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WGU C255 Introduction to Geography – Questions and Answers Already Passed What are the five themes of geography? ✔✔Location, Place, Human/Environmental interaction, Regions, Movement Which o... f the following is the science of mapmaking? ✔✔Cartography What does longitude measure? ✔✔The angles east and west of the prime meridian What is population density? ✔✔Number of people per unit area A country has 100 square miles of land and a population of 1 million people. What is the population density per square mile of the country? Round to the nearest whole number. ✔✔10,000 people 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 In the 1800s 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. Which of the following explains how geography affected the British attempts at colonization in West Africa? ✔✔The tropical environment is home to disease-causing parasites. The fresh water sources in the tropics house parasites that cause dysentery. 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 The single most important physical variable unifying this region is aridity ✔✔Middle East The Canadian Shield and the Great Plains are two major physiographic components ✔✔North America Very geologically active region with many earthquakes and volcanoes ✔✔Southeast Asia Contains tropical rain forests and one of the world's most extensive freshwater basins ✔✔Latin America Hinduism and Buddhism both originated in this region. ✔✔South Asia The farming culture of this region was destroyed by collectivization beginning in the 1920s. ✔✔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 Mainly agricultural ✔✔Rural [Show More]

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