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World Geography: 3rd Six Weeks Review

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The capital city of Honduras is:

a)

Tegucigalpa

b)

Managua

c)

San Salvador

d)

Madrid

2.

The capital city of El Salvador is:

a)

Managua

b)

San Salvador

c)

Caracas

d)

Tegucipgalpa

3.

The capital city of Guatemala is:

a)

Guatemala City

b)

Asunción

c)

Caracas

d)

Havana

4.

The capital city of Nicaragua is:

a)

Tegucigalpa

b)

Santo Domingo

c)

Havana

d)

Managua

5.

The capital city of Costa Rica is:

a)

San Juan

b)

San José

c)

Santo Domingo

d)

Santiago

6.

The capital city of Panama is:

a)

Managua

b)

Asunción

c)

Panamá City

d)

Tegucigalpa

7.

The capital city of Cuba is:

a)

Santo Domingo

b)

Havana

c)

Managua

d)

San Salvador

8.

The capital city of Dominican Republic is:

a)

San Juan

b)

Ciudad de República Dominicana

c)

San José

d)

Santo Domingo

9.

The capital city of Puerto Rico is:

a)

San Juan

b)

Ciudad de República Dominicana

c)

San José

d)

Santo Domingo

10.

The capital city of Belize is:

a)

Belmopan

b)

San Jose

c)

San Salvador

d)

Managua

11.

The capital city of Bahamas is:

a)

Nassau

b)

Havana

c)

Belmopen

d)

Guatemala City

12.

The capital city of Jamaica is:

a)

Kingston

b)

Port-au-Prince

c)

Belmopan

d)

Nassau

13.

The capital city of Haiti is:

a)

Port-au-Prince

b)

Kingston

c)

San Salvador

d)

Santo Domingo

14.

What is this country?

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Belize

c)

El Salvador

d)

Costa Rica

15.

What is this country?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Belize

c)

El Salvador

d)

Nicaragua

16.

What is this country?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Nicaragua

d)

El Salvador

17.

What is this country?

a)

Panama

b)

Honduras

c)

Belize

d)

Guatemala

18.

What is this country?

a)

Belize

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Honduras

19.

What is this country?

a)

Belize

b)

Guatemala

c)

Honduras

d)

Nicaragua

20.

What is this country?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Belize

c)

El Salvador

d)

Honduras

21.

What flag is this?

a)

Panama

b)

Belize

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Puerto Rico

22.

What flag is this?

a)

Panama

b)

Belize

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Puerto Rico

23.

What flag is this?

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Antigua

d)

Panama

24.

What flag is this?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Bahamas

d)

Mexico

25.

What flag is this?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Haiti

d)

Bahamas

26.

What flag is this?

a)

Bahamas

b)

St. Lucia

c)

Haiti

d)

Antigua

27.

Three main belts form Central America. They include all of the following except for...

a)

the Pacific Lowlands

b)

the Caribbean Lowlands

c)

the Central Highlands

d)

the Atlantic Lowlands

28.

Many of the 7,000 islands of the Caribbean are actually ___________ that are part of the mainland's Central Highlands.

a)

mountaintops

b)

valleys

c)

archipelagos

d)

volcanos

29.

The human-made Panama Canal allows ships to pass between...

a)

the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

b)

the Gulf of Mexico and Antarctic Ocean

c)

North and South America

d)

the Indian and Southern Oceans

30.

The region's ____________ climate has created rainforests and highly diverse species.

a)

tropical

b)

oceanic

c)

continental

d)

dry

31.

Which European country led the way during the discovery of the Americas?

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

32.

Starvation and diseases began wiping out natives of the Americas and reduced labor force. As a result, colonists introduced...

a)

African slaves

b)

agriculture

c)

vaccines

d)

new hunting methods

33.

African slaves and native people began revolting against European control. Civil wars broke out as a result of all of the following struggles except for...

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

social

d)

spiritual

34.

Which of the following has resulted in a blend of different languages, religions, art, and traditions?

a)

The merging of cultures

b)

European conquest and colonization

c)

Civil wars that broke out

d)

The subtropical climate

35.

Which of the following describes when wealthy families owned large farms that were worked by the poor, a system that is still in place today?

a)

hacienda system

b)

mestizo system

c)

commercial farming

d)

subsistence farming

36.

