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Spring Semester Final Exam Review

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is desertification?

a)

Area with low precipitation

b)

Land that gradually turned into a desert

c)

Area with high risk of precipitation

d)

Global warming

2.

What are the causes of desertification?

a)

Drought

b)

Overgrazing

c)

deforestation

d)

All of the above

3.
What mountain range forms the border between Europe & Asia?
a)
Pyranees Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
4.

What vast area is between the Urals and Pacific Ocean?

a)

Vladivostok

b)

Siberia

c)

Kazan

d)

Moscow

5.

The phenomenon known as (a)   is the reason why there are extreme hot and cold climates in Siberia and the central Asian republics.

Choose from the below words
chernozem
continentality
rain shadow effect
taiga
6.

Which climate region makes up MOST of Russia?

a)

Humid Continental

b)

Steppe

c)

Subarctic

d)

Tundra

7.

The spread of ideas, religions, products, diseases as seen on the Silk Road is an enduring issue of

a)

Power

b)

Control

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Inequality

8.

What effects did trade have beyond moving goods?

a)

Diseases spread by trade

b)

Ideas and religion spread by trade

c)

Innovations spread by trade

d)

All of the answers are correct

9.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk. 
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia. 
10.

Economic decisions are made by the government

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

11.

The government sets the price of goods and determines wages for workers

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

12.

The economy is based on the idea of competition (supply and demand) producing the best products

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

13.

An economic system in which a country's industry is controlled by private owners for profit.

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

fascism

d)

capitalism

14.

A totalitarian type of government.

a)

communism

b)

fascism

c)

both

15.

Goal: We should create a classless society by fighting to abolish class distinctions so that we can distribute resources equally.

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

16.

You can work for WHOEVER you want

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

17.

Most people work for the government

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

18.
The disaster of Chernobyl occured in:
a)
1988
b)
1986
c)
1987
d)
1990
19.

Where was the Chernobyl power plant located?

a)

In the United States

b)

In the Soviet Union (Ukraine)

c)

In England

d)

In France

20.

Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?

a)

People are overfishing

b)

Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl polluted it

c)

Farmers overuse the water for crops

d)

Aliens

21.

Snow desert in northern Russia

a)

Taiga

b)

Santa

c)

Siberia

d)

Tundra

22.

Rich black soil found in Russia and Ukraine

a)

Chernobyl

b)

Chernozem

c)

Tater soil

d)

Rich Black Soil

23.

Name of the old Kings of Russia

a)

Ceasar

b)

Emperor

c)

Kaiser

d)

Czar

24.

In this type of market, the government controls all production and controls prices

a)

Happy Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Free Market

25.

Alliance between the US and Western Europe

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Screamin' Eagle Alliance

d)

United Nations

26.

The Bantu migration originally started where?

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Ghana Empire

c)

Mali

d)

Egypt

27.

The word "migration" refers to what?

a)

The movement of only people.

b)

The movement of people and animals looking for resources.

c)

The movement of animals only.

d)

None of these answers are correct.

28.

What was the agricultural revolution?

a)

The trading of goods and ideas between the America's, Europe, and Africa.

b)

Humans begin to grow crops and gather plants rather than hunting for food.

c)

The spread of culture across the African continent.

29.

What is one of the best known surviving Bantu languages?

a)

Spanish

b)

Swahili

c)

British English

d)

Somali

30.
What term describes half the Earth?
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Semisphere
c)
Half
d)
Hemiglobe
31.
The 0 degree latitude line is called?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricorn 
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
32.
The 0 degree of longitude is called? 
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian 
c)
Arctic cirlce
d)
Tropic of Cancer
33.

What is the name of the parallel imaginary lines that run east and west around the globe?

a)

longitude lines

b)

latitude lines

c)

wavy lines

d)

none of the above

34.

The imaginary set of lines that connect from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

35.

The area between 23° S and 23° N is called the:

a)

Antarctic

b)

Russia

c)

Tropics

d)

Arctic

36.

Condition of the atmosphere right now is called:

a)

the weather

b)

culture

c)

the climate

d)

absolute location

37.

