Geography and History of the World
Semester I Final Study Guide
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100 questions
o 25 mapping
o 75 content
Mapping
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Study the Map ID sheet!
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United States and Canada
1. The ______________________________ climate is found in southeastern United States. Due to the
climate, summers are ____________________ __________________ and ____________________ .
2. What determines the flow of rivers east and west? ______________________________
3. The __________________________ is a river’s source.
4. What are the oldest mountains in North America? _______________________________
5. What is the movement of people into one country from another? __________________
6. The __________________________________, purchase from ______________ in 1803, doubled the
size of the United States.
7. Which province in Canada is interested in gaining independence? __________________
8. What is the movement of people from the rural areas to the cities? _________________
9. ______________________________ is an agreement that eliminates all tariffs and trade barriers
between ___________________, ___________________, & _______________.
10. What is the definition of terrorism? ______________________________________________________
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11. What terrorist group was responsible for 9/11? _________________________________
12. Who led the terrorist group from question 11? _________________________________
13. What country in the Middle East supported terrorist activities? (Where was the terrorist group from)
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14. What does the Patriot Act allow the government to do? ______________________________________
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15. The purpose in forming UNIGOV was to unite the ______________________ and
_______________________ governments to increase efficiency in Indianapolis.
Latin America
16. What is the world’s largest rain forest? _________________________
17. What are the grasslands in Columbia and Venezuela called LLANOS or PAMPAS? (circle one)
18. Grasslands in Argentina are called, LLANOS or PAMPAS? (circle one)
19. A large estuary where three rivers meet and flow to the Atlantic Ocean is called what?
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20. What type of climate dominates Latin America, TROPICAL or MIDDLE LATITUDE? (circle one)
21. South America covers 85 degrees of LONGITUDINAL or LATITUDINAL lines which explains its extreme
variations in _____________________. (circle one)
22. What is the dense, high layer of leaves covering the rainforest? __________________________
23. European conquerors were called ______________________________.
24. What things were transferred between Europe and Latin America by during the Columbian exchange?
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25. Maize, potatoes, and tobacco are items that were transferred from the New World to the
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26. A person who is of mixed Native American and European descent is called what?
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27. Which two islands in the Caribbean are still under control of the U.S.? ______________________ &
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28. Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs in 1521 and claimed Mexico for Spain?
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29. The Incas developed their own spoken language called ____________________________.
30. Who conquered the Incas in Peru? _______________________________
31. What does the term “Balloon effect” describe? _____________________________________________
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32. What are the two most prevalent drug crops in South America? _____________________________ &
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33. What is the primary pathway for illegal drugs entering the United States from Latin America?
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34. Brazil has become the world’s largest exporter of ___________________________.
35. Why has there been a decline in deforestation of the Amazon in the past 15 years? __________
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Europe
36. The southern part of Europe is dominated by what climate? __________________________________
37. The landmass shared by Europe and Asia is known as ________________________.
38. Eastern Europe’s most important waterway is the ______________________________________.
39. The __________________________________ brings warm winds and has made climates in northern
Europe much milder than other regions of the world located at the same latitude.
40. For many years the Dutch have reclaimed land from the sea, these lands are called ________________.
41. The city-state of __________________________ has been compared to Ancient Athens for its burst of
creativity during the renaissance.
42. The ____________________ family was extremely powerful and financed many major art projects
during the Renaissance.
43. What were you buying when you purchased an indulgence? __________________________________
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44. Who posted the Ninety-Five Theses on the door of a Wittenberg Church? ________________________
45. Why was the Catholic Church in need of reform? List more than one. ____________________________
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46. The Church of England was created because Henry the VIII wanted a _________________________.
47. The unique economic and political partnership between countries in Europe is referred to as the
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48. The common currency established by the EU is known as the _____________________.
49. How has the EU made traveling between member countries easier? ____________________________
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50. By the year 2020, EU leaders have agreed to cute their greenhouse gas emissions by ___________%.
51. Between 2004 and 2007 membership in the EU rose from 15 to _____________.
52. What were the six founding member countries of the EU? ___________________________________
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53. Name the 6 republics that made up former Yugoslavia: _______________________________________
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54. What ethnic group dominated the entire region of Yugoslavia? ________________________________
55. Slobodan Milosevic was the leader of the republic of _________________________________.
56. What two republics in Yugoslavia first declared independence in 1991?
_____________________________ and _______________________________.
57. What year did Bosnia declare independence from Yugoslavia? ________________
58. Define the term “ethnic cleansing”: _______________________________________________________
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59. __________________________ is the term used to describe: “Made up of several ethnic groups.”
Russia
60. Lake Baikal has approximately __________ % of the earth’s freshwater supply.
61. Most of Russia’s coasts lie along water that is _________________ much of the year.
62. What mountains mark the boundary between European Russian and Asian Russia?
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63. Russia has a large amount of natural resources BUT many of these resources lie in regions that are
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64. What part of Russia is home to about 75% of the country’s population? _________________________
65. Who was the communist leader of the Soviet Union when it finally collapsed? ____________________
66. Who was the last Russian Czar? ___________________________________
67. Catherine the Great acquired a long sought after ____________________________ on the Black Sea.
68. What are perestroika & glasnost; who implemented them; and what was the significance?
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69. Define the term “Cold War”:
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70. What is a satellite nation?
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71. What year did the Soviet Union collapse? __________
72. What is Russia’s main environmental challenge today?
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73. What was so controversial about the way the Soviet government responded to the Chernobyl disaster?
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