Physical and Regional Geography

Question 1

The Soviet Union and this country are nations that have been divided into smaller countries,

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Yugoslavia

Question 2

Which weather phenomenon is shown in this photograph?

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Hurricane

Question 3

Mexico is linked more to Central and South America because of the way geographers define —

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cultural regions

Question 4

The structure pictured is the —

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Eiffel Tower

Question 5

Disadvantages of urbanization include increased sprawl and -

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Increased air pollution

Question 6

What are the climate characteristics of low-latitude nations?

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Warm summers and warm winters

Question 7

The dwelling in the picture would most likely be found in —

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the Pacific Isles

Question 8

Most people in the dark area are of what faith?

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Islam

Question 9

Which country is characterized by peaceful relationships between its different ethnicgroups?

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Switzerland

Question 10

Seismic monitoring provides a way of minimizing the impact of which natural hazard?

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Earthquakes

Question 11

Which climate best characterizes the high latitudes?

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Subarctic

Question 12

In which climate would this type of vegetation be found?

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Arid (Desert)

Question 13

Pakistan was created to address the conflict between which two religious groups?

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Muslims and Hindus

Question 14

Technological improvements in housing materials allow people to live —

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in various environments

Question 15

Which term do geographers use to classify an area with unifying physical characteristics?

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Region

Question 16

The Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, and the Colosseum are associate with what continent?

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Europe

Question 17

(NATO) is a military alliance with members primarily from Western European nations and the

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United States

Question 18

Damage caused by pollutants from factories is called —

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acid rain

Question 19

Chinatown, in California, is an example of a regional spatial division based primarily on —

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cultural similarities

Question 20

Which pair of countries shares a common language?

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Portugal and Brazil

Question 21

Based on the photograph, this city was designed to serve as acenter for —

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security

Question 22

Which structure is known primarily as a national seat of government?

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Kremlin

Question 23

The separation of Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland is an example of —

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religion as a dividing force in a region

Question 24

The chalet in the picture would most likely be found in —

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Switzerland

Question 25

According to this map, which languages are most likely spoken by the people of Switzerland?

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French, German, and Italian

Question 26

The group of nations shown in blue are members of what military alliance?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 27

The monument pictured is found in —

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India

Question 28

In which country have polders led to much of the land being reclaimed from the sea?

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Netherlands

Question 29

Which religious group is associated with worshiping in mosques?

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Muslims

Question 30

The structure pictured is located in the District of Columbia and is called the —

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Lincoln Memorial

Question 31

A construction company would seek the assistance of geographers in order to —

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locate suitable construction sites

Question 32

What physical region is represented by the shaded area?

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Sahara Desert

Question 33

Which religion is practiced by the majority of India's population?

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Hinduism

Question 34

The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is most commonly referred to as the —

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Western Wall

Question 35

What region has saw the biggest loss in these manufacturing jobs?

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Rust Belt

Question 36

A group of nations in Europe unified for economic purposes. This cultural region iscalled the —

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European Union

Question 37

Which factor has most contributed to the environmental strain on the darker-shaded area?

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Desertification

Question 38

The important monument pictured is the -

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Kaaba

Question 39

In the 1990s, ethnic diversity as a divisive force best described conditions in whichcountry?

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Yugoslavia

Question 40

What has most likely led to the vastly increased crop yields of the last 50 years?

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Advanced agricultural technologies

Question 41

Which landforms are most likely affected by the creation of polders?

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Lowlands

Question 42

Agricultural terracing most directly affects which landform?

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Mountains

Question 43

Which country has a history of the most ethnic conflict?

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Yugoslavia

Question 44

People who worship in Mosques are —

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Muslim

Question 45

Kurdistan is an example of which type of cultural region?

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Ethnic

Question 46

Conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi have occurred in —

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Rwanda

Question 47

One of the regions that has a great deal of vegetation is depicted in the photograph.

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Rainforest

Question 48

This area of the world is referred to as the —

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Middle East

Question 49

The wheat belt and the rust belt are both -

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economic regions

Question 50

Which list contains only examples of cultural regions?

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Chinatowns, Wheat Belt, Francophone world

Question 51

In which region would you most likely see tiled roof houses?

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Mediterranean

Question 52

Latin America, Chinatown, and the Middle East are all -

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Cultural Regions

Question 53

Monsoons are most commonly found in —

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southern Asia

Physical and Regional Geography

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Physical and Regional Geography

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