Unit 1: Place & Region
Unit 2: Physical Geography
Unit 3: Movement
Unit 4: Culture
Unit 5: Economics
100
Where are land areas most distorted on maps?
At the high latitudes/toward the poles.
100
What is caused by an underwater earthquake?
tsunami
100
What is the most heavily populated country in the world?
China
100
What is the current lingua franca of the world?
English
100
What can be said of a nation's GDP when it tends to rely only on primary activities?
It is generally lower
200
What name has been given to the region in the north that used to be characterized by heavy manufacturing by now is characterized by loss of jobs?
Rust Belt
200
The expansion of a current desert is called what?
desertification
200
Immigrants are drawn to another country do to the presence of push or pull factors?
Pull
200
What 2 religions are currently arguing over control of Jerusalem?
Jews and Muslims
200
What does it the term for a nation that engages in many different economic activities?
diversification
300
What type of region is based on your opinion?
perceptional
300
Which latitude belt experiences all four seasons?
middle latitude
300
In our nation's history, where have the majority of immigrants come from?
Europe
300
How does quality of life help determine the economic status of a nation?
Lower quality of life usually reflects an under or undeveloped nation
300
A person who works directly with a natural resource, like a farmer, would be of what level of economic activity?
primary
400
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Movement, Location, Region, Place, Human-Environment Interaction
400
What is scale is used to measure the severity of earthquakes?
Richter
400
In the past 25-30 years, most immigrants to the US have come from where?
Latin America
400
What is the term given to measure the number of children who die before they reach age 1?
Infant mortality rate
400
What type of resource is money and example of?
capital
500
What type of map would measure average temperature?
special purpose
500
What Brazilian ecosystem is in danger today due to the activities of miners, ranchers and farmers?
rainforest
500
The notion that it was our solemn duty in the early 1800's to settle the West is called what?
Manifest Destiny
500
What Middle Eastern nation is known for being the most divergent?
Iran
500
Who are the 4 major Asian Tigers?
Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
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