Study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth.
Geography
100
Group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage.
Ethnic Group
100
Geographer’s tools include which of the following?
a. GIS
b. maps
c. satellites
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
100
Volcanic activity is found mainly near
a. ocean currents.
b. mountains.
c. cracks in the earth’s crust.
d. continents.
c. cracks in the earth’s crust.
200
Omaha is located at 42˚ North Latitude and 97˚ West Longitude.
Location
200
Belief in one god.
Monotheism
200
Spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior.
Diffusion
200
The outer layer of the earth is known as the
a. crust.
b. inner core.
c. outer core.
d. mantle.
a. crust.
200
Which of the following processes does NOT shape the physical features of the earth?
a. glaciation
b. erosion
c. weathering
d. diffusion
d. diffusion
300
People send information and ideas rapidly using the internet.
Movement
300
Condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
Weather
300
Number of live births per thousand people in a population.
Birth Rate
300
The idea that earth at one time had a single large continent that broke apart is known as
a. Continental Movement Theory.
b. Alfred Wagner’s Theory.
c. Continental Drift Hypothesis.
d. The Pangaea Postulation.
c. Continental Drift Hypothesis.
300
Seasons on earth are caused primarily by
a. latitude.
b. ocean currents.
c. elevation.
d. earth’s tilt toward the sun.
d. earth’s tilt toward the sun.
400
The American “Midwest” means different things to different people.
Region
400
Condition of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time.
Climate
400
Dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result.
Urbanization
400
Which of the following is NOT an event in the Hydrologic Cycle?
a. Transmogrification
b. Transpiration
c. Evaporation
d. Condensation
a. Transmogrification
400
Which of the following conditions does not affect weather?
a. water vapor
b. distance between earth and sun
c. elevation
d. cloud cover
b. distance between earth and sun
500
Some manufacturing causes pollution.
HEI
500
Total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of specific groups.
Culture
500
The number of deaths per thousand people in a population.
Death Rate
500
Moving pieces under the earth’s surface that form the earth’s crust are called
a. tectonic plates.
b. landforms.
c. epicenters.
d. internal forces.
a. tectonic plates.
500
A powerful funnel shaped column of twisting air with winds up to 300 mph is a
a. tornado.
b. hurricane.
c. blizzard.
d. dust cloud.