World Geography 1st Semester Review

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What types of regions are created by the man-made borders shown on the above map?

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Political regions

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Which geographic factor unifies Latin America as a region?

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A shared culture

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Southwest Asia and North Africa are often studied as a cultural region by geographers because the area is —

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linked by religious traditions

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What physical geographic factor defines Oceania as a region?

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The Pacific Ocean

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Why is the Piney Woods considered a formal region?

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It is a spatial area with common vegetation, landforms, and climate.

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Which type of region is described in the excerpt? Options: Formal, Climate, Political, Functional

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Functional

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Based on the diagram, how does the Earth-Sun relationship affect the climate of different regions of the world?

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It creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.

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Which of the following is most directly responsible for the variation in seasonal weather patterns? Phases of the Moon, Tilt of the Earth’s axis, Distance from the Sun, Rotation of the Earth on its axis

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Tilt of the Earth’s axis

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Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion? Options: The wearing down of rocks by wind and water., The breaking of the Earth’s crust that causes a fault., The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water., The mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material.

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The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water.

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The landforms listed in the box are created by the physical process of —

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plate tectonics