WG - Quiz Review - Semester 1 Exam

Scientists think that Pangaea separated...

The granting of self-rule to local and regional authorities

The longest river in the Western Hemisphere

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

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

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

An area characterized by a certain unifying quality or characteristic

The process of removing salt from seawater

An ancient Inca town in the Andes

What causes solar radiation to warm the Earth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 A channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water 

French-speaking inhabitants of a city in eastern Canada

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

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

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

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

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

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

permanently frozen soil beneath the ground's surface

A community lying on the fringes of a metropolitan area

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

Why is water scarcity a growing issue in Mexico?

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

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

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

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

Most of Earth's freshwater is in...

divides power between the national government and state or provincial governments

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

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

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

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

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

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

 A powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters

Wet or dry airborne acids that fall to the ground

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following best describes the population of Iceland?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The sun activates the water cycles by...

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river

How does monoculture affect soil?

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

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

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

Which is the result of faulting?

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

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

In South America, most people live

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

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

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

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

The indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic are known as the

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

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

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

Who were leaders of the South American wars for independence?

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

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

Which area experiences the midnight sun?

Northern Mexico has a __________ climate. 

the average number of people living in a specific geographic area

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

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

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

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

An underground layer naturally impregnated with petroleum

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

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

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

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

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

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

The shortest path between two places on a globe.

The cultivation of seafood