Unit Review 3

Which of the following geographic factors distinguishes the Amazon River Basin as a region?

• Language

• Vegetation

• Political unit

• Trade network

What physical geographic factor dominates the Australia outback as a region?

• Arid climate

• Mountainous terrain

• Complex river systems

• Extensive ocean coastlines

What physical geographic factor defines Oceania as a region?

• The outback

• The Indian Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The subtropical climate

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

• home to vast oil deposits

• located on two continents

• a crossroads of world trade

• linked by religious traditions

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

• Political regions

• Cultural regions

• Climate regions

• Vegetation regions

The Great Plains region of the United States and Canada is characterized by a common —

• political unit

• trade network

• vegetation type

• mountain range

Which factor most defines the regions on the map as functional regions?

• Shared political units

• Transportation corridors

• Related languages patterns

• Common physical geographic barriers

Which of the following is one factor that contributes to the view that the United States and Canada constitute a single geographic region?

• Adjoining coastal borders

• Similar democratic institutions

• Peaceful relations with native groups

• Joint cooperation on military interventions

Which geographic factor contributes to the creation of the region shown on the map above?

• A common trade route

• Shared cultural traditions

• Similar climate conditions

• An international land border

Which physical process is responsible for the creation of rift valleys in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Tectonic forces

• Volcanic activity