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Geography December Exam

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a type of farming in which the farmer produces only enough to feed his or her family.

a)

sustainability

b)

subsistence farming

c)

tenant farming

d)

cash crops

2.

The geographic pattern of where people live is called...

a)

population density

b)

population distribution

c)

rural areas & urban areas

d)

population centers

3.

The average number of people living within a a square mile or kilometer is called...

a)

population density

b)

population distribution

c)

rural areas & urban areas

d)

population centers

4.

This is an area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods.

a)

delta

b)

alluvial plain

c)

atoll

d)

marina

5.

This is when a product produced in one country is sent to another country.

a)

GDP

b)

import

c)

export

d)

trade surplus

6.

This is when a country brings in a product from another country.

a)

GDP

b)

import

c)

export

d)

trade surplus

7.

This is an economy in which most of the means of production are privately owned.

a)

traditional economy

b)

mixed economy

c)

command economy

d)

market economy

8.

This belief in Hinduism is that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body.

a)

karma

b)

reincarnation

c)

nirvana

d)

dharma

9.

These are the lines on a map that run north to south.

a)

latitude

b)

scale

c)

Equator

d)

longitude

10.

These are the lines on a map that run east to west.

a)

latitude

b)

scale

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

longitude

11.

This is a situation that occurs when the value of a country's imports is higher than the value of its exports. (You could also think about it as a country is buying more than it is selling.)

a)

trade deficit

b)

low standard of living

c)

trade surplus

d)

GDP

12.

This is a situation that occurs when the value of a country's exports is higher than the value of its imports. (You could also think about it as a country selling more than it is buying.)

a)

trade deficit

b)

low standard of living

c)

trade surplus

d)

GDP

13.

This is an area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river.

a)

marsh

b)

atoll

c)

delta

d)

alluvial plain

14.

These are circular-shaped islands made of coral.

a)

marsh

b)

atoll

c)

delta

d)

alluvial plain

15.

This is a natural feature found on land.

a)

landscape

b)

landform

c)

scenery

d)

none of these

16.

This is the location of one place compared to another place. (It would be like saying, "I live near McDonalds.")

a)

absolute location

b)

latitude & longitude coordinates

c)

relative location

d)

address

17.

This is the exact location of something. (It would be like saying, "I live at 123 Marple Street.")

a)

absolute location

b)

latitude & longitude coordinates

c)

relative location

d)

address

18.

This is the total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in a country during a single year.

a)

profit

b)

gross domestic product (GDP)

c)

stock market

d)

economic system

19.

The process in which a city grows into its surrounding areas is called...

a)

urbanization

b)

immigration

c)

emigration

d)

colonization

20.

Who (country) spread Buddhism to the Korean peninsula?

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Japan

21.

Why was the Korean War fought between 1950 and 1953?

a)

Both sides loved the United States and wanted to become an ally.

b)

North Korea didn't have episodes of Spongebob but South Korea did.

c)

North Korea was DEMOCRATIC and South Korea was COMMUNIST; neither side could agree on how to run the country.

d)

North Korea was COMMUNIST and South Korea was DEMOCRATIC; neither side could agree on how to run the country.

22.

The Koreans built a no-man’s land between North and South Korea to keep each other out. What was this area called?

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Great Wall of Korea

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

23.

Japan deals with a lot of which kind of natural disaster?

a)

earthquakes

b)

hurricanes

c)

tornadoes

d)

forest fires

24.

Why are India and Pakistan in conflict with each other?

a)

They are fighting over the source of the Ganges River.

b)

They are fighting over the region of Kashmir.

c)

They are fighting over religion - Hinduism versus Islam.

d)

They are no longer in conflict with each other.

25.

What is the best definition of communism?

a)

government controls the economy

b)

one political party controls the government and economy

c)

the citizens elect the government

d)

the economy is privately owned and controlled by market forces

26.

In what Southeast Asian country did the United States fight a war from 1964-1973?

a)

Vietnam

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Myanmar

27.

Who was the leader of the communist movement of China?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Chang Kai Shek

28.

In the 1500s, what product attracted Europeans to Southeast Asia?

a)

spices

b)

bananas

c)

cotton

d)

silk

29.

Which East Asian country considers Taiwan to be one of its provinces?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Thailand

d)

Japan

30.

This is the plant life in a particular environment.

a)

flora

b)

fauna

c)

endemic

d)

endangered species

31.

This is a seasonal wind that blows steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but changes directions at other times. 

a)

hurricane

b)

cyclone

c)

tsunami

d)

monsoon

32.

This is the animal life in a particular environment.

a)

flora

b)

fauna

c)

endemic

d)

endangered species

33.

This is a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population.

a)

megalopolis

b)

primate city

c)

capital city

d)

mega city

34.

What mostly Muslim country was known as East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Nepal

d)

Pakistan

35.

This is a form of government in which citizens elect government leaders to represent the people.

a)

democracy

b)

representative democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

communism

36.

This is an economy in which most of the means of production are publicly owned.

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

mixed economy

d)

traditional economy

37.

This is the measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is.

a)

altitude

b)

elevation

c)

kilometers/miles

d)

landform

38.

This is an area that receives reduced rainfall because it is on the side of a mountain facing away from the ocean.

a)

rainshadow

b)

desert

c)

arid region

d)

fault

39.

This is one of the 16 pieces of the Earth's crust.

a)

tectonic plates

b)

fault

c)

continent

d)

continental shelf

40.

This is a place where two tectonic plates grind against each other.

a)

fault

b)

tectonic plate

c)

continent

d)

continental shelf

41.

Who did the US support in the Korean War?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Neither side because the US fought against Korea.