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Physical Geography
Religion and Economic Systems
Politics, Economics, and Politics
Mixed Bag
Variety Pack
100
3. The ____ divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
Equator
100
1. Which practice is associated with the Islamic faith?
praying five times a day
100
4. A theocratic government is often characterized by what?
censorship, religious laws, and repression
100
2. Countries generally specialize in producing particular goods. What is one result of such specialization?
Countries depend on trade to obtain other goods.
100
13. Urban centers are rapidly ________________________ in every region of the world.
Expanding
200
5. Physical features often influence where people live. Which type of environment typically has the highest population density?
flat, fertile plains and river valleys
200
10. Which level of economic development is typical of nations with high infant mortality rates, low literacy rates, and low life expectancy rates?
less developed
200
8. Using the information above, where would a society’s efforts to transmit acceptable behaviors for a culture best fit?
ideological traits
200
11. Based on the Data in the table, which two countries would be considered more developed?
Mexico and Singapore
200
15. How do the patterns illustrated above influence climate
By moderating extremes in temperature
300
6. One way farmers living in arid climate zones have adopted to the environment include what?
planting drought-resistant crops
300
17. Which religion spread to the Americas through the process of European colonization?
Christianity
300
14. In a communist economic system the production and distribution of goods is determined by who or what
government officials
300
• Mountains • Rift Valleys • Volcanoes • Ocean Trenches 12. The landforms listed above are created by what the physical process?
Plate Tectonics
300
16. The physical process shown in the map would most likely result in what?
a wide variation of heavy rains in the summer and warm, dry temperatures in the winter
400
7. Which innovation had the effect of producing electricity and improving farming?
Dams
400
20. Using the economic spectrum above, where would the United States most likely be placed
D
400
18. Cultures are characterized by human institutions. What is an example of a cultural institution?
Practices which are passed from one generation to another generation.
400
Prevailing winds blow ___ because of the Coriolis effect
diagonally
400
22. How would this barrier affect the climate on the leeward side?
The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation low.
500
9. A functional region focuses on what?
a central point and the surrounding territory linked to it.
500
23. According to the information in the excerpt above, some Cubans are satisfying their basic economic needs by working in what kind of industries?
establishing cottage industries
500
21. Based on the information above, Southwest Asia and North Africa would be considered a region based on what?
Common cultural characteristics