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1
Which of the five themes discusses how people rely on things that come from somewhere else?
Location
Region
Human/Environmental Interaction
Movement
2
What is the name of the island country located just off the coast of India?
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
3
What is the term for the exact location of a place on earth?
same location
relative location
absolute location
close location
4
What are the four intermediate directions?
north, northeast, south, southeast
east, north, south, west
northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
east, northeast, southwest, south
5
What city is considered holy to all three major monotheistic religions?
Cairo
Jerusalem
Makkah
Torah
6
What is the term for a country that is working towards industrialization?
market
developing
traditional
industrializing
7
Which of the 5 themes of geography tells us the characteristics of a location?
Location
Movement
Place
Human/Environmental Interaction
8
What line of latitude is used to divide the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Arctic Circle
9
Which of the five themes divides the earth into units based on unifying characteristics?
Place
Movement
Location
Region
10
Which of the five themes discusses the effect humans and the environment have on each other?
Movement
Place
Location
Human/Environmental Interaction
11
What is the term for the height of an area above sea level?
distance
contour
elevation
relief
12
About 80% of Israel’s people practice what religion?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
13
What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to the cities?
refugee
migration
citification
urbanization
14
The country of Israel is located on what continent?
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
15
What is the term for the story of the past?
geography
sociology
history
anthropology
16
What is the capital city of India?
Kathmandu
Dhaka
Islamabad
New Delhi
17
What does GPS stand for?
Good Positioning System
Global Positioning System
Global Positioning Science
Geographic Positioning System
18
Which of the following is NOT one of the five oceans?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
19
What's the term for the coloring or shading on a map that shows how flat or rugged the land is?
relief
physical
rocky
contour
20
What is the term for a green area in the desert fed by underground water?
aquifer
oasis
hajj
puddle
21
What does the term “landlocked” mean?
bordered on all sides by land
bordered on all sides by water
surrounded by Arab countries
surrounded by islands
22
What percentage of the earth's water is salt water?
92%
96%
98%
94%
23
What type of plate boundary is created when the plates pull away from each other?
fault
convergent
divergent
transform
24
What is the term for a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas?
island
isthmus
peninsula
bay
25
What is the term for the development of a world culture and interdependent economy?
globalization
culture borrowing
cultural diffusion
interdependence
26
What type of tree once covered Lebanon?
cedar
pine
oak
maple
27
Which of the 5 themes of geography tells us that “everything happens somewhere”?
Location
Human/Environmental Interaction
Place
Movement
28
What is the term for how a culture spreads its knowledge and skills from one area to another?
culture borrowing
cultural diffusion
globalization
interdependence
29
Who do Muslims believe was the last and greatest prophet of God?
Jesus
Moses
Saul
Muhammad
30
What is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world?
Damascus
Beirut
Cairo
Jerusalem
31
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Fuji
Mount Everest
Mount McKinley
Mount Superior
32
Both India and Pakistan claim what highly disputed region?
Bangladesh
Kashmir
Karachi
Sri Lanka
33
What is the highest mountain chain in the world (borders India on the north)?
Hindu Kush Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
34
What model is the best representation of how the earth actually looks in space?
chart
globe
map
poster
35
What is the term for a mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth?
mountain
volcano
hill
plateau
36
Most nations have what type of economy?
market
command
traditional
mixed
37
What is the term for a place of worship for those who follow the Muslim faith?
hajj
mosque
synagogue
church
38
What continent contains the largest amount of the world’s population?
South America
Asia
Africa
North America
39
What Roman emperor helped to end Christian persecutions in 300 A.D.?
Constantine
Hammurabi
Solomon
David
40
What are the four cardinal directions?
north, northeast, south, southeast
east, north, south, west
east, northeast, southwest, west
northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
41
What is the primary language spoken in the Middle East?
Kuwatian
Babylonian
Arabic
French
42
What is the term for the adoption of one group’s culture traits by another group?
culture borrowing
globalization
interdependence
cultural diffusion
43
What is the term for one of the five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents?
ocean
volcano
continent
island
44
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
Europe
Asia
China
North America
45
What is the name of the Jewish holy book?
Torah
Quran
Bible
Makkah
46
Name the term for a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on 3 sides by water.
peninsula
bay
isthmus
island
47
What is the name of the Christian holy book?
Makkah
Quran
Torah
Bible
48
What does “Mesopotamia” mean?
between the deserts
between the rivers
between the rocks
between the mountains
49
What line of longitude is used to divide the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres?
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
50
What is the term for a person who is forced to leave their home due to war or bad government?
immigrant
migrant
farmer
refugee
51
What is the term for a group of people who have a common origin & share a language & history?
ethnic borrowers
ethnic group
minority
majority
52
What does GIS stand for?
Good Information System
Global Information System
Good Idea System
Geographic Information System
53
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered with water?
80%
70%
50%
60%
54
What is the term for a drawing of the earth shown on a flat surface?
chart
globe
poster
map
55
What is the name of the Muslim holy book?
Quran
Torah
Bible
Makkah
56
What is the term for a large landmass that is part of another continent, but distinct from it?
half-continent
partial continent
part-continent
subcontinent
57
About 97% of Pakistani people practice what religion?
Hindu
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
58
What is the term for the seven large land masses on the earth?
continent
ocean
volcano
island
59
What is Saudi Arabia's major export?
oil
turtles
sand
beans
60
What ancient civilization was based along the Nile River?
Sumer
Babylon
Egypt
Akkad
61
What is the term for a group in society that controls most of the wealth and power?
majority
minority
ethnic group
ethnic borrowers
62
Which of the following is the oldest of the three major monotheistic religions?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
63
What is the capital city of the nation of Israel?
Makkah
Torah
Cairo
Jerusalem
64
What is the term for seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for months?
cyclone
tornado
monsoon
hurricane
65
The country of China is located on what continent?
Europe
Australia
Asia
Africa
