WorksheetsGeography Fall Final
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A computer-based system for creating maps and analyzing patterns
a)
Geographic Information System
b)
Spatial thinking
c)
Geographic pattern
d)
Region
2.
material used in manufacturing products
a)
marine life
b)
habitat
c)
raw material
d)
weather
3.
a barrier that controls the flow of water
a)
peninsula
b)
glacier
c)
dam
d)
aquifer
4.
one's family line into the past, or one's heritage
a)
globalization
b)
artifact
c)
nationalized
d)
ancestry
5.
causing or having to do with earthquakes
a)
archipelago
b)
deforestation
c)
isthmus
d)
seismic
6.
trade among 3 continents: the Americas, Europe, and Africa
a)
triangular trade
b)
exploit
c)
1898 Treaty of Paris
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
7.
a way of visiting natural areas that conserves the resources of the area
a)
ecotourism
b)
migrate
c)
malnutrition
d)
infrastructure
8.
a lack of healthy food in the diet, which leads to physical harm
a)
ecotourism
b)
migrate
c)
malnutrition
d)
infrastructure
9.
the basic systems a society needs- roads, bridges, and electricity
a)
ecotourism
b)
migrate
c)
malnutrition
d)
infrastructure
10.
the level of goods, services, and material comforts available to a group or country
a)
surplus
b)
marketing
c)
standard of living
d)
remittance
11.
the sending of money to a person in another place
a)
surplus
b)
marketing
c)
standard of living
d)
remittance
12.
official guidelines and procedures
a)
reserve
b)
policy
c)
displaced
d)
Santo Domingo
13.
the oldest city founded by Europeans in the Western Hemisphere
a)
reserve
b)
policy
c)
displaced
d)
Santo Domingo
14.
24.8% of this country's population are living below the poverty line
a)
habitat
b)
Honduras
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Panama Canal
15.
the complete control of the entire supply of goods or services in a certain area or market
a)
excavate
b)
monopoly
c)
liberate
d)
terraced
16.
having flat areas created on the side of a hill or mountain, used especially for growing crops
a)
excavate
b)
monopoly
c)
liberate
d)
terraced
17.
an object made by people in the past
a)
descendant
b)
artifact
c)
nomad
d)
rebellion
18.
a member of a group of people who move from place to place
a)
descendant
b)
artifact
c)
nomad
d)
rebellion
19.
an effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country through protest or violence
a)
descendant
b)
artifact
c)
nomad
d)
rebellion
20.
considered the "George Washington of South America"
a)
treaty
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
kinship
d)
hunter-gather
21.
people who hunted animals and gathered plants and fruits for food, they moved to different locations as food became scarce
a)
treaty
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
kinship
d)
hunter-gather
22.
persuade to change religious beliefs
a)
transformed
b)
convert
c)
exile
d)
hunter-gather
23.
the continuous movement of air or water in the same direction
a)
tributary
b)
subsistence farming
c)
rain shadow
d)
current
24.
to change something so that it functions better; modify
a)
greenhouse gas
b)
vegetation
c)
transpiration
d)
adapt
25.
capital of Bolivia; highest capital city in the world
a)
Amazon River Basin
b)
Pampas
c)
La Paz
d)
Llanos
26.
located on the western side of the Andes it lies in a rain shadow
a)
tierra fria
b)
tierra caliente
c)
acknowledge
d)
Atacama Desert
27.
a string of mountain ranges that stretch about 5,500 miles along the western side of South America
a)
El Nino
b)
saturate
c)
Angel Falls
d)
Andes
28.
This canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
a)
habitat
b)
Honduras
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Panama Canal
29.
