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1
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Which of the following subjects would a human geographer study the most?

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Population

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The study of weather

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Meteorology

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The smallest level at which geographer might study a place is:

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Local

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4
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A region is an area that has

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One or more common features

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Which climate zone occurs only in the upper latitudes

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Polar

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Where are the most diverse habitats on earth found

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Tropical rain forest

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Which renewable energy resource uses the heat of earths interior to generate power?

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Geothermal energy

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It is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and environment in which they live

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Ecosystem

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Which economic system is used in Mexico

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Market economy

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A government in which a single, powerful ruler exerts complete control is a:

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Dictatorship

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11
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What is the climate like in the northern part of the Yucatan peninsula

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Hot and dry

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12
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What mineral does Mexico produce more than any other country?

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Silver

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13
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What country buys most of mexicos oil

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USA

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14
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Who began de revolt that led to mexicos independence?

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Miguel Hidalgo

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15
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What Mexican holiday honors death ancestors?

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Day of the death

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16
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What factor helps classify Mexico as a developing country?

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Relatively high living standards

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17
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Which country is an example of an isthmus?

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Panama

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18
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Which country has a communist government?

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Cuba

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19
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It is the world largest river

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Amazon

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20
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It is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty water

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Estuary

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21
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What European country colonized Brazil?

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Portugal

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22
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What religion is most common in Brazil?

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Roman Catholic

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23
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Were Muslims from North Africa

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The moors

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24
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The moors were Muslims who conquered

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Spain

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25
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Which of these cities is in Portugal?

Rome Athens Lisbon Madrid

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Lisbon

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26
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Two of the most common foods in Southern Europe cooking are

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Grapes and olives

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27
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What is the name of the ocean current that causes Northern Europe mild climate?

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North Atlantic drift

28
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Which two cities are central to the economy of the British isles?

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London and Dublin

29
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About what year did Vikings first reach North America?

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Around AC1000

30
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Which is the largest and most populous country in Scandinavia?

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Sweden

31
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What 3 countries make up the Caucasus

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Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan

32
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What does czar means?

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Emperors

33
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Who was the leader of Russia when it became a communist country?

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Vladimir Lenin

34
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The majority of Russians are descended from the

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Slavs

35
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It is the lowest point on any continent and is the world’s saltiest body of water

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Dead Sea

36
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What is turkeys largest city?

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Istanbul

37
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What is Israel’s largest city?

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Tel aviv

38
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What is food allowed under Jewish dietary laws called?

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Kosher

39
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They are Arabic speaking nomads who mostly live in the desert of southwest Asia

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Bedouins

40
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What European country ruled Lebanon in WWI?

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France

41
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Most people living in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan are

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Arabs

42
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Which countries make up North Africa?

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Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt

43
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It connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red sea

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Suez Canal

44
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It is the world’s longest river

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Nile river

45
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It is a west, fertile area in a desert with a natural spring or well that supplies water

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Oasis

46
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What is the climate of most of noth Africa?

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Hot and dry

47
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It is a system of writing that uses pictures and symbols to stand for ideas and words that arose in Egypt

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Hieroglyphics

48
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It is a city in which almost taxes are placed on goods sold there

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Free port

49
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What language do the majority of North Africa Speak?

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Arabic

50
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Most North Africans are:

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Muslims

51
Q

The division of the Indian society is known as

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The caste system

52
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Which of the following is the oldest Indian civilization?

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Harappan

53
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What is the main religion in India

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Hinduism

54
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What Indian festival celebrates the beliefs of Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism

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Diwali

55
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It’s a landforms at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits

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Delta

56
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The highest peak in the Indian subcontinent and the world is

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Mount Everest

57
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India

A

New Delhi

58
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Morocco

A

Algiers

59
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Egypt

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El Cairo

60
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United Kingdom

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London

61
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Norway

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Oslo

62
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Ireland

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Dublin

63
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Portugal

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Lisboa

64
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Spain

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Madrid

65
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Greece

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Athens

66
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Mexico

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Mexico D.F.

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