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1
This government is controlled by religious leaders
Dictaorship
Theocracy
Monarchy
Democracy
2
This type of map shows continents, countries, capitals, borders....
Political
Climate
Physical
Elevation
3
Which type of map shows landforms and bodies of water
Elevation
Population
Political
Physical
4
Who is the founder of Judaism
Muhammad
Jesus
God
Abraham
5
What is Geography
The study of culture
The study of the past
The study of the Earth and how we interact with it
The study of government and civics
6
Adding to or taking away from the environment
depend
modify
adapt
7
Which of the following are NOT studied when looking at Physical Geography?
landforms
bodies of water
culture
climate
8
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone that you learned about this year
Tropical
Polar
Desert
Temperate
9
Which moves the fastest
goods
ideas
people
10
What is similar about the world's 3 major religions
same place of origin
same founder
worship the same God
same sacred text
11
Which of the following is NOT a component of culture
clothing
music
population
food
12
Where is the tallest mountain
Europe
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
13
The number of countries in the World:
200
196
175
169
14
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
Africa
North America
South America
Asia
15
This type of government gives the people the power
dictatorship
oligarchy
democracy/republic
monarchy
16
Which of the following is NOT a map projection
Mercator
Gall-Peters
Robinson
Smith
17
Who is the founder of Christianity
Jesus
God
Abraham
Muhammad
18
What is NOT used when finding Absolute Location
address
N,S,E,W
latitude
longitude
19
What is another name for both lines of latitude AND longitude
relative location
absolute location
global grid
the exact spot
20
What very important thing affects what climate zone that you live in
precipitation
temperature
longitude zone
the tilt of the Earth
21
How many hemispheres does the Earth have
4
5
7
2
22
Who is the founder of Islam
Moses
Muhammad
Jesus
Abraham
23
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Region
Place
Landforms
Movement
24
How hot/cold and dry/wet that a place is over a longer amount of time
temperature
precipitation
weather
climate
25
Making changes to survive in your environment
depend
modify
adapt
26
Lines of Longitude measure _______ and ________ of the Prime Meridian
South and West
East and West
North and South
North and East
27
Human Geography is...
the study of climate
the study of populationn
the study of landforms and bodies of water
the study of how humans adapt, depend and, modify the Earth
28
Which Theory of Migration believes that lost seal hunters/outcasts made it to North America
Land Bridge
Solutrean
Coastal Migration
29
Which part of a map shows the distance on each particular map
title
scale
legend
compass rose
30
This type of government is run by a small group
Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
31
Where is the Ring of Fire
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
32
Which of the following does NOT impact climate
lines of longitude
lines of latitude
elevation
being near a large body of water
33
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
map legend
map title
map compass rose
map scale
34
The number of continents that the Earth has:
5
4
6
7
35
Who studies culture
sociologist
economist
geographer
anthropologist
36
The number of oceans that the Earth has:
10
5
4
3
37
A 2-dimensional representation of a place
globe
map
radar images
gps
38
Which line represents a line of latitude
__
l
39
The things that an area has in COMMON
uuga buuga
region
characteristics
location
40
WHO makes maps
cartographer
anthropologist
geographer
demographer
41
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
42
Where is the Sahara Desert
South America
Africa
Central America
Europe
43
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Human Resource
oil
roads
buildings
bridges
44
Which two hemispheres do we live on
northern and western
eastern and western
northern and southern
northern and eastern
45
What is the name of the tallest mountain
Mount Saint Helens
The Rockies
Mount Everest
Mount Rushmore
46
The approximate population of the world is..
7 million
7 billion
5 billion
10 billion
47
This type of government is run by a monarch who has INHERITED the position
monarchy
absolute monarchy
48
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource
lumber
fossil fuels
statues
water
49
This type of location uses: NSEW, Landmarks, and Left/Right
Relative
Absolute
50
What separates Europe from Asia
a fence
desert
mountain range
a man-made boundary
