Vitale - PreAP Geography Mid-Term 2017

Question 1

Why is it colder on the top of mountains?

Accepted Answer

As you go higher in elevation, the temperature drops.

Question 2

A country with a stable population of equal ages, good economy, and available medical care is:

Accepted Answer

Developed

Question 3

When a country has a lot of babies die young and very few people can read, that country is:

Accepted Answer

Developing

Question 4

A country with a fast growing population, little health care and lots of subsistence farming:

Accepted Answer

Developing

Question 5

Which economy has the government making all decisions on production and price of goods?

Accepted Answer

Command

Question 6

The grid lines that go left to right around the earth are?

Accepted Answer

Latitudinal Lines

Question 7

Does proximity to water effect your climate?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 8

Regions are centered on a focal point that connects areas by systems, such as transportation

Accepted Answer

Functional

Question 9

Some of the strongest rain in the world is caused by the:

Accepted Answer

ITZ trade wind convergence

Question 10

Does your longitude effect your climate?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 11

What impact have railroads had in both the United States and Canada?

Accepted Answer

Migration of population to the West

Question 12

The climate in Canada causes its' people to:

Accepted Answer

Live near the United States.

Question 13

Why have people migrate to the West in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Economic activities

Question 14

Which teacher superstar is the best World Geography Teacher at Victoria West?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Vitale

Question 15

Global Migration is trending towards:

Accepted Answer

Major Cities

Question 16

When Texas received a lot of rain or flooding we may be in:

Accepted Answer

El Nino

Question 17

What is another name for the maps we have on the walls in class?

Accepted Answer

Map Projections

Question 18

A concentration of economic development and major transportation in big cities can create a:

Accepted Answer

Megalopolis

Question 19

Greatly reduced Austria/Hungary and elimination of the Ottoman empire.

Accepted Answer

What is a result of WWI?

Question 20

Which is an example of a pull factor?

Accepted Answer

Big factories opening up

Question 21

Industries opening in cities drive:

Accepted Answer

Urbanization

Question 22

What is a major advantage to the Greenhouse Effect?

Accepted Answer

Catches solar radiation which warms the earth.

Question 23

What benefits does political stability have in Europe?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 24

28 degrees, 18 minutes, 32 seconds North is an:

Accepted Answer

Absolute Location

Question 25

One negative effect of Globalization is:

Accepted Answer

Loss of culture

Question 26

The grid lines that go top to bottom around the earth are?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal Lines

Question 27

Name the region this has the most multi-lingual speakers:

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 28

Why did people migrate to the US in the 1600's?

Accepted Answer

For Farmland

Question 29

When did US, Mexico & Canada form a trade alliance known as NAFTA?

Accepted Answer

1990's

Question 30

Multiple conflicts have occurred in the Balkans area due to:

Accepted Answer

Much ethnic diversity

Question 31

A geographically smaller part of the Biosphere is a :

Accepted Answer

Biome

Question 32

Being 5 minutes from home is your:

Accepted Answer

Relative Location

Question 33

What did the EU do to increase economic activity?

Accepted Answer

Created large trade zones and the Euro

Question 34

Which is an example of a push factor?

Accepted Answer

High Crime Rate

Question 35

In which economy are the decisions on price and production made by he consumer?

Accepted Answer

Market

Question 36

Death Valley is a desert because it is in a:

Accepted Answer

Rain Shadow

Question 37

The Earths Tilt on its' Axis is responsible for:

Accepted Answer

Seasonal Weather

Question 38

When culture spreads from one country to another you have:

Accepted Answer

Diffusion

Question 39

What area (s) make up Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

Mexico down through Central America

Question 40

Rift valleys, ocean trenches and volcanoes form due to:

Accepted Answer

Tectonic Plates

Question 41

People tend to settle:

Accepted Answer

Near / around Rivers.

Question 42

Why did the America's acquire African Culture?

Accepted Answer

The Colombian Exchange

Question 43

Does your latitude effect your weather?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 44

When weathered material is moved by wind and ice we have:

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Question 45

When your American made car is assembled in Mexico, it is assembled in a:

Accepted Answer

Maqiuladora

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