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Contemporary World Fall Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this called? AND What does it do?

a)

Compass Rose, and shows the directions on a map

b)

Star of David, gives the Jewish people a calendar

c)

North, South, East, and West-it provides Longitude

d)

NE,NW,SE,SW-it Provides Latitude

2.

What does Economic in ESPeN mean?

a)

Relates to cultural aspects; language, food, religion, customs, traditions, clothing, lifestyle.


b)

Relates to surrounding physical environment and/or geographic setting that affects people in a given region.


c)

Relates to the government, laws, and elected officials.


d)

Relates to money, taxes, industry, jobs, availability of resources.

3.

What does Social in ESPeN mean?

a)

Relates to cultural aspects; language, food, religion, customs, traditions, clothing, lifestyle.


b)

Relates to surrounding physical environment and/or geographic setting that affects people in a given region.


c)

Relates to the government, laws, and elected officials.


d)

Relates to money, taxes, industry, jobs, availability of resources.

4.

What does Political in ESPeN mean?

a)

Relates to cultural aspects; language, food, religion, customs, traditions, clothing, lifestyle.


b)

Relates to surrounding physical environment and/or geographic setting that affects people in a given region.


c)

Relates to the government, laws, and elected officials.


d)

Relates to money, taxes, industry, jobs, availability of resources.

5.

What does eNvironmental in ESPeN mean?

a)

Relates to cultural aspects; language, food, religion, customs, traditions, clothing, lifestyle.


b)

Relates to surrounding physical environment and/or geographic setting that affects people in a given region.


c)

Relates to the government, laws, and elected officials.


d)

Relates to money, taxes, industry, jobs, availability of resources.

6.

Economy type: Relies on consumers or the "free market" to decide what to produce

a)

Market Economy

b)

Mixed Economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Traditional Economy

7.

Economy type: Combination of command economy and market economy

a)

Mixed

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Traditional

8.

Economy Type: State/ Government decides what & how to produce

a)

Traditonal

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

9.

Country A

  • The president is elected by the people.

  • Elections are held every 4 years.

  • The president can be removed from office if they break the law.

Country B

  • The country is led by a dictator.

  • There have been no formal elections for several years.

  • Citizens can be arrested by government without cause.

What type of Government is Country A?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Unlimited Government

10.

Country A

  • The president is elected by the people.

  • Elections are held every 4 years.

  • The president can be removed from office if they break the law.

Country B

  • The country is led by a dictator.

  • There have been no formal elections for several years.

  • Citizens can be arrested by government without cause.

What type of Government is Country B?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Unlimited Government

11.

What things would you find on a political map?

a)

Names of cities


b)

Names of countries


c)

Capitals

d)

Natural Resources

12.

What things would you find on a physical map?

a)

Businesses

b)

Landforms

c)

Popylation Density

d)

Vegetation

13.

Select the Population Density map

a)

b)

c)

d)

14.

What can you find on an Economic Activity map?

a)

Weather

b)

Population


c)

Landforms

d)

Land Use and Resources

15.

What are the two continents that make the western hemisphere?

a)

Europe and Africa


b)

North America and Australia


c)

North America and South America


d)

Europe and Russia

16.

What 3 countries make up North America?

a)

Europe, Russia, Australia


b)

North America, South America, Africa


c)

Canada, United States, Mexico


d)

Texas, California, New York

17.

Which country is labeled D?

a)

Russia

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

Spain

18.

Which country is labeled G?

a)

Ukraine

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

19.

Which country is labeled C?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Yugoslavia

20.

Which country is labeled B?

a)

Germany

b)

Sweden

c)

Italy

d)

Iceland

21.

Which country is labeled E?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Morrocco

22.

Which of the following statements are NOT true about the climate and environments of Europe?

a)

Europe only contains a desert climate and environment


b)

Europe has many different climate regions, from Mediterranean climate to polar climate


c)

Europe has four different land regions, including the Northern European Plain


d)

Europe has several different peninsulas and islands

23.

People in this region of Europe practice mainly Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

Western Europe

c)

Northern Europe

d)

Southern Europe

24.

This group of nations currently work together to create a political and economic stability in Europe.

a)

European Union

b)

Allies

c)

Triple Entente

d)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

25.

What country is marked on the map?

a)

Russia

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

26.

The Soviet Union was founded under what type of government?

a)

Communist

b)

Theocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

27.

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Attempted coup on Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the USSR

???

The list above provides examples of events that led to-

a)

The fall of the Soviet Union


b)

The end of World War II


c)

The rise of the Soviet Union


d)

The start of the Cold War

28.

Select the language families of Europe


a)

Romnatic

b)

Germanic

c)

Slavic

d)

African

29.

Land that is surrounded by a body of water on three sides is called what?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Lake

c)

Island

d)

River

30.

What is the spread of culture from one place to another called?

a)

cultural borrowing

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

cultural differeneces

d)

multicultural

31.

Which ocean is on the west coast of North and South America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Artic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocena

32.

What is the common currency (money) of most countries who are members of the European Union?

a)

Dollar

b)

Peso

c)

Pound

d)

Euro

33.

In a ____________, citizens vote for a candidate to lead the government as head of the executive branch.  They also elect lawmakers to represent them in a national legislature.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

34.

What is the name of the continent that is orange on this map?

a)

North America

b)

Russia

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

35.

Food, Religion, Traditions, Clothing, Language , Entertainment 

The list above are all examples of 


a)

Elements of Culture

b)

Democracy

c)

Cultural Borrowing

d)

Factors of Production

36.

Cuba

- Major economic industries are under government control.

- ??????

United States 

- Market economy

- Businesses are less regulated by the government

Please choose the right answer that correctly fills in the chart above:

a)

Command Economy

b)

Mixed Economy

c)

Market Economy

d)

No Answer Text Provided

37.

“People that live in these types of countries may NOT have many freedoms or rights, such as freedom of speech, and religion and the right to a lawyer.”

Using the quote above, what type of governmental system is being described?

Group of answer choices


a)

Unlimited Government

b)

Limited Government

c)

Communist

d)

Dictatorship