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Geography Unit 1 Test
Geography Unit 1 Test
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1
Which religion has more followers worldwide than any other religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
"Unaffiliated" - it's a trick question
Islam
2
Trees in deciduous forests...
keep their leaves year round.
drop their leaves in the winter months.
drop their leaves in the fall months.
don't have any leaves.
3
Direct democracy
Laws made directly by citizens
Laws made by a king
Laws made by representatives
Laws made by the president
4
What is a Unitary government?
a government that places most power in local governments
a government only meant for microstates
a system that puts all power in the people
a government that places most power in the central gov't
5
What direction do Convergent Boundaries move?
Passed each other
Away from each other
Up and Down
Towards each other
6
Growth rates can be
zero
All of the above
negative
positive
7
An earthquake is usually caused by a
landslide
very large storm
glacier
movement along a fault
8
Main causes of subservice ocean currents
Ocean floor topography
Movement of jetstream
Rotation of earth on axis
Density differences of ocean water
9
High latitudes tend to be cold because....
it snows too often to warm up
the moon blocks most of the sun
they don't get a lot of sunlight
mid latitudes take away the warmth
10
What are moraines?
organic matter moved by wind erosion
compacted layers of snow that turn to ice
piles of rocks and debris left when glaciers melt
rounded and weathered mountaintops
11
What 2 weather extremes does El Nino cause?
Extreme rainfall and Extreme drought
floods of beetroot soup
raining cheese
Extreme drought and extreme rainfall
12
The role of the English monarchy today is a
prime minister
king
representative
figurehead
13
What is a religion?
Beliefs that try to answer questions about our existence
A monotheistic religion
Belief in many gods
None of the above
14
Which of the following describes an example of a tropical wet climate?
Hot & dry conditions with little plant & animal life
Warm summers with heavy rain, and harshly cold winters
Warm, humid air with an average daily temperature of 80°
Wet and dry seasons and high year-round temperatures
15
What was found along the coasts of continents to provide evidence of continental drift?
horses
dirt
sea creatures
fossils
16
what is biosphere??
all waters of Earth
places on Earth occupied by living organisms
gasses surrounding the Earth
crust and upper mantle of Earth
17
What is also known as a 'thick sheet of ice'
ice wall
ice mountain
mountain
glacier
18
What is the layer called that is between the Inner Core and the Mantle?
Inner Core
Core Mantle Transition Zone
Outer Core
Apple Core
19
Lines of Longitude travel in which direction?
East to West
North to South
20
How do cartographers make maps?
Property
Projection
Promotion
Protection
21
Cultural hearths are places where
early centers of civilization influenced their surroundings
the information revolution first took place
the youngest civilizations began
people first discovered fire
22
What drives the water cycle?
Global Warming
Water
People
The Sun
23
What is a comet?
is a smal rocky body
a star
is ice and dust
is a huge light
24
Demographics refers directly to
a picture of human populations.
a voting record.
construction plans.
history.
25
The KEY element to a culture's development is
religion
social groups
language
government
26
Which planets are the rocky terrestrials?
Uranus, Neptune
Pluto
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn
27
What is the elevation?
The height of a person.
Rocks at the bottom of rivers.
The height of land above sea level.
A rock-filled rapid.
28
What is an aquifer?
Water in the surface of Earth
A storage of water underground
Water becoming vapor
Water that falls back to Earth
29
What is an Oligarchy?
A small group who holds power
A person
Olive Garden
An ogre
30
What is precipitation
Suns energy heats up water into water vapor
Water vapor cools to form clouds
Water runs off a mountian
Rain, Sleet or, Hail
31
Which of the following are causes of negative population growth in Italy?
Women who focus on their education or career have fewer kids
It costs a lot of money to raise a child
Women are having fewer kids than the 2.1 replacement rate.
All of the Above
32
What's the definition of market economy
drive up prices
Monopolistic industries may restrict output
Private market economy may be quite unstable
Prices are determined by interaction of supply and demand
33
What is Free Trade?
Trade that does not require any money exchange
Trade where there are no restrictions
Trade that happens strictly on an intercontinental basis.
Trade that happens strictly on a local basis.
34
Physical maps
show the geography of an area
show national boundaries
are maps you can hold
show population density
35
Describe the Greenhouse Effect
A mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force
Gases in the atmosphere absorb infrared rays from the sun
The perceptible natural movement of the air
Energy is contracted and released through a greenhouse
36
Political maps
show boundaries of continents, countries, cities, towns etc.
show who voted in elections
show where politicians live
are very colourful
37
What causes the Coriolis effect?
Earth's gravitational pull
Earth's atmosphere
Earth's rotation on its axis
Earth's orbit around the Sun
38
Climate is
rain in a particular area
the state of the atmosphere at a given time
the meteorological conditions that prevail in a region
where lions sleep
39
What is evaporation?
the conversion of gas to liquid
the conversion of gas to solid
the conversion of solid to gas
the conversion of liquid to gas
40
How many planet are gas planets?
6
10
1
4
41
What are landforms?
Solid natural mineral
Things that lasted from a living thing that died long ago
Earth's outer layer
Earth's natural shape or features
42
Which of the following is NOT a problem with map PROJECTIONS?
Place
Shape
Distortion
Size
43
Weathering and erosion both...
wash soil away
move rocks
change rocks
change the earth's surface
44
How many hemispheres are there?
1
2
4
3
45
Highland climates change with
seasons
elevation
precipitation
latitude
46
Which ocean currents are caused by the force and direction of the wind?
Surface Currents
The Gulf Stream
Deep Water Currents
Deep Water and Surface Currents
47
What to produce in the command economy?
The government decide to what will be produce.
Command is in a communist country.
The buyers will decide what will be produce.
The people will decide what will be produce.
48
What are doldrums?
Region of calm winds, centered slightly south of the equator
Another name for Hurricanes.
Region of calm winds, centered slightly north of the equator
Another name for tornadoes
49
Which planets are gas giants
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
50
What is a subduction zone
a fault
volcanoes have not erupted in recorded history
A type of volcano
oceanic plate slides under the continental plate.
51
what is a traditional economy
an economy driven by country's individual citizens
an economy controlled by traditions, customs, and beliefs.
an economy controlled centrally by a government.
All of the above
52
Which layer is the mantle?
B
A
C
D
53
Solstice Definition
When the sun is farthest North or South of the equator
When the planet is farthest North or South of the equator
Spring Hemisphere
Winter Hemisphere
54
Which climate classification group does desert belong to?
Temperate
Dry
Polar
Tropical
55
what is lithosphere???
crust and upper mantle of Earth
continent submerged under shelf sea
places on earth occupied by living organisms
all waters on Earth's surface
56
What is a Democracy ?
Allows only aristocratic members in the govt.
A government ruled by the people
Professionally destroying buildings
the government own the people and the people own the Govt.
57
What is an Autocracy?
A Government that is run by the people.
A Government run by a small amount of wealthy people.
Absoloutly NO Government
A Government ruled by one person.
58
What’s in an ecosystem
Water
Rocks
Animals,plants organism
Air
59
What type of regions is this?
Functional
State
Formal
Perceptual
60
What below statement defines natural resources?
Only stuff you use when your camping
man-made products that provide natural heat and light.
something found in nature but can't be sued by people
something found in nature that can be used by people.
