Geography Final Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 58404)


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What land forms did the movement of tectonic plates create in Central America and the Caribbean?
a) mountains and islands
b) plateaus and peninsulas
c) plains and hills
d) mesas and canyons

Why does Central America have so many earthquakes?
a) its location between two large continents
b) the movement of tectonic plates
c) a tropical hot and humid climate
d) poor soil within the rain forests

What are the main land forms in Central America?
a) mountains, coastal plains, rain forests
b) plateaus, coastal plains, hills
c) valleys, deserts, rain forest
d) deserts, mountains, coastal plains

What causes deforestation in the rain forests of Central America?
a) Tourists pollute the rain forest.
b) People clear areas for farmland and use trees for wood.
c) Loose farm animals damage the trees.
d) Ash from volcanic eruptions covers and destroys the forest.

A narrow strip of land with water on three sides is called a(n)_________________________.
a) strait
b) peninsula
c) delta
d) cordillera

Where are the Great Plains located in North America?
a) in Northern Canada
b) on the east coast of the United States
c) in the center of North America
d) in Mexico

What natural resources come from Mexico’s mountains?
a) coffee, sugar cane, wheat
b) copper, zinc, silver
c) fruit and oil
d) cattle and pigs

What caused the Dust Bowl?
a) A period of drought and erosion occurred.
b) The natural gas underground was tapped.
c) Rivers, and railroads could not transport goods.
d) Commercial farms took over small farms.

A large mass of ice and packed snow that moves slowly along the surface of the earth is called a(n)___________________.
a) glacier
b) ice berg
c) cordillera
d) aquifer

Providing water to an area of dry land is called _________________.
a) drought
b) aquifer
c) irrigation
d) cordillera

A violent shaking of the Earth’s crust is called a(n)_____.
a) earthshift
b) earthquake
c) volcanoe
d) mantle shift

A section of the Earth’s surface is called a(n)_______________________.
a) crust
b) continental shelf
c) plateau
d) tectonic plate

What does a compass rose show?
a) the title and subject of the map
b) directions north, south, east and west
c) the meaning of symbols and colors on the map
d) names of places, such as cities

________________shows how much distance is represented on a map.
a) key
b) compass rose
c) scale
d) legend

What does a cartographer do?
a) guide travelers up mountains
b) make maps
c) make shopping carts
d) locate geographic areas of interest on maps

The height of a physical feature above sea level is called _______________.
a) equator
b) elevation
c) irrigation
d) altitude

The center line of latitude is called the ____________________.
a) prime meridian
b) prime equator
c) longitude
d) equator

Thinking about the space on Earth’s surface is called ___________.
a) spatial thinking
b) relative thinking
c) geographic thinking
d) global thinking

What are imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator called?
a) flatitude
b) longitude
c) latitude
d) equator

The exact point where a place is located is called ___________________.
a) relative location
b) absolute location
c) global position
d) geographic location

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