Pre-AP World Geography CBA (1st 6 Weeks)

Geography is the study of...

• the Earth, the people on the Earth and how they interact

• land, water, natural resources and population distribution

• the history and development of the Earth

• the measurement and physical descriptions of region and places

_______________ location describes the location of a place based on a fixed location on Earth by using longitude and latitude

• absolute

• relative

_____________ location refers to the location of a place relative to another place, location, or landmark

• absolute

• relative

Cultural diffusion is...

• hen the minority culture changes but is still able to retain unique cultural markers of language, food and customs

• the ability and willingness to ask and answer questions about geospatial phenomena.

• the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

• the spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture to different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, etc

What criteria is used to decide what states are in the Great Plains?

• Vegetation

• Elevation

• Latitude

• Ocean Temperatures

Why does the Nile River flow north to empty into the Mediterranean?

• The Earth’s magnetic field pulls the river’s course northward.

• When Egypt built a dam on the river it changed the direction of river’s flow.

• Northern Africa is at a lower elevation than the land further south.

• Farmers in Egypt use water from the river to irrigate their crops

A graph showing deforestation in the Amazon would be an example of...

• relative location

• culture

• dialect

• Human-environment interaction

Judaism and Islam are similar in that they both...

• are monotheistic religions

• they both believe in reincarnation

• They both use the Koran

• none of thes are correct

A(n) ____________________ is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor, called the proto-language.

• romance language

• dialect

• language family

• none of these

What term describes any households where, sometime during the previous year, people don’t have enough food to eat?

• Food desert

• food insecurity

• food inequality

• food inaccessibility