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The movement of customs and ideas
cultural family
cultural landscape
cultural technology
cultural diffusion
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Communism and Capitalism are examples of
technological achievements
economic systems
educational systems
political systems
3
Three important features of culture are
language, religion, social class
natural resources, landforms and climate
economy, population growth and climate
weather, technology and writing
4
Minerals, coal, and natural gas are examples of
nonrenewable resources
second level products
synthetic materials
renewable resources
5
Where are vertical climate zones found?
in the tundra
in rain forests
on mountains
only on Mt. Everest
6
A family that includes several generations
acculturation
extended family
cultural family
nuclear family
7
Latitude and Longitude lines help geographers identify
Earth's distance from the sun
heights of mts.
absolute location
ocean depths
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cutting down trees can result in
manufacturing
deforestation
civil engineering
raw materials
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Circular Motion
up and down
revolution
plateau
orbit
10
One result of Earth's tilt is that Earth has
seasons
winds
daylight
weather
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Subsistence farms raise enough food to
turn a nation to developing
feed the entire country
feed only the farmers families
export food to other countries
12
To explain reasons for immigration, demographers use
life expectancies
birthrates and deathrates
surveys
push pull theory
13
Without wind and water working together, Earth would
overheat in places
rotate
stand still
Freeze everywhere
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In a country with high ______, or total number of people, can become overcrowded
population density
immigration
population
birthrate
15
Geographers use east-west circles, or lines of ___ to describe location
latitude
longitude
projection
meridian
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Democracy, Monarchy and Dictatorship are examples of
economic systems
kids of social classes
kinds of families
forms of governments
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A pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society
culture
nuclear family
social structure
institution
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A huge block of Earth's crust
plate
revolution
desert scrub
plateau
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Because of an increase in food supply and better medical care, the world's population has
made educational gains
remained the same
rapidly increased
slowly decreased
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Population density is the number of people that live in a region divided by the number of
waterways
Square miles or Kilometers
roads
people who used to live there
21
British North American Act of 1867 gave Canada its own
language
monarch
economy
central government
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Major mt. range in North America
Cascade
Rocky
Appalachian
plateaus
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A country with little industry
developing nation
demography
population density
developed nation
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Fertile topsoil left by a river after a flood
agriculture
alluvial soil
permafrost
castings left by worms
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Under the terms of the Tready of Paris 1763, which country gained complete control over Canada?
USA
Spain
France
Great Britain
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The movement of people to the cities and the growth of cities
urbanization
consumers
direct demecracy
push pull theory
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In developed nations, the basic unit is the _____family.
global
single-parent
extended
nuclear
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In _____, many people are subsistance farmers
developed population
migration communities
developed nations
developing countries
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What is one effect of rapid population growth in developing countries?
Resources are strained
forst land has increased
food is overproduced
technology has explanded
30
Why are there always distortions in a map?
maps are too small to hold the information
maps are flat and Earth is round
small towns are hard to represent
mts and plains don's show up well
31
Factors that influence the climate in both the USA and Canada include oceans, mts, and .....
latitude
volcanoes
population
agriculture
32
The causes of weathering are
wind, rain, and ice
night and day
volcanoes and earthquakes
erosion and plate movement
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How hot or cold the air is
sunlight
wind
weather
temperature
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A resource that can be replaced
nonrenewable resource
renewable resource
raw material
natural resource
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How are environment and culture related?
different cultures respond the same to the same envirnemnt
similar environments always give same culture
They both shape each other
no relationship
36
Geothermal energy is considered
nonrenewable resource
recylable resource
renewable resource
fossil fuel
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Study of Earth
cardinal directions
latitude nad longitude
globe-ology
geography
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What special features help people understand the information on maps?
columns, rows and diagonals
compass rose, key, and scale
projection and distortion
rotation, distortion, and tilt
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USA and Canada have worked to solve environmental problems such as water pollution and
acid rain
free trade
tariffs on imported goods
cultural cooperation
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Custom or organization with socail, educational, or religious purpose
extended family
social structure
institution
acculturation
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Countries with little industry are called
prehistoric nations
industrialized nations
devloped nations
developing nations
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The town meetings in New England where all adult residents vote are an example of....
