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Geography Semester I Midterm Review
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A form of government in which the king or queen has absolute power
Democracy
Republic
Monarchy
Dictatorship
2
a country with a high ___ and a low___ will have a rapdily growing population
death rate / GPP
birth rate / death rate
GPD / Literacy
3
Foreign owned factories in border towns in Mexico are
Socialism
Industrialization
Neolithic Revolution
Maquiladoras
4
What does infrared radiation that is directed back to Earth produce?
Greenhouse effect
Ground level ozone
Extreme temps in exosphere
Air pressure changes in troposphere
5
Define urbanization
When people from Philadelphia to Houston
When people move from rural (farms) to urban (cities) areas
When people move from Africa to Asia
When people move from urban (cities) to rural (farms) areas
6
Siberia is East of European Russia, across the Ural Mountains all the way to the Pacific Ocean
True
False
7
Longitude lines indicate
distance north and south of the Equator
distance east and west of the Equator
distance north and south of the Prime Meridian
distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
8
GDP is...
value of goods and services produced in a country over time.
taxes payed by citizens over a specific period of time.
how much a single business produces in a period of time.
a country's unemployment rate over a period of time.
9
Why is the US so ethnically diverse?
Most people in the US speak english
Ancestors of Native Americans arrived about 20,000 years ago
The land European settlers spread had many nationalities
Immigrants came to the US from many countries
10
Why is desalination important?
The Earth has plenty of drinkable water.
living things need fresh water to survive which is scarce
We must have water to help grow our crops.
11
Canada's official languages are?
Spanish and Portuguese
French and English
English and Chinese
French and Mandrine
12
What is the term for the for a group of people who share a common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or origin?
Ethnic Enclave
Language family
Cultural Region
Ethnic Group
13
Which one is a secondary effect of an earthquake?
thunderstorms
monsoons
huricane
tsunamis
14
world trade is encouraged by the uneven distribution of ____
intelligence
natural resources
technology
gold
15
Give examples of divergent plate tectonics
Lakes
valleys/trenches
Mountains
volcanoes
16
The Greek city-state of Athens had this form of government; led by the consent of the people
representative democracy
republic
direct democracy
monarchy
17
What is the secondary industry?
Industries that take raw materials from the natural environment
The extracted resources are manufactured into finished goods
Information technology systems
Finished goods from previous sector are sold to consumers
18
In which climate zone is the ground most likely frozen?
Caribean Islands
Mid-west United States
Andes Mountains
Saharah Desert
19
What do you know about the seasons in the Northern vs Southern hemisphere?
When it's Summer in the South, it's Fall in the North.
When it's Summer in the South, it's Winter in the North.
When it's Summer in the South, it's Summer in the North.
When it's Summer in the South, it's Spring in the North.
20
Pull factors are ...
The balls you play "Pool"
The same as Push factors like natural disasters
Positive aspects of a place that encourage people to move there like safety
Reasons that encourage people to leave a place
21
Which of the following country would be considered the most developed country
Egypt
United States
China
Brazil
22
What is the Oldest Lake in the world?
Lake Michigan
Lake Baikal
Lake Chad
Lake Superior
23
Why is it colder the higher you go in altitude?
There are less gases higher up
All of these
There is less water vapour
There is less terrestrial radiation at high altitude
24
the study of geography is concerned with what type of perspective
vehicular
economic depressions
chronological
spatial
25
an example of a physical border is mountain/rivers.
False
True
26
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Christopher Columbus exchanging gifts on Christmas morning
Columbus making trades with other countries
The widespread transfer of slaves and other goods
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, metals, and African people
27
What is a Czar
A Haitian revolutionary
A Russian ruler prior to 1917
A English king
A French dictator
28
The European nation that colonized most of North America including Canada
France
Netherlands
England/ The UK
Spain
29
What is mixed economy?
None of the above
Economy is based off of community owned businesses (Soviet Union)
Economy is based off government economic decision making (N Korea)
Economy has a mix of both private and publicly owned businesses (USA)
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10) What major belief do the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) share?
that Jesus was a major prophet of God
belief in one God / Monotheism
that Abraham was the son of God
that Mecca is a holy city
31
What does geographic information systems (GIS) do?
