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WorksheetsRHS - Final Exam Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 36mins
Why have most major wars occurred within areas that are green on the map?
The green represents locations where crops are grown and harvested.
The green represents only countries that have had wars in the last 50 years.
The green represents flatter and less rugged areas which allows for easier access for invading militaries.
The green represents the areas that have the most favorable climates for wars to occur.
What evidence from Part 1 did you base your answer on?
Water is found in the green area, therefore that is where plants are grown and harvested.
There has been little conflict in Europe in the past 50 years.
There is only one predominant climate in European countries.
The green area is the flattest part of the continent.
How has a history of migration affected the language patterns in Canada?
The region adopted the official use of both English and French.
English and French were combined to create a new language.
Words from indigenous cultures were incorporated into English and French.
French is generally spoken in western Canada and English Canada.
Which of the following native foods would not exist without the occurrence of the Columbian Exchange?
Colombian Coffee and Mexican carnitas
European olive oil and American peanut butter
(a) was known as the "Old World?"
Which factor BEST explains this pattern of official languages?
type of government
cooperation with developed countries
major trading partners
influence of colonial settlements
What continent is characterized by having the foundation of democracy in ancient Greece, the start of the industrial revolution, and the start of World War II?
North America
South America
Europe
Australia
Which continent is characterized by having Aztecs and NAFTA?
North America
South America
Europe
Australia
The French and Indian War ended in 1763. What modern-day country did the British Empire gain?
Greenland
Brazil
South Africa
United States of America
Which of the following are correct statements?
Central America's rainforest was larger in 1950 than 1985. It decreased between 1950 and 1985.
Replanting initiatives have increased the size of the rainforest between 1950 and 1985. Many animals have become extinct as a result of the growing rainforest.
The human landscape in South America is greatly influenced by (a) and a strong connection to the (b) environment.
Landforms, such as mountains, rift valleys, and (a) are created by the physical process of (b)
atmosphere
air
biosphere
living things
hydrosphere
water
lithosphere
land and rocks
Higher elevations experience (a) temperatures compared to lower elevations.
Plains
ice and water erosion moving sediment from higher ground to lower ground
Mountains
tectonic plates converging
Islands
underwater volcanoes erupting
Volcanoes
one tectonic plate moving under another plate
Delta
rivers emptying water and sediment into another body of water
The word (a) best describes a group of islands.
Always hot. Almost daily rainfall.
tropical
Flat and treeless. Constantly frozen subsoil.
tundra
Hot summers. Mild to cold winters.
semi-arid
Based on the photograph, which factor highly influences the character of this place?
Urban population density.
Mining economic activities.
Subtropical climate conditions.
Mountainous physical geography.
What evidence from this image suggests there is a high urban population density?
the amount of humidity
the tall buildings
the blue sky
As a result of living in a democracy, United States citizens share which of the following characteristics?
Belief in free speech
Limits on family size
Mandatory military service
Guaranteed lifetime income
Based on the 2019 Human Growth Index chart above, what comparison can you make about these high ranking countries?
All of these countries value money and require health benefits.
All of these countries value education and have a high life expectancy.
All of these countries value life and citizens are well paid.
All of these countries are underdeveloped and do not require that citizens are well educated.
Which element is MOST commonly the cause of a low ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI)?
dependency on export revenues
low levels of economic production
refusal to accept aid from other nations
frequent natural disasters
Which of these nations has the highest standard of living?
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Which of these nations is the least economically developed?
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Which economic activity most often required workers to settle in an urban setting?
Farming
Manufacturing
Mining
Fishing
Industrial growth in the United States has most directly contributed to the process of (a)
If the next 50 years continue on the current trend, what will happen to the working age group?
The working group will increase.
The size increases so there will be plenty of workers.
The working group will include more women.
The working group will decrease in size.
What is the largest implication (consequence) for society if the working group decreases?
The working age group stays the same, nothing changes.
The working age group increases, there will be plenty of workers.
More women are in the working age group, more babies will be born.
The working age group is decreasing, there will not be enough workers to support the non-workers.
Which geographic factor was most responsible for increasing migration to the United States and Canada during the seventeenth (17th) century?
Available land for farming
European wars and famine
Favorable climate conditions
Improved educational systems
Job opportunities
Pull Factor
Political freedom
Pull Factor
Access to education
Pull Factor
Low wages
Push Factor
Outbreak of war
Push Factor
This is a map of North America. Where would you find the smallest density of population?
California
Texas
New York
North Canada
The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to (a)
Which of the following is one factor that contributes to the view that the United States and Canada constitute a
single geographic region?
Adjoining coastal borders
Similar democratic institutions
Peaceful relations with native groups
Joint cooperation on military
Determine the force that controls the distribution of goods and services for each economic system. Match the terms.
Communism
the government
Capitalism
the people
Socialism
the society
Cities have been called "the catalysts of civilization." Almost half of all people in the world live in urban centers. Cities are the economic and political centers of nations and are usually the most culturally diverse. People and buildings are highly concentrated in urban areas, transportation and retail establishments operate side-by-side with hotels, apartments, warehouses, and office buildings. Most employed residents of cities are involved in (a) (service industries) and (b) (manufacturing) occupations. Urban centers exist because they are the most efficient way to provide functions that societies need.
How were patterns of trade affected after the opening of the Panama canal?
Trading ships had a shorter route.
Trading ships can offload cargo slower.
Trading ships can sail faster through bad weather.
Trading ships can travel move around more easily around South America.
Spanish explorers most likely wanted to colonize what is now modern day Peru during the sixteenth century in order to —
establish sugar plantations
access deposits of gold and silver
harvest hardwoods from rainforests
develop a cattle industry on the vast plain
Match the characteristic to the type of government represented.
Democracy
all citizens have a voice
Dictatorship
one person is in control
Totalitarian
the government controls all aspects of citizens' lives
Republic
citizens elect representatives
Theocracy
a religious leader is in control
Which two patterns of culture can make regions of the world distinctive?
Language and Religion.
Government Leadership and Infrastructure.
Which cultural pattern is illustrated by the information on the map?
Europe is generally characterized by very secular societies.
Roman Catholicism has remained influential in much of Europe.
Eastern Orthodoxy continues to spread from east to west in Europe.
Protestant religions have gained more adherents than Roman Catholicism.
Which religion is likely to experience growth in Europe because of current immigration trends?
Catholic
Islam
Protestant
Which of the following is a way that the U.S. benefited from the immigration of a specific foreign group just before World War II?
German scientists came to the U.S. to escape Hitler’s Germany.
Russian farmers came to the U.S. to escape Stalin’s USSR.
apanese businessmen came to the U.S. to escape Hirohito’s Japan.
French chefs came to the U.S. to escape the outbreak of WWII.
Which technological innovation had the most impact on settlement processes in both the United States and Canada?
Creation of the Internet
Discovery of oil reserves
Construction of railroads
Invention of the automobile
