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Geography @ SSU: Exam #1 Practice

Question 1 of 50

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What are formal regions & what are examples of it?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

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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.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

1

What is Wegner's theory?

Select one of the following:

  • the different types of climates

  • tectonic plates

  • the proposal of continental drift & Pangea

  • geomorphology

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Geo scientists understand that the crust is broken up into or which contain both continental and crust.

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Question 5 of 50

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Plastensine era glacial ice sheets were during a period of ( glaciation, deglaciation, interglaciations ) and completely changed the land.

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

1

The inner parts of a continent has more temperate weather.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

1

GDP has a strong positive correlation with a % or urban population

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

An ( fresh water river, exotic stream, tropical streams, old rivers ) is a river that flows through the desert but comes from wetter places.

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

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Why is Europe's relative location important?

Select one of the following:

  • 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.

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

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What are the Landforms of Europe?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

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What are some of the important features of the Agricultural Revolution

Select one or more of the following:

  • Changes in landholding

  • Farm innovations

  • Larger industry

  • Climate Science

  • Navigable River Use

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

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What are some of the climatic controls that Europe has?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

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What are Europe's two major Navigable Rivers?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Rhine

  • Seine

  • Yellow

  • Thames

  • Danube

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Europe's largest city is ( Berlin, Paris, London )

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Question 16 of 50

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Where is the most industrial cities located at in Europe?

Select one of the following:

  • The midlands

  • The north

  • The south

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

1

Birmingham is know for cotton textiles and seaports.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

1

How much of Russia lies further north than the Great Lakes?

Select one of the following:

  • 20%

  • 50%

  • 80%

  • 100%

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

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A is a treeless plain along the Arctic shore where mosses, lichens, and some grasses survive. A is a mostly coniferous forests that begin south of a tundra.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    Tundra
    Taiga
    taiga
    tundra

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

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The Ural Mountains are old mountains that divide the Europe and Asia.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

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What are the type of climates that dominate most of Russia?

Select one of the following:

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

1

Russia has very few natural resources

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

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Where is the most densely populated areas located at in Russia?

Select one of the following:

  • North

  • East

  • South

  • West

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The idea of means that a location has benefits for industry in more than one way.

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Question 25 of 50

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What is the major center of industry of Russia?

Select one of the following:

  • Central Industrial Region

  • Ural Region

  • Kuzbas Region

  • Lake Baykal Region

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

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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.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

1

What is the Detroit of Russia?

Select one of the following:

  • Moscow

  • Nizhny Novogorod

  • Novasibirisk

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

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Russia is known as the land of fire and ice.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

1

What are the 4 regions of the British Isles?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Northern Ireland

  • Britain

  • England

  • London Central

  • Wales

  • South Ireland

  • Scotland

  • Germany

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Europe is home to the 3rd largest population cluster in the world. It is the most highly region of the world. The most urbanized region is Europe and the least urbanized is Europe.

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

1

Where is the most industrial cities located in the British Isles?

Select one of the following:

  • Northern Ireland

  • The North

  • Scotland

  • The Midlands

  • Wales

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

1

London is the 3rd largest city in Europe

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

1

What is the second largest European country?

Select one of the following:

  • Germany

  • France

  • Switzerland

  • Ireland

Explanation

Question 34 of 50

1

What is the main economical pillar in Germany?

Select one of the following:

  • Rotterdam

  • Southern Germany

  • Harz Mountains

  • Ruhr area

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

A is a part of land that has been reclaimed from the sea.

Explanation

Question 36 of 50

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What is the law of a primate city as explained by Mark Jefferson?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

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What is the one of biggest sources of income for France?

Select one of the following:

  • Industry

  • Tourism

  • Fish Markets

  • Banking

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

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The Benelux countries are comprised of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

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What is supranationalism?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

are glacially carved rivers that actually deep drowned valleys.

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

1

Where is Denmark located?

Select one of the following:

  • The European Peninsula

  • The Jutland Peninsula

  • The Northern Peninsula

  • Norden Peninsula

Explanation

Question 42 of 50

1

Poland is a nation state that has always been on the map.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

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The Baltic Republic is made up of man of what countries?

Select one of the following:

  • Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus, Molodia

  • Czech Republic, Georgia, Slovakia

  • Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Hungary

  • Belarus, Germany, Switzerland, Molodia, Georgia

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

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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.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

1

What is transhumance?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

1

What is Iceland's main export and economy?

Select one of the following:

  • Agriculture

  • Livestock

  • Banking

  • Fishing

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

1

Luxembourg and Switzerland has some of the biggest growth of business in their financial sector.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

1

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

The Island country of ( Ireland, Greenland, Norway, Iceland ) is an above-the-water manifestation of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge.

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

A society is one that has more than one cultural influence.

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