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World Geography Final Exam Review F22
World Geography Final Exam Review F22
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What is the most powerful court in the U.S.?
States Court
Supreme Court
Federal Court
Superior Court
2
Basic support systems needed to keep a society going is known as:
Services Industries
Infrastructure
Gross Domestic Product
Raw Materials
3
Which was NOT true prior to the Industrial Revolution?
The U.S. had a very small middle-class
Most products were made by hand
Most lived and worked on farms
Most lived and worked in cities
4
What physical advantages in Europe led to large populations and high standards of living?
European colonization
Long coastlines and favorable climates
Long mountain ranges throughout the region
Strong economies
5
The average number of people in a measurable area is known as:
Population distribution
Population census
Population Pyramid
Population Density
6
What area of the U.S. is where the majority of the corn and wheat is grown?
Hudson Bay
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
7
What is a refugee?
Someone who is granted asylum
Someone who has been forced to leave their country
Someone who can not leave their country
Internally Displaced Person
8
What was a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Rapid increase in population
Significant population decline
People moved from urban areas to rural areas to work on farms
Many people became refugees
9
Traditional dress, art, housing, and language are all examples of:
Cultural diffusion
Biological traits
Customs and traditions
Cultural traits
10
What is the transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the rest of the continent?
Congo Rainforest
Mediterranean Sea
Sahel
Kalahari Desert
11
Which city is sacred to all 3 major monotheistic religions?
Bethlehem
Mecca
Vatican City
Jerusalem
12
Producing 50% of the world's oxygen, while also absorbing carbon dioxide, are the major benefits of:
Rivers
Rain forests
Oceans
Deserts
13
Economic system of the U.S.?
Command
Traditional
Mixed
Expanding
14
Solar, wind, and hydroelectric power are all examples of:
Renewable energy resources
Non-renewable energy resources
Raw materials
Fossil fuels
15
What renewable energy resources help reduce Global Warming?
windmills, solar panels, and geothermal energy
coal, hydroelectric power, and fracking
the sun's heat, petroleum, and over-fishing
coal, oil, and natural gas
16
What naturally occurring feature moderates Europe's climate?
Siberian Winds
Northern European Plain
Summer monsoons
North Atlantic Drift
17
Political system ruled by one person:
Communism
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
18
The spreading of cultural traits from one culture to another is known as:
Cultural Expansion
Cultural Blending
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Shift
19
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of:
Fossil fuels
Non-carbon sources of energy
Mineral resources
Renewable resources
20
What is the purpose of NATO?
Military alliance between the U.S. and Russia
Military alliance between the U.S. and Europe
Economic alliance between the U.S. and Europe
Economic alliance between the U.S. and Russia
21
What is the current world population?
7.8 million
78 million
7.8 billion
78 billion
22
Reason Islam split into Sunni and Shia branches:
Debates over how to choose a new leader and the status of the messiah
Designation of Mecca as the destination of the Hajj
Disagreements of the use of the Qur'an
Decision of how to confront people of Christian and Jewish faiths
23
Reasons people LEAVE their homeland are known as:
Missionaries
Push factors
Refugees
Pull factors
24
Poorly planned development that spreads a city's population over a wider area is known as"
Inflation
Urban Sprawl
Commercial Industries
Cottage Industries
25
What are the 2 most practiced religions in Africa?
Christianity and Judaism
Christianity and Islam
Buddhism and Hinduism
Islam and Buddhism
26
Trapping the sun's heat in the Earth's atmosphere, but prevents heat from escaping is known as:
Coriolis Effect
Ring of Fire
Tsunami
Global Warming
27
What does a population pyramid show?
The number of deaths per year
Infant mortality rate
Age groups within a population
The number of births per year
28
What is the significance of the Suez Canal?
Facilities trade between the UN and NATO
Facilities trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Facilities trade between Asia and Europe
Facilities trade between NAFTA and the EU
29
Scarcity of freshwater is the greatest challenge to which region today?
Middle East
United Stated
Latin America
Russia
30
What is the climate of Central Africa?
Cool & rainy
Cool & dry
Hot & rainy
Hot & dry
31
Demand for farms, highway construction, and increased populations all lead to:
Deforestation
Fracking
Desertification
Over-fishing
32
What is the significance of the rivers in Europe?
All capitals are located along rivers
Used for transportation and trade
Help with military defense
impact the climate
33
Which is an example of a 'check' on a government branch's power?
Supreme Court can arrest the president
President can fire Supreme Court Justices
The Congress can declare laws unconstitutional
The president can veto proposed laws
34
What is the purpose of the European Union?
Military alliance
Physical alliance
Economic alliance
Religion alliance
35
Political system in which citizens elect the people to rule on their behalf:
Dictatorship
Democracy
Communism
Monarchy
36
Long periods of drought and Global Warming lead to:
Desertification
Fracking
Deforestation
Over-fishing
37
Which best describes goods and services?
Goods are counted towards GDP; services are not
Goods are crops; services are manufactured
Goods are physical products; services is labor
Goods have already been produced; services are still in stores
38
What is the significance of the Mississippi River?
Only salt water river in the U.S.
Longest river in the world
Largest river in the world
Largest river in North America
39
Forced migration WITHIN borders of one's country creates:
Internally Displaced Persons
International migrants
Non-citizens
Refugees
40
Weather conditions over a LONG period of time is known as:
Climate
Altitude
Atmospheric conditions
Weather
41
Why does the U.S. Government have a 'Separation of Powers?'
So the U.S. government is the most powerful in the world
So other countries don't interfere with the U.S. government
So the U.S. government can run more smoothly
So not one branch of the government has too much power
42
Which feature is shared by both the U.S. and Canada?
Great Lakes
Chattahoochee River
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay
43
Where are the Yellow and Yangtze rivers located?
Indonesia
China
Russia
India
44
Latitude, altitude, and ocean currents affect:
Tornadoes
Thunderstorms
Climate
Natural resources
45
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Both are biological
Both are cultural
Race are cultural traits; ethnicity are biological
Race are biological traits; ethnicity are cultural
46
When you can only grow or produce just enough food for yourself and your family?
Slums
Subsistence Farming
Commercial Farming
Famine
47
What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
To enforce the laws
To make the laws
To interpret the laws
To analyze the laws
48
The rise in the number of cities and changes that result is known as:
Globalization
Urbanization
Rural development
Gentrification
49
What is the main objective of the United Nation?
Military alliance
Maintain global trade
Economic alliance
Maintain international peace and security
50
The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year is known as:
Economic Servicing Power
Purchasing Power
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Product
