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GG 4MP Benchmark Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Rich dark soil made up of sand and mud that is deposited by moving water is called alluvial soil.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Seasonal winds that affect the weather patterns of South Asia.

a)

tsunami

b)

monsoon

c)

cyclone

3.

Huge waves caused by underwater earthquakes.

a)

tsunami

b)

monsoon

c)

cyclone

4.

The Equator is the imaginary line at 0* Latitude on globe. It divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The science of map-making is referred to as

a)

cartography

b)

mapology

c)

meteorology

6.

What mark the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia?

a)

Sayan mountains

b)

Volga River

c)

Ural Mountains

7.

The frigid __________ climate region dominates the landscape in Russia’s far north.

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

8.

______ location describes the exact location of a place on the Earth.

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

c)

Approximate

9.

The majority of Russian people live on the Northern European Plain.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When attacking Russia in 1941, German forces ____

a)

were defeated in part by Russia’s harsh winter.

b)

were defeated with very little loss of life.

c)

were very well prepared for the harsh winter to come.

11.

A permanently frozen layer of soil that lies beneath the surface of the ground is known as

a)

chernozem.

b)

permafrost.

c)

loess.

12.

The Russian Revolution in 1917

a)

forced Czar Nicholas II to give up his power.

b)

made Peter the Great the leader of the country’s new government.

c)

installed the Eastern Orthodox Church as the center of power in Russia.

13.

______ is a process that occurs when long periods of drought and destructive land use destroy vegetation and change a region into a desert.

a)

monsoon

b)

desertification

c)

desalination

14.

The belief in or worship of ONE God is known as

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

15.

A belief that no god exists is known as

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

16.

Another name for a tropical wet climate is a tropical rainforest.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which statement about Lake Baikal is TRUE?

a)

It holds one-fifth of the world’s freshwater.

b)

It was formed by a human-made dam.

c)

It is located in European Russia.

18.

True or False: Universal suffrage refers to when all adult citizens in a country have the right to vote.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Most of West Africa's population is concentrated around coastal plains and rivers because people tend to settle near sources of water.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Soviets developed and stockpiled ____________ throughout the Cold War.

a)

communications technology

b)

nuclear weapons

c)

automobiles

21.

When something or someone is native to a region, they are considered to be

a)

indigenous

b)

domesticated

c)

transient

22.

______ is the process of taming a species of plant or animal for human use.

a)

Indigenous

b)

Domestication

c)

Assimilation

23.

A group of people who move from place to place in search of water and grass for grazing are known as

a)

mosques.

b)

nomads.

c)

refugees.

24.

Where are the Caucasus Mountains located?

a)

Between the Black Sea & Caspian Sea

b)

Between the Black Sea & Barents Sea

c)

Between the Baltic Sea & Arctic Ocean

25.

The disposal of waste products is known as

a)

sanitation

b)

apartheid

c)

dessalination

26.

The Europeans who claim parts of the Americas for Spain were called

a)

conquistadors

b)

chinampas

c)

caudillos

27.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities is a process called

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

assimilation

c)

urbanization

28.

The Columbian Exchange involved plants, animals, and the transmission of infectious diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The Native American empires of Latin America were the

a)

Aztec, Cortez, Baltic

b)

Maya, Inca, Cahokia

c)

Maya, Aztec, and Inca

30.

The _________ in Mexico are a continuation of the Rocky Mountains of North America.

a)

Andes

b)

Sierra Madre

c)

Appalachian

31.

The raising and grazing of livestock is known as

a)

hunting & gathering

b)

pastoralism

c)

apartheid

32.

A steppe is a

a)

dry sandy region that receives less than 4 inches of rain a year.

b)

large area of flat unforested grassland that is semi-arid.

c)

layer of Earth that is permanently frozen.

33.

The Rio Grande forms part of the border between

a)

The US & Canada

b)

Bolivia & Peru

c)

The US & Mexico

34.

The Nile River is the longest river in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The period of time that began after the fall of the Roman Empire and marked the period of time between ancient and modern times is known as the Middle Ages.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Under the system of ____, monarchs gave nobles land in exchange for loyalty.

a)

feudalism

b)

federalism

c)

capitalism

37.

The ____ was a 300-year period of discovery, learning, art and culture that was centered in Italy.

a)

Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Middle Ages

38.

A _____ is a center from which early ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas causing the growth of other early cultures.

a)

culture hearth

b)

dynasty

c)

clan

39.

The idea or belief that people are born again in a different body after death.

a)

reincarnation

b)

dharma

c)

nirvana

40.

This is the force created by a person's good or bad actions that is believed in Hinduism and Buddhism to determine what a person's next life will be like.

a)

dharma

b)

stupa

c)

karma

41.

The _____ were the warrior class of medieval Japan. They were hired by the powerful shogun to protect his land.

a)

Han

b)

samurai

c)

Zhou

42.

If a population does not have a lot of diversity, it is said to be ethnically

a)

homogenous

b)

indigenous

c)

heterogenous

43.

A chain of volcanic islands is called an

a)

fault line

b)

archipelago

c)

peninsula

44.

The _______ is made up of various fault lines, tectonic plate boundaries, and volcanoes. It circles the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Turan Basin

45.

The largest country in East Asia, taking up roughly 80% of the land area in the region is

a)

Japan

b)

Mongolia

c)

China