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.
The growth of maritime and overland trading routes led to
decreased interest in inventions and technology
the limited migration of peoples
increased cultural diffusion
the development of subsistence agriculture
Before the use of the Silk Road, how did geography affect early China?
The mountains and deserts in western and southwestern China slowed the exchange of ideas.
The northwestern region provided many fertile areas suitable for farming.
The three major river systems provided barriers against invasion.
The lack of deep-water ports on the eastern coast prevented China from developing trade with other nations.
Egypt—Gift of the Nile
Mesopotamia—Land Between the Rivers
China’s Sorrow—Huang He River
Harappa—City on the Indus
The travels of Marco Polo and of Ibn Battuta were similar in that these travels
led to nationalistic movements
helped to spread the ideas of religious leaders
stimulated the expansion of trade
supported democratic forms of government
During the Commercial Revolution, where did trading centers most often develop?
in the mountains
near grasslands
along waterways
on the tundra
Most trade routes began in Beijing.
China’s overland trade routes connected China to Japan.
The areas under the control of these dynasties did not change.
China traded extensively with other nations and regions.
A study of Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these civilizations
relied on mechanized agricultural techniques
carried on extensive food trade with each other
adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques
relied on a single-crop economy
Political unrest caused rural people to move to the towns.
Many people moved from the London area to the area around Liverpool and Birmingham.
The size of most urban areas decreased.
The population of some cities and towns increased dramatically.
Between 1845 and 1860, which factor caused a large decline in Ireland’s population?
famine
civil war
plague
war against Spain
The ability of the Ottoman Empire to expand its borders depended on
military assistance from western Europe
extensive trade with the Americas
alliances formed during World War I
strategic location between Europe and Asia
All European nations were members.
Membership has increased since 1957.
All members were also members of the Warsaw Pact.
Interdependence between Europe and the Americas was promoted.
The distribution of arable land in Africa is unequal.
Most of the arable land in Africa is located in South Africa.
The arable land in Africa has increased in the 1990s.
Tanzania has a greater percentage of arable land than Senegal has.
Deforestation, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect are major world problems that indicate a need for
cooperation between nations to reduce pollution and environmental destruction
the development of mass transit systems in developing nations
an increase in the worldwide production of oil
a reduction in crop production in some areas of the world
Europe Between the World Wars
Europe Today
Europe Under Napoleon
Europe During the Renaissance
Russia is very dependent on imported oil.
The United States exports little or no oil.
South America exports more oil than Africa does.
Most of the oil from the Middle East goes to Japan.
