Matching
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Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct
sentence. a. | Seasons | d. | Declination | b. | Angle of
Incline | e. | Seasonality | c. | Temperate Zone |
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a word used to describe the change of the seasons
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Choose the correct definition of the term below. a. | Push Factor | b. | Emigrants | c. | Pull Factor
| d. | Migration | e. | Refugee |
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people that leave their birth country.
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Earth Sun Relationships: Match the word with
the correct sentence. a. | Solstice | d. | Equinox | b. | angle of
inclination | e. | tropics | c. | circle of
illumination |
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Amount of eath’s surface receiving daylight
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | landscape | b. | perspective | c. | meteorology | d. | cartography |
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the scenery of a place, which includes natural and human features.
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Matching: Earthquake Terms
Match the items below with he correct
answer in the question section. a. | Magnitude | d. | Triangulation | b. | Liquidification
| e. | Richter
| c. | Amplify |
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anything that can cause the intensity of the shaking to increase
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the amount of energy that is released
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Match each religion below with its place of Worship. a. | Buddhism | b. | Islam | c. | Judaism | d. | Hinduism | e. | Christianity |
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Synagogue - Temple
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Chapter Vocabulary: Match the word with the
correct sentence a. | Vernal Equinox | c. | Autumnal
Equinox | b. | Summer Solstice | d. | Winter Solstice |
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March 21
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December 22
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Chapter Vocabulary: Match the word with the
correct sentence. a. | Tropic of Cancer | d. | Tropic of
Capricorn | b. | Arctic Circle | e. | Equator | c. | Antarctic
Circle |
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located at 0 degrees South
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located at 23.5 degrees North
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Matching
Match the correct word with its definition. a. | core | b. | mantle | c. | magma | d. | plate tectonics | e. | continental
drift |
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probably made of nickle and iron
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Matching
Match each item with the correct statement
below a. | Contiguous | b. | Topography | c. | Graphs | d. | Pyramids | e. | Continents |
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a visual way to show information by using different lengths of bars stacked on
top of each other, with each bar representing a different quantity of a particular item (such as
age).
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a visual way to show information by using lines, colors, or vertical
bars.
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THEMES OR ESSENTIALS OF GEOGRAPHY
Match each item with the
correct statement below. a. | place | d. | movement | b. | regions | e. | location | c. | human-environment
interaction |
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how smaller areas are defined by a common characteristic
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what is it like to live there?
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Vocabulary Terms
Match each item with the correct statement
below. a. | Prime Meridian | b. | Equator | c. | International
Date-Line | d. | degrees | e. | hemespheres |
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any two corresponding lines that break the world into equal halves.
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Matching
Choose the correct definition of the term below. a. | Cultural Region | b. | Ethnic Group | c. | Cultural Hearth
| d. | Civilization | e. | Cultural Diffusion
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a group of humans whose members identify with
each other, through a common heritage that is real or presumed
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Match each statement with the correct item below. a. | atmosphere | b. | lithosphere | c. | hydrosphere | d. | biosphere | e. | enviroment |
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The crust of the earth.
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All the gases that are found around the earth.
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Choose the correct definition of the term below. a. | animism | b. | atheism | c. | monotheism | d. | polytheism | e. | secularism
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spirits inhabit objects and forces of nature.
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Choose the correct definition of the term below. a. | Renewable Resources | b. | Secondary Economic Activity
| c. | Quaternary Economic Activity | d. | Primary Economic Activity | e. | Nonrenewable
Resources |
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items that have a finite or limited quantity.
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Match each religion below with its sacred writings. a. | Vedas and Upanishads | b. | Qu’ran | c. | The Bible
| d. | The Dhammapada | e. | The Torah |
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Buddhism
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Matching
Match the correct word with its definition. a. | estuaries | b. | wetlands | c. | groundwater | d. | water table | e. | glacier |
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water found below the surface of the earth
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following substances is not a fossil fuel?
