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WorksheetsWorld Geography Semester Review 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which country was Roosevelt trying to negotiate building the Panama Canal with?
Honduras
Colombia
Venezuela
Panama
The US helped support the Panamanian Revolution.
True
False
US wanted control of Cuba to add a defensive border around our country.
True
False
Who did Roosevelt blame for the explosion of the USS Maine?
William Randolph Hearst
Spain
Crew members on the ship
Cuban revolutionaries
Which territories were gained at the end of the Spanish American War? (Mark all that apply)
Cuba
The Philippines
Guam
Puerto Rico
President Grover Cleveland encourages Sanford Dole to overthrow the Queen of Hawai'i.
True
False
The region of Latin America includes all of the following sub-regions EXCEPT:
South America
Miami
Mexico
Central America
If you wanted to study the physical characteristics of the Gulf Coastal Plain region of the United States, you should select maps for the region that show which of the following?
Vegetation
States of Capitals
Migration routes
Electoral Votes
What influence does elevation have on temperature?
Longitude has the greatest impact on temperature.
The higher the elevation the higher the temperature.
The lower the elevation the higher the temperature.
Elevation has no effect on temperature.
What physical factor(s) will the states of the Great Plains region likely have in common?
Climate
Elevation
Landforms
All of these
What is the largest social media platform in the world?
TikTok
What terms are used to describe relative location and absolute location?
Directional terms... longitude and latitude
six-seven
Geography... cartography
GPS... grid system
Besides India and China, what seems to be the most populated nation?
Australia
Greenland
Canada
Brazil
All of the following are examples of demographics EXCEPT
Gender
Race
Climate
Ethnicity
One way that San Jose' and Port-au-Prince are similar is that both
are port cities
are centuries of higher learning
have European origins
have high unemployment
True or False: The cartoon is saying that the environment affects migration?
True
False
Which hemisphere is the most populated?
SW
NW
SE
NE
Which event had the greatest impact on the culture of South America?
The immigration of laborers from Asia
The completion of the Panama Canal
The rise of Marxist revolutionaries
The arrival of Spanish Conquerors
Which economic system related to trading goods?
Mixed economy
Traditional economy
Market economy
Command economy
All of the following are examples of economic systems EXCEPT?
Republic
Command
Market
Mixed
The type of government where one person has complete control is
Communism
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Which of the following is an autocratic decision? (Mark all that apply)
A manager of a fast food restaurant decides to give workers a 50¢ per hour raise.
A teacher decides there will be a test on Friday and writes it on the board.
A group of friends decide on which movie to see by discussing three possibilities and voting on which one they want to see.
Todd planned a surprise romantic night for his girlfriend Dana. He took her to a dinner at her favorite restaurant and then dancing at a new club.
Brazilian favelas such as the one shown in the image began to expand rapidly in the 1970s. What was one reason for this expansion?
Migrants from rural areas could not afford to settle in city centers.
The government was not able to afford to settle in the city centers.
The government forcibly relocated indigenous populations from rural areas.
Regional conflicts resulted in the establishment of large refugee camps.
Which of the following describes a democratic decision?
A mother listens to her children's reasons for buying the new video game and then decides not to buy it because it is not appropriate for their little sister to see.
A teacher decides there will be a test on Friday and writes it on the board.
A manager of a fast food restaurant decides to give workers a 50¢ per hour raise.
The citizens voted in favor of a city tax measure that would increase funding for libraries.
Which of the following describes a primary economic sector?
Manufacturing Steel
Advertising a new product
Researchers experimenting on animals for a cure for disease
Growing crops or raising chickens
Which of these best explains the African influence on Brazilian culture?
The formation of an alliance between the African Union and Brazil
The forced migration of Africans to Brazil
The explorations of Brazil by African sailors
The establishment of Brazilian colonies in Africa
The arrival of new immigrant groups creates more diverse culture when
immigrants are pressured to assimilate quickly to their new community
immigrants are forced to settle in areas populated by people from their homeland
the traditions of local and immigration populations combine to create new customs
local government pass laws enforcing immigration quotas
Which of the following describes a secondary activity?
