Which is an example of sustainable development?

Limiting fishing in Thailand to allow the fish to reproduce

The four bullet points have what in common?

Factors that help identify a Region

What is a major feature of an economy based on subsistence farming?

Farmers grow only enough for their family to survive.

Which of the following is an effect of Spanish Colonization in Latin America today?

Most Latin Americans follow the Catholic religion.

Which of the following statements describes the Islam religion?

Must make a pilgrimage to Mecca

Which geographic factor best explains continental drift?

. The movement of tectonic plates

What does this great diversity in the areas of human settlement demonstrate?

People can adapt to many different physical surroundings.

Why have most Latin American immigrants come to the United States during the past two decades?

To seek greater economic opportunities

Which statement best explains the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

IT led to the introduction of new foods and products

Which best describes a dictatorship?

A country where a single leader makes all of the decisions

What does the following Map show?

The independence of South America from European Powers

What two factors have the greatest affect on Climate?

Latitude and distance from water

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1
What is cultural diffusion?
Assimilation of a minority culture into a larger culture
The modification of the Earth’s surface
The spreading of ideas
Integration of behavioral traits within a group
2
Which is an example of sustainable development?
Brazil cutting down the rainforest
Oil companies drilling
Factories increasing production
Limiting fishing in Thailand to allow the fish to reproduce
3
The four bullet points have what in common?
Factors that help identify a Region
Factors that that promote trade
Factors that force migration
Factors that help industrialization
4
A study of population distribution around the world today would show that most people-
Live in the Western Hemisphere
reside near large oil reserves
Live near fresh water supplies
Live in mountainous areas
5
Is Chicago a functional region?
No
Yes
6
What is a major feature of an economy based on subsistence farming?
Farmers grow only enough for their family to survive.
Most adults work outside the home.
Farmers compete with each other.
The government decides which crops will be grown.
7
, popular views of the Sahara Desert define a-
Functional
Formal
Perceptual
Cultural Region
8
What religion follows the teachings of Jesus?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
9
Which of the following is an effect of Spanish Colonization in Latin America today?
Most Latin Americans are descended from American Indians
Most Latin Americans follow the Catholic religion.
Most Latin Americans speak English as a second language.
Most Latin American nations are governed from Madrid, Spain.
10
Which of the following statements describes the Islam religion?
Worships many gods and believes in reincarnation
Believes in Karma
Must make a pilgrimage to Mecca
following the teachings of Jesus
11
What is the expected population of the world in 2050?
9 Billion
10 billion
20 billion
7 Billion
12
Which geographic factor best explains continental drift?
The slowing of volcanic activity
. The movement of tectonic plates
The cooling of Earth’s outer crust
The shifting of ocean currents
13
What does this great diversity in the areas of human settlement demonstrate?
People prefer to live in isolation from each other.
People follow similar occupations in very different regions.
People organize similar forms of government.
People can adapt to many different physical surroundings.
14
Deserts, mountains, and tropical rain forests have affected the history of many regions by-
encouraging invasions
Increasing social mobility
Isolating people and cultures
Promoting political reform
15
All these countries have what in common?
gone to war with one another
Spanish/European colonization
economic relations with the Northern Countries
Mayan and Aztec History
16
Why have most Latin American immigrants come to the United States during the past two decades?
To flee from extreme natural disasters
To escape from the threat of Communism
To obtain religious freedom
To seek greater economic opportunities
17
The process of moving from rural to urban is called:
Desertification
Urbanization
Globalization
Commercialization
18
What religion worships many god's ?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
19
Which statement best explains the effects of the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange had a positive effect on the Americas
The diet of Europeans improved
Europeans suffered more than populations in the Americas
IT led to the introduction of new foods and products
20
Which best describes a dictatorship?
A country ruled by the people through elections.
A country where a single leader makes all of the decisions
A country where a small group of people decide everything
21
The best example of a formal region is:
Eastern Europe
Vatican City
Northern Italy/Mediterranean
Houston Metropolitan Area
22
The dry region on the leeward side of a mountain that is blocked is called:
Rain Shadow
El Nino
Savanna
Tundra
23
What does the following Map show?
The colonization of South America
The independence of South America from European Powers
24
What two factors have the greatest affect on Climate?
Latitude and distance from water
soil type and altitude
mountains and arable land
longitude and vegetation
25
What sector of the economy extracts resources from their natural state?
Primary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Secondary

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