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World Geography Final Study Guide

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Continent or Ocean is #1?

a)

South America

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

North America

d)

Central America

2.

What Continent or Ocean is #2?

a)

South America

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

North America

d)

Central America

3.

What Continent or Ocean is #3?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Middle East

d)

Mediterranean Sea

4.

What Continent or Ocean is #4?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Middle East

d)

Mediterranean Sea

5.

What Continent or Ocean is #5?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Middle East

d)

Africa

6.

What Continent or Ocean is #6?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Middle East

d)

Africa

7.

What Continent or Ocean is #7?

a)

Australia

b)

Arctic

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

8.

What Continent or Ocean is #8?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

9.

What Continent or Ocean is #9?

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

10.

What Continent or Ocean is #10?

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

11.

What Continent or Ocean is #11?

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

12.

What Continent or Ocean is #12?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

13.

What is the part of a map that the red arrow is pointing at?

a)

Scale

b)

Directions

c)

Compass

d)

Title

14.

What is the part of a map is the letter B?

a)

Scale

b)

Directions

c)

Compass

d)

Title

15.

The vertical line represents what?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

16.

The Horizontal line represents what?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

17.

This agreement is an economic treaty between the United States, Canada and Mexico that allows products produced in one country to be transported to, through and sold in any of the treaty states without a tariff.

a)

NAFTA

b)

ASEAN

c)

NATO

d)

European Union

18.

This is one of the world’s major river systems in size, habitat diversity and biological productivity. This vast river system’s watershed takes up almost half of the United States and flows into the Gulf of Mexico It is also one of the world's most important commercial waterways and one of North America's great migration routes for both birds and fishes.

a)

Chattahoochee River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Lake Mead

d)

Mississippi River

19.

Canada divides it's country into ___________?

a)

Provinces

b)

States

c)

Counties

d)

Governorships

20.

America divides it's country into ___________?

a)

Provinces

b)

States

c)

Counties

d)

Governorships

21.

What are the three largest countries of North America?

a)

United States

Canada

Mexico

b)

United States

Puerto Rico

Mexico

c)

United States

Canada

Nicaragua

d)

United States

Mexico

Panama

22.

In Central America, religion has a very big impact on people's culture. What is the dominant religion in Central America?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Reform Catholic

c)

Protestantism

d)

Judaism

23.

This body of water is what separates North Africa and Southern Europe. It is of major strategic importance due to this location.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Gulf Sea

24.

Where is the Andes Mountains Located, according to the map?

a)

Central America

b)

South Asia

c)

South America

d)

South Africa

25.

Which of these would be the correct order of events in the development of culture leading to modern day Europe?

a)

World Wars, Hunter Gathers, Christianity, Revolutions, Roman Empire

b)

Hunter Gathers, Roman Empire, Christianity, Revolutions, World Wars

c)

Roman Empire, Christianity, World Wars, Revolutions, Hunter Gathers

d)

Christianity, Hunter Gathers, World Wars, Revolutions, Roman Empire

26.

What does the provided image represent?

a)

Aparthied

b)

Feudal System

c)

Caste System

d)

Gender Norms

27.

The _______- _______ is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, it's work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.

a)

United Nations

b)

ASEAN

c)

NATO

d)

European Union

28.

The Ural Mountain range runs _____ and _____ from northern Kazakhstan through the heart of Russia to the Arctic Ocean. In essence it divides Europe from Asia.

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

29.

Using the map, describe how the Westerlies impact the climate in Western Europe

a)

Warm winds off the Atlantic Ocean make the climate milder

b)

Cools winds off the North Sea make the climate milder

c)

Hot winds from southern France blow northeast and make the climate milder

d)

A hot air mass rests above Western Europe and makes the climate milder.

30.

India saw the emergence of one of the recognized universal religions. It also saw the emergence of Hinduism. Both of these religions are still widely practiced around the Indian subcontinent and Asia Proper. What is the name of the second religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Dialet

c)

Hindi

d)

Buddha

31.

The Middle East saw the emergence of two of the recognized universal religions. They also saw a third, ethnic religion began about 6,000 years ago. The two universal religions born in the Middle East were born out of the monotheistic belief of a 6,000 year old religion. What are these three religions that are known as the Abrahamic religions?

a)

Buddhism

Christianity

Islam

b)

Christianity

Hinduism

Judaism

c)

Islam

Judaism

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

Judaism

Islam

32.