Which of the following is a result of Central America's rapid growth rate?

a)

water shortages

b)

food shortages

c)

water blockades

d)

overpopulation

37.

Many Central American countries have turned to clean energy ___________ power in an effort to compete in international trades, however, this created flooding that alters habitats and destroys fish populations.

a)

hydroelectric

b)

wind

c)

geothermal

d)

solar

38.

Trees are cut down and burned to produce more nutrient-rich soil in an effort to...

a)

create fertile lands

b)

build shelters

c)

build shopping centers

d)

attract fish

39.

Many cities are short on jobs and resources for the thousands of people migrating to them, resulting in many of them...

a)

living in unsanitary conditions

b)

getting infected with diseases

c)

living prosperous lives

d)

living in shelters built by trees

40.

The region's physical geography makes it vulnerable to all of the following except for...

a)

earthquakes

b)

hurricanes

c)

floods

d)

tornadoes

41.

Human activity in Central America and the Caribbean is causing...

a)

deforestation and pollution

b)

earthquakes and hurricanes

c)

mudslides and floods

d)

altered habitats and lower fish populations

42.

What is the country in red?

a)

Peru

b)

Brazil

c)

Suriname

d)

Venezuela

43.

What is the country in red?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Brazil

44.

What is the country in red?

a)

Brazil

b)

Spain

c)

Ecuador

d)

Argentina

45.

What is the country in red?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Paraguay

46.

What is the country in red?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Colombia

c)

French Guiana

d)

Peru

47.

What is the country in red?

a)

Haiti

b)

Suriname

c)

Brazil

d)

Peru

48.

What is the country in red?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Uruguay

c)

Bolivia

d)

Venezuela

49.

What is the country in red?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Guyana

c)

Argentina

d)

Belize

50.

What is the country in red?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Colombia

c)

Suriname

d)

Mexico

51.

What is the country in red?

a)

Brazil

b)

Paraguay

c)

Guyana

d)

Peru

52.

What is the country in red?

a)

Chile

b)

French Guiana

c)

Brazil

d)

Bolivia

53.

What is the country in red?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Guyana

d)

Argentina

54.

What is the country in red?

a)

United States of America

b)

Guyana

c)

French Guiana

d)

Ecuador

55.

Capital of Brazil

a)

Brasilia

b)

Quito

c)

Bogota

d)

Lima

56.

Capital of Guyana

a)

La Paz

b)

Georgetown

c)

Montevideo

d)

Asuncion

57.

Capital of Ecuador

a)

Lima

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Quito

d)

Caracas

58.

Capital of Suriname

a)

Cayenne

b)

Santiago

c)

Georgetown

d)

Paramaribo

59.

Capital of Colombia

a)

Bogota

b)

Quito

c)

Montevideo

d)

Lima

60.

Capital of Peru

a)

La Paz

b)

Lima

c)

Santiago

d)

Asuncion

61.

Capital of Uruguay

a)

Lima

b)

Brasilia

c)

Montevideo

d)

Bogota

62.

Capital of Bolivia

a)

Georgetown

b)

Cayenne

c)

Caracas

d)

La Paz

63.

Capital of French Guiana

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Cayenne

c)

Lima

d)

Bogota

64.

Capital of Chile

a)

La Paz

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Santiago

d)

Georgetown

65.

Capital of Paraguay

a)

Montevideo

b)

Lima

c)

Quito

d)

Asuncion

66.

Capital of Argentina

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Asuncion

c)

Caracas

d)

Quito

67.

Capital of Venezuela

a)

Caracas

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Cayenne

d)

Lima

68.

South America connects to North America through Central America and is home to the longest mountain chain. This mountain chain is the...

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Rockies

d)

Appalachian

69.

Eastern South America features all of the following except ...

a)

plateaus

b)

valleys

c)

rain forests

d)

deserts

70.

_________ are essential for economic development in South American because they transport goods and people between countries.

a)

Rivers

b)

Busses

c)

Trains

d)

Mountains

71.

South America is home to the ________, which is the second largest river in the world.

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Mississippi

d)

Euphrates

72.

