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1
Many people on Caribbean islands speak a language that is a combination of
Asian and Indian languages
European and African languages
Indian and African languages
European and Indian languages
2
When people move from one place to another they
dominate other cultures
become culturally diffuse
leave their culture behind
bring their culture with them
3
The vast forest that covers much of Russia is called the
taiga
steppe
tundra
uplands
4
Argentine cowboys are known as
favelas
gauchos
estuary
landlocked
5
Most Mexicans speak Spanish because
about 90% of Mexican citizens were born in Spain
the Indian and Spanish languages are similar
of Spanish influence during colonial times
they used to live in Spain
6
Crops that are continously in demand
staple crops
cash crops
7
What body of water is most important to trade and transportation throughout Eastern Europe?
Vistula River
Rhine River
Danube River
Aegean Sea
8
The Caucasus region has lowlands along the shores of the
Sea of Okhotsk and Caspian Sea
Black Sea and Caspian Sea
Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Black Sea and Baltic Sea
9
Which of the following make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
England, Wales, Iceland, Northern Ireland
England, Greenland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Iceland, England, Greenland, Northern Ireland
10
A social science is a field that studies people and
their environment
geography
the landscapes they create
their relationships
11
After World War II, much of Eastern Europe was forced to accept governments run/influenced by
Germany
Soviet Union
the Baltic Republics
Serbia
12
About 3 percent of Earth's water supply is
salt water
groundwater
surface water
fresh water
13
Earth's yearly trip around the sun
revolution
region
rotation
latitude
14
What has become an issue in the Amazon rain forest in recent years?
flooding
deforestation
lack of resources
drought
15
After World War II, North Korea formed a government with the aid of
Soviet Union
China
United States
United Nations
16
Mountains can influence an area's
monsoons
desertification
deforestation
precipitation
17
How do geothermal power plants create electricity?
capturing heat from within Earth
splitting atoms
burning fossil fuels
capturing heat from the sun
18
What province was first to have a major Asian population?
Newfoundland and Labrador
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta
19
A place where two different air masses meet
front
prevailing winds
permafrost
extinct
20
The wide, grassy plains in central Argentina are called
The Llanos
The Pampas
The Andes
Plateaus
21
All of the Scandinavian countries
have refused to join the European Union
lag far behind in the citizens' education
use geothermal energy for heating homes
have strong economies and high standards of living
22
Tourists often come to Iceland to see
historical monuments
volcanoes, glaciers, and geysers
fjords and emerald green hills
pine forests and lumber mills
23
The mountain ranges of Mexico are called the
Sierra Madre
Occidental
Tehuantepec
Oriental
24
The head of the Roman Catholic Church lives in
Rome
Venice
Sicily
Vatican City
25
The poorest country in the Americas is
Cuba
Panama
Haiti
Honduras
26
Which question might a geographer studying at the local level ask?
Which products does this country export?
What features make up a physical region?
How do people in a town or community live?
What languages do people speak in South America?
27
One of Japan's largest challenges is
food shortages
unstable workforce
overcrowding
struggling economy
28
Factors that improve the quality of Colombia's coffee include
direct sunlight, steep slopes and good farming techniques
thin soil, rich, flat farmland and irrigation
rich soil, steep slopes and tall shade trees
irrigation techniques and rich, flat farmland
29
Many people of Maya descent still live in
Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Costa Rica and Panama
Honduras and El Salvador
Guatemala and Belize
30
The United States has a
market economy
developed economy
traditional economy
command economy
31
Which is a renewable resource?
natural gas
gemstones
forests
petroleum
32
Which of the following is an effect of El Nino?
Areas along the coast experience drought.
The cool water of the Pacific Ocean warms up
Rivers cut through dry coastal regions
Fish swarm to affected areas
33
The value of all goods and services produced in a country in a single year is the
per capita
gross domestic product (GDP)
national economy
economic indicator
34
Japan's trade policy has created a
large food supply
strong work ethic
huge trade surplus
shortage of raw materials
35
The Galapagos Islands are controlled by
Peru
Chile
Bolivia
Ecuador
36
The Panama Canal is now controlled by
Panama
Cuba
a joint force of Panama and the US
a joint force of Colombia and the US
37
The legendary land, rich in gold, inspired by the Chibcha culture is called
El Dorado
New Granada
Paramaribo
Cartagena
38
The Benelux Countries are all
communist
centers for farming
landlocked
densely populated
39
Which theme of geography describes features that make a site unique?
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Location
Movement
40
The most important result of the Mexican-American War was that
Mexico achieved independence from Spain
Aztecs were finally defeated
Mexico lost nearly half of its territory to the US
Texas separated from Mexico
41
Much of Greenland is uninhabitable because
it has a tundra climate
it is covered by a thick sheet of ice
the soil is too rocky for farming
a geothermal accident contaminated the land
42
Which type of government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country?
dictatorship
communism
monarchy
democracy
43
What landform covers much of Switzerland and Austria?
plateau
uplands
plains
mountains
44
Japan's economic dominance in East Asia has recently been challenged by
China and South Korea
Russia and North Korea
Taiwan and Hong Kong
Thailand and Indonesia
45
Slash and burn agriculture could be a major problem for the physical geography of Mexico becaus
some burned areas become impossible to be farmed
it can deplete nutrients in the soil
its never good to inhale smoke
people could be caught in fires
46
Which is NOT a way that people change landforms?
creating sediment
drilling tunnels through mountains
building dams
building terraces for farming
47
Unlike Japan, Korea has
rugged mountains
destructive earthquakes
some large plains
summer typhoons
48
What influenced the beginning of the Renaissance?
