2024 W. Geo. Semester Exam

1. Which is the main purpose for global positioning technology?

• a. to determine relative locations on Earth
• b. to determine absolute locations on Earth
• c. to determine elevations of geographic features on Earth
• d. to determine the physical characteristics of regions

2. Where is Earth’s freshwater supply located?

• a. in bays, rivers, and underground
• b. in glaciers, ice caps, lakes, streams, rivers, and underground
• c. in lakes, rivers, streams, oceans, ice caps, and underground
• d. in streams, lakes, rivers, seas, and bays

3. A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides

• a. a relative position.
• b. an absolute location.
• c. a global reckoning.
• d. a planar projection.

4. Longitude lines indicate

• a. distances east and west of the Equator
• b. distances east and west of the Prime Meridian.
• c. distance north and south of the Prime Meridian.2024 Fall Semester Exam
• d. distance north and south of the Equator.

5.The ________ includes all liquid and frozen surface water, ground water, and water vapor.

• a. Lithosphere
• b. Biosphere
• c. Atmosphere
• d. Hydrosphere

6. Of Earth’s three structural layers, the hottest is

• a. the core, which includes a solid inner core and liquid outer core.
• b. the crust, which is heated by solar radiation.
• c. the atmosphere, which experiences hot summer weather.
• d. the mantle, which contains the magma that makes volcanoes.

Mexico is an example of a(n) ________, because it is transitioning from a primarily agricultural economy to an economy primarily focused on manufacturing and industrial activities.

• a. industrializing country
• b. more developed country
• c. newly industrialized country
• d. less developed country

8. About how long does it take for Earth to complete a revolution around the sun ?

• a. 7 days
• b. 31 days2024 Fall Semester Exam
• c. 365 days
• d. 1,000 days

9. The Industrial Revolution is considered an era of rapid ________ because new technology enable culture traits to spread more quickly from one culture to another.

• a. cultural diffusion
• b. cultural dispersion
• c. cultural assimilation
• d. cultural dissonance

10. ________ refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities .

• a. Suburbanization
• b. Modernization
• c. Destabilization
• d. Urbanization