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The outermost sphere of Earth is called the ____.
a. | hydrosphere | c. | atmosphere | b. | biosphere | d. | lithosphere |
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A country that claims to be a democracy and has as its basis for law Muslim
“Shira” is considered a
a. | Islamic Republic | b. | Muslim nation | c. | Military Junta
| d. | Islamic Monarchy |
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The _____________ absorbs ultraviolet radiation
from the Sun
a. | ozone layer | c. | troposphere | b. | Stratosphere | d. | D layer of the
ionosphere |
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How does the statement “For whom to
produce” answer one of the “Three Economic Question”
a. | how much a product/service will cost | b. | what materials will have to be
used | c. | what has to be considered to profit from the product | d. | who will benefit
from the product or service |
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The theory that the earth was at one time one landmass and broke into several
plates is called
a. | Continental Theory | b. | Planet Theory | c. | Continental
Drift | d. | Planet Breakup |
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The Letter E represent the earth at  a. | Aphelion | b. | Summer | c. | Spring
| d. | Perihelion |
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____ is another word for longitude.
a. | Latitude | c. | Meridian | b. | Equator | d. | Parallel |
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Where are the most diverse ecosystems found?
a. | in dry climates | b. | in high latitude
climates | c. | in tropical climates | d. | in middle-latitude
climates |
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If an estuary forms where a river (fresh water)
meets an inlet of the sea (salt water), what kinds of animals might we expect to find
there?
a. | Only saltwater animals | c. | Only freshwater animals | b. | Freshwater and
saltwater animals | d. | We
would probable not find any animals there |
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Degrees of latitude or longitude can be subdivided into ____.
a. | nanoseconds | b. | minutes | c. | parallels | d. | hemispheres |
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The Map below is a ________________ projection  a. | Mercator | c. | Goodes Homosoline | b. | Gall Peters | d. | Azimuthal |
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Axis Parallelism means that the axis of the earth
a. | is always pointing toward Alpha Centura | b. | is always pointing
toward Polaris | c. | is always along the same plane as the equator | d. | is always along the
same plane as it orbit |
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The theme of ____ involves the study of how people and things change locations
and the effects of those changes.
a. | location | c. | human-environment interaction | b. | movement | d. | region |
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Matching
Which letter above correctly identifies the
tube
a. | Letter A | b. | Letter B | c. | Letter
C | d. | Letter D |
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If you saw this object on a map you would know it as a  a. | compass rose | c. | hemisphere detector | b. | directional finder | d. | button holder |
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The illustration below demonstrates how a ___________ projection is
made  a. | conic | c. | azimuthal | b. | cylindrical | d. | convex |
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The least common form of economic structure today is
a. | Traditional | b. | Capitalism | c. | Command
| d. | Mixed Capitalism |
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The population growth Malthus envisioned did not occur because of several
factors that he could not have possible foreseen. Which item below is NOT one of them.
a. | birth control | b. | technological advances | c. | the green
revolution | d. | lower death rate
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Looking at the table below, what percentage of the world’s population
follow a major ethnic
religion?
Percent of the
World’s Population That Follows Major World Religions
Religion Followers Percent
Christianity
1,929,987,000 32%
Islam
1,147,494,000 19%
Hinduism 746,797,000
12%
Buddhism
353,141,000 6%
Judaism
14,890,000 3%
Other
1,653,758,000 28%
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Together, the four spheres of Earth make up the ____.
a. | Earth environment | c. | planet | b. | Earth system | d. | biology |
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The difference between a Command Economy and a Market Economy is
a. | in a market economy government and individuals make decisions - in a command economy
businesses makes the decisions | b. | in a command economy individuals make decisions
- in a market economy government bureaucrats makes the decisions | c. | in a market economy
individuals make decisions - in a command economy government bureaucrats makes the decisions
| d. | in a market economy businesses make decisions - in a command economy government and
individuals makes the decisions |
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The Ring of Fire is basically found circling the
a. | Indian Ocean | b. | Atlantic Ocean | c. | Pacific
Ocean | d. | Great Salt Lake |
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Which of the following is NOT part of the description of what is an earthquakes
a. | The shaking or trembling caused by the sudden release of
energy | b. | The moon has been shown to have some effect on their timing | c. | Continuing adjustment of position results in aftershocks | d. | Usually associated with faulting or breaking of
rocks |
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A map that connects points of equal elevation above or below sea level is called
a ____.
