WorksheetsSemester Exam- Western Civilization
Total questions: 114
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This theme includes dependency, adaptation, and modification.
a)
Location
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Region
2.
Each _______ in the world has its own unique characteristics.
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Region
3.
This takes place with human beings, goods, and ideas.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
4.
This theme refers to the physical and human aspects of a location.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Region
5.
An area with unifying characteristics.
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Region
6.
T or F Latitude lines run east and west around the globe.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is the most important line of latitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
8.
What two hemispheres do we live in here in the United States?
a)
Northern and Eastern
b)
Southern and Western
c)
Northern and Western
9.
What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
10.
What is the most important line of longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
11.
Enormous pieces of Earth that move:
a)
Plate tectonics
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Drones
d)
Plate ridges
12.
A two-dimensional representation of the Earth"
a)
globe
b)
map
c)
satellite
13.
A three dimensional representation of the Earth
a)
globe
b)
map
c)
photograph
14.
A mapmaker:
a)
cartographer
b)
satellite hub
c)
contractor
15.
The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features
a)
geology
b)
physical science
c)
geography
16.
Which is not an ocean?
a)
Indian
b)
Northern
c)
Arctic
17.
Weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
convection
18.
What is NOT a factor that affects climate
a)
Wind and ocean currents
b)
Longitude
c)
Elevation
d)
Topography
19.
Around what ocean is the Ring of Fire?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
20.
What traps solar energy?
a)
Elevation
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Greenhouse Effect
21.
Which of the following are the five large climate regions?
a)
Tropical, Dry, Mid-Latitude, High-Latitude, Highland
b)
Desert, Rainforest, Tundra, Subarctic, Continental
22.
The knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that are shared and passed by a group
a)
Culture
b)
Ethnic group
c)
Society
23.
Which best describes material aspects of culture?
a)
Dress, language, architecture, customs
b)
Beliefs, tools, technology, infrastructure
c)
furniture, technology, buildings, money, dress
24.
When a group shares a geographic region, sense of identity, and a common culture, that is called a/an
a)
Ethnic group
b)
Society
25.
When a group shares a language, culture, and heritage, that is called a/an
a)
Ethnic group
b)
Society
26.
Which best describes non-material aspects of culture?
a)
values, beliefs, religion, traditions
b)
Automobiles, technology, architecture, language
c)
language, food, tools, traditions
27.
Urbanization is declining in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Total value of goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population density
c)
gross domestic product
29.
Shows how heavily populated an area is
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population density
c)
population geography
30.
The number of organisms a piece of land can support
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population geography
c)
gross domestic product
31.
The production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people
a)
culture
b)
ethnic group
c)
economy
32.
Large populations, center of business and culture
a)
metropolis
b)
cities
c)
state
33.
In a command economy, who determines production?
a)
the producers
b)
the government
c)
the President
34.
In a market economy, who determines production?
a)
the producers
b)
the consumers
c)
the President
35.
What is the most heavily populated zone on the planet?
a)
the northern hemisphere
b)
the southern hemisphere
c)
the eastern hemisphere
36.
What are some ways cultures change over time?
a)
through language, ethnicity, and innovation
b)
through innovation, diffusion, and acculturation
c)
through investment and reinvention
37.
The oldest religion in the world
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
38.
The largest religion in the world
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
39.
Worship Allah and Muhammad
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
40.
The United States and Canada are located on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
41.
The second major language in the United States:
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Latin
42.
The most rapidly growing region in the United States?
a)
The Midwest
b)
The South
c)
The West
43.
Which of the following climates do you find in the U.S. Great Plains?
a)
Tropical
b)
Sub-tropical
c)
Semiarid
44.
Which of the following factors were crucial in the location of the development of cities in North America?
a)
The proximity to water
b)
The proximity to forests
c)
None of the above
45.
Both the United States and Canada were colonies of ____________________.
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
46.
Who were the first inhabitants of North America?
a)
Vikings and Inuit
b)
Nomads, Inuit, and First Nation
c)
Metis and Nomads
47.
The United States economic boom was based on ____________________________.
a)
Logging
b)
Farming
c)
Technology
48.
The majority of people in Canada speak this language:
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Latin
49.
90% of Canadians live how close to the US/Canadian border?
a)
500 miles
b)
100 miles
c)
5000 miles
50.
METIS people are individuals who have a mixed of what two descents?
a)
British and French
b)
French and Natives
c)
Spanish and Natives
51.
What region of Canada has 60% of the population residing there due to the large cities of Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, and Ottawa?
a)
St. Lawrence River Region
b)
Territories
c)
Prairie Provinces
52.
The official leader of government in Canada is the:
a)
Senator
b)
Representative
c)
Prime Minister
53.
What province do you find the largest amount of French-speaking Canadians?
a)
Quebec
b)
Saskatchewan
c)
New Brunswick
54.
What is the main religion in Mexico today?
a)
Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Voodoo
55.
Who conquered the Aztec people?
a)
Hernán Cortés
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Kurt Peters
56.
What are the major religions in the Caribbean today?
a)
Catholic and Protestant
b)
Catholic mixed with voodoo
c)
Catholic, Protestant, and voodoo
57.
What are the three islands groups of the Caribbean?
a)
Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the West Indies
b)
Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas
c)
West Indies, Lesser Antilles, and the Galapagos
58.
What is the main language spoken in Brazil?
a)
Portuguese
b)
English
c)
Dutch
59.
The Maya built great civilizations in what region?
a)
Mexico
b)
Central America/the Caribbean
c)
Spanish-Speaking South America
60.
