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Assessment

Global Geography & Cultures Year Pre-Assessment

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1. What mountain range lies near the east coast of the United States? *

1 point

Appalachian Mountains

Interior Lowlands

Rocky Mountains

Coastal Range

2. Which region illustrated can be found in the United States? *

1 point

Great Plains

Basin and Range

Rocky Mountains

Coastal Plain

3. Canada and the United States have a trade agreement that allows products to freely travel in and out of each country without tariff charges. This agreement is called —

1 point

FREET

NAFTA

NATO

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4. The United States and Canada were colonized by settlers from:

1 point

England and Italy

France and Italy

France and Portugal

England and France

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5. In which city would a traveler be able to see the sites shown in this picture?

1 point

Washington, D.C.

Richmond, VA

New York, NY

Philadelphia, PA

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6. The country highlighted in black is —

1 point

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Guatemala

Mexico

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7. South American lowlands have widespread grasslands known as —

1 point

pampas

mesas

savanna

prairie

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8. Which mountain range is located on the west coast of South America?

1 point

Rocky Moutains

Sierra Madres

Andes Mountains

Alps

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9. Identify a region in South America that is subject to deforestation.

1 point

Los Llanos

Amazon Rainforest

Atacama Desert

Pampas

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10. The ancient city pictured above is —

1 point

Hagia Sophia

Machu Picchu

Mecca

Angkor Wat

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11. Which number on the map represents Great Britain?

1 point

Clear selection

12. What country is reclaiming land from the sea with polders?

1 point

Spain

England

Sweden

Netherlands

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13. Most European countries belong to a political organization that promises to act as one in times of military conflict. This organization is called —

1 point

European Union

Warsaw Pact

European Unification

NATO

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14. Which question best completes the graphic?

1 point

Paris

London

Athens

Rome

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15. The first two areas in Europe to institute democracy were Greece and —

1 point

Paris

London

Rome

Madrid

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16. Look at the map. - Which country is represented by number 1?

1 point

Kazakhstan

Russia

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

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17. Which mountain range separates the Northern European Plain from the West SiberianPlain?

1 point

Ural Mountains

Himalaya

Caucasus Mountains

Pyrenees Mountains

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18. Which landform is included in Russia's Fertile Triangle?

1 point

Steppe

tundra

isthmus

taiga

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19. Which of the following has helped to drastically improve the infrastructure of the Russia and Central Asian region?

1 point

trade routes across the Sahara Desert

a system of canals and bridges in the Ural Mountains

the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

subways in all of Russia's major cities

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20. The above structures are located in Red Square and are a part of the cultural landscape of ________.

1 point

Western Europe

India

The Middle East

Russia

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21. Which country is NOT located in East Africa (the Horn of Africa)?

1 point

Kenya

Somalia

Ethiopia

Nigeria

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22. Sub-Sahara has an abundance of —

1 point

grass lands

industry

diamonds & gold

timber

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23. The primary economic activity that a large percentage of Sub-Saharan African countries are engaged in is —

1 point

industry

service

technology

agriculture

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24. Which of the following is NOT a center of culture and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa?

1 point

Lagos

Johannesburg

Dakar

Gaza

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25. Which of the following statements accurately describes a savanna?

1 point

a region with Mediterranean temperatures and many shrubs

a desert with scattered sand dunes

a mountainous area with many cliffs

a tropical grassland with scattered trees

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26. Which ancient civilization was located almost completely in modern day Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

1 point

Ottoman Empire

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Roman Empire

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27. Which city contains these three religious monuments?

1 point

Istanbul

Mecca

Jerusalem

Rome

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28. Which country is shaded in black?

1 point

Algeria

Ethiopia

Egypt

Libya

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29. What canal was built to enhance shipping routes in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

1 point

Nile

Aswan

Suez

Panama

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30. Use the map to determine the longest river in Africa.

1 point

Niger River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Nile River

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31. What is the holy book of Islam?

1 point

Torah

Qur'an

Holy Bible

Old Testament

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32. In the Asian region, there have been great strides in agricultural advancements and technology which have enabled greater food production. These advancements have been called the —

1 point

ASEAN

Green Revolution

Globalization

Industrial Revolution of Asia

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33. Which country is shaded gray on the map?

1 point

India

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Nepal

Clear selection

34. Who was the founder of Buddhism?

1 point

Jesus

Abraham

Siddhartha Gautama

Muhammad

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35. In what world regions would someone see this style of farming?

1 point

Sub-Saharan regions

North African and Southwest Asian regions

South and Southeast Asian regions

Caribbean and Latin American regions

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36. Which country is shaded gray on the map?

1 point

Taiwan

Philippines

Indonesia

Japan

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37. Which is the mountain range that India and China share?

1 point

Alps

Vindya

Himalayas

Andes

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38. Identify the best title for the graphic organizer.

1 point

Cultural Declines in East Asia

Cultural Heritage East Asia

Cultural Landscape of East Asia

Cultural Influences East Asia

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39. What is the largest desert in East Asia?

1 point

Gobi

Arabia

Sahara

Mojave

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40. Look at the picture below. This building was built in India in the 1600s. Members of which religious group controlled India at this time?

1 point

Hinduism

Buddhism

Judaism

Islam

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