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Final Exam Review
2014 Spring Exam 5/13 & 5/14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why are most capitals located on major rivers? | Rivers make trading easier, rivers are a great water source, and rivers provide transportation for people and goods. |
| Which two countries does the English Channel lie between? | Great Britain and France |
| What divides the European and Asian sides of Russia? | The URAL mountains |
| Where did the Industrial Revolution begin and why? | The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain becuase of hte abudance of natural resources of coal and iron ore (which makes steel) |
| What were the MAIN causes of WWI? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism |
| What is the dominant religion found in Europe? | Christianity |
| What is Venezuela's environmental issue? | OIL |
| How does geography create air pollution in Mexico City? | Mexico City lies in a valley, surrounded by mountians, that traps the air pollution over the city. |
| What was the cause for the Russian Revolution? | The peasants were hungry and wanted out of WWI. They wanted bread and peace. |
| What was the result of the Russian Revolution? | the Czar was overthrown and the county became the communist Soviet Union |
| What is an environmental issue found in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest? | cutting down trees/deforestation |
| What would be MOST helpful in improving a country's standard of living? | increasing the literacy rate/reducing the illiteracy rate |
| What are two Romance languages? | Spanish and Portuguese |
| What type of government shares power between a central government and the states? | federal |
| NAFTA promotes trade between which countries? | Canada, the US and Mexico |
| What is an oligarchy? | when a small group runs the government |
| What are the two primary languages in Latin America? | Spanish and Portuguese |
| What is a mixed economy? | a combination of privately-owned industry and government control |
| Which type of economy is associated with a communist government? | command |
| The two official languages of Canada are: | English and French |
| A democracy is described as ____ | the "will of the people" |
| The explorers who lived for a while on the Newfoundland coast in AD 1000 were known as the | Vikings |
| the leader of the government in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom is | the prime minister |
| The French colonist are the largest cultural group living in which province in Canada? | Quebec |
| How did the Canadians gain indepenence from Britain? | by means of negotions over a period of time. |
| How did Pizarro conquer the Inca Empire? | He surprised the emperor's army and took the emperor hostage. |
| Why did Europeans choose slaves from Africa as a labor source in the New World? | The New World had diseases that did not affect the African Workers |
| Why were the Spanish conquistadors in Latin America? | God, Gold, and Glory |
| What kind of government oes the country of Australia have? | federal |
| What is the role of the governer-general in Australia? | this person represents the Queen in Australia |
| the Aboriginal culture has an important aspect called ___ | Dreamtime |
| Why are Australian animals not found anywhere else in the world? | the country is a great distance from other large landmasses |
| How did the Columbian Exchange affect Latin American history? | guns, diseases, plants, and animals were found in new places |
| Be able to locate the European Plain, Rhine River, Danube River, the English Channel, Pyrenees Mountains, & the Ural Mountains on a map. | Locate an interactive map of Europe. |
| Zero degrees latitude is ___ | the Equator |
| Zero degrees longitude is the __ __ | Prime Meridian |
| In order to pinpoint locations on a map, I must pinpoint __________ first, | LATITUDE |
| I pinpoint latitude by looking ___ or ___ | Left or right |
| Lines of Latitude measure ___ or ___ | North or South |
| Lines of longitude measure ___ or ___ | east or west |
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