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7th Geography Benchmark #1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latitude

a)

The term for everything East of the Prime Meridian

b)

A famous landmark located along the Equator

c)

Runs East to West and is the distance North and South of the Equator

d)

Runs North to South and is the distance East and West of the Prime Meridian

2.

Longitude

a)

A famous landmark located along the Prime Meridian

b)

Runs North to South and is the distance East and West of the Prime Meridian

c)

The total distance between the Equator and Prime Meridian

d)

Runs East to West and is the distance North and South of the Equator

3.

This part of a map shows how much space on a map represents a given distance on the land

a)

Key/Legend

b)

Locator Map

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Scale Bar

4.

This type of map shows landforms and waterways

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Land Map

d)

Special Purpose Map

5.

This type of map shows borders, capital cities, and other places

a)

Political Map

b)

Special Purpose Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Country Map

6.

A map that serves a purpose other than showing physical features, borders, cities/capitals, or countries is known as a

a)

Climate Map

b)

Special Purpose Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

7.

The First Triumvirate was an unofficial alliance between which three men?

a)

Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

b)

Pompey, Caesar, Brutus

c)

Brutus, Caesar, Crassus

d)

Cinna, Lepidus, Brutus

8.

The Pax Romana refers to a period of Roman history in which there was

a)

a leader named Alexander the Great

b)

a transition from Republic to Empire

c)

relative peace and stability throughout the empire

d)

constant warfare

9.

The Delian League

a)

was a rival to the famous Peloponnesian League

b)

invaded the Persian Empire

c)

defeated Alexander the Great

d)

protected Greece from a future Persian invasion

10.

After Alexander the Great's death, what happened to the Greek Empire?

a)

It was passed on to his son, Alexander IV

b)

It was divided up between his top generals

c)

It quickly fell into the hands of the Romans

d)

The Egyptians gained power and took control

11.

Polytheism

a)

a belief that no gods/goddesses have ever existed

b)

a belief in one god/goddess

c)

a belief in multiple gods/goddesses

d)

a belief that Poly was the first goddess of warfare

12.

Which of the following best explains the rapid spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire after 325CE?

a)

A Christian Army defeated an army under Emperor Constantine

b)

Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity

c)

Christians threatened to rebel against Roman Laws

d)

Christianity became the only religion allowed in Europe

13.

The Iliad and The Odyssey were both written by

a)

Homer

b)

Aesop

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

14.

System of exchanging land for military service

a)

Feudalism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Empire

d)

Peasantry

15.

Ancient Rome's government type

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Democratic Oligarchy

d)

Representative Democracy

16.

Ancient Greece's government type

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Direct Democracy

17.

After the fall of the Republic, Rome became an Empire under

a)

Kaiser the Great

b)

Tsar Kaiser

c)

Caesar Augustus

d)

King Caesar

18.

Select the correct contributions of Ancient Rome that we still use today

a)

Religion

b)

Legal System/Government

c)

Trading System

d)

Language

19.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
20.

What type of map is this?

a)

Special purpose

b)

political

c)

physical

d)

Temperature