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WorksheetsSemester Exam 2 study guide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
What word describes the beliefs, customs, and traditions that shape a group's identity?
Diaspora
Migration
Culture
Delta
What is the term for the widespread scattering of a population?
Diaspora
Migration
Nomad
What is the term for the spread of cultural items like ideas, styles, religions, technologies, and languages between individuals or cultures?
Demography
Population Growth
Cultural Diffusion
Geology
What is an example of cultural diffusion in Japan?
Venezuela has large reserves of oil
students in China learn Chinese in school
young people dance to American rock music in Japan
Avery thinks culture spreads through TV and Internet. Charlotte thinks war and conquest are important. Who is correct?
TV and Internet
War and Conquest
Both of the above answers are correct
Which is an example of cultural diffusion?
spread of popular music
a new type of computer
importance of religion
Dreaming about making more money! Is this exciting opportunity a .....?
push factor
pull factor
Their new school has better education and is easy to access. Is this a .....?
push factor
pull factor
Sometimes countries completely stop trading with each other. What is this called?
Subsidy
Embargo
Tariff
Quota
What is a government called where one person has all the power and rules through fear and violence?
Representative Democracy (Republic)
Dictatorship
Constitutional Monarchy
Oligarchy
Who were the Spanish colonists fighting against during the Mexican Revolution?
The Mexican government
The American government
The Spanish government
The New Spain government
Anika, Evelyn, and Mason are going to Mexico. Which language should they practice?
French
Spanish
English
German
Which year did Mexico gain its Independence from Spain?
1821
1824
2015
1861
Fidel Castro was the leader of which country?
Soviet Union
Venezuela
Cuba
Canada
Afghanistan
Noah says Fidel Castro took power in 1961, but Anika thinks it was earlier. Who is correct? What year did Fidel Castro take power?
1961
1859
1960
1959
Which freedoms did Fidel Castro eliminate in Cuba?
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of the press
All the above
Which conflict was fought between Mexico and the United States?
The Mexican-American War
The Civil War
War of 1812
The Spanish-American War
Which current U.S. state was part of the Mexican Cession?
California
Oregon
Washington
Florida
What river did the United States believe was the border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Missouri
Colorado
Who was the Spanish explorer who claimed lands in America for Spain?
conquistador
czar
presidio
creole
mestizo
Oliver, Lily, and Zoe find that missionaries were spreading a religion at an old Spanish mission. Which religion was it?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
None of these
Who are the most powerful people in the Aztec social structure?
Prisoners of war
Kings and nobles
Farmers and slaves
Architects and traders
What were chinampas?
Written books
Floating gardens
Aztec calendars
Warriors who conquered neighboring tribes
Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Chichen itza
Texcoco
Scarlett and Arjun see stone aqueducts in an ancient city. Why were these built?
to walk to the mainland
to connect their chinampas
to carry drinking water to the city
to grow their crops on
Where did the Mayans live?
South America: Peru and Ecuador
Central America: Guatemala and Mexico
North America: Southern United States and Mexico
Africa: Zimbabwe and Lesotho
What was the main food of the Olmecs and Mayans?
Corn
Peppers
Squash
Wheat
What was the unique way of writing used by the Mayan people?
Hieroglyphics
Glyphic Writing
Sign Language
Each city-state spoke its own language
What type of government does Cuba have?
dictatorship
monarchy
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
Which country’s citizens are considered to have the least freedom?
Brazil
Cuba
Mexico
United States
What is the capital and largest city of Mexico?
(a)
What is the center of a hurricane called?
The Nose
The Eye
The Mouth
How are hurricanes categorized? Is it by their destination, wind speed, or where they form?
based on their destination
based on their wind speed
based on where they form
What does migration mean?
refers to the culture of a people
refers to the religion of a people
refers to the movement of a people
refers to the politics of a people
Which of the following is a pull factor that attracts people to a new place?
a destructive huricane in Hati
Freedom to practice whatever religion they want
Poor quality schools in Cambodia
Rocky soil that makes growing crops harder
Poverty is a big reason why people leave their homes. What type of factor is poverty?
Social/Cultural Pull factor
Environmental pull factor
Economic push factor
Greek has many _________ that are like mini countries.
counties
city-states
provinces
parishes
Which two city-states were the most famous in Ancient Greece?
Rome & Alexandria
Corinth & Olympia
Thebes & Argos
Sparta & Athens
Which mountain range was home to the Inca Empire?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
What system of farming did the Inca develop to grow crops in the mountains?
Chinampas
Irrigation
Aqueducts
Terrace Farming
