Geography 2014 SOL Review

Which climate best characterizes the high latitudes?

• Tropical

• Subarctic

• Humid continental

• Marine west coast

Which country contains the latitude and longitude 15°S, 45°W?

• Brazil

• Italy

• Madagascar

• Australia

Which two cities have opposite seasons?

• Boston and Madrid

• Warsaw and Alexandria

• Calgary and Durban

• Johannesburg and Brasilia

This statement is an example of — Jimmy knows the route from his house to his school, and can name each street along the way.

• absolute location

• a primary source

• a thematic map

• mental mapping

This type of map is used to show —

• elevation

• population

• natural resources

• political boundaries

On this map, industrial activity is represented by —

• shades

• lines

• symbols

• letters

Which major river system is shown on this map?

• Indus

• Nile

• Amazon

• Danube

These dolls are a traditional cultural craft in —

• Russia

• Southeast Asia

• France

• Latin America

Mexico is linked more to Central and South America than to North America because of the way geographers define —

• political regions

• physical regions

• economic regions

• cultural regions

Use the diagram labeled Nations that have been divided into smaller countries. The diagram shows two boxes connected to the title: one labeled Soviet Union and one labeled with a blank. Which country best completes this diagram?

• Mexico

• Yugoslavia

• Portugal

• Chile