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2024 Fall Semester Exam Review
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Internal physical processes driven by convection flows within the Earth's mantle
Tectonic activity
deposition
weathering
erosion
2
Boundary generally causes the formation of volcanoes
Convergent - collision
Divergent
Transforming
Convergent - subduction
3
Where would the United States be placed on the economic spectrum shown above?
C
D
A
B
4
What was the result of new agricultural products introduced to Europe?
Miscegenation
All of these
Population increase
Demographic population gap between genders
5
Subjective data that is descriptive but not measurable
Quantitative data
GPS data
Qualitative data
Personal data
6
Which influence on climate is responsible for the temperatures on the climograph?
Elevation
Mountains Barriers
Ocean currents
Continentality
7
Which type of region is based on individual thoughts or attitudes about an area?
Functional region
Formal region
Perceptual region
Cultural region
8
Which of these is a function of a supranational organization like NATO?
Coordinate actions between member nations
All of these
Create conflict between member nations
Divide them member nations by ethnicity
9
Advances in communication, and travel technology have made the world "feel smaller".
Time-space comprssion
Distance decay
Centrality
Plate Tectonics
10
Due to the orographic effect, which side of the mountain range receives the majority of the rainfall?
Windward
Leeward
11
How does terracing benefit farmers in the Andes Mountains?
Reduced arable land
Increased useable land for farming
Supplies water for irrigation
Allows for drought resistant crops
12
The further removed from a phenomena, the less you are impacted by it.
Mountain barriers
Distance decay
Proximity
Centrality
13
Which climate zone has biomes like in the image?
Polar (high latitudes)
Temperate (mid latitudes)
Tropical (low latitudes)
14
Which element of culture is shown in the image?
Language
Institution
Technology
Beliefs/Customs
15
Monsoons and hurricanes are both associated with
Flooding
Drought
Blizzard
High pressure
16
To make suitable to requirements or conditions
Modify
Adapt
Accommodate
Apply
17
Negative impacts of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT
Loss of natural habitat
Increased farmland
Climate change
Soil degradation
18
Based on the map, how do people tend to vote in the Northeast Region?
Democrat
All of these
Independent
Republican
19
How did disease affect life in Latin America?
All of these
Native Population increased
Native Population Decreased
Native Population forced to migrate
20
Based on the map, how do people tend to vote in the Southern Region?
All of these
Democrat
Independent
Republican
21
Each of the following is an agent of
erosion
except
Water
Fire
Ice
Wind
22
Which of the following are common outcomes of the period of spatial change?
Increasing spatial diffusion of western culture, disease, and products
Increasing complexity of human systems
Changing migration patterns
All of these
23
What type of erosion?
Bio erosion
Wind erosion
Ice erosion
Water erosion
24
Substance that is meant to control pests, including weeds
Pesticide
Polder
Desalination
Fertilizer
25
Any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply nutrients
Pesticide
Desalination
Fertilizer
Dredging
26
Which region of the U.S. appears to be more sparsely populated?
The East
The West
27
What concept caused the change in social interactions between the Prehistoric and Neolithic Age?
Justice
Land Ownership
Polygamy
Monogamy
28
Name given to the Central part of the United States
Tornado Alley
Earthquake Ridge
Cyclone Crescent
Hurricane Highway
29
What would be the most practical use of this information?
Deciding the location of hospitals
Planning for natural disaster relief
Determining school boundaries
Deciding where to build a shopping mall
30
What line of latitude is shown on the map?
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Equator
Antarctic Circle
31
Where would North Korea be placed on the economic spectrum shown above?
C
D
A
B
32
Regions defined by a shared "purpose", often to facilitate the flow of people, information, and products (Nodal Regions)
Functional region
Perceptual region
Formal region
Cultural region
33
How is a state related to a province?
A province is the larger political division
A state is the larger political division
Neither are political divisions
Both are the same type of political division
34
Which climate zone has biomes like in the image?
