NIFA MEGA EXAM TEST BANK ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+ GRADE
topographic map - ANSWER: surface features including mountain elevations, rivers,
roads, lakes, state names
thematic map - ANSWER: shows data based on a theme such as population density
or economic trends
population density - ANSWER: number of people per square mile
Themes of geography - ANSWER: location, place, human-environmental interaction,
movement, regions
geomorphology/physiography - ANSWER: study of landforms
five major oceans - ANSWER: Atlantic, Pacific (largest & deepest), Indian, Arctic,
Southern (surrounds Antarctica)
seas - ANSWER: smaller than oceans, somewhat surrounded by land. ex:
Mediterranean, Caribrean
Planets - ANSWER: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
Pluto
Sumer civilization - ANSWER: used first known writing system
Egypt - ANSWER: united by Nile River, had a national religion, central government,
and writing and libraries
Indus Valley - ANSWER: started in 3rd and 4th centuries. had unified culture of luxury
and refinement, no national government, advanced civic system, and prosperous
trade routes
Mesopotamia - ANSWER: series of short term empires that failed due to oppression
of subject peoples
Greece - ANSWER: city states united by Alexander the Great, known as Hellenistic
society
Rome - ANSWER: lasted 1000 years, foundation of western world culture, language,
and laws
Middle Ages - ANSWER: 500-1500 A.D.
-Roman catholicism was cultural and religious center extending into politics and
economics
, -The Crusades: recurring wars between European Christians and Middle East
Muslims
-Black Death: swept Europe from 1347-1350 leaving 1/3-1/2 population dead
Protestant Reformation - ANSWER: during Middle Ages in Europe. an attempt to
reform the Catholic Church but led to separation from it.
-Martin Luther and 95 Theses criticized practices of the church
-King Henry VIII denied divorce by Pope, broke away and formed Anglican Church
Renaissance - ANSWER: occurred in Europe, especially Italy. 14th - 16th centuries.
renewal of interest in Greek and Latin art, literature, and philosophy.
Petrarch, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Machiavelli, Shakespeare
Industrial Revolution - ANSWER: began in England 1733 with construction of cotton
mill.
-steel industry grew
-steam engine
-1830: factory era. expanding populations, unsanitary cities, factories created
pollution. led to creation of child labor laws and work unions
American Revolution - ANSWER: English colonies in America rebelled against Great
Britain
Sons of Liberty - ANSWER: protest group led by Samuel Adams that incited the
American Revolution
The Boston Tea Party - ANSWER: Dec. 6, 1773. Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the
harbor from a British ship to protest the tea tax
First continental congress (during American Revolution) - ANSWER: held in 1774 to
list grievances and develop a response. Attended by all colonies except Georgia
Shot heard round the world - ANSWER: In April, 1775, English soldiers on their way
to
confiscate arms in Concord passed through Lexington, Massachusetts and met the
colonial militia called the Minutemen. A fight ensued. In Concord, a larger group of
Minutemen forced the British to retreat
Original 13 colonies - ANSWER: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South
Carolina, and Virginia. Delaware was the first state to ratify the constitution.
Treaty of Paris - ANSWER: 1782, it signaled the official end of the war, granted
independence to the colonies, and gave them generous territorial rights.
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+ GRADE
topographic map - ANSWER: surface features including mountain elevations, rivers,
roads, lakes, state names
thematic map - ANSWER: shows data based on a theme such as population density
or economic trends
population density - ANSWER: number of people per square mile
Themes of geography - ANSWER: location, place, human-environmental interaction,
movement, regions
geomorphology/physiography - ANSWER: study of landforms
five major oceans - ANSWER: Atlantic, Pacific (largest & deepest), Indian, Arctic,
Southern (surrounds Antarctica)
seas - ANSWER: smaller than oceans, somewhat surrounded by land. ex:
Mediterranean, Caribrean
Planets - ANSWER: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
Pluto
Sumer civilization - ANSWER: used first known writing system
Egypt - ANSWER: united by Nile River, had a national religion, central government,
and writing and libraries
Indus Valley - ANSWER: started in 3rd and 4th centuries. had unified culture of luxury
and refinement, no national government, advanced civic system, and prosperous
trade routes
Mesopotamia - ANSWER: series of short term empires that failed due to oppression
of subject peoples
Greece - ANSWER: city states united by Alexander the Great, known as Hellenistic
society
Rome - ANSWER: lasted 1000 years, foundation of western world culture, language,
and laws
Middle Ages - ANSWER: 500-1500 A.D.
-Roman catholicism was cultural and religious center extending into politics and
economics
, -The Crusades: recurring wars between European Christians and Middle East
Muslims
-Black Death: swept Europe from 1347-1350 leaving 1/3-1/2 population dead
Protestant Reformation - ANSWER: during Middle Ages in Europe. an attempt to
reform the Catholic Church but led to separation from it.
-Martin Luther and 95 Theses criticized practices of the church
-King Henry VIII denied divorce by Pope, broke away and formed Anglican Church
Renaissance - ANSWER: occurred in Europe, especially Italy. 14th - 16th centuries.
renewal of interest in Greek and Latin art, literature, and philosophy.
Petrarch, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Machiavelli, Shakespeare
Industrial Revolution - ANSWER: began in England 1733 with construction of cotton
mill.
-steel industry grew
-steam engine
-1830: factory era. expanding populations, unsanitary cities, factories created
pollution. led to creation of child labor laws and work unions
American Revolution - ANSWER: English colonies in America rebelled against Great
Britain
Sons of Liberty - ANSWER: protest group led by Samuel Adams that incited the
American Revolution
The Boston Tea Party - ANSWER: Dec. 6, 1773. Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the
harbor from a British ship to protest the tea tax
First continental congress (during American Revolution) - ANSWER: held in 1774 to
list grievances and develop a response. Attended by all colonies except Georgia
Shot heard round the world - ANSWER: In April, 1775, English soldiers on their way
to
confiscate arms in Concord passed through Lexington, Massachusetts and met the
colonial militia called the Minutemen. A fight ensued. In Concord, a larger group of
Minutemen forced the British to retreat
Original 13 colonies - ANSWER: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South
Carolina, and Virginia. Delaware was the first state to ratify the constitution.
Treaty of Paris - ANSWER: 1782, it signaled the official end of the war, granted
independence to the colonies, and gave them generous territorial rights.
