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World Geo Chapter 1
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World Geo Chapter 1
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1
This is a(n):
mesa
valley
butte
glacier
2
This is a(n):
mountain
oasis
river
island
3
This is a(n):
estuary
valley
delta
stream
4
Non-renewable resources
wind and water
coal and oil
steel and bauxite
people and trees
5
Language is a key factor in defining culture because:
People need to feel united
people can communicate well
language isn't a key factor
6
This is a(n):
estuary
delta
valley
stream
7
To better understand statistics, geographers create:
paintings and sketches
charts and reports
sculptures and frescoes
charts and graphs
8
This is a(n):
plateau
butte
mountain
mesa
9
Using observation, satellites, and the census__collect data.
geographers
the governent
the Russians
cartographers
10
This is a(n):
isthmus
peninsula
island
estuary
11
This is a(n):
hill
mountain
plain
valley
12
The prime meridian divides the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres:
False
True
13
The four major parallels are Arctic Circle and :
Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer Antarctic Circle equator
prime meridian Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn
14
This is a(n):
river
isthsmus
island
peninsula
15
This is a(n):
plateau
hill
estuary
mesa
16
___was the creator of the climate zone system.
Willy Kleppen
Walter Kraven
Watson Magee
Wladimir Koppen
17
Don't bring a Mollweide projection map on vacation because it:
it's on a globe and globes don't fit in your pocket
doesn't show distance accurately
it distorts the shape of the continents
it doesn't show size accurately
18
This is a(n):
hill
isthmus
peninsula
island
19
Cartography is the art of ____ .
card making
fine handwriting
mapmaking
cart construction
20
The two basic types of economies are:
socialism
democracy
free enterprise capitalism
communism
21
Geography is:
the study of life
the study of rocks and minerals
more important than life itself
the study of the earth
22
This early map projection method distorted distance and size:
MacAffee
Mercator
Mollweide
Robinson
23
This is a(n):
plateau
valley
mesa
river
24
Polar, highland, mild, continental, dry, and tropical are the basic:
climate zones
ocean currents
prevailing winds
weather zones
25
The starting point for measuring longitude
equator
grandma's house
prime meridian
Arctic Circle
26
By creating and enforcing laws, government can create culture.
True
False
27
Geographers divide the large bodies of water into:
oceans, seas, gulfs
rivers,lakes, oceans
oceans, lakes, gulfs
seas, gulfs, tributaries
28
The three categories of precipitation are:
autocratic
frontal
orographic
convectional
29
Lines running east and west:
latitude
longitude
30
_______is the way of life, including religion, family structure, clothing, among other things.
culture
values
society
norms
31
Monarchies are an example of:
autocracy
indirect democracy
direct democracy
dictatorship
32
The most important factor in deciding culture:
morals
values
language
religion
33
This is a(n):
mountain
river
valley
hill
34
Landforms latitude, elevation proximity to large bodies of water all help decide__the of area
weather
location
culture
climate
35
This is a(n):
tributary
mountain
coastal plain
estuary
36
This is a(n):
valley
river
hill
plateau
37
The projection that combined the best of Mercator and Mollweide maps:
Rassmussen
Robinson
Ranstrum
Ringwald
38
There are __continents
nine
six
seven
eight
39
The_____perspective of the origins of the earth is that it was an intentional act of God.
evolutionary
biblical
holistic
theocratic
40
The process where water evaporates, falls as precipitation, drains, and returns to the clouds:
hydrologic cycle
hydroponic cycle
solar power
hydrospheric cycle