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WorksheetsWG Final Review 23-24
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
What paragraph on this phrase. Helps you understand how the physical geography of the Greek peninsula resulted in the Greeks forming independently governed city-states around the most important village in each area?
"The first thing you think of when you hear about Greece is that they invented the
Olympics! In 1776 B.C."
The Greek Peninsula is very mountainous. The land is rocky and the soil is generally
poor
Greeks throughout the region gathered to compete in the first Olympic games to
honor gods believed to live on Mount Olympus.
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some Greek city-states united to fight a war against the Persians
the peninsula's long coastline allowed travel by water.
Which of the following is true about Europe?
Europe has a strong lumber industry that accounts for much of its exports.
More than one/half of Europe's land area is used for agriculture
Europe has small coal reserves but large oil and gas deposits.
Europe's fishing industry is just beginning to grow larger.
Which of these landforms contributed the MOST to the development of ethnic differences throughout Europe?
Plateaus
Plains
Seas
Mountains
Which area of Russia Has the highest population density.
West area close to Europe
North Area close to Artic
East area close to China
Central area
Most of India receives ______ inches of rainfall annually.
A. more than 80
B. approximately 20
C. less than 10
approximately 50
Countries can be classified into population, climate, cultural, and economic regions by considering many characteristics. Select the boxes to match each characteristic with the regional classification that it helps to determine.
Majority Religion - Cultural
Agricultural Goods - Economic
Average yearly rainfall - Climate
Number of people per square mile - Population
Which of the following profiles matches Southwest Asia?
Sheiks, Muslims, High GDP
Sheiks, Buddhist, Low GDP
Democracies, Christian, Low GDP
Dictatorships, Buddhist, High GDP
Which rivers led to the settlement of the region called Mesopotamia?
Yenisei and Volga
Amazon and Paraná
Tigris and Euphrates
Chang Jiang and Huang He
According to the map above, MOST of the early settlements in Mesopotamia were located —
near the Persian Gulf
along the major rivers
along the Caspian Sea
Which historical events caused the greatest change to the settlement patterns in much of Europe?
War and Industrialization
War and Peace
Industrialization and manufacturing
Industrialization and diplomacy
All of the following affect the location of cities EXCEPT—
latitude
trade routes
immigration patterns
traditions
Ancient Egyptian cities flourished because they were located in —
vast deserts
river valleys
dense forests
rolling plains
To increase wealth, a nation's exports should be greater than its imports. For many nations the best strategy was to set up colonies where their products could be sold more easily. Between the 1500s and 1800s, the countries of Europe set up colonies in the Americas, Africa, and Asia to increase trade. The economic term for the process outlined above is __________.
socialism
mercantilism
Marxism
Communism
Using the population pyramid above, which of the following can be inferred about japan?
The birth rate has continued to increase.
The birth rate has continued to decrease.
The male population roughly equals the female.
The 55 year olds outnumber the 60 year olds.
Which set of factors most contributed to the flow of African refugees from the areas shown in the map (civil wars, dictators)?
social pull factors
political push factors
economic pull factors
environmental push factors
This graph shows the population in millions of the poor and the total population. According to the graph, over the decades the population of India has
stabilized
doubled
tripled
quadrupled
Which of the following was a way that globalization was involved in the uprisings in the Middle East in the early months of 2011?
Islamic beliefs were the basis of the spreading unrest among cultures.
The riots, which began in Tunisia, spread spontaneously across Asia.
The internet spread ideas and events to people all over the Middle East.
Oil economies were the first to rise up, then non-oil economies followed.
The Middle East is one of the driest places on earth. How have the people of this area modified their environment to deal with the shortage of fresh water?
Creation of oases
Importing water from other areas
Desalination of seawater
Creation of water in laboratories
Which of the following is NOT a way the Three Gorges Dam has impacted the physical geography of China?
The building of the dam forced the relocation of settlements along the river.
There was no significant change to the physical geography of China.
Animal populations were displaced.
The construction of the dam has impacted the stability of the banks of the Yangtze River.
What type of climate dominates the region of North Africa and the Middle East?
hot, arid climate
cool, semiarid climate
temperate, wet climate
tropical wet and dry climate
Which geographic feature of South Asia contributes most to the religion and culture of the people in the region?
deserts
coastlines
rift valleys
river systems
All of the following were part of French Indochina that became three individual nations after World War II EXCEPT
Laos
Vietnam
Thailand
How is the Australian Aborigine society an example of a traditional economy?
Economic decisions are made by the democratically elected elders of the community.
Economic decisions are made by the Australian government.
Economic decisions are based on customs and beliefs.
The major difference between North and South Korea is which of the following?
Ethnicity
Economics
Diversity
Geography
In sub-Saharan Africa, many people still satisfy their basic needs through --
service industries
commercial agriculture
subsistence agriculture
manufacturing goods
What paragraph on this phrase. Helps you understand how the physical geography of the Greek peninsula resulted in the Greeks forming independently governed city-states around the most important village in each area?
