Geography Midterm Review

The expansion of global trade has increased:

In what Ancient Egyptian kingdom were the Great Pyramids built?

Which government is ruled by a king or queen of a royal family?

A government ruled by religious leaders is known as:

A spherical or ball shaped model of the entire earth

Which of the following best describes the concept of the division of labor?

What trade issue led to the decline of Kush?

A wet, fertile area is a desert that forms where underground water bubbles to the surface

Which of the following are characteristics of early human settlements?

A region is an area that has:

The 'scattering' of the Jewish population is known as ...

Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean

Success of farming in the Southwest Asian region relies heavily on which of the following:

What major physical feature covers most of North Africa?

What central belief do the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share?

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

Important trading people who lived on the coast of E. Mediterranean, started the greek alphabet

The Steppe climate of the Sahel is mainly used by West Africans for which of the following:

Which of the following best describes the Gospels?

Which of the statements supports the fact that the Nile River Valley was suited for settlement

The steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area is called:

Which climates types have the most precipitation?

Who was mainly responsible for creating the first law code?

Which of the following best describes why traders were ranked above farmers in Sumerian society

The term for having a variety of cultures in the same area is called:

What is the largest peninsula in Southwest Asia?

Leader of the Akkadians, one of the 1st military leaders to use soldiers with bows and arrows

Much of Syria and Jordan is covered by what landform?

For which of the five themes of geography would a geographer most likely use a map?

What is the most likely outcome of desertification?

Three massive triangle-shaped tombs built by the Egyptians for their rulers in the Old Kingdom

Which of the following BEST describes the central teaching of Islam?

What positive effect did the flooding of the Nile River have on civilizations of North Africa

Early empires in West Africa grew rich by controlling trade in gold and:

Which of the following best describes the Fertile Crescent?

Which of the following best defines the term nobles?

A landform in East Africa formed by the movement of tectonic plates is the:

Who was mainly responsible for the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?

The cutting into a hillside to grow crops taking place in the Highlands

Belief in only one god

The domestication of animals was significant because:

Which of the following best describes the physical geography of Mesopotamia?

Which military achievement allowed the Hittites and the Assyrians to be successful in battle?

How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?

What physical features do Southwest Asia and Africa have in common?

How people and their environment effect each other

Which of the following is a characteristic of neolithic people?

Which climate types are located at high latitudes?

Which of the following BEST describes a Tropical Savanna Climate?

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

Areas of the earth with shared characteristics

What major landform in the Arabian Peninsula of SW Asia forces settlements to develop on coasts

In African history, why was it important to establish trade routes with other empires?

Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean is called:

Which of the following forms of government is ruled by a single person with all the power?

Who is best known for establishing the world's first empire?

The Agricultural Revolution was significant because:

King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi, one of the oldest codes of law

What is the largest barrier to travel in Central Africa's main rivers?

The physical and human characteristics that define an area is called:

Which statement BEST explains the difference between Christianity and Judaism?

What climate type explains why Mount Kilimanjaro is covered in snow and ice?

Cutting down trees faster than they can grow leads to:

Which economic system is based on free trade and competition?

Where would cutting a terrace into a hillside most likely take place?

A form of communication; the basic tools that geographers use to convey information