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Practice Geo-Final (40?s need cut)

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earth's crust, excluding bodies of water, is called what?

a)

lithosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

2.

The bodies of water on the earth's surface are called what?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

3.

Chemical of physical process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces is called?

a)

erosion

b)

plate tectonics

c)

weathering

d)

deposition

4.

The wearing away of soil by water, glaciers, and wind is called what?

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

plate tectonics

d)

erosion

5.

The structure of the earth's crust, mountains, volcanoes, and rifts are caused by what phenomenon?

a)

weathering

b)

plate tectonics

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

6.

What part of the rain cycle describes the formation of clouds?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation

7.

What part of the rain cycle describes the return of water back to the earth?

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

8.

What are weather patterns typical over a long period of time called?

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

biome

d)

environment

9.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

spreading of a cultural element to a different group

b)

the coming together of two cultures and religion groups

c)

spreading of religious gospels

d)

sharing elements of one cultural group with members of your family

10.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
11.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
12.
What was the Berlin Conference?
a)
A meeting of European nations to declare war
b)
A meeting of the US and European Nations to partition African lands
c)
A meeting of Germans to create a plan for German unification
d)
A meeting of Africans to develop a plan to keep European nations out of Africa
13.
Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?
a)
representatives for the US
b)
representatives of European countries
c)
representatives of African countries
d)
representatives of the 3rd Estate
14.
What type of geography focuses on things like mountains, rivers, elevation, climate, etc.
a)
Spatial
b)
Human
c)
Physical
d)
Cultural
15.
What type of geography focuses on population, religion, language, culture, etc.?
a)
Human
b)
Physical
c)
Spatial
d)
Relative
16.
What is latitude?
a)
A line that measures distances north and south of the Equator
b)
A line that measures east and west of the Prime Meridian
c)
It is a line that runs from north to south
d)
A line also known as a meridian
17.
What is longitude?
a)
A line that measures distances east and west of the Prime Meridian
b)
A line that runs from west to east
c)
Also known as the equator
d)
Also known as parallels
18.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
19.
Which city do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all find to be holy?
a)
Mecca
b)
Rome
c)
Medina
d)
Jerusalem
20.
Over 2,00 years ago, many Jews left their homeland.  This scattering of Jews became known as---
a)
persecution
b)
execution
c)
diaspora
d)
monotheism
21.

What major river flows some 2,350 miles (3,782 km) from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, making it an important route for trade?

a)

the Colorado River

b)

the Allegheny River

c)

the St. Lawrence River

d)

the Mississippi River

22.

How did the Great Lakes form?

a)

by the collision of tectonic plates

b)

by runoff from the Appalachian Mountains

c)

by water rising from underground springs

d)

by glacier basins filling with water

23.

Steep-walled inlets, reaching like fingers of water from the sea into coastal mountains, are called

a)

fjords.

b)

hot springs.

c)

glaciers.

d)

geysers.

24.

The remaining forest in Northern Europe that has not been deforested is the ________, or taiga, of Scandinavia and Russia.

a)

peat bog

b)

wetland

c)

ecosystem

d)

boreal forest

25.

The major mountain chains of Southern Europe include the

a)

Apennines, Adriatic, and Ionian.

b)

Alps, Pyrenees, and Apennines.

c)

Black, Pyrenees, and Alpines.

d)

Tiber, Po, and Mediterranean.

26.

The economy of Libya is based on

a)

oil.

b)

tourism.

c)

the service industry.

d)

agriculture.

27.

Two deserts of the Eastern Mediterranean include

a)

Euphrates and Jordan.

b)

Dead and Anti-Lebanon.

c)

Negev and Syrian.

d)

Golan and Galilee.

28.

The most important resources on the Arabian Peninsula are

a)

freshwater and gold.

b)

gold and diamonds.

c)

oil and freshwater.

d)

diamonds and oil.

29.

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers gradually converge in _______, almost touching near Baghdad.

a)

the Taurus Mountains

b)

Turkey

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

30.

Lake _______, located along the Great Rift Valley, is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world.

a)

Victoria

b)

Tanganyika

c)

Congo

d)

Turkana

31.

Desertification is

a)

the natural expansion of the Sahara.

b)

caused by both human activities and variations in climate.

c)

caused primarily by climate change.

d)

easy to manage and reverse.

32.

What is map scale?

a)

distance between objects or places on a map

b)

distance between landmasses and water on a map

c)

distance between latitude and longitude lines on a map

d)

distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth

33.

Why is the United States one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world?

a)

The lands which Europeans colonized contained powerful kingdoms of many nationalities.

b)

The earliest inhabitants arrived some 15,000 years ago.

c)

Over centuries, immigrants have arrived from many different countries.

d)

The British founded the thirteen colonies along the Atlantic coast.

34.

Because Earth is tilted on its axis,

a)

ocean currents move in predictable patterns.

b)

the seasons occur at the same time in all parts of the world.

c)

different places on Earth receive different amounts of sunlight.

d)

it is never dark at the North and South Poles.

35.

Longitude lines indicate

a)

distance north and south of the Equator

b)

distance north and south of the Prime Meridian.

c)

distances east and west of the Equator.

d)

distances east and west of the Prime Meridian.

36.

