World Geo Final (9th)

Question 1

Tungsten

Answer 1

An extremely rare heavy-metal element essential in high-tech industry

Question 2

Iberian Peninsula

Answer 2

A mountainous region in southwestern Europe that is included as one of the 3 major peninsulas. It is located in Spain and Portugal and separates the Atlantic Ocean for the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 3

Pollution Hot Spot

Answer 3

A location where pollution and other human activities have led to the degradation, or even death, of an ecosystem.

Question 4

Continentality

Answer 4

Effect of extreme variation in temperature and very little precipitation within the interior portions of a landmass.

Question 5

Pesticide

Answer 5

Chemicals used to kill crop-damaging insects, rodents, and other pests

Question 6

Radioactive Material

Answer 6

Material contaminated by residue from the generation of nuclear energy and weapons.

Question 7

Massifs

Answer 7

A body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity.

Question 8

City-State

Answer 8

An independently governed community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands, notably present in Ancient Greece.

Question 9

Chernozem

Answer 9

Rich, black topsoil found in the Northern European Plain, especially in Russia and Ukraine.

Question 10

Privatization

Answer 10

A change to private ownership of state-owned companies sand industries

Question 11

Czar

Answer 11

Ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution; originally from Latin word “Caesar”, title of Roman Emperors

Question 12

Permafrost

Answer 12

A permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground.

Question 13

Karst

Answer 13

Terrain dominated by limestone bedrock and characterized by rocky ground, caves, sinkholes, underground rivers, and the absence of surface streams and lakes

Question 14

Black Market

Answer 14

Illegal trade of scarce or illegal goods, usually sold at high prices

Question 15

Renaissance

Answer 15

Rebirth; the period in European civilization characterized by a surge of interest in classical learning and values

Question 16

Over Farming

Answer 16

Situation in which land is repeatedly farmed on, so the soil nutrients are depleted

Question 17

Escarpment

Answer 17

A steep cliff or slope between and higher and lower land surface

Question 18

Lingua Franca

Answer 18

a common language used among people with different native languages

Question 19

Fault

Answer 19

A crack or break in Earth’s crust

Question 20

Domesticate

Answer 20

To adapt to plants and animals from the wild for human use

Question 21

Indigenous

Answer 21

Native to a place

Question 22

Rift Valley

Answer 22

A crack in Earth’s surface created by the shifting of tectonic plates

Question 23

Carrying Capacity

Answer 23

The population that an area will support without undergoing deterioration

Question 24

Habitat

Answer 24

Area with conditions suitable for certain plants or animals to live

Question 25

Desertification

Answer 25

The destruction of land in arid and semi-arid areas, often caused by variations in climate.

Question 26

Delta

Answer 26

An often triangle-shaped section of land formed as the waters of a river slow down and split into many channels as they deposit sand and silt that has been carried downriver

Question 27

Poaching

Answer 27

Illegal hunting

Question 28

Transition Zone

Answer 28

An area in which the properties of tee land undergo a radical change

Question 29

Drift-net fishing

Answer 29

the use of fishing nets of great length and depth

Question 30

Aquaculture

Answer 30

the cultivation of seafood

Question 31

Acculturation

Answer 31

Cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture

Question 32

Islet

Answer 32

a very small island

Question 33

Loess

Answer 33

Fine, yellowish-brown topsoil made up of silt and clay, carried by the wind

Question 34

Coup

Answer 34

An overthrow of the givernment

Question 35

Typhoon

Answer 35

A cyclone that occurs in the western North Pacific Ocean (west of the International Date Line)

Question 36

Archipelago

Answer 36

A group or chain of islands

Question 37

Tsunami

Answer 37

A huge wave resulting from undersea earthquakes or volcanic activity that gets higher and higher as it approaches the coast

Question 38

Ideogram

Answer 38

A pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea

Question 39

Clan

Answer 39

a famiy group

Question 40

Cultural Divergence

Answer 40

A separation of people or societies, with regard to beliefs, values, and customs due to a division under different political systems

Question 41

Commune

Answer 41

A collective farming community

Question 42

Sustainable Development

Answer 42

Technological and economic growth that doesn't deplete the human and natural resources of an area

Question 43

Shifting Cultivation

Answer 43

A form of agriculture in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation, cultivated for a few years, and then abandoned in order to move to a new area

Question 44

Biodiversity

Answer 44

The diverse life forms in a habitat or ecosystem

Question 45

Shatter Belt

Answer 45

A region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity

Question 46

Buffer Zone

Answer 46

A neutral area serving to separate powerful countries or those that are hostile to each other

Question 47

FreePort/Free Market

Answer 47

A place where goods can be unloaded, stored, or reshipped free of imports duties

Question 48

Cyclone

Answer 48

A spiral-shaped tropical storm with winds of at least 74 miles (119 km) per hr. and with heavy rain; occurs in the western South Pacific or Indian Ocean

Question 49

Why is the Ebro River notable?

Answer 49

It is Spain's longest river and has been dammed to provide a significant portion of Spain's hydroelectric power

Question 50

How is flooding controlled in Venice, Italy?

Answer 50

The city has built a complicated system of dikes and canals to help control the river's outflow

Question 51

What river is the primary source of water for Rome?

Answer 51

The Tibet River

Question 52

What are the 3 main mountainous peninsulas in Southern Europe?

Answer 52

1) Iberian Peninsula 2) Italian Peninsula 3) Balkan Peninsula

Question 53

What is "Baltic Gold" and where can you find it?

Answer 53

It is Baltic Amber found in Poland

Question 54

What is the weather like during the winter in Southern Europe? What is it like in the summer?

Answer 54

Summer: warm and dry Winter: mild and rainy (most of the rainfall occurs in winter)

Question 55

What part of Europe did the Soviet Union dominate after World War II?

Answer 55

Eastern Europe

Question 56

What are Romance languages?

Answer 56

A group of related languages that originates from Vulgar Latin Ex: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Question 57

Where do the Romance language come from?

Answer 57

The language of the Roman Empire

Question 58

Why has the service sector increased in Southern Europe in the last 30 years?

Answer 58

Because there was a decline in manufacturing sectors.

Question 59

Why did people move to the cities in Eastern Europe in the 1900s?

Answer 59

Due to industrialization which led to urbanization. As more economic production moved to urban areas, more people moved there for employment.

Question 60

How did industrialization affect Eastern Europe's population during the 1900s?

Answer 60

It allowed more people to leave rural areas and move to major towns and cities

Question 61

What is Balkanization?

Answer 61

The division of a region into smaller regions

Question 62

What characteristics would you normally see in an area that has undergone Balkanization?

Answer 62

Division of countries

Question 63

What is grown in chernozem?

Answer 63

Rice, wheat, sugarcane, and cotton

Question 64

What is the climate of Russia's northern border?

Answer 64

Tundra (or subarctic)

Question 65

What happened at Chernobyl?

Question 66

Why was there so much pollution during the Soviet Union?