Geography CBA 1ST SIX WEEKS

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This action created the Himalayan Mountains._________

A. Divergent

B. Convergent: collision

C. Convergent: seduction

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All the water on the earth makes up the ________.

A. Atmosphere

B. Hydrosphere

C. Biosphere

D. lithosphere

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The physical features of the earth’s surfaces are called _________.

A. Relief

B. Contour lines

C. Design

D. topography

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What super continent existed 200 million years

ago?A. Pangaea

B. Panama

C. Pancreas

D. Pan America

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What type of map is the image below?

A. topographic

B. physical

C. political

D. original

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Below is what type of landform?

A. islandB. lagoonC. archipelag

oD. volcano

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The following is a large body of water partly or completely

surrounded by land?

A. PondB. SeaC. OceanD. Bayou

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What landform is pictured below?

A. Steppe

B. Tundra

C. plains

D. desert

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What landform has steep sides and a flat rocky top?

A. PlateauB. CanyonC. MountainD. Mesa

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What is a large level piece of elevated land?

A. Butte

B. Mountain

C. Plateau

D. Isthmus

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The building of dams and canals to irrigate a desert region is an example

of the geographic theme of -

A. Movement

B. Human-Environment Interaction

C. Place

D. Region

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The following is known as the “Gold Coast of Africa”. This is an example of

which geographic theme A. Place

B. Location

C. Movement

D. Region

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Mount Rushmore, a world famous rock carving, is located on the

western border of South Dakota.

Which themes does the above statement apply?

A A,C, and E

B A,D, and E

C C, D, and F

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A. location-absoluteB. location relativeC. placeD. regionE. movementF. human-environment interaction

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The Statue of Liberty, (located 41◦ N and 73◦ W), was given to the United States by France, is visited by thousands of

tourists each year.Which themes does the above statement

apply?A A, E, and C

B B, C, and E

C B, E, and F

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A. location-absoluteB. location relativeC. placeD. regionE. movementF. human-environment interaction

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The Bering land bridge, which allowed people to migrate from Asia to North

America thousands of years ago, is an

example of which Geographic theme?

A Human-Environment interaction

B Movement

C Region

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The Dust Bowl in the Great Plains during the 1930s is an example of

what weather extreme?

A. Flood

B. Desertification

C. Drought

D. Blizzard

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The earth’s revolution & tilt cause –

A day & night

B the changing seasons

C temperature changes only

D humidity changes

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What type of precipitation generally occurs in tropical areas near the equator?

A Frontal

B Orographic

C Convectional

D Oceanographic

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Ocean currents are caused by the rotation of the earth,

moving air, and –A low latitudes

B the revolution of the water

C differences in water temperature

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If the direct rays of the sun are hitting the Tropic of Cancer, what day would it be in Southern Hemisphere?

A Summer Solstice B Autumn Equinox

C Winter Solstice

D Spring Equinox

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What happens as elevation increases?

A temperature decreases

B humidity increases

C temperature increases

D temperatures do not change

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The physical characteristics of a place include its –

A customs and traditions

B growth patterns

C landforms and vegetation

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The picture below is an example of what geographical theme?

A. MovementB. LocationC. PlaceD. Human

Environment Interaction

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What force created the Himalayan Mountains?

A. Divergent boundary

B. Transformed boundary

C. convergent boun

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If hurricanes are known as typhoons in Asia, what are they known as in

Sidney, Australia

A. typhoons

B. Whirling willies

C. Wandering willies

D. Willy Willies

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