5 Written Questions

1. the level at which rock is saturated
2. the term used for the temperated grassland region in the northern hemisphere
3. the core of a city, which is almost always based on commercial activity
4. each of the two days in a year on which day and night are equal in length; marks the beginning of spring and autumn
5. a fan-like landform made of deposited sediment, left by a river that slows as it enters

5 Matching Questions

1. rain shadow
2. ethnic group
3. lithosphere
4. communism
5. ecosystem

1. a the solid rock portion of the earth's surface
2. b a group of people who share the language, customs, and a common heritage
3. c an interdependent community of plants and animals
4. d the landon the leeward side of hills or mountains that gets little rain from the descending dry air
5. e a system in which government holds nearly all political power and the means of production

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet the need
   1. convection
   2. erosion
   3. innovation
   4. glaciation
2. the number of deaths per thousand
   1. moraine
   2. mortality rate
   3. solstice
   4. infant mortality rate
3. the basic support system needed to keep an economy going, including power communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems
   1. suburb
   2. infrastructure
   3. culture
   4. state
4. the number of deaths among infants under age one as measured per thousand live births
   1. infant mortality rate
   2. infrastructure
   3. fertility rate
   4. mortality rate
5. the combined characteristics of landforms and their distribution in a region
   1. seismograph
   2. topography
   3. democracy
   4. geography

5 True/False Questions

1. loess → wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produces very fertile soil

   True        False

2. rainforest → a version of language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region, or cultural regions

   True        False

3. landlocked → having no outlet to the sea

   True        False

4. acculturation → the cultural chagne that occurs when individuals in a society adopt or accept an innovation

   True        False

5. El Nino → each of the two days in a year on which day and night are equal in length; marks the beginning of spring and autumn

   True        False