World Geo Midterm Review

Earth is part of a larger physical system that contains other planets, moons, and stars.

Many ________ fled to Canada after the American Revolution.

The Information Revolution has slowed cultural change because people around the world are exposed to different ideas

A(n) ________ is a person who has left his or her home country due to a crisis, such as war or famine.

Which is the best comparison to the geographic term “situation”?

The lithosphere is the part of Earth where life exists.

Geographers use data from satellite imagery to study Earth’s natural and human processes.

Geographers & historians study culture hearths because they are the centers where the world’s first civilizations arose

Canada’s high standard of living and government policies protecting multiculturalism are reasons why people immigrate

Many buildings in Mexico City are tilting because parts of the city are built on steep hillsides.

Where is Earth’s freshwater supply located?

Emissions in the United States can result in ________ in Canada, threatening timber and water resources.

From what region did the largest group of foreign-born residents living in the United States today immigrate?

Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist who

A map that highlights differences in height between mountains and lower regions is called

Aquifers are a source of freshwater.

A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country is called a

What type of music developed in the USA during the early 1900s that combined African rhythms with European harmonies

What caused land subsidence in Mexico City?

Knowledge of physical geography would be useful to a weather forecaster in the south who wanted to

Between 1815 and 1855, a million people arrived in Canada from Great Britain.

Iron ore and coal are two important natural resources found in the Great Lakes region.

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be too hot to support life.

A giant core of rock anchoring North America and centered on Hudson Bay and James Bay is known as the

Which states are highlighted in the image?

A political border that is established by a physical geographic feature such as a mountain range or a river is a

A country in which most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

In geography, the term Mediterranean climate refers

The ________ stretch more than 3,000 miles (4,828 km) from New Mexico to Alaska

Earth’s surface is made up of 70 percent water and 30 percent land.

Mexico is the world’s leading producer of gold.

A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides

Which of the following are two causes of deforestation in Mexico?

East of the Mississippi River lie the youngest mountains in North America, the Appalachians.

It is important to conserve fossil fuels because they are

Cities attract artists, architects, scientists & intellectual people bc they tend to be a hub of culture & creativity