PCIS Geography Unit 2 Review

Which of the following is a physical feature that can define a region?

• Language

• Landform

• Religion

• Currency

What is an example of a functional region?

• The South

• A newspaper delivery area

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Middle East

Why do geographers use regions?

• To create new countries

• To make laws

• To organize and study Earth's surface

• To decide where people should live

What causes the seasons on Earth?

• Earth's distance from the moon

• The tilt of Earth's axis in relation to the sun

• The size of the Earth

• Earth's rotation every 24 hours

Which is an example of a weather event caused by the atmosphere?

• Plate tectonics

• Glaciers

• Hurricanes

• Volcanoes

What is one effect of plate tectonics?

• Changing population

• Earthquakes and mountain formation

• Religion spread

• More rainfall

El Niño is a climate pattern that affects:

• Religious beliefs

• Ocean temperatures and global weather

• Language in Europe

• Time zones

What is population density?

• The number of languages in an area

• The number of people per square mile/kilometer

• The number of cities in a country

• The growth of animals

A “pull” factor that attracts people to migrate might be:

• War

• Natural disaster

• Job opportunities

• Lack of food

What is one result of human migration on the environment?

• Fewer weather events

• More plate movement

• Environmental changes like deforestation

• El Niño