World Geography Final Examination

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1 World Geography Final Examination Ch. 6: Western Europe Today (2 Pts. Each) 1. The British Isles include the United Kingdom and a. Northern Ireland b. The Republic of Ireland c. Scotland d. Wales 2. The Irish people trace their ancestry to the a. Saxons b. Gales c. Picts d. Celts 3. France is the world s second-largest exporter of a. Steel b. Manufactured goods c. Food d. Computer chips 4. In the Netherlands, drained lands that have rich farming soil are called a. Bogs b. Polders c. Lochs d. Moors 5. The capital of Germany is a. Munich b. Hamburg c. Bonn d. Berlin 6. What covers about three-fourths of Austria? a. The Alps b. The Danube c. Bavaria d. The Black Forest 7. Most of Denmark lies on the a. Jutland Peninsula b. Iberian Peninsula c. Balkan Peninsula d. Scandinavian Peninsula

2 8. Which country is a land of hot springs and geysers? a. Sweden b. Iceland c. Finland d. Greenland 9. The Italian peninsula sticks out from Europe into the a. Mediterranean Sea b. Atlantic Ocean c. North Sea d. Bay of Biscay 10. Many tourists visit the Parthenon, a famous historic site in a. Rome b. Vatican City c. Delphi d. Athens Ch. 7: The New Eastern Europe (2 Pts. Each) 11. One of Poland s most important industries is a. Coal mining b. Manufacturing cars and trucks c. Tourism d. Mining iron ore 12. The labor group that struggled peacefully for democratic change in Poland was a. The Zagreb b. Bandura c. The Teamsters d. Solidarity 13. For trade and transportation, Hungary depends on the a. Black Sea b. Danube River c. Dnieper River d. Volga River 14. About 90 percent of Hungary s people are descended from a. Slovaks b. Bohemians c. Slavs d. Magyars

3 15. Which eastern European country has the highest standard of living? a. Czech Republic b. Slovakia c. Bulgaria d. Albania 16. The Carpathian Mountains make up about one-third of a. Romania b. Poland c. Bulgaria d. Albania 17. The Bulgarian language is written using the a. Roman alphabet b. Cyrillic alphabet c. Arabic alphabet d. Latin alphabet 18. Which of the following is NOT a former Yugoslav republic? a. Slovenia b. Croatia c. Belarus d. Macedonia 19. Much of Ukraine is a vast a. Desert b. Steppe c. Swamp d. Forest 20. What country is called the breadbasket of Europe? a. Ukraine b. Moldova c. Belarus d. Bulgaria Ch. 8: Russia s Landscape and History (2 Pts. Each) 21. Which landform marks the boundary between Europe and Asia? a. Caucasus Mountains b. Volga River c. Caspian Sea d. Ural Mountain

4 22. What percentage of Russia s people live on the North European plain? a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 90% 23. The Asian part of Russia is known as a. Siberia b. Kamchatka c. The undra d. Mongolia 24. Forty percent of Russia s land is a. Permafrost b. Desert c. Steppe d. Swampy 25. Huge, subarctic evergreen forests are known as a. Tundra b. Steppe c. Taiga d. Permafrost 26. In the late 1400s, Ivan III made Muscovy stronger when he drove out the a. Slavs b. Communists c. Mongols d. Kievans 27. Which ruler tried to make Russia more like Europe? a. Ivan IV b. Ivan the Terrible c. Michael Romanov d. Peter the Great 28. Who led the Russian Revolution in 1917? a. Vladimir Lenin b. Joseph Stalin c. Mikhail Gorbachev d. Karl Marx 29. The Soviet leader who was in power during World War II was a. Nicholas II b. Boris Yeltsin c. Joseph Stalin d. Mikhail Gorbachev

5 30. Russia s economy has moved from communism to a a. Command system b. Glasnost system c. Five-year plan d. Free enterprise system Ch. 10: Birthplace of Civilization (2 Pts. Each) 31. The Mesopotamian civilization developed in a region known as a. The Dead Sea b. The Nile delta c. The Fertile Crescent d. Constantinople 32. What did the Sumerians invent? a. A famous code of laws b. The wheel and sailboat c. An alphabet d. A 12-month calendar 33. The first empire was created by the warlike kingdom of a. Akkad b. Babylon c. Phoenicia d. Hammurabi 34. The kingdom of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt developed around the a. Nile River b. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers c. Persian Gulf d. Mediterranean Sea 35. What were the pyramids? a. Homes of the pharaohs b. Temples c. Tombs d. Religious meeting centers 36. The form of writing developed by the ancient Egyptians is called a. Cuneiform b. Papyrus c. Rosetta d. Hieroglyphics

6 37. Which of the following is the oldest monotheistic religion? a. Islam b. Judaism c. Christianity d. Theocracy 38. Christians celebrate the day Jesus rose from the dead as a. Palm Sunday b. Good Friday c. Easter d. Ash Wednesday 39. What is the holiest day in Judaism? a. Ramadan b. Hanukkah c. Rosh Hashanah d. Yom Kippur 40. What is the Muslim holy book? a. Torah b. Quran c. Yahweh d. Allah Ch. 11: North Africa Today (2 Pts. Each) 41. What is the lifeline of Egypt? a. The Mediterranean Sea b. The Suez Canal c. The Sinai Peninsula d. The Nile River 42. Most of Egypt has what type of climate? a. Tropical savanna b. Steppe c. Desert d. Mediterranean 43. Which of the following is a benefit of the Aswan High Dam? a. It blocks the flow of silt b. It provides hydroelectric power c. It prevents less freshwater from reaching the delta d. It allowed ships to move farther upstream

7 44. What is the capital of Egypt? a. Alexandria b. Giza c. Tripoli d. Cairo 45. What makes up almost half of the value of Egypt s exports? a. Livestock b. Petroleum products c. Cotton d. Dates 46. What is the major physical feature of North Africa? a. The Sahara b. The Ahaggar Mountains c. The Atlas Mountains d. The Libyan Desert 47. In the 1990s, Libya s government built pipelines to carry from the desert to coastal plains a. Natural gas b. Oil c. Water d. Phosphates 48. Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco form a region known as the a. Sahara b. Maghreb c. Sahel d. Erg 49. The first known people to live in North Africa were the a. Berbers b. Arabs c. Egyptians d. Phoenicians 50. In Algiers, the casbahs are known for their a. Rich mineral resources b. Beautiful scenery c. Large areas of shifting sand dunes d. Shops and bazaars