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Human Geography is...
the study of how humans adapt, depend and, modify the Earth
the study of climate
the study of landforms and bodies of water
the study of populationn
2
Who is the founder of Islam
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
Muhammad
3
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource
statues
lumber
water
fossil fuels
4
This type of location uses: NSEW, Landmarks, and Left/Right
Relative
Absolute
5
The number of countries in the World:
196
200
169
175
6
What is another name for both lines of latitude AND longitude
absolute location
global grid
the exact spot
relative location
7
What is Geography
The study of the Earth and how we interact with it
The study of the past
The study of culture
The study of government and civics
8
What very important thing affects what climate zone that you live in
the tilt of the Earth
longitude zone
temperature
precipitation
9
Why are map projections needed
it makes the maps prettier
because it is difficult to put a 3D object on a 2D surface
because the names are cool
10
Which Theory of Migration believes that lost seal hunters/outcasts made it to North America
Solutrean
Coastal Migration
Land Bridge
11
This government is controlled by religious leaders
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictaorship
Theocracy
12
The number of oceans that the Earth has:
10
5
4
3
13
Where is the Ring of Fire
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
14
Which of the following is NOT a map projection
Smith
Robinson
Mercator
Gall-Peters
15
What is NOT used when finding Absolute Location
address
latitude
longitude
N,S,E,W
16
Which line represents a line of latitude
l
__
17
Adding to or taking away from the environment
modify
adapt
depend
18
Which type of map shows landforms and bodies of water
Population
Physical
Political
Elevation
19
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Human Resource
buildings
roads
bridges
oil
20
How many hemispheres does the Earth have
2
4
7
5
21
What is the name of the tallest mountain
Mount Rushmore
Mount Saint Helens
The Rockies
Mount Everest
22
Which part of a map shows the distance on each particular map
scale
title
compass rose
legend
23
WHO makes maps
cartographer
geographer
demographer
anthropologist
24
What is similar about the world's 3 major religions
worship the same God
same sacred text
same founder
same place of origin
25
The approximate population of the world is..
7 billion
7 million
5 billion
10 billion
26
The number of continents that the Earth has:
4
5
7
6
27
Where is the Sahara Desert
Africa
South America
Europe
Central America
28
The things that an area has in COMMON
location
characteristics
uuga buuga
region
29
What separates Europe from Asia
desert
a fence
a man-made boundary
mountain range
30
Making changes to survive in your environment
adapt
modify
depend
31
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
North America
Asia
Africa
South America
32
Lines of Longitude measure _______ and ________ of the Prime Meridian
South and West
North and East
North and South
East and West
33
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
map scale
map compass rose
map title
map legend
34
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Movement
Landforms
Region
Place
35
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone that you learned about this year
Desert
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
36
This type of government gives the people the power
oligarchy
democracy/republic
dictatorship
monarchy
37
A 2-dimensional representation of a place
map
radar images
gps
globe
38
This type of map shows continents, countries, capitals, borders....
Climate
Physical
Political
Elevation
39
Which moves the fastest
ideas
goods
people
40
Who is the founder of Judaism
God
Abraham
Muhammad
Jesus
41
How hot/cold and dry/wet that a place is over a longer amount of time
climate
temperature
precipitation
weather
42
Which of the following does NOT impact climate
being near a large body of water
elevation
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
43
This type of government is run by a monarch who has INHERITED the position
monarchy
absolute monarchy
44
Which of the following are NOT studied when looking at Physical Geography?
climate
landforms
culture
bodies of water
45
Who studies culture
anthropologist
economist
sociologist
geographer
46
This type of government is run by a small group
Absolute Monarchy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Monarchy
47
Which two hemispheres do we live on
northern and southern
eastern and western
northern and eastern
northern and western
48
Where is the tallest mountain
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Europe
49
Which of the following is NOT a component of culture
clothing
music
food
population
50
Who is the founder of Christianity
Abraham
God
Jesus
Muhammad
