WG - Quiz Review - Semester 1 Exam

The shortest path between two places on a globe.

__________ led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the _________ in Mexico.

Haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollution sources

A dry wind that blows from the leeward sides of mountains, sometimes melting snow and causing avalanches

What causes Patagonia to be dry, barren, and windy?

Why would a corporation locate its manufacturing operations in a less developed country?

A form of energy conversion that captures heat energy from within Earth

How has the European Union promoted trade among member countries, as well as countries such as the United States?

the average number of people living in a specific geographic area

Where do the most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur?

Due to extremely cold temperatures, and frozen ground, vegetation in the_____ climate is limited

Because of its location on the Ring of Fire, much of Central America is

Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida's Everglades?

The sun activates the water cycles by...

political border that is established by a a physical geographic feature like a mountain/river

Which of the following statements accurately describes changes in the U.S. economy since the 1950s?

Bacteria that once broke down waste disposed of in the Mediterranean Sea is less able to do so due to

an illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river

a dry grassland that has warm summers nad harsh, cold winters

In many places throughout South America, Carnival is celebrated in the week before the observance of Lent.

Due to heavy natural resource extraction, Canada's ____________ has been shrinking.

Who were leaders of the South American wars for independence?

One method of reducing the damage to the rain forests of Central America is to require ____ of land that has been.

A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country

A strong northerly wind from the Alps that can bring cold air to southern France

Iandforms of Svalbard were created through folding and faulting associated with continental drift and...

How does monoculture affect soil?

Which is the best comparison to the geographic term "situation"?

Movement within a country, such as from rural areas to urban areas

 A process by which accumulated masses of snow form into ice and spread

The process of removing salt from seawater

The longest river in the Western Hemisphere

An area characterized by a certain unifying quality or characteristic

U.S.-Canadian project reduced pollution in the Nashua River and led to the construction of wastewater treatment plants.

The mayor of Mexico City launched programs to reduce pollution in the city by

An underground layer naturally impregnated with petroleum

Which of the following landforms runs through both the United States and Canada?

A large agricultural estate owned by a family or corporation in Latin America

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

In the grid system used to map locations on Earth's surface, lines parallel to the equator are:

Most of Earth's freshwater is in...

The granting of self-rule to local and regional authorities

When geographers acquire geographic information by direct observation, they...

Deforestation has caused major disruptions to animal and plant ecosystems in the

 A powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters

The sum of factors that reduce ability of an environment to support the population, resulting in migration or decline

What causes solar radiation to warm the Earth?

 A channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water 

A community lying on the fringes of a metropolitan area

An ancient Inca town in the Andes

The indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic are known as the

One limitation of geospatial technology is that it cannot provide information about...

The movement of weathered rock by wind, glaciers, and moving water

A day on which the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn?

What is the term for the generally windless area near the Equator?

A Spanish soldier who participated in conquest of indigenous peoples of Mexico

To leave one’s own country to settle permanently in another

The rapid, major change in the economy beginning in the 1700s with the introduction of power-driven machinery

An area that includes a central place and related places around it

The breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country

A part of the coastal plain that extends out underneath the ocean.

Temperatures at higher elevations are ___________ compared to temperatures at lower elevations.

Which is the result of faulting?

divides power between the national government and state or provincial governments

A country that won its independence in 1804, following a revolt led by Francois Toussaint-Louverture

Southern Mexico is part of a _________ that connects North America and South America.

Of Earth's three constructural layers, the hottest is...

Of what precious mineral is Mexico the world's leading producer?

How does the demographic transition model explain change over time in population of a country

Why is Argentina considered to be a global role model for environmental policies?

The practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment

The Kemi River in is harnessed for hydroelectric power, a significant renewable resource.

Term referring to the earliest centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread

Which area experiences the midnight sun?

In South America, most people live

Which is an advantage of using Goode's Interrupted Equal Area Projection Map?

Increased trade with mainland Europe in the 1300s caused Nordic Northern European Countries to become...

Why is water scarcity a growing issue in Mexico?

Which of the following best describes the population of Iceland?

phenomenon that causes dry areas to develop on the leeward side of mountain ranges

permanently frozen soil beneath the ground's surface

The difference between an area's birth rate and its death rate

Complex forest that has developed over a long period of time and is relatively untouched by human activity

An area connected by feelings or impressions, but not by factual data or specific qualities.

Scientists think that Pangaea separated...

What financial incentive is at the heart of the Kyoto Protocol's system of cap-and-trade?

Which two U.S. states have the largest petroleum reserves?

Urban area might turn into a _____ if its key industry is no longer needed and population moves

A long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater

The transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that began when Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

a mathematical means to present the curved surface of Earth on a flat surface

A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides...

The cultivation of seafood

Why were the first factories in the United States located along the fall line in the Northeast?

Wet or dry airborne acids that fall to the ground

French-speaking inhabitants of a city in eastern Canada

What kind of trees change color and drop their leaves in autumn

A large mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down a mountainside

Northern Mexico has a __________ climate.