5 Written Questions

1. the ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city
2. The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.
3. A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
4. the ability to meet humanities current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
5. symbols that help to measure distances on a map

5 Matching Questions

1. climate zone
2. "lungs of the earth"
3. Equator
4. transnational
5. digital divide

1. a The discrepancy between people who have access to and the resources to use new information and communication tools, such as the internet, and people who do not have the resources and access to the technology.
2. b involving or operating in several nations or nationalities
3. c The middle line of latitude, measuring 0 degrees and dividing the globe into N and S hemisphere.
4. d a region throughout which yearly patterns of temperature, rainfall, and amount of sunlight are similar
5. e Nickname for the the key role that rainforests play in Earth's carbon-oxygen cycle.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. line of latitude: 66.5° south
   1. Arctic Circle
   2. North Pole
   3. urban core
   4. Antarctic Circle
2. Substances that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age
   1. compass rose
   2. temperate grasslands
   3. nonrenewable resources
   4. coniferous forest
3. small trees, bushes, and other plants adapted to a dry climate that needs little water
   1. distortion
   2. Map scale
   3. desert scrub
   4. Equator
4. lists and explains the symbols and colors used on a map
   1. map legend
   2. Maya
   3. cape
   4. per capita
5. the small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city's suburbs
   1. urban core
   2. rural fringe
   3. rural decline
   4. global grid

5 True/False Questions

1. International Date Line → is an imaginary line of longitude generally 180° (degrees) east or west of the Prime Meridian.

   True        False

2. cloud forest → trees with broad, flat leaves that are shed before winter

   True        False

3. consumption → a 15th century Spanish conqueror of the Americas

   True        False

4. indigenous peoples → forest populated by cone-bearing evergreen trees; mostly found in northern latitudes

   True        False

5. adaptation → inherited characteristic that improves an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment

   True        False