Glencoe World Geography and Cultures Chapter 1 and 2 Review

What is another name for parallels of the Equator that circle the Earth that measure North and South?

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

• Equator

• Meridians

What happens to migrants entering a long-established society?

• They will be welcomed by everyone.

• They will have no impact on the society.

• They will be forced to return to the place from which they came

• They might transform the society’s culture.

Which features are most accurately depicted on a globe?

• Area, close-up detail, distance

• Area, distance, direction

• Close-up detail, distance, direction

• Direction, area, close-up detail

Which of the following would be shown on a physical map?

• Capital cities

• Roads and highways

• Railroad

• Elevation

Land takes up about how much of the Earth’s surface?

• 70%

• 15%

• 30%

• 20%

What do geographers study when they want to understand how a mountain range affects settlement?

• The ecosystem

• The formal region

• Human-environmental interaction

• Geographic information systems

The Grand Canyon in Colorado was created by

• Glacial erosion

• Wind erosion

• Water erosion

• Chemical erosion

What is the part of a map that explains the symbols, colors and lines used?

• Compass rose

• Key

• Scale

• Flow line

Ground water comes from

• Rain, melted snow, lakes and rivers

• Rain, aquifers, oceans, and streams

• Oceans, rain, lakes and rivers

• Deserts, valleys, mountains, and oceans

What do terrestrial planets have in common?

• Air temperature

• Solid, rocky crusts

• Gaseous formation

• Thin, encircling rings