Here is the practice test... aka FINAL EXAM. Take this as many times as you can or until you get a 100. You can go to Mr. Batemans website to download the test.
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Midterm 2011
Multiple Choice
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Which of the following is the study of everything on Earth?
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2.
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Which of the following best describes a persons own internal map of their known world?
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3.
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Which of the following is the lens geographers use to analyze any topic that has a spatial distribution (anything that can be mapped)?
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4.
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Which of the following is the size of the uniot that is being studied (large vs. small; globally vs. locally)?
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5.
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What are the two main branches of Geography?
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Which of the following 5 themes always uses a verbal descriptuion when describing the location of a place?
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7.
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Which of the following themes describes the human and physical characteristics of a location?
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Which type of region is characterized by connections? For example, a radio station’s signal only broadcasts a certain distance and only those people can hear it.
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Which theme divides the world into manageable units?
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10.
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Which of the following is a misrepresentation of a shape or size of a country due to challenges of creating a map?
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11.
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Which of the following is the systematic classification of nature?
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12.
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What is the large, high and flat area located between the Rocky Mountains and the Coast Range called?
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13.
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What is the name of the major mountain range that runs north and south along the east coast of the United States?
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14.
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What is the name of the plateau region located between the coastal plain of the Gulf Atlantic and the Appalachian Mountains? Stone Mountain in Georgia is the most famous.
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15.
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____________________ is weather over a long period of time.
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16.
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According to our notes, what are the two things that affect temperature?
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17.
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Which of the following describes the farther away from water you are the more the temperature will range?
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18.
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Which river in the US drains the entire central part of the US between the Rockies and the Appalachians?
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19.
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Which river forms the border between the US and Mexico?
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20.
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Approximately how many people live int he US?
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21.
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The energy the Earth receives from the Sun is solar energy or _____________.
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22.
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Which of the following describes the Earth spinning on its axis?
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23.
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How many hours does it take to the Earth to make one rotation?
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24.
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In which direction does the Sun rise?
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25.
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The Earth follows which type of path around the Sun?
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26.
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Which term means when the Earth is farthest from the Sun?
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27.
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How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
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28.
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How many degrees is the Earth tilted off is horizontal axis?
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29.
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Insolation comes into the Earth at different angles becasue the Earth’s surface is
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30.
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What is the northern most point which the sun’s rays strike the Northern Hemisphere?
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31.
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What is an earthquake?
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32.
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What are the four layers of the Earth?
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33.
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Where do all earthquakes occur?
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34.
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What are the two types of plates?
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35.
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Who was the scientist who first proposed continental drift?
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36.
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Which of the following best describes when plates move toward each other?
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37.
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Which of the following best describes when two plates move apart?
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38.
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Which of the following best desccribes when two plates slide past each other?
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39.
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The p-wave is also known as ___________.
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40.
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The s-wave is also known as __________.
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41.
| Using the map, which state is #21?
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42.
| Using the map, which state is #3?
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43.
| On the map, which state is #37?
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44.
| Using the map, which state is #32
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45.
| Using the map, which state is #18?
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46.
| Using the map, which state is #9?
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47.
| Using the map, which state is #44?
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48.
| Using the map, which state is #1?
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49.
| Using the map, which state is #16?
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50.
| Using the map, which state is #47?
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51.
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Which type of projection is shown here?
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52.
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Which theme is characterized by humans adapting to and modifying their environment?
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53.
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Which of the following is a flat way to show the round Earth?
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54.
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Which of the following is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing or interpreting sensory information?
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55.
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The interior highlands are a group of mountains that span which of the following states?
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56.
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What is the relatively flat landform that extends roughly 2,200 miles along the east coast of the United States?
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57.
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Which of the following best describes Memphis’ climate?
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58.
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What is the largest city in the United States?
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59.
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The Earth’s shape is _____________.
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60.
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What is the average distance of the Earth from the Sun?
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61.
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Which of the following is the reason why the Sun’s energy get distributed around the Earth?
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62.
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When the northern hemisphere us experiencing summer then the southern hemisphere would be experiencing __________.
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63.
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The Sun, the Earth and the Moon exert ____________ on each other which causes tides.
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64.
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Earthquakes occur along __________ or giant cracks in the crust.
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65.
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what do you call the area along the fault where the earthquake originates from?
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66.
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What is the point directly on top of the Earth directly above where an earthquake originates called?
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67.
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Earthquake energy is transmitted in what type of form?
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68.
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What is wind blown dirt called?
STUDY YOUR MAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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69.
| Using the map, which state is #49?
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70.
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Using the map, which state is #27?
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71.
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Using the map, which state is #7?
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72.
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Using the map, which state is #24?
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73.
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Using the map, which state is #36?
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74.
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Using the map, which state is #31?
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75.
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Using the map, which state is #20?
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