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WorksheetsGeo Test 1 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Some South Americans still use the _______ method of farming thought to be used by native people thousands
of years ago.
A. tilling the soil
B. slash-and-burn
C. plow and fertilize
In mountainous regions, orographic precipitation can create a rain shadow, which is
A. an area of little precipitation on the windward side of a mountain
.
B. an area of little precipitation on the leeward side of a mountain.
C. a stationary front of precipitation that falls throughout the winter.
A version of a language that includes changes related to class, region, or other cultural changes is called
A. a dialect.
B. a diatribe.
C. an acculturation.
Which of the following would be least likely to erupt from a
volcano?
A. lava
B. gases
C. loess
Which of the following describes Juan Perón of Argentina and other 20th-century Latin American dictators?
A. political reformer
B. caudillo
C. opposition leader
A region's systems for transporting its goods to market, communicating with other regions, and fueling its
factories are examples of the region's ________________.
A. carrying capacity
B. infrastructure
C. diffusion
One of Mexico's main economic challenges has been to develop a modern
A. agricultural economy.
B. industrial economy.
C. system of transportation.
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A seismograph measures the size of the waves caused by
A. a fault.
B. an earthquake
.
C. a volcano.
Which contributed most to the greatness of Carthage?
A. its climate
B. its geographic location
C. its natural sources
What is created when a river carries sediment along on its way to the ocean?
A. a fanlike landform called a delta
B. a fanlike landform called a moraine
C. a fanlike landform called a loess
Which of the following was developed to make member economies more stable?
A. Quechua
B. United Provinces of Central America
C. Mercosur
Which of the following was the name of the capital of the Aztec Empire?
A. Yucatán
B. Quetzalcoatl
C. Tenochtitlán
Africa's highest peak is called
A. Mount Kenya.
B. the Tibesti Mountains.
C. Mount Kilimanjaro.
Broad, grassy plains would be MOST likely to be found in an area of
A. tundra.
B. taiga.
C. steppe.
The Inca built their civilization in the Andes Mountains by
A. altering their environment.
B. changing the climate.
C. going on a diet.
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Which of the following best describes the form of government known as an oligarchy?
A. government by a few powerful rulers
B. a government based on constitutional freedoms
C. an opposition government
Urbanization is the
A. pattern through which the customs of one city spread to other cities.
B. dramatic rise in the number of cities and the resultant lifestyle changes.
C. overdevelopment of exurban areas and overuse of natural resources.
An interdependent community of plants and animals is called
A. a biosphere.
B. an environment
.
C. an ecosystem.
NAFTA is an important trade agreement that promotes the economic prosperity of
A. Mexico, the United States, and Spain.
B. Mexico and Spain.
C. Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
A __________ is a way of drawing the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three
dimensions into two dimensions.
A. globe
B. satellite image
C. map projection
