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Government-controlled production and distribution

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Command economy

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Molten rock within the Earth

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Magma

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The exact point on a grid of latitude and longitude lines

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Absolute location.

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The number of people per square unit of land

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Population density

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The shape of Earth’s physical features

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Topography

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People who share a common language, history, and place of origin

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Ethnic group

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The middle layer of the Earth that lies beneath the crust

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Mantle

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The process of spreading new knowledge and ideas from culture to culture

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Cultural diffusion

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The latitude of 23 1/2 N

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Tropic of Cancer

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Short-term aspect of climate

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Weather

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Traps head and keeps it from escaping too quickly into space

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Atmosphere

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Permanent daylight found at the Poles during summer

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Midnight sun

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Equal hours of daylight and nighttime

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Equinox

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Cartographers are people who make

a. weather forecasts
b. train schedules
c. musical instruments
d. maps

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Maps

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Latitude lines run

a. parallel to the equator
b. in circular patterns clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
c. north and south from the Poles
d. in circular patterns counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

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Parallel to the Equator

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When a mountain blocks precipitation to its leeward side, the result is a

a. windward circumstance
b. leeward disturbance
c. rain shadow effect
d. greenhouse effect

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Rain shadow effect

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A government that is run by one person alone

a. has never happened in world history
b. is called and autocracy
c. is called an oligarchy
d. may be known as a democratic monarchy

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Is called an autocracy

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18
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Where is the Tropic of Capricorn located?

a. between the Antarctic Circle and the Equator
b. between the Arctic Circle and the Equator
c. between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole
d. between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole

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Between the Antarctic Circle and the Equator

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Which of the following best summarizes the water cycle?

a. evaporation, subduction, accretion
b. evaporation, condensation, precipitation
c. condensation, spreading, precipitation
d. condensation, precipitation, weathering

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Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

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The consistent, proportional relationship between measurements on a map and measurements on the Earth’s surface is its

a. scale
b. longitude
c. relief
d. elevation

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Scale

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The Earth rotates on its

a. Equator
b. oceans
c. axis
d. revolution

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Axis

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The birthrate is the number of births per

a. year for 100 people
b. century for 1,000 people
c. decade for 500 people
d. year for 1,000 people

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Year for 1,000 people

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Human-made features, such as coundaries and highways, would be shown on a

a. political map
b. physical map
c. cartogram
d. relief map

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Political map

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The Earth revolves around the sun one time each

