WGU C255 Intro to Geography Pre Assessment Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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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
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WGU C255 Intro to Geography Pre
Assessment Study Guide Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
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
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