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ILTS 163 LATEST 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND REVISED ANSWERS (ALL ARE CORRECT) NEWEST UPDATE List physical geographic features of the earth that student would have to know to perform well in National geographic Bee - Answer- -continents -5 major oceans -highest and lowest point on each continent (M...

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ILTS 163 LATEST 2024 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND REVISED
ANSWERS (ALL ARE CORRECT)
NEWEST UPDATE

List physical geographic features of the earth that student would have to know to
perform well in National geographic Bee - Answer- -continents
-5 major oceans
-highest and lowest point on each continent (Mt. Everest-highest, Dead Sea-lowest)
-10 largest seas (Coral sea is the largest)
-10 largest lakes (largest- captain Lake)
-10 largest Islands (Greenland- largest)
-Longest river (Nile)
-major Mountain ranges
-Earth's extremes ( hottest Ethiopia, coldest- Antarctica, wettest-India,

19th century religious leaders - Answer- -Susan B. Anthony
-Dorothea dix
-Frederick Douglass
-William Lloyd Garrison
-Horace Mann
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Brigham Young

Immigration trends in the 1800s - Answer- -population of US doubled
-10 million immigrants arrived
-most lived in the north
-slums grew
-new immigrants from different countries (Poland, Hungary, Greece, etc)
-Roman Catholic population grew

Knights of Labor - Answer- 1st effort to create National union. Open to everyone but
lawyers and bankers. Vague program, no clear goals, weak leadership and
organization. Failed

Explain the role of the US in World War II - Answer- -World War II began in 1939
-US tried to stay out of it
-dec 7th attack on Pearl harbor (since japan was an ally to Germany, US declared war.
-defeating Hitler was first priority

,-US became the great manufacturer of goods and munitions for the war efforts
-women went to work in factories while men entered military

physical map - Answer- A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans,
etc.

topographic map - Answer- a map showing the surface features of an area

topological map - Answer- - Preserves the spatial relationships of the (in this case
sensory) surface that it represents.
- While these maps are largely laid down during fetal development, they are also by
experience.

political map - Answer- A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces,
districts, etc. Each is normally a different color

carrying capacity - Answer- Largest number of individuals of a population that a
environment can support

assessment of environmental conditions - Answer- enables responsible decision-
making with respect to how much and in what ways the resources of a particular
environment should be consumed.

Energy and water conservation - Answer- as well as recycling can extend an area's
carrying capacity.

natural hazard - Answer- such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquake, volcanoes, floods,
tsunamis, an some forest fires and insect infestations are processes or events that are
not caused by humans, but may have serious consequences for humans and the
environment.

natural resources - Answer- Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water,
and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

renewable resources - Answer- Any natural resource that can replenish itself in a
relatively short period of time, usually no longer than the length of a human life (wind,
solar radiation, tides.

Nonrenewable resources - Answer- A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful
time frame (oil, coals, metal, fossil fuel, etc)

Commodities - Answer- are natural resources that have to be extracted and purified
rather than created, such as mineral ores.

, Global Positioning System (GPS) - Answer- A system that determines the precise
position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and
receivers.

Whig Party - Answer- An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose
President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats, stood for protective tariffs, national
banking, and federal aid for internal improvements

Outline the major changes in industry in the latter part of the 1800s - Answer- -
Industrialization
-railroad expansion
-gold and silver mining
-cattle ranching

Explain why the 1920s were called the Decade of Optimism despite serious problems -
Answer- -After World War I warren Henry ran for president under the slogan 'return to
normalcy"
-public felt optimistic bc life improved due to affordable cars from Henry Ford's mass
production system, better roads, electric lights, airplanes, new communication system,
and voting right for women.

List the 5 themes of geography - Answer- Location, Place, Human-Environment
Interaction, Movement, Region

humid continental climate - Answer- is one that has 4 seasons, incl. a cold winter, and
hot summer, and sufficient rainfall for raising crops. Such climates can be found in the
US, Canada, and Russia. The best farmlands and mining areas are found in these
countries.

Prairie climate - Answer- or steppe regions, are found in the interiors of Asia and North
America where there are dry flatlands. These dry flatlands can be grasslands or
deserts.

subtropical climates - Answer- Very humid areas in the tropical areas of Japan, China,
Australia, Africa, South America, and the United States. The climate is humid and have
hot summers and mild winters.

marine climate - Answer- A climate influenced by a nearby ocean, with generally mild
temperatures and steady precipitation.

3 main types of map projection - Answer- -Conical
-Cylindrical
-Azimuthal

Keynotes of Andrew Jackson presidency - Answer- -start of Democratic Party

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