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CBA 1 2025 (with old DOL)

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What separates the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

claim

c)

evidence

d)

geography

2.

What do you need in order to find the ABSOLUTE LOCATION?

a)

claim, evidence

b)

mountian, desert

c)

latitude, longitude

d)

geo = earth

3.

above the equator =

a)

south

b)

north

4.

below the equator =

a)

south

b)

north

5.

Mexico is south of the United States; this is an example of __________LOCATION.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

6.

When you write, your ____________ answers the question.

a)

evidence

b)

claim

7.

Your claim must be supported with _______.

a)

evidence / proof

b)

latitude, longitude

c)

equator

d)

absolute location

8.

What continent is NORTH of the equator?

a)

all of South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

North America

9.

What continent is SOUTH of the equator?

a)

all of South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

North America

10.

40 S, 90 E is an example of

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

11.

left side of the prime meridian =

a)

west

b)

east

12.

right side of the prime meridian =

a)

west

b)

east

13.

The prime merian is a _____.

a)

latitude line

b)

longitude line

14.

GEOgraphy =

a)

study of animals and what they eat for breakfast

b)

The study of Earth’s places and the people who live in them.

c)

imaginary line

d)

relative location

15.

pull factor example:

a)

war

b)

Job opportunities

c)

natural disaster

d)

no jobs

16.

push factor example:

a)

war / conflict

b)

lots of jobs

c)

better future

d)

safety

17.

Push factor =

a)

reasons people go somewhere new

b)

reasons people leave

18.

Pull factor =

a)

= reasons people go somewhere new

b)

reasons people leave a place

19.

Adaptation =

a)

people change the earth

b)

people change themselves

20.

Modification =

a)

people change the environment

b)

people change themselves

21.

war / conflict / violence

a)

push (you out) factor

b)

pull factor

22.

How could you adapt (adjust yourself) to the environment?

a)

build a bridge

b)

wear warm clothes in the cold

c)

dig an irrigation canal

d)

build a roadway with a tunnel

23.

Which of these is an example of a modification of the environment?

a)

digging a tunnel or digging irrigation canals

b)

wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the warm summer

c)

putting on a heavy coat in winter when it is snowing

d)

adding a sweatshirt because it is windy outside

24.

Why would someone migrate (move) AWAY from a place?

a)

near water like the ocean or a lake

b)

lots of high paying jobs where they already live

c)

mild climate (not too hot or too cold)

d)

conflict / violence

25.

adapt / adapting

a)

population

b)

the way people change how they live to survive in a new environment

c)

latitude

d)

relative

26.

irrigation canal is an example of

a)

adaptation

b)

population

c)

modification

d)

migration

27.

migration =

a)

move

b)

coordinates

28.

transportation corriders

a)

mountains, deserts, forests

b)

roads, rivers, coastlines

29.

transportation barriers

a)

roads, coastlines, rivers

b)

mountains, deserts, forests

30.

development / economic development

a)

adaptation

b)

how advanced or wealthy a country is

c)

modification

d)

climate

31.

How would no coastlines impact a country's (or state's) development

a)

easier to develop / more developed

b)

harder to develop / less developed

c)

no change

32.

the study of people, places, and environments; geo = earth

a)

economics

b)

climate

c)

transportation barrier

d)

geography

33.

Which is a Human-Environment Interaction (HEI) example is

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

absolute location

c)

buidling a road or a levee

d)

looking at a map or using GPS

34.

The MOVEMENT theme describes the ____________.

a)

adjusting yourself to your environment

b)

area that shares common features

c)

way people, goods, and ideas MOVE from one place to another

d)

relative and absolute location

35.

How would you describe a region? A region ___.

a)

does not include human or physical features

b)

landmass with water on three sides

c)

shares common characteristics (traits) like language or history or geography

d)

modifies or adapts to the environment

36.

What theme would say this? Canada is north of the United States.

a)

human-environment interaction

b)

location

c)

movement

d)

place

37.

The physical and human features of a location are the ________ theme.

a)

human environment interaction

b)

location

c)

place

d)

movement

38.

PLACE theme describes _______.

a)

absolute or relative

b)

the physical and human features of a location

39.

adaptation and modification go with the theme of ____________

a)

movement

b)

human-environment interaction

c)

location

d)

region

40.

citizens vote for leaders who make decisions for the country

a)

rule by few

b)

rule by many

c)

rule by one

d)

rule by none

41.

Rule by many example =

a)

North Korea

b)

India

42.

democracy

a)

power is shared by a small group

b)

1 person with ALL the power

c)

leaders are chosen by their citizens

43.

dictatorship

a)

one person has ALL the power

b)

leaders are chosen by their citizens

c)

power is hared by a small group

d)

no one has power

44.

power is shared by a small group

a)

rule by 1

b)

rule by many

c)

rule by few

45.

one person who holds all the power is a

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

46.

Power held by a small group of people in both ____ and ______. Pick TWO correct answers.

a)

ancient Sparta

b)

India today (modern India)

c)

early roman senate

d)

North Korea's dictatorship

47.

The word part oli MEANS rule by ____.

a)

few / small group

b)

one

c)

many

d)

none

48.

Citizens VOTE in a _____.

a)

democracy

b)

dictatorship

49.

In a _________ system, like the United States, Mexico, and Brazil, citizens elect BOTH lawmakers and a president. This is an expample of a representative democracy.

a)

parlimentary

b)

presidential

50.
  • In a _______ system, like the United Kingdom, Canada, and India, citizens elect parliament, and parliament chooses the prime minister. This is an example of a representative democracy.

a)
  • parliamentary

b)

presidental

51.

________ are examples of rule by many.

a)

Democracies

b)

dictatorship

c)

oligarchy

52.

