Geography Exam #1-(2) – Flashcards

The mountain chain in west-central Russia that is sometimes regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is known as the

Which of the following statements about Moscow is false

Who was responsible for consolidating Russia's gains in the early 1700s and making a European-style State out of the loosely knit country

The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St. Petersburg allowed that city to become

Czarina Catherine the Great's territorial acquisition thrust was aimed at

What term literally means "a-grain-and-meat-factory" and refers to a huge state farm where agricultural efficiency through mechanization and minimum labor requirements are at its peak

Which of the following is not found in Russia west of the Urals

Russian imperialism in the nineteenth century was aimed chiefly at

Which of the following statements about the Soviet Union is false

What is true about St. Petersburg

What is true of Russia's core area

Which of the following is not an important Russian manufacturing region

Which of the following states contains territory located in the Intermontane Basin and Plateau physiographic province?

The Great Lakes' main outlet to the Atlantic Ocean is the

A continental climate is most likely to be found in

Which of the following jobs belongs to the tertiary sector of the U.S. economy

Which sector of a nation's economy is associated with the transformation of raw materials into finished products

Which of the following American States is the likeliest place for the further development of ethanol and other biofuel production?

What is the capital of Canada

Which of the following is one of Canada's Atlantic Provinces

What group comprises over 80% of Nunuvat's population

Which of the following is true about the North American Free Trade Agreement

Which statement best defines the North American Core

Northern New England is tied culturally and economically to

What is the term for Canada's large cluster of Francophones in New Brunswick

Which of the following locales does not typify the New South

Which of the following countries was formerly known as British Honduras

Which of the following is the smallest Central American country in terms of population?

While other Central American countries were called banana republics, this country was a coffee republic

This country fought a civil war from 1980 to 1992 in which the United States supported the government and Nicaragua supported the Marxist rebels

Central America's poorest country is

What country in Central America has an old democratic tradition

Which of the following is not a major cause of tropical deforestation in Central America

As one travels north leaving South America, the first country encountered on the Central American land bridge is:

The Panama Canal was opened in:

The only remaining gap in the Pan American Highway is in

Which Caribbean Island contains more than one country

What crop was historically Cuba's economic mainstay but is today losing its position as the leading foreign exchange earner

Which of the following Caribbean republics was devastated by an earthquake in 2010

Middle America's largest city is

Which of the following colonial associations never existed

Which of the following Caribbean countries possesses major natural gas deposits?

More than one million Puerto Ricans have migrated to

The archipelago to the north of Cuba that was formerly a British dependency is called the

Which Island had an influx of nearly 250,000 indentured laborers from South Asia during the nineteenth century