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WorksheetsGEOG102 Exam 2 Review
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 49mins
This is the largest tropical rainforest in the world
Amazon River
Amazon Rainforest
Andes Moutains
What is the biggest country in South America?
Chile
Brazil
Colombia
Paraguay
What is the large mountain range in South America called?
Andes Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Roade Mountains
Great Plains Mountains
What European country colonized Brazil?
Portugal
Italy
United States
This is the Longest river in South America.
Nile River
Mississippi River
Amazon River
Biodiversity relates to all the . . . in the ecosystem.
animals
plants
living things
all of the above
The ______ are the mountains along the western side of South America.
Sierra Nevada
Andes
Appalachian
Pyrenees
A river drained by a river system
Basin
Escarpment
Valley
Watershed
What type of plate boundary created the Great Rift Valley?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subduction Zone
Southern border of Africa
What term best describes the European invasion of the African continent from the 1800's to 1900's?
Imperialism
Capitalism
Communism
Globalism
What is the greatest challenge to farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa?
too much rainfall
lack of technology
scarcity of fresh water
land at high elevations
How did farming in Africa change after colonization?
Villages farmed as a community to feed everyone.
People switched from growing grain to raising livestock.
Colonial rulers distributed the land more fairly.
People began to grow cash crops rather that food crops.
In what way did European colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa affect economic development in the region?
Most economies primarily export natural resources.
Command economies became a common institution.
Traditional economies were encouraged to continue.
Industrial economies were established in most nations.
The government of South Africa adopted the system of apartheid in order to —
Outlaw Protests
Create Single-Party Rule
Enforce strict racial segregation
Make Afrikaans the National Language
Africa is a
country
continent
boat
ocean
This is the belief in just one God.
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Deism
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
The Shia believe only Arabs could be Muslims.
They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after Muhammad's death.
Arguments began over what should be included in the five pillars.
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca.
What is the similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The three religions all believe in different gods.
They all consider Abraham as a prophet.
Unlike Judaism, Christianity and Islam won new converts only by war and force.
All three religions accept Jesus as the savior.
The [BLANK] led to an exchange of fauna between North and South America
(a)
[BLANK] is when land is 'claimed' (forcibly taken) by one group from another
(a)
Why do farmers in Middle & South America struggle with land ownership
Tectonic collisions
Topography
land alienation
they don't struggle
People’s ability to adapt to climate change is controlled by:
individual abilities
socio-economic factors
geographic location
physical geography
[BLANK] is the practice of exerting economic control over a territory
(a)
Because people practiced shifting cultivation, which left plots alone to regenerate soil nutrients, colonial forces:
learned about shifting agricultural practices
thought the land was unused
fairly divided up the land when colonialism ended
recognized herders moved their livestock
The creation of [BLANK] ended isolation of South America and joined the biogeographic realms of North and South America
Great American Interchange
Isthmus of Panama
the Panama Canal
extinction of the dinosaurs
[BLANK] was the treaty signed by the Portuguese and Spanish empires to divide territory in South America
(a)
Cartographic instruments invented during the Islamic Gold Age include:
GIS and drones
latitude and longitude
protractors and rulers
Astrolabe and compass
[BLANK] is the study of how species and ecosystems are distributed through space and time
(a)
[BLANK] is a group of people united through a common (first) language and ethnicity
(a)
What year did occupational colonization end in the continent of Africa?
1993
1961
1956
1885
[BLANK] is when a physical geographic barrier causes a dry area on one side of said barrier
orographic precipitation
rain barrier
climate change
monsoons
[BLANK] was a wave of protests and revolutions during 2010 in North Africa and Southwest Asia
(a)
Currently, protests over the death of Mahsa Amini are happening in which country?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Palestine
Iran
I understand that I need to be able to describe why development varies widely across Middle and South America
Yes
No
I'm not taking the hint
What?
Term that refers to the climate / vegetation changes as you go up in elevation...
Precipitation
Domestication
Beach vacation
Altitudinal zonation
Who was Ibn Battuta ?
He was a Moroccan judge and a writer who travelled to the Western World
He was an adventurer who travelled to the different parts of Asia
He was a Moroccan explorer and traveller who explored different parts of Africa and Asia
He was a explorer who discovered North America
Name one of the fertile river valleys in North Africa and Southwest Asia
(a)
True or false: There were 14 countries that met at the Berlin Conference, including the United States of America.
True
False
Who was NOT represented at the Berlin Conference?
Germany
Great Britain
African countries
True or false: The Berlin Conference was a meeting that split up Africa between European countries.
True
False
What were the only two independent nations left after the new boundaries of the Berlin Conference were established?
North and South
North Korea and South Korea
Liberia and Ethiopia
Who are the primary farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa?
(a)
