Which of the following is a economic activity that is dependent on an area's natural resources?

the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?

They get the most direct rays from the sun.

When land is used for subsistence farming,

farmers grow only enough crops to feed their own families.

How are temperate grasslands and tropical grasslands different?

Temperate has a cool climate Tropical has wet & dry climate.

a natural feature of Earths surface that has distinct shape

To calculate the population density of a place, you

divide the number of people by its land area.

What mystery did John Snow solve in 1854 by thinking like a geographer?

how cholera spread through polluted drinking water

What kind of housing would you find most often in an area with a very high population density?

small apartments in skyscrapers

One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is

map showing cholera deaths at a Broad Street pump in London

area w/ 1or more features that set it apart from other areas

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Geography Alive Chapter 2

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Which of the following is a economic activity that is dependent on an area's natural resources?
the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts
the banking industry in Chicago, Illinois
the insurance industry in Hartford, Connecticut
the aircraft industry in Seattle, Washington
2
What is an example of a region defined by economic activity?
the West Coast
the Corn Belt
the Rocky Mountains
all of the above
3
Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?
They get the most direct rays from the sun.
They are farther away from the cooling waters of the oceans.
They are at a higher elevation than other parts of the world
They get more heat of Earths core cause they're closer to it
4
When land is used for subsistence farming,
farmers raise crops or livestock to sell.
farms are owned by large multinational corporations
farmers must move often to find food & water for the animals
farmers grow only enough crops to feed their own families.
5
How are temperate grasslands and tropical grasslands different?
Trees &bushes grow in temperate, but not in tropical
Temperate grasslands: dry,hot Tropical grasslands:cool,moist
Evergreen trees grow in temperate,not in tropical
Temperate has a cool climate Tropical has wet & dry climate.
6
John Snow mapped the cholera outbreak w/ a black bar for each death. What kind of map is it?
Thematic map
Political map
Climatic map
Population density map
7
A landform is
a natural feature of Earths surface that has distinct shape
defined:1 or more cultural characteristics that set it apart
the average number of people who live in a unit of area.
the pattern of weather over a long period of time.
8
To calculate the population density of a place, you
multiply number of people per square mile by its land area
add the number of people to its land area.
divide the number of people by its land area.
divide the number of people by the number of its dwellings.
9
What mystery did John Snow solve in 1854 by thinking like a geographer?
how bubonic plague spread through bites of infected fleas
how tuberculosis spread through the coughs & sneezes
how cholera spread through polluted drinking water
how diphtheria spread through direct physical contact
10
What could you learn from a climate map?
how cold an area gets in winter
how much rainfall an area receives
the average temperature of an area in summer
all of the above
11
What could you use to show patterns of land use?
population density map
climagraph
economic activity map
political map
12
What kind of housing would you find most often in an area with a very high population density?
houses surrounded by farm fields
individual homes spaced miles apart
large homes with front and back yards
small apartments in skyscrapers
13
Which of the following is a body of water?
Peninsula
Strait
Mesa
Plateau
14
One of the most densely populated places on Earth is
Waltham, Vermont
Avoca, Ireland
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Skwentna, Alaska
15
In which vegetation zone would we find small trees & bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate?
tundra
chapparal
temperate grassland
coniferous forest
16
One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is
a map showing the climate zones in Alaska.
map showing gorges, ravines & streams in a National Forest.
a map showing the vegetation of Yosemite National Park.
map showing cholera deaths at a Broad Street pump in London
17
What is a region?
action that relates to the buying &selling of goods&services
a pattern of weather over a long period of time
natural characteristic of Earth's surface (landforms)
area w/ 1or more features that set it apart from other areas
18
What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?
mosses
cacti
tall grasses
pine trees
19
What shows the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a year?
a map legend
a climagraph
a fjord
a physical map
20
Plains and plateaus are
forms of vegetation.
types of economic activity.
bodies of water.
landforms.
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A physical map may include such features as
population density.
economic activity.
landforms and bodies of water.
natural resources.

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