Proficiency exam

What does latitude measure in what direction do they run?

How has GPS impacted humans in terms of geography?

What are the factors that contribute to the high infant mortality rate in many African countries?

What global region has experienced massive economic development solely based on their wealth of natural resources?

Why was there a large scale of migration of the Irish in the 1840s?

What feature of Mesopotamia caused it to be a location for early civilizations to thrive?

What geographic feature encourages the use of yurts as homes?

At what degrees is Earth Axis titled?

What two Asian countries have fighting similiar to the fighting & conflict between Irealis & Palestinians?

Why did the leader of India support the ruling of the British parliament to seperate the country into India & Pakistan?

When did the cold war begin?

What information is used to indicate the relative location of a place?

What type of map is most useful in locating industries in a country?

What does longitude measure & in what direction do they run?

What is the global region with the most less developed countries?

Why do N. & S. Korea have different economic systems?

What problems may occur in northern China as desertification increases?

What type of economy is used in the USA?

What makes the Valley of the Kings such an important archeological site?

What process takes places every 10 years to ensure its accuracte?

What southwest Asian ethnic group is an example of a stateless nation?

How has internet increased interaction among people around the world?

The Arab world spreads from the Middle East to North Africa. What factor links these geographically different regions?

What physical feature of Vietnam was most useful to guerilla fighters tacticsduring the Vietnam War?

What is the line at 0-degree latitude?

What civilization is responsbilble for the pyramids?

Prior to 1991, which region in the world had the highest concentration of command economies?

What geographic phenomenon created the ring of fire around the Pacific Ocean?

How are electoral votes for each state determined?

In relation to the Equator, where are the tropics of Cancer & Capricorn?

What is the fundamental issue dividing the 2 major sects of Islam?

What East Asian countries have command economies?

What did oasis located along the silk road in the deserts of Central Asia offer travelers?

What factor has limited Japan's economy throughout its history?

How do birthrate trends in developed countried differ from those of less developed countries?

What African exports does China most use, in referring to energy resources?

What does a columnar shaped population pyramid suugest about the population of the country?

What is the greatest benefit provided by the Jordan River?

New Zealand has an abudance of grazing land. What do you think is their chief export?

How have space satellites significantly changed communication between regions?

Why does Summer in Australia fall between December & February?

El Nino causes the severity of monsoons in Australia to decrease. What physical process could increase as a result?

How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

Why have the Chad citizens not seen an increased standard of living despite nations rise in being a global oil exporter?

China had flooding caused by deforestation but require lumber for new construction. How could China deal with the issue?

What physical process is most likely along the Ganges river delta during the summer monsoons?

What type of economy do communist countries have?

What is an economic activity to profit Japan, which has limited natural resources?

How is the English language used throughout the world?

What is the highest mountain chain on Earth?

What construction along the Mississippi river helps prevent the river from flooding?

What is a cognitive map?

What is the line at 0-degree longitude?

What natural resource was the focal point of the 1991 Persian Gulf War?

What is the name of the single super contionent that once existed on Earth?

South Africa has a GDP of $10,000 & abundant natural resources. How would you describe the development of the country?

How long does one Earth rotation take?

Why have numerous historic wars been fought over the city of Jerusalem?

What are the positives of using a Mercator map projection?

What exported resource from Australia has contributed to the countries high standard of living & successful economy?

What internation organization controls the price & production of oil?

What is the main purpose for the construction of the English Channel tunnel?

What type of government does China have?

What region is an example of a nation without a state?

Why can Earth be compared to a greenhouse?

What is the most dominant language in the US after English?

What trade organization include the countries of US, Canada, & Mexico?

What is the geographic term for a person who makes maps?

What is the movement of contintents called?

What economic activity has improved the Norwegian standard of living?

When looking at development of countries, what are the major factors we use to determine if its more or less developed?

When lines of latitude & longitude are laid out on a map, what does it form?

Why was there a large scale migration of the Jews in the 1930s?

Why is it important for governments to work to conserve their natural resources?

Why did the USA enter the Vietnam War?

What are the negatives of a Mercator map projection?