This country is home to the Caledonian Canal
a)
Suez
b)
China
c)
Scotland
d)
Netherlands
30.
to blend
a)
fuse
b)
terrain
c)
calypso
d)
eliminate
31.
when the Panama Canal opened to water traffic
a)
1914
b)
2014
c)
1999
d)
1899
32.
to take advantage of
a)
triangular trade
b)
exploit
c)
1898 Treaty of Paris
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
33.
a former slave who began the movement for Haiti's independence from France at the turn of the 19th century
a)
triangular trade
b)
exploit
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
34.
revolutionary leader who seized control of the Cuban government and established communism in Cuba
a)
triangular trade
b)
exploit
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
35.
a cash crop native to the Americas; it was/is sold by Caribbean farmers to Europeans
a)
tomatoes
b)
raw materials
c)
manufactured goods
d)
bartered
36.
traded from the Americas to Europe through triangular trade
a)
enslaved Africans
b)
raw materials
c)
manufactured goods
d)
bartered
37.
traded from Europe to Africa through triangular trade
a)
enslaved Africans
b)
raw materials
c)
manufactured goods
d)
bartered
38.
traded from Africa to the Americas through triangular trade
a)
enslaved Africans
b)
raw materials
c)
manufactured goods
d)
bartered
39.
traded
a)
scarcity
b)
viceroy
c)
staple
d)
bartered
40.
the lowland next to the sea coast
a)
poacher
b)
coastal plain
c)
extinction
d)
canopy
41.
able to produce good crops
a)
fertile
b)
tectonic plate
c)
tourism
d)
critical systems
42.
the travel industry
a)
fertile
b)
tectonic plate
c)
tourism
d)
critical systems
43.
the main climate in the Caribbean
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Humid Equatorial
c)
Hispaniola
d)
Simon Bolivar
44.
name of the island where Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Humid Equatorial
c)
Hispaniola
d)
Simon Bolivar
45.
a crop grown for profit
a)
scarcity
b)
provinces
c)
commonwealth
d)
cash crop
46.
a colonial governor who represented the king and queen
a)
viceroy
b)
staple
c)
dictator
d)
multitude
47.
a main food that forms the basis of a diet
a)
viceroy
b)
staple
c)
dictator
d)
multitude
48.
a place where ships can land that is protected from the open sea
a)
province
b)
viceroy
c)
staple
d)
harbor
49.
removed many barriers to trade between Mexico and the rest of North America; replaced by The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
a)
descendants
b)
reforms
c)
economic sectors
d)
NAFTA
50.
an engine powered by moving air
a)
wind turbine
b)
diversity
c)
mass media
d)
global
51.
a slowdown in economic growth
a)
indigenous
b)
recession
c)
naturalization
d)
tolerance
52.
using machines to make raw materials into a usable product
a)
hybrid
b)
dynamic
c)
manufacturing
d)
immigrant
53.
the raw material used to create oil products
a)
petroleum
b)
ethanol
c)
manufacturing
d)
due process
54.
specific rules that authorities must follow
a)
petroleum
b)
ethanol
c)
manufacturing
d)
due process
55.
a large mass of ice and packed snow that moves slowly along the surface of the earth
a)
peninsula
b)
glacier
c)
dam
d)
aquifer
56.
long period of time when rainfall is below normal and crops are killed
a)
Great Lakes
b)
commercial agriculture
c)
drought
d)
basin
57.
based on preserving resources rather than using them up
a)
subsistence farming
b)
commercial agriculture
c)
sustainable
d)
export
58.
a partnership or connection among countries, groups of people, or individuals
a)
transcontinental
b)
alliances
c)
missionaries
d)
plantations
59.
a fee demanded by the government to pay for public service
a)
protest
b)
tax
c)
pioneers
d)
constitution
60.
settlers of new land
a)
protest
b)
tax
c)
pioneers
d)
constitution
61.
to force a person to leave a country as punishment
a)
epidemic
b)
exile
c)
land reform
d)
tyranny
62.
a society with a highly developed culture, politics, and technology
a)
conquistador
b)
civilization
c)
annexation
d)
republic
63.
an extensive group of peoples ruled by one ruler
a)
reforms
b)
tribute
c)
empire
d)
hieroglyphics
64.
how people of a certain region live, behave, and think
a)
human rights
b)
culture
c)
capital
d)
citizen
65.
a system in which privately owned business create goods (and provide services) that people buy in markets
a)
free enterprise economy
b)
kimono
c)
culture region
d)
monotheistic religion
66.
a religion with a belief in one god or deity
a)
free enterprise economy
b)
kimono
c)
culture region
d)
monotheistic religion
67.
an organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a society
a)
government
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
oligarchy
68.
a form of government in which one person rises to power and rules society and citizens have few or no rights
a)
government
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
oligarchy
69.
