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Fall 2019 District Exam Pt. 1
Fall 2019 District Exam Pt. 1
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District Test 3 - Europe & Russia
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1
Which theme of geography has the correct question description?
Region - How are places similar or different?
Location - What is it like there?
Place - How do goods, people, and ideas go from one place to another.
HEI - How do people collect data?
2
During the winder months (December - February) in Texas, which hemisphere is tiled toward thhe sun?
Southern
Western
Northern
Eastern
3
A more developed country might have
high literacy rate; high infant mortality rate
low life expectancy; high infant mortality rate
high life expectancy; infant mortality
low literacy rate; high life eexpectancy
4
The total knowledge, shared attitudes and behaviors, of a group is a
society
culture
innovation
diffusion
5
Which of the following is a direct effect of tetonic plate movement?
the average annual rainfall in an area
The physical topography of mountains
The distribution of biomes
Seasonal changes in weather
6
The natural events of El Nino & La Nina occur mainly in which ocean?
Southern
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
7
A study of population distribution around the world would show that most people
live in the Western Hemisphere
reside near large oil reserves
live near fresh water supplies
live in mountainous area
8
It is very difficult to know the actual end of a desert or mountain range. Because of this, they can be classified as a
Formal Region
Perceptual Region
Cultural Region
Functional Region
9
Which would be an example of a non-renewable resource?
wind
solar
petroleum
water
10
Desertification has caused a need for resettlement and irrigation projects and now there is
a greater need to diver water from some rivers.
dry regions can now feed large populations.
incidence of world-wide poverty that needs to be reduced.
an increasein land available for farming
11
A population pyramid with a triangle shape would suggest
less developed with a low standard of living
more developed with a high standard of living
newly industrialized with a moderate standard of living
more developed with a low standard of living
12
France and Sweden have which type of economic system?
traditional
free enterprise
communism
socialism
13
Which "sphere" is not paired with a correct physical process?
atmosphere - greenhouse gases
Biosphere - plants releasing oxygen
hydrosphere - water cycle
Lithosphere - ocean currents
14
In the mid-1960s, Great Britain's the Beatles, influenced hairs styles all over the US. This is an example of
innovation
acculturation
density
infrastructure
15
A city has suburbs and exurbs which make up a(n)
infrastructure
command economy
megalopolis
metropolitan area
16
Which of the following would be an example of absolute location?
The store is 25 miles from my house.
45 degrees North, 115 degrees West
My school is 200 fee from the bus stop.
I live 4 blocks from the post office.
17
Tropical weather systems are known as ____ in the Indian Ocean.
Typhoons
Tropical Cyclones
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
18
An example of migration due to an economic pull factor:
Afghans flee to Pakistan to escape war.
Puritans to Mass. for free relgion
Turks migrate to Germany for work
E. Berliners go to the West to escape Communism
19
Deforestation and slash-&-burn agriculture are impacting the rainforests in
Asia
North America
Europe
South America
20
Which of the following describes the biome of southern Europe?
tundra
savannah grasslands
temperate steppe
mediterranean forest
21
Which is the best example of human-environment interaction?
Describing the physical and cultural characteristics of your home.
Explaining to your friend where the mall is located.
Using coordinates to find your friend's house.
Cutting down trees to clear land for a theater.
22
A version of language that includes regional or class differences is
acculturation
dialect
migration
diatribe
23
Geography is the study of
land, water, nat'l resources & population flows.
the history & development of earth.
dIstribution & interaction of Earth's physical/human features.
physical description of a place.
24
Cities located at lesser latitudes typically have warmer temps than cities at greater due to
less hydrogen present in the water
more intense exposure to the sun's rays
higher quantity of minerals in the soil
fewer animals producing ozygen for the atmosphere
25
A religion that involved the belief in one god is
Taoist
monotheistic
animistic
polytheistic
