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Global Studies Final Review

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

2.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
4.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
5.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
6.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
7.
Which runs horizontally around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
8.
Which runs vertically around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
9.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
10.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
11.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

12.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

13.

What type of map would you use if you wanted to find the countries bordering Egypt?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

14.
A __________ map shows landforms and other geographic features.
a)
Road
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Locator
15.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic

16.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

17.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

north, northeast, south, southeast

b)

northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest

c)

north, south, east, west

d)

northsouth, eastwest, northwest, southeast

18.

The reasons people migrate are called what?

a)

negative and positive factors

b)

refugee factors

c)

immigration and emigration factors

d)

push and pull factors

19.

Push factors include a shortage of jobs and poor living conditions

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following is a pull factor?

a)

natural disasters

b)

conflict or war

c)

a chance for a better education

d)

famine

21.

Which if the following is a push factor?

a)

Natural Disasters

b)

Better economic opportunities

c)

to be with families and friends

d)

to live in a better environment

22.
Freedom, safety, security are considered what?
a)
Push factors
b)
Pull factors
23.

What is a refugee?

a)

people who flee their country because of war, oppression, famine...

b)

people who travel to exotic places

c)

people who return to their country

d)

people who visit other countries

24.

A dad has to relocate his family because his company is relocating their factory from Pennsylvania to Ohio.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

25.

A woman moves from San Francisco to Arizona because houses are much cheaper.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

26.

A developED country is a wealthy country with an advanced economy.

A developING country is a poor country without an advanced economy.


Does this photograph show a country that is developed or developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

27.

A developED country is a wealthy country with an advanced economy.

A developING country is a poor country without an advanced economy.


Does this photograph show a country that is developed or developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

28.

A developED country is a wealthy country with an advanced economy.

A developING country is a poor country without an advanced economy.


Does this photograph show a country that is developed or developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

29.

A developED country is a wealthy country with an advanced economy.

A developING country is a poor country without an advanced economy.


Does this photograph show a country that is developed or developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

30.

A developED country is a wealthy country with an advanced economy.

A developING country is a poor country without an advanced economy.


Does this photograph show a country that is developed or developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

31.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

32.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

b)

They are experiencing stable population growth

c)

They are experiencing negative population growth

33.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing negative population growth

c)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

34.

Monotheism is the belief in

a)

one god

b)

many gods

c)

all gods

d)

all of the above

35.

The Torah is the sacred text for which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

36.

The followers of this religion worship in a church or cathedral.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

37.

What is the name of the holy text for Muslims?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Qur'an

d)

The Ten Commandments

38.

What do you call the place of worship for Jews?

a)

church

b)

synagogue

c)

mosque

d)

none of the above

39.

Identify the starred area of Israel.

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Tel Aviv

c)

Gaza Strip

d)

West Bank

40.

Identify the starred area of Israel.

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

West Bank

c)

Jerusalem

d)

the Dead Sea

41.

Identify this starred body of water.

a)

the Mediterranean Sea

b)

the Dead Sea

c)

the Red Sea

d)

the Caribbean Sea

42.

Which number labels the country of Israel?

a)

12

b)

11

c)

7

d)

1

43.

What is this 2nd longest river in the world?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Arkansas

d)

Amazon

44.

What landform does this show?

a)

Strait of Gibraltar

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Isthmus of Panama

d)

Cape Horn

45.

Define island.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

46.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, isthmus.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

c)

a large, thick body of slow moving ice

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

47.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, mountain.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

c)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

48.

Define peninsula.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

49.

Sweatshops are mostly used for making...

a)

clothing

b)

steel

c)

books

d)

automobiles

50.

Which of the following factors would lower the cost to produce goods?

a)

Safety Regulations for Workers

b)

No Minimum Wage Laws

c)

10 hour workday limit

d)

Minimum Worker age of 16

51.

With a goal of making money, what factor would you look for in selecting the location for your country?

a)

Fire alarms, ventilation and emergency exits

b)

Fire Alarms and some ventilation

c)

No safety regulations

52.

What jobs did Brahmans have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

53.

How could someone reach a higher caste?

a)

Good deeds

b)

Bad deeds

54.

True or False: You can reach a higher caste during your lifetime

a)

True

b)

False

55.
How did a person become a member of a caste?
a)
They were born into it
b)
They got to choose their caste
c)
The Brahmins selected it for you
56.
It was forbidden for people from one class to eat with people from another.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
This group of people often held the most unpleasant jobs that no one else would do
a)
Untouchables
b)
Sudras
c)
Brahmins
58.

China has this type of government.

a)

Democratic

b)

Communist

c)

Dictatorship

59.

The capital of China

a)

Ming Dynasty

b)

Confucious

c)

Beijing

60.

The two main rivers in China are

a)

Yangtze and Yellow

b)

Nile and Amazon

c)

Yangtze and Nile

61.
Who is the current leader in North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong-Un
b)
Kim IL-Sung
c)
Kim Jong-IL
d)
Ho Chi Minh
62.
What is the latitude line that separates North Korea and South Korea?
a)
41st parallel
b)
31st parallel
c)
38th parallel
d)
48th parallel
63.

How do you gain leadership in North korea

a)

By a vote but it is for a fixed party

b)

The leadership is passed down from the family

64.

Which Korea is a democracy

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

65.

What country borders North Korea to the north?

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

66.

North Korea's leaders have used __________________ as a way to control it's citizens.

a)

rewards

b)

field trips

c)

fines

d)

intimidation and fear

67.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
68.

Which is the definition of imperialism?

a)

Do not provoke other countries but use full force when threatened

b)

To establish equal relationships with other nations for trading purpose

c)

Forming military alliances with other nations in case of an attack

d)

The economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations

69.

What is Ukraine fighting to protect?

a)

Independence and country

b)

Russian interests

c)

European Union membership

d)

Communist ideology

70.

What Country is Number 8?

a)

France

b)

Portugal

c)

United Kingdom

d)

United States

71.

The Above map is what type of Map?

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

pirate Map

72.

What country is labeled by the number 5?

a)

France 

b)

Germany

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Russia

73.

What country is labeled by number 2?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

Ukraine