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World Cultures Semester 1 Review Game
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1
A region is described as an area with common characteristics.
True
False
2
Farmers in Mesopotamia were the 1st to ______________ animals, which meant raise for human use.
None of these
Kill
Domesticate
Eat
3
Geographers use a grid system in order to
Determine the number of peopleliving in a given area.
Identify the precise location of anyplace on Earth.
Calculate the elevations ofmountains and depths of oceans.
Provide information to historians.
4
If you hiked up from Point B to Point C, how many feet in elevation would you increase?
100 ft
300 ft
200 ft
You would end up at the same elevation
5
GPS is an acronym for Geographic Polar System.
False
True
6
Gov't controlled by a small group of powerful individuals, such as the communist party in China
are Autocracies
are Democracies
are Monarchies
are Oligarchies
7
Latin America includes
TheCaribbean, Mexico, and Canada.
Mexico,Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Mexicoand the United States.
SouthAmerica and the Caribbean.
8
Northeastern states and provinces like Maine and Nova Scotia have many ________?
Headwaters
Timberlines
Fisheries
Trade Surpluses
9
Since the fall of communism, some eastern Europeans have
cleaned up their environmental problems
all of these choices
had difficulty adapting to a free market system
taken steps to return to a communist system of government
10
NAFTA reduced trade restrictions among which countries?
Canada, the US, and Mexico
Mexico, the U.S., and Panama
Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina
Mexico, island nations of the Caribbean, and Bolivia
11
Which one of the following economic systems offers the most freedom to businesses and consumers
Capitalism
Communism
Autocracy
Socialism
12
The majority of the population of Canada lives where?
around the Hudson Bay
in Ontario and Quebec near the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
in the Yukon and Northwest Territories
in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Atlantic Coast
13
The Prime Meridian divides Earth into north and south hemispheres.
False
True
14
A chain of metropolitan areas, such as the area between Boston and Wash. DC, are nicknamed
Boom Towns
City Chains
Megalopolis
Giant Cities
15
Which item can complete this cause-and-effect chart?
Maquiladoras have been built along the US/Mexico border
Many Latin American countries have been politically unstable
Service industries have grown rapidly in Latin America
Many natural resources in Latin America are plentiful
16
The Missouri River is a ____ of the Mississippi River.
Tributary
Source
Headwater
Delta
17
The European Union now includes
only western European nations
former colonies of European nations
the US
countries from almost all regions of Europe
18
The Earth’s tilt on its axis is the major cause of the seasons.
True
False
19
What is the purpose of the European Union
to exclude eastern European countries
to decrease governmental control of private farms
to strengthen Europe's economies and promote political unity
to find jobs for workers from poorer countries
20
free trade and supply + demand help people grow their businesses in a competitive market.
Command Economy
Natural Resource Economy
Totalitarian Economy
Market Economy
21
The belief in one God is known as
Monotheism
Atheism
Polytheism
None of the above
22
The main continental divide in the United States and Canada is formed by
MIssissippi River
Rocky Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
23
Which of the following is the definition of "arable" land?
land that is too dry to support life
land that is suitable for farming
land cleared for industrial growth
land that contains oil reserves
24
This point has the steepest terrain on the topographic map.
Point B
Point C
Point A
Point D
25
Most Arabs in the region are what?
Hindu
Muslims
Buddhists
Christians
26
Under the Soviet system, the government
controlled all forms of communication
controlled editorials but not the reporting of news
allowed newspapers to print whatever they wanted
encouraged access to a wide variety of new sources
27
Which event sparked the call for the creation of a Jewish Homeland in Palestine
The Holocaust
WWI
The Great Depression
The Cold War
28
Countries in the Middle East have few natural freshwater sources, so they turn to
Using large amounts of bottled water for everyday needs
The US to import their freshwater
The process of desalination to take salt out of saltwater
Other countries around them w/ abundant freshwater resources
29
As believers in communism, Bolsheviks
immigrated to Russia from other places
wanted a society led by workers where all people were equal
proposed a new society in which corporations have power
supported the czars
30
The Amazon Basin contains the world’s largest
rain forest
water supply
lake
mountain
31
In which religion is the Mosque a house of worship?
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
32
Relative location is expressed as an exact point on a grid
False
True
33
Which two points on the Topographic map have the same elevation?
PointC & D
PointA & D
PointB & C
PointA & B
34
The short-term condition of the atmosphere in one place is known as
Equinox
Weather
Climate
Global Warming
35
Which ethnic group does not have a homeland?
Kazaks
Turks
Uzbeks
Kurds
36
Along the US - Mexico border, Mexico has many Maquiladoras, which are
Distribution centers
Locally owned factories
Transportation docks
Foreign owned factories
37
The Cold War was a power struggle between
East Berlin and West Berlin
the communist world vs. the non-communist world
China and Russia
The US and Europe
38
After the fall of the Soviet Union,
countries struggled shifting from communism to capitalism
the nation acheieved a level of stability never seen before
the region has seen a decrease in crime
most Soviet satellites chose to remain part of Russia
39
Elevation is related to climate in which of the following ways
As elevation decreases thetemperature decreases
As elevation increases thetemperature decreases
As elevation decreases #s of hurricanes and tornados goes up
As elevation increases the chancesof thunderstorms increases
40
Places in the___________ have warm to hot climates year round.
Low Latitudes
Mid Latitudes
High Latitudes
Rain Shadow
41
Over 80% of the citizens of Israel practice the religion of
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
42
A cartogram is a special purpose map that could be used to show the following things
except
The populations of differentcountries
The number of smokers in each statein the USA
The barrels of oil produced indifferent countries
The elevation of specific points
43
OPEC controls the production and pricing of which commodity?
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Gold
44
Slash-and-burn is a technique which is used for
Replanting forests
Clearing air pollution
Clearing sections of the rainforest
Removing land pollution
45
Eastern European citizens have _____ since the fall of communism
quickly established independent companies
lost social programs
received improved government services
increased heavy industry
