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First Semester Test Review Part 1
First Semester Test Review Part 1
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What is a new idea or way of doing something?
diffusion
innovation
culture region
universal theme
2
Where is the majority of Earth's freshwater locked away?
lakes
glaciers
rivers
oceans
3
What lines are parallel with each other and run east to west across the Earth?
longitude lines
latitude lines
grid lines
global lines
4
What happens when a species dies out?
unlimited reproduction
extinction
species becomes endangered
spontaneous reproduction
5
What explains the spread of religions around the world?
Movement
Region
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
6
What type of feature would be shown on a physical map?
political boundaries
energy sources
landforms
school buildings
7
What is the name for the land at the edge of a continent that extends under the ocean?
continental shelf
continental slope
continental drift
continental rise
8
In the Eastern Hemisphere a storm with strong swirling winds and heavy rainfall is called a _________
tornado
hurricane
typhoon
blizzard
9
What do geographers use to determine absolute location?
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Map Key
Scale Bar
Cardinal direction
10
What do continents rest on causing them to move and drift over time?
tectonic plates
ocean floor
mantle
crust
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How do cartographers show elevation on a map?
Locator Globe
Compass Rose
Labels
color
12
Why does weather change?
the atmosphere is unstable
swirling winds and heavy rainfall
water vapor forms
two air masses collide
13
Continents move because which of the following collide and separate on Earth's crust?
mantle
continental shelf
magma
plate tectonics
14
What does a political map show?
human created features on the Earth's surface
natural features on Earth's surface
population density of a given area
location of energy sources
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What explains the spread of religions around the world?
Location
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
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What does a locator map show?
where in space an area is located
where in the world the nearest lake is located
where in the world an area is located
where in space the nearest Starbucks is located
17
How long does it take Earth to rotate on it's axis?
364 days
48 hours
1 day
1 year
18
What type of map projections show direction and shape accurately, making it useful for navigators?
Mercator Projections
Flat-plane Projections
Conic Projections
Square Projections
19
Cartographers use map projections to show Earth's curved surface on a flat page.
False
True
20
What is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time?
weather
snow
climate
condensation
21
The Tropic of Cancer sits at ______ degrees north of the equator.
30.5 degrees
25.5 degrees
33.5 degrees
23.5 degrees
22
What divides the Eastern Hemipshere from the Western Hemisphere?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude lines
Tropic of Cancer
23
_______ who study human population are interested in patterns that emerge over time.
Hydrologists
Meteorologists
Tornado Chasers
Geographers
24
When does Australia's Autumn Equinox begin?
January 1
March 21
December 21
September 23
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A region is a group of places with common __________
directions
patterns
titles
characteristics
