World Geography SOL review | 128 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

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In which direction is a line of latitude is drawn? - ✔✔West to East (Distance N or S of the equator) What do lines of longitude measure? - ✔✔Distance E or W from the Prime Meridian What is ... needed to show absolute location? - ✔✔Latitude and longitude or a street address What does "relative location" mean? - ✔✔Approximate location (region, country) The newspaper headline "Tainted Chinese Import Common" would best illustrate which theme of geography? - ✔✔Movement The newspaper headline "Tsunami hit the South Pacific" would best illustrate which theme of geography? - ✔✔Region The newspaper headline "China to Complete Three Gorges Dam" would best illustrate which theme of geography? - ✔✔Human-Environment Interaction Why do some farmers use terracing and on which continents would be likely to find this type of agriculture? - ✔✔Lack of land, most common in Asia but also seen in South America and Africa Why is the Aral Sea shrinking? - ✔✔Irrigation from the river's tribuatries What problems occurred when the Aswan High Dam was built in Egypt? - ✔✔The amount of arable land decreased, fertilizers had to be bought, and people forced to move from their homes What are polders and where would you find them? - ✔✔Land reclaimed from the sea, the Netherlands What causes desertification? - ✔✔Arid climate and grazing of animals What is the "Rust Belt"? Where is it, and why is it called that? - ✔✔Area in the US that is known for manufacturing, New York to Chicago What is the "Corn Belt"? Where is it, and why is it called that? - ✔✔Area in the US that is known for its grain production, Midwest [Show More]

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