Spring ACP Review '24

Which pair is correctly labeled?

• 1 - South Africa

• 2 - Sudan

• 3 - Madagascar

• 4 - Egypt

What geographic factors explain a lack of population in the southern part of Region 1 of the maps above?

• Vast savannahs and game reserves

• The Sahara Desert and few water resources

• Sub-tropical rainforests and marshes

• Few oil reserves and cities

Based on the above map, what landforms, water bodies and urban centers would you expect to see on the continent of Africa?

• Deserts to the north, sub-tropical to tropical in the mid-latitudes, some natural lakes in the middle, cities near coastal areas where rivers empty to sea

• Deserts to the south, sub-tropical in the north, large natural lakes in the middle, most cities in the south.

• Mountains on the eastern coast, savannah in the north, rivers only in the south, and cities only on the eastern coast.

• Mountains in the central regions, savannah in the northern third, natural lakes in the north, and all cities in the north.

Which of the following is a human geographic feature?

• The Suez Canal

• The Amazon Rainforest

• The Andes Mountains

• The Amazon River

Which of the following countries was established after World War I causing great migrations and conflict in the Middle East?

• Israel

• South Africa

• Albania

• Egypt

Which of the following best describe the characteristics of the Arabian Peninsula, Sahara Desert, Tigris River, and Cairo?

• Middle East Economic Factors

• Southwest Asia and North Africa Geographic Features

• North Africa Geographic Features

• Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Factors

In the Sahel, overgrazing, lack of water resources coupled with drought years has caused the desert to expand. However, a few farmers using simple methods in recent years have stopped the advance of the desert and created biomes of trees, vegetation, and animal habitats along with crops, where before there was desert. The above excerpt best describes which of the following?

• Mining for water is a necessary component of desert living

• Agriculture is not good for the desert edge

• Ways people use the factors of production

• Ways people have modified the physical environment negatively and positively

The cause of ethnic division and segregation of South Africa as well as ethnic violence among groups in Rwanda can be traced to which of the following?

• Lack of resources and geographical barriers

• The fact there being so many African countries

• Past European colonization contributed to ethnic division in many countries

• Diamond mining stopped economic development

Which of the following is an example of limited government?

• Absolute monarchy

• Totalitarian

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

What type of government is being described?
Saudi Arabia: Power belongs to the ruler, it is an Absolute Monarchy, and no laws limit what the ruler can do.

• Limited

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Unlimited