WorksheetsMLWC Semester 1 Review
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 45mins
Geography is the study of:
Earth's places, people, and environments
Only maps and globes
Only weather patterns
Ancient civilizations
Which line divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
International Date Line
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Lines of latitude run:
In zigzag directions
Diagonally between poles
East to west
North to south
What is located at 0° longitude?
Equator
North Pole
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
A compass rose shows:
The scale of the map
The legend or key
Latitude and longitude grids
Directions such as N, S, E, W
"The school is two blocks from the park" is an example of:
Absolute location
Relative location
Place description
Region classification
Which theme of geography asks, "What is it like there?"
Human–Environment Interaction
Location
Place
Movement
Cutting down a forest to build a city is best described as:
Modifying the environment
Depending on the environment
Adapting to the environment
Defining a formal region
Areas with similar characteristics are called what?
Regions with shared traits
Locations with shared traits
Places with shared traits
Movements with shared traits
Climate is best described as which of the following?
Only precipitation amounts
Today's weather conditions
Only the temperature pattern
Average weather over many years
Which factor affects climate most directly?
A combination of all listed
Distance from water only
Elevation only
Latitude only
What does higher elevation generally lead to?
Hotter temperatures year-round
Always increased rainfall
Cooler temperatures overall
No change in temperature
The hot zone located between the Tropics is known as which zone?
Frigid Zone region
Arctic Zone band
Torrid Zone area
Temperate Zone belt
Which latitude line lies at 23.5°N?
Equator at zero degrees
Prime Meridian line
Tropic of Cancer line
Tropic of Capricorn
If a city is at high elevation within the Torrid Zone, what climate outcome is most likely?
Cooler conditions than nearby lowlands
Consistently very hot temperatures
Constant heavy rainfall year-round
No effect from altitude on heat
Culture includes all EXCEPT:
Language and religion
Food and customs
Weather and climate
Art and music
A nuclear family includes:
The whole community
Parents and children only
Grandparents, aunts, uncles too
Only grandparents
An extended family includes:
Only parents and children
Only siblings
Parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins
Only married couples
Belief in ONE God is:
Polytheism
Agnosticism
Monotheism
Atheism
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are:
Economic systems
Not religions
Monotheistic religions
Polytheistic religions
In a democracy:
People vote and have power
A king decides everything
The military rules
One person has all power
In a dictatorship:
People vote freely
One person has all power
Everyone is equal
Government controls everything in a:
Traditional economy
Mixed economy
Market economy
Command economy
Culture spreading from place to place is:
Revolution
Diffusion
Ethnocentrism
Isolation
Believing YOUR culture is superior to others is:
Cultural relativism
Understanding
Ethnocentrism
Respect
Understanding cultures are different, not better or worse, is:
Prejudice
Discrimination
Cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism
Countries depending on each other is:
Interdependence
Isolation
Imperialism
Independence
Which is an element of culture?
Weather
Climate
Geography
Language
Which is an element of culture?
Rivers
Religion
Elevation
Mountains
Social organization refers to:
How people form groups and families
Natural resources
Types of weather
Geographic regions
The longest mountain range in the world is:
Himalayas
Alps
Rockies
Andes
Where are the Andes Mountains?
North America
Asia
South America
Africa
The Pacific Ring of Fire has many:
Deserts
Volcanoes and earthquakes
Rivers
Beaches
Argentina's grasslands are called:
Llanos
Pampas
Savanna
Prairie
The Amazon Rainforest:
Produces oxygen
Affects climate
All of the above
Has biodiversity
"Tierra Caliente" means:
Hot Land
Cold Land
Dry Land
Frozen Land
The COLDEST elevation zone is:
Tierra Caliente
All the same
Tierra Fria
Tierra Helada
Bananas grow in which zone?
Tierra Helada (frozen)
Tierra Fria (cold)
Tierra Caliente (hot)
None of these
Potatoes and wheat grow in:
Tierra Fria (cold)
Tierra Caliente (hot)
All zones equally
Tierra Helada (frozen)
"Tierra Caliente" means:
Cold Land
Hot Land
Dry Land
Frozen Land
The COLDEST elevation zone is:
Tierra Helada
Tierra Fria
Tierra Caliente
All the same
Bananas grow in which zone?
Tierra Helada (frozen)
Tierra Caliente (hot)
Tierra Fria (cold)
None of these
Potatoes and wheat grow in:
Tierra Caliente (hot)
Tierra Fria (cold)
Tierra Helada (frozen)
All zones equally
As elevation increases, temperature:
Varies randomly
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
The Sierra Madre is located in:
Peru
Argentina
Mexico
Brazil
Llanos are grasslands in:
Argentina
Chile
Venezuela and Colombia
Mexico
The Maya were located in:
Mexico and Central America
Peru
Argentina
Brazil
The Aztec capital was:
Tikal
Machu Picchu
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Who built Machu Picchu?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Spanish
Hernán Cortés conquered the:
All of them
Inca
Maya
Aztec
The Inca were known for:
Machu Picchu
Terrace farming
Road systems
All of the above
The 3 Gs of exploration were:
Gold, Glory, God
Guns, Germs, Gold
God, Greed, Government
Glory, Goods, Geography
Columbus sailed for which European nation?