Jesus of Nazareth, 2.3 billion followers. There is only one God, and Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus was crucified but resurrected. Followers reach salvation by following the teachings of Jesus
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Islam
e)
Judaism
70.
The Prophet Muhammad. 1.6 billion followers. There is one God. Followers follow the the Five Pillars in order to achieve salvation. The hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and followers must make the pilgrimage at least once in their lives.
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Sikhism
e)
Judaism
71.
Abraham. 15 million followers. There is one God. People serve God by living according to his teachings. God handed down the Ten Commandments to guide human behavior
a)
Judaism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Sikhism
e)
Islam
72.
Unknown founder. 860 million followers. Souls continue to be reborn. The cycle of rebirths ends only when the soul achieves enlightenment, or freedom from earthly desires.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Sikhism
e)
Islam
73.
the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives
a)
marine life
b)
habitat
c)
raw material
d)
weather
74.
a storm with rotating winds
a)
cyclone
b)
ecosystem
c)
climate
d)
vegetation
75.
the average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
a)
cyclone
b)
ecosystem
c)
climate
d)
vegetation
76.
a resource, such as oil, that can be used up
a)
renewable resource
b)
hurricane
c)
climate
d)
nonrenewable resource
77.
little to no rain or snow, both hot and cold temperatures, shrubs and cacti
a)
dry climates
b)
humid temperate climates
c)
humid equatorial climates
d)
Tundra or ice climates
e)
humid cold climates
78.
near the equator, high temperatures and rainfall most of the year, tropical plants and rain forests or grasslands with trees
a)
dry climates
b)
humid temperate climates
c)
humid equatorial climates
d)
Tundra or ice climates
e)
humid cold climates
79.
cold winters, warm summers, rain, and snow, evergreen or deciduous (leafy) forests
a)
dry climates
b)
humid temperate climates
c)
humid equatorial climates
d)
Tundra or ice climates
e)
humid cold climates
80.
the exact moment at which summer and winter start
a)
plain
b)
solstice
c)
evaporation
d)
butte
81.
a section of Earth's crust
a)
continental drift
b)
continental shelf
c)
tectonic plate
d)
condensation
82.
a plain that sits above sea level and usually has a cliff on one side
a)
earthquake
b)
one year
c)
erosion
d)
plateau
83.
how long does it take Earth to make one full revolution around the Sun
a)
earthquake
b)
one year
c)
erosion
d)
plateau
84.
water droplets that fall back to Earth; rain or snow
a)
precipitation
b)
tsunamis
c)
volcano
d)
crust
85.
Involves a group of places that have common characteristics; North America is one that includes the United States, Mexico, and Canada
a)
Geographic Information System
b)
Spatial thinking
c)
Geographic pattern
d)
Region
86.
the exact point where a place is located
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
relative location
c)
movement
d)
absolute location
87.
Where a place is in relation to other places
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
relative location
c)
movement
d)
absolute location
88.
Provides a way of locating places
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Continent
d)
Location
89.
A large landmass on Earth's surface
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Continent
d)
Location
90.
a group of places with common traits
a)
region
b)
terrace
c)
map
d)
globe
91.
a three-dimensional, or spherical, representation of Earth
a)
region
b)
terrace
c)
map
d)
globe
92.
the center line of latitude
a)
Latitude
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
Prime Meridian
93.
the center line of longitude running through Greenwich, England
a)
Latitude
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
Prime Meridian
94.
shows how much distance is represented on the map
a)
elevation
b)
relief
c)
scale
d)
hemisphere
95.
the height of a physical feature above sea level
a)
elevation
b)
relief
c)
scale
d)
hemisphere
96.
a way of showing Earth's curved surface on a flat map
a)
political maps
b)
physical maps
c)
cartographer
d)
projection
97.
these kinds of maps show natural features of physical geography
a)
political maps
b)
physical maps
c)
cartographer
d)
distort
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