a. | climate map | c. | contour map | b. | population pyramid | d. | age-structure
diagram |
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Which item below has the most impact on world climates?
a. | tilt of earth on its axis | b. | it’s orbit around the sun
| c. | it’s spherical shape
| d. | the albedo |
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All of the following countries are considered Islamic Republics EXCEPT
a. | Pakistan | b. | Israel | c. | Afghanistan | d. | Mauritania |
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Which area of Earth receives the most solar energy in a year?
a. | the tropics | c. | the Antarctic Circle | b. | the polar regions | d. | the middle
latitudes |
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When the earth reaches Perihelion, it is at the
a. | point in earth’s orbit around the sun where it is the farthest to the
sun | b. | earth’s spherical shape
| c. | point in earth’s orbit around the sun where it is the closest to the
sun | d. | point where there is an interaction of the
sub-solar point and earth’s sphericity |
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What two factors influence the climate of a highland area?
a. | prevailing winds and vegetation | b. | vegetation and
elevation | c. | elevation and prevailing
winds | d. | latitude and
vegetation |
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The most noted or famous fault in North America is the
a. | New Madrid | b. | San Andreas | c. | Wabash
River | d. | Ozark |
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The strongest earthquake in the lower 48 states occurred along the ______ Fault
in 1811.
a. | San Andres | b. | Lower Wabash | c. | New Madrid
| d. | New Memphis |
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Which country listed below does not have a communist government today?
a. | North Korea | b. | Cuba | c. | Iran | d. | China |
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Earth's atmosphere is composed of about 78 percent of what gas?
a. | carbon dioxide | c. | water vapor | b. | oxygen | d. | nitrogen |
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Which of the following planets is not terrestrial?
a. | Mercury | c. | Saturn | b. | Pluto | d. | Mars |
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What causes the tides on Earth?
a. | the gravitational pull of the Sun, Earth, and Moon | b. | the gravitational
pull of the Sun and Moon | c. | Earth's tilt | d. | Earth's
revolution |
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The photo above is an
example of a a. | Thrust | b. | Normal | c. | Strike-Slip Fault
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The Grand Canyon resulted from the interaction of
_________ and ____________.
a. | earthquakes - weathering | c. | erosion and
uplifting | b. | weathering - erosion | d. | acid rain - erosion |
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Which area listed below was NOT an early cultural hearth?
a. | Middle America | b. | North America Great Lakes | c. | Nile Valley
| d. | Indus Valley |
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The Moon orbits Earth every ____.
a. | 24 hours | c. |  days | b. | 30 days | d. |  days |
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Wind systems that reverse directions thereby causing wet and dry seasons are
called _____.
a. | cyclones | b. | monsoons
| c. | typhoons | d. | hurricanes |
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____ maps show true area sizes but distort shapes.
a. | Flat-plane | c. | Cylindrical | b. | Mercator | d. | Conic |
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Temperate climates are generally found
a. | near the equator | b. | in the middle
latitudes | c. | near oceans
| d. | in the high latitudes |
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How is glacier ice built?
a. | It is built when winter snows melt and freeze. | b. | It is built when it
picks up ice as it moves south. | c. | It is built when it picks up ice as it sags and
spreads. | d. | It is built when winter snows do not melt the following
summer. |
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The oldest map projection in use today is the ________________ projection
a. | Conic | c. | Mercator | b. | Azimuthal | d. | Equal-Area |
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70.
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 The illustration above is an example of a
__________________ volcano. a. | Cinder Cone | b. | Shield | c. | Caldera |
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71.
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Which item listed below lies just below the earth’s crust?
a. | core | b. | mantle | c. | outer core
| d. | lithosphere |
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Which economic structure has government owning SOME of the factors of
production?
a. | Command | b. | Democratic Socialism | c. | Capitalism | d. | Mixed Capitalism
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Planets are major bodies that orbit a(n) ____.
a. | satellite | c. | moon | b. | asteroid | d. | star |
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The United States is decribed as having a _________________ economy.
a. | socialistic | b. | capitalistic | c. | mixed | d. | command |
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According to the map, who controls the most crude oil in the world?  a. | Southwest Asia | c. | Southwest Asia | b. | North America | d. | Former Soviet
Union |
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76.
