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What are climate zones?
Are dictators elected?
MissKing4ever 1st 9 weeks
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Are dictators elected?
yes, they rig elections
yes, the majority loves them
no, they take power by force
no, they don't care what people think
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What are climate zones?
regions defined by altering precipitation
regions defined by temperature and precipitation
Regions at different latitudes
regions with changing temperatures
3
Which word most accurately describes the culture of a rural community?
low literacy rate
less developed
traditional
poor
4
What describes a dictatorship?
reflects the will of the people
reflects the will of the government
President Obama's leadership
elected representatives
5
What is a natural boundary?
a fence
a river
a row of boulders
a dug out trench
6
Where is the greatest area of precipitation during the Orographic Effect?
the ground around the mountiain
on the Leeward side
on the Windward side
at the Peak of the mountain
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A perceptual region is based on what?
local attributes
opinions or attitudes
other regions attributes
political boundaries
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Why are mountains, forests, and deserts natural boundaries?
they divide cultures and people
the provide resources
they are easy to cross
they are where societies develop
9
Our first societies were formed near what land form?
river valleys
ponds
mountains
moraines
10
What kind of government controls the media?
democracy
monarchy
theocracy
dictatorship
11
Which Pyramid has a decreasing birthrate?
or this one!
Left
not this one!
right
12
Our physical environment effects what?
food
architecture
all of these
communication
13
What is a region?
formal or perceptual area
area united by characteristics
a perceptual place, like the south
everything inside of a large area
14
A pull factor is:
from less developed to developed coutntry
employment in an equally developed country
migration
forced to leave your homeland
15
What describes a democracy
a leader such as Stalin or Hitler
people elect their own representatices
the government owns all resources
control of the media
16
What causes tsunamis to form?
plate tectonic movement
cracks in oceanic crust
underwater erosion
volcanoes under the ocean
17
Define Political Boundaries.
natural boundaries
outline perceptual regions
naturally occurring, functional regions
man-made, formal regions
18
Describe our world population:
unequal population due to unequal resources
heavily decreasing due to spreading famine like ebola
the earth is at its population limit
high literacy rates are causing the increase
19
What is the most important factor in creating the seasons?
earth's tilt on its axis and distance from the sun
the position of earth near the sun
solar flares and solar wind currents
earth's rotation and orbit
20
Climate zones cause variation in
vegetation
biomes
land forms
animal life
21
What is subsistence agriculture?
commercial farming
participating in cottage industry
produce enough for your own needs
production for profit
22
Culture includes which of the following?
religion, food, music, and art
everything a family's heritage teaches them
everything people believe and how they interact in society
religion and political beliefs
23
Why is Human-Environment Interaction and important theme of geography?
it represents our environmentalism
modifying the environment lets people and goods move easily
architectural success
adapting our environment ensures our survival
24
During which months are there seasonal flooding in Mumbai, India?
September Through December
January through March
June, July and August
June through September