How would someone describe democracy in Ancient Athens?

a)

Parliament chose a prime minister to lead the government

b)

Citizens voted DIRECTLY on laws in the Assembly

c)

Citizens elected REPRESENTATIVES to make laws FOR them

53.

Citizens vote directly

on laws

a)

representative democracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

presidential system

d)

parlimentary system

54.

The elected assembly

chooses the leader of

the government

a)

parlimentary system

b)

presidential system

55.

Citizens elect

representatives to

senate/assembly

a)

republic

b)

direct democracy

c)

parlimentary system

d)

presidential system

56.

Citizens elect the the

LEADER OF GOVERNMENT

government directly

a)

parlimentary system

b)

presidential system

c)

direct democracy

d)

republic

57.

Most countries today are too large for direct democracy, so they use ________ democracy. In this system, citizens elect leaders who make decisions on their behalf.


a)

representative

b)

dictatorship

c)

direct

d)

oligarchy

58.

In a presidential system, ____________

a)

legislature chooses the prime minister

b)

Citizens vote directly for the president (and others)

c)

Citizens vote directly on every single law

d)

The ruler has unlimited power and does whatever they want to do

59.

What are influences from Ancient Athens and from early Rome on today's government?

a)

Citizens elect representatives to make laws AND Citizens voting to influence government

b)

Leaders serve for life AND the ruler has unlimited power

c)

Rulers inherit power through a royal family AND have limited power

60.

Why people might leave rural (farming) areas?

a)

 PUSH factors: lack of jobs, poor schools, drought, poverty

b)

PULL fators: more jobs, education, healthcare, better opportunities

61.

Which is one reason why people might MOVE TO cities?

a)

PULL facotrs: more jobs, education, healthcare, better opportunities

b)

PUSH factors: lack of jobs, poor schools, drought, poverty

62.
  1. How can migration (moving) change the place people move away from?

a)
  • fewer workers, families separated

b)

overcrowding, new cultures, more workers

63.

How can migration (moving) change the new place people move to?

a)
  • fewer workers, families separated

b)

overcrowding, new cultures, more workers

64.
  1. How could people adapt when cities become crowded?

a)

wear a sweater

b)

Build taller housing, expand (increase) transportation, create new jobs, improve services

c)

reduce jobs

d)

drought, poverty (poor)

65.

What 2 answers show people adapting to crowded cities? / pick 2!

a)

create new jobs, improve services

b)

Build taller housing, expand transportation

c)

less housing, decrease transportation

d)

reduce services for people, reduce jobs

66.
  1. Why do deserts or very cold regions often have very few people living there (low population)?

a)

 lack water, lack food, or lack good farmland → hard to survive--> low population

b)

plenty of water, lots of food, good farmland---> easy to survive--> higher population

67.

What is the -difference- between a physical feature of geography and a human feature? Select 2 answers.

a)
  • Physical: created by nature (mountains, rivers, deserts)


b)

Human: built by people (cities, roads, monuments)

c)

Physical: built by people (cities, roads, monuments)

d)
  • Human: created by nature (mountains, rivers, deserts)

68.
  1.  Give 3 examples of a physical feature (created by nature) in geography. Pick 3.

a)

mountian

b)

river / ocean

c)

desert / plain

d)

roads and statues

69.
  1.  Give 3 examples of human features (built by people) in geography. Pick 3.

a)

cities

b)

roads / bridges

c)

statues / monuments

d)

mountian and rivers

70.

Why would there be a higher population near river or on the coast? SElect 3 correct answers.

a)

Easier transportation and trade

b)

drought

c)

access to water

d)

fertile land (rich/good land to farm)

71.

Why are many of the world’s largest cities located NEAR rivers or coasts?

a)

more difficult transportation

b)

Easier transportation + trade, fertile land, access to water

c)

less access to water

d)

poor soil quality

72.
  1. Rapid population growth: What are reasons why populations in some regions of the world have grown much faster (increased) in recent decades? Select 2.

a)

higher death rates / shorter life expectancy

b)

lower death rates / longer life expectancy

c)

Better healthcare, more food supply

d)

less food supply, worse healthcare

73.
  • Better healthcare, more food supply, lower death rates, longer life expectancy would all lead to

a)

rapid (fast) population growth

b)

slower population growth

c)

equal population growth

74.

Government: What is the main -difference- between direct democracy in ancient Athens and representative democracy today?

a)
  • Athens = direct democracy (citizens voted themselves); Today = representative democracy (elect leaders to decide)

b)

Athens=  leaders have total control, today = no protections for citizens

c)

Athens = no voting; today= no jury duty

d)

Free enterprise: private businesses compete

75.

Where did direct democracy (citizens voted on every single decision themselves) occur?

a)

ancient Athens in Greece

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Russia

76.

How would you categorize a representative democracy (elect leaders to decide)?

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

c)

command / communist economy

d)

mixed economy

77.
  1. What are two important similarities (same) between Ancient Athens and modern democracies? Pick 2!

a)

leaders have total control

b)
  • Citizens have power/influence

c)
  • People are the source of authority (power)

d)

no protections for citizens

78.
  • "the citizens have power/influence" AND

  • "the people are the source of authority (power)" are examples of _______.

a)

 similarities between Ancient Athens and modern democracies

b)

similarities between monarchy and theocracy

c)

similarities between monarchy and dictatorship

d)

similarities between command / communist economy and factors of production

79.

The Middle East is known for having the natural resource ___.

a)

oil

b)

water

80.

What are examples of cultural diffusion? Pick 2.

a)

limited government

b)

spread of fast food around the world

c)

K-pop music shared online globally

d)

unlimited government