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.
During which period did the domestication of animals and growing of crops first occur?
Iron Age
Old Stone Age
Neolithic Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Major urban centers are found only along rivers.
The geography of a nation or region influences its development.
Without mountains and rivers, people cannot develop a culture.
The spread of new ideas is discouraged by trade and conquest.
Which statement about cultural diffusion in Asia is most accurate?
Byzantine traders brought the Justinian Code to China.
Roman legions introduced Christianity to India.
Indian monks brought Islam to the Middle East.
Chinese ideas and practices spread into Korea and Japan.
Saharan caravan trails
Trans-Siberian Railway
Silk Roads
Suez Canal
The Yuan dynasty kept China isolated from outside influence.
Most of the Chinese people lived in the river valleys.
Kublai Khan and Genghis Khan extended Mongol influence to other parts of Asia.
The city of Samarkand was part of the Yuan Empire.
Venice in Europe, Mogadishu in Africa, and Canton in China emerged during the 13th century primarily as important centers of
agriculture
trade
manufacturing
mining
The major reason that Portugal and Spain established water routes to Asia’s spice markets was to
experiment with new technology such as the astrolabe and sextant
provide jobs for navigators, cartographers, and shipbuilders
avoid the overland routes that were controlled by Muslim traders
discover new continents, plants, and animals
Religious activities were prohibited in this city.
The city was a ceremonial site, not a place of permanent settlement.
Community planning and an organized way of life are not evident in this city.
The city had a government with laws, leadership, and a military force.
Which geographic feature made it difficult to unify South America?
Andes Mountains
Straits of Magellan
Gulf of Mexico
Argentinian pampas
England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.
In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.
Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people.
People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.
How did geography affect both Napoleon’s invasion and Hitler’s invasion of Russia?
Deserts made invasion possible.
The climate created obstacles to success.
The tundra enabled the movements of troops.
Warm-water ports prevented the flow of supplies.
During the Indian independence movement, many Muslims in India demanded a separate state of Pakistan to
remain under British control
prevent future invasions from Afghanistan and China
address concerns about their status as a religious minority
protect the sacred rivers, the Indus and the Ganges
This commemorative stamp was issued 50 years after the Marshall Plan. George Marshall was honored because he had
insisted that Germany and the other Axis Powers pay for starting World War II
proposed economic aid from the United States to rebuild the economies of European nations
formed the European Union so that Western Europe could rebuild its own economy
encouraged Western European nations to accept aid from the Soviet Union
Modern technology can have serious negative effects.
Today’s environment renews itself.
Only developing nations have environmental problems.
Most environmental problems originate in Europe.
Only the United States and Africa are affected by a lack of food.
Pollution is often the cause of famine.
The governments in Africa are unconcerned about the lack of food for their people.
Reading about world famine is different from experiencing it.
Which factor is most responsible for the international importance of the Middle East?
