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World Cultures 1st 9 weeks

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Area that shares a large number of cultural traits.

a)

Cultural diffusion/Culture borrowing

b)

Culture Region

c)

Fine Arts

d)

Economy

2.

How does culture spread?

a)

Language

b)

Government and economy

c)

War, trade, colonization and immigration

3.

Which continent see the least amount of cultural borrowing?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

4.

What is a culture trait?

a)

Items that all social organizations have.

b)

Hair color

c)

Items that are specific to a group of people.

d)

Eye color

5.

People expressing themselves in a meaningful way.

a)

Fine Arts

b)

Government

c)

Customs and Traditions

d)

Language

6.

How people and countries use their limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs.

a)

Government

b)

Fine Arts

c)

Economy

d)

Religion

7.

Rules that allow a society to live without chaos.

a)

Custom and Traditions

b)

Social Organization

c)

Religion

d)

Government

8.

Answers questions about life's meaning.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Religion

c)

Government

d)

Social Organizations

9.

Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Government

c)

Language

d)

Social Organizations

10.

A form of a dialect that may have a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation .

a)

Religion

b)

Government

c)

Social Organization

d)

Language

11.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
12.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

13.

What continent is this?

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

14.

The largest continent in the world is?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

15.
The United States is a country on which of the following continents? 
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
Europe
16.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

17.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into two parts is called the ________.

a)

Equator

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

North Pole

18.

What is the name of the holy book for Christianity

a)

Torah

b)

Qur'an

c)

Bible

d)

Vedas

19.

Which of these is not a god for Hinduism?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Shiva

c)

Abraham

d)

Brahman

20.

Which of these believes in reincarnation as a principal of their religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Juduism

21.

What is the symbol for Islam?

a)

Cross

b)

Star

c)

Crescent Moon and Star

d)

Omega sign

22.

What is the name of the Holy book of Islam?

a)

Bible

b)

Sutras

c)

Old Testament

d)

Koran

23.

This religion developed in the Middle East/Israel about 6000 years ago. Abraham was its founder.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

24.

A belief in a single God is called what?

a)

Apostles

b)

Nirvana

c)

Monotheism

d)

Polytheism

25.

The caste system, reincarnation, the Vedas, and Gurus all have to do with which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

26.

Which idea is shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

a)

belief in one God

b)

a religious "law" against eating pork

c)

belief in reincarnation

d)

the worship of many gods

27.
The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Shinto
d)
Buddhism
28.
Which two religions have a focus on karma?
a)
Judaism and Christianity
b)
Islam and Christianity
c)
Buddhism and Hinduism
29.

What is the Holy Book of Judaism called?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Quran

d)

Ten Commandments

30.

Who was the founder of Islam?

a)

Mohammed

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Buddha

31.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

belief in one prophet

d)

belief in multiple prophets

32.

This photo best represents...

a)

H. E. I.

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Movement

33.

Relative location is where a place is in relation to other places.  For example...

a)

1234 Oak Street, 92108

b)

The Great Wall is located near Beijing in northern China.

c)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20500

d)

90° N Latitude and 20° W Longitude

34.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Location

35.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Region

d)

Location

36.

A famous place is the Grand Canyon, known for its steep rock walls that were carved by the Colorado River.

a)

Region

b)

H. E. I.

c)

Movement

d)

Place

37.

Explains how people affect the environment & how the environment affects people. 

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Place

d)

Region

38.

This photo best represents...

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

39.

The spread of religions around the world is an example of...

a)

location.

b)

place.

c)

H. E. I.

d)

movement.

40.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Climate, and Place
b)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, and Location
c)
Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions
d)
Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement 
41.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
42.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South