Climate is:

a)

what the atmosphere is doing right now.

b)

average weather in a location over 30 years

c)

also known as relative location

d)

is another word for cold

38.
If my government is selling me bread for $5 a loaf, and I have no choice but to buy that type of bread, I live in a _____ economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Mixed
39.
In this type of economy, the individual decides who to sell their products to.  
a)
Traditional 
b)
Mixed 
c)
Market
d)
Command
40.
I am a farmer in Africa, and have always traded for my goods.  I have a _____ economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Command 
c)
Market
d)
Mixed
41.
Mary Ann runs a car dealership selling only government produced cars.  At the end of the month Mary Ann must give all of the money she made back to the government.
a)
Traditional 
b)
Free Market
c)
Mixed
d)
Command
42.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a command economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government
43.
Economic System where there is limited technology and ideas are passed down from generation to generation
a)
Command
b)
Traditional
c)
Mixed
d)
Market
44.
What is a government ruled by a king or queen called?
a)
Absolute
b)
Constitutional
c)
Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
45.
What type of monarchy has a king or queen that holds all of the power?
a)
Absolute
b)
Constitutional
c)
Totalitarian
d)
All-powerful
46.
What is a government?
a)
a group of corporations that control laws
b)
a group of people who overthrow the leaders
c)
a nation that has no leaders 
d)
a person or group of people who control a country
47.
A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have? 
a)
a monarchy
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an oligarchy
48.
Anna lives in a direct democracy. What does that mean?
a)
She will be brought up on charges if she does not vote
b)
As a citizen, she is a member of the government and sits in Congress. 
c)
She votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws. 
d)
She personally votes on every issue and law. 
49.
Brady lives in a representative democracy. What does that mean?
a)
He will be brought up on charges if he does not vote
b)
As a citizen, he is a member of the government and sits in Congress. 
c)
He votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws
d)
He personally votes on every issue and law. 
50.

A form of government that is a political theory developed by Karl Marx that advocates for class wars, and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned.

a)

Republic

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Fascism

d)

Communism

51.

What is the definition of socialism

a)

Government by a few that exercise control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes

b)

Government control and operation of any function of the economy

c)

Government where one person is in charge and that person can be a "King or Queen"

d)

Prohibits opposition parties, restricts individual opposition to the state

52.

What structure was built during the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries to protect China from the Mongols and the Turkic tribes?

a)

Forbidden City

b)

DMZ

c)

Great Wall

d)

Hadrian's Wall

53.

The predominant religion of Japan is

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Christianity

54.
What physical feature is shown here? 
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
Himalayan mountains
c)
Taklimakan Desert
d)
Yangtze River
55.

What do the letters DMZ refer to?

a)

Demilitarized zone

b)

de militari zed

c)

Divine Mighty Zen

d)

Dog Monkey Zebra

56.

What is monsoon?

a)

It is a seasonal wind which lasts for several months.

b)

It is a simple wind which lasts for several months.

57.

The seasonal reverse in the wind direction during the year in known as?

a)

Monsoon

b)

Weather

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Climate

58.

What 3 continents does the Middle East span across?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

59.

What is the best description of the physical geography of most of the region?

a)

Desert

b)

Rain forest

c)

Densely populated

d)

Huge diversity in religion

60.

The majority of people in the Middle East speak which language?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

61.
The strategic waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and through which much of the world's oil passes is:
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Strait of Bosporus
d)
Dardanelles Strait
62.

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

a)

water

b)

oil/petroleum

c)

diamonds

d)

arable cropland

63.

What three religions began in the Middle East?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

64.

This city is considered holy for many religions.

a)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

b)

Bombay, India

c)

Jerusalem, Israel

d)

Tokyo, Japan

65.

Which of the following are the main reasons for conflict in the Middle East? (Select all that apply)

a)

governmental control

b)

access to and control of resources

c)

religious and ethnic differences

d)

language differences

e)

food preferences

66.

Which is the sacred text of Islam?

a)

BIble

b)

Salah

c)

Qur'an

d)

Hajj

67.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic meaning they believe in –

a)

one god

b)

many gods

c)

no gods

d)

all the gods

68.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith?

a)

travel to Mecca once in your lifetime

b)

thou shall not steal

c)

give to charity

d)

pray five times a day

69.

Compared to urban areas of Sub Saharan Africa, many rural areas’ economies are -

a)

free enterprise

b)

command

c)

traditional

d)

non-existent

70.

English and French are languages spoken in many parts of Sub Saharan Africa due to -

a)

war with the U.S.

b)

trade with Australia

c)

French missionaries

d)

European colonization

71.

What event is being described?

a)

Apartheid

b)

Kente

c)

Assal

d)

Kraal

72.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, many Sub Saharan Africans were enslaved and sent to the Americas to work

through the -

a)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Indigenous Passage

73.

Which important historical figure is being described?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

John Lewis

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

74.

Click on the Sub-Saharan Region

A
B
C
75.

Due to desertification the ____________ continues to grow larger

a)

Sahara

b)

Nile River

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

76.

Besides the deserts, the ____________ is very difficult to live in because of desertification and overgrazing

a)

Sahel

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Arctic Tundra

d)

Mediterranean Sea

77.

Reasons for European colonization in Africa (check all that apply)

a)

Africa had many resources

b)

for profit

c)

European powers to expand their empires and influence

d)

Europeans were bored

78.

very little of; a shortage of

a)

scarcity

b)

deforestation

c)

desertification

d)

famine

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