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1
Where is most of Australi's population found?
Along the coast in the larger cities.
In the interior near rivers.
The Northern coast
The Eastern Coast
2
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being free enterprise & 10 being communism, North Korea would be a?
3
1
10
5
3
What theme answers the question: How do people, goods, and ideas move around the world?
Regions
Movement
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
4
Most mountain systems around the world were created along _______ with _______ boundaries.
continental plates with transformation boundaries
continental plates with divergent and convergent boundaries
continental plates with no movement
continental plates with convergent boundaries
5
Countries that were once considered Communist economies after the fall of the USSR moved toward a market economy or...
Command Economy
Agriculture
Service Industries
Free Enterprise
6
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Location
7
Which region of the US has the largest population?
The East
The West
8
Which is an accurate statement about world population trends?
Japan is the largest country in the world while India drops to number 20.
Cities (urban) areas are declining as people move back to the rural farms.
Rural populations are declining as urban cities expand.
Population trends include births, deaths and rural land area.
9
Which are characteristics of the free enterprise system?
Private ownership, government ownership of large industries.
Government ownership of land, industry and military.
Private ownership of businesses, supply and demand, profit.
People have the same jobs as their parents, and grand parents.
10
The visual shows an example of Cultural Diffusion that resulted in the decrease of population of Native Americans due to
introduction of fresh fruits
the introduction of new languages
the introduction of invasive species
the introduction of diseases
11
What theme answers the question: How do humans adapt to or modify their environment?
Regions
Movement
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
12
Which is an Absolute Location?
25 miles Northeast of 43ºN, 101ºW
Pike's Peak
256 Main St
Across the street from King Soopers
13
The map below is an example of a
Physical Map
Political Map
14
During the late 1800s (19th C) industrialization in the US caused cities to grow as factories were built. This is a ...
a push factor, caused by natural disasters.
a pull factor, caused by economics.
a pull factor, caused by political change.
a push factor, caused by social issues.
15
Which set of factors most likely corresponds to a country that is classified as less developed?
literacy rate = low, life expectancy = high
literacy rate = high, life expectancy = low
literacy rate = high, life expectancy = high
literacy rate = low, life expectancy = low
16
The graph below shows that forests underthreat of destruction is
not changing at all.
getting better worldwide.
is growing drastically worldwide.
is getting better in North America.
17
You are lost in the forest, which of these would help you find your way out of the forest, or help someone find YOU.
Megaphone
GPS: Global Positioning System
Drones
Satellites
18
Which of these is a
human
region?
The Rocky Mountains
The Coastal Plains
The Southern States
The Appalachian Mountains
19
Which of these would help you understand what it feels like to walk the trees of the redwood forests of California.
A Secondary source of a news paper article about the forests.
Primary source written by someone who has visited the forests
Someone who has interviewed someone who watched a documentary on the forest
None of the above.
20
Based on the population pyramid what should the government invest in the most?
Retirement Homes
None of the above
Manufacturing
Education of its young people
21
Which of these is a
physical
region?
Latin America
The Great Plains
New England
Northgate, Colorado Springs
22
The tilt of the Earth as shown in the diagram in relation to the Sun causes?
the seasons to change
weather patterns to stay constant
makes the poles extremely humid and hot
the tropic of Cancer to move
23
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Regions
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
24
Which statement does the map support?
Water routes played a major role in the settlement of North America.
Most settlement of North America occurred in an east -- west pattern.
Early explorers competed for the most advatageous routes.
Hudson and Champlain influenced settlement of Lake Michigan
25
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Regions
26
What theme answers the questions: What is it? / What is its significance? What is it like?
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Regions
27
What occurs within the lithosphere?
cyclones
earthquakes
tsunamis
plant growth
28
What would you find on a Political Map?
Cities, towns, borders, state names
Mountains, valleys, rivers
29
What is used to categorize regions in this map?
climate
river systems
latitude
cities
30
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Regions
Place
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
31
Because of where hurricanes form which continent will probably not see a hurricane on its shores.
Australia
North America
South America
Europe
32
Absolute or Relative Location? 10215 Lexington Dr.
Relative
Absolute
33
Islam believes in one God, which category would it fall into?
Monotheistic
Animism
Secular
Polytheistic
34
What theme answers the question: Where is it?
