World Geography Part 3 – Flashcards
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Aside from English what other language is widely spoken in Canada?
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French
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What enables U.S citizens to consume a disproportion large amount of products compared to the rest of the world?
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high per capita income
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Which city in the U.S is most well known for making auto mobiles?
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Detroit
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Which area lies directly east of the Rocky Mountains in the center of North America?
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Great Plains
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American Consumption has had which of the following effects on the environment?
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it depletes many natural resources
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Which country is the United States largest trading?
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Canada
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Which of the following mountain ranges extend from New Mexico to Alaska?
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Rocky Mountains
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Which U.S- originated sport is popular in Canada ?
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baseball
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According to the cartogram, which continent is predicted to have the largest populations?
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Asia
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Which are geographical study involves examining different populations in the world, including their distribution and trade patterns?
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human geography
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She said her location was 38 degrees N, 103 degrees W. What location is this?
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Absolute location
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Which map element helps determine the real distance between areas on a map?
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Scale
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Which statement would be best justified by the information given in this population pyramid?
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Women in Nigeria ate having more children today than they used in the past
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What do GPS devices do?
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Locate exact coordinates on earth
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What is a functional region?
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An area that is physically connected and operates as a single unit
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Which landmass is most distorted in this map
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Antarctica
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Which formation moves sediments and erodes rock?
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Glaciers
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What is occurring in the picture?
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Subduction
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Where do long chains of volcanoes tend to be located?
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Near plate boundaries
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Which statement is true regarding the layers of the earth?
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Thy all vary in size and temperature
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Which layer is the thinnest layer on earth
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Crust
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Which water source is least useful to humans for drinking purposes
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Oceans
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What are earth's plates currently drifting on?
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Mantle currents
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For years, Rita visited her friends house near the ocean. She noticed that her own home,far from the beach, experiences much greater sways in temperature.What is this reason for?
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Large bodies of water, when composed to land ,take longer to heat and cool