a. day
b. week
c. month
d. year

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Year

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Particular kinds of information, such as climate or population, would be shown on a a. hemispheric map b. political map c. physical map d. thematic map
Thematic map
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What do cartographers use to show the round Earth on a flat surface? a. global grid b. relative location c. compass rose d. map projection
Map projection
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What divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere? a. the Prime Meridian b. the Equator c. cardinal directions d. flow lines
The Equator
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A place defined by popular feelings and images is called a a. functional region b. site c. perceptual region d. situation
Perceptual region
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Why are maps useful to geographers? a. A great deal of statistical information can be recorded on a map. b. Maps can show the history of a country at a glance. c. There are many different types of maps. d. Maps can show some information better than writing can.
Maps can show some information better than writing can.
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What features are most accurately depicted on a globe? a. area, close-up detail, distance b. area, distance, direction c. close-up detail, distance, direction d. direction, area, close-up detail
Area, distance, direction
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On what do functional regions focus? a. a time period in a specific part of the world. b. the distant future and how geography will change in an area c. a central point and the surrounding territory linked to it d. a system of related regions that cover large continents
A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it
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What part of a map explains its symbols, colors, and lines? a. scale bar b. compass rose c. key d. qualitative maps
Key
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A _____ is made up of icy particles and frozen gases. a. meteoroid b. comet c. solar system d. gas giant planet
Gas giant planet
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The core, _____, and the crust are the three layers of the Earth. a. mantle b. magma c. plates d. lava
Mantle
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Land takes up about how much of the Earth's surface? a. 70 percent b. 15 percent c. 30 percent d. 20 percent
30 percent
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Which of the following best describes the Earth's inner core? a. liquid and extremely hot b. solid and cool c. liquid and cool d. solid and extremely hot
Solid and extremely hot
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Countries experiencing negative population growth may have to a. import workers b. export food c. close borders d. hire demographers
Import workers
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One of the goals of this system of government is the equal distribution of wealth. a. socialism b. autocracy c. democracy d. confederation
Socialism
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Habit and custom determine economic activities in a(n) a. market economy b. traditional economy c. command economy d. oligarchy
Traditional economy
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People can own businesses and make profits in _____ system. a. command economy b. communist c. traditional economy d. free enterprise
Free enterprise
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A _____ system of government divides power between national and state governments. a. democratic b. unitary c. federal d. socialist
Federal
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Water, wind, and solar power are _____ resources. a. renewable b. nonrenewable c. hydroelectric d. unpolluted
Renewable
43
What is the relative location of megalopolis?
Megalopolis is close to the state of Pennsylvania.
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Badly polluted European industrial area
Black triangle
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Tunnel linking England and France
Chunnel
46
German freeway system
Autobahnen
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European shift into mass production
Industrial Revilution
48
Largest European port
Rotterdam
49
Northern Ireland, England, Wales, and Scotland
United Kingdom
50
Highest mountain range in Europe
Alps
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Most important waterway of eastern Europe
Danube River
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Waterway that runs through Germany to the North Sea
Rhine River
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Area that includes Albania and Croatia
Balkan Peninsula
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Administrative center for the EU
Brussels
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Body of water that lies between Italy and Croatia
Adriatic Sea
56
Mediterranean island
Crete
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Narrow water passage south of Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
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Area that is home to Spain and Portugal
Iberian Peninsula
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The Pyrenees mountains separate the _____ Peninsula from the rest of Europe. a. Italian b. Scandinavian c. Iberian d. Balkan
Iberian
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Iceland's location along the _____ results in volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers. a. Antarctic Circle b. Mid-Pacific Ridge c. Mid-Atlantic Ridge d. Arctic Circle
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Beginning in the late _____, the Industrial Revolution transformed manufacturing in Europe by replacing human labor with machines. a. 1700s b. 1900s c. 1500s d. 1600s
1700s
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The goal of the _____ is a united Europe in which goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries. a. Common Market b. United Nations c. European Union d. Maastricht Treaty
European Union
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Foreigners who work on a temporary basis in a country other than the ones in which they are citizens are called a. migrants b. guest workers c. regugees d. immigrants
Guest workers
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Countries that have health-care systems funded by the government are known as a. communist states b. city-states c. democratic states d. welfare states
Welfare states
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The European Union requires its members to a. limit and clean up environmental pollution b. pay high tariffs c. cease individual production d. limit environmental pollution
Limit and clean up environmental pollution
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Europe's large deposits of coal and iron sparked the growth of _____ in the 1800s. a. heavy industry b. light industry c. service industries d. farm cooperatives
Heavy industry
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_____, or organizations in which farmers share in growing and selling products, reduce costs and increase profits. a. farm cooperatives b. State farms c. Mixed farms d. Organic farms
Farm cooperatives
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Iceland is a land of glaciers and a. active volcanoes b. long-dormant c. month d. dense forests
Active volcanoes
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The Alps stretch from southern France to which region? a. Britain b. the Iberian Peninsula c. the Balkan Peninsula d. southern Italy
The Balkan Peninsula
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The most densely populated nation in northern Europe is a. Sweden b. the United Kingdom c. Iceland d. Norway
The United Kingdom
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Northern Europe's largest and oldest urban area is a. Paris b. Scandinavia c. Rome d. London
London
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After World War II, which country was divided between communist and noncommunist governments? a. France b. Germany c. Belgium d. Netherlands
Germany
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The most populous nation in southern Europe is a. Italy b. Greece c. Spain d. Portugal
Italy
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The recent dominant migration patterns of the region has resulted in a. suburbaniation b. rural concentration c. urbanization d. emigration
Suburbanization
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Most eastern Europeans are ethnically a. Celtic b. Germanic c. Roma d. Slavic
Slavic
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On _____, fools are raised without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. a. farm cooperatives b. collective farms c. state farms d. organic farms
Organic farms
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In _____ earthen dikes hold back the sea. a. Ireland b. the Neterlands c. Rhineland d. Italy
The Netherlands
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The _____ separate(s) the Iberian Peninsula from Africa. a. Apennines b. North Sea c. Strait of Gibraltar d. Aegean Sea
Strait of Gibraltar
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The _____ run through eastern Europe from Slovakia to Romania. a. Pyrenees b. Meseta c. Carpathians d. Alps
Carpatians
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The western European city that is the administrative center of the European Union is a. Paris b. Berlin c. Geneva d. Brussels
Brussels
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After World War II, which country was divided between communist and noncommunist governments? a. France b. Belgium c. Germany d. Netherlands
Germany
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The _____ was a power struggle between the Soviet-controlled Communist world and the non-Communist world. a. Reformation b. Cold War c. Renaissance d. Korean War
Cold War
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Language, religion, social groups, government, and more
Culture.

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