World Geography - Regents 06/06

1. Rivers Are Barriers to Interdependence
2. Economic Issues Influence National Goals
3. Geography Affects Human Behavior
4. Governments Control the Actions of Citizens
1. have a low population density
2. are located between major river valleys
3. are major religious centers
4. have large areas of valuable farmland
1. Expansion was limited by geographic factors.
2. Trade contributed to stable societies.
3. Extensive road systems unified India.
4. Southern India was isolated from northern India.
1. size of Constantinople limited trade
2. cities of western Europe were more impressive than Constantinople
3. location of Constantinople contributed to its prosperity
4. government of Constantinople failed to provide order
1. Regions: How They Form and Change
2. Movement: Humans Interacting on Earth
3. Location: Position on the Earth’s Surface
4. Place: Physical and Human Characteristics
1. began in England and Ireland and then spread eastward
2. spread slowly over several decades
3. affected most areas of western Europe
4. was most severe in Italy
1. Most of the slaves came from eastern Africa.
2. Few people were taken from Africa to other continents.
3. Several European countries participated in the slave trade.
4. The slave trade began in southern Africa.
The British government took control of the Suez Canal and Singapore during the 19th century in order to
1. sell petroleum to these territories
2. gain more converts to Christianity
3. ensure safe passage on strategic waterways
4. transport laborers directly to the Americas
One reason the Japanese followed a policy of expansionism before World War II was to gain
1. warm-water ports
2. control of Tibet
3. additional natural resources
4. control of the Suez Canal
1. Military offensives often succeed because of monsoons.
2. Pakistan will be destroyed by flooding and drought.
3. Geographic factors can influence a nation’s military decisions.
4. Trade has a major impact on political life in India.
How do some Latin American governments justify the destruction of the rain forests?
1. Cattle raising, farming, and mining in the rain forest will help the economy.
2. Manufacturers no longer use the latex produced by the trees of the rain forest.
3. People who live in the rain forest are moving to the cities.
4. Drug trafficking will decrease when the protection of the rain forests is gone.
Which empire became powerful partly because of its location near the Mediterranean Sea?
1. German
2. Maya
3. Ming
4. Ottoman
Both Inca farmers and Japanese farmers adapted a geographic feature of their countries by
1. engaging in overseas expansion
2. growing crops suited to desert climates
3. building terraces into the mountainsides
4. reclaiming land from the sea by building dikes
1. Mongol
2. Songhai
3. Roman
4. Persian

World Geography - Regents 06/06

The British government took control of the Suez Canal and Singapore during the 19th century in order to

One reason the Japanese followed a policy of expansionism before World War II was to gain

How do some Latin American governments justify the destruction of the rain forests?

Which empire became powerful partly because of its location near the Mediterranean Sea?

Both Inca farmers and Japanese farmers adapted a geographic feature of their countries by