2012 Posted Tests and Quizzes

Name _________________________________ Period _____ Date ________________

REGIONS TEST 1

1.Cultural regions are based on unifying characteristics such as:

A.____________________________________________

B.____________________________________________

C.____________________________________________

D.____________________________________________

E.____________________________________________

2. The unifying characteristics of the Great Plains are ____________________________

3.  Regions are areas of the earth's surface that share ____________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

4. The unifying characteristics of the rainforest are ______________________________

5.  The term physical in geography refers to:

A._________________________________________________

B._________________________________________________

C._________________________________________________

6. The Francophone World is unified by its ties to what country? __________________________

7. The unifying characteristic of the Sahara Desert is _________________________________.

8.  Three examples of physical regions are:

A._______________________________________________

B._______________________________________________

C.________________________________________________

9.  The unifying characteristics of the Taiga are ______________________________________

10.  The unifying characteristic of the Low Countries is _______________________________

11.  Latin America is united by what characteristic?  __________________________________

12.  Chinatowns located in the heart of many cities are an example of what type of region? _____________________

13.  Kurdistan is a region in what country? ___________________________________________

14. It encompasses parts of what countries? 

A._________________________

B._________________________

C._________________________

D._________________________

15. Give 2 examples of regions unified by religion: _______________________, ______________________

16.  The Wheat Belt is an area in _____________________________(be specific).

17.  The acronym NATO stands for:

_____________   ______________  ______________  ___________________

18. NATO is a group of countries that share the common purpose of ________________________________________________________________

19. What unifies the Wheat Belt? ______________________________________________________________________________

20.  What is the EU? _____________________________________________

21. The countries of the above region signed agreements to stimulate ______________________________________________________________________________

22. List three members of NATO:

 _______________________, ______________________, ____________________

23.  The African Union is a ____________________________ in Africa.

24. The African Union seeks to promote peace, ________________________ and _____________________.

25.  The Rust Belt is a region in the _______________________________________.

26. _______________________________________________ caused industry to shut down or restructure in the Rust Belt.

27. The Rust Belt used to be the center of what type of industry? ______________________________________________________

28.  ______________________________ is a region that stretches across the southern United States. 

29. List 3 reasons why the population of this region has increased over the last few decades:

A._____________________________________________________

B.  _____________________________________________________

C.  _____________________________________________________

30.  Two cities in the Rust Belt are:   ______________________ and ______________________.

31. __________________________________ can link or divide regions.

32. The major language in Brazil is _____________________ because Brazil was colonized by ___________________________.

33. Switzerland is a good example of a country that has multiple languages but the country is still __________________________.

34. Some of the languages spoken in Switzerland are: ____________________________,

___________________________, _________________________.

35. List 3 examples of countries or regions that have experienced ethnic conflict:

A. __________________________________

B. __________________________________

C. __________________________________

36. Where is the Balkan Peninsula? _________________________________________________

37. List two countries on the Balkan Peninsula: _______________________ and _________________________

38. What type of ethnic groups live on the Balkan Peninsula?

A.______________________________

B.______________________________

39. The Balkan Peninsula has experienced _________________ conflict for thousands of years.

40. Cyprus is an island in the ___________________________ Ocean. 

41. The island is divided into two countries based on _______________ . 

42. One country in Cyprus is primarily ___________________ and the other country is primarily _________________ .

43. Examples of countries that have a single ethnic group:

A.______________________________________

B.______________________________________

44. Christians consider Jerusalem to be holy because ______________________________________________________________________________

45. Jews consider Jerusalem to be holy because ________________________________________

46. Muslims consider Jerusalem to be holy because_____________________________________

47. The capital of Israel is _______________________________

48. Israel was created by _______________________________ in what year? _____________

49. Northern Ireland is part of the ___________________________

50. The country above is about evenly divided between two religious groups: ___________________ and ____________________________

51. India and Pakistan both claim a region called the ________________ . 

52. The problem between these two countries is based on ____________________.

53. Pakistan is a __________________ country and India is _____________________ .

54. Rwanda is a small country in ______________________________.

55. It has two major ethnic groups: _________________________ and _____________________

56. ___________________________ occurred when, in 1994, the Hutu controlled military and militia groups began killing as many Tutsis as they could find.

57. Hispanic America is a region that is unified by _____________________________. 

58. The Arab world is a cultural region that is unified by the ___________________________. 

59. The Arab World is found in _____________________ and the _______________________.

60. Canada is a good example of a country that is divided by language.  In the province of _________________________ there are many people who speak ______________ . 

61. The rest of the people in Canada speak __________________.