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Midterm Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To actively seek converts because they view themselves as offering belief systems, universal appropriateness, and appeal. Few in number and of recent origin. EX) Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam

a)

Reincarnation

b)

monotheistic religion

c)

religion

d)

polytheistic religion

e)

universalizing religions

2.

Adherents are born into the faith and converts are not actively sought. Spatially concentrated, except for Judaism. EX) traditional religions in Africa and SA. Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Shintoism

a)

animistic religion

b)

ethnic religion

c)

Feng-Shui/geomancy

d)

Zoroastrianism

e)

Confucianism

3.

The largest universalizing religion is

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

4.

If a Muslim is physically and financially able, they are expected to travel to

a)

Mecca

b)

Palestine

c)

Madrid

d)

Israel

5.
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Mormonsim
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
6.

Which is not one of the 5 themes

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Situation

7.

Which is not a physical characteristic of Region?

a)

a bridge

b)

mountain

c)

river

d)

valley

8.

Which is not a key concept of interaction in Human Environment/ Interaction

a)

Human depend on the environment

b)

Humans modify the environment

c)

Humans leave the environment

d)

Humans adapt to the environment

9.

Which question does Region seek to answer?

a)

How and why is one area similar to another?

b)

Where is it located?

c)

What's it like there?

d)

How and why are places connected to one another?

10.

Which question does Place seek to answer?

a)

Where is it located?

b)

How and why is one area similar to another?

c)

How long is this quiz?

d)

What's it like there?

11.

Absolute Location is represented in something as simple as:

a)

exploring the Sahara

b)

a dot on the map

c)

a fact finding mission

d)

a compass combined with a thermometer

12.

Which is a physical example of movement?

a)

wind

b)

people

c)

ideas

d)

material

13.

If Deion looked out of his window and saw buildings, this would be an example of which theme?

a)

region

b)

location

c)

place

d)

movement

14.

Which could be an example of Movement?

a)

Migrating to another area of the country for better soil.

b)

Immigrating to France.

c)

Changing houses.

d)

All of these.

15.

Latitude are imaginary flat lines across a map.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Prime Meridian is the imaginary line that runs across the center of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which is an example of a Relative Location?

a)

Down the street

b)

Jersey Shore

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

All of these

18.

Areas close to the Equator are generally:

a)

hot and humid

b)

cold and icy

c)

mild temperatures

d)

spring-like

19.

If I asked what your latitude and longitude coordinates were, I'd be asking for your

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

General Location

d)

Aerial Location

20.

Geographers are concerned with three important questions, which is not one of them?

a)

Where is it?

b)

Why is it there?

c)

What are the consequences of its being there?

d)

What is the problem?

21.
North Africa and Southwest Asia have what in common in regards to culture?
a)
They all speak the same language
b)
They eat the same food
c)
The religion of Islam
d)
Christianity is the major religion in this region
22.
The process of assuming that everyone in the same ethnic, racial or cultural group act the same, share the same beliefs or attitudes: a particular group is the same:
a)
ethnicity
b)
ethnocentric
c)
prejudice
d)
stereotyping
23.
People can share 
a)
beliefs
b)
values
c)
behaviors
d)
all of the above 
24.
Which is NOT a feature of culture
a)
language
b)
architecture
c)
music
d)
health care 
25.
The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an example of:
a)
cultural trait
b)
ethnic group
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
cultural region
26.
What is culture? 
a)
A shared way of life
b)
The spread of ideas
c)
a short well known expression 
d)
a custom prohibiting or restricting a practice 
27.
People's culture adapt to the environment. 
a)
True
b)
False 
28.
Cultural diffusion is
a)
the blocking of culture from one place to another 
b)
how culture is made
c)
the spread of culture 
d)
a shared way of life 
29.
To adapt means to 
a)
get rid of 
b)
get used to 
c)
change or adjust 
d)
move from one place to another
30.
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a:
a)
biome.
b)
region.
c)
landscape.
d)
uniform unit.
31.
A group that shares the same geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture.
a)
diffusion
b)
state
c)
nation
d)
society
32.
A group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage.
a)
society
b)
ethnicity
c)
ethnic group
d)
religion
33.
The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.
a)
Culture
b)
society
c)
ethnic group
d)
innovation
34.
What cultural impacts did Spain have on the region of Central America and the Caribbean?
a)
Fishing and agriculture
b)
language (Spanish) religion (Catholic)
c)
Theocracy and Priests
d)
The trans-continental railroad
35.
What culturally helped reunite Europe after the fall of the Roman empire
a)
A strong leader
b)
The Christian religion
c)
The Hindu religion
d)
The king
36.
The majority of citizens in North America speak what language?
a)
French
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
37.
Most European countries today have what type of government?
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Totalitarian
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
38.
North Africa and Southwest Asia have what in common in regards to culture?
a)
They all speak the same language
b)
They eat the same food
c)
The religion of Islam
d)
Christianity is the major religion in this region
39.
Where do most people in Southwest Asia and North Africa live?
a)
In huge urban areas
b)
Near the coastline
c)
In the mountains
d)
In areas where they have easy access to water
40.
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.
41.
Which CULTURE REGION features the Spanish and Portuguese languages and the religion of Catholicism?
a)
Latin America 
b)
North America
c)
Eastern Europe
d)
North Africa
42.
Name the region in red
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Latin America
d)
Mexico and South America
43.

