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1
Clearing trees to build houses is an example of...
Relative Location
HEI - Adaptations
HEI - Modifications
Movement of Ideas
2
More service industry jobs, variety of economic activities is associated with
Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
More Developed Countries (MDCs)
3
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Place
Movement
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
4
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Movement
5
Based on the population pyramid what should the government invest in the most?
Manufacturing
None of the above
Education of its young people
Retirement Homes
6
During the late 1800s (19th C) industrialization in the US caused cities to grow as factories were built. This is a ...
a pull factor, caused by economics.
a push factor, caused by natural disasters.
a pull factor, caused by political change.
a push factor, caused by social issues.
7
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being free enterprise & 10 being communism, North Korea would be a?
5
10
3
1
8
Which is an accurate statement about world population trends?
Cities (urban) areas are declining as people move back to the rural farms.
Population trends include births, deaths and rural land area.
Japan is the largest country in the world while India drops to number 20.
Rural populations are declining as urban cities expand.
9
The map shows where hurricanes form and their paths, a correct statement about this map is....
hurricanes form in the warm waters far north and south.
hurricanes form in the colder waters near the equator.
hurricanes form at the poles.
hurricanes form within the warm waters of the tropics with warm currents.
10
A Southern Drawl, or Cajun Accent is an example of -
a brand new language spoken recently
a blended language of English and Spanish
a dialect found in certain regions of the US
a language that is very old
11
What theme answers the question: How do humans adapt to or modify their environment?
Location
Regions
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
12
Where is most of Australi's population found?
In the interior near rivers.
The Northern coast
Along the coast in the larger cities.
The Eastern Coast
13
Which of these would help you understand what it feels like to walk the trees of the redwood forests of California.
Someone who has interviewed someone who watched a documentary on the forest
None of the above.
Primary source written by someone who has visited the forests
A Secondary source of a news paper article about the forests.
14
What would you find on a Physical Features map?
Religions, languages
People, borders
Mountains, Rivers, Plains
Cities, towns, capitals
15
Which is a Relative Location?
43ºN, 101ºE
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Ten Blocks South of City Hall
Room 107
16
Which of these is a
physical
region?
The Denver Area
The Sahara Desert
Latin America
Mandarin China
17
Geographic Information Systems help
Find directions and navigation.
Locate our school.
Scientists study the lithosphere as well as the weather and atmosphere.
Find our way out of the forest.
18
A city providing better health care, education and jobs would be categorized as a
Push Factor
Pull Factor
19
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
Place
20
This map is an example of a ....
Physical Map
Political Map
21
Which are characteristics of the free enterprise system?
People have the same jobs as their parents, and grand parents.
Private ownership of businesses, supply and demand, profit.
Government ownership of land, industry and military.
Private ownership, government ownership of large industries.
22
Countries that were once considered Communist economies after the fall of the USSR moved toward a market economy or...
Command Economy
Free Enterprise
Service Industries
Agriculture
23
A Population Pyramid with this structure is usually associated with a ---
More Developed country with a low standard of living.
Newly Industrialized country that has moderate standard of living.
Less Developed country with a low standard of living.
More Developed country with a high standard of living.
24
Global Positioning Systems GPS uses __________ to help us __________
Gives us information about elevation.
Gives us information about the weather.
Uses radio signals from satellites to help us with directions.
Uses phones to help us find our home.
25
What theme answers the question: Where is it?
Movement
Place
Location
Regions
26
What theme answers the questions: What is it? / What is its significance? What is it like?
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Regions
Location
27
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Regions
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
28
Which set of factors most likely corresponds to a country that is classified as less developed?
literacy rate = high, life expectancy = high
literacy rate = low, life expectancy = low
literacy rate = high, life expectancy = low
literacy rate = low, life expectancy = high
29
The visual shows an example of Cultural Diffusion that resulted in the decrease of population of Native Americans due to
introduction of fresh fruits
the introduction of invasive species
the introduction of new languages
the introduction of diseases
30
Which of these is a
human
region?
The Rocky Mountains
The Southern States
The Coastal Plains
The Appalachian Mountains
31
Which is an Absolute Location?
Pike's Peak
Across the street from King Soopers
256 Main St
25 miles Northeast of 43ºN, 101ºW
32
Type of agriculture found in traditional economies with little to no technology.