Italians overthrew Muslim rulers
rich merchants supported artists
Rome ruled a vast empire
nationalism swept through Italy
49
People in the Mesoamerican region learned to breed plants and animals in a process called
hunting-gathering
agrarianism
feudalism
domestication
50
From which ethnic group do most Canadians originate?
Indian and Inuit
British and French
Italian and German
Russian and Chinese
51
What is France's largest city and one of its most popular tourist attractions?
Lyon
Brussels
Bastille
Paris
52
What landform stretches from the Atlantic coast into Eastern Europe?
Alps
Jura Mountains
Balkan Peninsula
Northern European Plain
53
Puerto Rico used to be a Spanish colony, but today is
a US commonwealth
a Spanish territory
a state in the US
independent
54
Traditional foods in Central America are the same as in
Spain
France
England
Mexico
55
Which physical feature do the US and Canada share?
St. Lawrence River
Rocky Mountains
All of these
Niagara Falls
56
Siberia is described as a
small region with a tropical climate
vast area with a harsh climate
flat, marshy land with a mild climate
barren plain, with a dry, desert climate
57
Between the Guiana Highlands and the Andes is a flat grassland called
cordillera
maracaibo
cartagena
llanos
58
The Galapagos Islands
have wildlife found nowhere else in the world
receive rain only about five times per years
are cold year round, despite being close to the Equator
are separated from South America by the Strait of Magellan
59
Which of the following describes the climate of Southern Europe?
warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters
mild, dry summers and harsh, dry winters
warm, wet summers and mild, dry winters
warm, wet summers and harsh, wet winters
60
What is Azerbaijan's economy based on?
oil
farming
diamond processing
tourism
61
In which country does some of the land lie below sea level?
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Fleming
Belgium
62
People of mixed European and Indian ancestry are known as
mestizos
maquiladoras
mulattoes
haciendas
63
Your street address describes
your society
your environment
absolute location
relative location
64
Hummus is made of
split atoms
eroded rock
decayed plant and animal matter
fossil fuels
65
A country with a high quality of life and strong economy
developing country
cultural diffusion
economic indicator
developed country
66
The measure of a country's wealth
cultural diffusion
monarchy
economic indicator
developed country
67
The only landlocked country in South America is
Uruguay
Argentina
Paraguay
Brazil
68
At the beginning of World War II, Germany invaded
Poland
Balkan Peninsula
Baltic States
Soviet Union
69
What famous Russian treasures are covered with gems such as emeralds and rubies?
Faberge Eggs
Caviar Trays
Ballet Slippers
Grandfather Frost's boxes
70
Which of the following is located on the Balkan Peninsula?
Croatia
Estonia
Poland
Lithuania
71
A land area that is close to a large lake is likely to be
colder than inland lakes
milder than inland areas
wetter than inland areas
warmer than inland lakes
72
Which religion do most people in South America practice?
Roman Catholicism
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
73
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74
What are two central elements to Greek culture?
church and family
history and politics
family and politics
politics and church
75
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the economies of many Eastern European countries were
much weaker than in Western European countries
ahead of Western European countries because of tourism
about the same as in Western European countries
much stronger than in Western European countries
76
Which river runs through one of the most fertile and densely populated areas of Italy?
The Tagus
The Po
The Ebro
The Douro
77
Earth's tilt causes
all of the above
night and day
latitude
the seasons
78
The large island that is south of the Strait of Magellan is called
The Altiplano
La Paz
Paraguay
Tierra del Fuega
79
North Korean leaders discourage people from
joining the Communist party
practicing religion
following old traditions
playing baseball
80
Assistance provided to people in distress is called
interdependence
humanitarian aid
cultural diversity
migration
81
Which counties did Japan ally itself with during World War II?
The United States and Britain
North and South Korea
Germany and Italy
Russia and China
82
During the fall of the Soviet Union, its leader was
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Peter the Great
Mikhail Gorbachev
83
Physical environments affect the way people live by influencing
types of shelters that they build
the way they prepare for severe weather
types of clothing that they wear
all of these options
84
Cloud forests are found
on coastal plains
in highland regions
along rivers
savannas
85
Most of Japan's major cities are located on the island of
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Shikoku
Honshu
86
The countries of Serbia and Montenegro and Croatia were formed
after World War I ended
after the breakup of Yugoslavia
after the murder of the heir to the throne
after the breakup of Czechoslovakia
87
The building of the transcontinental railroad helped Canada by
giving Native Canadians their own government of Nunavut
linking British Columbia with eastern provinces
attracting more immigrants from France
increasing movement to cities
88
One of the most prosperous cities of inland Eastern Europe is
Mostar
Tallinn
Budapest
Warsaw
89
Viking warriors
formed an excellent infantry and attacked over land
were excellent sailors and attacked by sea
were not powerful until the 1500s
fought many battles but did not win many
90
Rio de la Plata is an example of
a river system
a plateau
an estuary
a hydroelectric dam
91
Most of the Pacific Island countries have
a highland climate
a steppe climate
a humid subtropical climate
a tropical savanna climate