World Geography Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

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1. The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite
2. ..... geography is the study of the way people live.
3. About how many people live in Russia?
4. Madagascar is a country located near the coast of Eastern .....
5. A formal region has which of the following?
6. Rocks break and decay over time in a process called .....
7. Military forts and missions were built by soldiers and clergy from ..... in the 1700s which led to exploration and mapping of the region and the building of roads and ranches.
8. The transport of warm air toward the poles and cold air toward the equator is due to
9. What major river flows some 2, 350 miles (3, 782 km) from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, making it an important route for trade?
10. Tertiary levels of economic activity would most likely be observed in
11. Receive less than ten inches of rain per year; can be hot or cool/cold
12. The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
13. Which group of people primarily shaped the culture of both Central America and the Caribbean?
14. What are monsoons?
15. The study of the interaction between international political relationships.
16. If you lived in Zimbabwe, in what hemisphere would you live?
17. What geographic feature contributes to U.S. isolationism (the U.S. not dealing with other countries)?
18. What trade route linked India, China, and Europe?
19. The capital of Russia is .....
20. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called