Duplicate of Midterm Test Geography Review (Revised)

_____________ Geography is the study of how people make and spend money

This democratic right is probably the most important responsibility of all American adults

Alaska is the only U.S. state where these TWO climate regions can be found

These two states are not contiguous with the rest of the United States

This theme would study how the Inuit (Eskimos) adapt to live in the freezing cold arctic circle

The climate region covering the NE ¼ of the U.S. with warm, humid summers & cold, snowy winters

This theme describes UNIQUE human or physical features about a spot

Landform region of old, low, & eroding mountains found in the Eastern U.S.

T or F? Burritos, Pizza, and Sushi are ways diverse cultures influence the culture of the U.S.

North, South, East and West are the four cardinal directions found on this

Erosion and weathering have had this effect on the Appalachian Mountains over millions of years

A geographer who studies transportation routes & shipping lanes is dealing with this theme

The Appalachian Mountains are studied in this branch of geography

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

T or F? America is becoming more diverse: immigrants brought their food, religion and language

Region of rolling plains & small hills located between the Coastal Plain and Appalachians

This theme would study how the Middle East is unified by Islam, the Arabic language and oil

Term relating to farming or country life; very low population density

This is the largest part of the Earth’s water surface

At the international date line, these are the first two things to change

Oil, coal, forests, gold, and copper are examples of these found in the United States

This is one way an idea can move from one place to another

The foods eaten and holidays celebrated in an area are studied in this branch of geography

Philadelphia, ____________, New York, Boston and Washington DC are part of the Megalopolis

The climate patterns over a continent would be studied in this branch of geography

Geographers divide the world into __________ in order to compare different places

This group of people was brought to America as slaves to work on plantations

The climate region covering the SE ¼ of the U.S. with hot, humid summers & mild winters

The continental divide, found along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, has this effect on rivers

This is the invisible line of latitude that measures zero degrees

This is another name for a line of latitude

The term relating to a city or densely populated area

These two groups of people have immigrated to the U.S. the most over the last 60+ years

There are this many time zones found on Earth

A landform that has an elevation higher than a hill

These are the two main branches of geography

The scale on a map often measures distance in miles or __________

These two countries border the U.S. to the North and South, making it easy to trade with them

Study of current atmospheric conditions (e.g. temperature & precipitation) and what causes it

Another name for a line of longitude 

Name the Theme: A mailing address such as 2056 Susquehanna Road, Abington, PA 19001

When manufacturing, by using machines, becomes widespread in an area

TRUE or FALSE? When you go EAST you ADD time and when you go WEST you SUBTRACT time.

Economics and governments are studied in this branch of geography

Hawaii is the only state to have this warm and wet climate due to its location near the equator

This would show the world as it really is

Surveying the types of whales in an ocean would be studied in this branch of geography

The Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West regions have a high population density because of

These are the two ways in which you can provide someone with the ABSOLUTE location of a place

The fact that Canada is north of the contiguous United States refers to this type of location