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What does the relative location of a place tell you?
a) the longitude and latitude of a place
b) which symbol shows a place on a map
c) where a place is compared to another place
d) the map projection being used to show a place

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of
a) tilt
b) scale
c) rotation
d) distortion

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs
a) parallel to the Arctic Circle
b) parallel to the Tropic of Cancer
c) from the North Pole to the South Pole
d) from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line

What does a map’s scale compare?
a) direction on a map with direction on Earth
b) distance on a map with distance on Earth
c) location on a map with location on a globe
d) distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?
a) businesses
b) landforms
c) population
d) vegetation

What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum?
a) land uses
b) vegetation zones
c) natural resources
d) economic activities

What does an economic activity map of a country show?
a) where its people live
b) what kind of climate it has
c) how high its mountains are
d) how its people make a living

What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?
a) a city
b) a region
c) a landform
d) a climate zone

Which term describes a group that has lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders?
a) indigenous people
b) foreign immigrants
c) plural society
d) political refugees

How do most Mayan children learn traditional skills such as farming and weaving
a) in village schools
b) from their parents
c) in municipal councils
d) from religious brotherhoods

Life expectancy is a measure of which of the following in a population?
a) the average age at which people die
b) the average age at which people retire
c) the average age at which people become parents
d) the average age at which people enter the workforce

What kind of information is shown on a map that identifies desert, grassland, and forest?
a) climate zones
b) population density
c) vegetation zones
d) economic activity

A cultural region is best defined as a region whose people share the same
a) standard of living
b) life expectancy
c) climate zone
d) way of life

Although many Yoruba dialects are spoken in Nigeria, the Yoruba belong to one
a) consumer group
b) linguistic group
c) nomadic group
d) occupation group

Which of these was most responsible for the division of countries in Africa?
a) colonialism
b) nationalism
c) immigration
d) desertification

Which term best describes people from other countries who enter the United States to start new lives?
a) consumers
b) emigrants
c) immigrants
d) refugees

All of the following are major push factors that cause people to leave their home countries except
a) hunger
b) poverty
c) violent conflict
d) economic opportunity

Which of the following is not a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?
a) family
b) schools
c) freedom
d) persecution

Immigrants most help to build the U.S. economy by
a) using public services
b) serving in the military
c) starting new businesses
d) learning to speak English

What do the holidays St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Chinese New Year have in common?
a) They started in the United States
b) They came to the United States with immigrants
c) They mark important events in U.S. history
d) They are celebrated only by immigrants in the United States

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