7th Grade Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide
Geography Handbook (pgs.4-19)
1. What imaginary line separates the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere?
______________________________
2. What imaginary line separates the western hemisphere from eastern hemisphere?
__________________________________
3. What does the word hemisphere mean? __________________________
4. Name the cardinal directions. ________________________________________
5. What part of a map gives you distances? _______________________________
6. Is a map or a globe more accurate? __________________________________
7. What is the part of the map that tells you what the symbols on the map mean?
____________________________________________
8. Which part of the map shows you directions? ______________________
9. Which imaginary lines run east and west? ___________________________
10. Which imaginary lines run north and south? ___________________________
11. This picture shows lines of __________________________.
CH 16 (pgs.457-469)
12. Which Ancient Egyptian Kingdom built the pyramids? ____________________
13. This Ancient Egyptian Kingdom buried their pharaohs in hidden tombs underground.
____________________
14. King Tutankhamun (“Tut”) was found buried in the Valley of the Kings, tombs built
____________________ but clustered together in one place.
15. King Tut was a pharaoh from the ____________________ Kingdom.
16. Ancient Egyptians focused mainly on the afterlife and believed that a person would not
make it there (to the afterlife) unless their ____________________ survived.
17. Egyptians believed the ____________________ was the most important organ in the body,
so they left it in the body while going through the mummification process.
18. The other organs were removed from the body and disposed of or placed into
____________________.
19. The ancient Egyptian form of writing is called ____________________.
20. A ____________________ is a nameplate used to help the Ba and the Ka locate the body
after death.
21. What body of water determines the way people live in Egypt? _____________
22. The Sphinx is a statue with a lion’s body and a ____________________ head.
23. Ancient Egyptian rulers are called ____________________.
24. The two mountain ranges found in North Africa are ____________________ and
____________________.
25. The largest type of landform in North Africa is: ____________________.
26. The ____________________ separates the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt.
27. What two bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal? ____________________ and
____________________
28. The Egyptian form of government is a ____________________.
29. The main economic activity in Egypt is ____________________.
30. What is the capitol of Egypt? ____________________.
31. The ____________________ Desert, about the size of the U.S., covers most of North
Africa.
32. What was built in the 1860’s to connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
____________________
33. This land area connects Africa and Asia: ____________________.
34. Small particles of rich soil in a river are called ____________________.
35. The area formed from soil deposited by a river at its mouth is called a
____________________.
36. Half of Egypt’s population lives in ____________________ areas, along the Nile.
37. An Egyptian marketplace is called a ____________________.
38. What three countries make up the Maghreb? ____________________,
____________________, and ____________________.
39. How does Libya get its water? ____________________
40. What is North Africa’s smallest country? ____________________
41. Algeria was a ____________________ colony from 1837 to 1962.
42. The northern tip of this country is only 9 miles from Spain: ____________________.
43. Which country is the farthest east in the region? ____________________
44. This word means nonreligious: ____________________.
45. Who were the first people to live in North Africa? ____________________
46. Libya’s government is a ____________________, meaning one person is in complete
control of it.
47. Both Libya and ____________________ have to import some of their food, and they pay
for these imports by selling oil.
48. The people of Libya and the Maghreb have a mixed heritage of ____________________
and ____________________.
49. Morocco has a ____________________, meaning a king or a queen is head of state, but
elected officials run the government.
CH 17 (pgs.477-501)
50. Which country connects the continents of Asia and Europe?
_____________________________
51. 98% of the people of Turkey are what religion? ____________________
52. Turkey's largest city and the only city in the world located on 2 continents.
__________________________________________
53. A place of worship for the followers of Islam (muslims). ___________________
54. What city was previously called Byzantium and Constantinople?
____________________________________
55. Israel borders what sea? _____________________________
56. About 80% of the people in Israel are what religion? ____________________
57. Who have the Jewish people of Israel been fighting with for the last 60 years?
_____________________________________
58. What law increased Israel's population more than any other factor?
_________________________________________
59. Israel became an independent country in what year? _________________
60. What 2 areas of Israel that have been set aside for the Arabs (Palestinians)?
_________________________ _____________________________
61. What is the capital of Syria? It is also one of the oldest cities in the world, about 5,000 years
old. __________________________________
62. What does the name ISIS stand for? __________________________________
63. The civil war that took place in Lebanon from 1975-1991 was between what 2 groups?
____________________________ _____________________________
64. The most widely spoken language in Lebanon is ________________________, but another
official language is __________________________________.
