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Geography 7th
World geography 7th grade semester exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Give examples of human characteristics of a place | Language Religion Government |
| What is the area that surrounds the earth's core? | Mantle |
| What causes the seasons? | The angle of the sun's rays |
| When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is what season in the southern hemisphere? | Summer |
| What is a continental shelf? | Plateau off the coast of each continent |
| Which two gases form about 99% of the atmosphere? | Nitrogen Oxygen |
| What is erosion? | Wind, water, ice moving weathered material |
| Where is most of the earth's salt water found? | Ocean |
| What is water in the form of a gas? | Water vapor |
| What is vegetation? | Plants Trees |
| What is the warming of the earth from the buildup of gases in the air? | Greenhouse effect |
| What is the Gulf Stream? | Warm ocean current |
| What determines a region's climate? | Air Water currents Latitude |
| What is a funnel shaped windstorm that forms over the land? | Tornado |
| What kind of climate do tropical areas have? | Hot |
| What is the strongest unifying force in a culture? | Language |
| How do people express their culture? | Art |
| What areas do geographers divide the world into? | Culture regions |
| What is the main reason people move to cities? | Jobs |
| People prefer to live in places that have good land, favorable climate, and what? | Plentiful water |
| What is famine? | Lack of food |
| What is population density? | Number of people per square mile |
| What kind of energy is produced by the sun? | Solar |
| What are examples of natural resources? | Trees, soil, water |
| What are fossil fuels? | Coal, oil, natural gas |
| What is the Information Revolution? | Communicating instantly using technology |
| Which two countries share the British Isles? | United Kingdom and Ireland |
| Which country is second in the world In exporting food products? | France |
| Name the products produced by: Switzerland Norway Finland Denmark Iceland Belgium | (Switzerland) cheese, chocolate, clocks, watches (Norway) oil, natural gas (Finland) forest products (Denmark) butter, bacon, ham, Legos (Iceland) fish (Belgium) chocolate, lace, diamonds |
| What kind of climate does Egypt have? | Desert |
| Where does Egypt get most of its water? | Nile River |
| What is the largest country in north Africa? | Algeria |
| Why did Libya become wealthy? | Oil |
| Which three countries make up the Maghreb? | Tunisia Algeria Morocco |
| On which two continents is Turkey located? | Asia Europe |
| Which large city is located at the entrance to the Black Sea, which makes it an important trading center? | Istanbul |
| Which country is a land of hot springs and geysers? | Iceland |
| What is the largest desert in Saudi Arabia? | Rub al Khali |
| Which country do the Carpathian Mountains take up one-third of? | Romania |
| What type of government does the Czech Republic have? | Parliamentary democracy |
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