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Score for this quiz: 78.75 out of 90 Submitted Mar 24 at 1:22pm This attempt took 42 minutes. Question 1 2.25 / 2.25 pts __________is the spatial study of natural phenomena that make up the environment, such as rivers, mountains, landforms, weather, climate, soils, plants, and any other physical aspects of the earth’s surface. Cartography Human geography Statistics Geology Physical geography Question 2 2.25 / 2.25 pts A region is a unit of space characterized by a feature such as a common _____. government political situation

language landform All are true. Question 3 2.25 / 2.25 pts Geographers that study the spatial aspects and cultural perceptions of the natural environment are called _____ geographers. All are false. human environmental geomorphology cultural Question 4 2.25 / 2.25 pts The two main elements in climate conditions are __________ and __________. temperature; precipitation

elevation, topography season; location axis tilt; orbit latitude; longitude Question 5 2.25 / 2.25 pts Geography provides the tools to integrate the knowledge from many disciplines into a usable form by providing _____. information management systems universal definitions a sense of place mapping of processes a logical framework IncorrectQuestion 6 0 / 2.25 pts Demographers expect the world’s population to _____ 2100 and then _____.

continue expanding until; begin slowing increase until; stabilize double again by; exceed the Earth’s carrying capacity stabilize by; decline somewhat temporarily stabilize by; experience rapid growth again Question 7 2.25 / 2.25 pts Earth science includes the study of which of the following? the distribution animals the distribution of plants All are true. climates landforms Question 8

2.25 / 2.25 pts As a result of, __________ human activity has significantly increased the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Space Age Renaissance Industrial Revolution Green Revolution Cold War Question 9 2.25 / 2.25 pts The definition of _____ is a long-term average weather pattern evident in a particular region of the world. weather high pressure system low pressure system climate

monsoons IncorrectQuestion 10 0 / 2.25 pts A country that shares the qualities of both core and periphery is called a _____. semicore bi-riphery core-riphery All are false. semiperiphery Question 11 2.25 / 2.25 pts The movement of tectonic plates can best be described as __________. colliding All are true. subsiding

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