World Regional Geography Test 1

___________ forces unite a nation a) Situational b) Centripetal c) Centrifugal d) Charismatic

b) Centripetal

The two leading language groups in Canada are: a) English and Spanish b) English and French c) English and Canadian d) Canadian and French e) French and Spanish

b) Eng and Francois

What is currently the currency of Italy a) Dollar b) Euro c) Pound d) Drachma e) Franc

b) Euro

Which of these states has the Willis Tower, one of the tallest building in USA is in which state a) California b) Illinois c) Iowa d) Nebraska e) Arizona

b) Illinois

Washington DC is to the United States as _________ is to Canada. a) Winnipeg b) Ottawa c) Toronto d) Vancouver e) Montreal

b) Ottawa

Land reclaimed from the sea adjacent to the shore of Netherlands by constructing dikes and then pumping out the water trapped behind them a) Holders b) Polders c) Pollution d) Irredentism e) Boulders

b) Polders

The Great Lakes' main outlet to the sea is the: a) Mississippi River b) St. Lawrence River c) Erie Canal d) Columbia River e) There is no outlet to the sea

b) St. Lawrence river

The North European Lowland ___. a) contains the mountain ranges of the Alps b) is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions c) does not include England d) has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication e) contains the plains of Greece

b) is most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions

Italy's economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is located today in __________________. a) Sicily b) the Po River Valley c) the Naples-Venice conurbation d) the border zone centered on the Ancona Line e) the Mezzogiorno

b) the Po River Valley

The cost of moving a good and the ability of that good to withstand the cost is called ______ A) Complementarity B) Transferability C) Diffusion D) Reality E) Concentration

b) transferability

Where two geographic realms meet and there is no sharp boundaries it is called a _____ zone A) Natural B) Transition C) Geographic D) Imaginary E) Moving

b) transition

The North American region with the greatest disparity in income between rich and poor is: a) the South b) the Maritime Northeast c) the Southwest d) New England/Atlantic Provinces e) the Western Frontier

a) South

The deepest lake in USA is Lake ___________ a) Superior b) Mammoth c) Crater d) Tahoe e) Ontario 35)

c) Crater

The lowest and hottest place of USA a) Yellowstone National Park b) Arches National Park c) Death Valley National Park d) Denali National Park e) Everglades National Park

c) Death Valley National Park

The two European powers that fought over control of the territory that became Canada were the: a) French and Russians b) British and Russians c) French and British d) Dutch and Spanish e) Spanish and Portuguese

c) French and British

Which U.S. State contains the largest number of Asians? a) Texas b) New York c) Illinois d) Oregon e) California

e) California

A continental climate is most likely to be found in: a) Maine b) Oregon c) Florida d) Hawaii e) Kansas

e) Kansas

The physiographic region called the Canadian Shield: a) contains enormous mineral resources b) is an intermontane zone c) consists of extensive mountainous terrain d) is bordered on the west by the Appalachian Mountains e) is also known as the Arctic Coastal Plain

a) contains enormous mineral resources

One place or region can supply the demand for resources and goods in another place or region. Provides the basis for trade. It is called ___ A) Complementarity B) Transferability C) Diffusion D) Reality E) Opportunity

a) complementarity

Regions that produce surpluses of goods needed elsewhere exhibit ____: a) complementarity b) balkanization c) supranationalism d) irreddentism e) local functional specialization

a) complementarity

The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as a) devolution b) irredentism c) complementarity d) supranationalism e) transferability

a) devolution

German reunification __________________. a) occurred in 1990 b) has resulted in economic equalization between the former East and West Germany c) has led to a country with eight Autonomous Communities d) took place immediately after the end of World War II e) is still only partially completed

a) occurred in 1990

The relationship between distance on a map and distance on the ground expressed as a ratio is called ___ A) Scale B) North line C) Globe D) Legend E) Title

a) scale

Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and western Colorado are all part of the: a) Western Frontier b) Continental Interior c) Northern Frontier d) Southwest e) Pacific Hinge

a) western frontier

_______ location is the location of something in comparison to the location of something else A) Absolute B) Matriarchal C) Familial D) Relative E) Unknown

d) relative

The smallest state by area of USA is a) Alabama b) Delaware c) Rhode Island d) Alaska e) Pennsylvania

c) Rhode Island

The capital of Spain is a) Berlin b) Hague c) Madrid d) Bern e) Venice

c) Madrid

Which of the following groups have formed a rapidly growing minority presence in many European countries? a) Muslims b) Chinese c) Hispanics d) Russians e) Evangelical Christians

