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Geography Semester I Midterm Review
Geography Semester I Midterm Review
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1
What do Human Geographers do?
Study relationships between people and places
Make maps
Study Earth's atmosphere
Study Earth's surface
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Pull factors are ...
Reasons that encourage people to leave a place
Positive aspects of a place that encourage people to move there like safety
The same as Push factors like natural disasters
The balls you play "Pool"
3
Longitude lines indicate
distance north and south of the Equator
distance east and west of the Equator
distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
distance north and south of the Prime Meridian
4
Lines of latitude run east/west and represent distance ___ & ___ of the euqator
North / South
Around the world
North and West
5
What does geographic information systems (GIS) do?
it helps you locate destinations
It helps you copy and paste stuff
It captures, manipulates, analyzes, and data from satellites
It gives you good battery life
6
Define urbanization
When people move from urban (cities) to rural (farms) areas
When people move from Africa to Asia
When people move from rural (farms) to urban (cities) areas
When people from Philadelphia to Houston
7
The European nation that colonized most of North America including Canada
Spain
England/ The UK
Netherlands
France
8
Where is most of Earths fresh water found?
Frozen as snow and ice
Oceans
Ground water
Lakes and rivers
9
the study of geography is concerned with what type of perspective
chronological
economic depressions
vehicular
spatial
10
The doubling time, is typically __________ in more developed countries than less developed
longer
the same
shorter
the same
11
Why is desalination important?
living things need fresh water to survive which is scarce
The Earth has plenty of drinkable water.
We must have water to help grow our crops.
12
The following list represent what.....
a range of beleifs often exist within religions
religion is becoming less important over the centuries
a hiarachy of leadership exists in all religions
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Which of the following describes the Inca ?
skilled engineers / advanced roads
large scale commercial farming
expert sailors/cross oceanic traders
Monotheistic / Human sacrifice
14
The capital of Canada is?
Victoria
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Toronto
15
Industries in the quaternary sector include:
Education, Science, Information and Technology
Factories, Construction, Food and Beverage
Forestry, Mining, Farming, Fishing
Entertainment, Stores, Services, Banks
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10) What major belief do the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) share?
that Mecca is a holy city
that Jesus was a major prophet of God
belief in one God / Monotheism
that Abraham was the son of God
17
Sparta had an _______________, which is a government ruled by a small group.
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Monarchy
Democracy
18
Which region was the birthplace of Confucianism, Taoism, and Daoism?
Europe
China
Africa
South America
19
What does the BLUE in the population pyramid represent?
males
age
total population
females
20
How has computer technology affected cultural change?
It has accelerated it by spreading ideas and traditions
It has discouraged it because people are distracted
It hasn't affected it at all.
It has slowed it by imposing more uniformity
21
What are some Latin American exports?
Trees & cows
Rice & coffee
Computer chips & Doctors
22
What mountain range runs through both the United States and Canada?
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Madre
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada
23
How would you describe Primary economic activities?
TAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; more developed countries
MAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; more developed countries
TAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; less developed countries
MAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; less developed countries
24
Absolute location uses:
latitude and longitude
time zones
the location of a place relative to a geographic feature
site and situation
25
What three areas of Earth work together so life in the biosphere thrives?
the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
the hydrosphere, mesosphere, and atmosphere
the lithosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere
the troposphere, mesosphere, and lithosphere
26
What is a brain drain
the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a country
An increase in the number of skilled workers in a country
When scientists drain people's brains for scientific testing
27
Why has written language progressed society so profoundly?
It is more creative than speech.
It can amplify our authority.
It allows us to have a remote control voice.
it conveys information & passes on traditions/values
28
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, metals, and African people
The widespread transfer of slaves and other goods
Columbus making trades with other countries
Christopher Columbus exchanging gifts on Christmas morning
29
These are lines of . . .
Latitude
Longitude
30
Two leaders who contributed to independence in South America were who?
Francisco Pizarro and Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar and Prince Ferdinand
Toussaint L'Ouverture and Bernardo O'Higgins
Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar
31
What is a Czar
A English king
A Haitian revolutionary
A Russian ruler prior to 1917
A French dictator
32
Define Cultural Diffusion!
When mom lights her diffuser to make it smell pretty in your house
When elements of culture are spread from one place to another
When culture shrinks
When culture is kept in one area of the world
33
Siberia is East of European Russia, across the Ural Mountains all the way to the Pacific Ocean
False
True
34
a country with a high ___ and a low___ will have a rapdily growing population
birth rate / death rate
death rate / GPP
GPD / Literacy
35
Foreign owned factories in border towns in Mexico are
Maquiladoras
Neolithic Revolution
Industrialization
Socialism
36
What does infrared radiation that is directed back to Earth produce?
