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WorksheetsWorld Geo 3rd Nine weeks review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Eastern Europe is a _______ _____, a region of great political instability.
a)
shatter belt
b)
hot mess
c)
communist regime
d)
urban area
2.
What is the word (applied often to Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union) for "the division of the region into smaller hostile regions."
a)
Breakup
b)
Balkanization
c)
Communism
d)
Monarchy
3.
Eastern Europe experienced large migrations during and after World War II with people leaving to escape war and poor conditions.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Ukraine was invaded by Russia a couple weeks ago but no country has sent a military force to fight against Russia. However, if Poland was invaded, the United States and other countries would respond with military force. Why?
a)
NATO
b)
Oil
c)
Economic Interdependence
5.
What is the main religion in the Middle East and North Africa?
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
6.
What is the main language spoken in the Middle East
a)
Arabic
b)
English
c)
French
d)
German
7.
A family that is headed by a male family member.
a)
Patriarchal
b)
Matriarchal
c)
Nuclear Family
d)
Extended Family
8.
Farming that provides the basic needs of a family with little surplus.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Subsistence Farming
c)
Commercial Farming
d)
Business Farming
9.
Water and ____ are the most valuable resources in the middle east?
a)
oil
b)
copper
c)
diamonds
d)
corn
10.
What form of government is most common in the Arabian peninsula?
a)
monarchy
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
socialism
11.
a mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind
a)
peninsula
b)
island
c)
dune
d)
river
12.
The conflict between Israel and Palestine is only over religion.
a)
false
b)
true
13.
Which associations are correct? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
a)
Israel: predominantly Jewish
b)
Israel: predominantly Muslim
c)
Palestinian: predominantly Jewish
d)
Palestine: predominantly Muslim
14.
What year did Israel declare independence? *
a)
1948
b)
1923
c)
1955
15.
Water has always been an important resource in the Middle East because it is relatively ....
a)
abundant
b)
scarce
c)
overflowing
d)
expensive
16.
This map shows North Africa and Southwest Asia. The climate throughout MOST of this region is mainly
a)
hot and dry
b)
cool and wet
c)
humid
d)
warm and wet
17.
The light colored area at the top of the map has one of the lowest population densities on Earth. Which part of Africa is it?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Great Rift Valley
d)
Great Lakes Region
18.
School enrollment and literacy rates in the Transition Zone are generally _______. *
a)
high
b)
low
19.
Which of the following is a country from the Transition Zone (in Africa)
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iran
c)
Nigeria
d)
South Africa
20.
The African Transition Zone is more than just a geographical transition—it is also a cultural transition between Muslim North Africa and the animist and Christian south.
a)
false
b)
true
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