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World Geography First Semester Final EXam
World Geography First Semester Final EXam
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Exam covers Push/Pull factors, MR HELP, Physical and Thematic aspects of the U.S. and Canada.
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1
The average amount of money earned by each person in a nation or state is measured as __________ income.
Tertiary
Per Capita
Gross Domestic
Gross National
2
Early French settlers sought to organize a lucrative fur trade network
Pull Factor
Push Factor
3
When I think of Six Flags over _________, I think of this state?
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
4
What major U.S. river runs from Minnesota to Louisiana?
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Minnesota River
Red River
5
Which of these is one of the world's most important shipping routes?
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence Seaway
MacKenzie River
Eire Canal
6
The total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific group of people is their...
Society
Innovation
Culture
Diffusion
7
The Tennessee Valley Authority authorized the building of man-made lakes
Place
Movement
Region
Human Environment
8
In a __________, the government determines and regulates the production of goods and services.
Market Economy
Command Economy
Republic Democracy
Monarchy
9
The spread of ideas and customs from one society to another is called...
Technology
Diffusion
Innovation
Facilitation
10
Manufacturing and trade is concentrated around waterways in the U.S. and Canada. The logical reason for this factor is?
Transportation means and movement
Recreation
Better Life
Wealth
11
The Marine West Coast Climate is primarily located in what region of the U.S.?
Great Lakes
Northeastern Coast
East Coast
Northwestern Coast
12
The United States has about the same landmass as Canada
False
True
13
The major bodies of water that border both the U.S. and Canada
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
14
Which describes a key natural resource of the Great Plains?
Zinc
Fertile soil
Fish
Timber
15
Which of these is NOT a land form shared by the U.S. and Canada?
Appalachian Mountains
Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
16
Which is the least populated State in the U.S.?
Alaska
Rhode Island
Wyoming
North Dakota
17
Typically, rivers...
Contain salt water
Flow in a southern direction
Are fed by large bodies of water and flow inland
Begin in mountainous regions and empty into large bodies of water
18
The large bay in the Northeastern part of Canada is called?
Baffin Bay
Beaufort Bay
Hudson Bay
19
The so called "First State" is...
Delaware
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
20
More than 75% of Italians immigrating to the US settled in Northern industrial cities of NY, PA, and New England
Environmental
Economic
Political
Social
21
What type of Geographic feature can create a rain shadow?
A high mountain range
Hills
A low valley
An escarpment
22
You are likely to find permafrost in subarctic climate regions which have extremely cold winters and...
Short, mild summers
A long, growing season
Long, hot summers
Warm, foggy summers
23
The semi-arid and arid climate in the U.S. is primarily located in what region of the U.S.?
Southeastern
Northeastern
West Coast
Southwestern
24
You will find oil wells right on the front lawn of the state capitol building in Oklahoma City
Adapt
Change
Depend
25
German immigration, spurred by the Homestead Act, reached a peak of 1.4 million German immigrants during the 1880's.
Push Factor
Pull Factor
26
Students from Africa often come to study medicine at American Universities
Social
Political
Environmental
Economic
27
After 1880, harsh discriminatory measures against Jews were enacted by Russia
Economic
Social
Environmental
Political
28
Tokyo, Japan coordinates are 36-degree N. Latitude and 139-degree E. Longitude.
Place
Region
Location
Movement
29
People with asthma and other lung problems tend to move to Arizona, where the air is pure and dry.
Depend
Adapt
Change
30
The growth of new industry brings life to Tennessee, creating employment on par with national averages.
Place
Region
Movement
Human Environment
31
Between the Rockies and the Appalachian mountains, are wide plateaus stretching across the U.S.
False
True
32
If Members of one society decide to adopt a custom that they observe in another society, this process is called...
Invention
Acculturation
Innovation
Convention
33
In a __________, citizens vote for representatives to serve them in a central government
Monarchy
Communistic State
Stateless nation
Democratic Republic
34
Farmers in Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley use fertilizer which has polluted the Chesapeake Bay.
Depend
Change
Adapt
35
According to the 2010 U.S. census, most Hispanic-Americans live in which region of the U.S.?
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
Northeast
36
Mexican immigrants are attracted to seasonal employment in the agricultural sector of the U.S. Economy
Political
Economic
Social
Environmental
37
Southern States such as TX, LA, AL, GA are part of the "Bible Belt" because of strong Baptist denominational presence.
Human Environment
Place
Region
Movement
38
A farmer in Iowa raises pigs and corn for economic purposes
Adapt
Change
Depend
39
Puritans emigrating in order to escape religious persecution in Britain
Push Factor
Pull Factor
40
According to the 2010 U.S. census, most African-Americans primarily live in which region of the U.S.?
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
Northeast
41
Places located in the ________ have generally warm to hot climates.
Highland (Mountains)
Middle (Temperate) Latitudes
High (Polar) Latitudes
Low (Tropical) Latitudes
42
A region's systems for transporting goods to market, communications, fueling its factories are examples of a region's...
Carrying Capacity
Rate of Natural Increases
Infrastructure
Diffusion
43
A coal minor in West Virginia blast coal out of the ground
Depend
Change
Adapt
44
Families of resettled Vietnamese were allowed to be reunited in the United States
Political
Economic
Environmental
Social
45
A religion that involves the belief in many gods is a...
Animistic Religion
Monotheistic Religion
Taoistic Religion
Polytheistic Religion
46
Ireland's potato crop completely destroyed by blight disease in 1845 and 1846
Pull Factor
Push Factor
47
South Vietnam's U.S. backed government collapsed in 1975
Pull Factor
Push Factor
48
The two most significant factors used to define the earth's different climates are...
Temperature and Precipitation
Atmospheric Pressure and Topography
Location and Temperature
Latitude and Elevation
49
In Tennessee, agricultural resources are limited, with more than half of the State considered unfit or poor for farming
Movement
Region
Human Environment
Place
50
How does El Nino affect the Western regions of the U.S.?
Causes increased precipitation and flooding
Causes drought leading to crop damage
Does not affect the U.S.
Causes very cold water along California beaches
