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1
Which of these would be considered a Pull Factor?
Low Crime Rates
Better Jobs
All of the Above
Better Weather
2
What is the term for the use of 24 satellites to determine your location?
Map Projection
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Topographic Map
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
3
What does a Population Pyramid do?
Scales the hierarchy of a population
shows gender and age distribution of a pop
None of the Above
Shows how many people live in a certain area
4
What type of plate boundary involves plates sliding past each other and often causes Earthquakes?
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
All of the Above
Divergent Boundary
5
The __________________of an area might be expressed as 26.8 people per square mile.
Population pyramid
Infrastructure
GNP
Population density
6
Which of the following is considered a Monotheistic Religion?
Judaism
Islam
All of the Above
Christianity
7
Which of these would be an example of Human-Environment Interaction?
All of the above
Planting trees
Cutting down trees
Building buildings
8
Which of the following is considered a Polytheistic Religion?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
9
Which of these are the two types of Location
Absolute and Exact
Close and Exact
Absolute and Relative
Relative and Close
10
How many languages are there in the world
8745-9038
2000-4000
100
3000-6500
11
Which type of plate boundary involves plates tearing apart in opposite directions?
All of the Above
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
12
Which of the following is created by Weathering and Erosion?
Deltas
All of the Above
Islands
Beaches
13
Geography is the study of
Land, water, natural resources, and population flows
The measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas
The history and development of the Earth
The distribution and interaction of Earth’s physical and human features
14
Which of these is a method of Geography?
Mental Maps
Photographs
All of the Above
Graphs or Charts
15
A _____________________is a particular type of map that shows natural and man-made features on earth
Globe
Topographic map
Survey
Map projection
16
What is formed when physical or chemical processes weather rock on or near the Earth’s surface?
Water
Acid rain
Magma
Sediment
17
A giant ocean wave that is sometimes caused by an earthquake is called
Epicenter
Tsunami
Typhoon
High tide
18
Which of the following is NOT true about lines of Latitude?
They measure a location’s degrees North or South
They measure a location’s degrees East or West
They help determine absolute location
The Equator is at 0 degrees Latitude
19
Which of these is a 3D representation of the Earth
GPS
GIS
Globe
Map
20
Which of the following is true about lines of Longitude?
The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees Longitude
They help determine absolute location
They measure a location’s degrees East or West
All of the Above
21
Movement is way ______, ________, and ________ move from one place to another
Culture, Religion, and Food
People, Good, and Ideas
None of the Above
People, Animals, and Insects
22
Which of the following is an aspect of culture?
Language
Religion
Food
All of the above
23
Which climate zone is hot year around and is located closest to the Equator?
All of the Above
Tropical
Temperate
Polar
24
The total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific groups of people is their
Innovation
Society
Diffusion
Culture
25
Place includes the ________ and ________ characteristics of a location
Cultural and Human
Human and Religious
Physical and Religious
Physical and Cultural
26
What is an Ethnic Group?
total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared and passed on
group that shares language, customs, and a common heritage.
None of the Above
group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and culture.
27
Which of these is the outermost structure of the Earth
Crust
Core
Atmosphere
Mantle
28
Which of the following is NOT considered a physical characteristic of the Earth?
River
Mountain
Car
Volcano
29
Which of these would be considered a Push Factor
Good Weather
All of the Above
War
More jobs
30
A Population will be most likely to grow if ______________________
Its birthrate is greater than its mortality rate
Its fertility rate is greater than its birthrate
Its infant mortality rate is greater than its mortality rate
Its mortality rate is greater than its birthrate
31
Which climate zone is cold year around and is located furthest from the Equator?
Tropical
Polar
Temperate
All of the Above
32
Region is defined as:
distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the Earth.
Ways people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another
Area with same physical, political, economic, cultural characteristics
Includes the physical and cultural characteristics of a location.
33
Which of these would be considered a society?
All of the Above
HCCHS
This Class
Hopkins County
34
The spread of ideas and customs from one society to another is called
Diffusion
Facilitation
Innovation
Technology
35
What is Carrying Capacity?
Number of organisms a piece of land can support
None of the Above
How much a person can carry
What a person can carry
36
A version of a language that includes changes related to class, region, or other cultural changes is called
A diatribe
An acculturation
A migration
A dialect
37
If members of one society decide to adopt a custom that they observe in another society, this process is called
Invention
Convention
Acculturation
Innovation
38
Which of these is the innermost structure of the Earth
Atmosphere
Mantle
Core
Crust
39
Which of the following would NOT be a project for a cartographer?
Calculating the exact location of the prime meridian on a globe
Creating a map projection
Calculating the latitude and longitude of a new airport
Tracking the path of a hurricane
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Which climate region is dry, hot during the day, cold at night, and has cactus (cacti)?
Humid Continental
Desert
Tundra
Tropical Wet and Dry
