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Worldgeo Final 2024-25
Worldgeo Final 2024-25
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1
The primary reason the Aswan High Dam was built was to
control flooding to safeguard the areas residents
Stop desertification in the Sahara
Create luxury lakes for tourism
provide natural gas fro local energy
2
The earliest people of East Europe were __, __, and __
Slavs, Germanic, and Celtic
French, British, and Spanish
Romans, Greeks, and Phoenicians
Moors, Huns, and Egyptains
3
About 80% of all Russians live east of the Ural Mounatins
True
False
4
Becauase of its location on the Ring of Fire, much of Central America is
Flat and covered in desrt
Mountainous with active volcanoes
Made up entirely of islands
Under constant snowfall
5
Haitian creole is a patois that blends Portugese vocabulary with African and Spanish words
True
False
6
in Central America, which climate zone is the most densely populated?
Polar Zone
Tierra Fria
Tierra Templada
Tropical Rainforest
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Southern
Asian
Arctic
continental
8
Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims and speak Kurdish, a language distinct from, but related to, Farsi
True
False
9
During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union operated as a __ in which the government made key economic decisions
traditional economy
Free-market system
command economy
Mixed economy
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False
True
11
Desalination has limited use in North Africa due to
Overuse of nuclear energy
Frequent flooding from rivers
the expense of bulding and maintaining desalination plants
A lack of seawater sources
12
What is the largest fresh water lake in Central America?
Lake Atitlan
Lake Michigan
Lake Ticticaca
Lake Nicaragua
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Neighbors
Allies
Colonies
satellites
14
Geometric boundaries are divisions of land based on natural and cultural features
False
True
15
Monaco and Switzerland are leaders in the international banking and insurance industries
True
False
16
How did the collapse of the Soviet Union affect the economy of east Germany?
It allowed east germany to remain independent
it triggered a major industrial boom in eastern germany
it made Eastern Germany the wealthiest region in Europe
Factory closures caused high unemployment and migration
17
The Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires ruled much of Eastern Europe until __
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The state of World War II
The Russian Revolution
The End of World War I
18
There are no mountains in the Eastern Mediterranean
False
True
19
The Dead Sea, located in the Jordan Rift Valley, is the lowest point on the Earth's land surface
True
False
20
Tungsten is a common natural resource found throughout the mountains of Southern Europe
True
False
21
The most densely populated area of North Africa is the Nile river Valley
True
False
22
The Portugese were the colonial rulers of Brazil
False
True
23
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France
Germany
Spain
Norway
24
The 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro produced a communist state in Cuba
True
False
25
The Northern Europe Plain extends from Hungary into the Balkan Peninsula
True
False
26
All countries in Northern Europe except Monaco have ratified the Kyoto Protocol
False
True
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True
False
28
PRODESEC (economic development program for the dry region of Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan plan to
build luxury resorts in Managua
Expand Nicaragua's oil exports
Promote urbanization in coastal cities
provide new opportunities for rural families
29
Which three countries have the highest population densities of countries in Northwestern Europe?
Germany, Norway, and Ireland
Spain, Portugal, and Finland
Iceland, Austria, and Sweden
The Netherlands, Belgium, and United Kingdom
30
Vladimir Lean was the founder of modern communism
False
True
31
In Lithuania, some forests and rivers are so polluted that they are unable to sustain life
False
True
32
The tierra helada and the puna are the lowest vertical climate zones in South America
False
True
33
Although not situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula, Denmark is considered part of the cultural region called
Central Europe
Scandinavia
The Iberian Peninsula
The Baltics
