World Geography Quiz 9 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following terms below fit the definition? Def:One classical breakdown of economic activity that distinguish 5 different categories.

2. What is the largest Island

3. Why do human beings alter their environment?

4. Dallas, Texas is located about 230 miles from Houston. This describes its

5. What are physical features?

6. What are most European economies characterized by?

7. Only receives about 16 inches of precipitation per year; summers are hot while winters are mild to cold

8. Which continent do we live on?

9. The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only

10. Everything people make, think, and do

11. What marks the shortest distance an object can travel between points?

12. An example of physical geography is

13. What does farming consist of in South Asia?

14. The uneven distribution of natural resources on the Earth is being balance through _____

15. The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called

16. The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in

17. Both Brazil and Haiti are culturally unique in Latin America because

18. NAFTA allowed for free trade among which of the following countries/regions?

19. Which is a resource that allows nations to develop a high per-capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

20. Based off of the map, which continent's coastal cities are most warmed by the North Atlantic Current?

21. Which Mongol leader, invaded Central Asia and unified the area in 1200's AD?

22. The prime meridian is what degree of longitude? (WG.21A)

23. The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly _____ land area of the world.

24. When does it rain in the marine west coast climate subregion?

25. In what city did the building of levees damage the natural landscape that once protected it from flooding?