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Geography Final Review for the Final Exam; includes 50 multiple choice questions.
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1
What are the two types of ancient techniques used to grow crops in Latin America?
Blowing up holes
Slash-and-Burn
Mining
Terraced Farming
2
The total knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific group of people is their
innovation.
diffusion.
society.
culture.
3
Which of the following are examples of a country’s nonmaterial culture?
Styles of food and clothing
Religion and language
Technology and architecture
Arts and crafts
4
Mount Fuji is located on the island of Honshu in ____________.
China
Philippines
Japan
Mongolia
5
Because it is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Southeast Asia has frequent
Location
Volcanic Eruptions
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
6
The five themes of geography are...
movement, region, cultural, physical, location.
place, region, formal, functional, movement.
location, place, movement, human/environment interaction, region.
location, place, region, environment, transportation.
7
The policy of apartheid in South Africa is similar to?
Colonialism
Jim Crow Era in the Southern US
Religious persecution
Class system
8
What are three major island groups in Oceania?
The Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti
Hawaii, Japan, Alaska
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Indonesia, Twain, Maldives
9
Europe is a ___________ continent because of the variety of languages spoken and religions practiced on the continent.
refugee.
multicultural.
feudal.
bilingual.
10
The United States is a world leader in agricultural products due to all of the following EXCEPT
fertile soil
Use of Machines
favorable climate
subsistence farming
11
What is Scarcity?
A want
A Need
Plenty of Resources
Limited Resources
12
What causes population growth? Why is the population unevenly distributed throughout the world?
A low birthrate and a high death rate
Birth rates are higher than death rates
People cluster near fertile soil, mild climate, and easy access to water.
People are greedy and don't care where they live.
13
Factors that affect climate include all of the following EXCEPT
proximity to large bodies of water.
latitude.
longitude.
elevation.
14
The four major types of vegetation found throughout the world include
forest, grassland, desert, tundra.
desert, forest, savanna, veld.
deciduous, coniferous, rainforest, chaparral.
forest, savanna, desert, permafrost.
15
What natural resource must the United States import to meet its needs?
gold
oil
iron ore
timber
16
What are the factors of Production?
Advertising
Location, Movement, Banking, Planning
Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship
Distribution
17
Problems that result from population explosion include all of the following EXCEPT...
plentiful jobs
shortages of housing
crime
poverty
18
What type of climate zone do we live in here in Kentucky?
humid continental
polar
humid subtropical
marine west coast
19
The Iberian Peninsula is made up of
Germany and Poland
Italy and France
Spain and Portugal.
France and Belgium
20
What process gets products to the consumer?
Advertising
Distribution
Region
Human Environment Interaction
21
What was the Conference that divided up Africa between the European colonial powers?
The Berlin Conference
The Geneva Conference
The Paris Conference
The London Conference
22
As elevation increases,
humidity increases.
temperatures increase.
temperatures decrease.
temperatures do not change.
23
What is a labor union?
A famous place
Bad Employees
The fellowship of the miserable
Workers seeking to improve wages, working conditions, to protect members.
24
Much of Africa is what kind of geographic feature?
Wetland
Hill
Plateau
Mountain
25
A religion that involves the belief in many gods is a
monotheistic religion.
polytheistic religion.
animistic religion.
Taostic religion.
26
Define an Entrepreneur.
A person who destroys something
A person who has no vision
A person who starts a business
A 3rd Party Distributor
27
Which is NOT a reason to try to preserve the rain forest?
Drugs and medicines may be made from rain forest plants.
Undiscovered species of animals may live in the rain forest.
Land is needed for farming.
The deforestation of the rain forest may affect global warming.
28
What is the most common bird in Antarctica?
Eagles
Lions
Penguins
Elephants
29
For most of their histories, the United States and Canada have been
Closely tied economically and culturally.
At odds and egos get in the way of business.
gold deposits were located there.
of the areas of tundra and glaciers.
30
What country is called the “Land of Fire and Ice” because volcanoes and glaciers exist side by side on the island?
Australia
Ireland.
Iceland.
Malta.
31
All of the following statements about the European Union are true EXCEPT for which one?
Goods, services, workers, and money can now move more freely
Member nations now have a single currency – the Euro.
Single market for member nations.
All countries in Europe are members of the European Union.
32
Push factors that cause people to leave their homeland include all of the following EXCEPT
natural disasters
war
famine
plentiful jobs
33
The process of shipping Hot Wheels to toy stores involves the geographic theme of...
location.
movement.
human/environment interaction.
region.
34
What impact did the railroad system have on our economy?
People prefer to live in warm areas near the Equator.
Ensured a production increase ⬆️
Most people live in regions that have coal and iron ore deposits.
The value of achievements decreased our reputation.
35
What is an Economy?
No engagement
Goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region.
Starting a business
Not spending money
36
Madison Central is found at 37 degrees 45’ N, 84 degrees 17’ W this is an example of which geographic theme?
human/environment interaction.
movement.
location.
place.
37
Quebec and Ontario are known as the Core Provinces because
they are the center of political & economic life
they are the areas of greatest fishing and timber industries.
they span the length of the transcontinental railway.
they follow the border of the United States.
38
The Middle East is one of the world’s top producers of
Iron
Corn
Timber
Oil
39
The three branches of geography are...
physical, cultural, environmental.
executive, legislative, judicial.
physical, cultural, economic.
geography, economics, civics.
40
Which of these is NOT a landform shared by the United States and Canada?
the Rocky Mountains
the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
The Appalachians
the Great Plains
41
Kentucky is divided into six areas and Madison County is located in the Bluegrass. Which geographic theme?
place.
human/environment interaction.
location.
region.
42
Speech Patterns based on Class, Culture, and Region is called _____________
Innovation.
Dialect.
Gibberish.
Language.
43
What is the social class system that influences the way of life in India?
Craft System.
Caste System.
Crash Out System.
Class System.
44
The building of dams and canals to irrigate desert regions is an example of the geographic theme of
human/environment interaction.
place.
location.
movement.
45
Longitude is measured in degrees east and west of the
Tropic of Cancer.
Tropic of Capricorn.
Equator.
Prime Meridian.
46
The ______________________ of an area might be expressed at 153 people per square mile.
infrastructure
population density
population pyramid
GNP
47
True or fasle? A
desert
climate receives an average of 10 inches of precipitation or less per year.
True
False
48
What health concern is devastating Africa?
AIDS
COVID-19
Cancer
Diabetes
49
Lines that are parallel to the Equator are
hemispheres.
longitude lines.
great circles.
latitude lines.
50
The Kentucky Derby, Bybee Pottery, Mammoth Cave, & Ale-8 explain which geographic theme?
location.
place.
human/environment interaction.
region.
