World Geography - Regents 06/11

1. religion and government
2. ironworking and trans-Saharan trade
3. humans and environment
4. monsoons and flooding
1. nationalization
2. cultural diffusion
3. urbanization
4. social stratification
Knowing the latitude of a location would be most helpful in determining
1. language
2. temperature
3. population
4. time
1. Mesopotamian civilizations
2. Pax Romana
3. Tang dynasty
4. Byzantine Empire
Both Ibn Battuta and Mansa Musa demonstrated their religious values by
1. meditating along the banks of the Ganges River
2. converting Africans to Christianity
3. making a pilgrimage to Mecca
4. visiting the wailing wall in Jerusalem
Which action is linked to the spread of the Black Death to Europe during the 14th century?
1. trade with Asia
2. conquest of Japan
3. trade across the Sahara
4. exploration of the Western Hemisphere
1. Roman
2. Ottoman
3. Mongol
4. Songhai
What was one effect of the Columbian exchange on European society?
1. Migration to the Americas declined.
2. Horses were acquired for the first time.
3. The population increased with the introduction of new foods.
4. The Christian Church was divided into Roman Catholic and Orthodox.
Which geographic condition contributed to the defeat of Napoleon’s troops during the invasion of Russia?
1. drought
2. typhoons
3. severe flooding
4. harsh winter
1. The Rhineland was occupied by France.
2. The Sudetenland was given to Germany.
3. Germany transferred control of Memel to Lithuania.
4. Austria became an independent state.
Which pair of countries that gained independence in the 20th century experienced the migration of millions of people across their
shared borders due to religious tensions?
1. Czech Republic and Slovakia
2. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
3. Egypt and Libya
4. India and Pakistan
1. Petroleum is being overproduced.
2. The demand for petroleum exceeds production.
3. Fossil fuels are unevenly distributed.
4. The demands of global environmental groups have increased.
The desire of the Kurds and of the Palestinians for independent states is based on the principle of
1. free trade
2. nationalism
3. collective security
4. modernization
The southern edge of the Sahara is expanding in a process called
1. annexation
2. conservation
3. desertification
4. desalination
Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the
1. caravel
2. astrolabe
3. airplane
4. steam engine
The imaginary line that divided the Western European countries from the Eastern European countries after World War II was known as the
1. prime meridian
2. line of demarcation
3. Iron Curtain
4. Berlin Wall

World Geography - Regents 06/11

Knowing the latitude of a location would be most helpful in determining

Both Ibn Battuta and Mansa Musa demonstrated their religious values by

Which action is linked to the spread of the Black Death to Europe during the 14th century?

What was one effect of the Columbian exchange on European society?

Which geographic condition contributed to the defeat of Napoleon’s troops during the invasion of Russia?

Which pair of countries that gained independence in the 20th century experienced the migration of millions of people across theirshared borders due to religious tensions?

The desire of the Kurds and of the Palestinians for independent states is based on the principle of

The southern edge of the Sahara is expanding in a process called

Transportation in the 1800s was revolutionized by the development of the

The imaginary line that divided the Western European countries from the Eastern European countries after World War II was known as the

Which pair of countries that gained independence in the 20th century experienced the migration of millions of people across their
shared borders due to religious tensions?