World Geography Pre-test

What is map scale?

• distance between objects or places
• distance between land masses and water on a map
• distance between latitude and longitude lines on map
• distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth

A map that highlights differences in height between mountains and lower regions is called

• political
• mental
• physical
• thematic

In the grid system used to map locations on Earth's surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called

• latitudinal lines
• geometric lines
• barometric lines
• longitudinal lines

What does human geography examine?

• climate, land , water plants, and animals
• physical environments and people
• living and inanimate things on Earth
• people in the past present and future

Longitude lines indicate

• distance north and south of the Equator
• distance north and south of the Prime Meridian
• distances east and west of the Equator
• distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

Which term does this image demonstrate?

• Cultural Diffusion
• Cultural Appropriation
• Innovation
• Cultural Hearth

What happens when cultures move and merge with other cultures?

• Culture Diffusion
• Ethnocentrism
• Innovation
• Stereotyping

What happens when you only look at other cultures from your own culture? (Yours being the best)

• Ethnocentrism
• Stereotyping
• Cultural Diffusion
• Acculturation

What is monotheism?

• Having many gods
• Having one god
• Having no god
• You are god

Feature #1

• Sahara Desert
• Kalahari Desert
• Sahel
• Congo Basin