Location
Place
Regions
Movement
35
The map shows where hurricanes form and their paths, a correct statement about this map is....
hurricanes form in the colder waters near the equator.
hurricanes form at the poles.
hurricanes form in the warm waters far north and south.
hurricanes form within the warm waters of the tropics with warm currents.
36
What theme answers the question: What common characteristics are shared in an area?
Place
Location
Regions
Movement
37
Clearing trees to build houses is an example of...
Movement of Ideas
HEI - Adaptations
Relative Location
HEI - Modifications
38
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Place
Location
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
39
A Population Pyramid with this structure is usually associated with a ---
More Developed country with a low standard of living.
More Developed country with a high standard of living.
Newly Industrialized country that has moderate standard of living.
Less Developed country with a low standard of living.
40
Which of these is a primary source?
A newspaper article
none of these
Someone's personal journal
A Biography
41
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Regions
Movement
Place
Location
42
Global Positioning Systems GPS uses __________ to help us __________
Gives us information about elevation.
Gives us information about the weather.
Uses radio signals from satellites to help us with directions.
Uses phones to help us find our home.
43
Which group contains areas classified as (formal) regions?
the US, France and the Mississippi River
East Asia, Europe and Africa
None of the above
Latin America, St. Lawrence Seaway and forests
44
What is a tsunami?
Major hurricane
Best wave to surf on.
Major tornado that is born over warm water.
A body of water forced inland because of an earthquake or volcanic eruption
45
People leaving a rural area because of the lact of jobs would be categorized as an .....
Environmental Pull Factor
Environmental Push Factor
Economic Push Factor
Economic Pull Factor
46
A Southern Drawl, or Cajun Accent is an example of -
a brand new language spoken recently
a language that is very old
a dialect found in certain regions of the US
a blended language of English and Spanish
47
Type of agriculture usually associated with a market economy that uses a great amount of technology is....
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
48
Geographic Information Systems help
Find our way out of the forest.
Scientists study the lithosphere as well as the weather and atmosphere.
Locate our school.
Find directions and navigation.
49
Type of agriculture found in traditional economies with little to no technology.
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
50
This religion goes back 4,000 years, considered monotheistic and its sacred text is the Torah.
Judaism
Sikhism
Islam
Christianity
51
Islam originated in Arabia and spread throughout ---
the Middle East
Europe
Canada
North America
52
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Regions
Place
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
53
Which statement best describes the trend shown on the population growth graph?
Population dramatically increased during 20th century (1900s).
The graph shows nothing about a trend.
Population growth is dependent on technology
Population growth has stablized over the past five centuries.
54
ESPN to geographers stands for....
None of the above
All of the abov e
Economics (trade, exports, imports, trade networks)
Nature (the environment, physical features
Society (culture, population)
Political (government systems, government policies)
55
Which is a Relative Location?
43ºN, 101ºE
Room 107
Ten Blocks South of City Hall
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
56
Which of these is a
physical
region?
Latin America
Mandarin China
The Sahara Desert
The Denver Area
57
A city providing better health care, education and jobs would be categorized as a
Pull Factor
Push Factor
58
This map is an example of a ....
Physical Map
Political Map
59
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Place
Movement
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
60
When a less developed country begins taking its first steps toward industrialization is known as a...
Less Developed Country (LDC)
More Developed Country (MDC)
Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)
None of the above
61
Why do you think the largest populated cities are also port cities?
People like living on the beach
There are jobs associated with ports where trade is important.
People live near ports?
People like to live where the climate is mild
62
Which of these is a secondary source?
A picture of a WWII battle
A personal journal
A textbook
None of these
63
More service industry jobs, variety of economic activities is associated with
Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
More Developed Countries (MDCs)
64
Why do people study maps in geography?
to know where everything is
to know where mountains are
to learn about the relationship between people and places around the world
to understand the cultures of societies
65
What would you find on a Physical Features map?
Religions, languages
Mountains, Rivers, Plains
People, borders
Cities, towns, capitals
66
As storms move over coastal mountains such as the Sierra Nevadas of California what occurs?
Tornadoes occur on the windward side.
Cyclones form in the clouds and move over the mountains.
More precipitation drops on the windward side of the mountain.
Inland regions receive the most precipitation.
