World Geography Final
How many regular planets does our solar system consist of?
8 planets
What happened at the Pentagon as a result of the terrorist attack?
A plane tore a large hole in the building
How many islands make up Venice?
120
Green Bay, Wisconsin, is located at an imaginary line running north south on the globe. What does the line represent?
Degrees of Longitude
Which of these is not a result of Europe having many peninsulas?
Each peninsula has developed its own agricultural specialty.
Which of the following can be artificial boundaries?
Latitude lines
What city was the site of terrorist attacks in November 2008 that were linked to a Pakistani Muslim extremist group?
Mumbai, India
Which cultural aspect is found in all societies?
Music
Spain and New York City are both located in the
Northern Hemisphere
Which city grew as a result of specialized economic activity?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Which of the following is part of the lithosphere? The core, the crust, the biosphere, the atmosphere
The crust
What is the southernmost tip of Latin America?
Tierra del Fuego
Where can magma form?
Under the earth's surface
What initially made the population shift to the suburbs possible?
automobile ownership
which state has a tropical climate? missisippi, florida, california, georgia
florida
Which country receives a cold, dry wind from the north along its Mediterranean coast?
france
One of the primary objectives of terrorists is to
gain territory or change government policies
Which term do scientists NOT use to identify a physical component of the biosphere?
hemisphere
After crossing Beringia, early nomads most likely began settling
in a region with a temperate, mild climate
Which factor enabled the United States to avoid involvement in foreign affairs during its decades of growth?
military power
Which of these landforms contributed most to the development of ethnic differences in Europe? mountains, seas, islands, plains
mountains
Which of the following two cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico? Maya and Aztec, Spanish and African, native peoples and Spanish, Spanish and Portuguese
native peoples and spanish
British Columbia can be found
on canada's western coast
Which of the following do rain forests produce? oxygen, popular medicines, carbon monoxide, grasslands
oxygen
Which of the following cattle grazing areas is known for its gaucho culture?
pampas
What is exchanged in a debt-for-nature swap?
payment of debt for protection of part of the rain forest
Which of the following are common subjects of Inuit carvings?
people performing daily tasks
Which of the following combines a Brazilian dance with African influences?
samba
Geography is the study of
the distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features
Why do some places in highland climate subregions experience warmer temperatures than other places?
the slopes of mountains face different directions
Which statement accurately describes all central business districts?
the value of land there is high
It is reasonable to infer that devastating hurricanes can affect the economies of Caribbean countries because
they disrupt tourism, a major source of income.
Why did the Acadians leave Nova Scotia to settle in Louisiana, where they are now called Cajuns?
they were forced out by the government
What is one reason why Brazil established the new capital of Brasília?
to attract people to living in the interior`
A severe weather condition that forms quickly and often without warning is a
tornado
Which of the following is least likely to be found in a tundra region? mosses, water, lichens, trees
trees
Which factor helped to form the Atacama Desert?
warm air currents
Which of the following was a subject of 19th-century American painting?
western landscapes
What is one factor that contributes to the long growing season in the southern United States?
wet climate
Which city is considered the hub of the New South?
Atlanta, Georgia
Which country has had success using the debt-for-nature swap approach?
Bolivia
Countries east of the prime meridian are in the
Eastern Hemisphere
Which specification is used by the most common method to describe climate regions?
Elevation
Which region is least likely to have an animistic religion?
Europe
What does the atmosphere provide protection from?
From radiation, space debris, and provides the medium or weather and climate
Why is the sirocco important to the region bordering the Mediterranean Sea?
It brings warming winds from North Africa.
Which of the following was the name of the capital of the Aztec Empire? Tenochtitlan, Quetzalcoatl, Mexico City, Yucatán
Tenochtitlan
What imaginary line cuts across the top of South America?
The line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What was attacked in Moscow in March 2010?
a subway system
Biodiversity refers to a wide range of which of the following species? wildlife, insects, plants, all of the above
all of the above
Which of the following resources are abundant in the United States and Canada? fertile soils, mineral deposits, water supplies, all of the above
all of the above
Which problem resulted from the rapid expansion of the population of Los Angeles? inadequate water supplies, construction on the earthquake-threatened land, air pollution, all of the above
all of the above
Which of the following mountain ranges runs down the Pacific coast of South America?
andes
How did Portland, Oregon, contain urban sprawl?
by creating a growth boundary
How is the Brazilian government trying to develop the country's interior plains?
by encouraging settlers to move there
What is one way that many immigrants have adjusted to life in the United States?
by learning english
Which of the following was a major cause of the French and Indian War?
conflicting claims of Canadian land between the British and French governments
What effect did the completion of the Canadian transcontinental railroad have on the country?
it increased the pace of westward settlement
Which term describes a government under harsh, military leadership?
junta
What name is given to the grassy, treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela?
llanos
