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Fall Geography Review Part 1
Fall Geography Review Part 1
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Part I of semester review
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1
Culture regions are defined by government, economic systems, and
social groups
prevailing winds
elevation
climate
2
An embargo is
a limit on the number of imports you will accept
a stimulant to the economy
a ban on trade
a tax on profits
3
Cities and their surrounding urbanized areas are known as ___ areas.
rural
city
suburban
metropolitan
4
Tariffs are usually used to
enforce embargoes
protect a country's own businesses
get even with competitors
open new markets
5
Zero population growth
birth and death rates equal
high birth rates and low death rates
death and birth rates are high
low birth rates and high death rates
6
Other cultures should be just like yours. This is known as _____
ethnocentrism
bias
prejudice
racism
7
Climate regions vary with changes in temperature and ____
latitude
soil conditions
rainfall
longitude
8
Big cities are NOT
in deserts
in the middle latitudes
at lower elevations
along coasts
9
What is the correct order of revolutions, from earliest to most recent?
Information, Industrial, Agricultural
Industrial, Information, Agricultural
Information, Agricultural, Industrial
Agricultural, Industrial, Information
10
CHOOSE TWO: What are the fastest growing areas of the United States?
West
East
South
North
11
America's inland and coastal waterways have provided
access to deserts
shipping and trade routes
a water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
natural defenses from Canadian attacks
12
If a person can own his/her own business, that is known as
trade surplus
command economy
communism
capitalism
13
Natural increase is the difference between
internal and external migration
death rate and migration rate
death rate and birth rate
birth rate and migration rate
14
An ethnic group is made of people who
have a common language, history and place of origin
have only race in common
put aside their differences to work towards a common goal
come from different places but share traditions
15
Cultures are often changed by trade, migration and
elections
war
marriage
water
16
What is used to determine how crowded a country or region is?
migration rate
population distribution
population density
natural increase
17
Which one of these will NOT tell you the direction a river is flowing?
compass direction
the presence of a delta
changes in elevation
the presence of an ocean or sea
18
The second most commonly spoken language in the U.S. is
French
Spanish
Italian
Mandarin Chinese
19
North American economies are based increasingly on
heavy industry
timber harvesting
fisheries
high-tech and service businesses
20
Which one of these states is landlocked?
Alaska
Oregon
New York
Kentucky
21
Since the 1950's, farms in the U.S. and Canada
have gotten bigger, but employ fewer people
have seen exports decline dramatically.
have seen decreased production
have increased their work forces
22
Cities and states are highlighted on a
cartogram
political map
thematic map
physical map
23
Most Americans live
in metropolitan areas
on the Great Plains
in rural areas
in the Sunbelt
24
Most Americans are ___ or descendents of ___
Native Americans
Democrats
immigrants
Republicans
25
U.S. foods are relatively inexpensive because
Americans are so wealthy
it is supplied by other countries
demand is so great
there is an agricultural surplus
26
"Fake News"
is small stories made too important
is generated to make money or sway elections
is another name for the mainstream media
another name for investigative journalism
27
An island group is known as a(n)
archipelago
fjord
tributary
isthmus
28
When the death rate is higher than the birth rate, then ___ exists.
doubling time
population density
zero population growth
negative population growth
29
What was the main factor in the growth of cities?
common religion
surplus food
common language
strong defense
30
What is the Bill of Rights?
All the Amendments to the Constitution
the first four Articles of the Constitution
the first ten Amendments to the Constitution
Includes the Constitution and all its Amendments
31
A tariff is
a necessary part of a free-trade agreement
a way for the government to give money to businesses
a tax on imports
a tax on excess merchandise
32
The study of populations is called
anthropology
demography
geography
sociology
33
Compared to 1970, U.S. households (the total number of people under a roof) are
larger
about the same
smaller
34
Which one of these is true?
Scale measures elevation changes
Mercator maps provide the perfect picture of earth
stretching and shrinking is known as distortion
most maps are produced by hand
35
Physical maps also show
philosophy
cartography
geography
topography
36
Subsistence farming involves
growing enough for a family or village
having a constant surplus of food
growing food to sell in markets worldwide
fish farming
37
Countries must trade because
natural resources are distributed unevenly
they want to make each other happy
resources are distributed evenly
they will gather too many goods
38
World populations are
decreasing
unevenly distributed
increasing, but at a slower rate than the 1800's
evenly distributed
39
This is a ____
fjord
peninsula
delta
archipelago
40
A physical map would highlight
city limits and state boundaries
railroads
rivers
highways
41
Countries that have moved from primarily farming to primarily industrial are called
developing countries
third world countries
developed countries
secondary economies
42
Population density statistics often do not account for uneven population ___
doubling time
movement
distribution
growth
43
___ economic activities involve the selling of finished goods
secondary
tertiary
primary
quaternary
44
Monarchy means rule by
a parliament
a king or queen
a dictator
a small group of leaders
45
Cartographers make
predictions
models
maps
muffins