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World Geography Core Vocab

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What direction is the top of a compass rose

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

2.

What direction is the left of a compass rose

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

3.

The section of the map that explains what all the colors and symbols mean

a)

The Scale

b)

The Title

c)

The Key

d)

The Rose

4.

Pick the TWO Hemispheres the USA is in

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

5.

Map that shows each country as it's own color

a)

Elevation Map

b)

Population Density Map

c)

Political Map

d)

Precipitation Map

6.

Map that shows how many people live in each area

a)

Elevation Map

b)

Population Density Map

c)

Political Map

d)

Precipitation Map

7.

Which Population Pyramid is Contracting

a)
b)
c)
8.

Which Population Pyramid is Stationary

a)
b)
c)
9.

Which tectonic plate is located at the center of the ring of fire?

a)

Pacific

b)

Eurasian

c)

African

d)

North American

10.

When two tectonic plates collide it creates....

a)

rift valleys

b)

mountains

c)

deep sea trenches

d)

forests

11.

A cold region with few trees. ground is frozen year round

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Temperate Grassland

d)

Savanna

12.

A region that's mainly forest. It has 4 seasons and trees lose their leaves in the winter

a)

Tropical Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga

d)

Desert

13.

A region of hot grassland with very few trees

a)

Savanna

b)

Temperate Grassland

c)

Deserts

d)

Tropical Forest

14.

A democracy that still has a king but they have no power

a)

Republic

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Communism

15.

A economic style where citizens can own property and business to sell things for money

a)

Capitalism

b)

Facism

c)

Communism

16.

When a small group in a country take over their own country. Replacing the old government

a)

Genocide

b)

Communism

c)

Coup d'etat

d)

Election

17.

This is a meeting place of nations which tries to peacefully solve disputes

a)

The League of Nation

b)

The United Nations

c)

The Justice League

d)

The Allies

18.

Which of these countries DOESN'T have a veto

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

The United Kingdom

e)

Germany

19.

Which of these is NOT a push factors

a)

Famine and drought

b)

Discrimination

c)

War

d)

Economic Opportunities

20.

When a smaller culture begins to act like a larger culture in its country/empire

a)

Assimilation

b)

Push factors

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Migration

21.

Which of these is NOT an Abrahamic Religion

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

22.

Which of these sectors is focused on gathering raw materials from the earth

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

23.

Which of these sectors is focused on making things from raw materials

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

24.

These are things that cause people to pick a new country to move to

a)

Pull Factors

b)

Push Factors

25.

This tells us how rich and powerful a country is

a)

GDP

b)

GDP per capita

c)

EBITDA

d)

GDP per sanctum

26.

This tells us how wealthy the citizens of a country are

a)

GDP

b)

GDP per capita

c)

EBITDA

d)

GDP per sanctum

27.

Germany is a powerful, rich country and the people are, on average, wealthy. From this info what can be tell about Germany

a)

High GDP.

High GDP per Capita

b)

Low GDP.

High GDP per Capita

c)

High GDP.

Low GDP per Capita

d)

Low GDP.

Low GDP per Capita

28.

Brazil is a powerful, rich country and the people are, on average, poor. From this info what can be tell about Brazil

a)

High GDP.

High GDP per Capita

b)

Low GDP.

High GDP per Capita

c)

High GDP.

Low GDP per Capita

d)

Low GDP.

Low GDP per Capita

29.

The Great Britain sold opium to China and bought tea from China. What is Great Britain exporting

a)

Opium

b)

Tea