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Geography Midterm Review
Geography Midterm Review
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Quiz includes content that was covered in the first half of the semester.
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1
Why did the 13 colonies fight a war for independence from Britain?
To protest Britain’s treatments of Native Americans
To escape Britain’s taxes and limits on colonists’ freedoms
To unite with France and escape limits on colonists freedoms
To escape Britain’s taxes and unite with France
2
Which of the following are all examples of primary economic activities?
Manufacturing, processing information and providing services
Agriculture, fishing and mining
Mining, manufacturing and fishing
Agriculture, mining and manufacturing
3
To properly understand places, geographers’ must focus...
on things like longitude and latitude, elevation & resources
specifically on the land & water but not plants & animals
broadly on culture, politics, history and economics
on the objective date provided by geographic technology
4
A growing population faces many challenges EXCEPT
technology use issues
disease due to living close to one another
Not being enough food or resources
shortages and famine
5
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
fall
spring
summer
winter
6
Christianity has the Old Testament of the Bible in common with what other religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
7
In geography, the term Mediterranean climate refers to?
the climate unique to the Mediterranean Sea region
a wet, warm climate with continual rain
dry climate that experiences warm summers & cold winters
coastal mid-latitude climate with rainy winters & dry summer
8
China is considered a communist country. What type of economy does it have?
market
command
mixed
traditional
9
What makes of the judicial branch of the federal government?
Federal Courts
Congress
Presidential Cabinet
Supreme Court and Federal Courts
10
Which is the result of faulting?
volcanic blast
a sudden earthquake
Landslides
hurricane
11
Which statement about the socioeconomic status of North Americans is accurate?
It is lower than that of most Europeans.
It is among the world’s highest
It is about the same as that of Latin Americans
It is dangerously low
12
The Holy Book of the Islamic religion is _____.
Torah
The Bible
a. The Qur’an
Tripitaka
13
In a ______, the power to rule is inherited
oligarchy
monarchy
dictatorship
democracy
14
Because of a combination of cool summers and bitterly cold winters, few plants grow in a ___.
tundra climate
timberline climate
subarctic climate
subtropical climate
15
Summers generally are ____ in the Southeastern United States.
hot and muggy
cold
hot and dry
cool and rainy
16
Because ____, the population of North America has continued to grow.
immigrants find freedom & opportunity in the US & Canada
the trade surplus is growing
the continent’s forests provide resources for housing
native populations throughout the continent thrive
17
Temperatures at higher elevations are ____ compared to temperatures at lower elevations
More variable
Higher
Lower
Less variable
18
Most people of the United States and Canada are _____ or their descendants
republicans
Native Americans
immigrants
democrats
19
The United States Congress is comprised of the House of Representatives and ____
Supreme Court
Cabinet members
US President
Senate
20
What is the term for the generally windless are near the Equator?
The Prime Meridian
the mid-latitudes
The doldrums
the horse latitudes
21
North American economies are based increasingly on
heavy industry
fisheries
high tech industries
logging
22
In which type of North American landform are rich coal and mineral deposits generally found?
mountain ranges
plains
deserts
volcanoes
23
Geographers use a variety of methods to gather information. Mapping is ___.
Using the most technologically advanced tools available
Asking questions about the information they receive
Visiting an area & gathering information from observations
Using different maps to compare & contrast information
24
What causes solar radiation to warm the Earth?
the greenhouse effect
the shadow effect
a.The Coriolis effect
The lunar effect
25
The __________ stretch more than 3,000 miles from New Mexico to Alaska.
Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
the Pacific Ranges
26
What are experiences the midnight sun?
the Arctic
the Tropical zones
the Mid-latitude zones
a.the Equator
27
The government of the United States qualifies as a _____.
democracy
republic
all of the above
federal system
28
Why would a geographer think understanding our solar system is important?
To track asteroids & comets so they don’t collide with Earth
To understand how Earth fits into this system
To find which planets may have supported life or be able to
To map the positions & orbits of planets around the sun
29
Which of the following is North America’s oldest mountain range?
Cascade Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Pacific Ranges
Rocky Mountains
30
What kind of climate is shared by the state of Washington and north to Southern Alaska?
marine west coast
tropical
steppe and tundra
maritime coast
