Bahamas Test One

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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    The lines of latitude and longitude on a map determine the exact position of an area.

    • A.

      Location

    • B.

      Space

    • C.

      Function

    • D.

      Absolute Location

    Correct Answer
    D. Absolute Location
  • 2. 

    By the 18th century, the British settlement in America flourished into 13 prospering states.

    • A.

      Colonies

    • B.

      Township

    • C.

      County

    • D.

      Municipalities

    Correct Answer
    A. Colonies
  • 3. 

    The Lucayan Indians had spread across the region of the Bahamas by the 12th century.

    • A.

      Populated

    • B.

      Occupied

    • C.

      Lived

    • D.

      Decimated

    Correct Answer
    A. Populated
  • 4. 

    Because of slavery, disease, and warfare, the Lucayan population was destroyed after the arrival of the Spaniards.

    • A.

      Killed

    • B.

      Increased

    • C.

      Decimated

    • D.

      Populated

    Correct Answer
    C. Decimated
  • 5. 

    The slow process of deterioration over time made the land infertile for farming.

    • A.

      Rain

    • B.

      Drought

    • C.

      Erosion

    • D.

      Fertilization

    Correct Answer
    C. Erosion
  • 6. 

    During the 19th century, the United States extended its borders from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean

    • A.

      Expanded

    • B.

      Grew

    • C.

      Increased

    • D.

      Decreased

    Correct Answer
    A. Expanded
  • 7. 

    The rough landscape of the Rocky Mountains made it difficult for settlers traveling west on the Oregon Trail in the United States during the 19th century

    • A.

      Land

    • B.

      Terrain

    • C.

      Area

    • D.

      Climate

    Correct Answer
    B. Terrain
  • 8. 

    The political system in any country is based on its system of beliefs

    • A.

      Ideology

    • B.

      Rules

    • C.

      People

    • D.

      Government

    Correct Answer
    A. Ideology
  • 9. 

    A government where the nobility rule

    • A.

      Republic

    • B.

      Aristocracy

    • C.

      Absolute Monarch

    • D.

      Dictatorship

    Correct Answer
    B. Aristocracy
  • 10. 

    The overthrow of King James II in 1688 was a bloodless revolution because no blood was shed.

    • A.

      American

    • B.

      French

    • C.

      Glorious

    • D.

      Bloodless

    Correct Answer
    C. Glorious
  • 11. 

    The diversity of landforms that are in a region.

    • A.

      Multiplicity

    • B.

      Geographic Variety

    • C.

      Range

    • D.

      Assortment

    Correct Answer
    B. Geographic Variety
  • 12. 

    The growth of industry has contributed to large groups of people living in cities.

    • A.

      Modernization

    • B.

      Urbanization

    • C.

      Globalization

    • D.

      Congestion

    Correct Answer
    B. Urbanization
  • 13. 

    During the early 19th century in England, societal problems of poverty, overcrowded living, and sanitation arose due to the manufacturing factories.

    • A.

      Revolutions

    • B.

      Industrialization

    • C.

      Modernization

    • D.

      Colonization

    Correct Answer
    B. Industrialization
  • 14. 

    In the late 19th and 20th centuries, European nations sought to establish extend their power by taking over other countries and establish empires

    • A.

      Imperialism

    • B.

      Exploration

    • C.

      Domination

    • D.

      Expatriation

    Correct Answer
    A. Imperialism
  • 15. 

    The American Constitution was ratified in 1789

    • A.

      Approved

    • B.

      Revised

    • C.

      Rejected

    • D.

      Redone

    Correct Answer
    A. Approved
  • 16. 

    While the Bahamas is a self-governing nation, it has close ties with Great Britain.

    • A.

      Colony

    • B.

      Province

    • C.

      Municipality

    • D.

      Common wealth

    Correct Answer
    D. Common wealth
  • 17. 

    The Bahamas is a nation that is comprised of many islands and cays.

    • A.

      Province

    • B.

      Archipelago

    • C.

      Cities

    • D.

      Municipalities

    Correct Answer
    B. Archipelago
  • 18. 

    Britain was able to rise in power in the subcontinent of India as the Mughal Empire weakened

    • A.

      Disintegrated

    • B.

      Dominated

    • C.

      Decimal

    • D.

      Increased

    Correct Answer
    C. Decimal
  • 19. 

    Strong loyalty and cultural ties led to revolutions in 18th and 19th centuries in the Spanish colonies in Latin America, the English colonies, and Europe.

    • A.

      Scientific

    • B.

      Industrial

    • C.

      Nationalistic

    • D.

      Political

    Correct Answer
    C. Nationalistic
  • 20. 

    The nations involved in World War I devoted all their resources of manpower, raw materials, manufacturing, and industries towards the war effort

    • A.

      Modern War

    • B.

      Total War

    • C.

      Economic War

    • D.

      Trench War

    Correct Answer
    B. Total War
  • 21. 

    Before World War I, the United States embraced a foreign policy of staying out of world affairs

    • A.

      Realpolitik

    • B.

      Expansionism

    • C.

      Isolationism

    • D.

      Aggression

    Correct Answer
    C. Isolationism
  • 22. 

    The Ming family ruled in China from 1368 until 1644

    • A.

      Government

    • B.

      Dynasty

    • C.

      Aristocracy

    • D.

      Oligarchy

    Correct Answer
    B. Dynasty
  • 23. 

    A government where the people elect those that they wish to make laws and policies for them

    • A.

      Monarchy

    • B.

      Oligarchy

    • C.

      Representative Government

    • D.

      Republic

    Correct Answer
    C. Representative Government
  • 24. 

    The United States extended its size from the forty-eight continental states with the annexation of Hawaii and Alaska

    • A.

      Union

    • B.

      Contiguous

    • C.

      Separate

    • D.

      United

    Correct Answer
    B. Contiguous
  • 25. 

    The Arawaks were from the Lucayan tribe, a peaceful people that lived in the   Bahamas during the time that Columbus came to the Americas. 

    • A.

      Occupied

    • B.

      Conquered

    • C.

      Inhabited

    • D.

      Populated

    Correct Answer
    C. Inhabited

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