QUIZ ONE GEOG

Approx how many languages are spoken on Earth today?

2500 and 3500

The loss of trees and forest organisms to deforestation accounts for as much as ______ percent of the worlds CO2.

30 percent

Developing nations are usually characterized by________ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of _____________________ industries.

Agricultural; service

The Pangea hypothesis proposes that:

All continents were once joined in a single content called Pangea.

Human geographers primarily study all of the following EXCEPT

Economic patterns?

Lines of longitude are also known as

Meridians

Which of the following types of water resource degradation is NOT commonly linked with urbanization?

Mismanaged storm water

Geography as a discipline links the________ with the _________

Physical sciences; social sciences

The theory that Earth's surface is composed of large plates that float on an underlying layer of molten rock is the theory of:

Plate tectonics

Which of the following terms refers to the unit of Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns of physical features or of human activities?

Region

As one moves away from the equator, average temperatures drop because

The sunlight hits Earth's surface at an angle and is therefore less intense.

All of the following are examples of religious beliefs reflected in the landscape EXCEPT

a snow covered mosque.

The observed higher temperatures of Earth's surface and climates in recent decades usually goes by the name of:

global warming

In defining a region, geographers may take into account all of the following except:

literary history

Water is now the third most valuable commodity in the world, after

oil and electricity

Mountain ranges form when

two continental plates collide.

The reasons for differences in behavior between cultures are complex but usually related to

values

Culture is represented and communicated by all of the following EXCEPT

wind patterns