Semester Final Review
Test is: Wednesday, December 10
Rainforests are called the “lungs of the
Earth” because of their role in the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Food web
El Niño Current
Carbon-Oxygen Cycle
Coriolis Effect
What is subsistence farming?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Growing enough food to sell to others
Growing enough food to feed a village
Growing too little food to feed one’s family
Growing only enough food to feed one’s
family
What is the main cause of land use
conflict in the Amazon Rain Forest?
A. Opposition by the government to the
movement of farmers in the rain forest
B. Differences among many different groups
over how to best use the rain forest.
C. Conflicts between ranchers and farmers over
how much land to clear in the rain forest.
D. Arguments among the environmental groups
over how to preserve the biodiversity in the
rain forest
You would most likely use a thematic
map if you were looking for what type
of information?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Population density
Landforms
Mountain Ranges
Natural features
Which statement is true?
A. The Andes Mountains stretch along the
eastern coast of South America.
B. The Amazon Basin is the largest river basin in
the world.
C. The Amazon Basin is a place where few types
of vegetation grow.
D. The Andes Mountains have generally low
elevation compared to other mountain
ranges.
Where does the Amazon River
originate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Andes Mountains
The rain forest
The northern grasslands
The southern plains
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which area has the
longest growing
season?
New York
Alaska
Colombia
Argentina
Which phrase best defines economic
activity?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The gross domestic product of a country
Services such as banking and health care
A country’s wealth and infrastructure
The production of goods and services
Food, music, stories, and religious
beliefs are all examples of what?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Religion
Culture
Economy
Government
What can settlers in the Amazon Basin
do to promote sustainable
development of the rain forest?
A. Clear more land to make larger farms
B. Use cleared land to raise cattle instead of
crops
C. Plant crops that grow under the rain forest
canopy
D. Encourage more poor farmers to migrate to
the forest
What are three cultural traits that are
influenced by climate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Food, language, clothing
Food, shelter, language
Food, shelter, clothing
Shelter, clothing, language
What best describes the climate found
in the highest elevations of the Andes
Mountains?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cold, with little rainfall
Cool, with some rainfall
Warm, with adequate rainfall
Hot, with extreme rainfall
Why does agriculture thrive in the
Great Plains?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rich soil and temperate climate
Plenty of oil and natural gas
Wind energy for irrigating land
Abundant rainfall and little temperature
change
Which of the following would groups
who want sustainable development in
the Amazon Rainforest most likely
support?
A. The building of more roads in the rainforest.
B. The clearing of rainforest to create farms and
ranches.
C. The harvesting of rainforest trees to create
jobs.
D. The use of rainforest resources without
destroying them.
When a private company produces
clothes that are sold in stores, what
type of economy does that society
have?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Free Enterprise
Command
Traditional
Central
The people of South America have had
to adapt their economic activity and
lifestyles because of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Civil war
Water scarcity
The climate and elevation
Huge numbers of immigrants