This ancient civilization was located in Peru, created a huge empire, and built roads and bridges that linked their empire

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

d)

Toltecs

37.

One of the most important geographical features in South America stretches 4,500 miles along the west coast

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Andes Mountains

38.

Which river’s basin is home to the world’s largest rain forest?

a)

The Amazon

b)

The Rio de la Plata

c)

The Parana

d)

The Uruguay

39.

A rift valley is formed by

a)

erosion by rivers.

b)

the separation of tectonic plates.

c)

unique conditions posed by the absence of fault lines.

d)

erosion following deforestation and desertification.

40.

Which two European groups were the first to colonize South America?

a)

British and Portuguese

b)

British and Spanish

c)

Spanish and Portuguese

d)

French and Spanish

41.
When you hire someone outside your company to do work it is called
a)
outfitting
b)
IT
c)
insourcing
d)
outsourcing
42.
Which country has the lowest life expectancy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
43.
Which country do you think has the best health care?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
44.
A country in the Middle East that was created in 1948 that is predominately Jewish
a)
Syria
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Israel
45.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
46.
How long a person is expected to live is called what....
a)
labor
b)
high GDP
c)
life expectancy
d)
low GDP
47.

The _______ stretch more than 3,000 miles from New Mexico to Alaska.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Pacific Ranges

d)

Great Plains

48.

________ refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities.

a)

Suburbanization

b)

Modernization

c)

Destabilization

d)

Urbanization

49.

What is the world's tallest mountain?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. McKinley

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

50.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

Korea

c)

India

d)

Japan

51.

Which mountain range borders India in the North?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

52.

How were the great lakes formed?

a)

They are the remains of the bathwater of dinosaurs.

b)

They were formed due to cracks in the earth.

c)

They were formed from the remains of glaciers from the last ice age.

d)

They were formed as a result of global warming.

53.

Which number on the map indicates the location of South Africa?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

What is the trapping of heat close to the earth because of an increase of certain gases in the atmosphere?

a)

elevation

b)

greenhouse effect

c)

topography

d)

convection

55.

A version of a language that includes changes related to class, region, or other cultural changes is called…

a)

a dialect.

b)

a diatribe.

c)

an acculturation.

d)

a migration

56.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?

a)

The Tropic of Cancer is north of the Tropic of Capricorn

b)

The Tropic of Cancer is south of the Tropic of Capricorn

c)

The Tropic of Cancer is east of the Tropic of Capricorn

d)

The Tropic of Cancer is west of the Tropic of Capricorn

57.

Which of the following is the definition of standard of living?

a)

a geographical boundary between two different cultures

b)

the level of wealth, goods, and necessities available for people to live

c)

division of the Earth in which people share a similar way of life, including language, religion, economic systems, and values

d)

the expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact

58.

Tierra helada, tierra fria, tierra templada, and tierra caliente are examples of:

a)

Tropical storms

b)

Regional biomes

c)

Seasonal winds

d)

Vertical climate zones

59.

Who has been forced to live in the West Bank and Gaza strip since the creation of Israel in 1948?

a)

Jews

b)

Christians

c)

Palestinians

d)

Sunni Muslims

60.

What body of water is to the west of the United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Mediterranean Sea

61.

Which of the following terms refers to a farmer using almost all of the food they produce to feed their own families?

a)

Commercial Farming

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Agrarian Complex

d)

Subsistence Farming

62.

What country is highlighted on the map?

a)

France

b)

The United Kingdom

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

63.

Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia are all located on the continent of

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

64.

The Atlas Mountains are found on which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

65.

These 2 countries both have populations of over 1 billion people

a)

Europe & China

b)

China &

United States

c)

Asia & Africa

d)

China & India

66.

What is the country at the center of this picture

a)

China

b)

Afghanistan

c)

India

d)

Russia

67.

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Slow Growth

c)

Negative Growth

d)

Zero Growth

68.

The United States is an example of a(n)

a)

developed country

b)

newly industrialized country

c)

developing country

69.

Another term for conflict diamonds is ________ diamonds

a)

war

b)

rebel

c)

strife

d)

blood

70.

This is the biggest desert in the world, bigger than the continental United States.

a)

Gobi

b)

Atacama

c)

Sahel

d)

Sahara

71.

This was a meeting in which European nations came together to divide Africa between themselves.

a)

Paris Conference

b)

London Conference

c)

Belgium Conference

d)

Berlin Conference

72.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Zambezi River
b)
Congo Basin
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Nile River
73.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Congo Basin
b)
Lake Chad
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
74.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
the Atlas Mountains
b)
the Great Rift Valley
c)
the Congo Rainforest
d)
the Horn of Africa
75.
What is the name of the desert represented by the red oval?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Namib Desert
c)
Kalahari Desert
d)
Mohave Desert
76.

This is home to volcanoes and earthquakes.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Juan de Rica Plate

c)

Australian Plate

77.
The Ganges River is the holiest river of the __________ religion.
a)
Buddhist
b)
Islamic
c)
Christian
d)
Hindu
78.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Israel

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

79.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Uzbekistan

b)

Nepal

c)

Turkey

d)

Pakistan

80.

Which continent is identified by the red dot?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

81.

Which continent is identified by the red dot?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

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