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1
WHO makes maps
anthropologist
cartographer
demographer
geographer
2
The number of countries in the World:
169
200
196
175
3
Which Theory of Migration believes that lost seal hunters/outcasts made it to North America
Coastal Migration
Land Bridge
Solutrean
4
This government is controlled by religious leaders
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
Dictaorship
5
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
map legend
map compass rose
map title
map scale
6
Who is the founder of Judaism
Muhammad
Abraham
God
Jesus
7
Making changes to survive in your environment
depend
modify
adapt
8
This type of map shows continents, countries, capitals, borders....
Elevation
Climate
Political
Physical
9
This type of government gives the people the power
democracy/republic
monarchy
oligarchy
dictatorship
10
This type of government is run by a monarch who has INHERITED the position
absolute monarchy
monarchy
11
What separates Europe from Asia
a man-made boundary
a fence
mountain range
desert
12
Adding to or taking away from the environment
adapt
modify
depend
13
Which type of map shows landforms and bodies of water
Physical
Political
Population
Elevation
14
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Jesus
Barak Obama
Siddhartha
King David
15
This type of government is run by a small group
Monarchy
Theocracy
Absolute Monarchy
Oligarchy
16
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
Asia
North America
Africa
South America
17
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Landforms
Place
Region
Movement
18
Which part of a map shows the distance on each particular map
scale
title
legend
compass rose
19
Which moves the fastest
goods
people
ideas
20
What is Geography?
The study of the past
The study of government and civics
The study of the Earth and how we interact with it
The study of culture
21
Which of the following is NOT a component of culture
population
clothing
food
music
22
How hot/cold and dry/wet that a place is over a longer amount of time
precipitation
weather
climate
temperature
23
Which of the following is NOT a map projection
Smith
Mercator
Robinson
Gall-Peters
24
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone that you learned about this year
Tropical
Temperate
Desert
Polar
25
What is similar about the world's 3 major religions
same sacred text
same founder
same place of origin
worship the same God
26
Which of the following does NOT impact climate
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
being near a large body of water
elevation
27
What is the name of the tallest mountain
Mount Rushmore
Mount Everest
Mount Saint Helens
The Rockies
28
Why are map projections needed
because it is difficult to put a 3D object on a 2D surface
it makes the maps prettier
because the names are cool
29
What is NOT used when finding Absolute Location
longitude
latitude
address
N,S,E,W
30
Which of the following are NOT studied when looking at Physical Geography?
landforms
climate
bodies of water
culture
31
How many hemispheres does the Earth have
5
4
7
2
32
Where is the tallest mountain
Europe
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
33
What is another name for both lines of latitude AND longitude
the exact spot
relative location
absolute location
global grid
34
What very important thing affects what climate zone that you live in
temperature
longitude zone
the tilt of the Earth
precipitation
35
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Jesus
There is no founder of Hinduism.
Ms. Powell
Prophet Mohammad
36
Where is the Ring of Fire
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
37
Human Geography is...
the study of landforms and bodies of water
the study of populationn
the study of how humans adapt, depend and, modify the Earth
the study of climate
38
Which line represents a line of latitude
l
__
39
The number of oceans that the Earth has:
3
4
10
5
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This type of location uses: NSEW, Landmarks, and Left/Right
Relative
Absolute
41
Lines of Longitude measure _______ and ________ of the Prime Meridian
South and West
North and South
North and East
East and West
42
Who is the founder of Islam
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
Muhammad
43
Who studies culture
anthropologist
sociologist
geographer
economist
44
Who is the founder of Christianity
God
Muhammad
Jesus
Abraham
45
The number of continents that the Earth has:
5
7
6
4
46
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Human Resource
bridges
roads
oil
buildings
47
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource
statues
water
fossil fuels
lumber
48
Where is the Sahara Desert
South America
Europe
Africa
Central America
49
The things that an area has in COMMON
location
uuga buuga
region
characteristics
50
Which two hemispheres do we live on
northern and southern
northern and eastern
northern and western
eastern and western
51
The approximate population of the world is..
5 billion
7 billion
10 billion
7 million
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A 2-dimensional representation of a place
globe
gps
radar images
map
