GE Final Review

Front

What provides direction on maps by indicating North, South, East, and West?

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Compass Rose

Front

Someone tells you they live south of town. Which theme of geography does this situation represent?

Back

Location

Front

Which term describes a group of people with a shared culture and ancestry? Options: Ethnicity, Society, Diffusion, Innovation

Back

Ethnicity

Front

What is the term used to name each half of the earth?

Back

hemisphere

Front

In a _______ the citizens rule and exercise political power

Back

democracy

Front

What is the tallest waterfall in the world and is located in Venezuela?

Back

Angel Falls

Front

Various Latin American nations used to be governed by caudillos, which can be considered a form of ________

Back

dictatorship

Front

Which country did the United States construct a large canal through in the early 1900s?

Back

Panama

Front

The Middle East can also be referred to as

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Southwest Asia

Front

What are riverbeds that remain dry for most of the year except during the rainy season?

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wadis, wadi