Why are locks built on waterways?

To allow vessels to navigate a river that changes elevation

What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Most of the population of Canada lives

Within 100 miles of U.S. border

A representative democracy...

Has the populace elect people who then make the laws

Push and pull factors have to with what?

People leaving a place in search of a better life

The earth has 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night everywhere

What bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?

The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea

What is a major difference between LANDSAT and GPS satellites?

GPS satellites stay in one position relative to earth

What did the Columbian Exchange include?

The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases

What is a megalopolis?

Several large cities and their metropolitan areas

What is the function of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government?

Decide if laws passed agree with Constitution

What bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal?

The Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean

Which of these is a landform NOT shared by the US and Canada?

The Gulf_Atlantic Coastal Plain

What bodies of water are connected by the Bosphorus Strait?

The Black Sea and the Mediterranean

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1
This system of government divides power between state and national governments
Confederation
Socialist
Federalism
Unitary
2
Why are locks built on waterways?
To straighten out a meandering river
To allow vessels to navigate a river that changes elevation
To redistribute water and avoid floods
To channel water to plants so it can be used for drinking
3
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
State, Federal, Judiciary
Executive, States, Judiciary
Congress, States, Judiciary
4
The native peoples of Canada invented which sport?
Ice Hockey
Baseball
Lacrosse
Curling
5
Canada's main trading partner is
The United States
Mexico
England
China
6
What sector of the U.S. economy was largest in 2000?
Service
Manufacturing
Agriculture
7
Measured by volume of water drained, this is the largest river in the world
Amazon
Parana
Nile
Mississippi
8
What is described by the phrase "the place where no one comes out?"
Negev
Persian Gulf
Golan Heights
Rub-al-Khali
9
This system of government wants to distribute wealth equally
Democracy
Socialism
Autocracy
Capitalism
10
Most of the population of Canada lives
In Alberta
In Ontario
In Quebec
Within 100 miles of U.S. border
11
What is the name of the movement created with the goal of establishing a Jewish homeland in Israel?
The Crusades
None of these
Zionism
Colonialism
12
What organization was formed to reclaim land for Arabs that was held by Israel?
The PLO
None of these
ISIS
OPEC
13
The head of the Canadian government is
The Parliament
The Secretary General
The Prime Minister
The President
14
A representative democracy...
Has the populace elect people who then make the laws
Has all citizens vote on what laws should be passed
Puts all power in the hands of one person
Takes opinion polls to see what laws should be passed
15
This is a government that is run by religious leaders
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Plutocracy
16
What is the mountain range that extends down the Pacific Coast of S. America?
The Rocky Mountains
The Sierra Madre
The Andes Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
17
What is the major religion of India
Hinduism
Shinto
Islam
Christianity
18
What name is given to a riverbed that is dry except for when it rains?
Gravel bed
Golan
Aquifer
Wadi
19
Who was the founder of Islam?
Shi'a
Mohammed
Gabriel
Sunni
20
Which of these states does the Mississippi River not touch?
Michigan
Arkansas
Minnesota
Louisiana
21
What sector of the U.S. economy was largest in 1950?
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Service
22
A revolution of the earth takes how long?
One hour
One year
One day
One month
23
What is the holiest site in Jerusalem for Jews?
The Western Wall
The Al Aqsa
The Jewish Quarter
The Dome of the Rock
24
Latitude and Longitude determine:
Absolute location
Time distance
Relative location
How to get home
25
What is a key natural resource of the Great Plains?
Fertile soil
Coal
Timber
Fish
26
If a company does business in multiple countries, it is called what?
Tax evader
Multinational
Free enterprise
Service provider
27
Push and pull factors have to with what?
People leaving a place in search of a better life
Driving a car
Growing and harvesting vegetables
Riding a horse
28
What is a growth industry across Latin America today?
Tourism
Farming
Technology
Fishing
29
The Equinox is when:
The earth has the shortest day of the year
The earth has the shortest night of the year
The earth has 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night everywhere
Everything evens out
30
An area in the desert where water is found is called:
Steppe
Oasis
Semi-arid
Wadi
31
What was the name of the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Quetzalcoatl
Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
Montezuma
32
What bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?
The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
The Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea
The Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea and Indian Ocean
33
Which of the following is a hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and Sea of Galilee?
The West Bank
The Suez Canal
The Fertile Crescent
The Golan Heights
34
What is a major difference between LANDSAT and GPS satellites?
More people use LANDSAT than use GPS
LANDSAT has many more satellites than GPS
LANDSAT stays in one position relative to earth
GPS satellites stay in one position relative to earth
35
What did the Columbian Exchange include?
The exchange of military equipment
The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases
The exchange of drugs and cash
The exchange of ideas
36
