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Semester 1 Final Exam Review 2023
Semester 1 Final Exam Review 2023
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GDP per capita measures the total value of all goods & services produced in a country in a year divided by ...
the number of states.
the number of people employed.
the population.
the number of households.
2
38°54’S, -77°2’W is an example of ...
relative location
a formula
absolute location
The North Pole
3
Who is considered the patriarch of the Semitic religions? (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)
Jesus
Mohammad
Abraham
Saint Peter
4
What is the holy text of Judaism? It consists of the first five books of the Old Testament. The ...
Gospels
Tanika
Tripitaka
Torah
5
The trade of which two commodities made Ghana, Mali, and Songhai wealthy?
Horses & Slaves
Copper & Guns
Gold & Salt
Wool & Cloth
6
#4 is on the continent of ______________________.
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
North America
7
Which agricultural hearth was located in the Fertile Crescent?
Mesopotamia
Great Zimbabwe
The Swahili Coast
Ghana, Mali & Songhai
8
Which southern African kingdom was connected to the Indian Ocean Trade route? I
Great Zimbabwe
Great Grandpa
Great Zanzibar
Great Zambia
9
What is the geographic theme that explores how people adapt and modify the natural world?
Human Environment Interaction
Place
Regions
Movement
10
The Middle East has the world's largest known deposits of this natural resource.
petroleum (oil)
frog legs
uranium
timber
11
Multi-storied temples in ancient Mesopotamia were called...
ziggurats.
pyramids.
mosques.
synagogues.
12
How was the Egyptian Pharaoh connected to Egyptian religion?
The Pharaohs built pyramids a hoses of worship.
The Pharaoh created the gods.
Pharaoh = god!
The Pharaoh was a high priest.
13
What does “excommunication” mean?
being unable to convert to Catholicism
being kicked out of the Catholic Church
sentenced to death by crucifixion
one wo does not believe in any religion
14
These are the 8 characteristics of
civilization
agricultural hearths
cultural diffusion
cultural assimilation
15
What was the objective (goal) of the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan?
to claim oil reserves without Western influence
to allow Christians to live in the Holy Land
to divide the Holy Land between Palestinians & Jews
British dominance of the Middle East
16
#3 is on the continent of ______________________.
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
17
Why did kings have difficulty in ruling people of the Jewish and Christian faith? (Specifically- Roman rulers)
They refused to work on the Sabbath or any other holy day.
They refused to accept that kings/emperors were gods.
They built temples dedicated to the Zoroastrian prophet.
They burnt polytheistic idols and pagan books.
18
Which of the following was NOT an example of how the Nile River was a gift to Egypt?
It was the main transportation system that connected the Egyptian state.
Hapi flowed down the river and was deposited as fertile soil.
Predictable floods allowed them to practice successful farming techniques.
Unpredictable flooding washed the trash away .
19
This geographic theme highlights how people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another.
Movement
Place
Regions
Human Environment Interaction
20
What led to the split of the Christian church into the Western Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
The Great Denomination
The Protestant Reformation
The Great Scheme
The Great Schism
21
Why was Baghdad known as the "Jewel of the World?"
Baghdad was the center of all trade connecting east & west.
Christians and Muslims attacked one another to conquer Baghdad.
Christians, Muslims, and Jews came together to pursue knowledge.
Baghdad was known to be the spice capital of the world.
22
Which three regions have the highest Muslim population density in the world?
South America, the Caribbean & Southwest Asia
North Africa, East Asia & Northern Europe
The Middle East, Southern Europe & North America
Southeast Asia, North Africa & the Middle East
23
#2 is on the continent of ______________________.
Asia
Australia
South America
Antarctica
24
Africa is a
continent
county in Indiana
mythical creature
very long river in Egypt
25
the spread of cultural traits across locations. (Illustrated in the picture)
cultural diffusion
agricultural hearths
civilization
cultural assimilation
26
The spread of the Jewish people outside their traditional homeland is known as the
Holocaust
Diaspora
Antisemitism
Shoah
27
#7 is on the continent of ______________________.
South America
North America
Asia
Antarctica
28
Showing our round earth on a flat surface creates________________ in the shape, size and/or position of objects.
disinfection
discombobulation
distortion
distribution
29
The Palestine - Israeli Conflict is fought over...
religious differences
political systems
natural resources
the Holy Land
30
A system in which laws are based on religious teachings is
an oligarchy
an anarchy
a democracy
a theocracy
31
The primary reason the ancient Egyptians mummified the dead was...
to keep animals from scavenging the graves.
to study human anatomy.
to find the causes of and cures for diseases.
so the ba (soul) could reunite with the body in the afterlife.
32
Under which system of government does the leader have all of the power? (North Korea has this system.)
Authoritarian / Dictatorship
Democratic Socialism
Representative
Democracy
33
Judging other cultures based on what is normal for you is an example of
ethnic assimilation
centralisms
ethnologists
ethnocentrism
34
Agricultural hearths are places where...(Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley are examples of these.)
people first discovered fire.
the information revolution first took place.
early centers of civilization began.
people lived their lives as hunters and gathers.
35
What are the imaginary lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator?
latitude lines
prime meridians
longitude lines
poles
36
Employment, a good climate, and educational opportunities are examples of ____________ that affect human migration.
movement
push factors
human-environment interaction
pull factors
37
A decrease in oil production, gas shortages & a quadrupling of gasoline prices resulted from the 1970s...
OPEC oil Embargo
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
the Holocasut
the Balfour Declaration
38
Mohammed trusted these people to spread the Islamic faith.
merchants
priests
the cavalry
farmers
39
Which trade route did the Western African Empires control?
The Trans-Continental
The Trans - Saharan
Triangular Trade
the Trans-National
40
Which of the following explains how the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers were seen as a curse?
Unpredictable flooding destroyed homes, crops, people, and livestock.
Canals were connected to the rivers to irrigate crops.
Mesopotamians used the rivers to transport goods.
Mesopotamians could not drink from either river due to unclean water.
41
#1 is on the continent of ______________________.
Europe
Africa
North America
Australia
42
_______________________________ measures the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Total Industrial Output per capita (TIO per capita)
Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDP per capita)
Total Industrial Output (TIO)
43
#5 is on the continent of ______________________.
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
44
In which type of government do citizens elect their leaders?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Authoritarian / Dictatorship
45
How does the population density of Danville compare to Chicago? It is
much higher
much lower
about the same
slightly lower
46
Which Western African king changed the region’s international image to world powers in Europe and the Middle East?
Sunni Ali ber
Mansa Musa
Mohammad II
Ibn batata
