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100
What would be a physical (environmental) characteristic of the place in the picture
The Mountain and the Clouds
100
Why is soil building a continual process?
Because weathering and erosion never stop
100
What region would someone start a successful business in the quaternary sector (quaternary activity)?
What is an Urban Area?
100
Why are the countries of Latin America considered “Latin”?
Because they were largely colonized by the Spanish or Portuguese
100
What is one cultural difference between Eastern and Western Europe (Think Russian and England)
2 different alphabets
100
Most of Sub-Saharan Africa has climates that is hot, humid, and receives some rain?
What is a Tropical Climate?
200
What is region would the Fort-Worth - Dallas Metroplex road system that is used to connect places and people..
What is a Functional region
200
In North Korea one man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling part chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no choices.
What type of government is described above?
What is a Dictatorship
200
- Lacking infrastructure
- Only primary economic activities
- Dependance on natural resources
- Low literacy rate
A country with the characteristics above can best be described as -
Low level of development
200
This is Pizza Hut’s Mexico website. Why is this an example of cultural diffusion?
Pizza Hut is an American company that opened locations in other countries
200
This "Tunnel" connects Great Britain to the Mainland of Europe
What is the Chunnel
200
Most of Africa's location for trade and manufactoring is located where?
What is the Coast
300
What type of region would a map of the south be called?
What is a Perceptual Region
300
Warm temperatures from the South mix with cool temperatures from the north create what natural Phenomenon?
What are tornados
300
Which of the following is the best definition of infant mortality rate?
The number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under 1
300
What particular canal made the shipping routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific become shorter
What is the Panama Canal
300
What "Union' was created to apply laws and policies throughout europe
What is the European Union
300
What attributed to the use of English being spoken in Africa
What is Colonialism
400
Comparing the Physical Map at the top and the Climate Map at the bottom, which of the following is true?
The Tropical Rainforest and Tropical Monsoon are in the Amazon River Basin
400
Brazil is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. Citizens in Brazil elect a new president every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies.
What type of government is described above?
Representative Democracy
400
This lady is selling or trading what she produced on her own subsistence farm run by her family. Which economic system is this?
What is a Traditional Economy?
400
Rugby being played in America is an example of what?
What is Cultural Diffusion
400
What is the Natural border for Northern Italy
What are Mountains
400
What kind of economic sector happens in low level of development countries?
What is Agriculture?
500
This map is most accurately described as an example of…
Physical Geography
500
The the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
What is Weather
500
What is an example of steel beams being used in a home to make them withstand a earthquake be known as!
How humans can adapt to different challenges in the physical environment
500
The figure depicted here is the president of Brazil as Dracula. What is this political cartoon saying or suggesting?
Brazil’s government is corrupt and anti-democratic
500
Large Churches through out Europe are an example of the Spread of what?
What is the Spread of Christianity
500
What is Sustenance Agriculture?
Agriculture grown for a small amount of people