Unit 1: Basics of Geography

Question 1

Valleys, plateaus, and glaciers are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

Landforms

Question 2

Which tectonic plate movement is shown?

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Transform

Question 3

What are the coordinates for letter A?

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30°N, 30°W

Question 4

Which of the following would a Global Positioning System (GPS) be best used for?

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Tracking endangered animals

Question 5

What are doldrums?

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A windless band around the equator.

Question 6

What mountain range is letter A?

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Alps

Question 7

Which Climate zone has warm temperatures all year?

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Tropical

Question 8

What type of map is shown?

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Topographic

Question 9

What river serves as the border of Oklahoma and Texas?

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Red River

Question 10

Which natural disaster happens at the borders of tectonic plates?

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Earthquakes

Question 11

Which is the first day of summer, known as the summer solstice?

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June 20

Question 12

Approximately what percent of the world's surface is water?

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75%

Question 13

Which topic should you be 100% sure you know, as it may be the short answer on the test?

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Tectonic Plate Movement & Effects, 5 Themes of Geography, Factors of Climate, Mrs. Shetlar's Starbucks Order

Question 14

What is the type of waterway in the circle called?

Accepted Answer

Strait

Question 15

What type of landform is the arrow pointing to?

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River Delta

Question 16

What type of body of water is letter A?

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Gulf

Question 17

Examples of renewable natural resources would be:

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Sunlight, water and land

Question 18

If it's winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

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Summer

Question 19

Sustainable development is...

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Using resources carefully so they last.

Question 20

The theory that oceans and continents rest of moving plates is called:

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Plate Tectonics

Question 21

Which climate zone has four distinct seasons?

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Temperate

Question 22

What continent is A on?

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Africa

Question 23

What type of location is 30°S, 150°E an example of?

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Absolute Location

Question 24

When the sun is pointed towards the north pole, areas near the north pole experience 24 hours of daylight called

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land of the midnight sun.

Question 25

Which of the following is not found in most soil?

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Fallen leaves

Question 26

Approximately, how far is Norman from Lawton?

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100 miles

Question 27

Acid rain destroying a statue is an example of...

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Chemical Weathering

Question 28

Which of the following is not a stage in the water cycle?

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hydration

Question 29

Cartographers are to maps as meteorologists are to...

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weather

Question 30

What continent do we live on?

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North America

Question 31

What month gets the most rain in Daly Waters?

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February

Question 32

The study of the world and its people is called:

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Geography

Question 33

Which theme of geography is shown?

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Region

Question 34

In what climate zone is it cold all the time?

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Polar

Question 35

Which map would best show graduation rates of different states?

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Thematic Map

Question 36

Which theme of geography is shown?

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Movement

Question 37

Which theme of geography is Chernobyl an example of?

Accepted Answer

Human Environment Interaction

Question 38

Why and how people and ideas move from one place to another is an example of:

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Movement

Question 39

What temperature zone is Daly Waters in?

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Temperate

Question 40

The Prime Meridian divides the earth into which two hemisphere?

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East and West

Question 41

The area around the Pacific Ocean with a lot of volcanoes is called:

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The Ring of Fire

Question 42

Which is the first day of winter, known as the winter solstice?

Accepted Answer

December 21

Question 43

Which theme of geography is represented?

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Human Environment Interaction

Question 44

What does a political map show?

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Countries

Question 45

When the south pole is tilted towards the sun

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it is a good time to get a tan in Australia.

Question 46

What ocean is letter E on?

Accepted Answer

Indian

Question 47

What climate zone is Kuala Lumpur located in?

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Tropical

Question 48

The equator divides the earth into which hemisphere?

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North and South

Question 49

Which theme of geography is the Aral Sea an example of?

Accepted Answer

Human Environment Interaction

Question 50

When is your study guide due?

Accepted Answer

Never., What study guide?

Question 51

A new island has been forming off the coast of Japan because of...

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a subduction boundary.

Question 52

Which letter is on the Atlantic Ocean?

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B

Question 53

What Temperature Zone is letter B located in?

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Temperate

Question 54

Physical maps show:

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Landforms

Question 55

Which geographic concept is best described by the list?

Accepted Answer

Relative Location

Unit 1: Basics of Geography

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Unit 1: Basics of Geography

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