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Large areas of land that share common characteristics are known as a-
Region
Village
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What city is letter "G" pointing to?
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington DC
New York
3
What river is number 14 pointing to?
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Columbia River
Missouri River
4
When a new system or device is created to fulfill a need, this is
culture
diffusion
innovation
acculturation
5
A type of traditional religion, often with belief in divine forces in nature
Polytheistic
Christianity
Atheistic
Animistic
6
If the members of one society decide to adopt a custom they observe in another society, this is
innovation
invention
convention
acculturation
7
A system in which the production of goods and services is determined by demand from consumers
command economy
infrastructure
Gross National Product
market economy
8
What land form area is letter "E" located in?
Appalachian Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Rocky Mountains
9
What river is number 11 pointing to?
Potomac River
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Rio Grande River
10
the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, such as transportation and energy
infrstructure
market economy
Gross National Product (GNP)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Cultural expression may include
Watching a movie
Having a birthday party
Writing a poem
Taking geography class
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A version of a language that includes changes due to class, region, or other cultural change
an acculturation
a migration
a dialect
a diatribe
13
Which river divides the country in half?
The Rio Grande
The Guadalupe River
The Mississippi River
The Comal River
14
Which state shown has the most low-density population areas?
Montana
Oregon
Nevada
New Mexico
15
What land form area is letter "C" located in?
Coastal Plains
Cascade Mountains
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
16
Urbanization is the
overdevelopment of exurban areas and overuse of resources.
worldwide spread of advanced technologies
pattern through which the customs of one city spread .
dramatic rise in the number of cities.
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an independent unit occupying a specific area and controlling its internal and external affairs
state
monarchy
democracy
nation
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Which is the mountain range in the Western part of the country?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
19
The most common language tree
Spanish
Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic
English
20
What city is letter "I" pointing to?
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington DC
21
the total value of all goods and services produced by a nation's businesses and industries
market eocnomy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
infrstructure
Gross National Product (GNP)
22
Which direction did the Europeans sail to get to America?
South
East
West
North
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What water body is number 5 located in?
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
24
My favorite class is...
US History
US History
US History
US History
25
Which state bordering AZ has the most high-density population areas?
New Mexico
California
Utah
Nevada
26
To calculate the rate of growing population, demographers subtract mortality rate from
fertility rate
rate of natural increase
birth rate
population density
27
Heading west from the Mississippi river, you would come across the _ on the way to the Pacific.
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Appalachian Mountains
Rio Grande
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Pick a fast food chain...
Jack in the Box
Chick-fil-a
Popeyes
Whataburger
29
What water body is number 10 pointing to?
Lake Okeechobee
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Ontario
Great Salt Lake
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This graphic device shows the gender and age distribution of a population.
scattergram
parallelogram
pie chart
population pyramid
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the number of organisms a piece of land can support
fertility rate
rate of natural increase
population density
carrying capacity
32
What water body is number 8 located in?
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
33
What city is letter "H" pointing to?
New York
Boston
Washington DC
Philadelphia
34
If English colonists tried to head west of the Atlantic Coast, they would first encounter....
The Mississippi River
The Appalachian Mountains
The Pacific Ocean
The Rocky Mountains
35
In which ocean is Hawaii located?
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Antarctic
36
What river is number 18 pointing to?
Ohio River
Colorado River
Potomac River
Missouri River
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religion that involves the belief in many gods is a
monotheistic religion
taoistic religion
animistic religion
polytheistic religion
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What land form area is letter "D" located in?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Cascade Mountains
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What river is number 16 pointing to?
Colorado Rver
Ohio River
Columbia River
Snake River
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This shows the average number of children that women in a country have.
fertility rate
moratality rate
population density
rate of natural increase
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What land form area is letter "A" located in?
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
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What land form area is letter "F" located in?
Great Plains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
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What water body is number 1 located in?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Great Salt Lake
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What water body is number 4 located in?
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
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What water body is number 2 located in?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Great Salt Lake
46
Out of the two major mountain ranges, which is lower and less rugged?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
47
Pick a color...
Blue
Purple
Green
Red
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What river is number 17 pointing to?
Snake River
Potomac River
Ohio River
Rio Grande River
49
Basic land use patterns found in all cities include
residential, industrial, and commercial.
residential, technical, and educational.
agricultural, merchanidising, and technical.
industrial, commercial, and religious.
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What water body is number 3 located in?
Great Salt Lake
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
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a group of people with a common culture living in a specific location
nation
democracy
monarchy
state
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What water body is number 6 located in?
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
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What river is number 15 pointing to?
Snake River
MissouriRiver
Columbia River
Colorado River
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What river is number 13 pointing to?
Ohio River
Potomac River
Missouri River
Mississippi RIver
55
The spread of ideas and customs from one society to another is called
facilitation
technology
diffusion
innovation
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an economic system in which the government determines rate and type of production
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
infrstructure
command economy
market eocnomy
57
A geographic barrier-
slows or stops travel from one area to another.
is a line of latitude or longitude.
enhances enjoyment of a geographic feature.
can be a building.
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the average number of people who live within the boundaries of specific amount of land
moratilty rate
fertility rate
population density
rate of natural increase
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the rate at which a population grows, not counting migration
carrying capacity
fertility rate
population density
rate of natural increase
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Which region are you in right now?
Intermountain
Atlantic Coastal
Gulf Coastal
Interior
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What water body is number 9 pointing to?
Lake Okeechobee
Great Salt Lake
Lake Ontario
Gulf of Mexico
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What city is letter "J" pointing to?
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Washington DC
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the total value of all goods and services produced within the boundaries of a nation
command economy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross National Product (GNP)
infrastructure
64
The total knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a group of people is
culture
society
innovation
diffusion
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The Gulf of Mexico has limited access to the ocean. It is partially-
Low-lands
Over-caffeinated
Land-locked
66
English colonists probably settled in the Atlantic Coastal region.
False
True
67
Four of the major religions of the world are...
Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism
Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Shintoism
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Mormonism
Taoism, Anglicanism, Christianity, Islam
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A king, queen, or ruling family holds political power in a
state
monarchy
nation
democracy
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What river is number 12 pointing to?
Snake River
Colorado River
Missouri River
Rio Grande River
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What water body is number 7 located in?
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Great Salt Lake
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Citizens, or their elected officials, hold political power in a
democracy
communist country
nation
state
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The commerical core of a city is called its
Central Business District (CBD).
metropolitan area
urbanization hub.
megalopolis
73
Geographers developed the field of urban geography to study the
contrasts between cities and small towns.
ways in which people use space in cities.
rate at which populations are shifting to cities.
ways in which proximity to natural resources affect cities
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Which of the following is true according to this pie chart?
Catholics are the largest Christian group in the U.S.
More people claim a religious belief than those who don't.
More people claim no religious belief than those who do.
Muslims are the largest non-Christian group.
75
Which is the largest population group in Arizona?
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
White
Black or African American
76
What land form area is letter "B" located in?
Coastal Plains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
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A city, along with its suburbs and exurbs, forms
an urban lifestyle
a Central Business District (CBD)
a megalopolis
a metropolitan area
