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Semester Exam 2 study guide

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word describes the beliefs, customs, and traditions that shape a group's identity?

a)

Diaspora

b)

Migration

c)

Culture

d)

Delta

2.

What is the term for the widespread scattering of a population?

a)

Diaspora

b)

Migration

c)

Nomad

3.

What is the term for the spread of cultural items like ideas, styles, religions, technologies, and languages between individuals or cultures?

a)

Demography

b)

Population Growth

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Geology

4.

What is an example of cultural diffusion in Japan?

a)

Venezuela has large reserves of oil

b)

students in China learn Chinese in school

c)

young people dance to American rock music in Japan

5.

Avery thinks culture spreads through TV and Internet. Charlotte thinks war and conquest are important. Who is correct?

a)

TV and Internet

b)

War and Conquest

c)

Both of the above answers are correct

6.

Which is an example of cultural diffusion?

a)

spread of popular music

b)

a new type of computer

c)

importance of religion

7.

Dreaming about making more money! Is this exciting opportunity a .....?

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

8.

Their new school has better education and is easy to access. Is this a .....?

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

9.

Sometimes countries completely stop trading with each other. What is this called?

a)

Subsidy

b)

Embargo

c)

Tariff

d)

Quota

10.

What is a government called where one person has all the power and rules through fear and violence?

a)

Representative Democracy (Republic)

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

11.

Who were the Spanish colonists fighting against during the Mexican Revolution?

a)

The Mexican government

b)

The American government

c)

The Spanish government

d)

The New Spain government

12.

Anika, Evelyn, and Mason are going to Mexico. Which language should they practice?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

German

13.

Which year did Mexico gain its Independence from Spain?

a)

1821

b)

1824

c)

2015

d)

1861

14.

Fidel Castro was the leader of which country?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Venezuela

c)

Cuba

d)

Canada

e)

Afghanistan

15.

Noah says Fidel Castro took power in 1961, but Anika thinks it was earlier. Who is correct? What year did Fidel Castro take power?

a)

1961

b)

1859

c)

1960

d)

1959

16.

Which freedoms did Fidel Castro eliminate in Cuba?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Freedom of assembly

d)

Freedom of the press

e)

All the above

17.

Which conflict was fought between Mexico and the United States?

a)

The Mexican-American War

b)

The Civil War

c)

War of 1812

d)

The Spanish-American War

18.

Which current U.S. state was part of the Mexican Cession?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Washington

d)

Florida

19.

What river did the United States believe was the border between Texas and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi

c)

Missouri

d)

Colorado

20.

Who was the Spanish explorer who claimed lands in America for Spain?

a)

conquistador

b)

czar

c)

presidio

d)

creole

e)

mestizo

21.

Oliver, Lily, and Zoe find that missionaries were spreading a religion at an old Spanish mission. Which religion was it?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

None of these

22.

Who are the most powerful people in the Aztec social structure?

a)

Prisoners of war

b)

Kings and nobles

c)

Farmers and slaves

d)

Architects and traders

23.

What were chinampas?

a)

Written books

b)

Floating gardens

c)

Aztec calendars

d)

Warriors who conquered neighboring tribes

24.

Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Chichen itza

d)

Texcoco

25.

Scarlett and Arjun see stone aqueducts in an ancient city. Why were these built?

a)

to walk to the mainland

b)

to connect their chinampas

c)

to carry drinking water to the city

d)

to grow their crops on

26.

Where did the Mayans live?

a)

South America: Peru and Ecuador

b)

Central America: Guatemala and Mexico

c)

North America: Southern United States and Mexico

d)

Africa: Zimbabwe and Lesotho 

27.

What was the main food of the Olmecs and Mayans?

a)

Corn

b)

Peppers

c)

Squash

d)

Wheat

28.

What was the unique way of writing used by the Mayan people?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Glyphic Writing

c)

Sign Language

d)

Each city-state spoke its own language

29.

What type of government does Cuba have?

a)

dictatorship

b)

monarchy

c)

parliamentary democracy

d)

presidential democracy

30.

Which country’s citizens are considered to have the least freedom?

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

United States

31.

What is the capital and largest city of Mexico?

(a)  

32.

What is the center of a hurricane called?

a)

The Nose

b)

The Eye

c)

The Mouth

33.

How are hurricanes categorized? Is it by their destination, wind speed, or where they form?

a)

based on their destination

b)

based on their wind speed

c)

based on where they form

34.

What does migration mean?

a)

refers to the culture of a people

b)

refers to the religion of a people

c)

refers to the movement of a people

d)

refers to the politics of a people

35.

Which of the following is a pull factor that attracts people to a new place?

a)

a destructive huricane in Hati

b)

Freedom to practice whatever religion they want

c)

Poor quality schools in Cambodia

d)

Rocky soil that makes growing crops harder

36.

Poverty is a big reason why people leave their homes. What type of factor is poverty?

a)

Social/Cultural Pull factor

b)

Environmental pull factor

c)

Economic push factor

37.

Greek has many _________ that are like mini countries.

a)

counties

b)

city-states

c)

provinces

d)

parishes

38.

Which two city-states were the most famous in Ancient Greece?

a)

Rome & Alexandria

b)

Corinth & Olympia

c)

Thebes & Argos

d)

Sparta & Athens

39.

Which mountain range was home to the Inca Empire?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Carpathian Mountains

40.

What system of farming did the Inca develop to grow crops in the mountains?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Irrigation

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Terrace Farming