The main goals of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to...

a)

Promote peace and stability in the region and combat the United States economically

b)

Promote peace and stability in the region and combat China economically

c)

Help with the partition of India

d)

Create closer connections and economic links with China

33.

Some people argue that nuclear weapons should be abolished, others argue that they are needed to hold back the chaos. Which issue below best matches the topic in the previous sentence?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Gender Norms

c)

Erosion

d)

Nuclear Proliferation

34.

This system consists of four levels and a fifth that is known as the outcasts or Dalits. What system oppresses Dalits in India?

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudal System

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Slave Labor System

35.

Which lake below is the best example of a man made ecological disaster?

a)

Ural Sea

b)

Aral Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Philippine Sea

36.

The Pampas

a)

primarily located in Argentina but is partly located in Uruguay and Brazil. This plain is dominated by grasslands.

b)

primarily located in Brazil but is located in Colombia and Papa New Guinea. This plain is dominated by swamp land.

c)

Primarily located in Brazil. This plain is dominated by mountains and steep climbs.

d)

Primarily located in Argentina but is partly located in Uruguay and Brazil. This plain is a desert and is a result of desertification.

37.

By the early 1500's what people had become the dominant indigenous group in the Andean region of South America?

a)

The Olmec

b)

The Aztecs

c)

The Maya

d)

The Inca

38.

In South America resources are...

a)

poor and distributed equally

b)

rich, but the resources are distributed unequally

c)

very few and distribution does not really matter.

d)

rich, but resources are distributed equally

39.

Many large cities in Brazil have _____ which are large shanty towns located on the edge of the cities.  Peru has similar shanty towns, however they are known as _______.

a)

Favela; Pueblos Jóvenes

b)

Gentrified Areas; Non-Gentrified Areas

c)

Pueblos Jovenes; Favela

d)

Creole Towns; Mestizos

40.

Two countries in South America that have had widespread and long-lasting internal troubles. One example would be one of these two countries' difficulties with the FARC.

a)

Brazil and Chile

b)

Colombia and Ecuador

c)

Venezuela and Peru

d)

Paraguay and Suriname

41.

Hugo Chavez was...

a)

a strong critic of the U.S. He seized control of U.S. oil companies in order to sue this oil money to help poor Venezuelans. Working class people supported him while the middle class and the wealthy opposed him.

b)

a strong critic of the U.S. He seized control of U.S. owned shipping companies. He used the money made in shipping to help the poor of Venezuela.

c)

a strong ally of the U.S. He worked to maintain American interests and cooperated with the companies to invest in the local communities to help alleviate poverty and create jobs for local Venezuelans.

d)

A strong critic of Russia, and aligned his country with America.

42.

This physical feature dominates northern Africa. It is located in the following countries: Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Chad, Tunisia, Niger, Mali, Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, and Western Sahara.

a)

Saharan Plains

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Kalahari Plains

d)

Kalahari Desert

43.

This river runs north over 4,000 miles through Sudan Egypt and creates a large Delta that eventually runs into the Mediterranean.

a)

Nile River

b)

Saharan Desert

c)

Kalahari

d)

Congo River Basin

44.

Northern Africa is predominantly what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christian

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

45.

Southern Africa is predominantly what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christian

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

46.

Under apartheid, South Africans were segregated based on race. Of the following examples provided, which one is not an example of how South Africans lived daily?

a)

Separate homelands

b)

Black South Africans were forced to carry pass books.

c)

Black South Africans and White South Africans worked together

d)

Use of separate services and buildings.

47.

All of the following are examples of oppression and violence. Three of these occurred in Africa while another occurred in Asia. Which of these did not occur in Africa and stands today as a symbol of standing up against oppression?

a)

Genocide of Rwanda

b)

Civil War of South Sudan

c)

Genocide in Darfur Sudan

d)

Tiananmen Square Incident

48.

Which of the following best describes a person in Refugee status?

a)

A person who has moved to a Western European country to find a higher paying job and to live a better lifestyle.

b)

A person who has decided to attend college in America.

c)

A person who is already in a foreign country and a war broke out and they decided not to return to their home country.

d)

A person who is fleeing their home country due to the lack of ability to worship without persecution.