Geography Quiz Review: Human Geography and North America
Use your notes, assignments, and the book to study the following items for you quiz!
Quiz: Tuesday October, 28th
1. Know the following terms about Culture: ethnic group, diffusion, cultural hearth, acculturation, language, and dialect
2. The difference between monotheistic, polytheistic, and animistic religions
3. The major beliefs (that the textbook discusses) of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism
4. Know and understand the following terms about Population: birthrate, fertility rate, mortality rate, infant mortality
rate, rate of natural increase, population pyramid, population density, and push-pull factors
5. Understand the difference between a state, a nation, and a nation state
6. Identify the differences between the following types of governments: Democracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, and
Communism
7. Know and understand the four types of economic systems: Traditional Economy, Command Economy, Market
Economy, and Mixed Economy, and be able to identify what kind of economy the U.S. has
8. Know and understand the following Economic terms: infrastructure, per capita income, gross national product (GNP),
and gross domestic product (GDP),
9. Be able to identify the following items on a map of North America: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains,
Canadian Shield, The Great Lakes, The Continental Divide, Mt. McKinley, Hudson Bay, Ottawa, and Washington D.C.
10. Be able to identify similarities and differences between the history of the United States and Canada
Geography Quiz Review: Human Geography and North America
Use your notes, assignments, and the book to study the following items for you quiz!
Quiz: Tuesday October, 28th
1. Know the following terms about Culture: ethnic group, diffusion, cultural hearth, acculturation, language, and dialect
2. The difference between monotheistic, polytheistic, and animistic religions
3. The major beliefs (that the textbook discusses) of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism
4. Know and understand the following terms about Population: birthrate, fertility rate, mortality rate, infant mortality
rate, rate of natural increase, population pyramid, population density, and push-pull factors
5. Understand the difference between a state, a nation, and a nation state
6. Identify the differences between the following types of governments: Democracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, and
Communism
7. Know and understand the four types of economic systems: Traditional Economy, Command Economy, Market
Economy, and Mixed Economy, and be able to identify what kind of economy the U.S. has
8. Know and understand the following Economic terms: infrastructure, per capita income, gross national product (GNP),
and gross domestic product (GDP),
9. Be able to identify the following items on a map of North America: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains,
Canadian Shield, The Great Lakes, The Continental Divide, Mt. McKinley, Hudson Bay, Ottawa, and Washington D.C.
10. Be able to identify similarities and differences between the history of the United States and Canada