Geography Post Test 1

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into.

How much above sea level a place is called?

These lines run east to west and measure distance north to south.

An increse in the average tempreture on Earth is known as

Why is the population of the world incresing?

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs through Earth's center from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Which of these tools provides pratical information about the location of physical and human features?

The imaginary line that runs through the Earth's center from the North Pole to the South Pole

Whcih of the following maps would most likely be a small scale map?

Geography is the study of all of the following EXCEPT

This is all the landforms on Earth

June 21 in Northern Hemisphere is known as the...

Which of the following is a relative location?

In some cultures, people bow to others when they greet them. This is an example of what element of a culture?

Geography is the study of all of ...

Where is the equator?

Which of the following divides the Earth into Eastern and Southern Hemispheres.

Which of the following tools might be used by a geographer to show the steps in a process or parts that makeup something

Computer hardware and software that store, gather, and analyze information is called what?

The North America Free Trade Agreement -NAFTA- put limits on tariffs and quotas between all of the following EXCEPT

Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana, are cities located in the same what?

Another word for this economic system is capitalism.

What covers most of Anartica?

What is climate?

Where is the equator located?

What theme of geography looks at the human and physical features?

Which of the following geograpic tools is a visual display of numerical information?

Process by which parts of a rock are moved elsewhere as a result of the wind, rain, or ice is called

This part of the map determines how many miles in the real world each inch on a map represents is called a

Lines of lattitude measure distance on Earth

This decribes where a place is to anther place.

What kind of economy can be found in the United States today?

What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into sections called Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

Process that turns water vapor into a denser liquid or solid state

What causes earthquakes?

What are geographers studying when they examine oceans and currents?

Why are the tropics hot and sunny?

The longest mountain range on Earth is

Which part of a map shows the primary directions north, east, south, and west?

This is climate zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

Display information in columns and rows.

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

Process of removing salt is called what?

This part of a map shows direction.

Maps that show state capitals are called what?

John does not understand what the blue lines on his map represent. What should he look for to find an answer?

What type of a map would you use to locate your state?

Although not an island, this continent is completely surrounded by water.

The deepest part of Earth

Muslim's pray five times a day and worship in a mosque is what characteristic of a culture?

Type of government that is ran by the people is called

What is one way in which maps and globes differ?

What do physical maps display when it depicts how high or low below sea level a place is

What causes the planets to orbit around the sun?

Which of the following divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

Which of the following is a geographer most likely to study?

This refers to the total value of goods and services produced by a country in one year.

Earth's landforms wear away over time as a result of wind, rain, and flowing water in a process known as

Movement of African Americans to the North from the South was called

Which of the following maps would most likely show the location of your house or a nearby street?

The Earth is made up _____________ enormous techtoinc plates

This type of landforms consist of flat rolling hills that support agriculture and livestock.