"The Greek Peninsula is very mountainous. The land is rocky and the soil is generally
poor, with few large trees."
Gods lived in Mount Olympus
The Greek loved playing in the Olympics
There was a war against Persia
In ancient times, the rugged mountain terrain made overland travel and
communication very difficult.
Nataly lives in a city in southern India that is
a textile center. She works for the shirt-
making department of the city's largest
manufacturer of men's clothing. Indira
works at home sewing pieces of cloth
together to make a complete shirt. She
works at her own pace. Indira is paid a set
price for each shirt she assembles.
Indira works in a factory in southern
France making computers. Natalie works on
an assembly line piecing computers
together. If there are a lot of orders for
computers, then Natalie has to work very
fast to meet the demands of her boss and
the consumers.
Nataly works in a __________, and Indira works in a ____________.
A. agricultural industry; cottage industry
cottage industry; market economy
C. market economy; traditional economy
D. traditional economy; agricultural industry
How has Russia's location on the globe been a problem for her economy throughout
history?
Russia could only trade with Asia by land routes
Snow and Ice prevented growth in the Southern areas
Farming has always been Russia's richest industry.
No major trade routes have ever gone through Russia.
Destruction of the Aral Sea
• Restrictions on Japanese fishing
• Control of water use on the Jordan River
All of the above are the result of which of the following?
Pollution of the natural environment
Political policies of underdeveloped nations
Economic policies related to use of resources
Social policies to prevent desecration of resources
Why were the mid-1900s an important time for many African nations?
It was the height of the Colonial Era.
There was a scientific revolution.
Most of the continent was at war.
Many nations won their independence.
Which of the following is not a way that the United Kingdom has benefited from being
a sea power?
created wealth from trading routes
provided a barrier from attack
prevented the need to have a powerful navy
none of the above
Using the map above and your knowledge of social studies, which
geographical factor has most influenced Great Britain's policies and why?
Mountains because they are natural barriers
Climate because not many people like hot places
Oceans because is an Island and they need to trade
Biosphere because they only survive from nature
European Union serves
Gives power to the King of England
The need to share economic resources
Gives power to the United States President
Makes the Euro the most powerful currency
The United Nations serves
Creates wars
reduce conflicts
between nation-states and
respond to war.
Has the power to make peace
Only helps rich nations
The Maori of New Zealand had a lifestyle based on all of the following EXCEPT—
Fishing
Hunting
Manufacturing
Farming
How the shifting cultural and political belief of the 20th century affected Russian election policies?
Resident aliens have the right to vote
Russian citizens have the right to vote
Certain Communist party members cannot participate in elections
Certain ethnic groups cannot participate in elections
In the early 1990s, the economies of both Russia and Poland
thrived after a transition from capitalism to socialism
struggled because of rising wages of workers
struggled during the transition from communism to capitalism
thrived because of increased foreign investments in business
Which is a cultural pattern of contemporary Russia that distinguishes it from its
communist roots?
Russian law prohibits organized religion.
Russians have a day of the dead celebration
Russian laws prohibit Immigration
Russian has a new class of wealthy healthy people
What is one MAJOR difference between northern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africans speak mostly the same language.
Most people in North Africa are Arabs who practice Islam.
The countries in sub-Saharan Africa have industrial economies.
The countries in North Africa avoided colonization by Europeans.
Buddhism began as a reform of Hinduism. From your
previous study of World Geography, which other religion below began as a reform of
another?
Confusianism from Islam
Taoism From Hinduism
Christianity from Judaism
Judaism from Islam
Sports in Russia suffered significantly with the collapse of the Soviet Union for which of the following reasons
Lack of interest
Reduced government support
New emphasis on education
Renewed interest in ballet
What role has ethnicity played in recent conditions in Japan?
Immigration and birthrate have increased the population.
A high birthrate and low death rate have increased the population.
Immigration and low death rate have increased the population.
Little immigration and a declining birthrate has aged the population.
An example of cultural convergence is --
The splitting of Yugoslavia into different Republics
The construction of the Berlin Wall
the spread of democratic ideas from Europe to North America and other countries
around the world
the naming of roads after people from different backgrounds
This image is an example of
Humans surviving
Human adaptation
Human trade
Human evolution
Which sentence uses correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation?
Niger's birth rate is one of the higher on the African continent
Niger's Birth Rate is one of the highest on the African c
Niger's birth rate are one of the highest on the African Continent
Niger's Birth rate is one of the highest on the African continent
China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 to improve connectivity and
cooperation on a transcontinental scale. What do you think motivated China to
establish this initiative?
China wanted to reduce cultural convergence while increasing trade and income.
China wanted to reduce trade and income.
China wanted to reduce travel time and increase cultural convergence.
China wanted to reduce travel time, increase trade, and increase income.
