Geography Final Review 1

Question 1

Which of the following climate regions experiences all 4 seasons (warm summer, dry fall, cold winter, warm/wet spring)?

Accepted Answer

Humid Continental

Question 2

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is

Accepted Answer

atheistic

Question 3

Which country has the largest population of any European country?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 4

When did the first Homo sapiens leave their place of origin?

Accepted Answer

100,000 years ago

Question 5

Which of the following climate regions has short cool summers and very cold winters?

Accepted Answer

Subarctic

Question 6

Haiti should have a high population growth rate. Why does it not?

Accepted Answer

High HIV/AIDS rate increasing the death rate

Question 7

Hinduism is

Accepted Answer

polytheistic

Question 8

A high HDI scale rating would be considered

Accepted Answer

a reason to move to that place, a pull factor

Question 9

Which of the following is a functional region

Accepted Answer

the area in which you can find New Orleans Saints gear

Question 10

___________ activity is vibration of the earth caused by tectonic plates moving past one another.

Accepted Answer

Seismic

Question 11

Which demographic transition stage has a high birth rate, and a high death rate?

Accepted Answer

Stage 1

Question 12

Which of the following is a formal region

Accepted Answer

European countries

Question 13

Which of the following climate regions has long periods of summer heat and humidity, and has very mild winters?

Accepted Answer

Humid Subtropical

Question 14

Which type of colonialism is characterized by the setting up of neo-European communities in areas similar to Europe?

Accepted Answer

Settler colonialism

Question 15

Carrying capacity is

Accepted Answer

how many people an area of land can support with its resources

Question 16

Which of the following climate regions is located close to the ocean and is frequently cloudy, foggy, and damp?

Accepted Answer

Marine West Coast

Question 17

Tsunamis travel

Accepted Answer

away from the epicenter of an earthquake at up to 450 miles per hour

Question 18

When Europeans came to the Americas, they brought

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

Earthquakes are measured on the

Accepted Answer

Richter Scale

Question 20

_________ is the number of years a person may expect to live in an environment.

Accepted Answer

life expectancy

Question 21

When a person migrates from a place, that place calls that person an

Accepted Answer

emmigrant

Question 22

Which of the following climate regions receives less than 10 inches of rain a year, but can be hot or cold?

Accepted Answer

Desert/Arid

Question 23

Catholicism is

Accepted Answer

monotheistic

Question 24

What do we call the place where ideas and beliefs originate and spread from?

Accepted Answer

Culture hearths

Question 25

Which of the following climate regions is found at low latitudes, but has a rainy season and a dry season?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Wet and Dry

Question 26

Which of the following climate regions has hot summers and mild winters, but very little rainfall (16 inches per year)?

Accepted Answer

Semiarid

Question 27

The area of Europe is _________ that of the continental US.

Accepted Answer

1/2

Question 28

Volcanic island chains are usually formed by

Accepted Answer

geologic hot spots

Question 29

Who were the main colonizers in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Spain and Portugal

Question 30

Which country has the largest area of any European country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 31

Where did Homo sapien ancestors first spread to?

Accepted Answer

Eurasia

Question 32

Which demographic transition stage has a high birth rate, but a declining death rate?

Accepted Answer

Stage 2

Question 33

Islam is

Accepted Answer

monotheistic

Question 34

A high unemployment rate would be considered

Accepted Answer

a push factor, a reason to leave that place

Question 35

What is the purpose of a region

Accepted Answer

to know what languages the residents of an area speak, to know what the laws are in an area, to know where you will have to go to vote, allows for study of a specific area for a specific purpose

Question 36

Which demographic transition stage has a declining birth rate, and a low death rate?

Accepted Answer

Stage 3

Question 37

Mountain climates are always very wet.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

Which type of colonialism is characterized by colonizing an area to acquire its resources?

Accepted Answer

Mercantile colonialism

Question 39

Which of the following climate regions is always hot and has rain falling almost every day?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Wet

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting climate?

Accepted Answer

longitude

Question 41

Which of the following is a vernacular region

Accepted Answer

The South

Question 42

Which of the following would NOT cause a death rate to decline

Accepted Answer

increased number of births

Question 43

Which of the following is a factor that affects climate?

Accepted Answer

elevation

Question 44

Which demographic transition stage has a low birth rate, and a low death rate?

Accepted Answer

Stage 4

Question 45

What are the main economic activities in the subarctic climate in southern Canada?

Accepted Answer

hydropower, logging, mining

Question 46

Where did Homo sapien ancestors originate

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 47

Which of the following is a method for mitigating climate change?

Accepted Answer

cap and trade programs

Question 48

When a person migrates to a place, that place calls that person an

Accepted Answer

immigrant

Geography Final Review 1

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Geography Final Review 1

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