WorksheetsSummer 1 Semester Exam
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
This is part of a map that shows direction.
Title
Scale
Compass rose
Examples of primary directions.
North
Southwest
South
Northeast
An imaginary line of longitude that goes through Europe and Africa. The ____ is at 0 degrees longitude.
Prime Meridian
Latitude
Map
Equator
Imaginary horizontal lines on a globe that show the distance from the equator
Map
Latitude
Equator
Legend
Which feature of the grid system is identified on the map in RED?
The equator
The prime meridian
The southern hemisphere
The eastern hemisphere
Which feature of the grid system is identified on the map in YELLOW?
The equator
The prime meridian
The southern hemisphere
The eastern hemisphere
Which type of grassland covers most of Africa?
Pampas
Prairie
Serengeti Plain
Steppe
What is desertification?
Expansion of dry conditions into moist areas that are next to deserts.
The process of converting deserts into forests.
The increase in rainfall in desert areas.
The creation of new deserts in coastal regions.
Which of the following is a cause of desertification?
Over farming, over grazing, and cutting down of trees and vegetation.
Planting more trees in desert areas.
Increasing the water supply to dry areas.
Building more cities in desert regions.
What is the definition of colonization?
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
The action of trading goods between countries.
The process of industrialization in a country.
The establishment of a new government in a foreign land.
What is the main characteristic of Direct Rule in colonial governance?
Colonial powers allow local rulers to maintain their positions of authority.
Colonial powers create a new government with European rulers.
Colonial powers have no control over the local economy.
Colonial powers only influence cultural aspects.
Which African country is given as an example of a three-sided conflict involving European settlers, native populations, and colonial powers?
Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa
Egypt
Which of the following signs would you most likely see during the Apartheid era in South Africa?
White Persons Only
Equal Rights for All
No Segregation
Unity and Freedom
How did Apartheid begin in South Africa
white colonial descendants of the dutch took power after the British left
Bantus overthrew the Dutch and established their power
the King of South Africa Died resulting in Crisis
Nelson Mandela founded the Apartheid
What was Apartheid?
A policy of economic reform in South Africa
A policy of racial segregation in South Africa
A policy of environmental conservation in South Africa
A policy of technological advancement in South Africa
The 5 Themes of Geography are:
Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers
Location, place, human environment, movement, region
Location, region, absolute, relative, equator
Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High
Which is an example of absolute location?
Across from McDonald's
North of the Rio Grande
1020 Mall Lane
Near Gateway Mall
Which is an example of Relative location?
Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's
Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W
The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W
4055 Mockingbird Court
Human Environment Interaction is:
HEI is where a place is.
HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.
HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.
HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.
Movement is:
Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.
Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.
Movement is where something is.
Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.
Which of the following are examples of movement:
People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.
Galveston builds houses on stilts.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Rio Grande River
Relative location is where a place is in relation to other places. For example...
1234 Oak Street, 92108
The Great Wall is located near Beijing in northern China.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20500
90° N Latitude and 20° W Longitude
Choose the theme: Ohio is located in the midwest, but California is located in the west.
Movement
Region
Place
Location
Human Environment Interaction
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?
economy
location
place
region
What is the primary purpose of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
To regulate the price of gold
To control the production and sale of petroleum
To manage global trade policies
To oversee international banking regulations
What is petroleum?
A type of metal found in the earth
A type of oil found under the surface of the earth or under the sea bed
A type of gas found in the atmosphere
A type of rock found in mountains
What is an embargo in the context of OPEC?
A ban on oil production
A restriction on oil supply to increase influence with other countries
An increase in oil prices
A reduction in oil consumption
What happens to prices when OPEC limits the number of barrels?
Prices increase
Prices decrease
Prices remain the same
Prices fluctuate randomly
What happens to prices when OPEC increases the amount of barrels?
Prices increase
Prices decrease
Prices remain the same
Prices fluctuate randomly
What was one of the consequences of the OPEC embargo on the United States?
Increased oil exports
Gas shortages and a crisis
Economic boom
Decreased oil prices
Which three religions began in the Middle East?
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Taoism, Shinto, and Confucianism
Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Bahá'í
What is monotheism?
the belief in 100 gods
the belief in many gods
the belief in one god
the belief that there is no god
Which religion believes in one god, is the ethnic religion of the Jewish people, and considers Abraham and Moses as important prophets? The Tanakh and the Talmud are important texts in this religion.
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Which Abrahamic, monotheistic religion believes that the Prophet Muhammad is the supreme messenger of God, according to the Quran and the Hadiths?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Which of the following religions believes that Jesus is the son of God and considers the Bible as their holy scripture, including the Jewish Tanak?
(a)Why were other countries besides Ukraine (USSR) concerned about the nuclear disaster?
Chernobyl had to shut down, so other plants shut down as well.
Nuclear power became much more expensive.
They did not have ways to help the people who evacuated.
The radioactive material spread to other countries.
Which is a key principle of Capitalism?
Supply and Demand determine production and price
The means of production are controlled by the state
Businesses are owned by the people collectively
Employment is determined by social class
What was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Wall
Central Powers
The Kremlin
Identify the Pacific Ocean on the map.
Identify the Atlantic Ocean on the map.
Identify the Gulf of Mexico on the map.
Identify the Rio Grande River on the map.
Identify the Rocky Mountains on the map.
Identify the Appalachian Mountains on the map.
Identify the Great Lakes on the map.
The Triangular Trade
The Columbian Exchange
The Middle Passage
Colonial Expansion
The Columbian Exchange was _________________.
The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures.
The movement of money from one country to another.
The movement of people and culture to Columbia.
The movement or exchange of currency from one country to another.
Which is the best example of culture?
European explorers killed, conquered, and enslaved American Indians.
American Indians had oral traditions rather than written languages.
merican Indians did not have immunity to diseases like smallpox.
European explorers used technology to sail greater distances.
What is the order of the sectors (levels) of economics?
Primary Tertiary, Quaternary, Secondary
Secondary, Tertiary, Secondary, Quaternary
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
Which type of government best fits the attached description?
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Which type of government best fits the description?
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
A restaurant makes special hamburger. Everyone loves the hamburger and wants to orer it. Every night the restaurant runs out of hamburgers after only and hour. What will most likely happen to the price of the burger?
The price of the hamburger will go up.
The price of the hamburger will go down.
The price of the hamburger will not change.
Which of the following is an example of an economic pull factor?
the availability of high paying jobs in Silicon Valley
The closing of the Ford plant in St Paul
The choice to move to a country with freedom of religion
The need to escape war and persecution
Why was the European Union formed?
to give workers equal wages
to unite Europe economically and culturally to prevent more fighting
to control how farmers and other primary workers get paid
The EU is an example of an organization where member countries have to give up some control to meet their common goals. What is this called?
Centripetal Cooperation
Centrifugal Cooperation
Supranational Cooperation
Allied Cooperation
A period of time when products go from home-made to machine made in factories.
agricutlure
industrialization
mathamatics
environmentalism
What is the rapid growth of cities called?
Which of the following is an example of an environmental push factor?
leaving a location due to a job loss
leaving a location to be nearer to family
leaving a location due to a hurricane
leaving a location due to high crime
Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.
Pandora
Gandowandaland
Pangea
Percia
When plates collide we get ________.
crumbles
volcanos
trenches
mountain ranges
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
When tectonic plates slide against each other causing the earth to move.
the idea that continents move around on Earth's surface.
