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Bob Miller Middle School Fall Geography Review Part 1
Bob Miller Middle School Fall Geography Review Part 1
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Part I of semester review
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1
What is used to determine how crowded a country or region is?
population distribution
natural increase
population density
migration rate
2
Canada
is a monopoly
has a trade deficit
has a trade surplus
has a command economy
3
World populations are
decreasing
unevenly distributed
evenly distributed
increasing, but at a slower rate than the 1800's
4
Which of these is renewable?
soil
magnesium
copper
petroleum
5
When the death rate is higher than the birth rate, then ___ exists.
doubling time
population density
negative population growth
zero population growth
6
Which one of these is true?
Mercator maps provide the perfect picture of earth
stretching and shrinking is known as distortion
most maps are produced by hand
Scale measures elevation changes
7
Since the 1950's, farms in the U.S. and Canada
have seen exports decline dramatically.
have gotten bigger, but employ fewer people
have increased their work forces
have seen decreased production
8
CHOOSE TWO: What are the fastest growing areas of the United States?
West
East
North
South
9
Cities and states are highlighted on a
political map
thematic map
cartogram
physical map
10
America's inland and coastal waterways have provided
a water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
shipping and trade routes
natural defenses from Canadian attacks
access to deserts
11
Which one of these states is landlocked?
New York
Kentucky
Alaska
Oregon
12
The region of abandoned factories and steel mills in America's midwest is known as
The Corn Belt
The Steel Belt
The Rust Belt
The Sun Belt
13
Why do most Canadians live along the U.S. border?
to avoid overcrowding
they have been forced to do this.
to avoid Canada's cold climate and rugged terrain
to move easily between countries
14
Tariffs are usually used to
open new markets
get even with competitors
protect a country's own businesses
enforce embargoes
15
The U.S. and Canada are experiencing the greatest economic growth in
heavy industry
light industry
agriculture
service industries
16
A city's central business district is generally referred to as
the suburbs
the industrial center
the downtown
the culture hearth
17
"Reel Injun" claims that our ideas about Native Americans largely come from
1930's movies
Native Americans
teachers
history books
18
If a person can own his/her own business, that is known as
command economy
communism
capitalism
trade surplus
19
Most Americans are ___ or descendents of ___
Republicans
Native Americans
Democrats
immigrants
20
Other cultures should be just like yours. This is known as _____
ethnocentrism
bias
racism
prejudice
21
What is Canada's French-speaking province?
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Quebec
22
You are driving from Florida to California and you cross the 100W longitude line. What happens?
You go uphill
You have to buy gas
It gets rainier
Populations get larger
23
What did the Quebec Act do?
exiled Native Americans from Canada
gave French Canadians the right to their culture
exiled the French from Canada
took away French settlers' rights
24
Compared to 1970, U.S. households (the total number of people under a roof) are
larger
smaller
about the same
25
Most Americans live
in the Sunbelt
in rural areas
in metropolitan areas
on the Great Plains
26
U.S. foods are relatively inexpensive because
demand is so great
it is supplied by other countries
there is an agricultural surplus
Americans are so wealthy
27
Cultures are often changed by trade, migration and
elections
marriage
war
water
28
Zero population growth
high birth rates and low death rates
birth and death rates equal
low birth rates and high death rates
death and birth rates are high
29
An island group is known as a(n)
isthmus
tributary
fjord
archipelago
30
What was the main factor in the growth of cities?
surplus food
common language
strong defense
common religion
31
Countries must trade because
natural resources are distributed unevenly
they will gather too many goods
resources are distributed evenly
they want to make each other happy
32
Population density statistics often do not account for uneven population ___
growth
doubling time
movement
distribution
33
This is a ____
archipelago
peninsula
fjord
delta
34
Subsistence farming involves
growing food to sell in markets worldwide
having a constant surplus of food
fish farming
growing enough for a family or village
35
An ethnic group is made of people who
have only race in common
have a common language, history and place of origin
come from different places but share traditions
put aside their differences to work towards a common goal
36
North American economies are based increasingly on
high-tech and service businesses
timber harvesting
heavy industry
fisheries
37
A physical map would highlight
highways
city limits and state boundaries
rivers
railroads
38
Cities and their surrounding urbanized areas are known as ___ areas.
suburban
metropolitan
rural
city
39
Big cities are NOT
at lower elevations
in the middle latitudes
in deserts
along coasts
40
Physical maps also show
philosophy
cartography
geography
topography
41
Cartographers make
muffins
maps
models
predictions
42
What does the St. Lawrence River/Seaway link?
Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean
The Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico
43
The second most commonly spoken language in the U.S. is
French
Spanish
Italian
Mandarin Chinese
44
What is the correct order of revolutions, from earliest to most recent?
Agricultural, Industrial, Information
Industrial, Information, Agricultural
Information, Agricultural, Industrial
Information, Industrial, Agricultural
45
Culture regions are defined by government, economic systems, and
social groups
climate
prevailing winds
elevation
46
This is a _______________
vertical climate zone
peninsula
archipelago
delta
47
"Fake News"
is generated to make money or sway elections
another name for investigative journalism
is small stories made too important
is another name for the mainstream media
48
Why are the Northeast and Great Lakes regions densely populated?
they draw so many immigrants
they are historic centers of trade and industry
they don't have tornados or earthquakes or yetis
they have the best climate
49
Another term for communism is
capitalism
market economy
command economy
socialism
50
___ economic activities involve the selling of finished goods
quaternary
primary
secondary
tertiary
51
An embargo is
a tax on profits
a limit on the number of imports you will accept
a ban on trade
a stimulant to the economy
52
A tariff is
a way for the government to give money to businesses
a necessary part of a free-trade agreement
a tax on excess merchandise
a tax on imports
53
What two countries fought for interest in Canada?
the U.S. and Spain
France and Britain
Spain and France
Spain and Britain
54
Which one of these will NOT tell you the direction a river is flowing?
the presence of an ocean or sea
the presence of a delta
changes in elevation
compass direction
55
Natural increase is the difference between
death rate and migration rate
birth rate and migration rate
death rate and birth rate
internal and external migration
56
Countries that have moved from primarily farming to primarily industrial are called
secondary economies
developed countries
third world countries
developing countries
57
What is the Bill of Rights?
Includes the Constitution and all its Amendments
the first ten Amendments to the Constitution
the first four Articles of the Constitution
All the Amendments to the Constitution
58
Climate regions vary with changes in temperature and ____
latitude
rainfall
soil conditions
longitude
59
The study of populations is called
sociology
demography
geography
anthropology
60
Monarchy means rule by
a parliament
a king or queen
a dictator
a small group of leaders