Mid-Term Review
The main reason for Canada’s cold climate is its
F. high mountains. G. northern location and higher latitude position. H. distance from water. J. lakes and rivers.
What is northern location and higher latitude position?
Which of the following would NOT be considered one of the five themes of geography?
F. Location H. Movement G. Place J. Position
What is position?
The state of California wants to import Apple Computer products that were made
in China into its state. Which geographic factor would NOT impact the United
States’ ability to receive the products?
F. Availability of seaports to accept large cargo ships
G. Availability of airports to accept cargo planes
H. Availability of natural resources in the United States
J. California’s proximity (closeness) to China
H. What is the Availability of natural resources in the United States
By learning to harvest all parts of the whale and by building homes from the ice
in order to survive in a harsh climate, Alaskan Eskimos demonstrate the geographic
concept of –
A. Adaptation
B. Barriers to movement
C. Ice harvesting
D. Absolute location
A. What is adaptation?
I’m always on the dinner table, but you don’t get to eat me. What am I?
What is plates and silverware?
Cultural celebrations including Cinco de Mayo and Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) originated in –
F. Peru G. Panama H. Brazil J. Mexico
What is Mexico?
Geographers divide the world into regions
A. to compare different places.
B. because it is required by the national geography standards.
C. because regions are clearly defined.
D. to slow down worldwide trade.
A. to compare different places.
Which of the following describes the location of the Rocky Mountains?
F. located south of the Great Lakes
G. located south of the Hudson Bay
H. located east of the Appalachian Mountains
J. located west of the Great Plains
J What is located west of the Great Plains?
When a society modifies the physical environment by building a dam, which of
the following energy sources are they most often attempting to generate?
A. Solar
B. Nuclear
C. Electricity
D. Wind
C. What is Electricity?
What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?
What is a carrot?
Which statement best reflects why geographers have termed Central America and South America into Latin America?
A. The two regions share common cultural traits. B. The two regions share common economic interests. C. The two regions share common political interests. D. The two regions have exactly the same geographic features.
What are the two regions share common cultural traits?
Which of the following is true about globes?
A. It provides specific information about a place, such as languages spoken
or street names.
B. It is a flat representation of the Earth's surface.
C. It shows the world as it really is.
D. It provides more information than maps.
C. It shows the world as it really is.
In Cuba today, the government controls the products that people can create,
buy, and sell. This is known as a –
A. communist system
B. free enterprise system
C. advanced economic corporation
D. western free trade mandate
A. What is a communist system?
How will the scarcity of the natural resource iron ore affect the automobile
industry?
F. It will have no effect on car production or prices.
G. More cars will be produced and car prices will go up.
H. Fewer cars will be produced and car prices will go down.
J. Fewer cars will be produced and car prices will go up.
J. What is Fewer cars will be produced and car prices will go up?
There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. The walls are yellow. The doors are yellow. Even all the furniture is yellow. The house has yellow beds and yellow couches. What color are the stairs?
What is There aren’t any stairs—it’s a one-story house?
Which of the following statements best reflects the location of the Andes Mountains?
A. The Andes Mountains are located along the east coast of South America, running through the middle of Brazil. B. The Andes Mountains are located along the west coast of Central America, dividing Panama from Mexico. C. The Andes Mountains are located along the west coast of South America, running through seven South American countries. D.The Andes Mountains are located in the exact middle of South America, splitting the continent into northern and southern halves.
What is the Andes Mountains are located along the west coast of South America, running through seven South American countries?
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
F. Natural Gas
G. Gemstones
H. Petroleum
J. Forests
What is forests?
People’s culture
F. never changes.
G. is handed down by families and affected by history and new ideas.
H. is never the same as another’s country.
J. is left behind when people migrate.
G. What is handed down by families and affected by history and new ideas?
What is the name of the free trade agreement the United States has with
Mexico and Canada?
A. Pan-American Free Enterprise System (PAFES)
B. South American Economic Agreement (SAEA)
C. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
D. European Union (EU)
C. What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
What can you hear, but not see or touch, even though you control it?
What is your voice?
This smaller region of the world connects two larger land masses. This area contains the countries of El Salvador and Costa Rica. Some of the larger bodies of water in the region include the Gulf of Honduras and Lake Managua. The major language of the region is Spanish. Which region of Latin America is described above?
What is Central America?
Which of the following places would have a logging industry inside their
boundaries?
A. An unprotected forest in the Western United States
B. The Gulf Coast of the United States
C. The Mojave Desert in Southern California
D. Dallas County
An unprotected forest in the Western United States
Which is NOT a way that people can change landforms?
F. drilling tunnels through mountains
G. building dams
H. building terraces for farming
J. creating sediment
J. What is creating sediment?
A type of economy in which people can open their own businesses and
compete, but the government can still make some decisions about what they can
do is known as a...
F. Mixed Economy
G. Free Enterprise System
H. Communist System
J. Traditional Economy
F. What is a Mixed Economy?
I am often following you and copying your every move. Yet you can never touch me or catch me. What am I?
What is a shadow?