Abeka World Geography - Chapter 1 - 3 Exam
On what parallel were North and South Korea divided?
38th parallel
capital of the Netherlands
Amsterdam
What mountain range runs down the length of the Italian Peninsula like a spine?
Apennines
The world's largest peninsula is called what?
Arabian Peninsula
What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
capital of Greece
Athens
The country of what produces large amounts of crystal glassware?
Austria
Dublin
B
Parts of the Alps extend into all of the following countries except where?
Belgium
In which German city did the Communists build a wall to keep people from escaping to freedom?
Berlin
capital of Germany
Berlin
capital of Switzerland
Bern
capital of Belgium
Brussels
North Sea
C
Ireland
D
London
D
FINLAND occupies the Jutland Peninsula.
Denmark
Bay of Biscay
E
France
E
What are the four major political divisions of the United Kingdom?
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
What body of water separates Great Britain from continental Europe?
English Channel
What continent is considered the birthplace of Western civilization?
Europe
Rhine River
F
What area is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?
Fertile Crescent
Spain
G
The city of Hamburg, a major center of trade since the Middle Ages, is located where?
Germany
Locate: Lisbon
H
Strait of Gibraltar
I
What country is spread over the thousands of islands in the Malay Archipelago?
Indonesia
Baghdad is the capital of what?
Iraq
ICELAND is known as the Emerald Isle.
Ireland
What city do both Muslims and Jews claim as a holy city?
Jerusalem
Berlin
K
Mediterranean sea
K
Crete
L
Norway
L
What small country depends upon Switzerland for diplomatic representatives?
Liechtenstein
Capital of Portugal
Lisbon
Estonia, Latvia, and what are called the Baltic States?
Lithuania
What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
capital of Spain
Madrid
The capital of Russia is what?
Moscow
The highest peak in Europe is what?
Mt. Elbrus
Caucasus Mountains
O
Helsinki
O
Caspian Sea
P
What is the dominant religion of Spain and Italy?
Roman Catholicism
capital of Italy
Rome
What nation was united and became powerful because of the marriage of Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon?
Spain
What narrow body of water separates the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa?
Strait of Gibraltar
What narrow strait separates the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa?
Strait of Gibraltar
The secrecy laws of what have made it a popular center for international banking?
Switzerland
Hungary
T
Jutland Peninsula
T
What plateau is known as the "roof of the world"?
Tibet
The largest city in the world (in population) is what?
Tokyo
Greece
V
What is the world's smallest independent state?
Vatican City
What tiny European country is the world's smallest independent state?
Vatican City
city of canals
Venice
capital of Austria
Vienna
Indian society is based on the COLONIAL system, a strict division of social classes.
caste
The most accurate display of the earth's features, showing correct shapes, sizes, and locations, is a what?
globe
A(n) what is a narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses?
isthmus
What is the main product exported from the Arabian Peninsula?
oil
About 1/4 of the the land of what is polder, land that has been taken from the sea by using dams, dikes, and windmills to drain the water?
the Netherlands
The people of what have reclaimed land from the sea to enlarge their borders?
the Netherlands
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan were once under the control of what, but are considered independent republics today?
the Soviet Union
A CARTOGRAPHER is a person skilled in displaying geographic information on maps and globes.
true
SAN MARINO is the world's oldest republic.
true