Subsistence Agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
33
As storms move over coastal mountains such as the Sierra Nevadas of California what occurs?
Cyclones form in the clouds and move over the mountains.
Tornadoes occur on the windward side.
More precipitation drops on the windward side of the mountain.
Inland regions receive the most precipitation.
34
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Place
Regions
Location
Movement
35
The tilt of the Earth as shown in the diagram in relation to the Sun causes?
weather patterns to stay constant
makes the poles extremely humid and hot
the tropic of Cancer to move
the seasons to change
36
What is used to categorize regions in this map?
climate
river systems
latitude
cities
37
People leaving a rural area because of the lact of jobs would be categorized as an .....
Environmental Push Factor
Economic Pull Factor
Economic Push Factor
Environmental Pull Factor
38
Which of these is a secondary source?
A picture of a WWII battle
A personal journal
A textbook
None of these
39
What is a tsunami?
A body of water forced inland because of an earthquake or volcanic eruption
Major hurricane
Major tornado that is born over warm water.
Best wave to surf on.
40
Which statement does the map support?
Water routes played a major role in the settlement of North America.
Early explorers competed for the most advatageous routes.
Most settlement of North America occurred in an east -- west pattern.
Hudson and Champlain influenced settlement of Lake Michigan
41
When a less developed country begins taking its first steps toward industrialization is known as a...
Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)
Less Developed Country (LDC)
More Developed Country (MDC)
None of the above
42
The graph below shows that forests underthreat of destruction is
getting better worldwide.
is getting better in North America.
not changing at all.
is growing drastically worldwide.
43
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Regions
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
44
Most mountain systems around the world were created along _______ with _______ boundaries.
continental plates with no movement
continental plates with transformation boundaries
continental plates with divergent and convergent boundaries
continental plates with convergent boundaries
45
What theme answers the question: What common characteristics are shared in an area?
Location
Movement
Place
Regions
46
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Location
Place
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
47
Which of these is a primary source?
Someone's personal journal
none of these
A newspaper article
A Biography
48
Type of agriculture usually associated with a market economy that uses a great amount of technology is....
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
49
Absolute or Relative Location? 10215 Lexington Dr.
Absolute
Relative
50
Which statement best describes the trend shown on the population growth graph?
Population growth has stablized over the past five centuries.
Population dramatically increased during 20th century (1900s).
Population growth is dependent on technology
The graph shows nothing about a trend.
51
What would you find on a Political Map?
Cities, towns, borders, state names
Mountains, valleys, rivers
52
Why do you think the largest populated cities are also port cities?
People like living on the beach
People live near ports?
People like to live where the climate is mild
There are jobs associated with ports where trade is important.
53
Islam originated in Arabia and spread throughout ---
Canada
the Middle East
Europe
North America
54
Which of these is a
physical
region?
New England
Latin America
Northgate, Colorado Springs
The Great Plains
55
What theme answers the question: How do people, goods, and ideas move around the world?
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Place
56
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Location
Regions
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
57
Which region of the US has the largest population?
The West
The East
58
Islam believes in one God, which category would it fall into?
Monotheistic
Animism
Secular
Polytheistic
59
Because of where hurricanes form which continent will probably not see a hurricane on its shores.
Australia
North America
Europe
South America
60
This religion goes back 4,000 years, considered monotheistic and its sacred text is the Torah.
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism
Judaism
61
You are lost in the forest, which of these would help you find your way out of the forest, or help someone find YOU.
GPS: Global Positioning System
Megaphone
Drones
Satellites
62
Why do people study maps in geography?
to understand the cultures of societies
to know where mountains are
to learn about the relationship between people and places around the world
to know where everything is
63
Which group contains areas classified as (formal) regions?
Latin America, St. Lawrence Seaway and forests
None of the above
the US, France and the Mississippi River
East Asia, Europe and Africa
64
The map below is an example of a
Physical Map
Political Map
65
ESPN to geographers stands for....
Nature (the environment, physical features
None of the above
Society (culture, population)
All of the abov e
Political (government systems, government policies)
Economics (trade, exports, imports, trade networks)
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What occurs within the lithosphere?
plant growth
tsunamis
cyclones
earthquakes
