1st 9 Weeks Test

Question 1

Which lines run parallel of the equator

Answer 1

Latitude

Question 2

What percentage of the earth is made up of water

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

The lithosphere consists of earths what

Answer 3

Land

Question 4

The hydrosphere consists of earths what

Answer 4

Water

Question 5

How many inches per year do the plates in the earth move

Answer 5

4 inches

Question 6

How many miles is the earth from the sun

Answer 6

93,000,000

Question 7

What is the diameter of the earth

Answer 7

8,000 miles

Question 8

Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are created by _____ forces

Answer 8

Internal

Question 9

What is made up of thick rock such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, and iron

Answer 9

Mantle

Question 10

Which tropic is located at 23.5 degrees S

Answer 10

Capricorn

Question 11

Which tropic is located at 23.5 degrees N

Answer 11

Cancer

Question 12

What are the winds that blow in constant patterns

Answer 12

Prevailing

Question 13

Which area on the Equator is usually windless

Answer 13

Doldrums

Question 14

Which direction do the ocean currents flow in the Southern Hemisphere

Answer 14

Counter-clockwise

Question 15

What are the five themes of geography

Answer 15

Region, place, movement, human-environment interaction, and location

Question 16

What is the highest point of the earths surface

Answer 16

Mt. Everest

Question 17

What is the lowest point of the earths surface

Answer 17

Dead Sea

Question 18

What is the difference between a physical and political map

Answer 18

A physical map shows earths physical feature and topography and a political map shows the boundaries between countries or states

Question 19

What is the deepest part of the ocean

Answer 19

Mariana Trench

Question 20

List the 7 continents

Answer 20

North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica

Question 21

List the 5 oceans

Answer 21

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, arctic, and southern

Question 22

What is midnight sun

Answer 22

When one pole is continuously dark for six months while the other is continuously light

Question 23

What is significant about an Equinox

Answer 23

It’s when there’s 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness

Question 24

What does the word geographia mean? Why do we study geography

Answer 24

The word geographia means earths description. We study geography to know more about the earth, it’s climate, and all its features

Question 25

Define autocracy

Answer 25

Autocracy is when the a country is ruled by one person

Question 26

Define oligarchy

Answer 26

Oligarchy is when a country is ruled by a few people

Question 27

Give a few examples of a totalitarian dictator

Answer 27

King John un, adolf hitler, and Joseph Stalin

Question 28

How does a direct democracy work

Answer 28

In a direct democracy people directly vote on issues themselves. Examples are Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece

Question 29

What is the oldest and most common form of government throughout history

Answer 29

An autocracy government

Question 30

How does a representative democracy function

Answer 30

We elect representatives, with limited terms, to decide on issues for us

Question 31

What type of economy states that the government owns or directs the means of production and controls distribution of goods

Answer 31

Command economy

Question 32

In your opinion what is the best system of government and economics that we have talked about

Answer 32

Direct democracy because the people get to decide on the issues directly instead of someone deciding for you. A mixed economy because the government allows the people to be in the market and make money themselves instead of the government making all the money

Question 33

What is the hottest and lowest place in the US? How hot did it get here once setting the record

Answer 33

Death Valley; 134 degrees F

Question 34

How far do the Rocky Mountains extend and which states does it begin and end with

Answer 34

3,000 miles; begins in New Mexico and ends in Alaska

Question 35

Which U.S. State is first in natural gas reserves

Answer 35

Texas

Question 36

What are north Americas oldest mountains and the continents second-longest mountain range

Answer 36

Appalachian

Question 37

Why is New York City's Manhattan island important

Answer 37

It is one of the most important economic centers for the U.S. and world

Question 38

What percentage of the earths surface do the US and Canada cover

Answer 38

12%

Question 39

Which state is composed of volcanic mountaintops

Answer 39

Hawaii

Question 40

What is a major source of hydroelectric power for the U.S. and Canada

Answer 40

Niagara falls

Question 41

How were the Great Lakes formed

Answer 41

From glaciers

Question 42

How does Canada's weather affect the U.S.

Answer 42

The winds bring in Canada's cold air

Question 43

Where is the majority of oil and natural gas reserves located in Canada

Answer 43

Alberta

Question 44

What is the worlds largest island

Answer 44

Greenland

Question 45

List some of the deserts in North America

Answer 45

Mojave desert, great salt lake desert, Death Valley, and the chihuahuan desert

Question 46

What is the name of the U.S. Epidemic during the 1930s that destroyed many crops and caused numerous agricultural problems

Answer 46

Dust bowl

Question 47

Explain Canada's abundance of minerals

Answer 47

Canada has 28% of the worlds potash; 18% of copper; 14% of gold; and 12% of silver

Question 48

What is significant about the continental divide

Answer 48

The continental divide determines the direction rivers flow. All rivers east of the Rockies flow toward the Atlantic Ocean and ms river. All rivers west of the Rockies flow toward the Pacific Ocean

Question 49

How many miles does the MS river flow? Which state does the MS river begin in? How many square miles does it drain and how many US states are drained as a result

Answer 49

The Mississippi River flows 2,350 miles. The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota. It drains 1.2 million square miles. Also, it drains for 31 US states

Question 50

List the names of mountains in Mexico, Central America, and South America

Answer 50

Sierra Madre, central highlands, and the Andes

Question 51

What is land area of Latin America? What percentage of earths surface is covered

Answer 51

8 million square miles; 16%

Question 52

What are three groups of the Caribbean islands

Answer 52

The Bahamas, the greater Antilles, the lesser Antilles

Question 53

What is located in Greenwich, England

Answer 53

Prime meridian

Question 54

Where is Patagonia

Answer 54

Southern Argentina

Question 55

Where is the worlds finest emeralds found

Answer 55

Columbia

Question 56

Which two Latin America countries are leading oil producers

Answer 56

Mexico and Venezuela

Question 57

What is the largest lake in Central America

Answer 57

Lake Nicaragua

Question 58

Which country is the worlds leading exporter of copper

Answer 58

Chile

Question 59

What affects the climates of Latin America the most

Answer 59

The elevation of the land

Question 60

What is unique about the atacama desert

Answer 60

It is so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded

Question 61

Who were skilled in mathematics and calculated the orbit of the earth

Answer 61

The Mayans

Question 62

Who had the artificial floating islands

Answer 62

The Aztecs

Question 63

Who had no written language but kept records and kept messages using quipus

Answer 63

The incas

Question 64

How did Spain govern the colonies

Answer 64

They appointed viceroys to govern the colonies and enforce the law

Question 65

What was the first Latin America country to get rid of European rule?

Answer 65

Haiti

Question 66

Which country was the only one to gain independence without a revolution

Answer 66

Brazil

Question 67

What did Protestants missionaries build in Latin America

Answer 67

Hospitals, schools, and colleges

Question 68

Why is the literacy rate improving

Answer 68

Free education

Question 69

What is life often centered on in Latin America

Answer 69

Family

Question 70

What is the national sport of most Latin American countries

Answer 70

Futbol, soccer