Semester 1 Final

Question 1

What are the 5 themes of geography?

Answer 1

Location, 
place, 
region, 
human/environment interaction
Movement

Question 2

What is the most accurate representation of the earth?

Answer 2

Globe

Question 3

The study of the world and all its human and physical characteristics.

Globe. Hemisphere. Geography

Answer 3

Geography

Question 4

Lines circling the earth parallel to the equator, measures distance north and south.

Latitude. Longitude. Scale bar

Answer 4

Latitude

Question 5

Lines that circle the earth from pole to pole, measures distance east and west.

Latitude. Longitude. Scale bar

Answer 5

Longitude

Question 6

People who make maps

Answer 6

Cartographer

Question 7

The 4 primary directions N, S, E, W

Longitude. Cardinal directions. Intermediate directions

Answer 7

Cardinal directions

Question 8

NE, NW, SE, SW are called

Key. Cardinal directions. Intermediate directions

Answer 8

Intermediate directions

Question 9

Lists and explains symbols, colors and lines used on a map

Answer 9

Key or legend

Question 10

What kind of map Shows the topography, or shape, of the earth’s physical features?

Answer 10

Physical map

Question 11

Map that shows the boundaries of counties, states, cities, roads and highways

Political map. Physical map. Qualitative map

Answer 11

Political map

Question 12

Maps that emphasize a single idea or particular kind of information about an area

Flow-line map. Thematic map. Qualitative map

Answer 12

Thematic map

Question 13

Computer software programs that take data from different sources and arranges it to help cartographers make maps.

Natural resources. Global information system (GIS). Topography

Answer 13

Global information system (GIS)

Question 14

One of the halves of the earth is divided into

Prime meridian. Equator. Hemisphere

Answer 14

Hemisphere

Question 15

What hemisphere do you live in?

Answer 15

Northern hemisphere

Question 16

Setting up plants to make products and service industries in other countries because it is cheaper

Monopoly. Market economy. Outsourcing

Answer 16

Outsourcing

Question 17

The process where a body of water becomes rich with nutrients and encourages overgrowth of algae

Arable. Eutrophication. Commodity

Answer 17

Eutrophication

Question 18

An economy that gives people the freedoms m to make choices and buy their own things.

Global economy. Market economy. Command economy

Answer 18

Market economy

Question 19

Spending more money on imports than what is earned on exports

Global economy. Trade deficit. Trade surplus.

Answer 19

Trade deficit

Question 20

The percentage of people who can read and write.

Literacy rate. Bilingual. Urban sprawl

Answer 20

Literacy rate

Question 21

Birth rate minus death rate = ?

Population density. Population growth. Developing country

Answer 21

Population growth

Question 22

Large and small cities that make that make a great city together

Megalopolis. Bilingual. Immigration

Answer 22

Megalopolis

Question 23

Countries that have certain traits in common such as government, religion or social groups.

Cultural hearth. Culture region. Ethnic group

Answer 23

Culture region

Question 24

Early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas.

Cultural hearth. Culture region. Social group

Answer 24

Cultural hearth

Question 25

The number of births per thousand of population each year

Answer 25

Birth rate

Question 26

The average number of people in a square mile Population density. Population growth. Birth rate

Answer 26

Population density

Question 27

Satellite stem of government where the queen or king has the supreme power Autocracy. Monarchy. Democracy

Answer 27

Monarchy

Question 28

Any system is of government where the power to eule belongs to one individual Autocracy. Monarchy. Oligarchy

Answer 28

Autocracy

Question 29

Any system of government in which the leaders rule with the consent of the citizens Oligopoly. Autocracy. Democracy

Answer 29

Democracy

Question 30

Any system of government in which a small group holds power Democracy. Monarchy. Oligarchy

Answer 30

Oligarchy

Question 31

A country in the process of becoming industrialized Developing country. Traditional country. Impoverished country

Answer 31

Developing country

Question 32

A governments strategy in dealing with other nations or countries

Answer 32

Foreign policy

Question 33

Resources that can be replaced or grown again. They are never used up. Wind, sun, forests, water

Answer 33

Renewable resources

Question 34

The movement of people from rural areas to cities. Suburb. Urbanization. Immigration

Answer 34

Urbanization

Question 35

What is GDP per capita?

Answer 35

Measure of total output of a country Gross domestic product divided by number of people in the country

Question 36

Electric energy generated from moving water Tierra caliente. Canopy. Hydroelectric power

Answer 36

Hydroelectric power

Question 37

The loss or destruction of forests

Answer 37

Deforestation

Question 38

What is a resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains? For example coal, petroleum or natural gas.

Answer 38

Fossil fuels

Question 39

business that provides a service instead of making goods Shantytown. Service industry. Structure

Answer 39

Service industry

Question 40

What does contiguous mean?

Answer 40

Sharing a common border or next to The 48 contiguous United States are all the states that touch each other

Question 41

What is a partially self-governing country with close ties to another country? Monarchy. Dominion. Democracy

Answer 41

Dominion

Question 42

The total value of goods and services produced in a country for the year

Answer 42

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Question 43

To leave or withdraw from something. Quebec would like to __________ from Canada. Secede. Shift. Subduction

Answer 43

Secede

Question 44

People of Native American and European descent Indigenous. Mestizo. Viceroy

Answer 44

Mestizo

Question 45

What does NAFTA stand for and what is it?

Answer 45

North American Free Trade Agreement No tariffs on trade between US, Canada and Mexico

Question 46

What is the approximate WORLD population for 2015?

Answer 46

7 billion people

Question 47

What is the approximate US population for 2015?

Answer 47

320 million

Question 48

What is the highest point in North America?

Answer 48

Denali/ Mt. McKinley

Question 49

What is the lowest point in North America?

Answer 49

Death Valley

Question 50

What two major landforms stretch across the US and Canada?

Answer 50

Rocky Mountains and Great Plains

Question 51

What does s the largest lake in North America?

Answer 51

Lake Superior

Question 52

Wh were the first inhabitants of Canada and the US?

Answer 52

Native Americans

Question 53

Canada is the ________ largest country in the world.

Answer 53

2nd

Question 54

The US is the __________ largest country in the world

Answer 54

3rd

Question 55

What is the approximate population of Canada family r 2015?

Answer 55

36 million

Question 56

What do you call the leader you of the Canadian government?

Answer 56

Prime Minister

Question 57

What is the capital of Canada?

Answer 57

Ottowa

Question 58

What mountain range is on Mexicos east coast?

Answer 58

Sierra Madre Oriental

Question 59

What is the religion f most people from n Latin America?

Answer 59

Catholic

Question 60

Where are s the volcano nicknamed "El Popo" located?

Answer 60

Mexico

Question 61

What did Spanish conquistadors bring to the new world?

Answer 61

Religion

Question 62

Who lead the conquistador Canada conquest of the Aztecs?

Answer 62

Herman Cortes

Question 63

Which Native group worshipped a god of war and practiced human sacrifice?

Answer 63

Aztec

Question 64

Native civilization that developed math and the calendar

Answer 64

Maya

Question 65

What Caribbean island is communist?

Answer 65

Cuba

Question 66

What Caribbean islands are US territories?

Answer 66

Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico