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World Geography final exam review
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A large wave that is caused from earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions, etc.
Road Wave
Baby Wave
Tsunami
Mega Wave
3
The chain of volcanoes around the Pacific Rim..
Ring of Fire
Ring of Land
Ring of Water
Frodo
4
What two religions caused conflict in Northern Ireland?
Catholicism and Judaism
Protestant and Catholicism
Catholicism and Islam
Judaism and Buddhism
5
The ____ River is located in China, and gets its name from the yellow silt it carries.
Nile
Yangtze
Gorged
Amazon
6
Where did the terrorists who attacked USA on 9/11 train?
Iraq
Iran
Japan
Afghanistan
7
During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Iraq invaded what small neighboring country?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Iran
8
The grouping of major cities is called a what?
Monster City
Continent
Megalopolis
Country
9
The holiest city for Christians, Jews, and Islams is
Jerusalem
Mecca
New York
Madrid
10
What happened to Germany after the Berlin Wall fell?
split into 2
broke away from Europe
nothing
became independent
11
The Renaissance is an ere in history where there were innovations in...
all of the above
astronomy
science
learning and the arts
12
What religion was spread as a result of the conquering of the Mediterranean region?
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
13
What two religious groups have fought over land in Israel?
Hindus and Buddhists
Jews and Muslims
Christians and Jews
Hindus and Muslims
14
The Sahel of Africa is in danger of becoming a desert for all of the following reasons EXCEPT…
overgrazing
deforestation
fishing
soil erosion
15
What natural land form creates a barrier between India and other parts of Asia?
Himalayan Mountains
Ural Mountians
Appalachian Mountians
Rocky Mountains
16
The organization put together to control the Exporting of oil in the Middle East...
NCAA
NAACP
OPEC
LHSSA
17
What is the holiest city for the Muslim religion?
Mecca
Madrid
Jerusalem
New York
18
Who was the first communist leader of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Putin
Winston Churchill
John Lennon
Vladimir Lenin
19
What makes it very hard to grow crops in Russia?
People
Government
Cliamte
Land
20
Conflict between what two countries is concerning because the threat of Nuclear Weapons?
India and Pakistan
Australia and Cuba
Germany and USA
China and England
21
An ____ is an area of salvation and vegetation in the middle of the desert.
swamp
pool
oasis
plantation
22
The control of India by England and other European nations is known as the what?
the Raj
the Control
the Civil War
the Revolution
23
Who is responsible for the first democracy?
Spanish
Italians
Romans
Greeks
24
Why is it so hard to make money for Russians living in Siberia?
it's all water
no one lives there
the land is a tundra
the land is a desert
25
What is Al-Qaeda?
Peace group
government of Iraq
former government of Afghanistan
terrorists
26
What country did many Chinese citizens move to after the Chinese Civil War?
Taiwan
Kuwait
Japan
Germany
27
Because Japan is made up mostly of mountains, where do many people live?
along the coast
in the mountains
in China
very little people live there
28
Japan has passed strict laws involving the emissions of gasses and pollutants to protect what?
environment
debt
overpopulation
economic costs
29
What continent is Russia apart of?
Europe
Africa
South America
Asia
30
According to the graph, what is the most practiced religion?
Islam
Hinduism
Christian
Judaism
31
What brought focus and attention towards the Middle East during conflict?
Social Media
Word of Mouth
Letters to America
Newspapers
32
Why is Saudi Arabia so rich?
clothes
diamonds
oil
farming
33
What was the main goal of the US during the Persian Gulf War?
spread democracy
capture Saddam
liberate Kuwait
capture Bin-Laden
34
Which country was Hitler a dictator of?
Italy
England
Germany
France
35
During the Slave Trade, Europeans brought Africans to America, and brought ____ to Europe?
Sugar, Cotton, and Tobacco
Slaves
Diamonds
Manufactured Goods
36
What is the tallest mountain peak in the world?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
K2
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Everest
37
What is the lasting impact Spain and Portugal left on South America?
Economy
Government
Farming
Spread of Christianity
38
In order to secure a growing population, nations in what region have began to desalinize water?
North America
Europe
Middle East
South America
39
Which country has the largest population in the world?
China
India
Russia
America
40
The giant massacre of students protesting the government in China happened where?
China Square
Tienanmen Square
Seoul
Beijing
41
What event caused Korea to split into two due to differences in government ideas?
Iraq War
Korean Conquest
Korean War
WWII
42
Created to help save lives from flooding along the Yellow River...
Bridges
Tunnels
Dams
Nothing
43
The largest producer of oil is who?
Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump
Iraq
Donald Duck
44
The Ural Mountains create a border for what areas?
Europe and Spain
Europe and USA
Europe and Asia
Europe and Africa
45
Why did Irish people come to the US in the 1800s?
Great Migration
Potato Famine
Social Unrest
Gold in the West
46
What major even lead to the decline of czars ruling over Russia?
Russian Conquest
Russian Revolution
Russian Civil War
Falling of the Berlin Wall
47
What kind of currency do most European nations have today?
Yin
Rupple
Euro
Dollar
48
If a country has a very high standard of living then their what would be low?
GDP
death rate
birth rate
unemployment rate
49
What kind of government did the Soviet Union want to spread?
Dictatorship
Monarchies
Democracy
Communism
50
What country has experienced an apartheid?
North Korea
South Africa
North Africa
South Korea
51
Due to the European settlement in Africa, who became at conflict?
Africa and China
Africa and US
No one
African Tribes
52
What kind of government does China have?
communists
dictatorship
monarchy
democaracy
53
What kind of electricity does the Three Gorges Dam create?
wind energy
solar power
hydroelectricity
nuclear power
54
What physical land form do most geographers classify Africa as?
Plateau
Swampland
Tundra
Peninsula
55
What country is also known as a subcontinent?
India
Germany
England
Russia
