stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
1st Nine Weeks Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
1st Nine Weeks Review
1st Nine Weeks Review
31 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
152 plays
#grade6 review for #socialstudies over #humangeography, #cultures of the world, and #geography.
Flashcards
31 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
31
Answers
1
GPS stands for ____
geographic information system
geographic positing satellites
global positioning system
grumpy parents scream
2
Which is NOT an element of culture?
ethnic group
language
economy
government
3
Which government is ruled absolutely without any say from the people?
direct democracy
representative democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
4
Which is an example of a "pull" in the push-pull theory?
a famine in your country
better school opportunities in a new state
5
People want to live where it...
...has access to water
all of these
...has flat, fertile land
...has a good climate
6
Which government has a king or queen?
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
7
What is population density?
an average of people's ages
the comparison of birthrates and death rates
an average of number of people per square mile
a total count of people
8
What is remote sensing?
getting information from far away
using computers to analyze data
tracking changes on Earth's surface
9
Which does NOT cause population to grow?
increased birthrate
increased death rate
longer life expectancy
10
"People in Canada play hockey," is an example of which theme of geography?
location
human-environment interaction
movement
place
11
A region is when multiple places have
things in common.
history.
different cultures.
locations.
12
The study of the Earth and its people is called
Demography
Geology
Geography
Psychology
13
An example of cultural blending is...
...passing on traditions from one generation to the next
...Halloween coming to the U.S. from Ireland
...keeping old traditions alive
14
Which is the only government where leaders must be elected?
dictatorship
monarchy
democracy
15
Physical maps show what kind of information?
land use
country borders
elevation
population density
16
Trucks hauling shipments down I-185 to Columbus is an example of
human-environment interaction
location
place
movement
17
Population distribution is...
...the total number of people in an area
...how people are spread out over an area
...the average number of people in a square mile
...how people group themselves
18
Which system gathers, stores, and analyzes geographic information?
GIS
HEI
NPR
GPS
19
What causes a culture to change?
all of these
new ideas & sharing ideas
technology
changes in the environment
20
Which of the following is NOT a problem with rapid population growth?
pollution will increase
medicines will improve
space will run out
housing and jobs will become less available
21
Which is NOT a theme of geography?
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Culture
Place
22
Some problems of people moving to the cities are...
...schools become overcrowded
...all of these
...less jobs available
...higher cost of living
23
Which is NOT a reason cultures have religion?
to answer questions about the world
to give a purpose to life
to provide hope and comfort
to make up spells and rituals
24
Why is a globe more accurate than a map?
maps only show some detail
globes are round like the earth
globes show the whole earth
maps are too small
25
Which is an example of a "push" for the push-pull theory?
a better job in a new city
a war in your home country
26
A line of latitude measures ___
East-West
North-South
27
53°E is a __.
coordinate grid
place
line of longitude
line of latitude
28
Which religion has Muhammad as a leader?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
29
People do not tend to live where it's...
all of these
...far away from the coast
...too dry
...too mountainous
30
Lines of latitude and longitude find an place's ___
absolute location
movement
region
relative location
31
A line of latitude runs __.
North-South
East-West
