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Third Nine Weeks Review
Test is Friday, March 20
A place with warm temperatures,
plentiful rainfall, high humidity, and
thick vegetation is a
A.
B.
C.
D.
Basin
Escarpment
Steppe
Rain Forest
The four physical regions of SubSaharan Africa are
A. East Africa, West Africa, the Rain Forest, and
The Southern Plateaus and Basins
B. North Africa, South Africa, East Africa, and
West Africa
C. North Deserts, Western Highlands, Eastern
Rift Valley and the Southern Basins
D. Nile River Basin, Congo River Basin, Western
Coastal Lands, and Eastern Mountains
What is a savanna?
A.
B.
C.
D.
desert
grassland
lake
river
What is the greatest challenge to
farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Too much rainfall
Lack of technology
Scarcity of fresh water
Land at high elevation
Which of the following is a cause of
desertification?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rivers flowing outward to the oceans
Basins being drained by river systems
The soil becoming less fertile for farming
Too many people using the water supply
The most widely practiced religion in
Europe is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Which of the following is an example
of movement in Europe?
A. Mountains provide natural resources for
industry.
B. The Mediterranean Region has mild, rainy
winters and hot, dry summers
C. The long coastline and many rivers and
canals move people and goods and cause
many economic benefits
D. 70% of Europeans live in urban areas
Why is Europe a peninsula?
A. It is surrounded on water on three sides by
water
B. It is the main landmass of Eurasia
C. It has an unusually long coastline
D. It has many mountains and rivers
Why was the European Union formed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
To treat countries as one nation
To united Europe economically
To control how farmers get paid
To give workers equal wages
What generalization can be made
about Europe’s climate?
A. Warm winds and ocean currents keep the
entire continent very mild
B. Mistral winds keep most of the climate cold
and dry
C. Currents, winds and latitude results in varies
climates
D. The winters everywhere are long and cold
What natural resources do the
mountain chains of Europe provide?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Canals and waterways
Tropical plants and fish
Forests and minerals
Grains and cattle
What is Europe’s fastest growing
religion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
What do Great Britain, Iceland, and
Corsica have in common?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Their climates are similar
They are all islands of Europe
Their people share a common language
The are all on plateaus
Which of the following is a
requirement for membership in the
European Union?
A. The country must use the euro
B. The country must be controlled by a
powerful government
C. The country must have a stable democracy
that respects human rights
D. The country must charge a fair tariff
Why has Europe conducted so much
trade and exploration?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The climate is mild in all regions
Most places have easy access to water
People build dikes and create polders
Religious beliefs make trade important
European art and music developed out
of the artistic achievements of ancient
A.
B.
C.
D.
France and Germany
Greece and Rome
India and Turkey
Japan and China
What are the five themes of
geography? Define each.
A. Location- Where is it?
B. Place- Human and physical characteristics of
a location
C. Movement- how people, ideas, and products
move and why
D. Human-Environment Interaction- how people
adapt to and modify the environment
E. Region- A group of locations that share
common traits
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West