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Semester Review - World Geo

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is movement?

a)

The how and why of how people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place.

b)

People moving from place to place

c)

Why ideas travel around the globe

d)

How goods get from point A to point B.

2.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

3.

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

4.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

5.
Where is it in relation to other areas or things?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
6.

Location H is located at which coordinates?

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

7.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
8.

The best football team in the world..

a)

Washington Commanders

b)

Washington Commanders

c)

Washington Commanders

d)

Washington Commanders

9.
Which is not a part of the New World?
a)
North America
b)
Caribbean
c)
South America
d)
Asia
10.
Which of these is an example of the long lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?  
a)
Horses are still used for transportation in many parts of Europe
b)
Corn remains a staple of many North American diets
c)
Smallpox can now be prevented with a vaccine 
d)
Spanish is the main spoken language many South American countries
11.

Who was the Columbian Exchange named after?

a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Leif Erikson
d)
Christopher Columbus
12.

How would you best describe the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Americans trading goods to the Asians in exchange for their resources

b)

An exchange of Colombian coffee

c)

Europe trading goods to the Americas in exchange for their resources

d)

An exchange of Colombian Culture

13.

The leg on the triangular trade on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas was called ___?

a)
Coffin Voyage
b)
New World Venture
c)
Middle Passage
d)
First Voyage
14.

Europeans brought _________________ which killed 90% of the population

a)

tobacco

b)

onions

c)

oranges

d)

disease

15.

The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.

a)

The Great Exchange

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The New World Exchange

d)

The American Exchange

16.

The introduction of new crops from the Americas caused populations to _____________ in the Europe, Africa, and Asia.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

the stay the same

d)

none of the above

17.
What were the main negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
many Native Americans died, diseases were spread, slavery began
b)
new foods and resources
c)
the Old World brought terrible music to the New World
d)
none - it was all good
18.

Angola has a life expectancy age of 44, literacy (can read and write) is at 58% of the population and an average income of $4,941 a year. What type of country is Angola?

a)

Developed Country (Most developed)

b)

Developing Country (Middle)

c)

Less Developed Country (Least developed)

19.

The average of people within a country that can read, or write is--

a)

Literacy rate

b)

Standard of living

c)

Life expectancy

d)

GDP

20.

The average of years of life a person is expected to live in a country--

a)

Literacy rate

b)

Standard of living

c)

Life expectancy

d)

GDP

21.

The measurement of money and comfort the typical person has in a place.

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

c)

standard of living

d)

migration

22.

Lack of access to doctors are all---

a)

push factors

b)

pull factos

23.

Which of the following is not a PULL Factor?

a)

Entertainment/ Leisure

b)

Freedom

c)

Wealth

d)

Poverty

24.

Freedom of Religion

a)

Push

b)

Pull

25.

Is the following a push or pull factor: Educational opportunities

a)

Push

b)

Pull

26.

Latin America is divided into 3 regions. Select all that apply.

a)

Mexico and Central America

b)

North and South America

c)

Caribbean

d)

South America

27.

Cuba and Jamaica are examples of __________________ islands.

a)

Hawaiian Islands

b)

Eastern Islands

c)

Caribbean Islands

d)

Southern Islands

28.

Which physical feature is identified in the image

a)

The Black Forest

b)

The Amazon Rainforest

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Tongass National Forest

29.

What is the most common land use of Central America?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting

c)

Fishing

d)

Manufacturing

30.


How has climate affected where Canadians live?

a)

Few people live in the northern regions of Canada because of the cold climate

b)

Most people tend to migrate and live in the northern provinces of Canada

c)

Few people live along the border of Canada and the U.S. because of the cold climate

31.


The largest and most important mountain range in both the U.S. and Canada is the

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

32.
On which of the following regions would you most likely find good land for grazing animals such at cattle?
a)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
b)
Great Plains
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Rocky Mountains
33.
Five large lakes located between the United States and Canada containing the largest surface area of fresh water in the world
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Lake Lanier
d)
Gulf of Mexico
34.

Technology helps culture diffuse (spread) because -

a)

People choose to move from one country to another and they take their cultural traits

b)

Inventions make it easier for people to communicate and trade culture traits

c)

When one group of people takes control of other people they force them to have new cultural traits

d)

Technology makes it more difficult to diffuse culture because it isolates groups of people

35.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

The process of a culture disappearing

b)

The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another

c)

The isolation of a culture from others

d)

The destruction of cultural practices

36.

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion through trade?

a)

The invention of the wheel

b)

The spread of spices and silk along the Silk Road

c)

The development of agriculture

d)

The creation of the internet

37.

How does migration contribute to cultural blending?

a)

By keeping cultures separate

b)

By allowing people to share and mix their cultural practices

c)

By preventing cultural exchange

d)

By isolating communities

38.

What role did the Silk Road play in cultural diffusion?

a)

It isolated cultures from each other

b)

It was a major trade route that facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas

c)

It prevented the spread of religions

d)

It was a barrier to cultural exchange

39.

What is an example of cultural diffusion through language spread?

a)

The isolation of dialects

b)

The widespread use of Spanish in Latin America

c)

The decline of linguistic diversity

d)

The disappearance of native languages

40.

What is climate?

a)

Short term weather patterns

b)

A hot temperature

c)

Humidity

d)

Weather patterns that a place typically experiences over a long period of time.

41.

What is one trip around the sun called?

a)

A rotation

b)

A revolution

c)

An eclipse

d)

An equinox

42.

Why is the temperature at the Equator always warm?

a)

Global warming affects it the most

b)

Ocean currents make it warm

c)

It receives direct sunlight year round

d)

It has lots of volcanoes

43.

What does "temperate" mean?

a)

Intense

b)

Unpredictable

c)

Dependable

d)

Mild

44.

Why do the seasons change?

a)

The tilt of the earth changes, so the amount of sunlight changes.

b)

Volcanoes make them change

c)

The moon makes them change

d)

Oceans make them change

45.
Why are there 365 1/4 (365.25) days in a year?
a)
Earth's rotation takes this long.
b)
The tilt of the Earth.
c)
Earth's revolution takes this long.
d)
Our tilt is 23 degress.
46.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
47.
Which word describes the seasons at the North and South Poles?
a)
cold
b)
It receives the same amount of direct sunlight year round.
c)
extreme 
d)
mild
48.
Imaginary line through the center of the earth (from the north pole to south pole)
a)
axis
b)
orbit
c)
pole
d)
tilt
49.
Select the best answer- What is weather?
a)
Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
b)
Weather is the atmosphere.
c)
Weather is precipitation.
d)
Weather is wind.
50.
a)

Mountain shadow effect

b)

Raining effect

c)

Precipitation Effect

d)

Rain Shadow Effect

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