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Semester 1 Final Exam
What is monotheism?
What is global warming?
Semester 1 Final Exam
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What is global warming?
Increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
Short term changes in local weather
2
What is monotheism?
Belief in one god
Belief in multiple gods
3
Which country is letter F?
Georgia
Syria
Turkey
Armenia
4
Hinduism includes the beliefs of karma and _____
Monotheism
Life is full of suffering
Four noble truths
Reincarnation
5
____ areas are densely populated areas.
Rural
Urban
6
What is productivity?
The means of production in an economy
Measurement of what is produced and required to produce it
One of the three basic economic questions
A regional variety of a language
7
The _____ are still discriminated against despite the caste system being made illegal.
Vaishyas
Dalits
Shudras
Brahmins
8
When did humans transition to practicing agriculture?
10,000 years ago
15,000 years ago
7,000 years ago
5,000 years ago
9
The discovery in the mid-1900s CE of vast _____________ deposits in Southwest Asia had a strong impact on the region.
Coal
Salt
Gold
Petroleum
10
The _____ is the Earth’s lowest elevation on land and one of the saltiest bodies of water.
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Persian Gulf
11
What is a dynasty?
Line of rulers from a single family
Line of military leaders in China
Area in China with fertile soil
Line of rulers from competing families
12
Which country is letter E?
Yemen
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
13
What is a scarce resource in Southwest Asia
Water
Natural Gas
Oil
Petroleum
14
Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones form the _____ of Japan.
Mountains
Archipelago
Atoll
Valley
15
What is culture?
The number of people in a country divided by the landmass
A regional variety of a language
A person who flees a country for a variety of reasons
The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group
16
What is Animism?
Belief in karma
Belief that objects, places, and creatures possess a spirit
Belief in reincarnation
Belief in animals as holy beings
17
Which country is letter A?
Kazakhstan
Japan
Russia
Uzbekistan
18
Which of the following is a trade deficit?
When a country exports more than it imports
When a country imports more than it exports
19
Why do maps distort physical reality?
They are round and the Earth is flat
They are flat and the Earth is round
20
What is a yurt?
Dirt roads in the steppes
Circular structure made of animal skins
Circular structure made of concrete
Animal skins used as clothing
21
What is the systematic murder of six million Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany called?
Holodomor
Holocaust
Aardakh
Armenian Genocide
22
Which country is letter K?
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan
Pakistan
Tajikistan
23
Which country is letter H?
Pakistan
Bhutan
Nepal
India
24
The measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is:
Elevation
Height
Climate
Weather
25
For many early conquerors of Central Asia, the _________ Road was the greatest prize.
Paper
Western
Silk
Jade
26
Arab conquests in the 700s brought which religion to Central Asia?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Taoism
27
Who conquered much of Asia in the 1300s?
Chinese
Mongols
Crusaders
Arabs
28
What first attracted Europeans to Southeast Asia?
Spices
Gold
Petroleum
Silver
29
Which Country is letter J?
Thailand
Myanmar
Laos
Malaysia
30
Which country is letter G?
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
31
Which process has caused the fastest change in Earth's environment in the last 50 years?
Movement
Erosion
Weathering
Human Actions
32
The teachings of a man named Jesus from around 30 CE led to which religion?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
33
What is similar about the Caucuses and the Ural mountains?
They both contain many valleys and depressions
They are both a border between Europe and Asia
They are both heavily forested
They both contain deep lakes
34
Why does China have less forestlands than other East Asian countries?
Invasive species have killed many trees
Trees are not seen as a valuable resource in China
People have exploited trees for heating, building, and farms
No part of China is good for growing trees
35
Which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle?
Evaporation
Dilution
Precipitation
Condensation
36
What is an alluvial plain?
Sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
Area where a river drains into an ocean or sea
Area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
Area of fertile soil deposited by floodwaters
37
What factors drive people away from an area?
Pull Factors
Push Factors
38
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Sunlight
Diamonds
Coal
Oil
39
What is a tundra?
Flat, treeless plain with permafrost
Mountainous are with forest
Flat plain with coniferous trees
Mountainous area in the arctic
40
What is the largest country in Southeast Asia?
Vietnam
Indonesia
Cambodia
Laos
41
Who won the Chinese Civil War in 1949?
Communists
Nationalists
42
Globalization helps spread ____ and ____.
Beliefs and understanding
Language and customs
Money and power
Ideas and innovations
43
What does "Mesopotamia" mean in ancient Greek?
The land in the valley
The land between the seas
The land between the rivers
The land in the mountains
44
What is a cyclone?
Storm that occurs mainly over flat plains
Area where a river meets the ocean or sea
Large, swirling storm that can cause devastation
Area of fertile soil deposited by floodwaters
45
Which country is letter I?
Syria
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
46
Which of the following seasons does NOT make up a tropical wet/dry climate?
Freezing
Hot
Dry
Wet
47
What is geography?
Study of the Earth's climate and how it changes over time
Study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments
Study of the animals on the Earth's surface
Study of just the Earth's physical features
48
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Indus River Valley civilization technology?
Concrete
Bathrooms
Natural Air Conditioning
Brick Houses
49
The population of Southwest Asia is ____
Staying the same
Shrinking
Growing
50
Much of South Asia’s weather is directly influenced by wind patterns called _____
Cyclones
Typhoons
Tornadoes
Monsoons
51
What kind of map shows the boundaries of countries and states?
Physical
Political
Elevation
Resource
52
Which country had a “one-child” policy in order to help slow down its population growth?
Mongolia
Japan
South Korea
China
53
Which country is letter D?
India
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Nepal
54
For many conquerors in Central Asia, what was the greatest prize?
Mineral resources in Siberia
Control of the Silk Road
Personal Pride
Oil and natural gas
55
Which country is letter B?
North Korea
Mongolia
Pakistan
China
56
The four noble truths and the eightfold path are components of which religion?
Jainism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
57
What is the most widely grown crop in Southeast Asia?
Wheat
Rice
Soybeans
Corn
58
What is climate?
The average weather in an area over a long period of time
The weather outside right now
The forecast for the weather next week
The weather pattern for the last year
59
What happened in 2004 that killed over 230,000 people in Southeast Asia?
Tsunami in Indonesia
Earthquake in Laos
Famine in Myanmar
War between countries in Southeast Asia
60
Which two cultures had a large impact on the early history of Southeast Asia?
Japan and India
Vietnam and India
China and Bangladesh
China and India
61
What is the name of the railroad that opened access to Siberia?
Trans-Continental Railroad
Trans-Tundra Railroad
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Trans-Asian Railroad
62
What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?
Tsunamis
Nobody knows
Plate movements
Shifts in weather patterns
63
Which country is letter C?
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
64
Because the Earth's ____ is tilted, not all places on Earth receive the same amount of sun.
Axis
Revolution
Orbit
Northern Hemisphere
65
Which of the following is NOT something that the map key explains?
Symbols
Direction
Lines
Colors
66
What is the dominant religion in Southwest Asia today?
Christianity
Yazidism
Islam
Judaism
