Geography Fall Semester Review

Natural boundaries are determined by the:

The term _____________refers to politics as influenced by geographical features.

A nation is a group of people rather that a place

In socialism, the government controls all the resources

A natural resource is any material in _________ that people use and value

When humans clear land of trees, plants, and shrubs, it’s known as deforestation

Geopolitics is a study of the influence geography, economics, and demography on politics and the _____ policy of a state

Who does Texas A&M Football play in their bowl game?

Artificial boundaries are often a fixed line which usually follow lines of _____ or _____:

A country’s _____ location is an important geographic characteristic:

Portions of California are the only place in the U.S. with this climate sub-type

Three of the five climate zones, tropical, temperate and polar, relate to what?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a dictatorship:

Respecting basic human rights, free/fair elections, & independent judicial system are traits of this type of government

The production of electricity from water power, commonly from man-made dams is known as _____ power:

All of the following are examples of Natural boundaries EXCEPT:

This type of energy is heat from within Earth that cab be harnessed and used to produce electricity:

Most fossil fuels, such as natural gas, petroleum, and coal are all __________ natural resources.

middle layers of earth could be

____________ natural resources are those that Earth replaces naturally, such as trees, water, and plants.

Which is not a climate zone

There are several advantages to using nuclear energy including all of the following EXCEPT:

The process of obtaining nuclear energy also involves the use of _____ _______

Weather can be defined as short -term changes in the air for a specific place and during a specific time.

Permafrost is a permanently frozen layer of soil that is found in this climate sub-type:

The San Andreas Fault is located where?

A prairie, stream, pond, and even a city park are all examples of an ecosystem.

Tropical climates are found along the ___________

Through use of specially designed panels, this type of renewable energy is possible, especially in lots of sunlight

When deforestation occurs, it rarely, if ever, results in soil erosion or disrupts ecosystems.

There are numerous examples of mineral resources including all of the following EXCEPT:

as a result of _______ ________, we have the Ring of Fire

There are two sub-types of tropical climates, tropical savanna and this one which is warm, muggy, and rainy

In order to help control soil erosion numerous laws have been enacted that require the use of silt fences at such

When characterizing a country, geographers consider three geographic factors, what are they?

______ are winds that blow in the same direction over a large area that can impact the climate of a region as they form.

All of the following are an example of a renewable energy source EXCEPT:

inner most layer of earth

An ecosystem is the place where a plant or an animal lives.

The most diverse habitats on Earth are dry, arid, deserts.

Outer most layer of earth

Much of the energy we use to provide power and electricity to our homes as well as to travel comes from:

The most fertile of soils are rich in minerals and humus, which is decayed plant or animal matter.

as two tectonic plates move apart from each other, they create a _______ boundary

One of the five climate zones, it’s unique in that it actually contains several climate zones, and has no sub-types:

A habitat is a group of plants and animals that depend on one another for their survival

There are four sub-types of climates that’ve been classified as a temperate climate. Each of the below EXCEPT one is one

_______________ are materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people’s needs.