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Duplicate of Mega-Spectacular Ginormous Geography Finale Quiz - Part 1
Duplicate of Mega-Spectacular Ginormous Geography Finale Quiz - Part 1
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1
The days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in another on this date.
equinox
Arbor Day
solstice
prime time
2
The Prime Meridian, 0 degrees longitude, runs through which city?
Greenwich, United Kingdom
Singapore
Barcelona, Spain
Quito, Equador
3
The birth rate minus the mortality rate is how to find a populations
standard of living .
rate of exchange.
rate of natural increase.
population density.
4
The United States is in the ________________ Hemispheres
Southern & Western
Eastern & Northern
Bottom and to the left
Northern & Western
5
The country where the fjords the parrot is supposed to be pining for and is named after is
Norway
Norwaistan
Norwegia
Normalia
6
The growing of food mainly for survival and not as a crop to sell is
commercial agriculture.
growing export crops.
secondary economic activity.
subsistence farming.
7
The founder claimed by all three major monotheistic religions is
Dennis.
Krishna.
Mohammed.
Abraham.
8
This is the oldest of the major world religions.
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
9
When magma & gas, usually from the upper mantle pour, out of cracks on earth's surface it's a
bummer.
volcano.
tsunami.
mazing.
10
These are distorted views of the real world, but necessary in order to make a round world flat.
Beer Goggles
Ideology
Themes
Projections
11
All volcanoes are along fault lines like the Ring of Fire.
Yes, separation of plates so magma to is necessary.
No, but most are. Hawaii is an exception.
No, volcanoes are no ones fault.
Yes, I guess.
12
What are the divisions of the Earth into halves- northern, southern, eastern and western?
projections
hemispheres
nonopheres
halvesies
13
The reasons for seasons?
Because of the place of the Earth in the solar system.
To add spice to life.
Because of the moon and the sun's interaction.
Earth's revolution and tilt
14
Buddhism believes that this is the cause of human suffering.
Sin
Desire
Polka Music
Crime
15
The number of live births per thousand people per year is the
rate of natural growth.
fertility rate.
mortality rate.
birth rate.
16
The crust and upper mantle are the
loess
lithosphere
asthenosphere
moraine
17
Taking raw materials and making them into products is what level of economic activity?
tertiary
primary
quaternary
secondary
18
Ocean currents play a major role in shaping climate zones because
Every choice is true.
they transfer heat around the planet,
they move nutrients needed for aquatic life.
they moderate temperatures so earth is not to hot /cold.
19
The gathering of raw materials, such as mining or fishing
is primary economic activity.
is tertiary economic activity.
is secondary economic activity.
is harder than high school.
20
A system that says everyone- usually meaning the government- owns the means of production.
Democratic Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Anarchy
21
The dry area on the leeward side of a mountain range caused by orographic effects is the
wind shear.
cyclonic effect.
rain shadow.
greenhouse effect.
22
The average age that a person lives to in a certain population group such as a country.
rate of natural decrease
life expectancy
mortality rate
standard of dying
23
Longitude lines are vertical lines that measure distances _________ of the Prime Meridian.
side to side
east and west
up and down
north and south
24
What was the "country" that John Oliver talked about that was actually a body of water?
Navajo Lake
Aral Sea
Caspian Sea
Lake Superior
25
A map that would show "There ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no river wide enough"
Globe
Political Map
Physical Map
Choropleth
26
Things like war, famine or political oppression which cause people to leave a place are called
push factors.
pull factors.
incentives.
lift factors.
27
Which of these is
not
a "Pillar of Islam
Prayer multiple times a day - usually 5
Giving to charity
Holy war against unbelievers
pilgrimage to Mecca
28
This was the name of the one super continent in the geological past.
Pangea
Betty
Bigdanga Land
Merica
29
The average number of children a woman gives birth to in a country or region is
the birth rate.
the fertility rate.
going up world-wide.
the population density.
30
What country broke up into seven countries? It's a perfect example of balkanization.
Sudan
Yemen
Paraguay?
Yugoslavia
31
Shows features that humans have created on Earth's surface: cities, states, borders, etc.
Marauder's Map
Projection Map
Political Map
Physical Map
32
The study of population characteristics is
popuology.
cartography.
phrenology.
demographics.
33
People wanting and needing things and people willing to provide those things for a profit is
primary economic activity.
the market economic system.
the command economic system.
a mixed economic system.
34
Latitude lines are horizontal lines that measure distances _________ of the Equator
north and south
up and down
side to side
east and west
35
What do you call the exact spot where a place is found shown by latitude and longitude?
absolute place
relative location
absolute location
relative place