Air pressure changes in troposphere
Greenhouse effect
Ground level ozone
Extreme temps in exosphere
37
Why is it colder the higher you go in altitude?
There is less terrestrial radiation at high altitude
All of these
There is less water vapour
There are less gases higher up
38
What is the tertiary industry?
Information technology systems
Extracted resources are manufactured into finished goods
Finished goods from previous sector are sold to consumers
Industries that take raw materials from the natural environment
39
Why do most people live near coastal regions?
Aesthetic qualities
Temperate climate
All of the above.
Access and proximity to services
40
What is the most common map projection?
Cylindrical Projection
Werner Projection
Tony Projection
Mercator Projection
41
Countries with high economic develop enjoy....
increased death rates
higher standar of living
lower standard of living
increased birth rates
42
Why is the US so ethnically diverse?
Most people in the US speak english
Immigrants came to the US from many countries
The land European settlers spread had many nationalities
Ancestors of Native Americans arrived about 20,000 years ago
43
Which event was a direct result of the Russian Revolution
Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War
The Russian economy rebound (got better)
Russia is renamed Soviet Socialist Republic
Factory workers began to demand their rights
44
Which conquistador led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the ________ in Mexico?
Hernan Cortes conquered the Mayans
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Mayans
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs
45
In which climate zone is the ground most likely frozen?
Andes Mountains
Mid-west United States
Saharah Desert
Caribean Islands
46
Canada's official languages are?
English and Chinese
French and Mandrine
Spanish and Portuguese
French and English
47
The Human Development Index is....
a measure of birth rate, death rate and life expectancy
is a measure of the development gap
Its a combined measure of Life Expectancy, education and GDP per capita t
is a measure of access to clean water and number of doctors
48
Which of the following country would be considered the most developed country
Brazil
China
Egypt
United States
49
What is the Oldest Lake in the world?
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Chad
Lake Baikal
50
world trade is encouraged by the uneven distribution of ____
natural resources
gold
intelligence
technology
51
GDP is...
value of goods and services produced in a country over time.
taxes payed by citizens over a specific period of time.
a country's unemployment rate over a period of time.
how much a single business produces in a period of time.
52
Who makes all of the decisions in a command economy?
The president
The pope
The people
The government
53
Give examples of divergent plate tectonics
Mountains
volcanoes
Lakes
valleys/trenches
54
What is mixed economy?
Economy has a mix of both private and publicly owned businesses (USA)
Economy is based off government economic decision making (N Korea)
Economy is based off of community owned businesses (Soviet Union)
None of the above
55
Traditional economies are based on the idea of...
agriculture, fishing and largley effected by traditions/customs
government control of all resources
none of the above
mixed government and free enterprise characteristics
56
What is the secondary industry?
The extracted resources are manufactured into finished goods
Information technology systems
Industries that take raw materials from the natural environment
Finished goods from previous sector are sold to consumers
57
What do you know about the seasons in the Northern vs Southern hemisphere?
When it's Summer in the South, it's Fall in the North.
When it's Summer in the South, it's Winter in the North.
When it's Summer in the South, it's Summer in the North.
When it's Summer in the South, it's Spring in the North.
58
an example of a physical border is mountain/rivers.
True
False
59
What is the term for the for a group of people who share a common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or origin?
Ethnic Enclave
Language family
Ethnic Group
Cultural Region
60
Due to its colonial past, most people in Central America today are followers of
Protestantism
Calvinism
Catholicism
Islam
61
A ___ has a high standard of living and good infrastructure.
international market
import
emerging market
most developed country
62
What are favelas in Brazil?
metropolitan area
ancestors
inner-part of the city
Makeshift communities on the edge of the city
63
What group of people settled in Russia in the 9th century?
Mongols
Chinese
Vikings
Polish
64
The Greek city-state of Athens had this form of government; led by the consent of the people
monarchy
representative democracy
republic
direct democracy
65
A form of government in which the king or queen has absolute power
Democracy
Dictatorship
Republic
Monarchy
66
Where are vertical climate zones found?
in tundras
in mountains
in rainforests
in grasslands
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Which one is a secondary effect of an earthquake?
tsunamis
thunderstorms
huricane
monsoons
