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Year in Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To find the exact location of something, you will use these two things.

a)

Prime Meridian / Equator

b)

Map Key / Scale

c)

Lines of Latitude and Longitude

d)

Elevation / Grid

2.

Geographers are able to find the location of a place on the globe east or west of the Prime Meridian by using 

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

3.

Geographers are able to find the location of a place on the globe North and South of the Equator by using

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

4.

AN IMAGINARY LINE DRAWN AROUND THE EARTH EQUALLY DISTANT FROM BOTH POLES, DIVIDING THE EARTH INTO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES.

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

5.

A LIST OF SYMBOLS THAT APPEAR ON THE MAP.

a)

Map Key / Legend

b)

Grid

c)

Slope

d)

Bench Mark

6.

The ancient Egyptian culture formed around what river?

a)

Yellow

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates

d)

Indus

7.

The ancient Mesopotamia civilization formed around what river?

a)

Yellow

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates

d)

Indus

8.

The ancient Indus Valley civilization formed around what river?

a)

Yellow

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates

d)

Indus

9.

This was the world’s first civilization.

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient China

10.

Who developed a process for preserving the dead?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient China

11.

 Which ancient civilization used calligraphy?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient China

12.

This civilization was known for designing large well planned cities

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient China

13.

This civilization was known for using cuneiform as their form of writing.

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient China

14.

WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO CREATE A SET OF LAWS, USING THE METHOD OF AN "EYE FOR AN EYE"

a)

King Tut

b)

Confucius

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Mao Zedong

15.

According to historians, what did all major ancient civilizations settle near?

a)

Trees

b)

Water

c)

People

d)

Volcanoes

16.

What type of economy has supply and demand as its basis.

a)

Command

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalist

d)

Dictatorship

17.

Government system where the people hold the power.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

18.

GOVERNMENT SYSTEM WHERE ONE PERSON HOLDS ALL THE POWER AND CITIZENS HAVE NO FREEDOM.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

19.

GOVERNMENT SYSTEM WITH A KING OR QUEEN AND USUALLY A PRIME MINISTER.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

20.

When a country sends products or materials to another country

a)

Export

b)

Import

21.

When a country “brings in” products or materials

a)

Export

b)

Import

22.

The largest desert in Africa

a)

Gobi

b)

Sahara

c)

Arabian

d)

Mojave

23.

What was the name of the book we read that took place in Africa?

a)

Facing the Lion

b)

Secrets of the Terracotta Soldier

24.

A policy or system of segregation or discrimination based on race in South Africa.

a)

Totalitarian

b)

Anarchy

c)

Apartheid

d)

Republic

25.

Who did South Africa elect as their new president after the end of apartheid?

a)

George Washington

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Thabo Mbeki

d)

JFK

26.

When you only believe in one God

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

27.

When you believe in multiple Gods or Goddesses

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

28.

Jesus is considered to be the Messiah (Savior) for this religion

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

29.

Followers of this religion are expected to practice the Five Pillars.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

30.

Muhammad was the last and greatest prophet for this religion.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

31.

This monotheistic religion developed first.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

32.

The Bible is the holy book for this religion.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

33.

Which religion believes the Four Noble Truths, a concept of realizing and stopping personal suffering?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

34.

A person who moves from place to place without a settled home is known as a(n)

a)

Wanderer

b)

Nomad

c)

Walker

d)

Hitchhiker

35.

What country exports more petroleum than any other on Earth?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

United States

c)

Turkey

d)

Iran

36.

What is the main religion of most people living in the Middle East today?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

37.

Oil is a non-renewable resource, what does that mean?

a)

It will never run out

b)

It will run out over time

c)

We will need to renew our subscription

38.

What is the 120 mile long man made waterway used to transport goods to and from Asia, Africa and Europe

a)

Canal of Asia

b)

African Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Canal of Wilson

39.

As a result of years of over-irrigation, what Central Asian body of water has shrunk to less than half its original size?

a)

Aral Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Jordan River

40.

The countries of Central Asia are landlocked, what does that mean?

a)

They have access to the worlds oceans

b)

The do not have access to the worlds oceans

41.

Japan has a very high population density.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

On what day did Japan attack Pearl Harbor.

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Sunday

d)

Saturday

43.

What PEGS factor is this:

Japan suffers 1500 earthquakes per year.

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

44.

What PEGS factor is this:

Every 5 years, North Korea holds an election where the ballot only has 1 candidate listed.

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

45.

Many natural disasters in East Asia are caused by tectonic activity along an area known as the 

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Fire Ring

c)

Tectonic Plate Axis

d)

Room 402

46.

What type of government does North Korea and Vietnam have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Presidental

47.

What did Shi secretly feed Ming in the book "Secrets of the Terracotta Soldier"

a)

Ants

b)

Worms

c)

Cockroach

d)

Stink Bug

48.

The ruler in China who was responsible for disasters of "The Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution"

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Emperor Qin

c)

Xi Jinping

49.

The Korean War ended by .......

a)

North Korea Winning

b)

South Korea Winning

c)

Stalemate / Cease Fire

50.

Who supported South Korea during the Korean War?

a)

US

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea