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Mixed Geography and Crusades

Total questions: 187

Worksheet time: 4hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought each other in the Crusades?

a)

The Eastern and Western Roman Empires

b)

The Romans and the Greeks

c)

The Europeans and the Egyptians

d)

The Europeans and the Arabs

2.
The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
a)
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
b)
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
c)
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
3.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)
They thought it would help them to get rich
c)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
d)
All of the above
4.

What was the most important result of the Crusades?

a)

The Crusades resulted in many new religions to emerge.

b)

The Crusades resulted in the Holy Roman Empire's permanent possession of Jerusalem.

c)

The Crusades caused the Holy Roman Empire to isolate themselves from the rest of the world.

d)

The Crusades led to trade and new kinds of knowledge.

5.

What was the primary motivation for the Crusades?

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

social

d)

spiritual

6.

Why was Jerusalem so important to Christians?

a)

Christians believed it was the holiest site.

b)

Control of Jerusalem meant power.

c)

It was the location of the highest populations of Christians.

d)

It was the center of the Catholic Church.

7.

Who called for the First Crusade?

a)

Saladin

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Gregory VII

d)

Richard I

8.

How did Pope Urban II influence the First Crusade?

a)

He betrayed the Byzantine Empire by working with the Turks to seize control of Jerusalem.

b)

He led the Byzantine Empire into battle against the Turks to regain Jerusalem.

c)

He successfully urged the council to undertake a Crusade to rescue the Holy Land.

d)

He was the first pope to become a king and invade Jerusalem.

9.

Pope Urban II wanted to recapture the Holy Lands so that...

a)

Christians going on pilgrimages to visit the Holy Land would be safe.

b)

Muslims had the right to visit the Holy Lands.

c)

the Byzantine emperor could be defeated.

d)

Jerusalem could remain in the hands of the Turks.

10.

Which Christian leader helped to start the crusades?

a)

Saladin

b)

Pope Urban II

11.

Which city did they fight over?

a)

London

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Paris

12.

True or False: The Crusades continued on and off for over 200 years.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
Which country is labeled 5?
a)
Spain
b)
UK
c)
Italy
d)
France
14.
Which country is labeled 6?
a)
France
b)
UK
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
15.
Which country is labeled 2?
a)
UK
b)
Belgium
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
16.
Which country is labeled 18?
a)
Germany
b)
Poland
c)
Ukraine
d)
Italy
17.
Which country is labeled 20?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Poland
d)
Spain
18.
Which country is labeled 26?
a)
Ukraine
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
UK
19.
Which country is labeled 13?
a)
Russia
b)
Ukraine
c)
Spain
d)
France
20.
Which physical feature does the map show?
a)
Danube River
b)
Rhine River
c)
English Channel
d)
Atlantic Ocean
21.
Which physical feature does the map show?
a)
English Channel
b)
Rhine River
c)
Danube River
d)
Atlantic Ocean
22.
Which physical feature does the map show?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Danube River
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
English Channel
23.
Which physical feature does the map show?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
European Plain
c)
Alps
d)
Scandinavian Peninsula
24.
Which physical feature does the map show?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
English Channel
d)
Danube River
25.

What are taxes on imported goods?

a)

a tariff

b)

a quota

c)

an embargo

d)

an interest

26.

Europe's rich farmland is found in the:

a)

European Plain

b)

Continental Plain

c)

European Shelf

d)

Continental Shelf

27.

The English Channel lies between which two countries?

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

France and Spain

c)

Germany and Poland

d)

Great Britain and Ireland

28.

Which peninsula is occupied by Spain and Portugal?

a)

Iberian

b)

Italian

c)

Scandinavian

d)

Yucatan

29.

What mountain range forms the boundary between Europe and Asia?

a)

Ural

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Alps

d)

Andes

30.

What is one major environmental concern in Germany?

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Wildfires

c)

Destruction of Rainforest

d)

Cold Weather

31.

What island nation includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Australia

c)

Hawaii

d)

Japan

32.

What is the largest country in the world?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Canada

33.

Location of the worst nuclear disaster (Chernobyl) in European History?

a)

Ukraine

b)

France

c)

Belgium

d)

Italy

34.

What is the dominate religion in Europe?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

35.

What is the fastest growing religion in Europe?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

36.

What Government gives citizens full and equal rights to participate?

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

37.

What are the Bundestag and the Bundesrat?

a)

Germany's Parliament

b)

France's Parliament

c)

United Kingdom Parliament

d)

Russia's Parliament

38.

Who is Russia's most powerful leader?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Chancellor

d)

King

39.

Queen Elizabeth II is the queen of which country?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

40.

What organization encourages trade between European countries?

a)

European Union (EU)

b)

NAFTA

c)

Allied Union

d)

Trade Union

41.

What is the most common currency in Europe?

a)

Euro

b)

Lira

c)

Peso

d)

Pound

42.

What is the fastest way to raise a country's GDP?

a)

Raise Literacy Rate

b)

Raise Prices

c)

Invest in Oil

d)

Lower GDP

43.

What is a complete stop of trade between two countries?

a)

Embargo

b)

Tariff

c)

Regulation

d)

Quota

44.

Asthma can be caused by air pollution which can result from...

a)

All of the Above

b)

High Population Denisty

c)

Burning of Fossil Fuel

d)

Car Emission

45.

More than one-half of Germany's forest have been damaged or killed by -

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Nuclear Disaster

c)

Burning Forests

d)

Bears

46.

The Smog of 1952 occurred in

a)

London

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

Paris

47.

Where do most people in Russia live?

a)

On the Western (European) side

b)

The far Eastern side

c)

The Southern part

d)

Close to the Arctic Ocean

48.

What is number 49 on the map?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

49.

What is number 26 on the map?

a)

Italy

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

50.

In terms of size, the United States of America is the ________ country in the world.

a)

largest

b)

2nd largest

c)

3rd largest

d)

4th largest

51.

Which is the capital of the United States?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Washington, D.C.

52.

Which is the largest city in the United States?

a)

Houston

b)

New York City

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Chicago

53.

Which is the largest of the 50 United States in size?

a)

Alaska

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Montana

54.

Which of the 50 United States has the largest population?

a)

New York

b)

Alaska

c)

Texas

d)

California

55.

Which is the longest river in the United States, beginning in Montana and emptying into the Mississippi River?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Ohio River

56.

This mountain chain can be found in the western United States, stretching from Montana to New Mexico.

a)

Cascade Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

57.

This mountain range can be found in the eastern United States, stretching from Georgia to New Hampshire.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Cascade Mountains

c)

Brooks Range

d)

Appalachian Mountains

58.

Which body of water is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and separates the state of Texas from the state of Florida?

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Chesapeake Bay

59.

"Contiguous" means to share a border or to touch. Which two states are not part of the contiguous United States?

a)

Hawaii & Washington

b)

Alaska & Maine

c)

Hawaii & Florida

d)

Alaska & Hawaii

60.

Which two hemispheres of the Earth is the United States located in?

a)

Northern and Eastern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Southern and Western

d)

Southern and Eastern

61.

The United States is part of which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

62.

The United States borders which two other countries?

a)

North America and South America

b)

Mexico and Cuba

c)

Canada and South America

d)

Canada and Mexico

63.

How many time zones are there in the United States?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

64.

The highest point in the United States is Mt. McKinley (a.k.a. Denali). In what state is this mountain peak located in?

a)

Washington

b)

Montana

c)

Colorado

d)

Alaska

65.

Which region of the United States includes the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire,Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island?

a)

New England

b)

South

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

Southwest

66.

Which region of the United States includes the states of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida?

a)

Midwest

b)

West

c)

South

d)

Mid-Atlantic

67.

What do the "stars and stripes" on the flag of the United States of America represent?

a)

50 stars = 50 presidents; 13 stripes = 13 American territories around the world

b)

50 stars = 50 states; 13 stripes = 13 original colonies

c)

50 stars = 50 states; 13 stripes = 13 American territories around the world

d)

50 stars = 50 presidents; 13 stripes = 13 original colonies

68.

In terms of size, the United States of America is the ________ country in the world.

a)

largest

b)

2nd largest

c)

3rd largest

d)

4th largest

69.

Which word means the weather over a long period of time?

a)

landform

b)

feature

c)

climate

d)

population

70.

Which type of map shows landforms or features of the land?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

road map

d)

climate map

71.

Which Ocean is next to California?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

72.

Which of the following states is in the Midwest?

a)

Alaska

b)

Florida

c)

Maine

d)

Nebraska

73.

Which state is shown in the picture?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New York

d)

Maine

74.

Which state borders Canada?

a)

Washington

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Massachusetts

75.

Which state borders Mexico?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Alabama

c)

Texas

d)

Michigan

76.

Which is the smallest state?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Maine

d)

Rhode Island

77.

Which is the largest state?

a)

Texas

b)

Alabama

c)

Alaska

d)

Montana

78.

which state has a desert climate?

a)

Alabama

b)

New York

c)

Washington

d)

Arizona

79.

The Everglades has a warm, wet climate. In which state are they located?

a)

New York

b)

Arizona

c)

Washington

d)

Florida

80.

