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SixWeeksPractice

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An exact address is an example of:
a)
Relative Location
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Optimal Location
d)
Formal Location
2.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
3.
In some places around the world, people have a tough time adapting to their environment. Therefore, they try to change or alter it. This is known as _____________________________
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
urbanization
c)
modifying the environment
d)
unintended consequences
4.
People have cleared land and built large settlements, known as cities. Some booming metropolis' (very large city) modify natural surroundings to build houses, skyscrapers, paved sidewalks, and roads. 
a)
highways
b)
herding and grazing
c)
farming
d)
urbanization
5.

The clearing, or cutting down, of forests and is one of the biggest reasons for global warming.

a)

habitat loss

b)

deforestation

c)

water pollution

d)

air pollution

6.

75 Degrees South, 90 Degrees W is an example of which type of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

7.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
8.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
9.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
10.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
11.
What is culture? 
a)
A shared way of life
b)
The spread of ideas
c)
a short well known expression 
d)
a custom prohibiting or restricting a practice 
12.
The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common.
a)
culture
b)
culture trait
c)
culture region
d)
culture diffusion
13.

Why is the Ganges river important to the people in India?

a)

Beliefs / goddess Ganga

b)

Fishing

c)

Transportation

14.

The Ganges River is worshipped in Hinduism and personified as the goddess Ganga.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
16.
Where do Cyclones accur?
a)
South Pacific and Indian Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
17.
Sarah would like to become a doctor when she grows up.  Unfortunately, she lives in a country where her job will be decided for her by the government.
a)
Traditional
b)
Free Market
c)
Mixed
d)
Command
18.
Who or what answers the basic economic questions in a command economy?
a)
Individuals and Businesses
b)
Government
c)
Custom
d)
Individuals, Businesses, and Government
19.
What type of economic system allows the government to decide what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
20.
In the economy of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert the people follow the examples of their ancestors.  This is what kind of economy? 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Centrally planned 
21.
The Country of North Korea has a dictator that makes all of the economic decisions. What type of economy is this?
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Centrally Planned 
22.

An economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as health care and welfare. EX: SWEDEN

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Command Economy

23.
What information is this map showing us?
a)
Monthly rainfall (precipitation)
b)
Yearly rainfall (precipitation)
c)
Elevation of the U.S. landscape
d)
Population patterns in the U.S.
24.

What makes cultural convergence possible?

a)

seeing other cultures in movies

b)

reading about another culture at school

c)

communication with other cultures

d)

being in America

25.

The interaction of cultures as they come in contact with each other and accept aspects of culture from both groups; merging of cultural characteristics (sometimes with a loss of one culture's norms). EX: SOCCER around the world.

a)

Cultural Convergence

b)

Cultural Divergence

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Cultural Interaction

26.
Most Australians live near the coasts for which reason?
a)
it's prettier
b)
the interior is mostly desert
c)
wifi only works near the ocean
d)
housing is cheaper 
27.
Why do so few people live in the interior (center) of Australia?
a)
Because of the dry, desert climate is difficult to live in.
b)
Because of the pollution caused by the mining industry.
c)
Because the aborigines will not allow them to live there.
d)
Because there are few resources in the interior of Australia.
28.

What type of climate is found in Northern Australia?

a)

Tropical

b)

desert

c)

mediterranean

d)

humid continental

29.

What is geography?

a)

study of the physical features of earth

b)

study of the world's cultures

c)

study of the interaction of human and physical features on earth

d)

study of numerical formulas and equations

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