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Geography @ SSU: Exam #1 Practice

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Geography Quiz am Geography @ SSU: Exam #1 Practice, erstellt von Michaela Karshner am 11/02/2020.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

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What are formal regions & what are examples of it?
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  • Formal Regions are based on homogeneity/ based on artificial criteria established by the user: ex: the corn belt; gobi desert
  • Formal Regions are based on area: ex: continents and oceans
  • Formal Regions are based on climate: ex: the Amazon, the gobi desert
  • Formal Regions are based on political boundaries: ex: countries, counties

Frage 2

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Nodal (or functional) regions areas are regions based on interaction between a node and it's hinterland. Examples of this are countries and metropolitan areas.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 3

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What is Wegner's theory?
Antworten
  • the different types of climates
  • tectonic plates
  • the proposal of continental drift & Pangea
  • geomorphology

Frage 4

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Geo scientists understand that the crust is broken up into [blank_start]lithospheric[blank_end] or [blank_start]tectonic plates[blank_end] which contain both continental and crust.
Antworten
  • lithospheric
  • tectonic plates

Frage 5

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Plastensine era glacial ice sheets were during a period of [blank_start]glaciation[blank_end] and completely changed the land.
Antworten
  • glaciation
  • deglaciation
  • interglaciations

Frage 6

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The inner parts of a continent has more temperate weather.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 7

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GDP has a strong positive correlation with a % or urban population
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 8

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An [blank_start]exotic stream[blank_end] is a river that flows through the desert but comes from wetter places.
Antworten
  • fresh water river
  • exotic stream
  • tropical streams
  • old rivers

Frage 9

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Why is Europe's relative location important?
Antworten
  • It is made up of a lot of peninsulas making it an warmer climate that normal
  • It is smaller than Asia and makes the weather more temperate
  • All of this access to the sea has given Europe with many opportunities for maritime activities
  • It is one of maximum efficiency for contact with every place on the globe.

Frage 10

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What are the Landforms of Europe?
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  • Western Uplands, North European Plain, Central Uplands, Alpine Mountains
  • Central Uplands, Easter Uplands, South European Plains, Pyrenees Mountains
  • Mountains, Central Europe, 1st order Peninsulas, 2nd order Peninsulas
  • North Atlantic Coasts, Alpine Mountains, Northerly Peninsulas, Jutland

Frage 11

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The North European Plain is important because of it's rich natural resources and it's dense population.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 12

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What are some of the important features of the Agricultural Revolution
Antworten
  • Changes in landholding
  • Farm innovations
  • Larger industry
  • Climate Science
  • Navigable River Use

Frage 13

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What are some of the climatic controls that Europe has?
Antworten
  • Northerly latitude
  • Warm currents from north Atlantic drift & peninsulas as a large part of the geography
  • Maritime weather
  • Europe's mountains keep the precipitation on the European side of the mountains

Frage 14

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What are Europe's two major Navigable Rivers?
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  • Rhine
  • Seine
  • Yellow
  • Thames
  • Danube

Frage 15

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Europe's largest city is [blank_start]London.[blank_end]
Antworten
  • Berlin
  • Paris
  • London

Frage 16

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Where is the most industrial cities located at in Europe?
Antworten
  • The midlands
  • The north
  • The south

Frage 17

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Birmingham is know for cotton textiles and seaports.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 18

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How much of Russia lies further north than the Great Lakes?
Antworten
  • 20%
  • 50%
  • 80%
  • 100%

Frage 19

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A [blank_start]Tundra[blank_end] is a treeless plain along the Arctic shore where mosses, lichens, and some grasses survive. A [blank_start]Taiga[blank_end] is a mostly coniferous forests that begin south of a tundra.
Antworten
  • Tundra
  • Taiga
  • taiga
  • tundra

Frage 20

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The Ural Mountains are old mountains that divide the Europe and Asia.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 21

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What are the type of climates that dominate most of Russia?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 22

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Russia has very few natural resources
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 23

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Where is the most densely populated areas located at in Russia?
Antworten
  • North
  • East
  • South
  • West

Frage 24

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The idea of [blank_start]double complementarity[blank_end] means that a location has benefits for industry in more than one way.
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  • double complementarity