Which state is an island?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Hawaii

d)

Alaska

81.
Zero degrees latitude is also called the _______.      
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian 
d)
Tropic of Cancer
82.
Which continent is labeled in Red 
a)
Africa 
b)
North America 
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Europe 
83.
Name the highlighted country
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Turkey
84.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
85.
Which continent is home of the Sahara Desert and is considered the hottest?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
86.
Largest body of water on the planet?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
87.
Name the highlighted state.
a)
Missouri
b)
Illinois
c)
Iowa
d)
Ohio
88.
The African country of ___ is highlighted.
a)
Zimbabwe
b)
Lesotho
c)
Swaizland
d)
Kenya
89.
The African country of ___ is highlighted.
a)
Egypt
b)
Kenya
c)
Morocco
d)
South Africa
90.
The European country in red is ___?
a)
Russia
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Greece
91.
The European country in red is ___?
a)
Sweden
b)
Britain
c)
Germany
d)
Noraway
92.
The European country in red is ___?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Noraway
d)
Poland
93.
Rocks break and decay over time in a process called _________.                                                                       
a)
Erosion   
b)
Sedimentation 
c)
Weathering
d)
Tectonics 
94.
What is the moon’s effect on the Earth?                     
a)
The moon influences the seasons by bombarding the Earth with lunar radiation.
b)
The moon reacts with the sun to block harmful radiation from reaching the Earth.
c)
The moon has no measurable effect on the Earth at all.
d)
The gravitational pull of the moon and sun cause the ocean tides to fluctuate.
95.
Which body of water is in the red rectangle?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Oman
c)
Gulf of Aden
d)
Arabian Sea
96.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

10

d)

1 Giant Continent

97.

How many oceans are there on the Earth?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

7

d)

5

98.

What do you call land surrounded by water on 3 sides?

a)

island

b)

continent

c)

tributary

d)

peninsula

99.

How many hemispheres are there in the world?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

14

d)

100

100.

The directions North, South, East, and West are called the

a)

Reverse directions

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Cardinal directions

d)

Compass directions

101.

What is this direction finder called?

a)

Briar Rose

b)

Yellow Rose

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Rose Bowl

102.

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth East and West?

a)

Equator

b)

Dividing Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Axis

103.

What imaginary line divides the Earth North to South?

a)

Axis

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Compass Rose

104.

How many countries are in Central America?

a)

7

b)

1

c)

3

d)

50

105.

How many countries are in South America?

a)

1

b)

13

c)

50

d)

7

106.

What is the capital of the USA?

a)

Washington

b)

Trenton

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

America

107.

What does D.C. stand for?

a)

District of Colonies

b)

Domingo Capital

c)

District Capital

d)

District of Columbia

108.

What were the last 2 states admitted to the USA?

a)

Alaska and Montana

b)

Alaska and Hawaii

c)

Hawaii and Montana

d)

Hawaii and Idaho

109.

What 2 oceans border the USA?

a)

Atlantic and Arctic

b)

Arctic and Pacific

c)

Atlantic and Pacific

d)

Atlantic and Southern

110.

On what continent would you find the country of Egypt?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

111.

What is the largest ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

112.

Which continent is the largest?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Russia

113.

What continent would you find the United States on?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

114.

Who is America's neighbor to the North?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Vietnam

d)

England

115.

Who is America's neighbor to the South?

a)

America

b)

Canada

c)

England

d)

Mexico

116.

How far above sea level a feature is

a)

Landforms

b)

Landscapes

c)

Elevation

d)

Environment

117.

The study of Earth, its people, places, and environments

a)

Geology

b)

Geography

c)

Geneaology

d)

Anthropology

118.

The natural surroundings of a place

a)

Landscapes

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Environment

119.

A material that can used to create a crop or other products.

a)

Climate

b)

Product

c)

Lumber

d)

Resource

120.

The average weather of a place over a period of time.

a)

Climate

b)

Region

c)

Seasons

121.

A natural feature found on land

a)

Landscape

b)

Environment

c)

Resources

d)

Landforms

122.

Portion of the Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from one location.

a)

Resources

b)

Landforms

c)

Lanscape

d)

Environment

123.

Which of the following is a Geographer most likely to study?

a)

Events that occur over time and how events are connected

b)

People and the world in which they live

c)

Production, distribution, and consumption of goods/servicesThis is a wrong answer

d)

How living things survive and relate to one anotherThis is a wrong answer

124.

Why do geographers study specific regions?

a)

To describe the physical beauty and complexity of places

b)

To understand the most general physical features of places

c)

To identify the broad patterns of larger areas

d)

To analyze the location and size of things

125.

Name for the unique locations on Earth that defined by both human and physical characteristics.

a)

Places

b)

Environments

c)

Vistas

d)

Landscapes

126.

Why do geographers study more than a places location and dimensions?

a)

To gain a better understanding of what the place it like

b)

To explain how it differs from other places

c)

To describe kinds of meanings the place holds for people

d)

ALL OPTIONS ARE CORRECT

127.

