World Geography Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. An area of human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of a built environment with the characteristic of a city or town.
2. Trees that lose (shed) their leaves periodically are called .....
3. Maps that show man-made divisions, borders, states, and cities are
4. If a country has a low infant mortality rate, high life expectancy, and a high literacy rate, it can best be defined as a .....
5. What is the policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries?
6. The Chinese philosophical system advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of nature.
7. A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides
8. What is the major cause of poverty in South America?
9. Which is an example of a monarch?
10. The head of a government; the majority party's leader in parliament
11. What is natural increase in a population?
12. How do geographers use numerical measurement in their research?
13. The Great Plains is an example of?
14. The ..... River Watershed drains a substantial portion of the United States.
15. A giant core of rock anchoring North America and centered on Hudson Bay and James Bay is known as the
16. A collection of maps
17. The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the
18. Concerned with or engaged in commerce, making or intended to make money.
19. Weather conditions over time; long term
20. The Palaeozoic era starts at ..... million years ago and ends at ..... million years ago.
21. Who has complete control over the market in a command economy?
22. How do scientists think that Pangaea separated?
23. The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is
24. The patterns and habits of people is called?
25. Describing where a city is situated is part of which element of geography?
26. AN illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender
27. Northern Canada has no trees and moss/lichen for vegetation. What type of biome is it?
28. Which of the following is the most common type of map?
29. Which plate boundary is responsible for earthquakes?
30. A subduction zone is formed .....
31. What type of region is based on peoples feelings and opinions.
32. Russia's wealth comes from .....
33. The mean radius of the earth is approximately
34. What is the primary factor that influences climate?
35. The smallest state, population wise, in the world is
36. Which map shows man-made features like countries, states, and cities?
37. What are the main factors that influence climate?
38. All life on earth falls into the
39. The theme of ..... involves the study of how people and things change locations and the effects of those changes.
40. What causes day and night
41. What is the largest country in South America?
42. Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ..... area.
43. Increased educational opportunities, high levels of air pollution, and the loss of traditional beliefs are changes that are associated with
44. What are conditions of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time
45. The cultural diversity found throughout much of South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia is due in large part to
46. How many STATES are there in the United States?
47. Because of its immigration history, ..... in the United States.
48. What internal process leads to earthquakes in places like California?
49. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include
50. This type of map depicts features such as mountains, plains, and bodies of water.
51. When warm air moves into a region of cold air it leads to the formation of
52. A change to the U.S. constitution is
53. Mountains, such as the Rocky Mountains, are usually considered this type of boundary.
54. The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an example of
55. All of the following are included in the measurement of HDI EXCEPT
56. The largest dune files are found in
57. What is the majority religion of Pakistan?
58. Geographers use History to do which of the following?
59. The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
60. The tunnel that connects France and Italy is