65. What type of government does Jordan have? ___________________________
66. What is the largest country in Southwest Asia? _________________________
67. What natural resource has helped Saudi Arabia boost its standard of living?
____________________________
68. What is the process of removing salt from seawater so it can be used as fresh water?
______________________________________
69. All Muslims must make a journey to what holy city? _____________________
70. What book contains the holy writings of Islam? _________________________
71. What is the only country of the Arabian peninsula that doesn't have large deposits of oil?
________________________________________
72. What is Iraq's main export? ________________________
73. Most of Iraq’s farming takes place on an ______________________________ in between
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
74. Iran was first known as what? _______________________________
75. What type of government does Iran have?(2 words)
______________________________________
76. What landform covers most of Afghanistan?
________________________________________________
77. The _________________________ was a group of harsh terrorists who ruled Afghanistan.
CH 18 (pgs.509-521)
78. The republics of the Caucasus include _______________, _______________, and
_______________.
79. The Caucasus Republics once belonged to what country? _________________
80. What natural disaster damages Armenia because it sits on faults?
_______________________________
81. Which of the Caucasus Republics is landlocked? ________________________
82. Which country has an enclave? ________________________________
83. Georgia and Armenia follow what religion? ___________________________
84. The main religion of Azerbaijan is ___________________________.
85. The largest country in Central Asia is ___________________________.
86. Kazakhstan's ancestors were horse-riding warriors called ___________________________.
87. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are covered by ___________________________.
88. The oases of Uzbekistan were once a part of the _______________ about 2,000 years ago.
89. 85% of Turkmenistan is part of what desert? ___________________________
CH 24 (pgs.669-689)
90. What is China’s official name? ___________________________
91. Chinese civilization started along what river? ___________________________
92. Another name for the Yellow River is ___________________________, based on the
devastation caused by its frequent flooding.
93. The Chinese name for the Yellow River is the _________________________.
94. China’s longest river is the ___________________________.
95. Since 1949 China has been a ___________________________ and the government has had
strong control over the economy and society.
96. China’s growing economy has brought enough success that more people can afford
___________________________ like televisions and cars.
97. There are two benefits to foreign companies investing in Chinese businesses:
___________________________ and ___________________________.
98. China’s population is the ___________________________ in the world.
99. Hong Kong and Macau are both centers of ___________________________,
___________________________, and ___________________________ in China.
100. A line of rulers from a single family is called a ________________________.
101. China’s ancient dynasties invented items like _________________________,
___________________________, and ___________________________.
102. China’s first emperor was ___________________________.
103. He was the first emperor to begin uniting China’s ______________________.
104. The Chinese dynasty that finished the Great Wall was the _________________________.
105. In 1949 the Communist party set up the People’s Republic of China, and the
___________________________ fled to Taiwan.
106. The original leader of China’s Communist Party was ___________________________.
107. The original leader of Taiwan’s Nationalist Party was ___________________________.
108. China has been accused of violating human rights with its ________________ established
in 1970.
109. China has also violated ___________________________ by limiting civilian’s freedom of
speech, among other things.
110. About 70% of China’s people live in what type of areas? ________________
111. This Mongol leader carved out the largest land empire in history. ____________________
112. The Mongols traditionally lived as ___________________________.
113. Mongolia gained its independence from China in ______________________.
114. In 1990 Mongolia gave up Communism for a _________________________.
115. Today more than 60% of Mongolia’s people live in ___________________________.
116. The Silk Road carried silk, spices, and gold, as well as ___________________________.
117. The Silk Road linked ancient China to the empires of the _________________________.
CH 25 (pgs.695-709)
118. Japan suffers from many earthquakes because it lies on the _________________________.
119. The Japanese also deal with large sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes, called
___________________________.
120. Japan is an ___________________________, or a group of islands off the coast of eastern
Asia.
121. Japan’s highest mountain and national symbol is ______________________.
122. Japan leads the world in the production of what item? ___________________________
123. Japan modeled its society on the __________________________ way of life.
124. During Japan’s imperial time period the country was ruled by
___________________________ and ___________________________.
125. Japan was closed off to trading with foreign countries until the US sent a fleet headed by
___________________________.
126. In need of more resources for its growing population, Japan got involved in
___________________________ and fought against the US.
127. The center of one’s life in Japan is the ___________________________.
128. The Korean Peninsula is split up into Communist _____________________ and nonCommunist ___________________________.
129. The Korean Peninsula was previously ruled by both ___________________________ and
___________________________.
130. After WWII, North Korea was taken over by _________________________, and South
Korea was occupied by ___________________________.
131. South Korea’s climate is affected by the seasonal winds, __________________________.
132. North Korea’s current ruler is ___________________________.