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What acronym helps us remember the Five Themes of Geography?
MS. HELP
MR. MOLLE
MR. HELP
MR. COOL
2
Why havent the UN intervened in the Syrian Civil War?
Their ideas are being vetoed by Russia and China
No one to align their ideals with
The Assads havent done anything illegal
Too hard
3
What is the fastest growing religion in the world?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
4
The farther away from the equator, what happens to climate?
becomes warmer
becomes colder
only a genius would known
becomes drier
5
What is the majority religion of India?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
6
How much of the Earth is covered in water?
30%
70%
97%
50%
7
The study of earth is called...
Geography
U.S. History
Economics
Anatomy
8
An area with a high population density, such as a city
Population Distribution
Urban area
Population Density
Rural area
9
India is bigger than America
False
True
10
Cultural awareness can help us...
learn how to love
build cultural bridges
appreciate those different from us
break down cultural barriers
11
Declining/shrinking population pyramid
cup
rectangle
stein
triangle
12
Larger cities tend to have more specialized functions.
True
False
13
The Syrian Refugee Crisis relates to the millions of people fleeing to other countries due to war and the ISIS regime
True
False
14
How was Korea split in two?
South Korea found out about the experiments
The US and the Soviets gained control of Northern and Southern Korea
Religious differences
15
Stable population pyramid
stein
cup
rectangle
triangle
16
Where does 60% of the world’s population live today?
Asia
Europe
North America
Africa
17
The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
culture
cultural hearth
language family
foster home
18
What two countries were a part of the partition of India?
India & Bangladesh
India & Great Britain
India & Nepal
India & Pakistan
19
What is the "Ring of Fire"?
something you run through to be tough
ring of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean
countries having too many forest fires
ring of volcanoes in the Atlantic Ocean
20
How many casualties have there been in the Syrian Civil War
Less than 100 000
200 000- 310 000 total casualties
312,000–470,000 total casualties
None
21
North Korea is Totalitarian?
True
False
22
The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another (McDonald's).
confusion
convergence
diffusion
divergenece
23
This is the largest followed religion in the world with 2.3 billion followers.
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
24
Who is the president of Syria
Mohamed Salah
Mohammed Ali Bey al-Abed.
Bashar Al-Assad
Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud
25
A representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper is called...
map
scale
distortion
projection
26
Who is the president of North Korea?
Joe Biden
Moon Jae-in
Kim Jong-un
Xi Jinping
27
What is the
biggest
problem faced by the world's population today?
shortage of food
shortage of natural resources
shortage of common sense
shortage of jobs
28
Desalination is not used more because it is...
dangerous
expensive
efficient
weird
29
This is the smallest of the major world religions with only 14.7 million followers.
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
30
What is the importance of understanding culture
To be against each other
To make friends
To understand the language
To treat each other fairly
31
Which government does South Korea have?
Oligarchy
Totalitarianism
Communist
Democracy
32
What does HDI stand for?
Human Development Index
Huge Duck Inflatable
Healthy Dosage Intake
Human Diversity Integration
33
What 2 world religions started in India?
Judaism and Hinduism
Islam and Hinduism
Buddhism and Hinduism
34
When Did the Syrian War Start?
2012
2013
2014
2011
35
What do demographers use to explain the reasons for immigration?
push-pull theory
computers
run away theory
interviews
36
What Mountain Range Borders India?
The Andes Mountains
The Himalayan Mountains
37
What problems has India faced due to its growing population?
Groundwater pollution
Soil degradation
Many families have no toilets
Deforestation
38
LAMECOW helps us remember factors that affect?
natural disasters
milk
weather
climate
39
An example of cultural divergence
Amish
Yoopers
Christians
Packers
40
What is population density?
the number of people per square mile
number of people per town
number of people per square kilometer
number of people per square mile or kilometer
41
Climate, vegetation, and landscape have affected how people have settled in India.
True
False
42
In what year was India partitioned?
1957
1967
1937
1947
43
Weather and climate are the same thing.
False
True
44
Number of births per year for every 1,000 people
death rate
birth rate
live births
natural increase
45
An area with a high population density, such as a city.
rural
Niagara, WI
urban
northwoods
46
Knowing the past can help us understand the present
False
True
47
Who was the first president of North Korea?
Kim I Sung
Kim Possible
Kim II Sung
Kim Jong-un
48
Which religion is the majority in Syria
Druze
Christianity
Islam
Alawites
49
Which of these religions is a polytheistic religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
50
Which of the Major World Religions is considered the "oldest"?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
51
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
movement
location
place
human-element
52
What is a monotheistic religion?
belief in one god
belief in many rules
belief in heaven and hell
belief in many gods
53
The 5 world religions are...
Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam
I’m pretty sure there’s only 4
Islam, Roman, Judaism, Catholicism, Greek
What ?
54
Which continent is Syria on?
Africa
South America
Asia
Antartica
55
All of these are one of the five oceans of the world EXCEPT...
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
Antarctic
56
India is on the subcontinent of _____.
Australia
Asia
Europe
America
57
A round model of the earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes
globe
projection
Robinson projection
Mercator projection
58
What is the capital of North Korea?
Seoul
Busan
Pyongyang
Incheon
59
What are universalizing religions?
Appeal to mainly one group of people in one location
Judaism; Hinduism
Global religions, not just to those of one culture or location
The belief that God does not exist
60
Who gave financial aid to North Korea?
Japan
Soviet Union
China
USA
61
Which two basic questions do geographers always ask when they study the earth?
When did the Earth form? What is it made from?
Who lived where? When did they move?
Where are things located? Why are they located there?
What is climate? Why has it changed?
62
The E in LAMECOW stands for...
ear wax
election
elevation
eccentricity
63
Growing population pyramid
rectangle
stein
triangle
cup
64
Population count taken every ten years
Census
Election
Filibuster
Gerrymandering
65
Which two religions were the ones to fight the Crusades over the holy lands?
Christianity & Hinduism
Christianity & Islam
Judaism & Islam
Christianity & Judaism
66
When did Korea split
After Ryan proposed Communism
After WW1 Ended
After WW2 Ended
When America tried to control Korea in 1893
