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1
Which pyramid shows a negative growth pattern?
Kenya
Monaco
United States
2
Which natural resource would you be more likely to find in Texas?
Petroleum
Coal
Hyrdroelectric Power
Precious Metals
3
Which of these United States physical features is not in Canada?
Great Basin
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Great Plains
4
Where do most Canadians live (the ecumene of Canada)?
Near U.S. Border
High Plains
Tundra
Subarctic
5
Which is the best team in the English Premier League
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
Woolwich Arsenal
6
In the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice, which line is the sun closest to?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
7
What happens when Earth is represented on a flat map?
rotation
distortion
scale
tilt
8
What two connections are there between North Africa and Southwest Asia?
History of alliances
Politics & Climate
Religion & Climate
Religion & Politics
9
Which month receives the most rainfall?
November
March
October
April
10
What is the area of the world that is good for human settlement?
Placid
Ecumene
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tropical
11
Which is not a theme of geography?
Region
Movement
Culture
Place
12
Which mountain range is
not
located in Southwest Asia?
Caucasus
Hindu Kush
Atlas
Zagros
13
"What is it like?" asks about which theme of geography?
Region
Movement
Place
Location
14
Which organization seeks to control the world's oil supply and set the prices for oil?
EU
OPEC
NAFTA
UN
15
Which tool uses data to create and display geographic information?
GPS
GIS
xFIP
wOBA
16
Which measurement describes how crowded an area is?
Population Density
per capita GDP
HDI
GDP
17
Push and pull factors that lead to urbanization result in...
mercantilism
rural decline
colonialism
globalization
18
Which Canadian province has a unique culture that many want to protect by seceding from Canda?
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
19
The movement of huge numbers of people from rural areas to cities is
urbanization
assimilation
globalization
democratization
20
In which Canadian region would the highest percentage of Inuit live?
Northern
Core
Pacific
Prairie
21
Which is
not
a
consequence of high consumption patterns?
Water Pollution
Losing natural resources
Air pollution
Increased oil reserves
22
Which Canadian region would be most likely to have its climate influenced by high mountains?
Core
Prairie
Northern
Pacific
23
Choke points are usually either canals or __.
straits
tributaries
an isthmus
estuaries
24
Which of the following countries would have the least arid climate?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
25
Which season can occur with an equinox?
Summer
Winter
Spring
26
In which government do religious leaders lead the government?
Theocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
27
Which of these physical features is not in the United States?
Great Plains
Hudson Bay
Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
28
What is the main push factor in rural areas of Mexico?
entertainment
pollution
transportation
lack of jobs
29
Culture spreading across the world is...
diffusion
urbanization
judicial
divergent
30
What does the size of each state in this cartogram tell us?
When they were founded.
Who they voted for.
Literacy rates.
How many electoral votes they have.
31
In which government does one person -who acquired the power- rule?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Dictatorship
Democracy
32
Vegetation type is dependent upon ______.
humans
industry
climate
economy
33
Using natural resources with an eye toward preserving them for the future is
urbanization
economic sectors
globalization
sustainable development
34
Which hemisphere is Antarctica not in?
East
West
North
South
35
The two main branches of geography are physical and _.
human
religious
biology
climate
36
The Columbian Exchange transferred all except:
plants
disease
educational systems
slavery