WG~ Final Exam

Label Ocean (D)

Label Continent (7)

What regions makeup Latin America?

Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time

Which landmark is pictured?

The __ is located in South Asia and is highly polluted, but is referred to as both holy and the Mother River.

"Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in _____."

What is the highest point on Earth?

Which of the following answer options include all 5 Great Lakes?

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

The largest country in the world is _____.

The climate in the Australian Outback is generally _____ and _____.

Label Continent (5)

Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

This country is known as "The Land of Fire and Ice" as volcanoes and glaciers exist side by side:

Which mountain range is pictured in the image below?

________ is one of the driest regions on Earth and is home to the Sahara Desert.

The supercontinent that existed million of years ago is known as ____.

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

The largest river in North America in terms of volume and drainage area-

______ runs north to south from pole to pole.

A community of plants & animals that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival, is known as an ___.

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

Geography is the study of ______.

Label Ocean (E)

An area's original inhabitants; the indigenous people of Australia

Label Continent (1)

PLEASE ZOOM IN TO THE RED ARROW! Which canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas?

Label Continent (6)

The world's largest coral reef is __________.

The United States is part of which continent?

Label Ocean (A)

Which 1500-mile-long mountain range contains the world's highest peak, Mount Everest?

The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

The ______ covers 1.2 billion acres in South America, but over 1/5 of it has been destroyed.

_______ are often represented by a circled star.

Most Latin American nations speak Spanish. The notable exception is ___ which speaks ___.

_____ relates to or is characterized by the belief that there is only one God.

Label Continent (2)

Due to the high ___ of the Dead Sea, many living creatures, including marine animals, are unable to survive in the sea.

Jerusalem is a holy place of pilgrimage for which group of people?

Which of the following continents has no countries?

A violent tropical storm that forms in the Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer

Label Ocean (B)

Which landmark is pictured?

The largest continent in the world is ______.

Label Continent (4)

Label Ocean (C)

Australia is a(n):

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.1

The ________ Revolution led to a scramble for overseas possessions (natural resources). Example: The Scramble for Africa

The way of life for a group who share similar traits, including beliefs, customs, technology, and material items

PLEASE ZOOM IN TO THE AREA CIRCLED IN RED. This area is an example of an _____ which connects two larger areas of land.

The _______ is the world's longest river, flowing over 4000 miles until emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

The way of looking at the human & physical patterns of Earth & their relationship to one another- links people & places

Europe is known as ______.

Approximately how many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?

Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time

Which region is known as the "Land of the Stans"?

A person who does not believe in God

The Five Themes of Geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.

The most populous state in the United States is ______.

Geographers primary focus is to

Greece is known as the birthplace of ___.

"What goes around, comes around!" Belief that if you do something good, you will receive something good and vice versa.

"Contiguous" means to share a border or to touch. Which two states are not part of the contiguous United States?

An extension of land surrounded by water on three sides is known as a _____.

______ is the world's oldest monotheistic faith.

English is the most common language in the US, followed by:

System of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

____ are measured north and south of the equator, run east to west, and are parallel to the equator.

Which mountain chain can be found in the western United States, stretching from Montana to New Mexico?

Which landmark is pictured?

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river

A large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India

Which landmark is pictured?

The part of Earth where life exists

Which of the following is a PRIMARY reason that people move to bigger cities?

___ are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water.

______ was the first of its kind between Europe and China.

The original British settlers of Australia were _____ who first settled in the year 1788.

A large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters

The landform pictured below can best be described as a __________.

Which mountain range runs straight down the centre of Italy, ending on the island of Sicily?

A form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

Which landmark is pictured?

Type of geography that looks at the process of climate, land, water, plants, & animals; and their significance to humans

_______ is the common currency used in much of Europe.

Rebirth; the period in European civilization characterized by a surge of interest in classical learning and values

The Amazon river, surrounded by the world's largest rainforest, flows in this continent.

The most commonly practiced religion in India is _____.

A group or chain of islands

Label Continent (3)

______ was a theory that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

___ is the longest river in the Western Hemisphere with more water than the Nile, Yangtze, & Mississippi Rivers combined

When the Earth is stretched from a 3D globe into a 2D map, many areas are no longer shown true to form due to ______.

Which of the following is a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America once known as Eskimo?

How many parishes are in Louisiana?

The ____ separates the waters flowing west toward the Pacific or east toward the Mississippi River & the Atlantic Ocean:

Which of the following canals connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?