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Human Patterns Vocabulary

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the mass murder of Jewish people in Europe by Germany

a)

Indian Removal of 1838

b)

Haiti Revolution of 1793

c)

Holocaust

2.
The overall weather in an area over a long period of time is known as:
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Change
d)
Hurricane
3.

This document allows persons to enter the United States lawfully in order to work, it is a

(a)  

4.
The overall weather in an area over a long period of time is known as:
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Change
d)
Hurricane
5.

The Dust Bowl of the 1930's was a result of

a)

Drought

b)

Bad farming techniques

c)

Dust Storms

d)

Floods

6.

To leave one's home country to go to another country permanently is

(a)  

7.

Distribution is the process of

a)

Spreading out

b)

Allocating resources

c)

spreading of population

d)

Stopping movement of goods

8.
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
a)
Location 
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Formal Region
9.
a large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere:
a)
Locatioin
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Formal Region
10.
a large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere:
a)
Locatioin
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Formal Region
11.
a geographic area,including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein, associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting othercultural or aesthetic values.
a)
Functional region
b)
perceptual region
c)
cultural landscape
d)
free enterprise
12.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
13.
Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
a)
History
b)
Weather
c)
Language
d)
Food
14.

What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?

a)

Venezuela has large reserves of oil

b)

Texas has large amounts of oil

c)

students in China learn Chinese in school

d)

young people dance to rock music in Japan

15.
Does improving technology such as moving from from books to the internet increase the speed of Cultural Diffusion?
a)
Yes, most likely.
b)
No, it couldn't.
16.

cultural convergence

a)

a culturally distinct territory which is isolated

b)

a process in which cultural groups distinguish themselves from other culture groups

c)

a process of cultures becoming more alike

d)

originating in a particular region

17.

indigenous

a)

process by which culture is spread

b)

the spread of ideas through trade

c)

part of the caste system

d)

originating in a particular region

18.

cultural divergence

a)

cultural groups distinguish themselves from other culture groups

b)

process by which culture spreads

c)

a culturally distinct territory

d)

originating in a particular region

19.

TEX- MEX FOOD CAN BE AN EXAMPLE OF

a)

a culturally distinct territory

b)

cultural divergence

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

originating in a particular region

20.

The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an example of a (an)

a)

element of culture

b)

ethnic group

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

culture region

21.
Music and dance are not considered a part of culture.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?
a)
baseball or clothing styles
b)
tsunami
c)
volcano
d)
diversity
23.
An example of cultural diffusion is
a)
spread of popular music
b)
invention of a language
c)
importance of religion
d)
a new type of computer 
24.

The movement of people TO another place is called

a)

migration

b)

immigration

c)

diffusion

25.
What is NOT one of the push factors that have caused migration?
a)
Arable Land
b)
Conflict
c)
Agricultural decline
d)
Lack of Job opportunities
26.
Which food came from the New World to the Old World?
a)
potatoes
b)
peaches
c)
lemons
d)
oats
27.
Which food came from the New World to the Old World?
a)
corn
b)
barley
c)
horses
d)
turnips
28.
Which is something that came from the New World to the Old World? 
a)
cows, oxen, horses, donkeys, pigs, and sheep 
b)
potatoes
c)
sand fleas
29.
What are cash crops?
a)
crops for profit
b)
crops used to manufacture coins
c)
Crops used for trade
30.

the presence in or introduction into the air of a substance, which has harmful or poisonous effects.

a)

biofuel

b)

air pollution

c)

solid waste pollution

d)

sanitation

31.

the cultivation of seafood

a)

aquaculture

b)

smog

c)

groundwater

d)

radioactive waste

32.

haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources.

a)

radioactive waste

b)

water pollution

c)

acid rain

d)

smog

33.

fuel created from living matter , such as trees

a)

reforestation

b)

desorestation

c)

Biofuel

d)

sanitation

34.

water located underground within the Earth that supplies wells and springs.

a)

groundwater

b)

acid rain

c)

water pollution

d)

mechanical dredging

35.

precipitations carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops.

a)

amog

b)

air pollution

c)

transportation

d)

acid rain

36.

the loss or destruction of forests, mainly for logging or farming.

a)

Deforestation

b)

Reforestation

c)

solid waste pollution

d)

water pollution

37.

the planting and cultivating of new trees in an effort to restore a forest where the trees have been cut down or destroyed

a)

Deforestation

b)

Reforestation

c)

Sanitation

d)

Aquaculture

38.

is waste that contains radioactive material.

a)

radioactive waste

b)

solid waste pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

air pollution

39.

is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.

a)

smog

b)

aquaculture

c)

transportation

d)

groundwater

40.

the disposal of waste products.

a)

sanitation

b)

solid waste pollution

c)

waste pollution

d)

mechanical dredging

41.

mechanically digging or gathering sediment from the bottom surface of a body of water, typically through use of a bucket

a)

biofuel

b)

smog

c)

transportation

d)

mechanical dredging

42.

means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant.

a)

solid waste pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

smog

43.

