a tax imposed on imported goods

____ are known as the terrestrial planets.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

A monarchy is a form of government in which

a king or queen has chief control of the state.

Why must countries trade with each other?

Natural resources are distributed unevenly among countries.

Four major types of landforms are

mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains.

Subsistence farming means

growing only enough food for local use.

The water cycle shows us that the earth's water

moves around the earth but stays the same total amount.

The seasons result from

the earth's revolution and its tilt in relation to the sun.

Moist winds from the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic

bring rain and snow to the Great Plains.

An ethnic group is made up of people who

have a common language, history, and place of orgin.

Because of the tilt of the earth,

not all places receive the same amount of light at one time.

Cultures are defined by language, religion,

social groups, government, and economic activities.

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1
The increase in Earth's temperature
monopoly
interdependence
global warming
high-tech industries
2
What is the study of the connections between people and their physical environment?
People-place reaction
human-environment interaction
geography-location interaction
animal-location relationships
3
What is a tariff?
a necessary part of a free-trade agreement
a tax imposed on imported goods
a tax imposed on excess merchandise
governments give money to private businesses
4
Computer and internet businesses
global warming
high-tech industries
monopoly
natural resource management
5
____ are known as the terrestrial planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus
Earth, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
6
Communism is a command economy with
few or no controls.
a very strong free-enterprise system.
decision-making power in the hands of individual businesses.
very strict controls.
7
The ____ divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
8
Burning fossil fuels is the main source of air pollution.
False
True
9
Climate regions vary with changes in elevation and
longitude.
geographical features.
soil condition.
latitude.
10
When the death rate is higher than the birthrate, ____ exists.
population density
negative population growth
zero population growth
doubling time
11
A monarchy is a form of government in which
there are no laws.
the government is run by the people.
a king or queen has chief control of the state.
an elected parliament makes all the laws.
12
Why must countries trade with each other?
Natural resources are distributed evenly through the world
Each country wants to make other countries happy.
Natural resources are distributed unevenly among countries.
Otherwise, countries would accumulate too many goods.
13
Relative location is expressed as an exact point on a grid.
True
False
14
Four major types of landforms are
geysers, hot springs, snowfields, and cliffs.
cities, towns, villages, and counties.
oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams.
mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains.
15
Subsistence farming means
having a constant surplus of food.
working on a farm that is owned by a major corporation.
growing food to sell in markets worldwide.
growing only enough food for local use.
16
The water cycle shows us that the earth's water
doesnt move around the earth but stays the same total amount
moves around the earth and is increasing each year.
moves around the earth and is decreasing each year.
moves around the earth but stays the same total amount.
17
Nonrenewable resources can never run out.
True
False
18
Most people of the US and Canada are __ or their descendants.
suburbs
Native Americans
republicans
immigrants
19
Both water and wind play major part in erosion.
True
False
20
The seasons result from
the earth's revolution and its tilt in relation to the sun.
the moon's revolution and its tilt in relation to the earth.
the earth's rotation and its tilt in relation to the sun.
the movement of the continents due to continental drift.
21
Moist winds from the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic
create muggy summer weather in Washington, D.C.
bring rain and snow to the Great Plains.
usually dissipate at sea.
form supercells along the East Coast.
22
The study of ___ is called physical geography.
the movement of earth's human population
both the physical and human features of the earth
political, cultural, and economic factors around the world
the earth's physical features
23
An ethnic group is made up of people who
have a common language, history, and place of orgin.
have only their race in common.
put aside their differences to work toward a common goal.
come from different places but have similar traditions.
24
The Great Plains are a treeless expanse of grasses.
False
True
25
Because of the tilt of the earth,
there is a lack of light at the Equator at winter solstice.
not all places receive the same amount of light at one time.
all of the above
the polar areas are dark for the entire summer.
26
A tornado develops out of a
rain shadow.
hurricane.
supercell.
blizzard.
27
Cultures are defined by language, religion,
social groups, government, and economic activities.
social groups, favorite sports, and prevailing winds.
government, natural resources, and bodies of water.
and the desire to seperate from all other people.

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