Geography

Question 1

Which map shows the placement of groups of people by categories such as age, gender or income.

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demographic map

Question 2

One of the best locations for farming in America would be

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Great Plains

Question 3

The amount of people in an area is known as it's

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population density

Question 4

The best source of info for identifying the location of major mountain ranges in the U.S. is

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an atlas

Question 5

Californians go here to ski on the weekends

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Rocky Mountains

Question 6

The study of human and physical characteristics of the earth is called

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geography

Question 7

According to the census where are the most densly populated parts of the nation?

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the Northeast and southern California

Question 8

Which city is paired with the geographical feature that directly contributed to its growth?

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New Orleans – Mississippi River

Question 9

The imaginary line that divides the North from the South in America is called

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The Sun Belt

Question 10

Which geographic advantage did U.S. gain purchasing Louisiana Territory from France in 1803?

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full control of the Mississippi River

Question 11

A belief that it is man's right to take over any land he wants is called

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Manifest Destiny

Question 12

Population data from the census of 2000 was used to determine the number of

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electoral college votes from each state

Question 13

Which group benefited most from the United States acquisition of the port of New Orleans?

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farmers in the Ohio River Valley

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