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World Geography Vocabulary Challenge

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Last updated: June 8, 2020
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Question 1 of 10
What are three examples of human-environmental interaction? (HEI)
Producing Goods Importing Goods Exporting Goods
Relative Location Absolute Location Comparative Location
Desalination Deforestation Desertification
North America SWANA Australia & Oceania
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Question 2 of 10
What is climate?
The amount of water that falls in the form of rain or snow
Overall weather in a region or area over a period of time
Daily weather report to include temperature and precipitation
The number of feet above sea level
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Question 3 of 10
Which term describes: the process of traits, beliefs, and activities being spread from one region or country to another?
Assimilation
Acculturation
Adoption
Cultural Diffusion
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Question 4 of 10
Which term describes: an indifference to religion and a belief that religion should be excluded from civic or worldly affairs?
Atheism
Fundamentalism
Secularism
Extremism
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Question 5 of 10
North America, South America, Sub Saharan Africa, and SWANA were all effected by ____________________ whereby European powers made settlements and imposed government, language, and customs upon the original people.
Militarism
Exploration
Tribalism
Colonialism
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Question 6 of 10
What was the South African system of strict racial segregation and discrimination that existed from 1948 to the 1990’s?
Irrigation
Ethnocracy
Imperialism
Apartheid
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Question 7 of 10
Monotheistic religions include - (click all correct answers)
Shintoism
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Americanism
Hinduism
Christianity
Secularism
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Question 8 of 10
What indicator measures a nation's development by examining its literacy rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, and gross domestic product?
HDI
PPE
GNP
GDP
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Question 9 of 10
What is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?
Hurricane Maria
Ring of Fire
Tornado Alley
Monsoon Zone
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Question 10 of 10
The fertile black soil rich in humus, typically found in temperate grasslands such as the Russian steppe is called...
Polders
Loess
Alluvial Plains
Chernozem
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