Geography Masters
What is the study of Earth's human and nonhuman features called?
Geography
TRUE or FALSE: Import means goods coming INTO a country.
True
Hip-hop started in the U.S., then Japan created their own version. This is an example of:
A) Migration
B) Cultural diffusion
C) Assimilation
B - Cultural diffusion
Which right do BOTH citizens and non-citizens share in the U.S.?
A) Right to vote
B) Right to religious freedom
C) Right to run for office
B - Right to religious freedom
Texas is located in which US region?
South
A new video game console releases and everyone wants one. What will the producer likely do?
Raise the price and increase the supply
Which is a PULL factor that makes people want to move somewhere?
A) Warfare
B) Job availability
C) Earthquake damage
B - Job availability
What is an institution basic to ALL societies?
Government
When you flatten a globe into a 2D equal-area map, what happens to landmasses near the poles?
The shapes look stretched or flattened
Which actions help a country's economy grow?
A) Reducing money for schools
B) Investing in education and infrastructure
C) Closing factories
B - Investing in education and infrastructure
Name the PUSH factor: ongoing warfare, poverty, or job opportunities in a new city?
Ongoing warfare and poverty (job opportunities is a PULL factor)
SORT IT! Which are RIGHTS and which are RESPONSIBILITIES?
Stay informed
Serve on a jury
Assemble peacefully
Free speech
- Stay informed (Responsibility)
- Serve on a jury (Responsibility)
- Assemble peacefully (Right)
- Free speech (Right
You're planning a road trip from your town to the coast. Which geography theme helps you figure out how to get there?
Location (and Movement)
FILL IN THE BLANK: Coal, natural gas, and petroleum are __________ resources because they take millions of years to form.
Non-renewable
Which scenario shows cooperation between cultures?
A) Outlawing cultural holidays
B) Adopting several official languages
C) Forcing people to abandon their language
B - Adopting several official languages
In a democracy, what role do citizens play?
Citizens elect leaders to make government decisions for them
A civilization develops in a valley surrounded by tall mountains. Over centuries, they create a language nobody else speaks. Which geography theme explains this?
Place (geography influences culture; isolation led to unique language development)
In the 1800s, factories brought industrialization to cities. What major effect did this have?
Large cities grew rapidly as people moved to take factory jobs
This field studies past human life by examining artifacts and other physical evidence.
Archaeology?
TRUE or FALSE: In a democracy, a central king makes all the laws.
FALSE