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A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
A Latitude lines
B Longitude lines
C Prime Meridian
D Hemisphere lines
A. Latitude lines
What term refers to the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior between and among societies?
A innovation
B acculturation
C carrying capacity
D diffusion
D diffusion
All of the following were reasons for the removal of Indian tribes during Jackson's presidency except -
A. the desire for gold
B. the demand for arable land
C. the need for access to rivers and ports
D. prejudice against Indians
C. the need for access to rivers and ports
A. Poor Richard's Almanac
B. The Federalist Papers
C. Common Sense
D. The Liberator
C. Common Sense
____ is a system that creates specialized maps from digital map information stored in a databank.
F Satellite
G Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
H Map projection
J Survey
G Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Which of these is NOT a landform shared by the United States and Canada?
F the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
G the Rocky Mountains
H the Great Plains
J the Southwest
F the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
F. segregation
G. expansion
H. secession
J. tyranny
F. segregation
F. Thomas Jefferson
G. Abraham Lincoln
H. George Washington
J. Benjamin Franklin
G. Abraham Lincoln
The solid rock portion of the earth's surface
A Biosphere
B Hydrosphere
C Atmosphere
D Lithosphere
D Lithosphere
The main reason so many types of climates are found in the United States is because
A the country is so close to the equator
B the country's north-south reach extends very far
C the country includes Alaska and Hawaii
D the country extends over a wide area east to west
B the country's north-south reach extends very far
Which of the following issues in the United States led to a national disagreement that was ultimately resolved by war during the 19th century?
A. Slavery
B. Immigration
C. Religious freedom
D. State representation
A. Slavery
Which of the following is the BEST definition of Jacksonian Democracy?
A. extension of voting rights for white men
B. extension of voting rights for women
C. extension of voting rights for Native Americans
D. extension of voting rights for African Americans
A. extension of voting rights for white men
Moving pieces under the earth's surface that form the earth's crust are called
F Landforms
G Tectonic Plates
H Internal forces
J Epicenters
G Tectonic Plates
Many American corporations are involved in business worldwide and are called
F free enterprise
G service industries
H multinationals
J postindustrialists
H multinationals
Southerners objected to the Tariff of Abominations because it —
F. decreased the size of plantations.
G. taxed agricultural products.
H. removed taxes on agricultural imports.
J. made manufactured goods more expensive.
J. made manufactured goods more expensive.
F. the text of a state law
G. a speech by Daniel Webster
H. the summary page in a textbook
J. a letter from a Civil War soldier
H. the summary page in a textbook
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
D a fanlike landform called a glacier
A a fanlike landform called a delta
When examining the culture of Canada, the term métis refers to
A the language used by the Inuit
B the reserves set aside for peoples of the First Nations
C people of French and native peoples descent
D people of French and British descent
C people of French and native peoples descent
A. William Lloyd Garrison
B. Lucretia Mott
C. Harriet Beecher Stowe
D. Frederick Douglass
D. Frederick Douglass
A. doubled its size
B. extended it to the Pacific Ocean
C. added Texas to the Union
D. added Florida
A. doubled its size
The earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean is known as the ______.
F continental drift
G drainage basin
H continental shelf
J fault
H continental shelf
What mountain range runs down the western coastline of South America?
F Urals
G Rockies
H Tierra del Fuego
J Andes
J Andes
F. James Monroe
G. John Marshall
H. Alexander Hamilton
J. James Madison
G. John Marshall
F. The Civil War began.
G. The Declaration of Independence was signed.
H. The Revolutionary War began.
J. The Constitution was drafted.
F. The Civil War began.
The warming trend that occurs when gases in the atmosphere trap solar energy
A El Nino
B Greenhouse effect
C Convection
D Outhouse effect
B Greenhouse effect
Sewers, transportation, electricity, and housing are part of a city's
A landscape
B infrastructure
C tourist attraction
D road map
B infrastructure
A. improving mobility in hunting
B. providing a meat source
C. improving skills in warfare
D. providing a trading commodity
B. providing a meat source
A. counting of slaves for determining representation and taxation
B. the establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies
C. the counting of rights for states in the Bill of Rights
D. bicameral legislature
A. counting of slaves for determining representation and taxation
A king, queen, or ruling family holds political power
F Nation
G Democracy
H Communism
J Monarchy
J Monarchy
Where is most of the South American rain forest located?
F Brazil
G Paraguay
H Uruguay
J Colombia
F Brazil
F. for military service
G. for religious freedom
H. because it had a warmer climate
J. for economic reasons
G. for religious freedom
F. statement of the natural rights of man
G. statement of abolishing slavery
H. list of laws colonists requested
J. a statement that the colonies would remain loyal to Britain
F. statement of the natural rights of man
A city, along with its suburbs and exurbs, forms
A a megalopolis
B a Central Business District (CBD)
C a metropolitan area
D an urban lifestyle
C a metropolitan area
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 and the United States
D Mexico, Canada, and the United States
D Mexico, Canada, and the United States
A. to protest taxation without representation
B. to disrupt trade with foreign nations
C. to prove the effectiveness of home rule
D. to decrease the power of English merchants
A. to protest taxation without representation
A. borrow money from England
B. sell farms and public land
C. tax Americans
D. conduct a door to door campaign
C. tax Americans
The total value of all goods and services produced within the boundaries of a nation over a specified amount of time
F Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
G Gross National Product
H Command economy
J Infrastructure
F Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
One lasting legacy of the Inca is that their language, _______, is still spoken by millions of native peoples today
F Catalan
G Portuguese
H Quechua
J Kutenai
H Quechua
Which of the following was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence that led to Amendment III of the US Constitution?
F. quartering of troops
G. dissolving of representative legislatures
H. cutting off trade with other nations
J. imposing taxes without consent
F. quartering of troops
F. merchants
G. farmers
H. slaves
J. politicians
F. merchants