CARTOONS, GRAPHS, AND
VISUALS FOR PRACTICE
From August 2009
The Question
Based on this map, on which continent did humans
first appear
 (1) Asia
 (2) Europe
 (3) North America
 (4) Africa
The Answer:
(1) Africa
From August 2009
The Question
This map illustrates the interaction between
 (1) Resources and technology
 (2) Religion and culture
 (3) Record keeping and civilization
 (4) Climate and disease
The Answer
(1) Resources and technology
From August 2009
The Question
Which title best describes this map?
 (1) Mesoamerican Cultural Areas
 (2) South American Urban Areas
 (3) Creation of the Spanish Viceroyalties
 (4) Outposts of the Inca Empire
The Answer
(4) Mesoamerican cultural areas
From August 2009
The Question
This World War II cartoon is showing the
relationship between climate and the
 (1) inability of Nazi forces to defeat the Soviet
Union
 (2) success of Allied troops after D-day
 (3) efforts by Allied troops to control Berlin
 (4) casualties suffered by the Soviet Union
The Answer

(1) inability of Nazi forces to defeat the Soviet
Union
From August 2009
The Question
What is the main idea of this 2002 cartoon?
 (1) The United States refuses to become involved
in another war.
 (2) Nuclear proliferation continues to threaten
world peace.
 (3) The Cold War conflict continues today.
 (4) Pakistan is the dominant nuclear force in this
region.
The Answer

(2) Nuclear proliferation continues to threaten
world peace.
From August 2009
The Question
Which empire included all of the lined areas shown
on this 1814 map?
 (1) Holy Roman
 (2) Russian
 (3) Ottoman
 (4) Austro-Hungarian
The Answer

(3) Ottoman
From August 2009
The Question
What is the best title for this map?
 (1) Gold and Petroleum Trade Routes
 (2) Sources and Destinations of Enslaved
Africans
 (3) Obstacles to Colonization of the Western
Hemisphere
 (4) Origin and Spread of Nationalist Revolutions
The Answer

(2) Sources and Destinations of Enslaved
Africans
From June 2009
The Question
Based on this map, what is a valid conclusion
about the Black Death?
 (1) Japan was the first place it occurred.
 (2) The highest casualty rates occurred in
Mogadishu and Foochow.
 (3) People of North Africa, Europe, and Asia
were affected by the disease.
 (4) The outbreak spread primarily from the west
to the east.
The Answer

(3) People of North Africa, Europe, and Asia
were affected by the disease.
From June 2009
The Question
Which conclusion about Zheng He’s voyages is
valid based on the information on this map?
 (1) His fleet traveled only as far as the Bay of
Bengal.
 (2) His expeditions sailed to ports in Asia and
Africa.
 (3) His fleet conquered and controlled Luzon.
 (4) His expeditions traded directly with the
interior of Africa.
The Answer

(2) His expeditions sailed to ports in Asia and
Africa.
From June 2009
The Question
Many of the political divisions shown on this map
were directly related to the
 (1) Meiji Restoration
 (2) Opium Wars
 (3) Berlin Conference
 (4) Boer War
The Answer

(3) Berlin Conference
From June 2009
The Question
In the view of this cartoonist, Russia under Lenin’s
rule was characterized by
 (1) a continuation of traditional life
 (2) the introduction of capitalism
 (3) support for a constitutional monarchy
 (4) rejection of the czarist system
The Answer

(4) Rejection of the czarist system
From June 2009
The Question
What does this 2005 cartoon imply?
 (1) The instability in the Middle East has been
ongoing.
 (2) The peace process in the Middle East is
gaining ground.
 (3) The Middle East has greatly changed over
thirty years.
 (4) The media shapes society’s perception of the
Middle East.
The Answer

(1) The instability in the Middle East has been
ongoing.
From June 2009
The Question
Which letter identifies the peninsula that was the
site of the Vietnam conflict and the atrocities of
Pol Pot?
 (1) A
 (2) B
 (3) C
 (4) D
The Answer

(3) C