WG~ Final Exam

_______ is the common currency used in much of Europe.

______ runs north to south from pole to pole.

Which landmark is pictured?

Label Ocean (B)

Which of the following is a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America once known as Eskimo?

Which of the following continents has no countries?

A violent tropical storm that forms in the Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer

The largest country in the world is _____.

PLEASE ZOOM IN TO THE RED ARROW! Which canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas?

Label Continent (6)

The world's largest coral reef is __________.

Which mountain range runs straight down the centre of Italy, ending on the island of Sicily?

Jerusalem is a holy place of pilgrimage for which group of people?

"Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in _____."

The Five Themes of Geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.

Label Continent (2)

A form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

The __ is located in South Asia and is highly polluted, but is referred to as both holy and the Mother River.

The supercontinent that existed million of years ago is known as ____.

Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

The part of Earth where life exists

Label Continent (4)

Due to the high ___ of the Dead Sea, many living creatures, including marine animals, are unable to survive in the sea.

Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time

The original British settlers of Australia were _____ who first settled in the year 1788.

English is the most common language in the US, followed by:

The ________ Revolution led to a scramble for overseas possessions (natural resources). Example: The Scramble for Africa

Which landmark is pictured?

PLEASE ZOOM IN TO THE AREA CIRCLED IN RED. This area is an example of an _____ which connects two larger areas of land.

An area's original inhabitants; the indigenous people of Australia

What is the highest point on Earth?

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

A large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India

Which landmark is pictured?

The most populous state in the United States is ______.

The way of life for a group who share similar traits, including beliefs, customs, technology, and material items

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

Label Ocean (D)

Label Continent (1)

A community of plants & animals that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival, is known as an ___.

Which landmark is pictured?

Which mountain range is pictured in the image below?

When the Earth is stretched from a 3D globe into a 2D map, many areas are no longer shown true to form due to ______.

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.1

Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time

Approximately how many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?

Type of geography that looks at the process of climate, land, water, plants, & animals; and their significance to humans

Europe is known as ______.

A person who does not believe in God

Label Ocean (C)

Label Ocean (A)

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

The ____ separates the waters flowing west toward the Pacific or east toward the Mississippi River & the Atlantic Ocean:

The United States is part of which continent?

______ is the world's oldest monotheistic faith.

Geography is the study of ______.

What regions makeup Latin America?

Which landmark is pictured?

"Contiguous" means to share a border or to touch. Which two states are not part of the contiguous United States?

_____ relates to or is characterized by the belief that there is only one God.

A large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters

The _______ is the world's longest river, flowing over 4000 miles until emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

Which 1500-mile-long mountain range contains the world's highest peak, Mount Everest?

Greece is known as the birthplace of ___.

Australia is a(n):

______ was a theory that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

The most commonly practiced religion in India is _____.

Which of the following answer options include all 5 Great Lakes?

The largest river in North America in terms of volume and drainage area-

____ are measured north and south of the equator, run east to west, and are parallel to the equator.

Which mountain chain can be found in the western United States, stretching from Montana to New Mexico?

Label Ocean (E)

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river

An extension of land surrounded by water on three sides is known as a _____.

Label Continent (7)

How many parishes are in Louisiana?

The Amazon river, surrounded by the world's largest rainforest, flows in this continent.

This country is known as "The Land of Fire and Ice" as volcanoes and glaciers exist side by side:

System of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

A group or chain of islands

______ was the first of its kind between Europe and China.

The climate in the Australian Outback is generally _____ and _____.

___ is the longest river in the Western Hemisphere with more water than the Nile, Yangtze, & Mississippi Rivers combined

___ are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water.

Label Continent (5)

Which of the following canals connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

Label Continent (3)

"What goes around, comes around!" Belief that if you do something good, you will receive something good and vice versa.

The ______ covers 1.2 billion acres in South America, but over 1/5 of it has been destroyed.

Geographers primary focus is to

Which of the following is a PRIMARY reason that people move to bigger cities?

Most Latin American nations speak Spanish. The notable exception is ___ which speaks ___.

Which region is known as the "Land of the Stans"?

________ is one of the driest regions on Earth and is home to the Sahara Desert.

The way of looking at the human & physical patterns of Earth & their relationship to one another- links people & places

_______ are often represented by a circled star.

The largest continent in the world is ______.

Rebirth; the period in European civilization characterized by a surge of interest in classical learning and values