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What is the main line (0 degrees) of longitude?
Prime Meridian
Prime Mermaid
Equator
2
Which THEME of Geography is shown?
Location
Human Environment Interation
Movement
Region
3
The way of life of a group of people, including their values, beliefs and customs
Ethnocentrism
Religion
Race
Culture
4
The movement of people from one country
or region
to another in order to make a new home.
assimilation
migration
emigration
immigration
5
Low, water land that is formed at the mouth of a river.
isthmus
delta
island
gulf
6
_________ is currently the most populous country.
Brazil
India
China
Indonesia
7
People naturally prefer to live in places that have all of the following
EXCEPT
Famine
Water Resources
Mild Climate
Fertile Soil
8
A large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it.
plateau
island
plain
valley
9
What does a country have if it has a
high population density
?
Lots of rural areas.
Very few people per square mile.
Overcrowding
10
A(n) _____ is an assumption about what a group of people is like.
stereotype
race
ethnocentric idea
culture
11
What is the population of Tulsa, Oklahoma?
approximately 508,000
approximately 202,000
approximately 413,000
approximately 1.1 million
12
Approximately how many people inhabit the Earth today?
More than 10 billion
7.4 billion
Less than 5 billion
8.1 billion
13
What type of map is this?
Political Map
Physical Map
14
A strip of land that extends into a body of water.
isthmus
peninsula
delta
island
15
When does
forced
cultural change happen?
when a culture invades another.
when two cultures trade often.
when a new technology is invented.
when immigrants bring new ideas in.
16
What is global trade?
something that happens between Australia and China
Selling to and buying resources from other countries
Using ships to transport different items
1999 Holden Commodore VT
17
Rural Communities are City based.
True
False
18
The language you speak and the sports you play are examples of culture traits.
False
True
19
An area with low population density, such as a village or the countryside.
city
rural
country
urban
20
What do demographers figure out when they compare birth rates and death rates?
Population distribution
Population growth.
How healthy habits contribute to life and death.
Population density
21
People forced to flee to another country to escape wars, persecution or natural disasters
Importers
Refugees
Free Traders
Immigrants
22
Greek scientist, known as the "father of geography."
Coach Mayberry
Ms. Goen's dad
Mr. Goldsmith
Eratosthenes
23
To move
INTO
a new country from another
Population
Immigration
Emigrate
Death Rate
24
Which factor most often causes migration
Environmental
Political
All the above
Economic
25
A long, man-made strip of water used for irrigation or boat access to a larger body of water.
wetland
peninsula
bay
canal
26
Growth of cities
Urbanization
Population
Immigrate
Death Rate
27
Why is population distribution uneven?
Because of the climates
Because people are restless
Because people are choosey
Because of rainfall
28
Population of United States
220 million
850 million
346 million
1.4 billion
29
Which is a factor of culture
shelter
religion
food
all of them
30
This map feature is called a...
GPS
Compass Rose
Pointer
Circumference
31
A smaller channel of water that connects two large areas of water.
peninsula
channel
river
strait
32
Group of people with inherited physical characteristics that distinguish it from another group
Religion
Culture
Race
Ethnocentrism
33
Because of the increase in food supply and medical care, what has the world's population done?
Decreased dramatically
Life expectancy has been lowered.
Increased dramatically
Become better farmers and doctors.
34
Innovation and contact causes culture to change.
True
False
35
The concentration camps used by Hitler during WWII are an example of...
involuntary migration
voluntary migration
36
How many countries are in the United Nations? (w/out the 2 non-members)
155
193
27
200
37
What do demographers use to explain the reasons for immigration?
computers
The "push-pull" theory
The transportation theory
Interviews
38
Why do many people leave the rural areas and go to the urban areas?
to begin farming
they look for jobs, decent housing and good schools
To become a movie star
39
Innovation and contact causes culture to change.
False
True
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The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture/trade
United States
Popular culture
communication
Globalization
41
Which THEME of Geography is shown?
Place
Population
Location
Movement
42
Countries with less productive economies and lower quality of life
Developing
Developed
43
A half of the Earth
Continent
Hemisphere
Halfsphere
Atmosphere
44
What is voluntary migration?
when people cannot move
when people choose to move
when people are too lazy to move
when people are told to move
45
What is voluntary migration?
when people choose to move
when people are too lazy to move
when people cannot move
when people are told to move
46
What two countries are observer states of the United Nations?
Italy and Germany
North Korea and Cuba
Vatican City and Palestine
Russia and Afghanistan
47
The average number of people living in a given area: people per square mile.
population density
population overlay
population distribution
population
48
International Aid Organizations
Prevent trade domestically
Are only members of the European Union
Groups of people that help people around the world
American Foreign Investments
49
An example of a "push factor" for migration is _______ in the homeland.
An abundance of jobs
An abundance of farmland
A shortage of jobs
Low population density
50
The rate of natural increase is
the birth rate plus the migration rate
the birth rate minus the death rate
the birth rate minus the migration rate
the birth rate plus the death rate
51
What type of map is this - the bigger one?
Physical
Political
52
The Equator is the main line (0 degrees) of....
Longitude
Latitude
53
A large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes.
canyon
delta
island
valley
54
Which THEME of Geography is shown?
Human Environment Interaction
Location
Place
Region
55
The number of years that a person is expected, on average, to live:
too long
Life Dependency
not long enough
Life Expectancy
56
Which THEME of Geography is shown?
Location
Place
Region
Movement
57
A(n)________group shares a language, history, religion, and some physical traits.
ethnic
democratic
social
global
58
Geographers measure ________ to determine how crowded a country or region is.
Birthrates
Population Density
Death Rates
Refugees
59
The total number of people living in an area
Birth Rate
Population Density
Population Distribution
Population
60
This map provides information about.....
Roads
Population
Landscape and Vegetation
Weather
61
The shapes created by pulling apart a globe are called ____.
distortions.
strings.
gores
62
What type of map is this?
Elevation Map
Physical Map
Political Map
Thematic Map
63
According to National Geographic, it's not space we need, it's...
more cities
more forests cleared
fewer technological advances
balance
64
The name of the 180 degree line of longitude is the ____.
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
The Equator
The International Dateline
65
A scale on a map shows...
Weight
Distance
66
An area with a high population density, such as a city
urban
city
rural
country
67
What type of map is this?
Political Map
Migration Map
Physical Map
Population Map
68
a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land
Isthmus
valley
Canyon
peninsula
69
The Arab world is very culturally diverse.
True
False
70
The language you speak and the sports you play are examples of culture traits.
False
True
71
The box on a map that uses symbols and colors to give you information about the map.
Information Key
Map Box
Info Box
Map Key
72
Interdependence has led the world to become
isolated
a global community
73
You cannot flatten a globe without creating ____.
distortion.
more oceans
more continents
74
Imaginary lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
Latitude
75
Moving to a democratic country to feel like you have more political freedom is an example of...
involuntary migration
voluntary migration
76
Popular culture
Culture that is only found in one region
a culture that is particularly new
mass culture that diffuses rapidly
culture that appears for a short while then disappears
77
One reason for the rapid increase in world population over the last two centuries is ________.
Urbanization
Increased migration
Increased population density
Improved health care
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Imaginary lines that measure distance north and south of the equator.
Latitude
Longitude
