World Geography Final Exam Review

A political boundary that takes on a clear and neat geometric shape

• Geometric Boundary

• Consequent Boundary

• Delimited border

• Defined border

What time zone is California?

• Western Time

• Eastern

• Central

• Pacific

A large group of people who are united by common cultural characteristics, such as language and ethnicity, or shared history.

• Stateless

• Nation

• Multinational

• nation-state

What does material culture include?

• Musical notes
• Weather patterns
• Geological formations
• Physical objects, artifacts, and structures created or used by humans.

In Stage 1, the birth rate is...

• Low

• High

• Falling

• Stable

Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?

• vegetation map
• political map
• land-use map
• elevation map

What is a shatter belt region?

• C. A region with a dominant cultural group that controls the state's political, economic, and social system.

• B. An area with a high level of economic development and stability.

• A. An area where countries or people are subject to political, cultural, and economic pressure from external powers in conflict with each other.

• D. A region with a single ethnic group sharing a common language, culture, and history.

a boundary line that coincides with some cultural divide, such as religion or language

• superimposed boundary

• relic boundary

• demarcated boundary

• consequent boundary

Which of the following is an example of "expansion diffusion"?

• The exact measurement of the physical space between two places.

• The spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places.

• The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

• The spread of an idea through physi

What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?

• India

• Artic

• Pacific

• Southern