Abeka Eastern Hemisphere History and Geography (Final Exam) Test 12 (grade 5, 2024 edition)

The printer who invented the movable-type printing press was _______________________.

Johann Guterberg

The Portuguese navigator who began the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the earth was _________________________.

Ferdinand Magellan

Ancient Egyptians built tall, pointed pillars called _______________ to honor their gods.

obelisks

The man who overthrew the Libyan monarchy and set himself up as dictator was ______________________.

Muammar al-Qaddafi

The man who established Morocco as a monarchy and became its king was ____________________.

Sultan Mohammed V

The deepest river in the world is the ___________ River.

Congo

Australia's longest mountain range is the _____________________.

Great Dividing Range

The body of water that separates Australia from Papua New Guinea is ________________.

Torres Strait

Prime minister of the United Kingdom during most of World War II

Winston Churchill

Leader of the Nazi party who ordered the German invasion of Poland, starting World War II

Adolf Hitler

First leader of an independent Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah

Emperor remembered for improving Ethiopia's educational system, economy, and government

Haile Selassie

Explorer who claimed the eastern portion of Australia for Great Britain

Captain James Cook

First explorer to reach the South Pole

Roal Amundsen

Explorer responsible for photographing and mapping much of Antarctica

Richard E. Byrd

Capital of Germany

Berlin

Capital of Spain

Madrid

Capital of Egypt

Cairo

Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa

Capital of Kenya

Nairobi

Capital of Australia

Canberra

The Great War was fought from ____________ to 1918.

1914

The original inhabitants of places within the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Russia were the ________________.

Inuits

Nicolae Ceausescu was the Communist dictator of _________________ after World War II.

Romania

Societies that do not have a written record, but recorded their history through spoken word are called _______________ cultures.

oral

From the late 1800s to 1914, European countries rushed to claim territory in Africa in what is known as the __________________.

Scramble for Africa

The first elected female head of state in Africa was ______________________.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Africa's easternmost peninsula is called the ___________________.

Horn of Africa

The Zulu chief responsible for growing the Zulu Empire into a powerful military force was ________.

Shaka

The original inhabitants of Australia were the __________________.

Aboriginal people

The largest island group of Oceania is _________________.

Polynesia

The highest point in Antarctica is ________________________.

Vinson Massif

The student of Martin Luther who published a Finnish translation of the New Testament was ______________________.

Mikael Agricola

The largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe is the ________________.

Slavs

Africa's first Christian kingdom was the Kingdom of ____________________.

Aksum

The wealthy city and center of learning in the Mali Empire was located in _________________.

Timbuktu

The longest river in the world is the ________ River.

Nile

Egypt's most famous female pharaoh is _____________________.

Queen Hatshepsut

The dictator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for over 30 years was ________________________.

Joseph Mobutu

Australia's largest island is _________________.

Tasmania

The earliest people of New Zealand were the ______________________.

Maoris

The typical weather conditions an area expeiences year-round is called the _________________.

climate

The point beyond which there is snow on the mountains all year long is the _______________.

snow line

In what year did Christopher Columbus hand in the New World?

1492

What wealthy city was part of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe?

Great Zimbabwe

What is the organization that was created with the goal of maintaining peace and helping countries with political, economic, and social development?

United Nations

What ethnic group in Kenya is known for being nomadic animal herders, skilled warriors, and for having vivid clothing and jewelry?

Maasai

Located on the Zambezi River, what is one of the largest waterfalls in the world?

Victoria Falls

Who was the Scottish missionary and explorer who spread the Gospel in Africa?

David Livingstone

Who was the first Black president of South Africa who helped to end apartheid?

Nelson Mandela

What is the longest and largest coral reef in the world?

Great Barrier Reef

What are the large regions of the biosphere where certain plants and animals thrive?

biomes

What are areas that receive plentiful rainfall and are covered by think forests of tall trees?

rainforests

Be able to label these places on a map of Africa (pp. A47-49)

Libya

Nile River

Suez Canal

Mount Kilimanjaro

Madagascar

Botswana

South Africa

Be able to label these places on a map of Australia and Oceania (pp. A53-56)

Australia

New Zealand

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Fiji

Be able to label these places on a map of Australia (pp. A53-56)

Uluru

Mount Kosciuszko

Vinson Massif