World Geography

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World Geography

• Geo Skills
• North America
• South America

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Geography Skills
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Which feature would most likely be shown on a
physical map?
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mountain ranges
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Which aspect of geography is most influenced by
these factors?

• Height above sea level
• Distance from the equator
• Amount of rainfall
• Average daily temperature

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climate
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The terms cottage industries, mercantilism,
unions, and laissez-faire are most closely
associated with
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economic systems
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What best describes an impact of the computer on
the global economy?
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Companies now market more products worldwide
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The concern expressed in this cartoon is most
closely related to the consequences of.?
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industrialization and the burning of fossil fuels
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Which feature would most often be shown on a
political map?
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capital cities
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latitude ____ longitude ____
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Equator and Prime Meridian
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Which measure shows the average number of people
living in a square mile (square kilometer)?
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Population Density
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the graph shows that between 1950 and 2000 the
worlds population increased by approximately
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3 ½ or 4 billion
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What is one explanation for the great change in
the world population between 1950 and 2000?
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New medicines and technology were discovered and
applied
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Geography of North America
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The statement explains why the colonists wanted a

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representative form of government
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The economic trend represented in this chart is
most likely an effect of the creation of the
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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Which conclusion is supported by the information
provided on the map?
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The United States exports little or no oil.
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What caused the change in U.S. boundaries shown
above?
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The purchase of territory from France
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The early English colonists of North America
settled near rivers, which provided resources and

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a source of transportation
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Based on the map, the reader can conclude that
the U.S. population-
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has experienced continued growth in the West
since 1790
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What title completes the diagram?
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Results of the Agricultural Revolution
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The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals
during the colonization of the Americas is known
as the
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Columbian Exchange
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Where is central authority the strongest?
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Central authority is strongest in a command
economy.
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We are native people who have adapted to the
harsh geography of the northern Canadian
territories. We live north of the forests. By
what name do we prefer to be known?
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Inuits
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Geography of Latin America
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Which letter identifies the region in the Andes
Mountains where many Inca settlements were
located?
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B
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The letter C indicates an area of Latin America
that was colonized mostly by the
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Portuguese
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Which geographic feature had the greatest
influence on the development of the Inca Empire?
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mountains
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This 2001 cartoon implies that nations in Central
America are
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facing several serious problems at the same time
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Which geographic feature made it difficult to
unify South America?
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Andes Mountains
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which Latin American nation had the greatest
ten-year increase in foreign debt in billions of
U.S. dollars between 1977 and 1987?
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Brazil
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Based on a comparison of these maps of South
America, which conclusion is accurate?
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Many regions of South America gained their
independence between 1790 and 1828
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Which individual is most closely associated with
the changes indicated on these maps?
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Simón Bolívar
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How did the Inca adapt to their physical
environment?
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They built footbridges that connected their roads
across the Andes
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What is the primary reason that increasing
numbers of Latin American citizens have
immigrated to the United States over the last
three decades?
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hope for economic opportunities