World Geography Physical Geography/Earth Processes Test

The Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act resulted in the official separation of Nunavut from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999. Nunavut — meaning "our land" in Inuktitut — is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada, and its creation was the first major change to Canada's map since the incorporation of the new province of Newfoundland in 1949.

 

—Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Canadian Geographic Magazine http://www.canadiangeographic.ca (accessed June 19, 2014)

Based on the information in the excerpt, Nunavut was created as a region based on —

• climate

• vegetation

• a trade network

• common culture

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?

• A. Shared political units

• B. Transportation corridors

• C. Related languages patterns

• D. 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

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

• Political regions

• Cultural regions

• Climate regions

• Vegetation regions

Which of the following geographic factors unifies Latin America as a region?

• A shared culture

• A common currency

• A single trade corridor

• A large political boundary

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

• Language

• Vegetation

• Political unit

• Trade network

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 physical geographic factor defines Oceania as a region?

• The outback

• The Indian Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The subtropical climate

Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia are groupings of islands based on —

• culture and location

• economy and culture

• language and economy

• government and location