1 Which of the following best describes what the European Union is?
A political and economic union
B union of countries with the same languages
C union of countries with similar religions
D educational union
A. What is a political and economic union?
8 An example of the influence of American culture on other countries is the -
F Worldwide popularity of Latin Salsa music.
G Consumption of sushi in the United States.
H Spread of K-Pop (Korean Pop) music into the US.
J Location of American coffee shops like Starbucks in foreign cities.
J What is a Location of American coffee shops like Starbucks in foreign cities?
Which of the following is NOT one of the branches of the U.S. government? A Legislative
B Executive
C Constitutional
D Judicial
C What is Constitutional?
This smaller region of the world connects two larger land masses.
This area contains the countries of El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Some of the larger bodies of water in the region include the Gulf
of Honduras and Lake Managua. The major language of the region is Spanish.
Which region of Latin America is described above?
F Mexico
G The Caribbean
H South America
J Central America
J What is Central America?
United States Cuba
The people are free to choose what they buy and sell with limited
government interference.
Cuba is an example of -
F Free enterprise
G economic private corporation H Communism
J Free market
H. What is communism?
Tacos, pasta, and sushi are all examples of the -
F Influence of the United States on other nations.
G Influence of diverse cultures on the United States.
H the lack of influence of other nations on each other.
J the lack of influence of U.S. regions on each other.
G What is a Influence of diverse cultures on the United States?
“Latin America” gets its name from the Latin-based languages that are spoken in the region. The primary reason why Latin-based languages dominate the region is that –
A the language migrated with native tribes from Canada
B Western-European immigrants brought their Latin-based languages to the region
C the entire area was once dominated by a powerful Anglo-Saxon culture
D these languages came from native cultures
B. What is a Western-European immigrants brought their Latin-based languages to the region
Both Canada and the United States are examples of -
F Totalitarian Governments
G Limited Governments
H Unlimited Governments
J Communist Governments
G What is Limited Governments?
Which ancient civilization is considered the birthplace of the democratic government?
A Egypt
B Mesopotamia
C Greece
D Han China
C What is Greece?
Which mountain range creates
a natural boundary along Italy’s northern
border?
A The Alps
B Pyrenees Mountains
C The Ural Mountains
D Caucasus Mountains
A What is The Alps?
The second longest river system in the world is located in South America. What is the name of this river system?
A The Amazon River
B The Paraguay River
C The Nile River
D Rio de la Plata
A What is The Amazon River?
Human Development Index (HDI)
Life Expectancy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP Per Capita
Literacy
The items listed on this table are indicators used to -
F measure the economic development of a society.
G locate a country on a map.
H explain the languages spoken on a region.
J define the culture of a group.
F What is ameasure the economic development of a society?
What conclusions can be drawn about the influence of Greek society in the United States?
A Both the Americans and the Greeks have always had poor building techniques.
B The Greek government had a large influence on the modern American government.
C Civilizations rarely use columns because they symbolize weakness.
D Greek architecture did not influence the architecture of any country other than Italy.
B What is The Greek government had a large influence on the modern American government?
By refusing to tolerate the viewpoints of others and maintaining total control, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were leaders in which of the following types of government?
A Democratic
B Republic
C Nomadic
D Totalitarian
D What is Totalitarian?
What side of the hallway do students walk on at Sellers?
A. left
B. North
C. South
D. Right
D. What is right?
4 What is one important impact of Europe’s mild, temperate climate?
F Tourists are less likely to visit because they fear hot summers.
G Europe is unable to support the growth of a range of forest types.
H The continent experiences almost constant rain, which creates flooding problems.
J Europe is able to produce a wide variety of agricultural products.
J What is Europe is able to produce a wide variety of agricultural products?
What do the cities of New York and Houston have in common?
A they are centers of national government.
B they contain major seaports that allowed trading.
C they contain major farming and coal industries.
D they both have tropical climate.
B What is they contain major seaports that allowed trading?
Cultural celebrations, like Cinco de Mayo and Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), celebrated in some areas of the United States originated in –
F Perú
G Puerto Rico
H Mexico
J Cuba
H What is Mexico?
The wide, grassy plains in central Argentina are called -
F The Pampas
G The Andes
H The Great Plains
J The Amazon
F What is The Pampas?
Who is the principal of Seller?
A. Mrs. Coleman
B. Ms Schrader
C. Mrs. Kinney
D. Mr Waller
D. Who is Mr Waller?
Which of the following countries is NOT considered part of North America? F Mexico
Which of the following countries is NOT considered part of North America?
F Mexico
G Brazil
H United States
J Canada
G What is Brazil?
The president of the United States is said to be the most powerful person in the world. However, the president must still obey United States law. What principle of government is this?
F Government Holding
G Totalitarian Republic
H Independent Government
J Limited Government
J What is a Limited Government?
Which statement best reflects why geographers have termed Central America and South America into Latin America?
A The two regions share common cultural traits.
B The two regions share common economic interests.
C The two regions share common political interests.
D The two regions have exactly the same geographic features.
A What is The two regions share common cultural traits?
Cuba - Fidel Castro
Argentina- Jorge Rafael Videla
Chile- Augusto Pinochet
The list above shows examples of -
A Totalitarian regimes in Latin America
B Limited Governments in Europe
C Monarchies in North America
D Limited Governments of Latin America
A What is Totalitarian regimes in Latin America?
What is Sellers librarian name?
A. Mrs Hashert
B. Officer Johnson
C. Ms Meza
D. Ms. Fisher