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1
Which two hemispheres do we live on
northern and southern
northern and western
northern and eastern
eastern and western
2
Human Geography is...
the study of climate
the study of landforms and bodies of water
the study of populationn
the study of how humans adapt, depend and, modify the Earth
3
What separates Europe from Asia
a man-made boundary
a fence
mountain range
desert
4
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Human Resource
buildings
bridges
oil
roads
5
What is the name of the tallest mountain
Mount Saint Helens
The Rockies
Mount Rushmore
Mount Everest
6
This type of government is run by a monarch who has INHERITED the position
absolute monarchy
monarchy
7
Where is the Sahara Desert
Africa
Central America
South America
Europe
8
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource
fossil fuels
statues
lumber
water
9
What very important thing affects what climate zone that you live in
the tilt of the Earth
precipitation
temperature
longitude zone
10
Which of the following is NOT a component of culture
clothing
music
food
population
11
What is NOT used when finding Absolute Location
longitude
latitude
address
N,S,E,W
12
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone that you learned about this year
Polar
Desert
Temperate
Tropical
13
Which of the following does NOT impact climate
lines of longitude
being near a large body of water
lines of latitude
elevation
14
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
15
This government is controlled by religious leaders
Theocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictaorship
16
The number of countries in the World:
200
175
169
196
17
How hot/cold and dry/wet that a place is over a longer amount of time
climate
temperature
precipitation
weather
18
Lines of Longitude measure _______ and ________ of the Prime Meridian
North and East
North and South
South and West
East and West
19
This type of map shows continents, countries, capitals, borders....
Physical
Elevation
Political
Climate
20
What is Geography
The study of the past
The study of the Earth and how we interact with it
The study of government and civics
The study of culture
21
Where is the Ring of Fire
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
22
How many hemispheres does the Earth have
7
5
2
4
23
The things that an area has in COMMON
region
characteristics
uuga buuga
location
24
Which of the following is NOT a map projection
Mercator
Smith
Gall-Peters
Robinson
25
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
Africa
South America
North America
Asia
26
Who is the founder of Christianity
God
Abraham
Jesus
Muhammad
27
This type of government is run by a small group
Absolute Monarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
28
Who is the founder of Judaism
Abraham
God
Jesus
Muhammad
29
The number of oceans that the Earth has:
10
5
3
4
30
What is another name for both lines of latitude AND longitude
the exact spot
global grid
absolute location
relative location
31
The approximate population of the world is..
7 billion
5 billion
7 million
10 billion
32
A 2-dimensional representation of a place
radar images
map
gps
globe
33
Which type of map shows landforms and bodies of water
Political
Physical
Elevation
Population
34
Who is the founder of Islam
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
Muhammad
35
Adding to or taking away from the environment
adapt
depend
modify
36
Which moves the fastest
ideas
goods
people
37
Making changes to survive in your environment
modify
adapt
depend
38
Which Theory of Migration believes that lost seal hunters/outcasts made it to North America
Land Bridge
Coastal Migration
Solutrean
39
This type of location uses: NSEW, Landmarks, and Left/Right
Relative
Absolute
40
What is similar about the world's 3 major religions
same sacred text
worship the same God
same place of origin
same founder
41
Where is the tallest mountain
Europe
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
42
WHO makes maps
cartographer
demographer
anthropologist
geographer
43
Which of the following are NOT studied when looking at Physical Geography?
culture
bodies of water
climate
landforms
44
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Region
Movement
Place
Landforms
45
Which line represents a line of latitude
l
__
46
This type of government gives the people the power
dictatorship
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy/republic
47
Which part of a map shows the distance on each particular map
scale
title
compass rose
legend
48
Who studies culture
geographer
sociologist
anthropologist
economist
49
The number of continents that the Earth has:
4
7
5
6
50
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
map scale
map title
map legend
map compass rose
