Which of the following is the MOST likely
cause of a plateau?
What is tectonic movement
100
The climate of an area is determined by several factors. Which factor is MOST important in determining a type of
climate?
What is latitude
100
How does an El Niño affect Texas?
What is increased rainfall
100
Where would the majority of marine
west coast climates be located?
What is middle latitudes
200
Which of the following innovations had
the effect of producing electricity and
improving farming?
What is dams
200
Where would a warm rainforest biome
be located
What is tropical latitudes
200
How have countries like Israel benefited from desalinization?
What is provides fresh water where the resource is limited
200
Which is MOST directly responsible for the different seasons on Earth?
What is revolution of the Earth around the Sun
200
What physical factor(s) will the states
of the Great Plains region likely have in
common?
What is climate, elevation and landforms
300
Which of the following least affects the
location of cities?
A. location of resources
B. transportation routes
C. fertile soil
D. economic activities
What is fertile soil
300
People migrate for a variety of reasons.These are usually categorized as push And pull factors. Which of the following is a PUSH factor?
A. better employment
B. natural disaster
What is natural disaster
300
The Amazon River and Rainforest and the Andes Mountains in South America have caused MOST cities to be located where?
What is along the coast
300
What determines the production and
distribution of goods in a communist
system?
What is governments
300
Pipelines were developed to transport
oil when conditions make other forms
of transport too difficult. Which of the
following states is a likely one for using
pipelines?
What is Alaska
400
Using the electoral voting map of 2008, where has the MOST political power in the United States been located?
What is Northeast and West
400
Japan sits along a subduction zone
causing high levels of volcanic and
tectonic activity. What can these
activities create in an ocean
environment?
What is tsunamis
400
Tectonic plate movement may be caused
by all of the following EXCEPT—
A slab pull
B ridge push
C convection
D magnetism
What is magnetism
400
Which of the following is an example of
a technological innovation that allows
someone to adapt to his environment?
A insulating attic space
B cutting down rainforest
C planting crops
What is insulating attic space
400
If you wanted to study the physical
characteristics of the Gulf Coastal Plain
region of the United States, you should
select maps for the region that show
which of the following?
A vegetation
B states and capitals
C migration routes
What is vegetation
500
Relative location
What is directional terms
500
absolute location :
What is longitude and latitude
500
The Stamp Act is an example of which of the following
What is an attempt to control territory
through economic means
500
I. Language
II. Religion
III. Trade Networks
IV. Soils and Climates
All of the above could be reasons that Europe is considered a region
EXCEPT ____________
What is Language
500
What describes animism as a religion and shows the
correct location for most people who
What is It is the worship of animals and
environmental features and is mainly
in Africa.