WorksheetsWorld Geography Fall Semester Final Review 2023 - DISD
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which region often had clear boundaries such as nations/states?
Formal
Perceptual
Functional
Geographical
Which region is subjective and imagined? Example - Bible Belt
Formal
Perceptual
Functional
Geographical
Which region focuses around a specific area such as a city or business?
Formal
Perceptual
Functional
Geographical
Which industry would use an Azimuthal Map?
Tourism
Airlines
Cruises/Shipping
Trucking
A newly industrialized country that is still developing, may not have a stable economy and, relies on fully developed countries for trade is known as a what?
Core Country
Peripheral Country
Semi-Peripheral Country
Third World Country
What physical process created the Grand Canyon?
Tectonic Plate Movement
Water traveling over the same path for thousands of years
Wind blowing sand over the same area for thousands of years
Volcanic lava flows over the same area for thousands of years
What physical process occurs along the Ring of Fire?
Tropical Typhoons
Tectonic Forces/Movement
Tsunamis
Tidal Waves
Which of the following sectors would Doctors, Teachers, Waiters & Police fall under?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
What is the process that positively changes the overall biological, chemical, and physical properties of the soil?
Erosion
Soil-Building
Tectonic Forces
None of these
The movements that change the Earths crust are caused by what?
Erosion
Soil-Building
Tectonic Forces/Movement
None of these
The process where rocks are broke down by natural forces such as wind and water is called what?
Erosion
Soil-Building
Tectonic Forces/Movement
None of these
The majority of Earth's water is located where?
Rivers
Lakes
Oceans
Glaciers/Ice
What is a Monsoon?
A Hurricane in the Pacific Ocean
Seasonal Coastal Flooding
Seasonal reversal of winds that brings heavy rainfall
Strong weather fronts that causes severe weather and tornados
What would the result be of a well planned national highway system?
A richer government from the highway tolls
Cleaner environment from all the cars and trucks on the highways
Consumers having access to a wider variety of products
A bankrupt Railroad industry
_________ breaks down rocks while _________ wears away the Earth's surface by wind, glaciers & moving water.
Wind & Water
Weathering & Erosion
Volcanoes & Hurricanes
Erosion & Weathering
What divides the Eastern & Western Hemispheres?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
The presents of Natural Resources favors the development of what?
A cleaner environment
Primary economic activities
Conflict with other nations
A Semi-Peripheral Country becoming a Core Country
What event caused the forced migration of Africans to the Americas?
The Silk Road
World War I
Industrialization
The Columbian Exchange
The warmest climates on Earth are located around and in-between what two lines on a globe?
Equator & Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer & The Equator
Tropic of Capricorn and The Prime Meridian
What argument would someone use if they did NOT want a Nuclear Power Plant built near them?
The energy costs would go down too much
Fear of meltdown and radiation exposure
The coal power plants would go out of business
They pollute the air with their hazardous fumes
What was a major contributor the fall of nearly every major Native American Empire after the arrival of the Europeans?
War
Poverty
Disease
Civil War
Why is the temperature in Paris, France 77 degrees in the summer but 37 degrees in the winter?
The tidal pull of the Moon
Greenhouse gasses cause global warming in the summer months
The tilt of the Earth causes different temperatures in the summer & winter
None are correct
Why did England's populations shift from the country to the cities after the Industrial Revolution?
Methane gas pollution from all the cattle forced people to the cities
The lack of pollution and clean streets pulled people in from the country to the cities
As the cities grew, more jobs became available for farmers.
None are correct
What economic sector would Doctors, Teachers, Waiters and Police fall into?
Primary (1)
Secondary (2)
Tertiary (3)
Quaternary (4)
Petroleum is refined from what natural resource?
Coal
Peat
Oil
Iron Ore
Black Lung Disease is a result of collecting what natural recourse?
Oil
Iron Ore
Natural Spring Water
Coal
What was the largest oil spill in history until the Deep Water Horizon disaster in 2010?
Spindle Top
Keystone Pipeline
Exxon Valdez
None are correct
Industrialization is the shift from __________ to _________ with machines.
Farming to Manufacturing
Physical Labor to Farming
Manufacturing to Service
None are correct
Which is NOT one of the 4 Factors of Production
Land
Entrepreneurship
Water
Labor
Why would a U.S. company outsource this business to a Semi-Peripheral or Peripheral country?
The quality of the work done overseas is superior than here in the U.S.
It is far cheaper to hire workers overseas than it is here in the U.S.
U.S. companies feel an emotional need to assist developing countries
None are correct
Name the only TRUE Free Market Economy in the world.
The United States
The United Kingdom
Germany
None are correct
Name the only TRUE Communist country in the world.
Russia
China
North Korea
None are correct
Government control is most prevalent in which economic system?
Capitalist
Traditionalist
Socialist
Communist
In the Capitalistic Free Market System, the government should play as ______ a role as possible.
Small
Large
Average
None are correct
Provide three examples of a Capitalist Country.
U.S., U.K., Japan
France, Germany, Sweden
Russia, China, North Korea
Texas, California, Florida
