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What theme answers the question: How do humans adapt to or modify their environment?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Location
Regions
2
Type of agriculture usually associated with a market economy that uses a great amount of technology is....
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
3
This map is an example of a ....
Physical Map
Political Map
4
ESPN to geographers stands for....
All of the abov e
None of the above
Nature (the environment, physical features
Society (culture, population)
Economics (trade, exports, imports, trade networks)
Political (government systems, government policies)
5
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being free enterprise & 10 being communism, North Korea would be a?
10
3
1
5
6
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Location
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
7
A Population Pyramid with this structure is usually associated with a ---
More Developed country with a high standard of living.
Less Developed country with a low standard of living.
More Developed country with a low standard of living.
Newly Industrialized country that has moderate standard of living.
8
Islam originated in Arabia and spread throughout ---
Canada
the Middle East
North America
Europe
9
What theme answers the questions: What is it? / What is its significance? What is it like?
Regions
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
10
Which statement does the map support?
Water routes played a major role in the settlement of North America.
Most settlement of North America occurred in an east -- west pattern.
Early explorers competed for the most advatageous routes.
Hudson and Champlain influenced settlement of Lake Michigan
11
What is a tsunami?
Major hurricane
A body of water forced inland because of an earthquake or volcanic eruption
Major tornado that is born over warm water.
Best wave to surf on.
12
The visual shows an example of Cultural Diffusion that resulted in the decrease of population of Native Americans due to
the introduction of diseases
introduction of fresh fruits
the introduction of new languages
the introduction of invasive species
13
Which of these is a primary source?
A Biography
none of these
Someone's personal journal
A newspaper article
14
What would you find on a Physical Features map?
People, borders
Religions, languages
Cities, towns, capitals
Mountains, Rivers, Plains
15
Which of these is a secondary source?
None of these
A textbook
A picture of a WWII battle
A personal journal
16
A Southern Drawl, or Cajun Accent is an example of -
a language that is very old
a dialect found in certain regions of the US
a brand new language spoken recently
a blended language of English and Spanish
17
Based on the population pyramid what should the government invest in the most?
Manufacturing
Retirement Homes
Education of its young people
None of the above
18
Where is most of Australi's population found?
The Northern coast
Along the coast in the larger cities.
The Eastern Coast
In the interior near rivers.
19
The map shows where hurricanes form and their paths, a correct statement about this map is....
hurricanes form at the poles.
hurricanes form in the warm waters far north and south.
hurricanes form in the colder waters near the equator.
hurricanes form within the warm waters of the tropics with warm currents.
20
Which is an accurate statement about world population trends?
Population trends include births, deaths and rural land area.
Japan is the largest country in the world while India drops to number 20.
Rural populations are declining as urban cities expand.
Cities (urban) areas are declining as people move back to the rural farms.
21
Which statement best describes the trend shown on the population growth graph?
Population growth has stablized over the past five centuries.
Population growth is dependent on technology
Population dramatically increased during 20th century (1900s).
The graph shows nothing about a trend.
22
Which is an Absolute Location?
Across the street from King Soopers
256 Main St
25 miles Northeast of 43ºN, 101ºW
Pike's Peak
23
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Location
Regions
24
People leaving a rural area because of the lact of jobs would be categorized as an .....
Environmental Pull Factor
Environmental Push Factor
Economic Push Factor
Economic Pull Factor
25
Which of these is a
physical
region?
Mandarin China
The Denver Area
Latin America
The Sahara Desert
26
Which of these is a
human
region?
The Southern States
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
The Coastal Plains
27
Islam believes in one God, which category would it fall into?
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Animism
Secular
28
Because of where hurricanes form which continent will probably not see a hurricane on its shores.
South America
Europe
Australia
North America
29
Global Positioning Systems GPS uses __________ to help us __________
Uses radio signals from satellites to help us with directions.
Gives us information about elevation.
Uses phones to help us find our home.
Gives us information about the weather.
30
Most mountain systems around the world were created along _______ with _______ boundaries.
continental plates with convergent boundaries
continental plates with divergent and convergent boundaries
continental plates with transformation boundaries
continental plates with no movement
31
Which is a Relative Location?