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 The above illustration is of a a. | shield volcano | b. | caldera volcano | c. | a composite
volcano | d. | cinder cone volcano |
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Which statement below is true about the coriolis effect?
a. | The coriolis effect directly influences climate.
| b. | moving items in the northern hemisphere are
deflected to the right | c. | moving items in the southern hemisphere are
deflected to the right | d. | the force is stronger at the equator than at
the mid-latitudes |
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Which of the following is not a benefit of recycling?
a. | decreased consumption of nonrenewable resources | b. | decreased
pollution | c. | decreased cost of oil | d. | reduced damage to the
environment |
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The hydrologic cycle is driven by _____.
a. | headwaters, tributaries, and watersheds | b. | estuaries, wetlands,
and groundwater | c. | solar energy, winds, and gravity | d. | condensation, precipitation, and
evaporation |
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Which word listed below means the same as focus of an earthquake?
a. | elongate-center | b. | hydrocenter | c. | epicenter
| d. | hypocenter |
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81.
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Falling birthrates (for example) in Europe and Japan are a result of all of the
following EXCEPT
a. | stable food supply | b. | advanced health care | c. | technology | d. | central heating and cooling
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82.
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 What type of volcano does the illustration above
identify? a. | Cinder Cone | b. | Shield | c. | Caldera |
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83.
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Geographers use a ____ perspective to study the world.
a. | spatial | c. | intuitive | b. | linear | d. | digital |
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84.
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What type of seismic wave travels the fastest?
a. | P and L travel at the same speed | b. | P and S travel at the same speed
| c. | S waves | d. | P waves |
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Which of the following statements is true.
a. | as air is forced down, it cools | b. | as elevation
decreases, temperature decreases | c. | as elevation
increases, temperature decreases | d. | as air is forced up it warms
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The earth is _________ in size when compared to other planets.
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87.
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_____ is not a renewable energy source.
a. | Water power | c. | Wind power | b. | Coal power | d. | Solar energy |
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88.
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The illustration below demonstrates how a ___________ projection is
made  a. | conic | c. | azimuthal | b. | cylindrical | d. | convex |
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89.
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The population doubling time is calculated by dividing the natural population
increase into _________.
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90.
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Which country below has a true monarchy?
a. | Ireland | b. | Iran | c. | Saudi
Arabia | d. | Jamaica |
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The solar winds are known to effect all of the following except
a. | radio transmissions | b. | auroras borealis
| c. | electronics | d. | weather |
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Acid rain is caused by _____.
a. | the hydrologic cycle | c. | leaching | b. | chemicals in air pollution | d. | erosion |
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The difference between a Monarchy and a dictatorship is
a. | a dictator usually inherits the position whereas a monarch sieges
power. | b. | a monarchy often results from anarchy whereas a dictatorship is elected
| c. | a monarch usually inherits the position whereas a dictator sieges
power. | d. | a dictatorship often results from anarchy whereas a monarch can be elected
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It is estimated that __________ of the earth’s water is found in the
oceans.
a. | 50 | b. | 70 | c. | 97 | d. | I don’t
know. |
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95.
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Which type of volcano listed below still has the possibility of erupting?
a. | pyroclastic | b. | dormant | c. | extinct |
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96.
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Areas of tropical grasslands, scattered trees, and shrubs are called
a. | savanna | b. | coniferous | c. | deciduous | d. | taiga |
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97.
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____ geography is the study of the way people live.
a. | Physical | c. | Landscape | b. | Human | d. | Spatial |
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98.
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Looking at the diagram below, the letter A is showing a _________________ that
is created by subduction  a. | alluvial plain | c. | trench | b. | oreographic upthrusting | d. | ocean floor
spreading |
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99.
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Which of the following can cause air pressure to
decrease?
a. | increased temperature | b. | decreased temperature | c. | increased oxygen
levels | d. | decreased carbon dioxide
levels |
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Insolation and the _____________ interact to cause a difference in heating the
earth through a year’s time.
a. | sub-solar point | b. | hemispheres | c. | sphericity
| d. | ocean and air currents |
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