World Geography 2nd Semester Review

Question 1

What is different about most rivers in Africa compared to the rivers of Europe?

Accepted Answer

The Rivers of Africa are poor for trade due to many waterfalls and rapids

Question 2

When a person has a small farm and grows barely enough food to survive, it is called:

Accepted Answer

Subsistence farming

Question 3

he four components of Culture, B.I.L.T stands for

Accepted Answer

Beliefs, Institutions, Language, and Technology

Question 4

Which of the following contribute to Africa's lack of development?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

Which of the Following states is nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" due to the erosion of Glaciers?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota

Question 6

Which form of communication is classified as language?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

A policy in South Africa that encouraged the separation of people by race that limited freedoms and opportunities is...

Accepted Answer

Apartheid

Question 8

Which area of the United States might a hurricane occur?

Accepted Answer

Southeast

Question 9

What climate region covers most of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Tropical

Question 10

NAFTA is a trade agreement between all of the following countries EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Panama

Question 11

Archaeologists study

Accepted Answer

Past cultures

Question 12

Which of the following best describes a traditional society?

Accepted Answer

Tools do not change the environment very much, majority subsistence farming

Question 13

Current of warm water that causes Europe to have a much more moderate climate than it would.

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Drift

Question 14

Which European country is the #1 tourist destination in the world?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 15

Which of the Following Occurred at the 1885 Berlin Conference?

Accepted Answer

14 European Nations met to Divide up Africa

Question 16

_______________________ is a regional variation of a standard language.

Accepted Answer

Dialect

Question 17

Which is NOT a major peninsula in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Baja

Question 18

An anthropologist studies…

Accepted Answer

Humans from past and living cultures

Question 19

Culture is…

Accepted Answer

A way of life you learn, you are not born with

Question 20

What mountain range separates France & Spain?

Accepted Answer

Pyrenees

Question 21

An unreasonable attitude or opinion about a group of people

Accepted Answer

Prejudice

Question 22

Who is the Founder of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Siddharta Guatama

Question 23

____________________ is completely giving up your old culture and adapting to your new culture.

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Question 24

Which Religion does the following description match? - Holy Text Quran - Founder by Prophet Mohammad 5 pillars of faith

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a trade agreement between the North American Countries?

Accepted Answer

OPEC

Question 26

________________________________ is a personal, distorted judgment that influences objective perception; one-sided.

Accepted Answer

Bias

Question 27

Who is the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 28

Which religion does this description match? - Believes Jesus is the Son of God - Celebrates Easter - Universal Religion

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 29

People of mixed Spanish and Native ancestry are called

Accepted Answer

Mestizos

Question 30

The most common environmental problem in Latin America is:

Accepted Answer

Deforestation

Question 31

What movement in Europe brought about a new interest in learning?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 32

What natural hazard is seasonal rains that flood South Asia?

Accepted Answer

Monsoon

Question 33

Which 2 European Countries does Canada's Culture originate from?

Accepted Answer

France and Britain

Question 34

Which of these important native civilizations was the oldest and was located on the Yucatan Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Maya

Question 35

What economic system is centrally planned?

Accepted Answer

Command Economy

Question 36

The sacred text of Islam is the

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 37

What is the longest river in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Amazon River

Question 38

Which country makes up the majority Iberian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 39

his is the Physical feature that creates the Continental Divide.

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Question 40

The sacred text of Judaism is the

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 41

What is the largest mountain range in the world?

Accepted Answer

Himalayas

Question 42

Due to China's overpopulation, in what ways does China do to help feed their people?

Accepted Answer

All the above

Question 43

What river is sacred to the Hindus?

Accepted Answer

Ganges River

Question 44

Which Religion describes the following? - Founder = Guru Nanek - Sacred site - golden temple - Founded in India

Accepted Answer

Sihkism

Question 45

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

to keep out invaders from the Mongolia region

World Geography 2nd Semester Review

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