Muslims

The largest state by area in USA is a) California b) Alaska c) Pennsylvania d) Texas e) Delaware

b) Alaska

Which of the following cities is located in the Randstad conurbation? a) Berlin b) Amsterdam c) Copenhagen d) Vienna e) Brussels

b) Amsterdam

One of the major active diamond mines in USA is in this state a) Kansas b) Arkansas c) Idaho d) Texas e) Arizona

b) Arkansas

The capital of Germany is a) Hague b) Berlin c) Prague d) Rome e) Milan

b) Berlin

The capital of Switzerland is a) Berlin b) Bern c) London d) Vienna e) Prague

b) Bern

Which city in the Discontinuous North serves as a break of bulk, or entrepôt, city? a) Stockholm b) Copenhagen c) Oslo d) Reykjavik e) Helsinki

b) Copenhagen

Europe's unofficial lingua franca is a) French b) English c) German d) Spanish e) Euro

b) English

State with the longest coastline in USA a) Idaho b) Florida c) Alaska d) California e) Oregon

c) Alaska

The only royal palace in USA is located in which state a) Idaho b) Arizona c) Arkansas d) Alabama e) Hawaii

e) Hawaii

The capital of Italy is a) Hague b) Berlin c) Prague d) Rome e) Milan

d) Rome

Germany's Ruhr industrial complex is linked via the Rhine River to the port of ___________ a) London b) Genoa c) St. Petersburg d) Rotterdam e) Rhinestad

d) Rotterdam

Which of the following cities is not located in the Western Frontier region? a) Las Vegas, Nevada b) Phoenix, Arizona c) Denver, Colorado d) Salt Lake City, Utah e) Boise, Idaho

d) Salt Lake City, Utah

According to Figure 3A-7, which of the following is a major natural gas producing State?

d) Texas

Canada's largest city on the Pacific Ocean is: a) Montreal b) Toronto c) Ottawa d) Vancouver e) Calgary

d) Vancouver

Which of the following States contains territory located in the Intermontane Basin and Plateau physiographic province? a) Wisconsin b) Texas c) Pennsylvania d) Nevada e) New York

d) nevada

The North Slope of Alaska contains large quantities of: a) tar sands b) diamonds c) coal d) oil e) cattle

d) oil

A location distinguished by specific physical and cultural characteristics is a A) place. B) space. C) site. D) situation. E) culture.

a) place

Production of particular goods by particular people in particular places is called _______ a) Functional specialization b) Supranationalism c) Balkanization d) Irredentism e) Devolution

a ) Functional Specialization

Which of the following cities is NOT part of one of the Four Motors of Europe? a) Brussels b) Milan c) Stuttgart d) Barcelona e) Lyon

a) Brussels

The majority of Canadians live ____________________. a) close to the US border b) in the western provinces c) in the maritime provinces d) in Ontario e) in Quebec

a) Close to the US Border

Which region of North America contains the most important agricultural area of this realm? a) The Continental Interior b) The Western Frontier c) The Southwest d) The Northern Frontier e) North American's Historic Core

a) Continental Interior

Which of these counties has the highest population a) Germany b) France c) Spain d) United Kingdom

a) Germany

The Southwest Region has the largest cluster of _________. a) Hispanics b) African-Americans c) Asians d) Native Americans e) European-Americans

a) Hispanics

The branch of geography centered on the study of people, places, spatial variation in human activities, and the relationship between people and environment is called __________ geography A) Human B) Inhuman C) Environmental D) Physical E) Supernatural

a) Human

Helium was first discovered in USA in 1905 in this state a) Kansas b) Arkansas c) Nevada d) Georgia e)Maine

a) Kansas

The capital of Luxembourg is a) Luxembourg b) Prague c) Berlin d) Vienna e) London

a) Luxembourg

Geography is the study of: a) Man nature interaction and its variation over time and space b) Mechanisms of the human body c) How chemicals react with each other d) The human mind

a) Man nature interaction and its variation over time and space

Which of the following cities is located in Italy's and Europe's core area? a) Milan b) Rome c) Barcelona d) Naples e) Geneva

a) Milan

Which of these countries is not part of the European Union a) Norway b) Germany c) Croatia d) Denmark e) Sweden

a) Norway

Which of the following is an example of a primate city a) Paris b) Topeka c) Baton Rouge d) Ontario e) Cupertino

a) Paris

The latitude longitude intersection and address for a location are examples of ______ location A) Absolute B) Relative C) Familial D) Complicated E) Colonial

a) absolute

Which of these forces leads to devolution a) centrifugal b) gravitational c) electromagnetic d) nuclear e) none of the above

a) centrifugal

Europe's relative location is ____: a) inefficient for international trade b) one of inferior global accessibility c) disadvantaged by its proximity to the sea d) one of centrality within the land hemisphere e) disadvantaged by its closeness to Africa

d) one of centrality within the land hemisphere

People with single language, common history and a similar background form ______ a) Supranationalism b) Functional Specialization c) A nation d) Irredentism e) Devolution

c) A nation

The capital and primate city of Greece is ____________________. a) Sparta b) Malta c) Athens d) Cyprus e) Cyclades

c) Athens

The fastest-growing large metropolitan area in the U.S. is: a) Detroit b) Las Vegas c) Atlanta d) Boston e) St. Louis

c) Atlanta (not sure)

