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Scale |
Ratio between earth measurement and map measurement. |
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Radar |
Radio detecting and ranging. |
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Prime Meridian |
Zero degrees longitude |
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Cartography |
The science of map making. |
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GPS |
Location determined by satellite triangulation. |
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Isoline |
A line of constant value on a map. |
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International Date Line |
Determines which day and date it is. |
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Latitude |
Angular distance north and south on the Earth. |
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Contour line |
Line connecting equal elevation. |
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Contour Interval |
Spacing between contour lines. |
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Where French is widely spoken in eastern Canada is an example of a formal region. |
True |
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A verbal map scale is given in words such as:"one centimeter equals one kilometer." |
True |
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Physical geography differs from cultural geography in that it deals more with the natural sciences. |
True |
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Site is an absolute location concept. |
True |
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A functional region has a node, or core area, surrounded by the total region. |
True |
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The emphasis in human geography is on people: it is also called cultural geography. |
True |
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Absolute location is sometimes called mathematical location. |
True |
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The cultural landscape is the visible imprint of human activity. |
True |
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Absolute distance is based on the cardinal points of north,east,south and west. |
False |
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An urban location like Clarksburg is a good example of a natural landscape. |
False |
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Continental drift theory was proposed by: |
Wegener |
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Which of the following is not a lithospheric plate boundary? |
overthrust |
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Alluvium |
Sand and mud |
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Chemical weathering |
oxidation |
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Erosional agent |
wind,water,glaciers |
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Mass movement |
mass wasting |
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Tsunami |
harbor wave |
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Loess |
wind deposited silt |
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Mineral |
definite crystal struture |
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Lithosphere |
outer portion of earth's crust |
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Magma |
molten earth material |
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Karst topography |
formed in limestone regions |
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List three types of rocks and an example of each. |
Sedimentary rocks-sandstone metamorphic rocks-slate Igneous-balsalt |
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Name two different types of glaciers. |
-continental -mountain |
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The axis of the earth is tilted how many degrees from the perpendicular? |
23 1/2 |
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The air has weight that can be measured by a ? |
barometer |
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Precipitation include the following? |
rain,sleet,snow, and hail |
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Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with? |
thunderstorms |
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Which precipitation type is associated with hills or mountains? |
orographic |
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The highest velocity winds are found in a? |
tornado |
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An mP, or maritime polar, air mass would form over? |
Gulf of Alaska |
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Insolation is the amount of incoming solar radiation. |
True |
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The troposphere is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere. |
true |
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A temperature inversion occurs when air at the lower altitudes is warmer than air aloft. |
False |
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The earth's poles usually have a low pressure over them. |
False |
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Convection is the circulatory motion of ascending cool air and descending warm air. |
False |
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A low pressure is usually found over the equator. |
True |
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The leeward side of the mountain is the wet side. |
False |
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Tropical rainforest |
always hot, always wet |
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Tropical savanna |
6 months wet, 6 months dry |
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Mediterranean |
distinct dry summer |
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Humid continental |
huge difference between winter and summer temperature averages |
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Arctic |
yearly average near freezing |
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What term refers to the number of economic dependents each 100 people in productive years must support? |
Dependency ratio |
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What total fertility rate is required to just replace the world's existing population? |
2.1 |
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In 2011, the world's population reached how many billion? |
7 |
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Europe as a whole, including Russia, is experiencing what rate of population growth? |
negative |
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Which country launched the "one couple, one child" population policy in 1979? |
China |
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Arithmetic density |
changes over time in birth and death rates associated with economic development. |
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Carrying capacity |
number of people an area can support |
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Cohort |
Population group unified by common characteristics. |
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Crude birth rate |
brith rate |
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Crude death rate |
mortality rate |
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Demographic transition |
crude density |
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Doubling time |
time it takes the total population to double |
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Ecumene |
permanently inhabited portion of the earth |
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Malthus |
English agricultural economist and demographer |
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Rate |
record of frequency of occurrence |
