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What is NOT used when finding Absolute Location
N,S,E,W
address
latitude
longitude
2
Which line represents a line of latitude
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l
3
What very important thing affects what climate zone that you live in
the tilt of the Earth
longitude zone
temperature
precipitation
4
Where is the Ring of Fire
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
5
Where is the Sahara Desert
South America
Europe
Africa
Central America
6
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone that you learned about this year
Tropical
Desert
Polar
Temperate
7
Why are map projections needed
because it is difficult to put a 3D object on a 2D surface
because the names are cool
it makes the maps prettier
8
Human Geography is...
the study of landforms and bodies of water
the study of climate
the study of how humans adapt, depend and, modify the Earth
the study of populationn
9
Which part of a map shows the distance on each particular map
scale
compass rose
title
legend
10
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Human Resource
bridges
roads
buildings
oil
11
Which two hemispheres do we live on
eastern and western
northern and eastern
northern and western
northern and southern
12
The approximate population of the world is..
7 million
10 billion
7 billion
5 billion
13
This type of government is run by a monarch who has INHERITED the position
absolute monarchy
monarchy
14
This government is controlled by religious leaders
Monarchy
Theocracy
Dictaorship
Democracy
15
Which of the following is NOT a component of culture
population
food
clothing
music
16
Who is the founder of Islam
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
Muhammad
17
This type of government gives the people the power
oligarchy
democracy/republic
monarchy
dictatorship
18
Which of the following is NOT a map projection
Smith
Robinson
Gall-Peters
Mercator
19
Making changes to survive in your environment
adapt
depend
modify
20
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Region
Place
Movement
Landforms
21
What is another name for both lines of latitude AND longitude
the exact spot
relative location
global grid
absolute location
22
Which of the following does NOT impact climate
lines of longitude
elevation
lines of latitude
being near a large body of water
23
What is Geography
The study of culture
The study of the Earth and how we interact with it
The study of government and civics
The study of the past
24
Which of the following are NOT studied when looking at Physical Geography?
culture
landforms
climate
bodies of water
25
Which type of map shows landforms and bodies of water
Political
Physical
Population
Elevation
26
What separates Europe from Asia
a man-made boundary
mountain range
desert
a fence
27
Adding to or taking away from the environment
modify
depend
adapt
28
How hot/cold and dry/wet that a place is over a longer amount of time
weather
temperature
precipitation
climate
29
Where is the tallest mountain
Europe
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
30
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource
water
lumber
fossil fuels
statues
31
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
North America
Africa
Asia
South America
32
This type of government is run by a small group
Absolute Monarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
33
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
map legend
map title
map compass rose
map scale
34
WHO makes maps
anthropologist
demographer
cartographer
geographer
35
What is the name of the tallest mountain
Mount Everest
Mount Rushmore
The Rockies
Mount Saint Helens
36
A 2-dimensional representation of a place
globe
gps
map
radar images
37
The number of continents that the Earth has:
7
6
4
5
38
Who is the founder of Christianity
Muhammad
Jesus
Abraham
God
39
The number of countries in the World:
169
175
196
200
40
This type of location uses: NSEW, Landmarks, and Left/Right
Relative
Absolute
41
Who is the founder of Judaism
Jesus
Muhammad
God
Abraham
42
What is similar about the world's 3 major religions
same founder
same place of origin
worship the same God
same sacred text
43
Which Theory of Migration believes that lost seal hunters/outcasts made it to North America
Solutrean
Coastal Migration
Land Bridge
44
This type of map shows continents, countries, capitals, borders....
Elevation
Climate
Political
Physical
45
Lines of Longitude measure _______ and ________ of the Prime Meridian
East and West
South and West
North and South
North and East
46
Which moves the fastest
people
ideas
goods
47
How many hemispheres does the Earth have
4
2
7
5
48
Who studies culture
economist
sociologist
geographer
anthropologist
49
The things that an area has in COMMON
characteristics
region
location
uuga buuga
50
The number of oceans that the Earth has:
10
5
3
4
