World Geography

What is the name of the largest desert in the world?

Sahara Desert

What type of migration occurs when a group of people move for a short time for work and return home after and repeat this process at the same time each year?

Seasonal migration

Absolute location

Location of a place based on a fixed point on earth. Usually by longitude and latiitude

What is a biome?

Many similar ecosystems throughout the world grouped together,

What do we call it when a person makes a permanent move to another country?

Migration

What do we call rule by a king or queen?

Monarchy

What do we call belief in only one God?

Monotheistic

What is a strait?

Narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

What is the name of the lonest river in the world?

Nile river

Which ocean is the world's largest?

Pacific Ocean

Refugee

People who have fled their country because of political persecution and seek asylum in another country.

What type of migration occurs when a government forces a large group of people out of a region?

Population transfer

What line is used to divide the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?

Prime Meridian

What is the infant mortality rate?

The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births

What type of government recognizes God as the ultimate authority?

Theocracy

What is the maternal mortality rate?

annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management

What type of migration sees one family move to work and save money to eventually bring the rest of their family to the new country?

chain migration

What is the weather like at the equator/tropics?

hot and humid

What religion has the majority of its followers in East and Southeast Asia?

Buddhism

What type of religion would Chinese Traditional or African Traditional be?

Folk religion

What do we call a small grup of military leaders who rule by force?

Junta

Southern Hemisphere

Below the equator

What are the 4 requirements for a territory to become a recognized state?

1) a defined territory; 2) a permanent population; 3) a government and 4) a capacity to enter into relations with other states.

What is an archipelago?

A chain of islands

Relative location

A position of a place or entity based on how it relates to other locations.

What is a universalizing religion?

A religion that attempts to be global, to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location

Which of the following is not a reason Earth is able to substain life? A. The atmosphere is full of poisonous gases- such as carbon dioxide. B. the Earth's abundant water supply C. The Earth's lithosphere is able to grow food sources. D. the atmosphere is able to hold oxygen.

A. The atmosphere is full of poisonous gases- such as carbon dioxide.

What is the world's current population?

About 7.5 billion

Northern Hemisphere

Above the equator

What continent has the lowest life expectancy?

Africa

What country has the world's largest concentration of people?

Asia

What is the world's most populated country?

Asia

All of the following describe a developing country EXCEPT: A. a high death rate that causes a low life expectancy rate. B. many children leave school early or do not attend school at all C. Healthcare is easily accessible and affordable. D. many people live below the poverty level and are unable to afford basic needs and resources.

C. Healthcare is easily accessible and affordable.

What is the greatest risk to female health worldwide?

Childbirth

Place the following religons in order from largest to smallest: Judaism, Hinnduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity

Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

Which of the following is not true about the world's population? A. It is increasing more slowly than in the past. B. There are more people in the world now than at any other time in the past, C. The most rapid increase is occuring in the less developed counties. D. People are equally distributed across al of the continents.

D. People are equally distributed across all of the continents.

What do we call rule by one person who has total control over the government and people?

Dictatorship

Eastern Hemisphere

East of the Prime Meridian

What line is used to divide the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

Equator

What is the weather like in a Desert/Dry climate?

Hot and dry

What religion has the majority of its followers in the Middle East and North Africa?

Islam

What religion has the majority of its followers in Isreal and North America?

Judaism

Western Hemisphere

West of the Prime Meridian

Overpopulation

When the number of people exceed the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.

What is a peninsula?

a piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border, while being connected to a mainland from which it extends.

What is an internally displaced person?

someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders.