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Which of the following does NOT impact climate
elevation
lines of latitude
being near a large body of water
lines of longitude
2
Who is the founder of Islam
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
Muhammad
3
Which of the following is NOT a component of culture
population
music
clothing
food
4
Which of the following is NOT a map projection
Smith
Gall-Peters
Robinson
Mercator
5
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
Asia
Africa
South America
North America
6
Which part of a map shows the distance on each particular map
scale
legend
compass rose
title
7
Which moves the fastest
goods
people
ideas
8
Where is the tallest mountain
Antarctica
Asia
Africa
Europe
9
This type of map shows continents, countries, capitals, borders....
Climate
Political
Elevation
Physical
10
The approximate population of the world is..
7 billion
10 billion
5 billion
7 million
11
The number of oceans that the Earth has:
3
5
10
4
12
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
map compass rose
map title
map legend
map scale
13
Where is the Ring of Fire
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
14
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Place
Landforms
Movement
Region
15
A 2-dimensional representation of a place
radar images
globe
gps
map
16
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource
fossil fuels
statues
water
lumber
17
What is similar about the world's 3 major religions
same sacred text
worship the same God
same place of origin
same founder
18
What is another name for both lines of latitude AND longitude
the exact spot
absolute location
relative location
global grid
19
What is Geography
The study of the Earth and how we interact with it
The study of the past
The study of culture
The study of government and civics
20
The number of countries in the World:
169
196
175
200
21
What is NOT used when finding Absolute Location
longitude
N,S,E,W
address
latitude
22
Where is the Sahara Desert
Central America
Africa
Europe
South America
23
What separates Europe from Asia
a fence
mountain range
a man-made boundary
desert
24
This type of location uses: NSEW, Landmarks, and Left/Right
Relative
Absolute
25
Which two hemispheres do we live on
eastern and western
northern and southern
northern and eastern
northern and western
26
Who studies culture
economist
geographer
sociologist
anthropologist
27
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Human Resource
bridges
oil
roads
buildings
28
Human Geography is...
the study of climate
the study of populationn
the study of landforms and bodies of water
the study of how humans adapt, depend and, modify the Earth
29
This government is controlled by religious leaders
Dictaorship
Monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
30
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
31
WHO makes maps
geographer
anthropologist
demographer
cartographer
32
How hot/cold and dry/wet that a place is over a longer amount of time
temperature
climate
precipitation
weather
33
The things that an area has in COMMON
region
uuga buuga
characteristics
location
34
Making changes to survive in your environment
depend
adapt
modify
35
Which of the following are NOT studied when looking at Physical Geography?
landforms
bodies of water
culture
climate
36
What is the name of the tallest mountain
Mount Saint Helens
The Rockies
Mount Rushmore
Mount Everest
37
Adding to or taking away from the environment
depend
modify
adapt
38
Which line represents a line of latitude
l
__
39
What very important thing affects what climate zone that you live in
the tilt of the Earth
precipitation
temperature
longitude zone
40
The number of continents that the Earth has:
7
6
4
5
41
Lines of Longitude measure _______ and ________ of the Prime Meridian
South and West
North and South
North and East
East and West
42
Which type of map shows landforms and bodies of water
Physical
Political
Elevation
Population
43
How many hemispheres does the Earth have
4
5
7
2
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This type of government gives the people the power
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
democracy/republic
