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Texas Pearson World Cultures

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This physical feature forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States.

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Amazon Basin

2.

Government, Economy, Education, and Religion are all examples of

a)

Institutions

b)

Goals

c)

Branches of government

d)

Physical features

3.

The continent marked by 2 is

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

4.

What is represented by the yellow line?

a)

latitude

b)

the Prime Meridian

c)

the Equator

d)

the Mississippi River

5.

An economic indicator...

a)

indicates how crowded a country is

b)

indicates how well a country's economy is doing

c)

indicates how religious a country is

6.

Cultural diffusion is...

a)

when people move to a new city

b)

when groups of people change religions

c)

when culture traits spread from one region to another

d)

when cities decide to change their governments

7.

What country is shown in red?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Greenland

8.

What country is shown in red?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Ireland

9.

Most descendants of the Mayan people live in...

a)

the Caribbean

b)

Ecuador and Bolivia

c)

Mexico and Central America

d)

The United States

10.

Who benefitted the most from the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Europeans

b)

Asians

c)

Native Americans

d)

Africans

11.

Who was most negatively affected by the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Europeans and Native Americans

b)

Europeans and Africans

c)

Africans and Chinese

d)

Native Americans and Africans

12.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

a system of trade in Colombia that allowed citizens to exchange goods with neighboring countries

b)

a system in which goods, ideas, people, and cultures were exchanged between the Old World and New World

c)

the name for the holiday that celebrates when the Incan king gave the Spanish their land in exchange for gold

d)

the exchange of cultures and ideas between the ancient civilizations of Latin America

13.

Area that shares a large number of cultural traits.

a)

Cultural diffusion/Culture borrowing

b)

Culture Region

c)

Fine Arts

d)

Economy

14.

Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Government

c)

Language

d)

Social Organizations

15.

A relationship between countries in which they rely on one another for resources, goods, or services is called _________________.

a)

multiculturalism

b)

interdependence

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

free enterprise

16.

___________________ is the language, religious beliefs, values, customs, and other ways of life shared by a group of people.

a)

Economics

b)

Religion

c)

Government

d)

Culture

17.

Citizens electing leaders to represent them in government is an example of which type of government.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

18.

_________________ is the kind of government we have in the United States.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

19.
Standard of Living measures...
a)
Life Expectancy
b)
GDP Per Capita
c)
Literacy Rate
d)
All of the above.
20.

What led to an increase in Food Supply?

a)

The Haitian Exchange

b)

The Latin Exchange

c)

The Colombian Exchange

d)

The American Exchange

21.
What is literacy rate?
a)
the ability to read and write.
b)
the percentage of people in a country that can read and write.
c)
It measures how well off people in a country are. 
d)
the average number of years a person in a country is expected to live. 
22.
What is life expectancy?
a)
It measures how well off people in the country are. 
b)
The percentage of adults who can read and write
c)
the average number of years a person in a country is expected to live
d)
none of these
23.

which country has the lowest standard of living?

a)

Cuba

b)

Brazil

c)

Honduras

d)

Mexico

24.

which country has the highest standard of living?

a)

Cuba

b)

Brazil

c)

Honduras

d)

Mexico

25.

What natural border separates the United States and Mexico?

a)

the Rio Grande River

b)

the Rocky Mountains

c)

the Great Lakes

d)

the Ohio River

26.

What type of government receives power from the people and has constitutions

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

27.

What are the three branches of government in the United States?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

28.

What economy does the United States have?

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

free enterprise

d)

socialist

29.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
30.
Los Dias de los Muertos is a celebration to...
a)
mourn the loss of a loved ones
b)
dress as a skeleton and trick or treat
c)
attend street festivals
d)
to remember deceased loved ones
31.

What does NAFTA stand for?

a)

North American Federation Trading Act

b)

North America Fur Trade Agreement

c)

North America Free Trade Agreement

d)

Northern Africa Free Trade Act

32.

Which countries are included in the NAFTA deal? (Select all that apply)

a)

Mexico

b)

USA

c)

Alaska

d)

Canada

e)

Greenland

33.

What is the name of the new NAFTA deal?

a)

NAFTA 2

b)

USMCA

c)

Donald Trump Trade Deal

d)

USACAM

34.

Free trade means:

a)

No one has to pay for anything

b)

High Taxes on traded goods

c)

Countries can trade nuclear weapons with each other

d)

International trade between Canada, Mexico and the USA without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions

35.

Free trade means

a)

the countries use the same currency

b)

No trade barriers / tariffs/ taxes

c)

there is a quota on some goods

d)

trade is quick and easy

36.