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Overpopulation |
place being able to support its present population |
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Population geography |
where people live and their demographic characteristics |
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Population projection |
estimates of change in future population |
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Population pyramid |
graphic device representing a population's age and sex composition |
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Rate of natural increase |
subtract crude death rate from crude birth rate for this |
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Religions that tend to be expansionary, seeking to transmit their beliefs to new peoples and areas are termed: |
universalizing |
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A shaman is generally associated with what type of religion? |
tribal |
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Which of the following is NOT an ethnic religion? |
Buddhism |
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What term refers to believing that one's own ethnic group is superior? |
ethnocentrism |
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Within the United States, Baptists are regionally dominant in the? |
South |
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The four major world religion, the one which has experienced the most extensive worldwide dispersion is? |
Christianity |
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The viewpoint that people, not environment, are the dynamic forces of cultural development is called: |
Possibilism |
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Which term refers to a simplified language formed from an amalgam of two languages? |
pidgin |
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Which language has the greatest number of speakers? |
English |
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The study of place names is a practice known as? |
toponymy |
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Latin |
lingua franca of Romans |
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Tribal religion |
traditional religion |
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Germanic language |
English |
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French and English |
Canadian official languages |
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Swahili |
East African lingua franca |
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Ramadan |
month of fasting |
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Romance language |
Spanish |
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Languages of Israel |
Yiddish, Hebrew |
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Mecca |
holiest city of Islam |
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Mormons |
Joseph Smith |
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Which of the following is the most common incentive for migration? |
economics |
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Which of the following features does NOT constitute a barrier to diffusion? |
the Internet |
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Since 2000, which region of the United States has NOT seen population growth due to net migration flows? |
northeast |
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The area within which we move freely on our rounds of regular activity is known as: |
activity space |
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An example of a part-nation state is the: |
Arab nation |
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Exclusive economic zones recognized under the Law of the Sea Convention extend outward from coasts by: |
200 nautical miles |
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Which group of people is an example of a stateless nation? |
Kurds |
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The Spanish territorial outliers of Ceuta and Melilla are examples of: |
exclaves |
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Centrifugal force |
destabilizes a naiton |
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Fragmented state |
island group |
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Terrorism |
bombs in public places |
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Natural boundary |
Mountain range between countries |
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Supranationalism |
European Union |
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Perforated state |
Italy |
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Landlocked state |
Bolivia |
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Human interaction |
communication between people |
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Migration |
permanent relocation |
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Distance decay |
less activity further away |
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Territoriality |
attachment to home ground |
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TNC |
Ford |
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Out-sourcing is: |
producing parts or products abroad for domestic sale |
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Which one of the following is not a major manufacturing region? |
Western South America |
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Which of the following statements concerning shifting cultivation is not correct? |
It increases in direct proportion to advances in technology |
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Secondary industries are concerned with: |
manufacturing |
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Which one of the following is not a characteristic of truck farms? |
They are classified as extensive commercial |
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Intensive subsistence agriculture is concentrated in: |
major river valleys and deltas such as the Ganges |
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The least expensive form of freight movement for long distances is: |
water transportation |
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That part of the world which is rapidly becoming the industrial region is: |
Eastern Asia |
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Silicon Valley, North Carolina's Research Triangle, and Silicon Valley North around Ottawa, Canada are concentrations of: |
high technology industries |
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The increase in all grain production worldwide is due to the: |
expansion of farmland |
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Mediterranean agriculture is: |
known for grapes,olives,oranges and figs |
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A farmer engages in a primary activity. |
True |
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A lumber mill is an example of a tertiary industry. |
False |
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Nomadic herding is an example of intensive subsistence agriculture. |
False |
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Shifting cultivation is used in areas where leaching of the soil is common. |
True |
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Agriculture is seen as man's work in Africa. |
False |
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Truck farms are found far from cities. |
False |
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Fordist modes of production have been replace by just-in-time and flexible production. |
True |
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Comparative advantage allows regions to specialize in the production of certain products. |
True |
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Most of the corn belt corn goes into cold breakfast cereals. |
False |