Multiple-Choice Exercise From the New York State Education Department. Regents High School Examination Internet. Available from http://www.nysedregents.nysed.gov/; accessed January 11, 2012.; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Which feature would most often be shown on a political map?
topography
type of climate
capital cities
elevation
The geographic isolation of a society most often leads to the
development of trade
strengthening of traditional culture
promotion of cultural diffusion
growth of international alliances
One reason the Euphrates, Indus, Nile, and Tigris valleys became centers of early civilization is that these valleys had
borders and elevations that were easy to defend
rich deposits of coal and iron ores
the means for irrigation and transportation
locations in regions of moderate climate and abundant rainfall
areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe
territory from eastern China to eastern Europe
Japan and Korea
all of Asia
The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas is known as the
Scientific Revolution
Columbian Exchange
New Imperialism
Middle Passage
The Portuguese taught the Chinese their sailing knowledge.
Portugal and China practiced isolationism throughout the 15th century.
Only the Portuguese explored the east coast of Africa.
The Portuguese and the Chinese were active explorers.
Portugal became the dominant colonial power in South America by 1600.
Geography made the interior of South America easy to explore.
Neither the Spanish nor the Portuguese developed major urban centers in Latin America.
In 1600, most of the land in South America was not settled by Europeans.
Which factors helped cause the defeat of Napoleon during his invasion of Russia?
the severe winters and large size of Russia
the many rivers and mountains of Russia
the coalition between the Russian czar and the democratic leaders
the well-trained and well-supplied Russian army
One of the most important motives for the European “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of
raw materials used in industry
religious inspiration
free labor for the Americas
technologically innovative practices
During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) was significant because it
demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb
resulted in a successful German revolt against Hitler and the Nazi Party
led to the immediate surrender of German and Italian forces
forced Germans to fight a two-front war
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the democracies in the West competed for influence in the Middle East because of its
strategic location and valuable resources
vast fertile farmlands and rivers
large well-educated population
industrial potential
In the 1990s, what was the most severe threat to the physical environments of Brazil, Costa Rica, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)?
spread of urban centers
nuclear waste disposal
increased immigration
destruction of the rain forests
Which geographic characteristic is shared by both Greece and Japan?