South America's diverse communities and cultures are influenced by the region's...

a)

diverse climates and available natural resources

b)

European conquest and colonization

c)

urbanization and merging of cultures

d)

African slaves and European diseases

73.

The earliest indigenous groups in South America based their societies on...

a)

agriculture

b)

engineering

c)

mathematics

d)

religion

74.

Spanish conquistadors were attracted to...

a)

the Inca's wealth of resources

b)

the mountain ranges and rain forests

c)

the abundance of rivers and valleys

d)

the favorable climate and fertile soil

75.

Weakened indigenous labor force was a result of...

a)

European diseases

b)

African slavery

c)

the diverse climate

d)

the wealth of resources

76.

Despite gaining independence from colonial rule, the newly independent countries struggled to...

a)

form stable governments

b)

survive the diverse climate

c)

find foot and water

d)

defeat the Incan empire

77.

Dense urban development can be found in what part of South America?

a)

coasts and rivers

b)

rain forests and deserts

c)

mountains and valleys

d)

everywhere

78.

More than 350 indigenous groups live in South America; however, immigration has blended cultures from all of the following except...

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

79.

Many countries in South America are becoming more powerful economies as global demands increase for all of the following except...

a)

natural resources

b)

manufacturing

c)

agricultural products

d)

fishing and shipping

80.

Deforestation is rapidly destroying South America's rain forests, which are home to at least ______ of Earth's animal and plant species.

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

2/3

d)

3/4

81.

All of the following have led to soil erosion and desertification except...

a)

mismanaged farming

b)

construction and logging

c)

overgrazing

d)

droughts

82.

Economic production and urban growth has led to...

a)

more pollution

b)

increased homelessness

c)

a cleaner environment

d)

droughts

83.

To protect South America's biodiversity and preserve its necessary agricultural lands, countries are passing laws to do all of the following except...

a)

protect forests

b)

conserve soil for farmlands

c)

reduce greenhouse gas emissions

d)

limit water transportation

84.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Finland

d)

Germany

85.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

86.

What country is this?

a)

Romania

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

87.

What country is this?

a)

Finland

b)

Belarus

c)

Iceland

d)

Sweden

88.

What country is this?

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

Ukraine

d)

Czech Republic

89.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Poland

c)

Sweden

d)

Iceland

90.

What country is this?

a)

Iceland

b)

Norway

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Italy

91.

What country is this?

a)

Denmark

b)

Finland

c)

Sweden

d)

Iceland

92.

What country is this?

a)

Ireland

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Denmark

d)

Belgium

93.

What country is this?

a)

Belgium

b)

Austria

c)

Switzerland

d)

Denmark

94.

What country is this?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Belgium

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Switzerland

95.

What country is this?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

Demark

c)

Belgium

d)

Austria

96.

What country is this?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Austria

c)

Netherlands

d)

Italy

97.

What country is this?

a)

Austria

b)

Luxembourg

c)

Switzerland

d)

Belgium

98.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Vienna

b)

Madrid

c)

Lyons

d)

Paris

99.

What is the capital of Ireland?

a)

London

b)

Dublin

c)

Bern

d)

Brussels

100.

What is the capital of Iceland?

a)

Reykjavík

b)

Helsinki

c)

Copenhagen

d)

Oslo

101.

What is the capital of Austria

a)

Vienna

b)

Venice

c)

Berlin

d)

Munich

102.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Hamburg

b)

Berlin

c)

Brussels

d)

Paris

103.

What is the capital of the Netherlands?

a)

Paris

b)

Brussels

c)

Berlin

d)

Amsterdam

104.

What is the capital of the United Kingdom?

a)

London

b)

Dublin

c)

Stockholm

d)

Lisbon

105.

What is the capital of Belgium?

a)

Kent

b)

Amsterdam

c)

Brussels

d)

Hamburg

106.

What is the capital of Switzerland?

a)

Rome

b)

Zurich

c)

Munich

d)

Bern

107.

What is the capital of Denmark?

a)

Stockholm

b)

Copenhagen

c)

Helsinki

d)

Bern

108.

What is the capital of Norway?

a)

Madrid

b)

Stockholm

c)

Oslo

d)

Dublin

109.

What is the capital of Sweden?

a)

Berlin

b)

Oslo

c)

Helsinki

d)

Stockholm

110.

