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WorksheetsWorld Geography Topic 2 Test Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of Mr. Gallo's dog?
a)
Bacony
b)
Eggsy
c)
Oatmealy
d)
Toasty
2.
Income in the United States is spread:
a)
Evenly
b)
Unevenly
c)
Equally
d)
On toast, like butter
3.
What kind of economic system focuses on competition between individuals and private businesses?
a)
Command Economy
b)
Mixed Economy
c)
Market Economy
d)
Beast Economy
4.
After winning the revolutionary war, the new United States set up their government as a republic. What is a republic?
a)
A system where an absolute sovereign controls everything
b)
A system where citizens vote to elect leaders who make and enforce laws on their behalf
c)
A pure democracy where every citizen votes directly
d)
A system with no rules or laws and everyone is free to do whatever they want
5.
Which European country was the first to colonize the New World?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Netherlands (the Dutch)
6.
How did humans first arrive in North America? Select all that apply.
a)
Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
b)
Walked across the Bering Land Bridge
c)
They were there when the world was one big continent (Pangea)
d)
They sailed down the Pacific coast near Alaska
7.
Which North American culture region used blubber as fuel for their fires?
a)
Midwest Plains
b)
Northwest Coastal
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Arctic
8.
What were "potlatches"?
a)
Parties where families showed off their status by giving away food and gifts
b)
A sled that can carry people and supplies
c)
Houses made of dried mud bricks
d)
Houses made of frozen snow blocks
9.
Before Europeans arrived, how did the Plains people hunt Buffalo?
a)
They used horses to scare them into falling off of cliffs
b)
They shot them with guns
c)
They dressed in wolf skins and tricked them
d)
They challenged them to a wrestling match
10.
Indigenous North Americans adapted to their natural environment for survival. Select all of the following that were adaptations meant for survival:
a)
Growing the "Three Sisters" crops together
b)
Digging irrigation ditches to redirect water for farming
c)
Building giant dirt mounds
d)
Becoming nomads who followed herds of buffalo and bison
11.
What does a missionary do?
a)
Trades for beaver fur
b)
Converts people to Christianity
c)
Goes on secret missions
d)
Gives people diseases on purpose
12.
Why did the French have friendly relationships with indigenous tribes?
a)
They were just naturally nicer people
b)
They were both Catholic so they got along
c)
They needed them so they could trade for beaver fur
d)
They didn't, they murdered and enslaved them
13.
Which of the following is NOT true about the first English settlers in North America?
a)
Some of them were Puritans, a type of Christian
b)
They were eventually able to profit from the tobacco crop
c)
They were so desperate for food they became cannibals
d)
They were highly skilled farmers and survivalists
14.
Why did the Europeans prefer to use African slaves instead of Native American slaves? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
a)
Native Americans could easily run away and survive on their home turf
b)
Native Americans were getting sick and dying from European diseases, it would be hard for them to work
c)
Native Americans didn't know how to do any of the work Europeans needed
d)
Native Americans and Europeans got along really well so they didn't want to enslave them
15.
Which of the following is NOT a way that the United States expanded its territory?
a)
Bought the Louisiana territory from France
b)
Won territory through war with Spain
c)
Pushed onto "unclaimed" Native American land
d)
Went to war with England again to take pieces of Canada
16.
Check all of the following statements that are TRUE about the Trail of Tears
a)
It forced Native Americans to leave their homes and walk thousands of miles away
b)
President Andrew Jackson loved indigenous people and tried to stop it from happening but was outvoted
c)
The Native Americans were sent to live on little pieces of land called "reservations"
d)
Most of the reservations were in California
17.
What was the cause of the American Civil War?
a)
Southern states wanted the right to own slaves
b)
Northern states wanted to take over all the southern states
c)
Southern states wanted to stop the northern states from owning slaves
d)
The president made a rude comment about a southern governor's mom and they were offended
18.
What factors led to the United States becoming a world superpower? CHECK ALL TRUE STATEMENTS
a)
The industrial revolution made the United States a strong manufacturing power
b)
The US bullied smaller, less powerful countries into doing what they wanted
c)
The US got rich off of World War 2 and grew stronger, while the rest of the world was weakened
d)
President Roosevelt got bit by a radioactive spider
19.
Which of the following statements are TRUE about a command economy?
a)
Individuals and private businesses compete
b)
People in small communities give each other what they need and help each other
c)
The government commands you to give them all of your money and then you die
d)
The government provides services and sets the rules
20.
Most jobs are in the ________ industry
a)
Service
b)
Food
c)
Healthcare
d)
Farming
21.
What makes someone a "skilled worker"?
a)
They're better at their jobs
b)
They do jobs that are the hardest work
c)
They have specialized education that is considered to be the most valuable
d)
None of the above
22.
Countries specialize to SEND OUT their best products and resources. These things are called:
a)
Imports
b)
Skilled workers
c)
Exports
d)
NAFTA
23.
What do people in favor of a "small government" really want?
a)
No government interference in peoples' personal lives
b)
Lower taxes and less regulations of business
c)
Tiny buildings
d)
Government control of every part of our lives
24.
Native Americans face many issues today. Select ALL OF THE FOLLOWING THAT APPLY
a)
Land Use
b)
Environmental protection
c)
Human rights
d)
Native Americans do not face issues today
25.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of climate change?
a)
Pollution
b)
Overuse of land
c)
Mouthbreathers
26.
What are some effects of climate change? Select ALL THAT APPLY
a)
Melting ice sheets
b)
Rising sea levels
c)
Increase in droughts
d)
Increase in storms and floods
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