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Generation Date: 04/03/2014 Generated By: Cheryl Shelton Title: Grade 7 Geography

1. Which sea borders most of the shore of the ancient Qin Empire in what is now China?

A. Sea of Japan

B. Yellow Sea

C. Mediterranean Sea

D. Arabian Sea

2. According to the map, which of these cities is located on the Xi River?

A. Guangzhou

B. Xianyang

C. Luoyang

D. Anyang

A Unified Kingdom of Egypt was founded in 3200 B.C. by King Narmer. It began a series of dynasties that ruled in Egypt for three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C. The Persians created the first Suez Canal that connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. Later, Egypt fell to the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Persians again.

3. Which geographical features most influenced the rise of the Unified Kingdom of Egypt?

A. swamplands and the Serengeti

B. deserts and the Nile River

C. forests and the Amazon River

D. lakes and Mount Kilimanjaro

4. Which geographical feature most influenced the success of invaders?

A. the Nile River

B. the Arabian Desert

C. the Al Ma’aza Plateau

D. the Mediterranean Sea

5. The map above shows the expansion of the Greek Empire. Which statement best describes the Greeks during the 4th century BC?

A. The Greeks were unable to defeat the barbarians in Europe.

B. The Greeks were unable to extend their influence into Asia.

C. Greek influence extended over three continents – Africa, Europe, and Asia.

D. Greece did not have friendly relations with Crete and Cyprus.

6. The map above shows how far the Greek Empire extended in the 4th century BC. What was the name of the military ruler who conquered this area for Greece?

A. Cleopatra

B. Alexander the Great

C. Julius Caesar

D. Nebuchadnezzar

The Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th Centuries

7. The Roman Empire was split in two in 395 with the death of Theodosius. Look at the map above. Which of the following statements describes what happened to the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD?

A. The East expanded, nearly doubling in size, during the 5th century.

B. The West could not support a military and lost control of its lands.

C. The East lost much of its land as people moved to the Western Empire.

D. The West expanded south into Africa as well as into northern Europe.

8. Look at the map above. Which statement is true regarding the Roman Empire before 500 AD?

A. The loss of territory in the West made the empire stronger.

B. The Western Empire was pushed out of Europe and into Africa.

C. The East invaded the West and took over lands colored dark purple.

D. Dividing the empire made it weaker and more open to invasion.

9. Nomadic communities are those that move around from place to place, rather than settling in one location. There are two kinds of nomadic peoples; those that raise herds of livestock, and those that develop a trade that can be sold in the cities. Nomadic lifestyles have decreased in modern times. A small percentage of Bedouin people in the Middle East, for example, are "pastoralists" who raise herds and move them from place to place. Many have given up nomadic living and moved to the cities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomadic and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedouin

Which of these statements best explains why Bedouins have shifted from nomadic life to the cities?

A. The cities offer a different location to practice nomadic traditions.

B. Drought and increased population reduced grazing areas.

C. Middle Eastern governments provided free housing in the cities.

D. Middle Eastern governments paid people to move to the cities.

10. Between 1960 and 2000, international migrants in Africa increased from 9 million to 16 million. Many of these migrants settled in urban centers. Historically, rural populations were larger than urban ones. Rural areas were seen as important to urban economies. They provided food and raw material for urban industry. African governments are worried about inequalities between rural and urban areas. http://www.sarpn.org.za/documents/d0001390/index.php

Why are African governments worried about inequalities between rural and urban areas?

A. There will not be enough workers to fill all the factory jobs in the cities.

B. There will not be enough food and raw materials to support the cities.

C. There will be too many workers to fill all the agricultural jobs in the country.

D. There will be too many government offices to serve all the new migrants.

11. Between 1630 and 1853, Japan experienced a period of self-imposed isolation from outsiders. What geographical feature most influenced Japan's isolation?

