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