Positioning Systems

d)

Mental Maps

e)

Geographic Information Systems

2.

The image above was taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Which of the following geographic technologies is this an example of?

a)

Mental Mapping

b)

Remote Sensing

c)

GOS

d)

GPS

e)

GIS

3.
This geospatial technology layers maps and enables access according their attributes or characteristics
a)
GPS
b)
Compass 
c)
GIS
d)
Surveying equipment
4.

GIS stands for

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Generic Information System

c)

Geological Information System

d)

Geographic Information Sharing

5.
an electronic system that uses satellites to find exact locations
(addresses, restaurants, malls)
a)
geospatial technologies
b)
GPS- Global Positioning System
c)
GIS- Geographic Information System
6.

The Bible Belt is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

7.
A formal region is:
a)
derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
b)
an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
c)
nonexistent in developing nations.
d)
an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.
8.

What region is defined by people's feelings and attitudes about an area?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

9.
Who do Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots back to?  ***Think monotheism
a)
Abraham
b)
Muhammad
c)
Moses
d)
Constantine
10.
The disagreement over Muhammad's successor created what two branches (sects) within Islam?
a)
Shia/Jewish
b)
Sunni/Shia
c)
Catholic/Protestant
d)
Shinto/Zen
11.
Which of the following religious figures is considered the greatest prophet in Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Siddhartha Guatama
c)
Dali Lama
d)
Mohammed
12.
Which of the following religious culture hearths is primarily found on the Arabian peninsula?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Bhuddism
13.
Which of the following is the fastest growing religion in the world?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
14.
Holy Book: Koran (Qur'an)
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
15.

Which question separated the Sunnis and Shi'a?

a)

It was wise to expand the empire?

b)

Should non Muslims be able to practice their own religion in Muslim territory?

c)

Should religious pictures of humans be permitted?

d)

Must a caliph be descended from Muhammad?

16.

A majority of Muslims are

a)

Sunni

b)

Shi'a

17.

Believed that the rightful successor to Muhammad was Abu Bakr, and all Caliphs afterwards could be any devout Muslim that was elected

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

18.
In 632, Abu Bakr became the first _____________, a title that means “successor”. He promised Muslims that he would closely follow Muhammad’s example.
a)
Bureaucrat
b)
Sunnis
c)
Caliph
d)
Stronghold     
19.
Where did Islam originate?
a)
Abrabian peninsula
b)
China
c)
North Africa
d)
India
20.

____________ is a monotheistic religion based on submitting to God’s will. In Arabic, it means “peace through submission to the will of God”. Followers of this religion are called Muslims.

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

21.

What holy city are Muslisms expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Damsacus

22.
How did Muslims treat the people they conquered?
a)
They forced them to serve as soldiers.
b)
They enslaved them for building projects.
c)
They allowed them religious freedom.
d)
They forced them to convert to Islam.
23.
___________ is the tallest mountain in North America.
a)
Denali
b)
Mount Whitney
c)
Mount Shasta
d)
Popocatepetl
24.
The _________ Mountains is the longest chain of mountains covering part of the United States and Canada.
a)
Appalachian
b)
Sierra Nevada
c)
Rocky
d)
San Bernardino
25.
_____________ is one of the countries of Central America.
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
The United States
d)
Guatemala
26.
The _________ and the ________ oceans sit on either side of the North American continent. 
a)
Pacific and Southern
b)
Pacific and Atlantic
c)
Indian and Atlantic
d)
Indian and Arctic
27.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
28.
This mountain range along the East Coast of the US is the oldest range in North America.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
29.
The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and ends in Louisiana at what body of water?
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Gulf of Bothnia
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Caribbean Sea
30.
Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?
a)
Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River
b)
St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains
c)
Mississippi River and the Great Lakes
d)
Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes
31.
What is the name of the bodies of water that form a natural boundary between Canada and the United States
a)
The Lakes of the North
b)
The Lakes of Minnesota
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
St. Lawerence River, Ohio River, Missouri River
32.
This river created the Grand Canyon, but may dry up because of dams and decreasing rain.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Reedy River
33.

What is the lowest point in the United States?

a)

The Everglades

b)

Delaware Valley

c)

Great Plains

d)

Death Valley

34.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Great Lakes?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Great Salt Lake

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Huron

35.

California's tallest mountain range.

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Sunami Nevada

c)

Sarah Nevada

d)

Sienai Nevada

36.

What country borders the United State on the SOUTH?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

England

d)

China

37.

Of the rivers that border Texas, which one creates an international border?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Red River

c)

Sabine River

38.

Where is the Everglades located?

a)

Northeast Florida

b)

South Florida

c)

Orlando

d)

Tallahassee

39.

Why is the Colorado River important to people?

a)

People usually love rivers.

b)

They need it to practice swimming

c)

They depend on it for their water source.

d)

They think it is beautiful.

40.
What state is home to Denali National Park?
a)
Illinois
b)
Alaska
c)
Vermont
d)
Missouri 
41.

The longest mountain range in the US and serves as the continental divide.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevadas

d)

Mt. Denali

42.
This means variety.
a)
diversity
b)
prejudice
c)
Laws
43.

What geographic factor stopped the fighting and allowed for the Continental Army to set up camp and train at Valley Forge?

a)

Winter weather

b)

Scant Supplies

c)

No Shelter

d)

Impassible roads

44.
What was Valley Forge?
a)
Famous Battle
b)
First Training Camp for Military
c)
Colonial Town
d)
Name of a Mountain Pass
45.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

46.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
47.

Why did people travel through the Cumberland Gap to settle the West?

a)

It did not go through Indian land

b)

It was the easiest route through the Appalachian Mountains

c)

It was the official route established by King George III

d)

It was a safer and faster route through the Appalachian Mountains

48.
Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?
a)
Free pizza at the end of the trip.
b)
They win a million dollars.
c)
New land, opportunities & life.
d)
The Oregon coast was prettier than the East coast.
49.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
50.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
51.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
52.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
53.

A period of time when products go from home-made to machine made in factories.

a)

agricutlure

b)

industrialization

c)

mathamatics

d)

environmentalism

54.

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it

a)

linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

b)

helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory

c)

stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley

d)

increased trade with Asia

55.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

56.

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

a)

Promise of a better life

b)

War or religious persecution

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

Better opportunities

57.

Immigration push factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

58.

Immigration pull factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

59.

An area that is known by certain features

a)

region

b)

boundary

c)

border

d)

urban

60.
The signal area of radio station WIVK is an example of which of kind of region?
a)
formal 
b)
functional
c)
vernacular
d)
perceptual
61.
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a:
a)
biome.
b)
region.
c)
landscape.
d)
uniform unit.
62.

Parts of culture common to all groups, but practised differently around the world.

a)

Society

b)

Cultural Traits

c)

Cultural Region

d)

Multicultural

63.
A region that is unified through language, religion or traditions is called ____________
a)
a cultural region
b)
a functional region
c)
a physical region
d)
religious region
64.
Elements of culture shared by a culture; ex: holidays, language, special foods, & religion
a)
culture trait
b)
culture region
c)
multicultural
d)
globalization
65.

depending on each other

a)

globalization

b)

goods

c)

services

d)

interdependent

66.

the connection of different parts of the world

a)

globalization

b)

nation

c)

catastrophic

d)

goods

67.

When people do this, they go from their home country to make a home in a new country.

a)

emigrate

b)

immigrate

c)

famine

d)

push factor

68.

How many countries make up the continent of North America?

a)

3

b)

16

c)

23

d)

37