Researchers experimenting on animals for a cure for disease.
Advertising a new product.
Manufacturing Steel.
Growing crops or raising chickens.
Which of the following describes a tertiary economic sector?
Growing crops or raising chickens.
Manufacturing Steel.
Advertising a new product.
Researchers experimenting on animals for a cure for disease.
Which challenge of globalization is demonstrated by the rapid spread of COVID-19?
Cultural movements that limit vaccinations for children
Health problems caused by decreased government funding
Accelerated transmission of viruses due to increased travel
Improved sanitation resulting in resistant strains of viruses
Which of the following is an example of social migration?
Mr. Fisher’s mother and sister have moved to Texas from Jamaica to be closer to their family member.
People from El Salvador are looking for protection and safety in the United States.
Frankie came to Killeen from Puerto Rico due to a hurricane.
Juan moved from Killeen to Mexico to work in a car assembly plant.
Which of the following describes a quaternary economic industry?
Growing crops or raising chickens
Advertising a new product
Researchers experimenting on animals for a cure for disease.
Manufacturing Steel
Most people in Canada speak __________ except for one region called Quebec that speaks __________.
English, German
German, English
French, English
English, French
What was one direct result of the Columbian Exchange?
Europeans began to use horses to plow fields
American Indians built large urban centers
American Indians adopted European artistic techniques
Europeans spread diseases to American Indians
Most cities in Canada are near ____________ border, where the climate is ________.
US, Milder
Greenland, Milder
Alaska, More Harsh
Russia, More Harsh
Which TWO describe communism?
No social classes, wealth is divided evenly
Created by Karl Marx
People will act in their own self-interest to collect more wealth and buy what they want
Created by Adam Smith
Which way did the US and Canada try to get rid of the First Nations culture?
Created a bilingual culture
Relocation of children to boarding schools and adoption
Fought the French and Indian Wars
Gave the Nunavut Territory to the First Nations
The arrival of new immigrant groups creates more diverse culture when:
immigrants are pressured to assimilate quickly to their new community
immigrants are forced to settle in areas populated by people from their homeland
the traditions of local and immigration populations combine to create new customs
local government pass laws enforcing immigration quotas
How does technology shown in this photograph help humans adapt to the environment?
by detecting sunken ships
by helping ships navigate
by monitoring fish migration
by warning of a natural disaster
Which TWO describe Capitalism?
people will act in their own self interest to collect more wealth and buy what they want
created by Karl Marx
created by Adam Smith
no social classes, wealth is divided evenly
The Brazilian government is struggling against miners, ranchers, and farmers to preserve what type of ecosystem?
Rainforests
Savannas
Wetlands
Chaparrals
Based on the above chart, which country has a better health system?
Canada
United States
Average
None of the above
Which of these represents the best example of a culture being maintained?
Teachers encourage students to learn a second language
Parents enroll their children in foreign-exchange programs
siblings take part in similar school activities
Grandparents teach their grandchildren to cook family recipes
Which of the following mountain ranges extends down the western portion of South America?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Scandinavian Mountains
Which of the following covers more than 2 million square miles of South America, mostly in Brazil?
Atacoma Desert
Amazon Rainforest
The Pampas
The llanos
Which of the following are examples of absolute location?
around the corner
909 E. Elms Rd.
Killeen, TX 76542
on the corner of Elms and Trimmier
next to the donut shop
31.1 N and 97.7 S
Urbanization refers to:
farming techniques
type of government
people moving to rural areas in order to farm
people moving to cities to find work
Using the map which of the following is located at 33 N, 112 W
Boston, MA
Houston, TX
Fargo, ND
Phoenix, AZ
Which of the following lines of latitude and longitude are not labeled correctly?
C = Equator
D = Tropic of Cancer
AB = Prime Meridian
E = Artic Circle
Using the map which city is located at 35 N, 78 W
Raleigh, NC
Boston, MA
Miami, FL
Niagara Falls, NY
