World Geography Semester 1 Review

Which of the following most accurately represents the geographical concept of Relative Location

A government that rules by law is a

A government that rules by a small group is a

The increased movement of ideas and people can be best summarized in which of the following?

Which of the following best meets the definition of a cultural trait?

Birth rate- death rate=___.

The part of the map that that is a ratio of distance:

Subduction creates earthquakes and ___ .

Lines of ___ run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

All of the following are parts of the internal structure of the earth EXCEPT:

A government that rules by a single person (autocracy) is a

How far a location is from the equator effects which of the following?

The removal of trade barriers like tariffs so goods can flow easily across borders is ____.

Geographers divide the Earth into _ to make it easier to study.

Lines of ____measure distances east and west of the Prime Median.

Cultural diffusion is the spread of _.

What happens when population declines too rapidly?

Which type of location requires a coordinate?

The difference between climate and weather is___.

The latitude line at 0 degrees latitude is referred to as

All of the following are stages in the water cycle EXCEPT:

The belief that your culture is superior to others...

The Earth's life:

Who controls the factors in a free market economy?

High birth rates and high death rates are traits of a ___ country.

A government that rules by a small group is a

The Earth's crust:

Which type of map shows mountains, rivers, oceans, their names, etc.

The Earth's water:

The rain shadow effect creates __ around the world.

Another name for 23 1/2 degree south latitude is the Tropic of ____.

The part of the map that explains what you are looking at:

Which type of map shows countries, borders, capitals, and man-made features?

This is an example of non-natural population increase:

Geographers divide the world into ____to make it easier to study.

Rule by majority is _.

All of the following are culture hearths except:

The earth's population is distributed unevenly because of

NAFTA is ___

All of the following are culture hearths that had good soil, mild climate & fresh water except

Trees cannot grow above the ___.

Who controls the factors in a command economy?

What % of the Earth is made up of water?

A government that rules by majority is a

The Earth's air and gasses:

Total way of life=

The part of the map that shows direction:

Desalination removes _ from water.

Group of active Volcanoes found in an area around the edges of the Pacific Ocean are called...

The part of the map that tells you what the symbols mean:

Who creates maps?

The earth's 23.5 degree tilt results in which of the following characteristics of Earth?

Lines of ____measure distances north and south of the equator