The Greek-derived word “geography” means

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Responses

to draw a map.
to draw a map.

the study of land.
the study of land.

to describe the Earth.
to describe the Earth.

world knowledge.

Which continent can lay claim to the highest and lowest points on the planet?

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Responses

Africa
Africa

Europe
Europe

Oceania
Oceania

Asia

How did European slave traders acquire most of their slaves?
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Responses

The slaves offered themselves as indentured servants.
The slaves offered themselves as indentured servants.

The traders purchased the slaves from other African tribes.
The traders purchased the slaves from other African tribes.

The Europeans kidnapped the tribespeople from their villages.
The Europeans kidnapped the tribespeople from their villages.

The Europeans bought the slaves from Asian traders.
The Europeans bought the slaves from Asian traders.

The predominant religion in Punjab, India is
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Responses

Hinduism.
Hinduism.

Sikhism.
Sikhism.

Buddhism.
Buddhism.

Jainism.

______________ is the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself have souls.
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Responses

Polytheism
Polytheism

Paganism
Paganism

Animism
Animism

Pantheism

Which African nation was founded by a movement to return freed slaves to their native land?

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Responses

Libya
Libya

Sudan
Sudan

Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Liberia
Liberia

Who was responsible for creating a class system and destroying a once-stable relationship between the Hutus and Tutsis of Rwanda?

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Responses

Rwandan dictatorship
Rwandan dictatorship

Belgian colonists
Belgian colonists

English Parliament
English Parliament

Herero ethnic group

The ______________ experiences an estimated 90 percent of all the world’s earthquakes.

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Responses

Nazca plate
Nazca plate

Pacific Ring of Fire
Pacific Ring of Fire

Krakatoa volcano
Krakatoa volcano

Challenger Deep

Which geological feature characterizes the coastal topography of New Zealand’s Milford Sound?

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Responses

protective coves
protective coves

shallow tropical lagoons
shallow tropical lagoons

fiords
fiords

barrier reefs

Which statement is false regarding the origin of various languages spoken in African regions?

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Responses

German is a common language spoken in southern and east Africa.
German is a common language spoken in southern and east Africa.

Swahili is the common language spoken in Tanzania.
Swahili is the common language spoken in Tanzania.

Arabic and French are commonly spoken languages in North Africa.
Arabic and French are commonly spoken languages in North Africa.

Spanish is a common language throughout southern portions of Africa.

For the human species, which is the major concern on the issue of overpopulation?

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Responses

the finite amount of natural resources
the finite amount of natural resources

migrations of humans
migrations of humans

economic backlash
economic backlash

ruination of the atmosphere

Which place would most likely have a low population density?

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Responses

Sahara Desert
Sahara Desert

coastal North America
coastal North America

southeast Asia
southeast Asia

Western Europe

Seismologists predict that this geological feature will be the site of a massive earthquake in North America.

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Responses

San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Fault

Wasatch Fault
Wasatch Fault

Cocos Plate
Cocos Plate

Aleutian Trench
In which North American city is French spoken as the common language?

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Responses

New Orleans
New Orleans

Miami
Miami

Montreal
Montreal

Toronto

1 answer

Here are the answers to your questions:

  1. The Greek-derived word “geography” means:

    • to describe the Earth.
  2. Which continent can lay claim to the highest and lowest points on the planet?

    • Asia
  3. How did European slave traders acquire most of their slaves?

    • The traders purchased the slaves from other African tribes.
  4. The predominant religion in Punjab, India is:

    • Sikhism.
  5. ______________ is the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself have souls.

    • Animism
  6. Which African nation was founded by a movement to return freed slaves to their native land?

    • Liberia
  7. Who was responsible for creating a class system and destroying a once-stable relationship between the Hutus and Tutsis of Rwanda?

    • Belgian colonists
  8. The ______________ experiences an estimated 90 percent of all the world’s earthquakes.

    • Pacific Ring of Fire
  9. Which geological feature characterizes the coastal topography of New Zealand’s Milford Sound?

    • fiords
  10. Which statement is false regarding the origin of various languages spoken in African regions?

    • Spanish is a common language throughout southern portions of Africa.
  11. For the human species, which is the major concern on the issue of overpopulation?

    • the finite amount of natural resources
  12. Which place would most likely have a low population density?

    • Sahara Desert
  13. Seismologists predict that this geological feature will be the site of a massive earthquake in North America.

    • San Andreas Fault
  14. In which North American city is French spoken as the common language?

    • Montreal

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