World Geography Quiz 8 (25 MCQs)

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1. All of the following are POSITIVE effects of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT

2. Where do most Brazilians live in their country?

3. Which of the following geographic factors unifies Latin America as a region?

4. The Columbian Exchange was most responsible for the spatial diffusion of which set of products to Latin America?

5. The Mountains located along the western edge of South America are the _____

6. What region do India and Pakistan disagree about the political borders?

7. Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime from seasons are due to

8. The Berlin Wall divided this country into east and west sections.

9. Which is NOT a characteristic of a developed country

10. A day on which the sun is directly over the Equator

11. What dam was built on the world's longest river to control it for economic reasons?

12. The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan 1, 2002).

13. An original inhabitant; one of the original inhabitants of Australia

14. Which of the following is most accurately represented on a cylindrical projection map?

15. The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called

16. Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida's Everglades?

17. The unit of the light year is used for measuring

18. Which innovation had the effect of producing electricity and improving farming?

19. A set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text

20. When do equinoxes occur?

21. What physical barrier has protected South Asia from outside influence until the 1900s?

22. What does the relative location of a place tell you?

23. The middle latitude extends between

24. The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavi is

25. Forests, grasslands, and deserts are