2 STUDY GUIDE OF HISTORY

9th GRADERS

Do not forget. We have a test on Tuesday morning. Please study this guide.

1- How many continents touch the Artic Circle? _____3 continents______

2- According to the world map scale, how many miles across is South America at
the widest point? ___at 3,000 miles_____
3- What bodies of water separate Africa from Europe and Asia? Strait of
Gibraltar, Mediterranean sea, Suez Canal, Red Sea and Gula of Aden
4- What body of water is directly east of Great Britain? North Sea West of
Australia? Indian Sea
5- What countries border the Persian Gulf? _Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,
Bahrain, Qatar, and U.A.E.
6- Name the 11 countries on the Equator line? Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil,
Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Kenya,
Somalia, and Indonesia.
7- What countries occupy the Scandinavian Peninsula? Norway and Sweden
8- Which climate covers central Australia? Desert Which climates are found in
Greenland? Polar ice cap, tundra
9- What resource is most abundant in Southwest of Asia and North Africa?
Petroleum
10- Which continent appears to have more commercial farmland –North or South
America? North America
11- Protestant denominations are prevalent on what continents? North America &
Australia. What is the dominant religious group in North Africa? Muslims. In
South America? Roman Catholics
12- What language group is dominant in the Western Hemisphere? Indo-European.
In the islands of Southeast Asia? Austronesian