World Geography Vocabulary Challenge

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Question 1 of 10
What are three examples of human-environmental interaction? (HEI)
North America SWANA Australia & Oceania
Relative Location Absolute Location Comparative Location
Desalination Deforestation Desertification
Producing Goods Importing Goods Exporting Goods
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Question 2 of 10
What is climate?
The number of feet above sea level
Daily weather report to include temperature and precipitation
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
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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
Adoption
Cultural Diffusion
Acculturation
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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?
Fundamentalism
Extremism
Secularism
Atheism
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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.
Colonialism
Tribalism
Militarism
Exploration
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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?
Ethnocracy
Imperialism
Apartheid
Irrigation
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Question 7 of 10
Monotheistic religions include - (click all correct answers)
Secularism
Americanism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Shintoism
Judaism
Hinduism
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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?
GDP
GNP
HDI
PPE
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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?
Ring of Fire
Tornado Alley
Monsoon Zone
Hurricane Maria
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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
Chernozem
Alluvial Plains
Loess
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