direct democracy
representative democracy
capitalism
monarchy
43
Most accurate way to show Earth's continents and oceans is with a(n)
Robinson projection
equal- area map
Mercator projection
globe
44
The average number of people who live in a square mile of land
population distribution
population decreasing
population urban
population density
45
What is the first stage of economic developement?
distributing products to people who want them
making raw materials into useful things
using land and resources
creating acommunication system
46
Capitlaism is called a free-market economy because
central government owns most businesses
producers compete freely for customer's business
it depends on lack of trade
it does not rely on competition
47
How do demographers figure out population growth?
by counting all the buildings
comparing birthrates and deathrates
asking people how many children they have
study the water level supply
48
Factors that influence the clmate in both the USA and Canada include oceans, mts, and .....
latitude
volcanoes
agriculture
population
49
Earth travels completely around the sun every
month
year
day
two weeks
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Why are the prairie Provinces and St. Lawrence Lowlands important to the economy?
major manufacturing regions
major forest regions
major agricultural regions
major mineral regions
51
Areas near the ocean generally have
harsh climates
extreme climates
rain shadows
milder climates
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When opportunities appear in one area and disappear in another, a _______ of people may occur
population change
poulation
migration
push pull movement
53
Social unit most responsible for teaching customs and traditions is
schools
army
governemnt
family
54
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
region and place
human-environment interaction
climate
location
55
What are Earth's major climate regions?
Tropical and Dry
Temperate Continental
ALL of the above
Temperate Marine and Polar
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Why do so few people live on the land covered by the Canadian Shield?
land is too rugged
too wet
too dry
land is too warm
57
What was the important result of the Canadian constitution of 1982?
Canada became completely independent
Quebec became independent nation
a monarchy as established
English became the offical language of Canada
58
Where are moderate climates generally found?
in the Middle Latitudes
high in the mountains
in the low latitudes
near Earth's poles
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A person who moves to a new country in order to settle there
developed country
direct movement
immigrant
migration
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Politcal divisions of land in Canada
states
country
tributary
province
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The way people are spread out over an area
population
population decreasing
population density
population distribution
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h The condition of the air and sky from day to day
wind
<p>Weather</p>
snow day
climate
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A representation of Earth's rounded surface on a flat surface is called a
globe
longitude
projection
meridian
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Which of the following IS NOT a form of government?
Communism
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
65
People who buy and use products
consumers
manufacturers
producers
mixed economy
66
Water is considered a ____ resource
renewable
living
recycable
nonrenewable
67
Which of the following is a typical second level economic activity?
selling goods
farming
mining
manufacturing
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Any useful material found in the environment?
recycable resource
demography
natural resource
nonrenewable resource
69
One major landform found in the USA and Canada is
Rocky Mts
Mt. Logan
Kilauea Volcano
Great Basin
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A_______ is a line of longitude
meridian
degree
parallel
projection
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Many people leave the country for the city because they want
increase food production
find jobs
to improve their health
own land
72
One result of the industrial revolution was that countries were split into
both North and South America
socailist and capitalist nations
developed and devolping nations
democracies and dictatorships
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Resources that were created over millions of years from plants
<p>land mass</p>
pollution
fossil fuels
recyclable resources
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Much of Canada's mineral wealth is found in the
canadian shield
great lakes
st. lawrence lowlands
prarie provinces
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North, South ,East and West are each a ______
cardinal direction
globe
latitude
degree
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Through their study of Earth, geographers learn how Earth and its people affect
each other
human health
the solar system
politcial systems
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People's occupations, their behavior, and thier belirfs are part of their
technology
climate
government
culture
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River or stream that flows into a larger river
agribusiness
Ohio River
tundra
tributary
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c Electrical power produced by moving water
solar
hydoelectricity
agribusiness
geothermal electrcity
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Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains are types of
landforms
ridges
magma
crust
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Which basic questions guide geographers?
What is the climate? Has it changed?
When did Earth form? What is made of?
Who lived where? When did they move?
Where are things located? Why are they there?
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An oval shaped path around the sun
orbit
tilt
axis
circle
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Parts of people's environment that they have shaped
acculturation
social structure
cultural diffusion
cultural landscape
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Technology for building dams, canals, roads, and bridges
civil engineering
manufacturing
technology
industrialization
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Vegetation needing little water
plateau
rainforest foilage
desert scrub
temperate forests