It captures, manipulates, analyzes, and data from satellites
It gives you good battery life
It helps you copy and paste stuff
it helps you locate destinations
32
Traditional economies are based on the idea of...
mixed government and free enterprise characteristics
none of the above
government control of all resources
agriculture, fishing and largley effected by traditions/customs
33
A ___ has a high standard of living and good infrastructure.
most developed country
import
international market
emerging market
34
What three areas of Earth work together so life in the biosphere thrives?
the lithosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere
the troposphere, mesosphere, and lithosphere
the hydrosphere, mesosphere, and atmosphere
the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
35
How has computer technology affected cultural change?
It hasn't affected it at all.
It has slowed it by imposing more uniformity
It has discouraged it because people are distracted
It has accelerated it by spreading ideas and traditions
36
Where are vertical climate zones found?
in rainforests
in tundras
in grasslands
in mountains
37
Due to its colonial past, most people in Central America today are followers of
Protestantism
Calvinism
Catholicism
Islam
38
Which event was a direct result of the Russian Revolution
The Russian economy rebound (got better)
Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War
Russia is renamed Soviet Socialist Republic
Factory workers began to demand their rights
39
What does the BLUE in the population pyramid represent?
males
age
total population
females
40
What are favelas in Brazil?
ancestors
Makeshift communities on the edge of the city
metropolitan area
inner-part of the city
41
These are lines of . . .
Longitude
Latitude
42
What are some Latin American exports?
Rice & coffee
Computer chips & Doctors
Trees & cows
43
Why do most people live near coastal regions?
Access and proximity to services
All of the above.
Aesthetic qualities
Temperate climate
44
How would you describe Primary economic activities?
TAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; less developed countries
MAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; more developed countries
TAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; more developed countries
MAKING resources from land; fishing, farming; less developed countries
45
The doubling time, is typically __________ in more developed countries than less developed
the same
shorter
longer
the same
46
Define Cultural Diffusion!
When culture is kept in one area of the world
When elements of culture are spread from one place to another
When mom lights her diffuser to make it smell pretty in your house
When culture shrinks
47
What is the tertiary industry?
Industries that take raw materials from the natural environment
Finished goods from previous sector are sold to consumers
Extracted resources are manufactured into finished goods
Information technology systems
48
Countries with high economic develop enjoy....
increased birth rates
higher standar of living
increased death rates
lower standard of living
49
What group of people settled in Russia in the 9th century?
Chinese
Polish
Vikings
Mongols
50
Two leaders who contributed to independence in South America were who?
Toussaint L'Ouverture and Bernardo O'Higgins
Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar
Francisco Pizarro and Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar and Prince Ferdinand
51
Why has written language progressed society so profoundly?
It is more creative than speech.
it conveys information & passes on traditions/values
It can amplify our authority.
It allows us to have a remote control voice.
52
Which conquistador led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the ________ in Mexico?
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Mayans
Hernan Cortes conquered the Mayans
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs
53
Who makes all of the decisions in a command economy?
The president
The pope
The people
The government
54
Lines of latitude run east/west and represent distance ___ & ___ of the euqator
Around the world
North and West
North / South
55
The capital of Canada is?
Victoria
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ottawa
56
What is a brain drain
the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a country
An increase in the number of skilled workers in a country
When scientists drain people's brains for scientific testing
57
Sparta had an _______________, which is a government ruled by a small group.
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
58
The following list represent what.....
a range of beleifs often exist within religions
religion is becoming less important over the centuries
a hiarachy of leadership exists in all religions
59
What do Human Geographers do?
Make maps
Study relationships between people and places
Study Earth's atmosphere
Study Earth's surface
60
Where is most of Earths fresh water found?
Oceans
Lakes and rivers
Frozen as snow and ice
Ground water
61
Absolute location uses:
site and situation
time zones
the location of a place relative to a geographic feature
latitude and longitude
62
Which region was the birthplace of Confucianism, Taoism, and Daoism?
South America
China
Europe
Africa
63
The Human Development Index is....
is a measure of the development gap
a measure of birth rate, death rate and life expectancy
Its a combined measure of Life Expectancy, education and GDP per capita t
is a measure of access to clean water and number of doctors
64
What is the most common map projection?
Mercator Projection
Cylindrical Projection
Werner Projection
Tony Projection
65
Industries in the quaternary sector include:
Education, Science, Information and Technology
Factories, Construction, Food and Beverage
Entertainment, Stores, Services, Banks
Forestry, Mining, Farming, Fishing
66
What mountain range runs through both the United States and Canada?
Sierra Madre
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Appalachian Mountains
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Which of the following describes the Inca ?
expert sailors/cross oceanic traders
large scale commercial farming
Monotheistic / Human sacrifice
skilled engineers / advanced roads
