Solo Exam Review pt.3

According to the theory of plate tectonics, the earth’s outer shell

• consists of a number of large, moving plates

• is hot and pliable

• is one solid piece of rock

• consists of iron and nickel

Deforestation in the tropics is an example of

• human-environment interaction

• movement of people and goods.

• character of a place.

• urbanization

Which of the following is a perceptual region?

• Massachusetts

• the United States

• New York City

• the upper Midwest

All of the following are tools of geography except

• GIS

• geographic concepts

• hemispheres

• satellites

The five themes of geography are

• location, place, region, movement, human-environment interaction.

• location, place, elevation, longitude, movement.

• people, place, transportation, goods, communication.

• place, region, movement, politics, location.

The idea that all continents were once a single landmass but are now separate is called the __________.

• story of an hour

• theory of genetics

• continental drift theory

• theory of relativity

A thick layer of rock called the ________ is around the earth’s core.

• lithosphere

• mantle

• core

• crust

_____________ are the large landmasses in the earth’s oceans.

• ships

• countries

• Plate tectonics

• continents

_________ is the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other.

• science

• geography

• forensics

• history

People’s feelings and attitudes about an area define a(n) region ___________.

• perceptual

• belief

• core

• mantle