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