Geography CBA 3rd SIX WEEKS

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This action created the Himalayan Mountains._________

A. Divergent

B. Convergent: collision

C. Convergent: seduction

D. Transform

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All the water on the earth makes up the ________.

A. Atmosphere

B. Hydrosphere

C. Biosphere

D. lithosphere

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The physical features of the earth’s surfaces are called _________.

A. Relief

B. Contour lines

C. Design

D. topography

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What super continent existed 200 million years

ago?A. Pangaea

B. Panama

C. Pancreas

D. Pan America

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What type of map is the image below?

A. topographic

B. physical

C. political

D. original

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Below is what type of landform?

A. islandB. lagoonC. archipelag

oD. volcano

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The following is a large body of water partly or completely

surrounded by land?

A. PondB. SeaC. OceanD. Bayou

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What landform is pictured below?

A. Steppe

B. Tundra

C. plains

D. desert

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What landform is pictured below?

A. PlateauB. CanyonC. MesaD. Butte

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What is a large level piece of elevated land?

A. Butte

B. Mountain

C. Plateau

D. Isthmus

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The building of dams and canals to irrigate a desert region is an example

of the geographic theme of -

A. Movement

B. Human-Environment Interaction

C. Place

D. Region

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The following is known as the “Gold Coast of Africa”. This is an example of

which geographic theme A. Place

B. Location

C. Movement

D. Region

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Mount Rushmore, a world famous rock carving, is located on the

western border of South Dakota.

Which themes does the above statement apply?

A A,C, and E

B A,D, and E

C C, D, and F

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A. location-absoluteB. location relativeC. placeD. regionE. movementF. human-environment interaction

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The Statue of Liberty, (located 41◦ N and 73◦ W), was given to the United States by France, is visited by thousands of tourists

each year.Which themes does the above statement

apply?A. location-

absolute

B. location relative

C. place

D. region

E. movement

F. human-environment interaction

A A, E, and C

B B, C, and E

C B, E, and F

D B, D, and F

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The Bering land bridge, which allowed people to migrate from Asia to North

America thousands of years ago, is an

example of which Geographic theme?

A Human-Environment interaction

B Movement

C Region

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As elevation increases, what happens to the climate?

A. It gets hotter

B. It gets wetter

C. It gets colder

D. It becomes pleasant

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The earth’s revolution & tilt cause –

A day & night

B the changing seasons

C temperature changes only

D humidity changes

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What type of precipitation generally occurs in tropical areas near the equator?

A Frontal

B Orographic

C Convectional

D Oceanographic

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Ocean currents are caused by the rotation of the earth,

moving air, and –A low latitudes

B the revolution of the water

C differences in water temperature

D elevations

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If the direct rays of the sun are hitting the Tropic of Cancer, what day would it be in Southern Hemisphere?

A Summer Solstice B Autumn Equinox

C Winter Solstice

D Spring Equinox

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The first amendment includes all of the following EXCEPT_____

A Freedom of religion

B Right to bear arms

C Freedom of speech

D Right to free press

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Inalienable rights are_______

A Rights given to earthlings

B Rights that are only for citizens

C guaranteed and cannot be taken away

D are mentioned in the Preamble

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Checks and Balances ensures_____

A. no one branch of government will gain too much power

B. the U. S. Senate will not be controlled by the people

C. the president will be elected directly by the people

D. state legislatures will share power with the U.S. Congress

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The 13th amendment ended slavery. What did the 15th amendment guarantee?

A. The US would never allow slavery again

B. The right to vote for all citizens

C. That freed slaves would pay taxes

D. The right to vote for all male citizens.

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“The executive branch has the power to enforce the laws of the nation.”

This quote describes which constitutional principle?

A. Republicanism

B. Checks and Balances

C. Separation of Powers

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