1. Final Exam Review
Chapters 1-4
1. If a country is east of the prime meridian, it is in the ______________hemisphere.
2. Map distortions are reduced by creating_______________________________.
3. Relative location describes:
4. Longitude is:
5. Latitude is:
6. A three dimensional representation of the earth______________________
7. System that creates specialized maps from information stored in a database_______________
8. Type of map that shows both physical and man-made features______________________
9. Series of satellites that orbit the earth to pick up data___________________
10. Product of rock weathering________________________
11. Flow of magma through cracks in earth’s surface______________________
12. Magma that flows out of cracks in the earth’s surface___________________________
13. A tsunami is:
14. A seismograph measures:
15. Tectonic plates are moving pieces under the earth’s surface that form________________
16. Define geography:
17. Absolute location is:
18. Define equator:
19. Chemical weathering is:
20. Mechanical weathering is:

2. 21. The 2 most important factors in defining different climates are__________________ and
_________________.
22. Tectonic plates move past each other at __________________.
23. Humus is:
24. What is relief? What are the 4 categories of relief?
25. Ring of Fire—what is it, where is it, what kinds of activity occur in it
26. What materials erupt from a volcano:
27. Define glaciation:
28. Organic material that contributes to soil fertility:
29. A delta is ___________________________________________________
30. A specific area of interdependent plants and animals is a ___________________________
31. Severe weather condition that often forms quickly and without warning_________________
32. Climate zone that features rainy summers and dry winters______________________________
33. A rain shadow is___________________________________________________________
34. A region is categorized as a desert based on _________________________________.
35. Subsoil that is constantly frozen___________________________________
36. World biomes include:
37. Transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward movement of
air_________________________
38. Interdependent community of plants and animals_________________________
39. The commercial core of a city is its__________________________________________
40. Define culture:
41. Basic land use patterns in cities:

3. 42. Spread of ideas and customs from one society to another_______________________
43. A city with its suburbs and exurbs________________________________
44. A region of metropolitan areas____________________________________________
45. Urban geography is:
46. Adoption of a custom from another society is:
47. Polytheism is_________________________________________________________
48. Type of government in which the public chooses representatives to
serve_________________________
49. A nation is a ________________________________________________
50. Average amount of money earned by each person in a nation___________________
51. Population density is_____________________________________
52. All systems necessary for a society to function___________________________________
53. If birthrate is greater than mortality rate, what happens to the population?
54. Economic system in which all decisions are regulated by the central
government_________________________
Chapters 5-7
55. Describe the construction of and purpose for the St. Lawrence Seaway:
56. Early nomads in North America first settled near_________________________________
57. Canada exports more energy to the USA because:
58. A multinational is a :
59. Significance of the Continental Divide:
60. Economic system in which there is little government control over business, resources or
technology; private ownership:

4. 61. Natural resource that the USA imports to meet its needs:
62. Define federal republic; define representative democracy:
63. Which is older, the Appalachians or the Rockies? How do we know?
64. A country is considered postindustrial when:
65. Three-fourths of French Canadians live in_______________________
66. The Columbian Exchange included:
67. Homeland for the Inuit_____________________
68. People in the Atlantic Provinces face the challenges of __________________________ and
_____________________________________
69. Quebec and Ontario are called the Core Provinces because:
70. Only province on Canadian west coast____________________________
71. Majority of Canadians work in what type of industry? __________________
Chapters 9-11
72. The Inca were successful in building a civilization in the mountains because they:
73. Slash-and-burn farming is:
74. Causes of loss of rain forest:
75. Problems related to urbanization:
76. Mountain range on west coast of South America_____________________

5. 77. Mexico’s main economic challenge______________________________________
78. Why was Panama a good choice of location to build a canal?
79. Brazil was colonized by the _____________________________
80. The Aztecs fell to Spanish rule as a result of the __________________________
81. Mexico is a blend of ___________________________________ and
_____________________influences.
Chapters 15-17
82. Region with very cold temperatures and many natural
resources___________________________________
83. Nation formed by the Communist Party in 1922______________________________________
84. Period of political and military tension between USA and USSR following WWII-_________________
85. People with no permanent home, wander in search of food, grazing land _________________