Matching
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a. | relative location | h. | tectonic plates | b. | hemispheres | i. | glaciers | c. | earthquake | j. | desalination | d. | moraine | k. | hydrosphere | e. | ecosystem | l. | biosphere | f. | Prime Meridian | m. | Tropic of Cancer | g. | equator | n. | absolute location |
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(3 points) all of the bodies of water on the
earth
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(3 points) rock and other debris left behind by a
glacier
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(3 points) slabs of rock whose movement can create
physical features
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(3 points) large, moving bodies of ice
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(3 points) a community of plants and
animals
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(3 points) dividing line for the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres
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(3 points) the exact spot at which a place is found
on the globe
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(3 points) two halves of earth, divided north-south
or east-west
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(3 points) sudden, violent movement along a fault
line
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(3 points) process of turning water into
freshwater
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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(4 points) An area that __________ is called a
formal region.
a. | has boundaries determined by a common characteristic | c. | has different types of
transportation systems | b. | includes people who speak a variety of
languages | d. | includes both
rural and urban populations |
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(3 points) Which of the following is not part of the
grid system?
a. | lines of longitude | c. | the Prime Meridian | b. | lines of location | d. | the Equator |
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(4 points) What name is given to the study of
connections between people and their physical environment?
a. | people-place reaction | c. | human-environment interaction | b. | animal-location
relationships | d. | geography-location interaction |
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(4 points) A functional region focuses on
a. | a time period in a specific part of the world | c. | a central point and the surrounding
territory linked to it | b. | the distant future and how geography will
change in an area | d. | boundaries determined by a common characteristic |
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(3 points) When we say that a city is located at
longitude 120 degrees East, we mean it is located
a. | west of the Prime Meridian | c. | north of the
Equator | b. | east of the Prime Meridian | d. | east of the Equator |
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(4 points) Land takes up about ______________ of the
earth’s surface.
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(3 points) What is the highest point on
earth?
a. | Mt. McKinley | c. | Mt. Whitney | b. | Mt. Everest | d. | Mt. Ranier |
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(4 points) Which of the following best describes the
earth’s inner core?
a. | liquid and extremely hot | c. | liquid and cool | b. | solid and
cool | d. | solid and extremely
hot |
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(4 points) Accretion, a type of tectonic activity,
occurs when
a. | a sea plate move over another sea plate | c. | a continental plate slides under a
sea plate | b. | a sea plate slowly slides under a continental plate | d. | a continental plate splits into two
parts |
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(4 points) Three types of ___________ are seas,
gulfs, and bays.
a. | oceans | c. | landforms | b. | cloud formations | d. | bodies of water |
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(4 points) The ______________ deepest known
depression on earth.
a. | Pacific plate | c. | Mariana Trench | b. | Dead Sea | d. | Isthmus of
Panama |
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(4 points) ______________ are known as terrestrial
planets.
a. | Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Mars | c. | Earth, Mars, Venus, and
Jupiter | b. | Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars | d. | Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and
Uranus |
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(4 points) Cracks in the earth’s crust are
called
a. | moraines | c. | plates | b. | continental shelves | d. | faults |
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(4 points) Surrounding the inner core of the earth
is
a. | a liquid outer core | c. | the crust | b. | a solid outer core | d. | the mantle |
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(4 points) Physical weathering takes place
when
a. | large masses of rock are welded together by volcanic action | c. | chemicals slowly
break down rocks over many years | b. | large masses of rock are broken into smaller
pieces | d. | wind blow dirt away
from rocks |
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Cause | Effect/Cause | Effect | warm air cools | | clouds form | | | |
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(4 points) Which part of the water cycle correctly
completes the diagram?
a. | evaporation | c. | condensation | b. | precipitation | d. | desalination |
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(4 points) First, describe the relative location of
the state of Michigan, using the map. Second, choose a place on the map that you know well. Describe
the perceptual region of that place. Be sure to use complete sentences and proper punctuation.
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28.
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(5 points) Using the map, name the states that are
located at the following coordinates:
a. 27N / 82W
b. 45N / 85W
c.
37N / 120W
d. 30N / 100W
e. 43N / 75W
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