Global Awareness UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Global Awareness UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
"There are three distinct landforms of the Southeast and of North Carolina: the Coastal Plain,
the Piedmont, and the Appalachian Mountains.The Coastal Plain is low, flat to gently sloping
land that extends along the Atlantic Ocean...
Global Awareness UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
"There are three distinct landforms of the Southeast and of North Carolina: the Coastal Plain,
the Piedmont, and the Appalachian Mountains.The Coastal Plain is low, flat to gently sloping
land that extends along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Much of the Southeast
lies within in the Coastal Plain.The Piedmont, characterized by hilly, rolling land, borders the
Coastal Plain. The Piedmont extends from Virginia to Alabama.The Appalachian Mountains,
the largest range in the eastern United States, stretch from Canada to northern Alabama."
To which theme does the above description BEST apply?
A. Human-environmental interaction
B. Location
C. Place
D. Movement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C. Place
Which is the BEST example of relative location?
A. My house's address is 1234 Stoney Road.
B. My house is past the old water tower, near the school.
C. The location is at 90 degrees west and 20 degrees south.
D. This area has hills, forests, and lakes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. My house is past
the old water tower, near the school.
Which theme of geography would BEST apply when describing how and why immigrants
come to the United States?
A. Location
B. Human-environmental interaction
C. Place
D. Movement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D. Movement
Which theme of geography would MOST LIKELY use lines of latitude and longitude?
A. Place
,B. Human-Environmental Interaction
C. Location
D. Region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C. Location
Characteristics of North American Countries
Characteristic--United States--Canada
Official Language--English--English, French
Population --311,591,917--34,482,779
Colors on Flag--Red, White, Blue--Red, White
Based on the information above, what do the United States and Canada have in common?
A. Countries with blue on their flag
B. Countries that speak English
C. Countries with more animals than people
D. Countries with populations greater than 150 million - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B.
Countries that speak English
Which BEST describes how lines of latitude and longitude are measured?
A. only miles or kilometers north and south
B. distance relative to the center of the Earth
C. degrees
D. only miles or kilometers east and west - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C. degrees
Which BEST describes how to find absolute location on Earth?
A. using lines of longitude
B. the location where latitude and longitude cross each other
C. a neighboring area to describe the location
D. using lines of latitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. the location where latitude and
longitude cross each other
,Which is an advantage for students using databases over Internet resources?
A. Internet information sites (like Wikipedia) only contain information contributed by
experts
B. Subscription databases can be accessed free of charge
C. Subscription databases are checked and contributed to only by experts
D. All Internet sources provide guaranteed accurate information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
C. Subscription databases are checked and contributed to only by experts
Which is the BEST example of giving the absolute location of the United States?
A. Between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
B. 60 degrees north by 90 degrees west
C. South of Canada and North of Mexico
D. A region containing both the Appalachian and Rocky mountain ranges - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- B. 60 degrees north by 90 degrees west
Which of these locations would MOST LIKELY belong to the "Highest Places on the
Continent Region" in North America?
A. Appalachian Mountain area
B. Rocky Mountain area
C. Coastal plain
D. Canadian shield - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. Rocky Mountain area
"This region is located north of the Rio Grande and extends north until reaching the Arctic
Circle. It is located to the east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachian
Mountains."
Which region does the above description BEST match?
A. Great Plain
B. Canadian Shield
C. Coastal Range
D. Coastal Plain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A. Great Plain
, Which region has the most earthquakes?
A. Interior Lowlands
B. Basin and Range
C. Coastal Range
D. Appalachian Mountains - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C. Coastal Range
The majority of North Americans can trace their ethnicity back to which continent?
A. Africa
B. Europe
C. Mexico
D. Asia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. Europe
"Because of its size and location, the North American realm has an enormous variety of
geographical features: extensive coastlines, imposing mountains, prairies, rolling hills,
tundra, deserts, canyons, subtropical forests, and wetlands."
Which choice BEST matches the above description?
A. The location of North America
B. The movement of people and resources in North America
C. The place of North America
D. The interaction between humans and the environment in North America - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- C. The place of North America
Which choice would MOST directly apply to human-environmental interaction in North
America?
A. North America contains almost all of the world's different climate types
B. Due to technology and high quality land, American farmers are the world's most
productive in producing food.
C. North America is part of a region a English speaking countries
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