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Unit 1 Physical Geography
Unit 1 Physical Geography
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1
Which answer resembles the Great Plains?
Pampas of Argentina
Tibetan Plateau
Patagonian Highlands
Russian Steppe
2
Deserts are defined by...
temperature
longitude
rainfall
elevation
3
Which is NOT an EFFECT of desertification?
forced migration
urbanization
famine
reduction in agricultural productivity
4
Which of the following is a functional region?
Areas where people speak the same
State Borders
Newspaper delivery area
Neighborhood streets
5
What is the relationship between a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth?
Absolute Location
Seismograph
Scale
Coordinates
6
Georgia and Tennessee are fighting over...
access to water
taxes
coal mines
access to oil deposits
7
Which term refers to a description of the physical characteristics of a location?
absolute location
site
situation
place
8
The spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas is...
spreading
invasion
diffusion
density
9
The Himalayas were formed along a ____ plate boundary.
divergent
collision
subduction
transform
10
What is cartography?
The study of grocery carts
Ship building
Mapmaking
Papermaking
11
Most of Russia's population lives near the...
West Siberian Plain
North European Plain
Russian Steppe
Ural Mountains
12
What is another name for a meridian?
Latitude
Longitude
Poles (North and South)
Parallel
13
Which is NOT a cause of desertification?
Irrigation
Overfarming
Overgrazing
Desertification
14
Dense forests in Siberia are called...
steppe
taiga
tundra
Kara Kum
15
If it's underground, it's...
Magma
Lava
16
Higher populations of people live near:
deserts
waterways
None of these
mountains
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Wearing shorts
Modification
Adaptation
18
Which of the following exists in a highland climate?
The North European Plain
The Andes Mountains
The Gobi Desert
The North Georgia Mountains
19
What kind of map is this?
Population
Mercator Projection
Elevation
Political
20
90% of Egyptians live near...
The Great Sphinx
The Nile River
Cairo
The Niger River
21
Climate can be described using...
Weather and Elevation
Elevation and Temperature
Latitude and Longitude
Precipitation and Temperature
22
An area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics is a...
region
ecosystem
place
continent
23
Terraced farming
Modification
Adaptation
24
Which of the following climate regions exists in the southern United States?
Tropical Wet-Dry
Highland
Humid Continental
Humid Sub-Tropical