Temperate (mid latitudes)
Tropical (low latitudes)
Polar (high Latitudes)
35
The process by which formerly fertile lands become increasingly arid, unproductive, and desert-like
Desertification
Desalination
Deforestation
Diaspora
36
Periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is known as
Tsunami
La Nina
Cyclone
El Nino
37
Each of the following is an example of a
formal region
except:
Latin America
The United States of America
Sahara Desert
"The Sun Belt"
38
This image represents…
Cultural Divergernce
Cultural Convergence
39
Which of the following is a man-made environmental disaster?
Deforestation
Volcano
Earthquake
Hurricane
40
What causes the most damage during a hurricane?
Winds
Flooding
Drought
Lightning
41
Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
Along major highways
Along tectonic plate boundaries
Along rivers
Along coastlines
42
A computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth's surface
Geograpic Information System (GIS)
Map projection
Cartography
Global Positioning System (GPS)
43
Where would China be placed on the economic spectrum shown above?
D
B
C
A
44
Which two political systems are authoritarian?
Democracy and Republic
Dicatorship and Totalitarian
Monarchy and Theocracy
Democracy and Totalitarian
45
Census data is an example of
Quatitative date
GPS date
Qualitative data
Personal data
46
The description of the physical landscape (terrain and landforms) and climate of a place
Situation
Site
Demograhic Transition
Culture
47
Where would Norway be placed on the economic spectrum shown above?
C
A
B
D
48
Graduated steps commonly used to farm on hilly or mountainous terrain
Fertilizing
Terracing
Dredging
Desalination
49
What is the scale of analysis shown on the map?
Local
Global
Subnational
Regional
50
To change the form or qualities of the physical environment
Accommodate
Apply
Adapt
Modify
51
Which type of thematic map uses coloring to represent different levels of data?
Choropleth map
Cartogram
Graduated Symbol Map
Isoline Map
52
Which tectonic plate boundary can be described as two plates moving past each other? Producing seismic activity
Convergent - collision
Convergent - subduction
Divergent
Transforming
53
Based on the map, how do people tend to vote in the West Coast Region?
Democrat
All of these
Independent
Republican
54
Which month receives the largest amount of precipitation in Nome, Alaska?
February
May
November
August
55
Benefits of dams includes all of the following EXCEPT
Create a water reservoir
Decreased water flow downstream
Hydroelectric power
Help control flooding
56
What type of erosion?
Bio erosion
Ice erosion
Wind erosion
Water erosion
57
What type of erosion?
Ice erosion
Wind erosion
Bio erosion
Water erosion
58
Which thematic map shows quantities by changing the sizes of countries to represent how much of something there is?
Cartogram
Isoline map
Choropleth map
Dot map
59
Which biome would benefit
most
from a desalination plant?
Grassland
Forest
Desert
Tundra
60
How was Africa affected by the Columbian Exchange?
All of these
Massive forced migration
Rise of West African Trade kingdoms
Shift in trade patterns
61
The process of removing the salt from saltwater to create water for irrigation, industry, and drinking
Damming
Desalination
Terracing
Dredging
62
This image represents…
Cultural Divergernce
Cultural Convergence
63
Which climate zone has biomes like in the image?
Temperate (mid latitudes)
Tropical (low latitudes)
Polar (high latitudes)
64
How was the world changed by the introduction of farming?
The ideas of democracy spread from Europe to the New World
Slave labor became an important economic feature of societies
Maps were invented to record man-made boundaries of nations
People started settling into groups in permanent societies
65
The wearing down of rock and carrying away of sediment
Desertification
Weathering/Erosion
Remote sensing
Orographic effect
66
What makes a republic different from a democracy?
Majority is the prevailing source of power
Republic has a charter (constitution) that protects all
All of these
Power rests in the people entitled to vote
67
What is the scale of analysis shown on this map?
Regional
Global
National
Local