Frage 25

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What is the major center of industry of Russia?
Antworten
  • Central Industrial Region
  • Ural Region
  • Kuzbas Region
  • Lake Baykal Region

Frage 26

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The Volga is the major navigable river in Russia and is located in the Volga region. It Is connected to Moscow via canal.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 27

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What is the Detroit of Russia?
Antworten
  • Moscow
  • Nizhny Novogorod
  • Novasibirisk

Frage 28

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Russia is known as the land of fire and ice.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 29

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What are the 4 regions of the British Isles?
Antworten
  • Northern Ireland
  • Britain
  • England
  • London Central
  • Wales
  • South Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Germany

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Europe is home to the 3rd largest population cluster in the world. It is the most highly [blank_start]urbanized[blank_end] region of the world. The most urbanized region is [blank_start]western[blank_end] Europe and the least urbanized is [blank_start]eastern[blank_end] Europe.
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  • urbanized
  • western
  • eastern

Frage 31

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Where is the most industrial cities located in the British Isles?
Antworten
  • Northern Ireland
  • The North
  • Scotland
  • The Midlands
  • Wales

Frage 32

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London is the 3rd largest city in Europe
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 33

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What is the second largest European country?
Antworten
  • Germany
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • Ireland

Frage 34

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What is the main economical pillar in Germany?
Antworten
  • Rotterdam
  • Southern Germany
  • Harz Mountains
  • Ruhr area

Frage 35

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A [blank_start]polder[blank_end] is a part of land that has been reclaimed from the sea.
Antworten
  • polder

Frage 36

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What is the law of a primate city as explained by Mark Jefferson?
Antworten
  • it is used to explain the phenomenon of huge cities that capture such a large proportion of a country's population as well as its economic activity
  • it is used to explain the phenomenon of huge cities that capture such a large proportion of a country's population but not its economic activity
  • it is used to explain the phenomenon of old cities that capture such a large proportion of a country's culture
  • it is used to explain the phenomenon of old cities that capture such a small proportion of a country's population

Frage 37

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What is the one of biggest sources of income for France?
Antworten
  • Industry
  • Tourism
  • Fish Markets
  • Banking

Frage 38

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The Benelux countries are comprised of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 39

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What is supranationalism?
Antworten
  • A venture including +2 states that enable racism
  • A venture including +2 states that are based on the financial weakness of the countries
  • A venture including +3 states that are based on cultural similarities
  • A venture including +3 states that enable trading and other beneficial links between them

Frage 40

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[blank_start]Fjords[blank_end] are glacially carved rivers that actually deep drowned valleys.
Antworten
  • Fjords

Frage 41

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Where is Denmark located?
Antworten
  • The European Peninsula
  • The Jutland Peninsula
  • The Northern Peninsula
  • Norden Peninsula

Frage 42

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Poland is a nation state that has always been on the map.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 43

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The Baltic Republic is made up of man of what countries?
Antworten
  • Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus, Molodia
  • Czech Republic, Georgia, Slovakia
  • Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Hungary
  • Belarus, Germany, Switzerland, Molodia, Georgia

Frage 44

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Balkanization is when a region or country is broken up due to socio-political issues.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 45

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Russia is the largest country by landmass and covers 11 different time zones. It is very multicultural and has 108 recognized nationalities.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 46

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What is transhumance?
Antworten
  • the accepting of humans being transexual or made up of different genders
  • the turn to using technology to aid in expanding the lifespan of humans
  • the use of vertical nordism, or the seasonal movement of people and animals from lowland to highland environments in search of pasture
  • the use of technology to aid in the adding back to the environment to increase agricultural production

Frage 47

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What is Iceland's main export and economy?
Antworten
  • Agriculture
  • Livestock
  • Banking
  • Fishing

Frage 48

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Luxembourg and Switzerland has some of the biggest growth of business in their financial sector.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 49

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The Island country of [blank_start]Iceland[blank_end] is an above-the-water manifestation of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge.
Antworten
  • Ireland
  • Greenland
  • Norway
  • Iceland

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A [blank_start]plural[blank_end] society is one that has more than one cultural influence.
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  • plural
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