Geography A Final Exam Study 2016/2017

What term identifies a dry, desert region containing drought-resistant vegetation?

What industry are professions like education, medicine, and information processing in?

Which set of imaginary lines goes around the earth over the poles?

Many American corporations are involved in business worldwide and are called

Refers to the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior between and among societies?

What document is a particular type of map that shows natural and man-made features on the earth

What is a regional ecosystem called?

What term refers to the average # of people who live in a measurable area, like a square mile?

What is the southernmost tip of Latin America?

What is another name for trees that have broad leaves?

During the 1800s, sectionalism within the rapidly growing United States eventually led to

Annual value of all goods and services produced within the boundaries of a nation

Which of these is the land bridge over which early nomads traveled from Asia to North America?

An area from which water flows into a major river and its tributaries is called a _________.

Which of these connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by a series of locks?

Which landform encompasses over 4,000 square miles of tall grasses, trees, and swampland?

What type of extreme weather results from air moving across warm ocean waters?

Which of these contributes to the marine west coast climate from Alaska to northern California?

Canada's government combines the legislative and executive branches called Parliament.

What term means to measure the total annual value of goods and services produced by a nation

The United States is a representative democracy, which means that

Weathering breaks large rocks into fine particles that are generally referred to as __________.

Most active volcanoes are located within a region known as the ____________.

Term used to describe the location of a geographic feature in relation to other nearby features

Which of the following rivers begins in the Andes Mountains and flows eastward to the Atlantic

Which of these includes the location of the Continental Divide?

Which of these are hundreds of millions of years old and have been worn down by weather?

Term used to identify weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time?

The Dominion of Canada established a confederation of provinces, but was governed by Britain.

Theory that a "supercontinent" broke into plates that caused individual continents to form.

Term used to identify the land on the side of a mountain that receives little precipitation?

The Ohio and Missouri rivers are tributaries of which of these?

English is the official language of Canada

What term is used to name each 1/2 of the earth, divided either north & south or east & west?

In which of these does the combo of climate and weather often result in violent tornadoes?

Which of the following cattle grazing areas is known for its gaucho culture?

Which of these flows across the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean?

The First Nations refers to the Native American peoples of Canada.

Europeans were also involved in the Columbian Exchange, which included the exchange of

Drawings of the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting 3-D into 2-D

What geographic tool is a three-dimensional representation of the earth?

What imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western halves?

Economic system in which production of goods/services is determined by demand from consumers?

Which of these explain why human population is low in the subarctic regions of Alaska/Canada?

Which of the following is a technique used by of Latin Americans to clear fields to grow crops?

Canada's prime minister is the leader in Parliament, but the governor is Britain's monarch

What is a prairie grassland in the tropical region called?

What is the ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes?

An economic system where the gov plans and determines the production of goods and services

Hot, molten rock under the surface of the earth is called ____________.

What term refers to the creation, or invention, of a new system to fulfill a societal need?

Refers to one society's acceptance and adoption of a custom created by another society

What is another name for needleleaf trees?

What term refers to the number of organisms a piece of land can support?

The United States is currently in what is called a postindustrial economy because

What name is given to the grassy, treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela?

Which of the following mountain ranges runs down the Pacific coast of South America?

Organic material in the soil forms ____________.

A ____________ is a giant ocean wave, sometimes caused by an earthquake.

A region that includes several large cities, their suburbs, and nearby towns is called a

What term means the basic support systems that a nation needs to keep running smoothly?

The Prairie Provinces are Canada's center of agriculture.

What imaginary line divides the earth into northern and southern halves?

What term identifies a flat treeless area, such as that forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean?

What deadly form of weather contains a funnel-shaped column of spiraling air?

Which term is used to describe the exact place on earth at which a geographic feature is found?

The subregion of the United States also known as "the rustbelt" is

Which set of imaginary lines runs parallel to the equator?

Which of the following is a growth industry throughout Latin America?

A fracture in the earth's crust is a ____________.

Where is most of the South American rain forest located?

The earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean is known as the