ISTEP REVIEW 7th Grade

Which economic system is based on free trade and competition?

What is the most valuable resource on the Arabian Peninsula?

The Five Pillars of faith are most important to this religion that prays to Allah.

What is the saltiest body of water on the Earth?

Which of the following is not true of the Nile River?

These lines measure distances north and south of the equator. 

What is the main goal of people who follow Buddhism as it was taught by the Buddha?

Why is Hammurabi’s Code important?

What term describes how a society ranks its people based on importance?

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry are a(an)

The two main branches of geography are:

A country with a strong economy and high quality of life

is an economy where supply and price are regulated by the government rather than market forces.

What river flows across northern India into the Bangladesh delta?

What is the holy book of Islam?

Which of the following best describes the United Nations?

A _________ can be used to find the distance between two points on a map.

Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?

What is a flat drawing that shows all or part of the earth’s surface.

What word describes a writing system of pictographs used by the ancient Egyptians?

What is the term for a government leader and religious leader are the same?

What major river flows through central Africa and into the Atlantic Ocean?

Lines that measure distance east/west of the prime meridian and run north/south along the globe

Your street address describes

Worship of many gods

OPEC is an organization that controls the price of _______________.

An Egyptian king is called a

Why did the Europeans become interested in Africa?

Which ancient civilization is known for creating papyrus paper?

The earliest civilizations in India developed along which river?

How did the development of an alphabet benefit the Phoenicians?

What characteristics made Mesopotamia unique in their development?

South Africa’s government set up a policy of separation of the races which is called:

What type of climate can occur at many different latitudes?

Early India’s contributions to world civilization included:

This term refers to people who believe Jesus is the son of God and a Messiah.

Who was imprisoned for 27 years and later became the first black President of South Africa?

What two groups are fighting over control of Israel?

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, it is the year of the ____________________?

The people who follow the teachings of Muhammad are known a _____________.

Among the world’s countries, the expansion of global trade has increased

What three religions claim Jerusalem as their Holy Land?

In ancient West Africa, this product was traded for gold.

What body of water connects North Africa to Europe and the Middle East?

Dutch, French, and German settlers and their descendants in South Africa were known as:

What religion has a Torah for a holy book, celebrates Passover, and has mass at a synagogue?

A map’s ________ shows what the subject of the map is.

The effect good or bad actions have on a person’s soul is known as: