VAVA World Geography Unit 1 through 3 Review

Question 1

Analyze the map. Which physical feature prevented American Colonists from settling West?

Accepted Answer

3- The Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

Machu Picchu is an ancient city in...

Accepted Answer

Peru

Question 3

What is the religion that is most commonly practiced in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Catholicism

Question 4

The low latitudes are located between what two lines of latitude?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Question 5

This large country speaks Portuguese.

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 6

Panama has a___________.

Accepted Answer

Tropical Climate.

Question 7

What is the Latitude and Longitude of L.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 8

A scale on a map helps you to

Accepted Answer

Find the distance between places

Question 9

Why is there a heavy African influence in Latin America today?

Accepted Answer

Africans were brought to the region as slaves

Question 10

Which of the following would best describe the use of this map?

Accepted Answer

Kentucky's precipitation over a certain time period

Question 11

Which of the following geographic addresses represents the city of Vancouver, Canada?

Accepted Answer

(50˚N, 110˚W)

Question 12

Which of the following describes the Interior lowlands?

Accepted Answer

Rolling flat lands, many rivers, river valleys, grassy hills

Question 13

The Tundra can be found in these countries...(click on two)

Accepted Answer

Russia, Canada

Question 14

Which number represents the river east of the Rio Grande River?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 15

A ___ has a high standard of living and good infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

developed country

Question 16

What type of groups are Hutus and Tutsis?

Accepted Answer

Ethnic

Question 17

The Itaipu Dam on the Parana River was built because of:

Accepted Answer

the need for hydroelectric power.

Question 18

Which city received the least precipitation according to the map?

Accepted Answer

Paducah

Question 19

Which best describes comparative advantage?

Accepted Answer

nations specialize in areas in which they perform better

Question 20

What oceans connect through the Panama canal?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic and Pacific

Question 21

What is interdependence?

Accepted Answer

participants in an economy rely on each other

Question 22

The Rust Belt in the United States is an example of

Accepted Answer

deindustrialization

Question 23

Where would you find llanos?

Accepted Answer

Venezuela

Question 24

Which Latin American country is detailed in dark green?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 25

What does this map show?

Accepted Answer

Native American Cultural Regions

Question 26

What is a characteristic of a developed country?

Accepted Answer

High Standard of Living

Question 27

The high latitudes or _____ regions are cold all year because they are far from sunlight.

Accepted Answer

Polar

Question 28

Where are the Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 29

Which number is the Coastal Plain region located in?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 30

What Latin American island nation are the red arrows pointing to?

Accepted Answer

Cuba

Question 31

All of the following are examples of infrastructure except _____.

Accepted Answer

shopping centers

Question 32

What are the differences between developed and developing countries?

Accepted Answer

Average income, level of industrialization,population growth

Question 33

Why does Latin music mix European, African, and indigenous American music? Choose the best answer.

Accepted Answer

Those three cultures have mixed together in Latin America for centuries

Question 34

A political map shows

Accepted Answer

shows boundaries between countries, states and cities

Question 35

Vertical zonation is a term applied to vegetation zones defined by

Accepted Answer

altitude

Question 36

What letter on the map represents the Inca Empire?

Accepted Answer

X

Question 37

The Hutu and the Tutsi fought in the civil war in

Accepted Answer

Rwanda

Question 38

GDP is...

Accepted Answer

value of goods and services produced in a country over time.

Question 39

What is best definition cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

When a custom becomes a practice in a new country

Question 40

What two hemispheres have opposite seasons?

Accepted Answer

North/South

VAVA World Geography Unit 1 through 3 Review

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VAVA World Geography Unit 1 through 3 Review

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