nine weeks test

Question 1

which lines run parallel of the equator?

Answer 1

Latitudes

Question 2

what percentage of earth is made of water?

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

the lithosphere consists of earths what?

Answer 3

land

Question 4

the hydrosphere consists of earths what?

Answer 4

water

Question 5

How many inches per year do the plates in earth move?

Answer 5

4 inches

Question 6

how many miles is the earth from the sun?

Answer 6

93,000,000

Question 7

what is the diameter of earth?

Answer 7

8,000 miles

Question 8

earthquakes,volcanoes, and tsunamis are caused by what forces?

Answer 8

internal

Question 9

what is made up of thick rock such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, and iron?

Answer 9

mantle

Question 10

which tropic is located at 23.5 degrees S?

Answer 10

capricorn

Question 11

which tropic is located at 23.5 degrees N?

Answer 11

cancer

Question 12

what winds blow in constant patterns?

Answer 12

prevailing winds

Question 13

which area on the equator is usually windless?

Answer 13

doldrums

Question 14

which direction do ocean currents flow in the southern hemisphere?

Answer 14

counter-clockwise

Question 15

what are the 5 themes of geography?

Answer 15

location, place, human-environment interaction,region, movement.

Question 16

what is the highest point of earths surface?

Answer 16

mt everest

Question 17

what is the lowest point of earths surface?

Answer 17

shores of the dead sea?

Question 18

what is the difference between a physical and political map?

Answer 18

physical show landforms, political shows boundaries

Question 19

what is the deepest point of earths surface?

Answer 19

mariana trench

Question 20

list the 7 continents?

Answer 20

europe, asia, south america, north america, africa, australia, antarctica.

Question 21

list the 5 oceans

Answer 21

pacific, indian, atlantic, arctic, southern

Question 22

what is the midnight sun?

Answer 22

when the sun is always out in one pole, but never out in the other

Question 23

what is significant about an equinox?

Answer 23

equal sun/moon light

Question 24

what does the word geographia mean?

Answer 24

earth study

Question 25

define autocracy

Answer 25

rule by one person

Question 26

define oligarchy

Answer 26

rule by a select group of people

Question 27

give some examples of a totlitatian dictator

Answer 27

hitler, stalin, pusselini

Question 28

what is a direct democracy?

Answer 28

when people vote on things directly

Question 29

what is the oldest form of government?

Answer 29

autocracy

Question 30

what is a representative democracy?

Answer 30

when voters vote on representatives to show their views

Question 31

what type of economy states that the government owns or directs the means of production?

Answer 31

communism

Question 32

in your opinion, what is the best system of government and economics ?

Answer 32

representative democracy

Question 33

what is the hottest and lowest place in the us? how hot did it get there once setting the record?

Answer 33

death valley 134 degrees

Question 34

how far do the rocky mountains extend?

Answer 34

3000 miles fromm New Mexico to alaska

Question 35

which us state is first in natural gas reserves?

Answer 35

texas

Question 36

what are north america's oldest mountains and the continents second largest mt range?

Answer 36

Appalachian mountains

Question 37

why is manhattan island important?

Answer 37

it is a world trading center

Question 38

what percentage of the earths surface do the US and Canada cover?

Answer 38

12%

Question 39

what state is composed of volcanic mountaintops?

Answer 39

hawaii

Question 40

what is a major source of hydroelectric power for the US and Canada?

Answer 40

niagara falls

Question 41

How where the great lakes formed?

Answer 41

glaciers that melted

Question 42

how does canada's weather affect the US?

Answer 42

their col winds come down into america

Question 43

where is the majority of canada's oil and natural gas?

Answer 43

alberta

Question 44

what is the worlds largest island?

Answer 44

greenland

Question 45

list some north american deserts?

Answer 45

mojave, death valley, great salt lake

Question 46

what is the dust bowl?

Answer 46

major US epidemic during the 1930s

Question 47

explain canada's abundance of minerals?

Answer 47

28% potash 18% copper 14% gold

Question 48

what is significant about the continental divide?

Answer 48

it makes water flow east into the MS river and west into the Pacific ocean.

Question 49

How many miles does the ms river flow?

Answer 49

2350 miles

Question 50

which state does the MS river start in?

Answer 50

Minnesota

Question 51

how many miles does it drain?

Answer 51

1.2 million miles

Question 52

how many states does the MS river drain?

Answer 52

31

Question 53

list the names of mountains in Mexico, Central America, and South America

Answer 53

Andes, sierra madre occidental, sierra made oriental

Question 54

what is the land area of latin america?

Answer 54

8 million square miles. (about 16% of earth's land)

Question 55

what are the 3 groups of the caribbean islands?

Answer 55

lesser antilles, bahamas, greater antilles

Question 56

Where is patagonia?

Answer 56

southern argentina

Question 57

where are the worlds finest emeralds found?

Answer 57

colombia

Question 58

which two latin american countries are leading oil producers?

Answer 58

Mexico and Venezuela

Question 59

what is the largest lake in central America?

Answer 59

lake nicaragua

Question 60

which country is the leading exporter of copper?

Answer 60

chile

Question 61

what affects the climates of latin America the most?

Answer 61

elevation

Question 62

what is unique about the atacama desert?

Answer 62

in some spots, there has never been recorded rainfall

Question 63

Give a description of the Maya?

Answer 63

skilled in Math, calculated orbit of earth. (365 days)

Question 64

Aztecs-

Answer 64

built artificial floating islands

Question 65

Inca?

Answer 65

used a quipo which is a rope of knots and chords to send messages.

Question 66

How did the spanish govern the colonies?

Answer 66

viceroys

Question 67

what was the first Latin American country to get rid of European rule?Who led the revolt?

Answer 67

Haiti, Francois Toussant le ouverture

Question 68

which country was the only one to gain independence without a revolution?

Answer 68

brazil

Question 69

What did protestant missionaries build in latin america?

Answer 69

hospitals, schools, colleges

Question 70

why is the literacy rate improving?

Answer 70

because of free education

Question 71

what is life often centered around in Latin America?

Answer 71

family

Question 72

what is the national sport of most latin American countries?

Answer 72

soccer

Question 73

What is located in greenwich england?

Answer 73

prime meridian