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Physical Geography
100
Cara got lost while hiking in the mountains. Fortunately for her, she had a GPS device and a satellite phone. When she reported her location, she indicated that it was 38°N, 105°W. This is the type of location that Cara gave.
What is absolute location?
100
This statement would best justify the information presented in this population pyramid.
What is "Women in Nigeria are having more children today than they used to in the past?"
100
Your friend from Europe would like to visit the United States in the winter but wants to avoid any areas that are cold. This is where you could recommend she go.
Where is Florida?
100
This describes the greenhouse effect.
What is heat trapped in the atmosphere, which causes an increase in Earth's temperature?
100
This is the thinnest layer of Earth.
What is the crust?
200
What is Antartica?
200
This is what GPS devices do.
What is locate exact coordinates on Earth?
200
Coastal areas that are near warm ocean currents are more likely to experience this effect.
What is warmer weather?
200
This is the main reason that Earth is warmer at the equator than at the North and South Poles.
What is the sun's rays hit the planet more directly at the equator?
200
This water source is least useful to humans for drinking purposes.
What is oceans?
300
This area of geographical study involves examining different populations in the world, including their distribution and trade patterns.
What is human geography?
300
This map element helps determine the real distance between locations on a map.
What is scale?
300
The following location is most likely to have cold weather patterns.
What is land that is at high elevations?
300
This description best states how oceans and land absorb the sun's energy differently.
What is, "Land reflects more of the sun's energy, while oceans absorb it slowly and retain it longer."?
300
This statement about Earth's layers is true.
What is they each vary in size and temperature?
400
This cartogram displays the projected world population in 2030. According to the cartogram, this continent is predicted to have the largest population.
Where is Asia?
400
This is the type of map seen here.
What is political?
400
The following climate zones would be the most hospitable to humans.
What is marine west coast?
400
This gas forms 21% of Earth's atmosphere.
What is oxygen?
400
This is where long chains of volcanoes tend to be located.
Where is near plate boundaries?
500
This is a functional region.
What is an area that includes physically connected locations operating as a single unit?
500
This is at 0 degrees longitude.
What is the prime meridian?
500
This is the name for the areas of calm winds near the equator.
What is the doldrums?
500
This phenomenon would be considered an observable indication of climate change.
What is rising sea levels due to melting glaciers?
500
This is what Earth’s plates are currently drifting on.
What is mantle currents?