WorksheetsFinal Review Pt. 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
The main features of a capitalistic economic system are
central planning by government and full employment.
powerful labor unions and fixed prices.
export quotas and state ownership of basic industries.
private ownership and the profit motive.
Which is a central characteristic of communist economy?
Businesses are driven by the desire for profits
Workers are driven by competitive wages and other financial incentives
The government owns the means of production
Labor unions offer workers protection from unfair business practices
In which economic system would you expect the state to own major businesses, but encourages individuals to own small businesses?
Tradition Economy
Free Enterprise
Communist
Socialist
In Indonesia, the government owns large industries and sets some prices. However, private businesses are also encouraged and several hundred are traded on the Stock Exchange. This country’s economy system can be classified as
Traditional
Free Enterprise
Communist
Socialist
In a traditional economy, information about the way goods are produced is passed from one generation to the next by the-
Government Officials
The legal system of that region
Public school and university systems
Family members
Which statement would be true of the economy for Speaker B?
A major goal of the economy is to have a class society
Most people follow their parent's occupations
Few people have education outside the home
Many businesses compete to have the lowest prices
Based on the statement above, Speaker A lives in a country that has a
Communist Economy
Traditional Economy
Free Enterprise Economy
Socialist Economy
What occupation would most commonly be found in Speaker C’s country?
Computer Programmer
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistent Farmer
Factory Line assembly worker
Which of the following accurately lists physical factors that help constitute a region?
Vegetation, climate, land, and water forms
Political units, climate regions, and river systems
Trade networks, religions practiced, and language
Climate zones, language, and trade networks
Which of the following is a direct effect of tectonic plate movement?
The physical topography of a mountain region.
Seasonal changes in weather.
The distribution of biomes in an area.
The average annual precipitation that an area receives.
Throughout history, people have lived on savannas and mountains, in deserts and rainforests, along river valleys and coastlines, and on islands. What does this great diversity in the areas of human settlement demonstrate?
People organize similar forms of government.
People can adapt to many different physical surroundings.
People follow similar occupations in very different regions.
People prefer to live in isolation from each other.
A giant ocean wave that is created by an earthquake is called a
tsunami
ring of fire
epicenter
high tide
Which of the following physical processes is responsible for the creation of mountains such as the Himalayas in Asia?
Erosion
Plate tectonics
Water flows
Glaciation
What conclusion is best supported by the data in this table?
Health care was more expensive in Argentina than in Brazil.
The quality of life was better in Peru than in Brazil.
Peru had a greater number of young people than Bolivia
Bolivia had a lower standard of living than Argentina
Which of the following would be considered push factors for migration?
Elevation and latitude
Better schools and political freedom freedom
Poverty and war
Better health care and freedom of religion
Which system is associated with biomes and ecosystems?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
What do the Atmosphere and the Hydrosphere have in common? These two systems both include
hurricanes and ocean currents
tectonic and volcanic processes
wind and water erosion
water in various forms
Which two speakers represent and express ideas from Christianity and Hinduism?
speakers 1 and 4
speakers 1 and 2
speakers 2 and 3
speakers 3 and 4
Which statement best explains how Jerusalem is perceived throughout the world?
Foreign students regard it as an intellectual center for higher education
Several countries claim it as a colonial possession
Economist view it as an important center for international trade
The adherents of several major religions regard it as a holy city
What is the coldest biome?
tundra
desert
mediterranean
grassland
Which of the following typically occurs in the biosphere?
Continuous circulation of hot and cold oceanic currents
Regulations of the rate at which thermal energy leaves the planet
The interaction of plants and animals within specific climate regions
The recycling of the continental crusts in subduction zones
What major religion has the smallest number of followers?
hinduism
buddhism
judaism
christianity
The two major groups of Islam are the Shiite and the _______________.
Sons of Muhammad
Pubha
Denhi
Sunni
The answer is D
Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?
New Testament
Analects
Torah
Qur'an
Which action is most closely associated with polytheism (believing in more than one god)?
praying in a synogogue
accepting the eightfold path
worshipping many gods
reading the Qur'an
