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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What is an area that shares common characteristics called?
a country
a continent
a city
a region
Which is NOT an example of an ethnic region
Kurdistan
China Town
Arab world
Islam
The wheat belt is an example of what type of region?
economic
physical
cultural
ethinic
Which map shows true direction and used for ship navigation?
Polar
Robinson
Mercator
Physical
Map change for all the following reasons EXCEPT
war
historic changes over time
Name changes
ethnic conflict
What is a Muslim place of worship called
Synagogue
Cathedral
Mosque
Pagoda
Ethnic conflict took place in Rwanda between these two groups
Hutu and Tutsi
Catholics and Protestants
Muslims and Hindu
Hindu and Christians
Which one of these is a pull factor?
War
Lack of economic opportunites
Arable land
Lack of food (famine)
The wearing away of soil is called
Deforestation
Desertification
Eroison
Deposition
Coal became a resource with the invention of what?
internal combustion engion
Steam engine
Automobile
Airplanes
What type of agriculture is used to farm in mountainous areas?
Slash and burn
Subsistence farming
Terrace farming
Plantation farming
Which city is a hilltop site?
Rome
London
Paris
Istanbul
What city is important to Islam, Judaism and Christianity?
London
Paris
Jerusalem
Mecca
Lines on the globe that measure north and south of the equator are called?
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Lines on a globe that are used to measure east and west of the Prime Meridian are called
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Seasonal winds that bring rain are called
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Cyclones
Monsoons
Geographers use all the following tools EXCEPT
Globes
Maps
scale
GIS
A unifying feature of Latin America would include all EXCEPT
language
religion
culture
politics
Religion can be a unifying force or a dividing force. In which area was there conflict between the Protestants and Catholics?
Israel
Middle East
Northern Ireland
India and Pakistan
In what latitude zone would you find Tropical Wet climate?
Low latitudes
Middle Latitude
High Latitudes
Tundra
What is a political map?
a map that shows a particular theme or topic
a map that shows countries, borders, or major cities.
a map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.
a map that shows the average weather of a region.
What is a physical map?
a map that shows a particular theme or topic
a map that shows countries, borders, or major cities.
a map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.
a map that shows major highways, airports, cities, railroad tracks, and local points of interest.
What is a thematic map?
a map that shows a particular theme or topic
a map that shows countries, borders, or major cities.
a map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.
a map that shows the elevation, or height of an area.
What is climate?
the pattern of weather over a long period of time.
the daily condition of the Earth's atmosphere.
all the plants and trees in an area.
any natural feature of earth's surface that has a distinct shape.
What is economic activity?
Anything related to the types of businesses, industries, and natural resources found in an area.
The average number of people who live in an area.
All the plants and trees that will grow in an area.
The average pattern of weather in an area.
The Tropic of Cancer would be
230N
660N
230S
660S