A physical region connecting Mexico, United States, and Canada

a)

Latin America

b)

North America

c)

The Middle East

d)

South America

44.

What is the main religion in the shaded region?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

45.

What is a cultural region?

a)

a section of the Earth where people share similar way of life such as language, religion, economic system and values.

b)

a geographical boundary between 2 different cultures

c)

An area of land that has 1 or more common characteristics

d)

belief, customs, institutions, technology and social structure

46.

What is the common language spoken in the cultural region of SW Asia?

a)

Islamic

b)

Arabic

c)

Hindi

d)

English

47.
Brain drain is
a)
the large-scale emigration of talented people
b)
the process by which people are given reference for migration
c)
people forced to migrate for political reasons
d)
a cultural feature that hinders migration
48.
Which of the following could be a push factor?
a)
Better schools
b)
More job opportunities
c)
Hope for a better way of life
d)
Violence
49.
Why did early humans migrate?
a)
For Food.
b)
to be near beach
c)
to live near work
d)
to be near their planted crops
50.
What does it mean that the family was nomadic?
a)
a. They raised goats.
b)
b. They lived in the mountains.
c)
c. They moved from place to place.
d)
d. They like to camp.
51.
According to the chart...the United States takes in about _____ % of world international immigration
a)
42.8%
b)
20%
c)
4%
d)
7.2 Billion
52.
migration stream
a)
the constant flow of of migrants from one country into another country
b)
to move from a country
c)
something  that encourages people to move to a new place
d)
someone who seeks safety by going into another country
53.

The term that best describes a moving to a new location is

a)

migration

b)

mobility

c)

immigration

d)

globalization

54.

Entering a country when moving from somewhere else

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Chain Migration

d)

Seasonal Migration

55.
I moved to Arizona because I enjoy warm weather.  What type of pull factor is this?
a)
Economic
b)
Environmental
c)
Social
d)
Political
56.
refugee
a)
to move to a country
b)
to move from  a country
c)
something taht encourages people to leave a country behind
d)
someone who seeks safety by going to another country
57.
emigrate
a)
to move from a country
b)
to move to a country
c)
the constant flow of migrannts from one country into another country
d)
someone who seeks safety by going into another country
58.

Which country has the highest proportion of immigrants?

(wordwide)

a)

China

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

United States

d)

Germany

59.

Which of the following are Push Factors? (Check all that apply)

a)

War & Conflict

b)

Available jobs

c)

Lack of Jobs

d)

Peace & Security

60.

Which of the following are Pull Factors? (Check all that apply)

a)

War & Conflict

b)

Available Jobs

c)

Lack of Jobs

d)

Peace & Security

61.

What are the forces that encourage a migrant to actually move? (Check all that apply)

a)

Social Forces

b)

Environmental Forces

c)

Economic Forces

d)

Political Forces

e)

All of the above

62.

Anything that stops or hinders a migration is known as a(n)

a)

intervening obstacle

b)

intervening opportunity

c)

roadblock

d)

government restriction

63.

Somone choosing to leave based on their own free will is called a(n)

a)

voluntary migrant

b)

forced migrant

c)

refugee

d)

internally displaced person

64.

A family moving from one part of the country to another

a)

Immigration

b)

Internal Migration

c)

Great Migration

d)

Urbanization

65.

Urbanization is the growth of cities

a)

True

b)

False

66.

As cities began to industrialize, streets became overcrowded, ghettos formed, and the diseases spread due to unsanitary cities. Because of this, we see new forms of transportation like trolleys and automobiles that allow the Middle-Class workers to move out of the overcrowded cities but still work there. Where are these middle-class families going?

a)

Smaller cities

b)

rural towns

c)

farms

d)

suburbs

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