Products brought into (IN) a country

a)

Currency

b)

Exchange rate

c)

Export

d)

Import

37.
An extra price or tax added onto imported products
a)
Embargo
b)
Tariff
c)
Quota
d)
Exchange rate
38.

Products sold to other countries and shipped out (EXIT)

a)

Currency

b)

Import

c)

Export

d)

International trade

39.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
40.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
41.
 Opportunity to make more money is a .....
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
42.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
religious freedom
b)
a drought or famine
c)
 job opportunities
d)
a fair government
43.
A nice, warm climate would be an example of a _________ factor.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
tropical
d)
climate
44.
Having more land available is an example of a..
a)
Push Factor
b)
Pull Factor
45.

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

46.

What word describes the level of money and things available to a person, group, or society?

a)

standard of living

b)

dependent population

c)

more developed nation

d)

less developed nation

47.

What word describes a pyramid shaped diagram that shows the age and gender of a population?

a)

population map

b)

standard of living

c)

population pyramid

d)

pyramid graph

48.

What word describes the level of money and things available to a person, group, or society?

a)

standard of living

b)

dependent population

c)

more developed nation

d)

less developed nation

49.
The average number of people living in a given area. 
a)
Population Density
b)
Immigrant
c)
Rural 
d)
Urbanization
50.
Of, or characteristic of, the countryside. 
a)
Population Density
b)
Immigrant
c)
Rural 
d)
Urbanization
51.
The growth of city populations. 
a)
Population Density
b)
Urbanization
c)
Rural 
52.
A form of government based on the holding of all property by a central authority who controls everything
a)
Democracy
b)
Communist
c)
Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
53.
Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or a village. 
a)
Subsistence Farming
b)
Commercial Farming
54.
Natural Resources
a)
materials on or in the earth that a society transforms into goods
b)
materials that a society naturally has the rights to
c)
resources a society uses to advance itself
55.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
a)
total value of goods and services produced within a country
b)
total value of goods and services produced by a country
c)
A product that is disgusting
56.

The Appalachian Mountains kept the early settlers isolated from the west for many years. The mountains acted as a __________ ______________.

a)

Transportation Barrier

b)

Transportation Corridor

c)

Push Factor

d)

Pull Factor

57.

Which is an example of positive Human Environment Interaction?

a)

Oil tanker spills oil in the Gulf of Mexico

b)

People continue to burn more of the Amazon Rainforest

c)

Government workers build a bridge to cross the Trinity River

d)

Natural gas leak reported in La Port, Texas

58.

Which of the following is not a transportation corridor?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Brazos River

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Texas Highway 290

59.

Which is not an example of a culture region?

a)

Middle East

b)

Deep South

c)

Central Texas

d)

Bridgeland High School

60.

Which statement is has to do with economics?

a)

"My dad got tickets to the Astros game tonight."

b)

"New discovery of oil in Odessa will bring hundreds of new jobs."

c)

"I am having my birthday party at Main Event this year."

d)

"The presidential debate is on every channel tonight."

61.

Which is not an example of infrastructure?

a)

neighborhoods

b)

forests

c)

street lights

d)

football stadium

62.

Which is an example of a push factor?

a)

good schools

b)

unemployment

c)

low crime rate

d)

jobs

63.

Which is not a push factor?

a)

war

b)

not enough food

c)

poor housing

d)

opportunities

64.

Which is not an example of positive Human Environment Interaction?

a)

Students planting trees on Earth Day.

b)

Recycling is increasing

c)

more people are driving electric cars

d)

Forest fires continue to burn in California

65.

Which is not an example of a transportation corridor?

a)

desert

b)

airport

c)

canal

d)

highway

66.

Wearing Adidas shoes, going to the movies, and celebrating the 4th of July are all part or the American __________.

a)

culture

b)

region

c)

economy

d)

democracy

67.

Which is an example of culture diffusion?

a)

freedom of religion

b)

Americans using chopsticks

c)

moving from one country to another

d)

eating hot dogs in America

68.

Which of these will help find exact location

a)

compass rose

b)

lines of longitude and latitude

c)

protractor

d)

calculator

69.

The government, president and voting all impact people_____________

a)

physically

b)

economically

c)

politically

d)

socially

70.

Railroad systems, interstate highway systems, energy systems, and airports are all examples of_______________

a)

Infrastructure

b)

transportation barriers

c)

geographic features

d)

culture

71.

People in America speak many different languages and practice many different religions. America is described as________.

a)

geographical

b)

multicultural

c)

historical

d)

comical

72.

Social issues have the biggest impact on _____________

a)

the people

b)

the government

c)

the economy

d)

the environment

73.

This type of map shows the borders between places:

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Maps

c)

Thematic Map

74.

This type of map is:

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic Map

75.

Shows physical features of the land

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map