England with royal backing
France with crown support
Portugal under royal sponsorship
Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella
A Spanish conqueror during the Age of Exploration was called what?
Colonist settling lands
Explorer seeking new routes
Conquistador in the New World
Missionary spreading faith
What best describes the Columbian Exchange?
A cross-ocean money system
Exchange of plants, animals, and diseases
A centralized colonial government type
A negotiated intercontinental peace treaty
Which crop originated in the Americas and spread to the Old World?
Corn first domesticated in the Americas
Cattle brought by Iberian settlers
Horses introduced by Europeans
Wheat grown in Eurasia long before
What had the largest overall impact on Native Americans after 1492?
Diseases causing massive deaths
New tools changing technology
New animals transforming labor
New foods improving diets
Triangular Trade connected which three regions across the Atlantic?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Asia, Europe, and Africa
Three South American countries
Only European maritime countries
The longest river in the world is:
Amazon
Mississippi
Congo
Nile
The Nile flows through:
West Africa
Southern Africa
North and East Africa
Central Africa
The Aswan Dam:
Separates countries
Stops all boats
Controls flooding and makes electricity
Creates deserts
The largest desert in the world is:
Sahara
Arabian
Kalahari
Gobi
The Sahara is in:
South Africa
East Africa
North Africa
West Africa only
A savanna is:
A desert
A rainforest
Grassland with scattered trees
A mountain
Africa is rich in:
Diamonds
Gold
Oil
All of the above
Desertification means:
Building desert cities
Desert becomes farmland
Fertile land becomes desert
Planting in deserts
The Sahel is:
A city
Between Sahara and savanna
A river
A mountain range
Desertification in the Sahel is caused by:
Too much rain
Overgrazing and poor farming
Too many trees
Earthquakes
Which is a region of Africa?
North Africa
Northeast Africa
Northwest Africa
Middle Africa
Mediterranean climate is found in:
North Africa (coastal areas)
Central Africa
The Sahara
The Middle Passage was:
D. A treaty
C. A mountain pass
B. Enslaved Africans' voyage across Atlantic
A. A European trade route
The Middle Passage was part of:
B. Triangular Trade
A. Silk Road
D. Berlin Conference
C. Columbian Exchange
Enslaved Africans were taken to:
D. Europe
A. Only North America
B. The Americas (North, Central, South, Caribbean)
C. Only Caribbean
Middle Passage conditions caused:
A. Death of many enslaved people
B. Disease and suffering
C. Family separation
D. All of the above
Three goods traded for enslaved people were:
A. Guns, cloth, rum
B. Gold, silver, copper
C. Wheat, rice, corn
D. Horses, cattle, sheep
The Middle Passage lasted from:
A. 1400s-1500s
B. 1500s-1800s
C. 1800s-1900s
D. 1900s-2000s
The slave trade's effect on Africa:
C. United communities
B. Improved economy
D. Increased population
A. Lost millions of people
The slave trade's effect on Americas:
D. Ended quickly
C. Decreased population
A. Built economy on slave labor
B. Had no impact
Ships in the Triangular Trade carried:
B. Only people
A. Manufactured goods from Europe to Africa
D. Only weapons
C. Only food
The Triangular Trade route went:
A. Europe → Africa → Americas → Europe
C. Americas → Europe → Americas
D. Europe → Americas → Europe
B. Africa → Asia → Europe → Africa
What is the best definition of imperialism?
One country controlling another territory
Fair and balanced international trade
Countries working as equal partners
Complete independence for all nations
Which combination lists common European motivations for taking African territories?
Access to natural resources and new markets
Creating equal political unions with Africans
Desire for isolation and less trade
Ending all military involvement overseas
When did the Berlin Conference that formalized rules for dividing Africa take place?
1884–1885 in the late nineteenth
1914–1918 during World War I
1945 at the end of World War II
1776 in the late eighteenth century
What was a key outcome of the Berlin Conference regarding Africa?
A continent-wide peace treaty was signed
African states gained independence immediately
African rulers chaired the negotiations
Europeans partitioned Africa without Africans
Which statement about African leaders at the Berlin Conference is accurate?
They were not invited to the meeting
They led the discussion committees
They participated as equal partners
They made most of the final decisions
Which European powers participated in colonizing parts of Africa?
Several including Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Spain
Only Portugal and Spain together
Only Germany and Belgium together
Only Britain and France together
Which is a negative effect associated with European imperialism in Africa?
Immediate political stability everywhere
Extensive creation of artificial borders
Universal improvement in education
Large increases in shared wealth
After colonial rule, which challenge was intensified by artificial borders?
Guaranteed long-term political stability
Permanent cultural unity across regions
Instant economic growth nationwide
Ethnic conflicts and civil strife
Which methods did Europeans commonly use to establish control in Africa?
Cultural exchanges and student programs
Military force, treaties, and economic pressure
Open elections and self-rule guarantees
Local leadership with full sovereignty
Why were the borders drawn by Europeans during colonization often problematic?
They split ethnic groups and ignored cultures
They carefully matched linguistic boundaries
They were negotiated by African leaders
They reflected precolonial political lines
