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