What is the capital of Finland?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Helsinki

c)

Bern

d)

Vienna

111.

What is the capital of Luxembourg?

a)

Brussels

b)

Rome

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Lisbon

112.

Made up of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland, Northern Europe was largely shaped by ___________ forming and melting to create mountains and fjords.

a)

glaciers

b)

rivers

c)

volcanos

d)

islands

113.

__________ sits on the boundary between Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.

a)

the Scandinavian Peninsula

b)

Norway

c)

Sweden

d)

Iceland

114.

Northern Europe's many waterfalls and rapids provide ___________ power.

a)

hydroelectric

b)

solar

c)

wind

d)

fossil fuel

115.

During the Viking Age, ___________ built war ships for raiding expeditions into western and eastern Europe.

a)

Vikings

b)

Spanish colonists

c)

English colonists

d)

French colonists

116.

Northern Europe's mountainous landscape and colder climates __________________ and keep population density down.

a)

limit agriculture

b)

attract immigrants

c)

create diversity

d)

provide hydroelectric power

117.

Northern European countries are considered _________ states, which means that citizens pay higher taxes for government-run programs to assure that everyone receives health, education, retirement, and other benefits.

a)

welfare

b)

democratic

c)

communist

d)

socialist

118.

Northern Europe's energy, forests, and marine resources are under threat due to all of the following except...

a)

pollution

b)

exploitation

c)

climate change

d)

deforestation

119.

Which of the following is not a human activity that led to a variety of environmental issues in Northern Europe?

a)

Fishing practices have threatened commercial species as well as seabed habitats

b)

Runoff from industries and agriculture is causing pollution in the Baltic Sea

c)

Increased ship traffic brings in invasive species

d)

Air pollution causes global warming and melts the ice caps around the area

120.

Rising temperatures in Northern Europe are causing cold-loving species to move closer to...

a)

the North Pole

b)

Antarctica

c)

Alaska

d)

Canada

121.

The last ice age covered Northern Europe. As the ice sheets melted, all of the following were created except for...

a)

islands

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

forests

122.

Northwestern Europe has many rivers and fertile plains that have appealed to settlers, and its history has been shaped by all of the following except...

a)

immigration

b)

wars

c)

various ethnicities

d)

colonization

123.

__________ are the source of many rivers, which provide transportation, trade routes, and recreation throughout Northwestern Europe.

a)

The Alps

b)

The Andes

c)

The Himalayas

d)

The Balkan Peninsula

124.

Warm ocean currents from the Gulf Stream travel along the coast of Northwestern Europe and bring warm air that blows far inland, creating ___________________.

a)

a mile climate and abundant rainfall

b)

freshwater rivers and lakes

c)

a subtropical climate with limited rainfall

d)

mountains and valleys throughout the region

125.

The Roman Empire's spread into Europe led to prosperity, the building of roads and towns, and establishment of __________ as the official religion.

a)

Christianity

b)

Protestantism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

126.

After the spread of the Roman Empire, the _________________ and Protestant Reformation had significant impact on trade, art, politics, culture, and religion.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Lutheran Movement

c)

Medieval Art Movement

d)

Enlightenment

127.

Natural resources supported Northwestern Europe's move into the Industrial Revolution, causing workers to...

a)

move to crowded cities for jobs

b)

earn higher wages and better working conditions

c)

flee the overcrowded cities for more rural economic opportunities

d)

succeed and provide prosperous lives for their families

128.

Rivalries and alliances among the central powers of Europe led to all of the following except for...

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

the Cold War

d)

the Vietnam War

129.

Northwestern Europe's population is __________ due to its climate, resources, and industry.

a)

dense

b)

scattered

c)

diverse

d)

constantly moving

130.

Northwestern Europe's many ______________ limit wildlife migration and upset the health of ecosystems.

a)

roads and railways

b)

valleys and mountains

c)

lakes and rivers

d)

invasive species and pollution

131.

As a highly industrialized economy, with growing populations and increased tourism, Northwestern Europe uses large amounts of _______________ and produces much waste, resulting in pollution and threats to natural habitats.

a)

natural resources

b)

overfishing

c)

acidic chemicals

d)

transportation