Ten Blocks South of City Hall
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Room 107
43ºN, 101ºE
32
What theme answers the question: What common characteristics are shared in an area?
Location
Regions
Place
Movement
33
What occurs within the lithosphere?
tsunamis
earthquakes
plant growth
cyclones
34
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Place
Regions
35
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Location
Movement
36
You are lost in the forest, which of these would help you find your way out of the forest, or help someone find YOU.
Megaphone
Drones
Satellites
GPS: Global Positioning System
37
What is used to categorize regions in this map?
climate
cities
latitude
river systems
38
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Movement
Place
Regions
Location
39
The tilt of the Earth as shown in the diagram in relation to the Sun causes?
weather patterns to stay constant
the seasons to change
the tropic of Cancer to move
makes the poles extremely humid and hot
40
A city providing better health care, education and jobs would be categorized as a
Push Factor
Pull Factor
41
More service industry jobs, variety of economic activities is associated with
Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
More Developed Countries (MDCs)
42
Which of these would help you understand what it feels like to walk the trees of the redwood forests of California.
None of the above.
Primary source written by someone who has visited the forests
Someone who has interviewed someone who watched a documentary on the forest
A Secondary source of a news paper article about the forests.
43
Why do you think the largest populated cities are also port cities?
There are jobs associated with ports where trade is important.
People live near ports?
People like living on the beach
People like to live where the climate is mild
44
The graph below shows that forests underthreat of destruction is
is growing drastically worldwide.
not changing at all.
is getting better in North America.
getting better worldwide.
45
What theme answers the question: Where is it?
Movement
Location
Regions
Place
46
What theme answers the question: How do people, goods, and ideas move around the world?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
Place
47
Which are characteristics of the free enterprise system?
People have the same jobs as their parents, and grand parents.
Government ownership of land, industry and military.
Private ownership, government ownership of large industries.
Private ownership of businesses, supply and demand, profit.
48
Geographic Information Systems help
Find directions and navigation.
Scientists study the lithosphere as well as the weather and atmosphere.
Find our way out of the forest.
Locate our school.
49
When a less developed country begins taking its first steps toward industrialization is known as a...
More Developed Country (MDC)
Less Developed Country (LDC)
None of the above
Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)
50
Absolute or Relative Location? 10215 Lexington Dr.
Absolute
Relative
51
Which group contains areas classified as (formal) regions?
Latin America, St. Lawrence Seaway and forests
the US, France and the Mississippi River
None of the above
East Asia, Europe and Africa
52
The map below is an example of a
Political Map
Physical Map
53
Why do people study maps in geography?
to know where mountains are
to understand the cultures of societies
to know where everything is
to learn about the relationship between people and places around the world
54
What would you find on a Political Map?
Cities, towns, borders, state names
Mountains, valleys, rivers
55
Clearing trees to build houses is an example of...
Relative Location
Movement of Ideas
HEI - Adaptations
HEI - Modifications
56
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Regions
Place
57
As storms move over coastal mountains such as the Sierra Nevadas of California what occurs?
Inland regions receive the most precipitation.
More precipitation drops on the windward side of the mountain.
Cyclones form in the clouds and move over the mountains.
Tornadoes occur on the windward side.
58
This religion goes back 4,000 years, considered monotheistic and its sacred text is the Torah.
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Sikhism
59
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Regions
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
60
Type of agriculture found in traditional economies with little to no technology.
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
61
Which of these is a
physical
region?
Northgate, Colorado Springs
The Great Plains
New England
Latin America
62
Which region of the US has the largest population?
The West
The East
63
Which theme of Geography is BEST shown in this image?
Location
Place
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
64
Which set of factors most likely corresponds to a country that is classified as less developed?
literacy rate = low, life expectancy = low
literacy rate = low, life expectancy = high
literacy rate = high, life expectancy = low
literacy rate = high, life expectancy = high
65
During the late 1800s (19th C) industrialization in the US caused cities to grow as factories were built. This is a ...
a pull factor, caused by political change.
a pull factor, caused by economics.
a push factor, caused by natural disasters.
a push factor, caused by social issues.
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Countries that were once considered Communist economies after the fall of the USSR moved toward a market economy or...
Command Economy
Free Enterprise
Agriculture
Service Industries
