1st Semester Becnhmark/Final Review

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Which of the following is an example of modifying geography to create a better lifestyle? drought, medical technology, terrace farming, erosion

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terrace farming

Front

In some nations, the government controls the economy. It tells people what to make and sell.

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Command Economy

Front

All the water on Earth. This includes all of the rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater, polar ice caps and glaciers.

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hydrosphere

Front

Which landform is the most common in the Middle East?

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Desert

Front

Which lines measures horizontally?

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Latitude

Front

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on Earth's mantle and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle

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tectonic plates

Front

What line measures at 0 degrees latitude?

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Equator

Front

The average atmospheric conditions for a large place for a long period of time is called

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Climate

Front

The atmospheric condition of a place on a day to day basis is called

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Weather

Front

Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...

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modifying