What is the chief disadvantage of maps?

a)

Maps show less information than globes

b)

Maps are flat and are not round like globes

c)

Maps distort physical reality, or show it incorrectly

d)

Maps show a part of the whole planet

128.

Lines on a globe that run North to South; also called meridians.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

129.

Starting point for measuring Longitude; starting point is 0 degrees.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

130.

East west lines on a globe; also called parallels

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

131.

Starting point for measuring Latitude; starting point is 0 degrees.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

132.

How people, products, ideas and information move from one place to another.

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Place

133.

Where something is located on Earth

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Human Environment Interaction

134.

People and the environment interact

– they affect each other -

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

135.

The features that help define a place.

Can be natural or man-made.

What is it like there?

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Place

136.

Places that are close together and share characteristics

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Region

137.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Maine

b)

Vermont

c)

Connecticut

d)

Massachusetts

e)

New Hampshire

138.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Maine

b)

Vermont

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Hampshire

139.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Maine

b)

Vermont

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Hampshire

140.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Vermont

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Hampshire

141.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Vermont

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Hampshire

142.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Vermont

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Hampshire

143.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

144.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Maryland

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

145.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

146.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

147.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

West Virginia

d)

New Jersey

148.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Ohio

b)

Indiana

c)

Kentucky

d)

Illinois

149.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Ohio

b)

Indiana

c)

Kentucky

d)

Illinois

150.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Nebraska

d)

Minnesota

151.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Nebraska

d)

Wyoming

152.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Kansas

b)

Nebraska

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Iowa

153.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Iowa

b)

Missouri

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Arkansas

e)

Kansas

154.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Iowa

c)

Missouri

d)

Nebraska

e)

South Dakota

155.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Iowa

d)

North Dakota

e)

Illinois

156.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Michigan

c)

Minnesota

d)

Illinois

e)

Iowa

157.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Michigan

d)

Ohio

e)

Illinois

158.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Ohio

b)

West Virginia

c)

Kentucky

d)

Michigan

e)

Pennsylvania

159.

What U.S. state is this?

a)

Kansas

b)

Arkansas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Nebraska

e)

Missouri

160.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Washington
b)
Oregon
c)
Idaho
d)
California
161.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Washington
b)
Oregon
c)
Idaho
d)
California
162.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Washington
b)
Oregon
c)
Idaho
d)
California
163.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Nevada
b)
Utah
c)
Arizona
d)
New Mexico
164.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Nevada
b)
Utah
c)
Arizona
d)
New Mexico
165.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Nevada
b)
Utah
c)
Arizona
d)
New Mexico
166.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Nevada
b)
Utah
c)
Arizona
d)
New Mexico
167.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Alaska
b)
Hawaii
c)
Arizona
d)
New Mexico
168.
Which U.S. State is this?
a)
Alaska
b)
Hawaii
c)
Arizona
d)
New Mexico
169.
Name the State
a)
Montana
b)
New Mexico
c)
Utah
d)
Wyoming
170.
Name the State
a)
Hawaii
b)
Washington
c)
Colorado
d)
Wyoming
171.
a)

Colorado

b)

Montana

c)

Alaska

d)

Idaho

172.

What is the capital of Alabama?

a)

Montgomery

b)

Jackson

c)

Little Rock

173.

Little Rock is the capital of which state?

a)

Texas

b)

Arkansas

c)

South Carolina

174.

Delaware's capital is _________.

a)

Columbia

b)

Richmond

c)

Dover

175.

The capital of Kentucky is ________.

a)

Nashville

b)

Frankfort

c)

Austin

176.

Austin is the capital of which southern state?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

177.

Florida is the home of which capital?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Tallahassee

178.

Atlanta is the capital of _______.

a)

Georgia

b)

Mississippi

c)

Alabama

179.

Which of the following is the capital of Louisiana?

a)

Frankfort

b)

Baton Rouge

c)

Raleigh

180.

What is the capital of Maryland?

a)

Tallahassee

b)

Jackson

c)

Annapolis

181.

Jackson is the capital of which state?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Mississippi

c)

Florida

182.

The capital of North Carolina is ______.

a)

Raleigh

b)

Columbia

c)

Austin

183.

The capital of South Carolina is which of the following?

a)

Baton Rouge

b)

Jackson

c)

Columbia

184.

Nashville is the capital of which U.S. state?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Tennessee

185.

Which answer choice is the capital of Virginia?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Richmond

c)

Charleston

186.

What is the name of West Virginia's capital?

a)

Annapolis

b)

Charleston

c)

Dover

187.

The capital of Oklahoma is _______.

a)

Austin

b)

Oklahoma City

c)

Columbia