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2017 Geography - The Study of Geography
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world geography review, unit 1, the study of geography #worldgeography #9thgradeworldgeography
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1
Increase in the percentage of people living in cities.
urbanization
population density
migration
population growth
2
The idea that the earth's crust is broken into moving plates is called the theory of
plate tectonics
earth crust theory
earthquakes
global landform
3
To calculate the population density of a place, you
divide the number of people by its land area.
add the number of people living in rural and urban areas.
add the number of people to its land area.
divide the number of people by the number of its houses.
4
Which of the following is an example of human-environment interaction?
finding a state capital on a map
comparing the size of two lakes
burning coal to generate energy
reading a book about pollution
5
What is a region?
locations with common features that set it apart from others
a natural characteristic of Earth's surface, such as lakes
a series of locations close to one another with many people
a pattern of weather over a long period of time
6
Which of the following
best
defines relative location?
its position as agreed upon by various geographers
its position on the globe
a location’s position in relation to other places
a location with relative similarities
7
What might concern you most if you lived near the boundary of two tectonic plates?
tornadoes
earthquakes
tropical storms
forest fires
8
What is the main problem with showing a spherical Earth on a flat map?
The map must be enormous to show any amount of detail.
The size and shape of physical features are distorted.
Only globes can accurately show distances.
Maps are more difficult to carry around than globes are.
9
You tell a friend the park is two blocks east of the school. You just described the park’s
relative location
absolute location
relative distance
absolute distance
10
Why do people worry about nonrenewable energy resources?
once consumed, they are gone
they are the only sources of energy
once they are used, they are naturally replaced by nature
They are very expensive to use
11
What kind of energy is readily available almost everywhere?
solar energy
water power
coal fueled power plants
nuclear power
12
What is a renewable resource?
a resource which is naturally replaced after consumption
a resource that is not replaced by nature
energy coming from natural gas and fossil fuels
a resource which generates energy at cheap rates
13
Which of the following
best
defines absolute location?
its position as agreed upon by various geographers
a location’s position in relation to other places
its precise position on the globe
a region with similar characteristics
14
What do economists call the total value of a country's goods and services produced in a year?
production power percentile
economic growth indicator
gross domestic product
value goods ratio
15
What is a formal region?
a region defined by city, state or national borders.
a region with a more formal, or traditional, culture.
a region connected to other regions by economic interests.
a region located in or around a state or national capital.
16
The Ring of Fire is a series of volcanoes surrounding the
Equator
Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
17
What mystery did John Snow solve in 1854 by thinking like a geographer?
how air pollution spread in urban English cities
how diphtheria spread through direct physical contact
how bubonic plague spread through the bites of fleas
how cholera spread through contaminated drinking water
18
The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its
place
region
relative location
absolute location
19
A group of places with at least one thing in common form a
community
location
region
place
20
Coal, nuclear power, natural gas are all examples of
renewable resources
natural resources
clean energy alternatives
nonrenewable resources
21
If giving a description of your location for a delivery, how would you provide its location?
region
relative location
absolute location
community
22
What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with high population density?
individual homes spaced miles apart
small apartments in tall buildings
large homes with front and back yards
houses surrounded by farm fields
23
When people move to big cities in search of better employment opportunities, it's an example of
Urbanization and migration
Natural hazards and population density
Push factors and culture hearths
Traditional economy and the population pyramid
24
Which of the following
best
defines the study of geography?
the study of rivers, lakes and oceans
study of the earth’s physical characteristics
the study of people, places and how they are related
the study of geothermal, wind systems, and water currents
25
Ifreading an article regarding Pangea, what else might the article include?
immigration and emigration
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Chemical and mechanical weathering
Continental drift theory
26
Natural gas, copper, iron, and oil are all classified as
fossil fuels
renewable energy
capital resources
nonrenewable resource
27
What is population density?
the increase in the number of people from year to year
the large increase of immigration into a industrial nation
the average number of people in a square mile
a high concentration immigrants in a city
28
A culture may change when people
don't meet people from other cultures
interact with people from other cultures
vote to establish a new culture
keep their traditional customs
29
You tell a friend the movie theater is located at 712 3rd Street. You described the theater’s
place
absolute location
relative location
region
30
Which of the following areas is most likely to have the highest population density?
a small town
a cattle ranch
an urban city
a rural farming village
31
Which economic activity is
linked to the natural resources of the area
?
the construction industry in Los Angeles, California
the banking industry in Chicago, Illinois
the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts
the aircraft industry in Seattle, Washington
32
Wind, solar, and geothermal are all examples of
renewable resources
nonrenewable resources
fossil fuels
capital resources
33
John Snow used a map to solve a real world problem in London. What kind of map did he use?
Political map
Outbreak map
Climatic map
Thematic map
34
Which of the following
best
describes culture?
climate regions and weather patterns
droughts and earthquakes
language, religion, and customs
average height and weight
35
What is a region?
a natural characteristic of Earth's surface, such as a hill
locations with one or more features that set it apart
an area which consists of two more distinct cultures
a pattern of weather over a long period of time
36
One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is
a map showing the climate zones in Alaska.
a map showing the homicide rate in Baltimore.
a map showing the vegetation of Yosemite National Park.
a map showing flood zones during the last 50 years.
37
More than half of the land in Africa is used for subsistence farming, in which
farmers grow only enough crops to their families and village
farms are owned by large multinational corporations
farmers raise crops or livestock to sell
farmers use traditional farming practices
38
Any country where the people choose their leaders and have the power to set gov't policy is
socialist
a democracy
a monarchy
authoritarian
