World Geography Final

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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


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