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