Duplicate of Geography Midterm Test Review

T or F? Burritos, Pizza, and Sushi are ways diverse cultures influence the culture of the U.S.

These are the two ways in which you can provide someone with the ABSOLUTE location of a place

Name the Theme: Your street address

This is the largest part of the Earth’s water surface

This theme would study how the Inuit (Eskimos) adapt to live in the freezing coldarctic circle

Alaska is the only U.S. state where these TWO climate regions can be found

The four types of map projections are: Cylindrical, Flat-Plane, __________ & Modified

A geographer who studies roads and routes is dealing with this theme

This democratic right is probably the most important responsibility of all American adults

Landform region of old, low, & eroding mountains found in the Eastern U.S.

The term relating to a city or densely populated area

Economics and politics are studied in this branch of geography

Region of rolling plains & small hills located between the Coastal Plain and Appalachians

The scale on a map often measures distance in miles or __________

Term relating to farming or country life; very low population density

The study of weather and its causes

Geographers divide the world into __________ in order to compare different places

This is the invisible line of latitude that measures zero degrees

The climate patterns over an ocean would be studied in this branch of geography

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

These two groups of people have immigrated to the U.S. the most over the last 60 years

T or F? America is becoming more diverse: immigrants brought their food, religion and language

The foods people are eating in an area are studied in this branch of geography

This theme would study how the Middle East is unified by Islam, the Arabic language and oil

When manufacturing, by using machines, becomes widespread in an area

The Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West regions have a high population density because of

North, South, East and West are the four cardinal directions found on this

The statement that Japan is east of China refers to this type of location

The continental divide, found along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, has this effect on rivers

Hawaii is the only state to have this warm and wet climate due to its location near the equator

There are this many time zones found on Earth

This would show the world as it really is

These are the two main branches of geography

This theme describes features that makea site unique

At the international date line, these are the first two things to change

Philadelphia, ____________, New York, Boston and Washington DC are part of the Megalopolis

These two countries border the U.S. to the North and South, making it easy to trade with them

Another name for a line of longitude 

This group of people was brought to America as slaves to work on plantations

Erosion and weathering have had this effect on the Appalachian Mountains over millions of years

The climate region covering the NE ¼ of the U.S. with warm, humid summers & cold, snowy winters

The climate region covering the SE ¼ of the U.S. with hot, humid summers & mild winters

A landform that has an elevation higher than a hill

Surveying the types of fish in a lake would be studied in this branch of geography

This is another name for a line of latitude

Oil, coal, forests, gold, and copper are examples of these found in the United States

The Rocky mountains are studied in this branch of geography

_____________ Geography is the study of how people make and spend money

This is one way an idea can move from one place to another

These two states are not contiguous with the rest of the United States