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Geography exam 1
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1
what term refers to the breakdown of rocks by water, plants, and temp. changes?
weathering
erosion
erosion
glacaion
2
the prime meridan passes through
Sydney, Austraila
Khumbu, Nepal
Greenwich, England
Carthage, Egypt
3
mercury is a mineral used for the manufacture of gunpowder
False
True
4
where did the greatest land displacement ever recorded happen from the earthquake in 1964?
egypt
russia
south america
alaska
5
the main problem with any flat map is
time
distortion
space
perspetive
6
what current moderates the climate of Northern Eaurope?
north atlantic drift
indian pacific loop
marine west coast
7
what term refer to all the basic industries?
fundamental industries
primary industries
principal industries
original industries
8
what Scandinavian country is a major builder of ships?
sweden
iceland
scotland
finland
9
polar regions only receive a small amount of sunlight in the winter
False
True
10
what title refers to the russian rulers from 1547-1917?
leader
dictator
president
czars
11
this city has instituted bans on private vehicles for certain days
bonn
vienna
paris
zurich
12
the 21 1/2 degree angle at which the earth rotates on
hemisphere
axis
revolution
solar system
13
"geography" comes from the word "written description"
True
False
14
there are more ___ than people in the netherlands
bikes
saunas
cafès
trams
15
shipping products by ______ is the least expensive way for nations to trade
water
air
rail
road
16
before WW2 there were _____ million jews living in eaurope
10
5.2
3
9.5
17
the most powerful erosion force is running water
True
False
18
what box explains what various symbols on a map stand for?
compass rose
great circle
thematic
legend
19
what city is known as the capital of classical music?
paris
berlin
salzburg
vienna
20
verbal instructions to a certain location
mercator projection
interrupted projection
mind directions
mental map
21
what is a self sustaining and energy saving place?
tram
passive house
dike
cathedral
22
the creation mandate comes from
Genesis 2:15
Genesis 3: 22
Genesis 1:28
Genesis 1:12
23
the envelope of gases that surrounds the earth is the lithosphere
True
False
24
the system of customs, traditions, and habits that a group of peopleuse to make something of the world is
humanism
human geography
culture
multiculturalism
25
many people have visited iceland to observe regular volcanic eruptions
False
True
26
which solstice occurs on June 21 in the northern hemisphere?
summer
winter
27
who was yeltsins successor as the russian president?
yeltsin II
lenin
putin
gorbachev
28
eaurope is called a
mountain cathedral
coastal plain
northern continent
peninsula of peninsulas
29
what is the largest industrial region in eaurope?
the ruhr
the hague
normandy
flanders
30
what are deep cracks in the earths surface where two pieces of land have moved on opposite directions
canyons
crust lines
faults
tributaries
31
an indication of the amount of thermal energy in the air is temperature
True
False
32
The 2 main branches of geography are Human and Enviornmental
True
False
33
the solar system is the sun, planets, and other celestial bodies
True
False
34
which russian river is the longest in eaurope?
elbe
danube
volga
rhine
35
wind erosion is strongest in dry areas
True
False
36
the EU has its own military
False
True
37
the process of evaporation, condensation, and percipitaton is the hydrologic cycle
True
False
38
the imaginary line that runs east and west is longitude lines
True
False
39
what are 2 major branches of agriculture?
aquaculure and animal husbandry
mining and farming
animal husbandry and farming
farming and aquaculture
40
what is the systematic murder of jewish people during WW2?
eauthanazation
ethnic cleansing
holocaust
41
the imaginary line dividing the earth into north and south hemispheres
equator
prime meridian
latitude lines
longitude lines
42
the imaginary line that runs south and north is the longitude line
True
False
43
these latitude zones that receive only a small amount of sunlight in the winter
polar region
temperate zone
equinox
tropics
44
almost one-third of germanys mosques are owned by which country?
france
switzerland
poland
turkey
45
what did german engineers do to germanys rivers?
straighten them
deepen them
shorten them
widen them
46
people in low context cultures are
relational
easy going
afraid of causing shame
task-oriented
47
who was the leader of the Russian revolution of 1917?
lenin
gorbachev
yeltzin
putin
48
what is a place with a pleasant atmosphere for patrons to slow down?
cafè
cathedral
chapel
49
this is the second longest river in eaurope and is classified as in international waterway
the Danube
the Loire
the Elbe
the Rhine
50
the earths rotation and revolution are equally noticeable to people on earth
False
True
51
what is the latitude zone that consistently has very warm temperatures
solstice
tropics
temperate
polar
52
what geological process caused the formation of mountains in northern eaurope?
volcanic activity
plate tetonics
glacation
flooding