If you want to make money in business, the best system to be able to keep it is:
Free enterprise
Authoritarian
Command economy
Socialism
37
What is a megalopolis?
Several large cities and their metropolitan areas
A monster that rose out of the sea to destroy Tokyo
A city with a vast artistic and cultural heritage
A very large city
38
What is the function of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government?
Decide if laws passed agree with Constitution
Negotiate treaties with foreign governments
Pass laws
Elect the president if Congress cannot
39
What's older?
Alaska Range
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Cascade Mountains
40
Fort Worth is about 150 miles from Abilene. What does this describe?
Its absolute location
Its time distance
Its psychological distance
Its relative location
41
What bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal?
The Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean
The Mediterranean and the Black Sea
The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
42
Abilene is located at an imaginary line running north to south on the globe. What does that line represent?
Degrees of longitude
Degrees of latitude
Distance from the equator
relative location
43
Which of these is a landform NOT shared by the US and Canada?
The Great Plains
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
The Gulf_Atlantic Coastal Plain
44
What technique is used by the native peoples of Latin America to clear fields and grow crops?
Terraced farming
cerrado
Slash-and-burn
Clear cutting
45
If you are driving on Interstate 90, which of the following is NOT known?
That you are traveling either east or west
That you are close to a city
That you are closer to Canada than Mexico
That it is a major interstate highway
46
What bodies of water are connected by the Bosphorus Strait?
The Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
The Black Sea and the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean
The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
47
What was the name of the declaration that stated Jewish people should have a homeland in Israel?
The Wilson Manifesto
The Balfour Declaration
Sykes-Picot Agreement
The Rothschild Report
48
This land on the side of the mountain that gets little rain is called:
Elevation Shadow
Rain Shadow
Mountain Shadow
Shadow Land
49
Where do the majority of French Canadians live?
Toronto
Quebec
France
Ontario
50
Who were the first Europeans to settle in what is now the United States?
French
English
Portuguese
Spanish
51
What sector of the U.S. economy was largest in 1900?
Manufacturing
Service
Agriculture
52
The islands in the Caribbean Sea that include Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba, and Jamaica
The Bahamas
The Lesser Antilles
Cayman Islands
The Greater Antilles
53
What's taller?
Shaq
Rocky Mountains
Lebron
Appalachian Mountains
54
On which side of a mountain will you find the most rain or snow?
Leeward
North
Windward
South
55
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam?
Jihad
Fasting
Hajj
Charity
56
A federal republic like the United States divides power between the
President, Congress, and the Supreme Court
President and Congress
None of these
Congress and the Supreme Court
57
People that work in finance, education, and information technology are part of the...
Postindustrial economy
Service industry
Industrial sector
Free entrprise system
58
What is the purpose of OPEC?
To spread Arabic language
To spread Arabic culture
All of these
To control the price of oil
59
26.8 people per square mile indicates what?
GDP
GNP
Population density
Population pyramid
60
What is the largest sector of the economy today?
Tourism
Service
Manufacturing
Agriculture
61
The two primary European countries that explored, settled, and claimed Canada were
England and Spain
France and the United States
France and England
England and the United States
62
Which of these ethnic groups do not have a homeland?
Iraqis
Lebanese
Jordanians
Kurds
63
What Does Postindustrial mean?
That manufacturing is no longer the largest segment of the economy
That the Service Economy is the largest segment of the economy
That factories closed due to foreign competition
That Information Technology overtook manufacturing
64
What best describes the free enterprise system?
The government regulates most businesses
The government owns most resources and companies
Individuals own most resources and companies
Most businesses are owned by the employees
65
What is the lowest point on Earth (that is dry land)?
The Suez Canal
Death Valley, California
The shore at the Dead Sea
The Tigris and Euphrates River Valley
66
What two cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico?
Spanish and Portuguese
Aztec and Mayan
Spanish and Native peoples
Spanish and African
67
What describes an area's sewers, transportation systems, electricity, and housing?
push-pull factors
pollution
tourism
infrastructure
68
What best describes the status of women in relation to men in Saudi Arabia?
Cab drivers are mostly women
They have very few rights
They are held in higher esteem than men
They have equal rights
69
The Aztec Empire fell under the rule of Spain as a result of
Spanish Conquest
Diffusion
Spanish Armada
Manufacturing
70
A rotation of the earth takes how long?
One year
One month
One hour
One day
71
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a free press and the right to assemble peaceably?
First
Second
Fifth
Eighth
72
Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding the Euphrates River?
It flows through parts of Syria, Turkey, and Iraq
Many agricultural products are grown in its valley
It forms the border between Turkey and Syria
It is where the civilizations of Babylon and Assyria formed
73
From where do Muslims believe that Mohammad ascended to heaven?
Medina
The Dome of the Rock
The Western Wall
Mecca
74
A desert in Israel that produces crops through extensive irrigation is the
Rub-al-Khali
Syrian Desert
The Negev
Golan Heights

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