*** Geography Midterm Review ***

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 2

What is the period during which the days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in another?

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solstice

Question 3

Sheetz is down the road from BEA is an example of what?

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relative location

Question 4

The human and nonhuman features of location is the

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place

Question 5

What sources of energy do people mostly rely on today?

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Nonrenewable resources

Question 6

An exact place on Earth is called __________________.

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Absolute Location

Question 7

What is the height above sea level called?

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altitude

Question 8

_____________ and _____________ are two problems created by urbanization.

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slums; suburban sprawl

Question 9

A tool used to describe how thickly or thinly an area is settled is called

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population density

Question 10

The Earth completes one full _______________ around the sun every 365 ¼ days.

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revolution

Question 11

Day and night are caused by

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the rotation of Earth on its axis

Question 12

Climates are mainly shaped by wind, precipitation, and _________.

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temperature

Question 13

Settlements in the country are called

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rural

Question 14

Some chemicals used by farmers may harm the environment by causing __________.

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pollution

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the imaginary lines drawn by geographers?

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The Equator

Question 16

It is unlikely that Earth will ever run out of

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plants

Question 17

Areas that share similar temperature and precipitation patterns are called

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climate regions

Question 18

Taking away tiny pieces of rock with water, ice or wind is called

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erosion

Question 19

All of the following are push factors of migration except

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freedom

Question 20

Inside of a country people generally tend to move from _____________ areas to __________ areas.

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rural; urban

Question 21

_____ is the part of the water cycle where clouds form when water changes from gas to a liquid.

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Condensation

Question 22

What are the lines that are measured north and south?

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Latitude

Question 23

__________________ are people who enter a new country.

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Immigrants

Question 24

North, South, East and West are called

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cardinal directions

Question 25

2nd hand smoke is an example of

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spillover

Question 26

The Prime Meridian and other imaginary north-south lines measure

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longitude

Question 27

Plants, soil, water, and animals are all examples of

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Renewable Resources

Question 28

Which of the five themes of geography describes where a place is found?

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Location

Question 29

A _____________ is one example of a pull factor.

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supply of good jobs

Question 30

What type of information does a physical map show?

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Natural features

Question 31

All are true about the water cycle except

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The water cycle starts with the process of evaporation

Question 32

What is one complete turn on the Earth's axis or 24 hours?

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rotation

Question 33

During an _________________, the days and nights are nearly equal in length.

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equinox

Question 34

The ________________ sits on 0 degrees longitude.

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Prime Meridian

Question 35

The process of ________________ breaks rocks down into much smaller pieces.

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weathering

Question 36

All of the following are fossil fuels except

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water

Question 37

By looking outside to decide what you will wear that day, you are checking the

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weather

Question 38

Pollution is considered a spillover because _______

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it affects parts of the enviro. not involved in the activity

Question 39

The path that Earth travels around the sun is known as its

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orbit

Question 40

What is the part of the water cycle when water soaks into the ground?

Accepted Answer

Infiltration

* Geography Midterm Review *

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* Geography Midterm Review *

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