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Which of the following is NOT a map projection
Gall-Peters
Robinson
Smith
Mercator
2
How many hemispheres does the Earth have
4
2
7
5
3
Who studies culture
geographer
economist
sociologist
anthropologist
4
Who is the founder of Islam
Muhammad
Jesus
Moses
Abraham
5
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource
water
statues
fossil fuels
lumber
6
Which of the following does NOT impact climate
lines of latitude
elevation
lines of longitude
being near a large body of water
7
What is the name of the tallest mountain
Mount Saint Helens
Mount Everest
Mount Rushmore
The Rockies
8
The number of oceans that the Earth has:
10
4
3
5
9
Who is the founder of Judaism
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammad
God
10
This government is controlled by religious leaders
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
Dictaorship
11
Which Theory of Migration believes that lost seal hunters/outcasts made it to North America
Coastal Migration
Land Bridge
Solutrean
12
How hot/cold and dry/wet that a place is over a longer amount of time
temperature
weather
precipitation
climate
13
Lines of Longitude measure _______ and ________ of the Prime Meridian
East and West
North and East
North and South
South and West
14
The things that an area has in COMMON
region
location
uuga buuga
characteristics
15
This type of government is run by a small group
Monarchy
Theocracy
Absolute Monarchy
Oligarchy
16
Which two hemispheres do we live on
northern and western
northern and eastern
northern and southern
eastern and western
17
Where is the Ring of Fire
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
18
Which line represents a line of latitude
l
__
19
Which of the following are NOT studied when looking at Physical Geography?
bodies of water
culture
landforms
climate
20
The number of continents that the Earth has:
5
6
4
7
21
This type of government is run by a monarch who has INHERITED the position
absolute monarchy
monarchy
22
Which part of a map shows the distance on each particular map
scale
compass rose
legend
title
23
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Human Resource
bridges
buildings
oil
roads
24
The number of countries in the World:
175
200
196
169
25
This type of location uses: NSEW, Landmarks, and Left/Right
Relative
Absolute
26
What separates Europe from Asia
mountain range
desert
a man-made boundary
a fence
27
The approximate population of the world is..
7 million
5 billion
10 billion
7 billion
28
What is Geography
The study of culture
The study of government and civics
The study of the past
The study of the Earth and how we interact with it
29
This type of map shows continents, countries, capitals, borders....
Elevation
Political
Physical
Climate
30
Human Geography is...
the study of populationn
the study of climate
the study of landforms and bodies of water
the study of how humans adapt, depend and, modify the Earth
31
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone that you learned about this year
Temperate
Polar
Desert
Tropical
32
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
map legend
map compass rose
map title
map scale
33
What is similar about the world's 3 major religions
same founder
same place of origin
same sacred text
worship the same God
34
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
South America
North America
Asia
Africa
35
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Landforms
Place
Region
Movement
36
Adding to or taking away from the environment
adapt
modify
depend
37
What very important thing affects what climate zone that you live in
precipitation
longitude zone
temperature
the tilt of the Earth
38
What is another name for both lines of latitude AND longitude
relative location
absolute location
global grid
the exact spot
39
Which moves the fastest
people
goods
ideas
40
Which type of map shows landforms and bodies of water
Elevation
Physical
Political
Population
41
Which of the following is NOT a component of culture
clothing
population
food
music
42
Why are map projections needed
because it is difficult to put a 3D object on a 2D surface
it makes the maps prettier
because the names are cool
43
Making changes to survive in your environment
depend
adapt
modify
44
What is NOT used when finding Absolute Location
N,S,E,W
address
latitude
longitude
45
Where is the Sahara Desert
Africa
South America
Central America
Europe
46
WHO makes maps
cartographer
geographer
anthropologist
demographer
47
Where is the tallest mountain
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
48
A 2-dimensional representation of a place
map
radar images
gps
globe
49
Who is the founder of Christianity
God
Muhammad
Abraham
Jesus
50
This type of government gives the people the power
monarchy
oligarchy
dictatorship
democracy/republic
