8A/8B MIDTERM REVIEW

The most prominent of the ten major language families is the

What term is used to refer to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?

The Russian political unit similar to a state in the United States is the

Nazis killed more than 2.5 million Jews/Poles in the death camp thirty-three miles west of Kraków, Poland, known

The poorest region in Mexico is the

Coffea arabica is popular for its

The system of customs, traditions, and habits that a group of people use

What verse is generally cited when discussing the Creation Mandate?

Sikhism unites

Hurricane-like storms are

The first writer to use the term geography was

The second-largest city in Russia is

The official records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths are called

Hipparchus’s contribution to geography was the

What is the dominant religion in Russia?

Contras were

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is

The Andes Mountains are

A large group of people with a common history and language who have developed a strong sense of identity is called a

Brenner Pass is the

Explorers discovered what group of Christians in India?

The capital of Bangladesh is

An area of political uncertainty, constant tension, and frequent changes in political boundaries

The view that all cultures are equally good and that each culture has its own truths and values

The main problem with any flat map is

The highest waterfall in the world is

The proponent of the heliocentric theory was

The second most important river in Russia is the

Copper Canyon has been named

Countries with dictatorial governments force their people to revere and worship their supreme dictator are said to

The basic tool of geography is a

In the Geography student text, how are the four rivers that flow from the Garden of Eden described?

The highest mountain in Europe is

Norway’s longest fjord is ______ Fjord.

Cotopaxi is

Who was the head of the first trade union and later became the first president of free Poland?

What country is the largest of the Baltic States and the home of the Hill of the Crosses?

Tepuis are

Which three countries were the first of the fifteen republics in the Soviet Union to declare independence?

All of the following rivers were in the Garden of Eden except

Which religion says that humans can become gods?

Which city is a famous source of spices?

The term glasnost means

What island chain forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea?

The swift and peaceful overthrow of communism in Czechoslovakia was called the

A Uralic language is spoken in

The Pampas are

What movement is motivated by a concern to protect the natural environment?

The number of years a person can expect to live is called his

Mountain ranges and rivers are examples of geographic features that often form

Which of the Baltic States is partially composed of fifteen hundred islands?

Paris lies on the __________ River.

Which country was nicknamed the “banana republic”?

Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés conquered the

Sherpas, known for their strength and endurance, live in

A public square in the center of a Mexican village is a(n)

The art of mapmaking is called

What Italian city, the second largest in the country, is a banking center in the Po River Valley?

The national government of the Netherlands’s constitutional monarchy meets in

The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles combine to form the __________.

What is the oldest parliamentary assembly in the world?

Denmark has territory on the

Whose map became the standard during the age of exploration?

Mount Everest is in

Cantons are

People of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry are

Christ’s command for believers to spread the gospel throughout the earth's peoples is the

What are the two main branches of geography?

Ferdinand Magellan was the first to

Hindu society is divided into different classes called

Another name for Russia during the period of Communist rule was the

Instead of a vice president, Russia’s executive branch has a

What man in the Old Testament received a promise that included a geographic location?

Detailed land features—such as mountains, hills, elevations, rivers, and swamps—are referred to as

What is the most widely spoken native language in South America?

The apostle Paul was shipwrecked on

Which of the following cultural achievements is not listed in Genesis 4?

The mapmaker whose system is still used today is

The language with the most speakers today is

The capital of Cuba is

Which three countries lie on the eastern plains?

A unique pattern of speech within a single language family is a(n)

What entity is the foundation of society?

The Russian ruler who was responsible for reforms that led eventually to the fall of the Soviet Empire was

What Indian civilization’s name means “children of the sun”?

tendency of a region made up of ethnically and religiously diverse minorities to break into small, hostile countries

Quechua is spoken by

What can be used to find the exact geographic location of a ship?

A typical globe is covered by twelve strips of paper called

Which mountain range has historically been the natural dividing line between northern and southern India?