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1) Which of the following geographic factors has the greatest influence on where people live?
A
Highways and roads
B
Public transportation
C
Shared cultures
D
Water access
2) What kind of map shows the surface of the earth?
A
Political
B
Physical
C
Cultural
D
Thematic
3) One way a society shows its religious traditions or ethnic heritage is by--
A
The types of jobs people have
B
Their perceptions about immigrants
C
The celebrations and holidays it observes
D
The patterns of settlements
4) When a geographer wants to find where something is located on a map they use--
A
Artifacts
B
Scale
C
Fossils
D
Longitude and latitude lines
5) What geographic feature is shared by the U.S. and Canada?
A
Great Plains
B
Rocky Mountains
C
All the above
D
Great Lakes
6) Who created a strong culture region in Canada?
A
The French
B
The Polish
C
The Italian
D
The German
7) Which of the following is limited in limited government?
A
the power of the leaders of the government
B
The number of elections
C
the rights of the citizens
D
the power of political parties
8) Which of the following is a responsibility expected of U.S. citizens?
A
joining a political party
B
voting in elections
C
joining a political party
D
visiting Washington D.C.
9) Which of the following is true about American culture?
A
Christianity is the official religion of the country.
B
About 50 languages are spoken in the U.S.
C
American culture reflects the diversity of the country’s residents.
D
Americans are the only people in the world who wear jeans
10) What was the Holocaust in World War II?
A
the German effort to destroy the Jews of Europe
B
the American invasion of German-held France
C
the German bombing campaign of London
D
the joined countries of Germany, Italy, and Japan
11) What is the biggest environmental problem facing Mexico City?
A
Overfishing
B
Tourism
C
Pollution
D
Logging
12) What waterway allowed a direct connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
A
Coco River
B
Lempa River
C
San Juan River
D
Panama Canal
13) What important geographic line crosses through several of the countries in South America?
A
Equator
B
Prime Meridian
C
Tropic of Capricorn
D
Tropic of Cancer
14) What is the greatest threat to the Amazon rainforest at this time?
A
Deforestation
B
Tourism
C
chemical warfare
D
Drought
15) What was the primary subject of Frida Kahlo’s paintings?
A
Mexican food
B
herself
C
Animals
D
her family
16) The origins of calypso music in the Caribbean region can be traced to the contributions of--
A
British Colonists
B
Africans brought as slaves
C
Spanish conquistadors
D
Mayans
17) What mountain range creates a natural boundary along Italy’s northern border?
A
Caucasus Mountains
B
Pyrenees Mountains
C
The Alps
D
The Ural Mountains
18) In a command economy all decisions are made by-
A
voters
B
business owners
C
government
D
consumers
19) What were the Crusades?
A
a wide scale movement to build more elaborate cathedrals
B
an era of cultural and philosophical rebirth
C
military effort by Catholic Church to remove Muslims from the Holy Land
D
the time period when no significant scientific advancements were made
20) What was the Iron Curtain during the Cold War?
A
a concrete wall that separated East and West Berlin
B
a type of sheet metal used as protection during the twentieth century
C
a symbol for the feeling of desperation by many in Europe after 1945
D
the boundary dividing eastern communist Europe from western Europe
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