In this region the main settlers were Europeans and Africans brought from the slave trade?
a)
Mexico
b)
Central America/the Caribbean
c)
Spanish-Speaking South America
61.
The Inca lived in this region?
a)
Mexico
b)
Central America/the Caribbean
c)
Spanish-Speaking South America
62.
What waterway connects the Caribbean to the Pacific?
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Amazon River
c)
St. Lawrence Seaway
63.
What is the largest rain forest in the world?
a)
Sahara
b)
Amazon
c)
Indonesia
64.
Which of the following native groups mysteriously abandoned their cities around the year 800?
a)
The Aztec
b)
The Inca
c)
The Maya
65.
Why is the rainforest important?
a)
It regulates the climate
b)
It shelters millions of native people
c)
All of the above
66.
Why is Europe called “a peninsula of peninsulas?”
a)
Because it is one large continent made up of many peninsulas
b)
Because it is a large peninsula that consists of many small peninsulas
c)
Because it consists of many peninsulas on the Austrian continent
67.
Which of the following are part of the Northern Peninsulas?
a)
The Scandinavian Peninsula
b)
The Iberian Peninsula
c)
All of the above
68.
Name the largest mountain range in Europe.
a)
Appalachian
b)
Apennine
c)
Alps
69.
The Reformation started here
a)
Mediterranean Europe
b)
Western Europe
70.
Geographic advantages helped the region flourish at an early time.
a)
Mediterranean Europe
b)
Northern Europe
71.
The Industrial Revolution started here
a)
Mediterranean Europe
b)
Northern Europe
72.
Promotes trade and provides financial support for European nations.
a)
The European Union
b)
The United Nations
73.
A renewed interest in learning and the arts.
a)
The Reformation
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Freedom Movement
74.
Who launched the Age of Exploration?
a)
Italy and Greece
b)
Portugal and Spain
75.
Which countries are a part of the United Kingdom? Select all that are included: (4 answers)
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Northern Ireland
d)
Scotland
e)
Wales
76.
The Euro is the currency of the European Union.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Brexit is when the United Kingdom left the European Union.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
What province is # 7?
a)
Alberta
b)
Ontario
c)
Quebec
d)
Manitoba
79.
What province is # 1?
a)
Alberta
b)
British Columbia
c)
Manitoba
d)
Nova Scotia
80.
What province is # 12?
a)
Alberta
b)
British Columbia
c)
Manitoba
d)
Nova Scotia
81.
What state is # 8?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Kentucky
82.
What state is # 30?
a)
Tennessee
b)
Mississippi
c)
Arkansas
83.
What state is # 26?
a)
Wisonsin
b)
Texas
c)
Ohio
84.
What state is # 45?
a)
Washington
b)
Colorado
c)
Florida
85.
What country is # 11?
a)
Gautemala
b)
Mexico
c)
Belize
86.
What country is # 17?
a)
Panama
b)
Jamaica
c)
Venezuela
87.
What country is # 4?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Peru
c)
Argentina
88.
What country is # 8?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Peru
c)
Argentina
89.
What country is # 20?
a)
Jamaica
b)
Cuba
c)
Puerto Rico
90.
What country is letter F?
a)
Spain
b)
Norway
c)
France
d)
Switzerland
91.
What country is letter L?
a)
Sweden
b)
Germany
c)
Norway
d)
Italy
92.
What country is letter A?
a)
Sweden
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Italy
93.
What country is letter P?
a)
Luxembourg
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Italy
94.
Decide which theme of geography the sentence best fits.
People in Cape Town, South Africa must limit the amount of water they use because water is scarce.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human & Environment
d)
Location
e)
Place
95.
Decide which theme of geography the sentence best fits.
People who live in Brazil speak Portuguese.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human & Environment
d)
Location
e)
Place
96.
What ocean is B?
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Atlantic Ocean
97.
What river is C?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Columbia River
d)
Rio Grande
98.
What is this state?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
Tennessee
99.
The state in red is ______________
a)
Arkansas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Alabama
d)
Mississippi
100.
The state in red is ______________
a)
Idaho
b)
Oregon
c)
California
d)
Nevada
101.
The state in red is ______________
a)
Virginia
b)
West Virginia
c)
Maryland
d)
North Carolina
102.
What continent is Canada found on?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Australia
103.
Where is the province of Quebec located on the map?
a)
Location A
b)
Location B
c)
Location D
104.
What is the name for number 9?
a)
Newfoundland and Labrador
b)
New Brunswick
c)
Ontario
d)
Nova Scotia
105.
What is the name for number 10?
a)
Yukon Territory
b)
Newfoundland and Labrador
c)
Nova Scotia
d)
Nunavut
106.
Identify the highlighted country
a)
Guatemala
b)
Belize
c)
Honduras
d)
El Salvador
107.
Identify the highlighted country
a)
El Salvador
b)
Nicaragua
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Panama
108.
Which letter is Puerto Rico ?
a)
letter B
b)
letter D
c)
letter A
d)
letter E
e)
letter C
109.
Which letter is the Bahamas ?
a)
letter B
b)
letter D
c)
letter A
d)
letter E
e)
letter C
110.
Identify country #1
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Andorra
111.
Identify country #2
a)
Iceland
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Ireland
d)
France
112.
Identify country #3
a)
San Marino
b)
Italy
c)
Malta
d)
Vatican City
113.
Identify country #4
a)
Netherlands
b)
Belgiun
c)
Luxembourg
114.
Identify country #8
a)
Iceland
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Ireland
d)
France
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