Martin World Geography Fall Review 2017

Question 1

The solid rock portion of the earth's surface is...

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Lithosphere

Question 2

Which is the best example of a perceptual region?

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The Bible Belt

Question 3

If the members of a society decide to adopt a custom that they observe in another society

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Cultural Convergence

Question 4

The total knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of members of a society is their...

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Culture

Question 5

Avoiding distortion while converting a three dimensional object to a two dimensional object

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Map Projection

Question 6

What is the dry area on the leeward side of the mountain called?

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rain shadow

Question 7

What are the two most significant factors in defining climate?

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temperature and precipitation

Question 8

On a climograph, the bar graph represents...

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precipitation

Question 9

On a climograph, if the temperature varies by more than 40 degrees, the city is located...

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in the interior

Question 10

Which theme is demonstrated by latitude and longitude?

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Absolute Location

Question 11

In which hemisphere does the June solstice mark the beginning of Winter?

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South

Question 12

Most of the islands in the Caribbean are found in sets of closely grouped islands called...

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Archipelagos

Question 13

A seismograph measures the size of the waves caused by...

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An earthquake

Question 14

Term describing the type of weathering that changes the size of rocks, but not it's composition

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Mechanical

Question 15

Which river provides more than 95% of Egypt's water?

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Nile River

Question 16

The climate of Antarctica is

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Ice Cap

Question 17

Which is most commonly found in the Central area of Southern Canada and the United States?

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Temperate Grassland

Question 18

Acapulco, Mexico is very hot, humid and tropical. Which theme does this represent?

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Physical Place

Question 19

What are the latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?

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Tropics

Question 20

What is the name of the prevailing winds in the high latitudes?

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polar easterlies

Question 21

When rivers flood, they deposit soil on this

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Alluvial Plains

Question 22

Which climate region has a rainy season in summer and a dry season in the winter?

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Tropical Wet and Dry (Savanna)

Question 23

Moving pieces beneath the earth's surface are called...

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tectonic plates

Question 24

The Amazon Rainforest constitutes a region because it...

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has common climate, plants and animals

Question 25

An imaginary line that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

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Prime Meridian

Question 26

If cars are imported from Germany to the United States, this is an example of

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movement

Question 27

The term used to describe a region's distance away from the moderating influence of the sea

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Continentality

Question 28

On a climograph, the line graph represents...

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Temperature

Question 29

Which latitude do trade winds blow?

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tropics

Question 30

The water elements on the earth's surface are known as...

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Hydrosphere

Question 31

A place with moderate rainfall and warm to cold temperatures is the...

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Humid Continental

Question 32

Ocean life is being killed off by pollution. This is an example of...

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human environment interaction

Question 33

Subarctic climate regions have permafrost because they have extremely cold winters and

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Short, mild summers

Question 34

Which of these is the best definition of a river basin?

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area drained by a river

Question 35

The layer of gases that surrounds the earth is known as...

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Atmosphere

Question 36

Which of the following biomes is the most wet and hot?

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Rainforest

Question 37

When the subsoil of a region is constantly frozen, the region has

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permafrost

Question 38

Type of map that shows natural and man-made features...

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Topographic Map

Question 39

Which biome is found in tropical and low temperate zones?

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desert

Question 40

The name of the prevailing wind that runs between 30 and 60 degrees north and south latitude?

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Westerlies

Question 41

A giant ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called

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A tsunami

Question 42

The process by which moving masses of ice change the topography of a region

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Glaciation

Question 43

A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator are known as...

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Latitude Lines

Question 44

What helps you determine direction on a map?

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Compass Rose

Question 45

A version of a language that includes changes related to class, region or other cultural change

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A dialect

Question 46

What is the main difference between the Sahara and the Sahel?

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The Sahel receives more rainfall

Question 47

Places located in the "Ring of Fire" are more likely to experience....

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Volcanic Eruptions

Question 48

A three dimensional representation of the earth

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Globe

Question 49

What helps determine distance on a map?

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scale

Question 50

The spread of ideas from one society to another is called

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Diffusion

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