Geography can be defined as...

a)

distance on the Earth's surface

b)

the study of landforms, vegetation, bodies of water, etc.

c)

study of Earth's land and how people use it

d)

how people interact with the earth

44.

This system utilizes software and hardware to collect and display data.

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

ADA

d)

UDL

45.

What makes use of a satellite to collect information about where the user is on earth?

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

46.

This type of geography is how people interact with the earth, includes culture, migration patterns, and patters of population.

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

47.

Geographers use this line to determine the distance on the Earth's surface as measured by degrees north and south from the equator.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridan

d)

Equator

48.

The distance measured east to west on the Earth's surface measured from a certain place, estimated in degrees.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

49.

When studying landforms, vegetation, climate, bodies of water, and natural characteristics, you are studying what type of geography?

a)

physical

b)

human

c)

world

d)

USA

50.

This natural or man-made object in space orbits around a planet.

a)

spatial scale

b)

satellite

c)

tsunami

d)

GPS

51.

When you are a member of this extended social group. You have a distinctive cultural and economic organization.

a)

Society

b)

Group

c)

Culture

d)

Citizen

52.

This is a representation of the earth using small portions showing great detail.

a)

Scales

b)

Spatial Scales

c)

Tsunami

d)

Satellite

53.

A huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake).

a)

Hurricane

b)

Volcano

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tornado

54.

An unusually large sea wave produced by a sea-quake or undersea volcanic eruption is known as what?

a)

Cyclone

b)

Typhoon

c)

Tsunami

d)

Plate Tectonic Movement

e)

Monsoon

55.

To change, or alter, somewhat, the form or qualities of something or some place is known as what?

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Dependency

d)

Sustainable Development

e)

Pollution

56.

A climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is known as what?

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

La Madre

d)

Monsoon

e)

Cyclone

57.

Processes that removes the excess salt and minerals from sea water in order to obtain potable fresh water are known as what?

a)

Modification

b)

Adaptation

c)

Desalinization

d)

Factor

e)

Technological Innovation

58.

What thing that humans use can be replaced, like trees [if replanted] or crops, meaning they will never run out of supply? Examples include hydro, wind, and solar energy.

a)

Renewable Resources

b)

Sustainable Development

c)

Non-renewable Resources

d)

Human Characteristics

e)

Dependency

59.

To change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation is known as what?

a)

Modification

b)

Adaptation

c)

La Nina

d)

Cyclone

e)

Desalinization

60.

A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust caused by the movement of tectonic plates is known as what?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Tsunami

c)

Typhoon

d)

Plate Tectonic Movement

e)

Monsoon

61.

The state of needing someone or something is known as what?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

Dependency

d)

Technological Innovation

e)

Human Characteristic

62.

Rachel Carson’s work led to a ban of what pesticide in 1972?

a)

DDT

b)

TNT

c)

Silent Spring

d)

TDS

e)

LMNOP

63.

A climate pattern that describes a cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns is known as what recurring extreme weather phenomenon?

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

El Chupacabra

d)

Monsoon

e)

Typhoon

64.

Wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal energy are examples of what?

a)

Renewable Resources

b)

Non-renewable Resources

c)

Modifications

d)

Adaptations

e)

Sustainable Development

65.

Oil, coal, and natural gas exist in finite quantities. When humans use up these energy sources, they will be gone from earth forever. Oil, coal, and natural gas are examples of what vocabulary term?

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

c)

Sustainability

d)

Technological Innovation

e)

Dependencies

66.

A way for people to use resources without the resources running out is known as what vocabulary term or definition?

a)

Sustainable Development

b)

Renewable Resources

c)

Adaptaions

d)

Modifications

e)

Typhoon

67.

This vocabulary term refers to things such as political institutions, culture, housing, etc.

a)

Renewable Resources

b)

Pesticides

c)

Human Characteristics

d)

Physical Characteristics

e)

Agriculture

68.

The collision with, sliding under, or movement past adjacent plates causing deformation of the earth's crust is known as what vocabulary term?

a)

Plate Tectonic Movement

b)

Tsunami

c)

Cyclone

d)

Hurricane

e)

Seismology

69.