The administrative headquarters of the European Union is located in ______________. a) Geneva b) Paris c) Brussels d) Strasbourg e) Berlin

c) Brussels

The Mauna Loa volcano is located in which state of USA a) Washington b) Oregon c) Hawaii d) New York e) Kansas

c) Hawaii

State with the longest freshwater coastline in USA a) Montana b) Florida c) Michigan d) California e) Iowa

c) Michigan

Highest mountain peak in USA is a) Mt Shasta b) Mt Rainier c) Mt McKinley d) Mt Elbert e) Mt Whitney

c) Mt McKinley

Significant oil and natural gas supplies have been found beneath the _________________. a) Baltic Sea b) Irish Sea c) North Sea d) River Thames e) English Channel

c) North Sea

Who is the head of state for Canada a) British Queen b) President c) Prime Minister d) Governor e) Mayor

c) Prime Minister

The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by which mountain range? a) Appennines b) Alps c) Pyrenees d) Pennines e) Carpathians

c) Pyrenees

___ forces divide a nation a) situational b) centripetal c) centrifugal d) charismatic e) infrastructural

c) centrifugal

The world geography means: A) to write about the sun. B) to write about the stars. C) to write about Earth. D) to write about Mars. E) to write about Venus

c) to write about Earth

Natural processes that occur on the earth's surface come under the subject matter of ___________ geography. This branch of geography studies the physical setting for human activities. A) Cultural B) Human C) Urban D) Physical E) Food

d) physical

Northern and Southern Italy are divided by the _____________. a) Alps b) Appennines c) Po River d) Ancona Line e) Strait of Gibraltar

d) Ancona Line

The Danube River empties into the ________________. a) Adriatic Sea b) Mediterranean Sea c) Aegean Sea d) Black Sea e) North Sea

d) Black Sea

The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is __________________. a) the Netherlands b) Germany c) Belgium d) France e) Austria

d) France

The rain-shadow effect is felt most strongly in which physiographic province of North America? a) The Rocky Mountains b) The Gulf-Atlantic Plain c) The Interior Lowlands d) The Great Plains e) The Canadian Shield

d) Great Plains

This theme of geography involves travel from one place to another and includes exchange of goods and ideas A) Region B) Location C) Place D) Movement E) Interaction

d) Movement

Alaska belongs to the region known as the: a) Southwest b) Continental Interior c) Maritime Northeast d) Northern Frontier e) Pacific Hinge

d) Northern Frontier

The information economy embodies the ____________ sector of a nation's economy. a) primary b) secondary c) tertiary d) quaternary e) quinary

d) Quaternary

14) Montreal and the lower course of the St. Lawrence Seaway are located in the Canadian province of ________. a) British Columbia b) Alberta c) Nova Scotia d) Quebec e) Ontario

d) Quebec

The major river in western Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the ______. a) Rhône b) Danube c) Elbe d) Rhine e) Seine

d) Rhine

The term balkanization refers to _______________. a) a hybrid language spoken in Bulgaria and Romania b) the landmass located just to the west of the Adriatic Sea c) Serbian supranationalism d) the division and fragmentation of a subregion of the Discontinuous South of Europe e) the imposition of the Slavic religion

d) the division and fragmentation of a subregion of the Discontinuous South

This is NOT one of the 5 themes of geography A) Region B) Location C) Place D) Movement E) Clone

e) Clone

The country located on the Jutland Peninsula and the smallest state (in area) in the Discontinuous North is _________________. a) Sweden b) Norway c) Estonia d) Iceland e) Denmark

e) Denmark

The people called Native Americans in the U.S. are called __________ in Canada. a) Native Canadians b) Indians c) Aboriginals d) Saskatchewan e) First Nations

e) First Nations

This theme of geography studies peoples' adaption to their environment as well as the changes that people introduce to their environment A) Region B) Location C) Place D) Movement E) Interaction

e) Interaction

A different location from the one originally supplying a good that can provide a desired good more economically is called A) Complementarity B) Transferability C) Diffusion D) Reality E) Intervening Opportunity

e) Intervening Opportunity

Which country does not wish to become part of the European Union a) Greece b) Germany c) France d) Croatia e) Switzerland

e) Switzerland

Technological breakthroughs now allow for the major exploitation of which of the following Albertan resources? a) tar sands b) diamonds c) hydroelectric power d) spring wheat e) ethanol

e) tar sands