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1
What is the term for the seven large land masses on the earth?
island
ocean
continent
volcano
2
What Roman emperor helped to end Christian persecutions in 300 A.D.?
Solomon
Constantine
David
Hammurabi
3
What is the term for a person who is forced to leave their home due to war or bad government?
farmer
refugee
migrant
immigrant
4
What is the term for the exact location of a place on earth?
same location
relative location
close location
absolute location
5
What type of tree once covered Lebanon?
maple
oak
pine
cedar
6
What is the term for a mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth?
mountain
hill
plateau
volcano
7
What is the term for the adoption of one group’s culture traits by another group?
interdependence
cultural diffusion
globalization
culture borrowing
8
What percentage of the earth's water is salt water?
96%
98%
94%
92%
9
What is the term for a group in society that controls most of the wealth and power?
ethnic group
minority
ethnic borrowers
majority
10
What does “Mesopotamia” mean?
between the mountains
between the rivers
between the rocks
between the deserts
11
Which of the 5 themes of geography tells us the characteristics of a location?
Movement
Location
Human/Environmental Interaction
Place
12
What continent contains the largest amount of the world’s population?
Asia
North America
Africa
South America
13
What does the term “landlocked” mean?
surrounded by islands
bordered on all sides by land
bordered on all sides by water
surrounded by Arab countries
14
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Fuji
Mount Superior
Mount McKinley
Mount Everest
15
What is the term for a country that is working towards industrialization?
market
industrializing
developing
traditional
16
What does GIS stand for?
Good Information System
Good Idea System
Global Information System
Geographic Information System
17
What line of longitude is used to divide the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres?
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
18
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
China
Asia
North America
Europe
19
Both India and Pakistan claim what highly disputed region?
Karachi
Kashmir
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
20
What does GPS stand for?
Geographic Positioning System
Global Positioning System
Global Positioning Science
Good Positioning System
21
What type of plate boundary is created when the plates pull away from each other?
fault
transform
divergent
convergent
22
What is the name of the island country located just off the coast of India?
Pakistan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
23
What is the term for the height of an area above sea level?
elevation
relief
contour
distance
24
What is the term for how a culture spreads its knowledge and skills from one area to another?
culture borrowing
interdependence
globalization
cultural diffusion
25
What is the term for a group of people who have a common origin & share a language & history?
minority
majority
ethnic borrowers
ethnic group
26
What is the name of the Muslim holy book?
Torah
Makkah
Quran
Bible
27
Which of the five themes discusses the effect humans and the environment have on each other?
Location
Place
Human/Environmental Interaction
Movement
28
What is the capital city of India?
Kathmandu
Islamabad
New Delhi
Dhaka
29
What is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world?
Cairo
Damascus
Jerusalem
Beirut
30
The country of China is located on what continent?
Europe
Australia
Africa
Asia
31
Name the term for a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on 3 sides by water.
isthmus
island
peninsula
bay
32
What is the term for a drawing of the earth shown on a flat surface?
map
poster
chart
globe
33
What is the term for one of the five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents?
continent
volcano
island
ocean
34
What model is the best representation of how the earth actually looks in space?
chart
globe
map
poster
35
What city is considered holy to all three major monotheistic religions?
Jerusalem
Makkah
Cairo
Torah
36
What is Saudi Arabia's major export?
turtles
oil
sand
beans
37
What is the term for a green area in the desert fed by underground water?
aquifer
oasis
puddle
hajj
38
What is the name of the Christian holy book?
Bible
Torah
Makkah
Quran
39
What is the capital city of the nation of Israel?
Makkah
Cairo
Jerusalem
Torah
40
What is the term for a large landmass that is part of another continent, but distinct from it?
half-continent
partial continent
part-continent
subcontinent
41
What is the primary language spoken in the Middle East?
Arabic
Kuwatian
French
Babylonian
42
What are the four cardinal directions?
east, northeast, southwest, west
east, north, south, west
north, northeast, south, southeast
northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
43
What is the term for a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas?
island
bay
isthmus
peninsula
44
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered with water?
80%
70%
50%
60%
45
Which of the following is the oldest of the three major monotheistic religions?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
46
Who do Muslims believe was the last and greatest prophet of God?
Jesus
Saul
Muhammad
Moses
47
What ancient civilization was based along the Nile River?
Egypt
Sumer
Babylon
Akkad
48
Which of the following is NOT one of the five oceans?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
49
What is the term for the story of the past?
history
anthropology
geography
sociology
50
What is the name of the Jewish holy book?
Bible
Torah
Quran
Makkah
51
Which of the five themes discusses how people rely on things that come from somewhere else?
Movement
Region
Human/Environmental Interaction
Location
52
What's the term for the coloring or shading on a map that shows how flat or rugged the land is?
contour
physical
relief
rocky
53
The country of Israel is located on what continent?
Africa
Europe
North America
Asia
54
Which of the five themes divides the earth into units based on unifying characteristics?
Region
Movement
Location
Place
55
Which of the 5 themes of geography tells us that “everything happens somewhere”?
Human/Environmental Interaction
Location
Movement
Place
56
What is the term for the development of a world culture and interdependent economy?
cultural diffusion
globalization
culture borrowing
interdependence
57
What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to the cities?
migration
urbanization
refugee
citification
58
About 97% of Pakistani people practice what religion?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Hindu
59
What line of latitude is used to divide the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Prime Meridian
Arctic Circle
60
Most nations have what type of economy?
traditional
market
command
mixed
61
What are the four intermediate directions?
east, north, south, west
east, northeast, southwest, south
north, northeast, south, southeast
northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
62
What is the term for seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for months?
tornado
cyclone
hurricane
monsoon
63
What is the term for a place of worship for those who follow the Muslim faith?
mosque
synagogue
church
hajj
64
What is the highest mountain chain in the world (borders India on the north)?
Andes Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Rocky Mountains
65
About 80% of Israel’s people practice what religion?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