Introducing a new or updated product or tool to the market is known as what vocabulary term?

a)

Plate Tectonic Movements

b)

Dependency

c)

Adaptations

d)

Technological Innovation

e)

Non-renewable resource

70.

A consideration that influences is known as what vocabulary term?

a)

Desalinization

b)

Adaptation

c)

Modification

d)

Silent Sprint

e)

Factor

71.

These photos of Dehli, India are good examples of what vocabulary term?

a)

Ecumene

b)

Infant Mortality

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Urban Sprawl

e)

Dialect

72.

Positive factors that make you want to relocate to a new location are -

a)

Immigration

b)

Emigration

c)

Pull Factors

d)

Push Factors

73.

A job catergory that includes services of all types is -

a)

Primary Economic Activities

b)

Secondary Economic Activities

c)

Tertiary Economic Activities

d)

Quarternary Economic Activities

74.

Jobs involving harvesting and collecting raw materials are -

a)

Primary Economic Activities

b)

Secondary Economic Activities

c)

Tertiary Economic Activities

d)

Quarternary Economic Activities

75.

Jobs that create new products, otherwise known as manufacturing are -

a)

Primary Economic Activities

b)

Secondary Economic Activities

c)

Tertiary Economic Activities

d)

Quarternary Economic Activities

76.

A location that is a starting point for a cultural element such as a language or religion is called a -

a)

Cultural Convergence

b)

Cultural Divergence

c)

Culture Hearth

d)

Cultural Diffusion

77.

If something is out in the country, it is said to be -

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburb

d)

Exerb

78.

If something is in or around a city, it is said to be -

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburb

d)

Exerb

79.

If something is in or around a city, it is said to be -

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburb

d)

Exerb

80.

The absence of a government is known as -

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Devolution

d)

Anarchy

81.

A nation that is gaining factory jobs and it's standard of living is improving is known as a -

a)

More Developed Nation

b)

Newly Industrialized Nation

c)

Less Developed Nation

82.

A nation that is industrialized and has high technology use and has a high standard of living is known as a -

a)

More Developed Nation

b)

Newly Industrialized Nation

c)

Less Developed Nation

83.

A nation that is not industrialized and has a very low standard of living is known as a -

a)

More Developed Nation

b)

Newly Industrialized Nation

c)

Less Developed Nation

84.

If you live in a country where the government tells you what to buy and how much to pay, you have a -

a)

Secondary Economy

b)

Commercial Economy

c)

Free Market Economy

d)

Command Economy

85.

If you live in a country where prices of goods are determined by supply and demand and you have choices, you have a -

a)

Secondary Economy

b)

Commercial Economy

c)

Free Market Economy

d)

Command Economy

86.

The study of the interaction between international political relationships is what?

a)

Devolution

b)

Universal Suffrage

c)

Soverignty

d)

Geopolitics

87.

The periodic and official count of a country's population. The U.S. does this evey 10 years.

a)

Artifact

b)

Devolution

c)

Census

d)

Federation

88.

A graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of a population is known as a -

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Population Density

c)

Population Pyramid

d)

Birthrate

89.

A version of a language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region or cultural changes is called what?

a)

Artifact

b)

Dialect

c)

Ecumene

d)

Nonecumene

90.

Objects made and used by humans are

a)

fossils

b)

artifacts

c)

history

91.

The study of how human being behave and live together in a group is

a)

geology

b)

anthropology

c)

archaeology

92.

The study of how human being behave and live together in a group is

a)

geology

b)

anthropology

c)

archaeology

93.

Rich in the substances plants need to grow well; describes soil and land is

a)

domesticate

b)

irrigation

c)

fertile

94.

Humans who live off the land by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild fruits, nuts and vegetables for food are

a)

Geologists

b)

Geographers

c)

Hunter-gatherers

95.

Supplying land with water through a network of canals is

a)

surplus

b)

irrigation

c)

fertile

96.

To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals and

to breed them for human use is

a)

domesticate

b)

hominid

c)

traditions

97.

The study of the Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it is

a)

anthropology

b)

archaeology

c)

geography

98.

More than is needed is

a)

artisan

b)

irrigation

c)

surplus

99.

A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes is a

a)

surplus

b)

civilization

c)

social class

100.

A person who has no settled home is a

a)

hunter-gatherer

b)

artisan

c)

nomad

101.

A person who has no settled home is a

a)

hunter-gatherer

b)

artisan

c)

nomad

102.

A worker who is especially skilled at crafting items by hand

a)

artisan

b)

artifact

c)

civilization