World Geography SOL Review

Distortion is a problem when mapping Earth because -

• Climate conditions are difficult to measure

• Earth's populations are constantly changing

• Current map producing technology is limited

• Earth's curved surface is transferred to a flat surface

Which activity depends primarily on polar map projections?

• Land surveying

• Data collection

• Airline navigation

• Satellite imaging

What describes the spatial relationships between and among places?

• Projection

• Absolute location

• Orientation

• Relative location

Which body of water is a fraction of its former size due to the diversion of water in the former Soviet Union?

• Black Sea

• Dead Sea

• Aral Sea

• Caspian Sea

Which term do geographers use to classify an area with unifying physical characteristics?

• Region

• Orientation

• Preception

• Location

In which religion has there been a history of conflicts between Sunnis and Sh'a due to differences in their fundamental beliefs?

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Where can you find the Hutus and Tutsis?

• Cyprus

• Burundi and Rwanda

• Korea and Japan

• South Africa

In the 1990s, ethnic diversity as a diversity as a divisive force best described conditions in which country?

• Japan

• Brazil

• Switzerland

• Yugoslavia

Which mountain range stretches from Alaska to north of Mexico?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Basin and Range

• Cascade Mountains

The ancient Incan city located in the Andes Mountains of Peru is -

• Chichen Itza

• Machu Picchu

• Teotihuacan

• Tenochtitlan