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Geography Global Regents Prep
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What's a treeless region of flowering plants & moss found close to the poles referred to as?
Coniferous forest
ice cap
tundra
broadleaf evergreen forest
2
What is a group of islands called?
Archipelago
Prime Meridian
Continents
Strait
3
An image that shows the government borders of countries, states, and counties as well as cities
Political Map
Physical Map
Demographics Map
Topographical Map
4
What are invisible lines that run east and west, allowing people to find specific locations?
Prime Meridian
longitude
topography
latitude
5
What are invisible lines that run north and south, allowing people to find specific locations?
longitude
equator
latitude
topography
6
What vegetation zone would you expect to find in Tropical Wet climate zone?
ice cap
tundra
Coniferous forest
broadleaf evergreen forest
7
An image that shows the physical features of the land is known as a
Population Density Map
Topographical Map
Demographics Map
Political Map
8
The study of the physical features of the Earth's surface is called?
Place
Equator
Topography
Climate
9
An area of land that has common features is known as a
region
topography
location
place
10
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides?
Archipelago
Island
Strait
Continent
11
What is a small body of water surrounded by land?
Lake
Ocean
Island
River
12
An imaginary circle that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
longitude
Equator
latitude
13
What are large land masses on Earth?
Archipelagos
Peninsulas
Oceans
Continents
14
What are substances (minerals, trees, water, etc) that occur in nature and can be used by man?
climate
natural resources
region
topography
15
What is a narrow passage of water that connects two bodies of water?
Strait
Ocean
River
Sea
16
What is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
Continent
Archipelago
Peninsula
Island
17
An imaginary circle that divides Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
Equator
latitude
Prime Meridian
longitude
18
What is an average pattern of weather for a specific region known as?
Climate
Topography
Weather
Prime Meridian
19
An area that is defined by everything in it is known as a
place
region
climate
strait
20
What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
a peninsula
a strait
an isthmus
21
What is a natural flow of water that leads toward an ocean?
Sea
Archipelago
Strait
River
22
What are giant bodies of water that cover over 70% of the Earth's surface?
Oceans
Continents
Seas
Straits