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 continent’s economic and political development has been influenced by the Andes Mountains and the Amazon River?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
The Roman Empire extended over three continents.
Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire.
Alexandria served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
Carthage was eventually destroyed by the Romans.
Red Sea
Black Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Africans traded more goods in Constantinople than in any other area.
Constantinople was a city located on the Mediterranean Sea.
Gold was the primary commodity that China sent to Constantinople.
Constantinople was an important trading center.
What was one effect of the Columbian exchange?
rapid decline in European population
economic instability in China and Japan
introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas
spread of Hinduism into Latin America
Mongol
Indian
Japanese
European
The breakdown of traditions, increased levels of pollution, and the expansion of slums are negative aspects of
militarism
collectivization
pogroms
urbanization
ethnocentrism
socialism
containment
imperialism
Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
Iberian Peninsula
British Isles
Balkan Peninsula
Scandinavia
At the end of World War II, the British decided to partition the Indian subcontinent into the nations of India and Pakistan. What was a primary reason for this division?
India had adopted a policy of nonalignment.
Religious differences had led to conflicts between Hindus and Muslims.
Most of India’s valuable resources were located in the south.
British India’s Muslim minority controlled most of India’s banking industry.
The United States has adequate petroleum reserves to meet future needs.
Nations lacking major petroleum reserves cannot industrialize.
Overproduction of petroleum products has caused inflation in the Middle East.
Most of the world’s largest petroleum reserves are located in the Middle East.
Additional countries were created.
Isolation among nations increased.
Communist economic policies were adopted.
Economic barriers between nations decreased.
Which geographic factor had the most influence on the development of Inca society and Japanese society?
frequent monsoons
large deserts
mountainous topography
tropical climate
Which factor most hindered the efforts of both Napoleon and Hitler to conquer Russia?
