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ISS Term 2 Review Quiz

The quiz is developed on: 31.05.2007

Question 1: Position on Earth’s surface

Location

Prime Meridian

Climate

Place

Question 2: A group of people within a society who share certain beliefs, values and customs, different than the larger group

urbanization

Culture

Subculture

Geography

Question 3: The 0 degree longitude line that runs through England

Prime Meridian

Equator

Latitude

Longitude

Question 4: The growth of cities

deforestation

ruralization

urbanization

Agricultural revolution

Question 5: When humans learned to farm and domesticate animals

Agricultural revolution

Industrial revolution

colonization

farmingtization

Question 6: Lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator

Latitude

Prime Meridians

Longitude

equators

Question 7: Illinois is found in the humid continental zone, which refers to

temperature

Climate

weather

Geography

Question 8: All the things that make up a people’s entire way of life

beliefs

culture

ethnocentrism

subculture

Question 9: Areas defined in terms of their human and physical characteristics- a theme of geography

Place

Region

Location

Interaction

Question 10: The International Dateline is one of these lines

Longitude

Altitude

Level

Latitude

Question 11: Weather is the pattern of temperatures and precipitation over a long period of time.

false

true

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Question 12: A seismograph measures the size of the waves caused by

an earthquake

a fault

a tsunami

ring of fire

Question 13: A giant ocean wave that is sometimes caused by an earthquake is called:

a ring of fire

a tsunami

a high tide

an epicenter

Question 14: moving pieces under the earth’s surface that form the earth’s crust are called

internal forces

landforms

tectonic plates

epicenters

Question 15: When water rises from plant pores

condensation

evaporation

transpiration

precipitation

Question 16: When water vapor becomes droplets of water

transpiration

evaporation

precipitation

condensation

Question 17: The water elements on the earth:

lithosphere

oceans

atmosphere

hydrosphere

Question 18: Day and night is determined by the earth’s:

pole

revolution

time

rotation

Question 19: Grassland that has shorter grasses in moderate climates: An example is Illinois.

steppe

prairie

desert

savanna

Question 20: The type of forest that has moderate climates and trees such as oak, birch, and elm.

rain

deciduous

coniferous

boreal

Question 21: Have mostly level surfaces located at higher elevations:

plains

hill

plateau

mountain

Question 22: When mountains are formed by one plate colliding into another plate:

volcanic

folding

glacier

faulting

Question 23: Groundwater is located in:

deltas

lakes

oceans

aquifers

Question 24: Imports are...

items taken out of a country to another country

lines which tell longitude

items brought into a country from an outside area

maps whose weakness in that they don’t give proper proportions of land masses

Question 25: A ship’s position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located

at the North or South Pole

astride the International Date Line

on the equator

on the Prime Meridian

Question 26: A globe is more accurate than a map because:

a globe always includes latitudes and longitudes

a map can only show absolute location

a map distorts the distances of the Earth’s round surface

a globe is larger than a map

Question 27: The world is becoming more interdependent. This means...

countries are joining alliances against each other

we don’t need other countries anymore because we are self-sufficient

trade has led to cultures becoming more similar- we need other’s goods & services

everyone is becoming richer because we all grow the same things

Question 28: When you judge another culture by the standards of your own, you are exhibiting...

subculture

ethnocentrism

racism

human rights

Question 29: The first people lived more than __________ years ago in ____________.

5 million, Mesopotamia

1 billion, Central America

1 million, China

2 million, Africa

Question 30: The highest natural increase rates (NIRs) are found in countries in _____ of the demographic transition.

Stage 4

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Question 31: At what value does the fertility rate (TFR) equal zero population growth (ZPG)?

1.2

2.1

2.0

1.1

Question 32: What country has the oldest population?

Japan

Mexico

Sweden

Indonesia

Question 33: Famine occurs because the world is producing less food than before.

false

true

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Question 34: No country is in Stage 1 of the demographic transition.

False

---

True

Question 35: What led to the second stage of the demographic transition?

zero population growth

choice of fewer children

industrial or medical revolution

famine and disease

Question 36: What drops sharply as you enter stage three of the demographic transition?

literacy rate

birth rate

population

death rate

Question 37: What is the biggest reason for overpopulation?

the lack of contraceptives

the low status of women

poor city planning

the one child policy

Question 38: Why did parents abandon their baby girls in China?

all of the answers are correct

traditionally, boys are favored over girls

females can’t carry on the family name

economic reasons

Question 39: Which country is currently the largest emitter of carbon dioxide?

China

Europe

Asia

United States

Question 40: The Chinese government is again clamping down on its one-child policy and handing out stricter punishment to those who don’t follow the policy.

False

----

True

Question 41: To curb population growth in India and Kenya, the focus for women has shifted to

sterilization

severe punishment

quotas

education

Question 42: What is happening to the Japanese population

it is decreasing

it is staying the same

it has too many young people

it is expanding

Question 43: According to the Nova video, Indian women have been burned for

Being late with dinner

Not producing a male son

Producing too many children

Their family not paying enough dowry

Question 44: Cities with large populations serve as centers for

athletics

business and culture

food

immigration

Question 45: The city as we know it dates back a few hundred years- a response to the

industrial revolution- the growth of industry & jobs

baby boom- people left rural areas because there were too many children to support

development of religion- people gathered together to be near churches

A. agricultural revolution- learning how to farm

Question 46: The process of transforming a working class area to a renovated white collar neighborhood

urbanization

gentrification

red-lining

upscaling

Question 47: Which religion experienced its golden age from 750-1200?

Buddhism

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Question 48: Sri Lanka has the longest history of this religion.

Judaism

Hinduism

Islam

Christianity

Buddhism

Question 49: Which of these is not something most religions share?

Belief in a higher power