A. Japan has dense forests.

B. Japan has many mountains.

C. Japan has many rivers.

D. Japan is an island.

12. A land bridge is a piece of dry land that is exposed during low sea levels and that connects continents or islands. The best known is the Bering land bridge, which connected North Asia and Alaska during the last ice age. Another land bridge connected Great Britain to Europe at around the same time. A historic land bridge surviving to the present day is the Sinai, connecting North Africa with Southwest Asia.

Which statement best describes the historical significance of the Sinai land bridge?

A. It provided important farmlands for agriculture.

B. It allowed humans to migrate out of Africa.

C. It allowed ships to travel at low tide.

D. It provided a natural bridge over the Gulf of Suez.

13. During the first millennium A.D. there was a rapid migration of Bantu-speakers from the Niger-Congo into Central and Eastern Africa. In Zimbabwe an important trading center was developed at a place called the Great Zimbabwe. It flourished until 1450, when the opening of mines in the north shifted trade routes. http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/history1.htm#Sudan

How did the rapid migration of people into Central and Eastern Africa impact the region?

A. They developed the Great Zimbabwe trading center.

B. They made everyone speak the Bantu language.

C. They began to control Central and Eastern Africa.

D. They opened mines in the north and shifted trade routes.

14. Before 1974, there was no city in Bangladesh that had a population of one million or more. Now the city of Dhaka has around 10 million people. Many of these people are migrants from the rural areas. How has this shift in population impacted the city?

A. Increased migration has led to the rapid economic decline of Dhaka.

B. Increased migration has contributed to increased quality in housing.

C. Increased migration has led to the rapid economic growth of Dhaka.

D. Increased migration has contributed to increased protections for workers.

15. In the year 571 A.D., the prophet Mohammed was born in Mecca. Mecca is located in Saudi Arabia and is the holiest city for the Islamic religion. No matter where they are in the world, Muslims face Mecca during their daily prayers. Each year during the last month of the Islamic calendar, about 2 million Muslims travel to Mecca for the Hajj.

This is an example of how A. calendars, holidays, and news stories are interconnected.

B. education, international travel, and nationality interconnected.

C. history, religion, and geography are interconnected.

D. prophets, governments, and economies are interconnected.

16. Between 1977 and 1991, most of Ethiopia's population of Jews migrated to Israel. They came from a close-knit rural community in the Sudan, and were considered "unskilled" when they arrived. Some still live in government housing provided when they arrived and struggle to be accepted in Israeli society. One place where Ethiopian Jews have made valuable contributions is in the military. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/524662.stm and http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/ejhist.html

Which statement best describes how a rapid migration of “unskilled” workers might impact a society?

A. They have nothing to offer the new society.

B. They spend all their time being religious.

C. They can only perform “unskilled” jobs.

D. They need training and social services.

17. The "Silk Road" was not a single road, but many different routes through the mountains and deserts of Asia. The Silk Road was a major trade route between the east and west for silk, exotic animals and plants, and other precious items like gold and silver. It was how Buddhism came to China from India. The Silk Road was most popular in the seventh century and declined by the 1300s.

What invention first led to the decline of the Silk Road?

A. the invention of ships and a silk route by sea

B. the invention of airplanes and a silk route by air

C. the invention of railways between east and west

D. the invention of faster vehicles and better roads

18. During the 1500s and 1600s, the Europeans were able to take control of the international trade of Asia. By the 1800s the Europeans were in a position to establish their authority over much of Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. http://www.seasite.niu.edu/crossroads/wilson/colonialism.htm

What statement best explains the impact this had for both regions?

A. Europe became weaker while Asia became stronger.

B. Europe became stronger while Asia became weaker.

C. Europe and Asia both suffered because of competition.

D. Europe and Asia shared the profits and became strong.

19. The map above shows the language patterns on the continent of Africa. Which languages are common along the northern coast of Africa?

A. Austronesian

B. Afro-Asian

C. Indo-European

D. Transafrican

20. The map above lists the different hybrid languages spoken in Africa. Which language hybrid is spoken on most of the continent, including central Africa?

A. Transafrican

B. Indo-European

C. Afro-Asian

D. Austronesia