Geo study guide
What time of climate is found in Southern Europe?
Mediterranean
In what country did the pretzel originate?
Germany
The Thames is to London what the Rhine is to
Germany
Which of the following best describes the political role in Africa's diseases?
Governments lack the resources, work force, and organization to deal with an epidemic
Which of these could you find 6,000 feet below the Sahara?
aquifer
Which physical features are found in Europe?
arctic tundra in Scandinavia, glaciated seacoasts in Norway, and barren hillsides in Mediterranean islands
A major goal of the Hutu-led regime in Rwanda in mid-1994 was to
eliminate the Tutsi minority
Mapping the spread of a disease is known as
epidemiology
What function does a "scale" on a map serve?
gives us and understanding of distance
Europe's population density is highest near
major waterways
What part of the Earth generates the most heat?
mantle
A/an _________ is the widespread incidence of a disease in a very large population.
pandemic
Plate tectonics are an example of
physical geography
The Tropic of Cancer is an example of
physical geography
weather is an example of
physical geography
Which of the following is the best example of environmental conservation?
the rise of ecotourism
In 1994, genocide occurred in Rwanda. Genocide means
widespread killings of people based on ethnicity or religion.
Which of the following is defined as moving material to lower elevations and depositing it?
Erosion
What major islands lay just to the East of Argentina and to what country do they belong?
Falkland Islands; England
What unit of information can demographics tell us?
Age, Religion, Gender
Which mountain chain runs from Canada to Alabama?
Appalachian Mountains
How does desertification affect people?
Because desertification turns fertile land into desert, more people are forced to occupy less land and are no longer able to grow crops
European leaders convened the _________ __________ in 1884-1885 to lay down rules for dividing Africa.
Berlin Conference
What effect do dams in India have on availability of water in Bangladesh?
Both countries have benefited from the dams.
What common colonial power do the United States and Canada share?
Britain
Tundra can best be described as ____.
Cold, flat, and large
What group of Greater Antilles islands sits between 60˚W Longitude and 75˚W Longitude and is just south of the Tropic of Cancer?
Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
What is the best way to reduce the number of AIDS-infected persons?
Educate both men and women.
The natural border that separates France and England is called?
English Channel
The _______________ is the most important parallel of latitude. It circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South Poles.
Equator
Which Latin American country is likely to become the leader in human trafficking in the next decade?
Mexico
Which of the following is not a subject we look at when considering human geography?
Military
The spread of Christianity into North and South America can be explained best through the theme of:
Movement
Europe has many of the world's most important _________
Peninsulas
Canada is divided politically into _____.
Provinces and territories
What are the 3 categories of resources?
Renewable, Nonrenewable, Inexhaustible
_____________is the natural border between Texas and Mexico.
Rio Grande
The region of ______ in Europe invests heavily in using wind energy.
Scandinavia
When a whole country shares a culture, this unit of measurement is called...
Society
Which river in Africa was the birthplace of the one of the world's first civilizations?
The Nile
"The terrain is rocky, arid, and is home to few animal species." What does this sentence describe?
The physical characteristics of a place
Why does most of Africa consist of rainforest?
The rainforest is located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Why was communication between towns difficult before the IndustrialRevolution?
There was no infrastructure in place to allow cars and trains to move about
Why are the Inca known for their remarkable architecture?
They built cities high in the Andes Mountains.
How does subsistence farming lead to deforestation?
Trees are cut down to make room for farming
Africa is the world's second largest continent.
True
Mexico experiences volcanic activity in the Sierra Nevada.
True
The goal of the OPEC members was to stabilize international oil prices to ensure their interests as oil producing nations.
True
The region of Eastern Europe has a greater amount of pollution than Western Europe.
True
When people move in large numbers from a less industrialized area to a more industrialized area this movement is called _____.
Urbanization