semester practice test
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Recalling Facts and Ideas
____ 1. What are the two types of location that geographers use as reference points?
a.
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high and low
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b.
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human and physical
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c.
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absolute and relative
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d.
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population and coastal
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____ 2. An area that ____ is called a formal region.
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has boundaries determined by a common characteristic
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b.
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includes people who speak a variety of languages
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c.
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has different types of transportation systems
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d.
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includes both rural and urban populations
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____ 3. Why are maps useful to geographers?
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A great deal of statistical information can be recorded on a map.
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b.
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Maps can show the history of a country at a glance.
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c.
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There are many different types of maps.
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d.
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Maps can show some information better than writing can.
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____ 4. Statistical data, such as census numbers,
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are of little practical use to geographers.
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b.
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are always more accurate than interviewing people in person.
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c.
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never can be misunderstood.
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d.
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help geographers determine which factors in a given situation are most important.
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____ 5. Geographers use history to
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help understand the altitude of a region.
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b.
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make predictions about the future geography of an area.
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c.
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help determine what places looked like in the past.
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d.
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learn about latitude and longitude in ancient times.
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____ 6. Geographic information on human activities
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can help planners decide whether to build new schools.
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b.
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is used only by geographers.
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c.
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is kept in confidential government files.
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d.
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cannot be used to interpret present-day trends
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____ 7. The ____ divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
a.
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International Date Line
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b.
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Prime Meridian
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c.
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Tropic of Cancer
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d.
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Equator
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____ 8. What is meant by the term relative location?
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the exact spot at which a place is found on the globe
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b.
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the location of a place in relation to other places
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c.
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the location of a place unrelated to other places
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d.
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the distance of a place from the Prime Meridian
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____ 9. Which of the following is not part of the grid system?
a.
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lines of longitude
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b.
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lines of location
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c.
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the Prime Meridian
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d.
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the Equator
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____ 10. What name is given to the study of the connections between people and their physical environment?
a.
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people-place reaction
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b.
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animal-location relationships
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c.
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human-environment interaction
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d.
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geography-location interaction
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____ 11. A functional region focuses on
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a time period in a specific part of the world.
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b.
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the distant future and how geography will change in an area.
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c.
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a central point and the surrounding territory linked to it.
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d.
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a system of related regions that cover large continents.
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____ 12. The study of ____ is called physical geography.
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the movement of earth’s human population
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b.
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the earth’s physical features
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c.
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both the physical and human features of the earth
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d.
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political, cultural, and economic factors around the world
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____ 13. Which of the following is a use of geography?
a.
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making predictions about a population’s future water needs
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b.
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determining how an ancient civilization spread
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c.
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deciding where to build a new highway
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d.
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all of the above
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____ 14. Why would a geographer be likely to read two population density maps?
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to find out which area has the larger supply of natural resources
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b.
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to determine which area has the greater need for services
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c.
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to locate the capital of each area
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d.
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to determine the highest elevation in each area
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____ 15. What is another term for human geography?
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relative location
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b.
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physical geography
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c.
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cultural geography
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d.
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statistical geography
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____ 16. Geographers study political science to learn
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about the economies under which different people live.
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b.
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how to analyze the weather in an area.
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c.
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how people in different places are governed.
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d.
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about mapmaking.
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____ 17. Geographers use a grid system in order to
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identify the precise location of any place on Earth.
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b.
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determine the number of people living in a given area.
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c.
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provide information for historians.
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d.
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calculate the elevations of mountains and depths of oceans.
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____ 18. Migrants entering a long-established society
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will be welcomed by everyone.
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b.
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will have no impact on the society.
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c.
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may transform the society’s culture.
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d.
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will be forced to return to the place from which they came.
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____ 19. When we say that a city is located at longitude 120°E, we mean that it is located
a.
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west of the Prime Meridian.
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b.
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east of the Prime Meridian.
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c.
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north of the Equator.
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d.
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east of the Equator.
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____ 20. A human geographer
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analyzes human aspects of culture.
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b.
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analyzes human physiology.
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c.
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focuses study on ways in which humans and animals interact differently with their surroundings.
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d.
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focuses on all aspects of the environment.
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____ 21. Land takes up about ____ of the earth’s surface.
a.
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70 percent
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b.
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15 percent
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c.
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30 percent
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d.
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20 percent
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____ 22. What is the highest point on the earth?
____ 23. Which of the following best describes the earth’s inner core?
a.
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liquid and extremely hot
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b.
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solid and cool
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c.
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liquid and cool
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d.
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solid and extremely hot
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____ 24. Accretion, a type of tectonic activity, occurs when
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a sea plate moves over another sea plate.
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b.
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a sea plate slowly slides under a continental plate.
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c.
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a continental plate slides under a sea plate.
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d.
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a continental plate splits into two parts.
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____ 25. Erosion is the wearing away of Earth’s
a.
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inner core by tectonic activity.
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b.
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surface by wind, glaciers, and moving water.
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c.
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mantle by the forces of magma and gravity.
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d.
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crust by the pull of the sun and the moon.
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____ 26. The water cycle shows us that the earth’s water
a.
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moves around the earth and is decreasing each year.
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b.
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moves around the earth and is increasing each year.
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c.
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moves around the earth but maintains a consistent total amount.
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d.
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does not move around the earth but maintains a consistent total amount.
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____ 27. A stream is a body of water that
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is completely surrounded by land.
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b.
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flows through land areas.
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c.
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is fed only by rainfall.
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d.
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must end up flowing to an ocean.
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____ 28. Groundwater comes from
a.
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rain, melted snow, lakes, and rivers.
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b.
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rain, aquifers, oceans, and streams.
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c.
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oceans, rain, lakes, and rivers.
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d.
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deserts, valleys, mountains, and oceans.
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____ 29. Three types of ____ are seas, gulfs, and bays.
a.
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oceans
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b.
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cloud formations
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c.
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landforms
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d.
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bodies of water
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____ 30. Four major types of landforms are
a.
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mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains.
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b.
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oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams.
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c.
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geysers, hot springs, snowfields, and cliffs.
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d.
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cities, towns, villages, and counties.
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____ 31. The ____ is the deepest known depression on Earth.
a.
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Pacific Plate
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b.
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Dead Sea
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c.
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Mariana Trench
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d.
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Isthmus of Panama
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____ 32. ____ are known as the terrestrial planets.
a.
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Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Mars
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b.
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
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c.
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Earth, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter
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d.
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Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus
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____ 33. Asteroids are found mainly between
a.
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Mercury and the sun.
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b.
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Earth and the moon.
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c.
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the orbits of Saturn and Mars.
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d.
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the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.
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____ 34. What do many scientists believe about the earth’s continents?
a.
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They were pulled apart over a period of one or two centuries.
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b.
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They were pushed together over millions of years.
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c.
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They once were joined in a single massive supercontinent.
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d.
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They look the same today as they did millions of years ago.
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____ 35. Cracks in the earth’s crust are called
a.
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moraines.
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b.
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continental shelves.
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c.
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plates.
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d.
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faults.
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____ 36. Surrounding the inner core of the earth is
a.
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a liquid outer core.
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b.
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a solid outer core.
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c.
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the crust.
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d.
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the mantle.
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