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1
What Big History Threshold is defined as humanity's ability to more easily pass along info?
Collective Learning
Anthropocene
The Modern Revolution
Agriculture
2
Which of the capitals is considered a "President's" Capital?
Raleigh, NC
Madison, WI
Lincoln, NE
Springfield, IL
3
Fill in the correct "Landform" with the given clue: Teddy Roosevelt charged up San Juan _______
Mountain
Waterfall
Hill
Mesa
4
What issue does both Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin present to the EU?
Their support of sending migrants to Europe
Control of economic resources like Oil and Natural gas
Rise in undemocratic movements
The weakening of the Eurozone
5
Which route goes from countries like Kosovo and Serbia to countries like Hungary and Slovakia?
Central Mediterranean route
Western Mediterranean route
Western Balkan route
Eastern Mediterranean route
6
Which one of these European Countries is the best example of an Enclave.
Kaliningrad
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Vatican City
7
The country of Panama rest on what can be described as this geographic feature?
isthmus
peninsula
archipelago
canal
8
What Big History Threshold is defined as humans creating more complex industrial products?
The Modern Revolution
Agriculture
Collective Learning
Anthropocene
9
Which route is most likely going to have the most African migrants?
Eastern Mediterranean route
Western Balkan route
Western Mediterranean route
Central Mediterranean route
10
What is the best description of the "Schengen Area?"
All European nations must use the Euro by 2020
An area where migrants are always welcome to travel to
The area where Hitler invasioned during World War II
All EU citizens can freely move from country to country
11
The North ________ is filled with oil resources tapped by the UK and Norway
Sound
Atoll
Sea
Fjord
12
What symbol would be found in a map key on a physical map?
All Answers are Correct
Mountains
Forests
Plains
13
What is the capital of Poland?
Kiev
Riga
Minsk
Warsaw
14
The Panama _____________ sees the some of the most shipping traffic in the world
Strait
Channel
Canal
Estuary
15
The Bosporus & Dardanelles ____________ separate the Mediterranean and Black Seas
Estuary
Strait
Channel
Canal
16
Looking on the left, which nation has the largest government debt forecast for 2012?
Portugal
Ireland
Spain
Greece
17
Which one of these examples is a physical characteristic of place?
Bogota suffers from air pollution issues year round
Bogota is home to Bolivar Square
The Gold museum can be found in Bogota
Bogota rests on a plateau in the northern Andes Mountains
18
Which Country is NOT part of the Andes Mountain Range?
Honduras
Chile
Argentina
Peru
19
What is NOT an example of "Relative Location?"
The Panama canal is just north of South America
The Panama canal is in the middle of the country of Panama
The Panama Canal can be found at 09°10' 79°37'W
The Panama Canal travels through Lake Gatun
20
Which route has seen the most growth from 2014 to 2015?
Western Balkan route
Eastern Mediterranean route
Central Mediterranean route
Western Mediterranean route
21
By 2020, what are all European Union nations supposed to accept as their currency?
The American Dollar
The Euro
The Drachma
The Yen
22
Which statement is an example the "Place" theme in Geography?
The National Capitol can be found in Bolivar Square.
Bogota is part of the Andes plateau
56% of all Tourist dollars are spent in Bogota
The City of Bogota'scoordinates 4.7110° N, 74.0721° W
23
Between what two latitude marks can we find the vast majority of the Earth's Rain forests?
The Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
24
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
Good Deal of Percentages
Google Dynamic Phrases
Guaranteed Dollar Pieces
25
What is one of the two capitals on the island of Hispaniola?
Santo Domingo
Belize City
Brasilia
Port-au-Prince
26
"Brexit" refers to what idea?
Breakfast while you exit class
Britain leaving the United Kingdom
Britian leaving the United Nations
Britain leaving the European Union
27
What did Winston Churchill claim spread from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic?
COMECON
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
NATO
28
What is the likely origin country of many immigrants in the Eastern Mediterranean route?
North Korea
South Africa
Honduras
Syria
29
Which one is NOT considered a Pitfall of consuming media?
Liberalism - Thought that conservatives are less than human
Gullibility - Belief that whatever is seen is true
Simplici”memes” - Response boiled down to a meme.
Bias - feelings that color interpretation
30
What head of state was not featured in this video about "Brexit?"
Emmanuel Macron - France
Theresa May - UK
Angela Merkel - Germany
Donald Tusk - President of the EU Council
31
Which nation is NOT part of the EU?
Greece
Ukraine
Slovenia
Estonia
32
This is the Capital of Canada...
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
33
This is the Capital of Belgium and also the capital of the European Union
Paris
Geneva
Brussels
Berlin
34
Bogota's museums and stadiums can be listed under what major theme of Geography?
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Movement
35
Which statement is an example the "Region" theme in Geography?
The City of Bogota's coordinates 4.7110° N, 74.0721° W
Bogota is part of the Andes plateau
56% of all Tourist dollars are spent in Bogota
The National Capitol can be found in Bolivar Square.
36
Where does most of European natural gas and oil originate?
Norway
Ukraine
Russia
Germany
37
What nation ordered East Berlin to construct the Berlin Wall in 1961?
Soviet Union
United States
Poland
West Germany
38
How would you define the "Resource Theory" as an explanation of why countries do certain things
Countries will never want to trade if they have resources
A country will try and obtain resources with trade or force
Resources only matter in industriali societies
Countries will only give resources to those they like
39
What peace agreement ended World War I and helped set the stage for WW2?
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Rome
40
Which statement is an example the "Human-Environment Interaction" theme in Geography?
The City of Bogota'scoordinates 4.7110° N, 74.0721° W
The National Capitol can be found in Bolivar Square.
Bogota is part of the Andes plateau
Soil and water damage is common near Bogota
41
What is the Capital of Oil-rich Venezuela?
Caracas
Quito
Brasilia
La Paz
42
which nation was the only one to see an increase in debt from 2014 to today?
Ireland
Greece
Spain
Portugal
43
Which statement is an example the "Location" theme in Geography?
The National Capitol can be found in Bolivar Square.
The City of Bogota'scoordinates 4.7110° N, 74.0721° W
Bogota is part of the Andes plateau
56% of all Tourist dollars are spent in Bogota
44
Moscow is the capital of what oil rich nation?
Latvia
Belarus
Russia
Soviet Union
45
The Alpine ___________ is where we find Lake Geneva & the statue of Freddie Mercury
Plateau
Volcano
Mountains
Canyon
