WGU C255 Intro to Geography Pre Assessment Study Guide Already Passed

WGU C255 Intro to Geography Pre Assessment Study Guide Already Passed What are the five themes of geography Location, place, movement, regions, and HEI (Human Environmental Interaction) What is the Science of mapmaking Cartography What does Longitutde Measure The angels east and west of the meridian What is population density Number of people per unit area A country has 100 square miles of land and population of 1 million people. What is the population density per square mile of the country? 10,000 (1mil/100) What is the purpose of the prime meridian Establishes the point of measure for longitude What does the international date line separate Two consecutive calendar days: West to East minus one day; East to West add one day What is the Peninsula in Yellow Sea near Japan Korea What is the Body of water btwn Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Aral Sea Part of the border btwn China and Russia is Amur River What are the islands in Barents Sea off the Arctic Ocean Svalbard What feature passes through Salekhard Ob River What is the absolute location of the City of Odessa 46 degrees N 30 degrees East What is the relative location of the city of Yalta The southern shore of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea In the 1800's the British attempted to colonize West Africa. Tropical Diseases caused heavy losses of men and horses as they attempted to travel up the Niger River. Their attempts to colonize the area initially failed. What explains how geography affected the British attempts to colonization in West Africa? The tropical environment is home to disease causing parasites and The fresh water sources in the tropics house parasites that cause dysentry The countries of this region have been plagued by civil wars over their rich natural resources Sub Saharan Africa Divided along religious lines as the result of decolonization South Asia Slash and burn agriculture leading to the loss of rainforest is a major political issue in this region Latin America This region has seen a decade long civil war over the Panguna copper mine Oceania Balkanization along national lines has characterized this region Eastern Europe Hinduism and Buddhism both originated in this region South Asia The farming culture of this region was destroyed by collectivization beginning in the 1920's Former Soviet Union The Zulu culture can be found in this region Sub Saharan Africa This region is the original home of the Berber culture North Africa The cultural concept of Manifest Destiny influenced the development of this region North America What is the definition of the term Ecosystem Interaction of plant and animal life in a particular environment Which locations would be prone to earthquakes Western South America, Japan, and Southern Asia Which characteristics make the US West Coast particularly prone to earthquakes Along an active fault and Along a shifting tectonic plate This is an example of how an ecosystem can have global effects Particular matter such as plant pollens are carried back and forth btwn North America and South America by migrating Barn Swallows What is population distribution Spatial arrange