Spring Semester Review - S

Question 1

Which is an important difference in outlook between people living in rural & urban communities

Accepted Answer

Rural communities more often follow traditional beliefs

Question 2

Where is most of the population of China located?

Accepted Answer

East Coast

Question 3

A shift in human settlement from the countryside to cities

Accepted Answer

Urbanization

Question 4

Which is a valid generalization about customs?

Accepted Answer

They include both how people dress and the foods they eat

Question 5

An essential characteristic of a communist economy is the

Accepted Answer

government ownership of property

Question 6

The Middle East is considered a single cultural region by most geographers because

Accepted Answer

its people share a common history and heritage

Question 7

The most frequent cause of major earthquakes is the

Accepted Answer

pressure from tectonic plate movement

Question 8

How were the Himalayan Mountains formed?

Accepted Answer

tectonic plates collision

Question 9

In which economic system would you expect to find the widest selection of consumer goods

Accepted Answer

Freeenterprise

Question 10

What method could humans use to sustain life in areas suffering from desertification?

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 11

Which is not one of the worlds’ major monotheistic religions

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 12

Since the end of apartheid, all races in South Africa have gained equality.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of human migration caused by an economic “pull” factor

Accepted Answer

Turkish workers migrated to Germany after 1945 to fill jobs

Question 14

Which characteristics are shared by the political cultures of the USA, Great Britain, & Mexico

Accepted Answer

A democratically elected national legislature

Question 15

Which of the following examples describes an institution at work?

Accepted Answer

Religious Roman Catholics attend church each Sunday

Question 16

Which type of environment typically has the highest population density?

Accepted Answer

flat, fertile plains and river valleys

Question 17

Which factors play a role in determining the distribution of goods & services in market system

Accepted Answer

Producer supply and consumer demand

Question 18

Why do pandemics still exist today, despite medical advances

Accepted Answer

air travel

Question 19

Which of the following is a functional region?

Accepted Answer

Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex

Question 20

This organization of traditional Hindu groups is based on __________?

Accepted Answer

Heredity

Question 21

A theocratic government is often characterized by

Accepted Answer

censorship, religious laws, and repression

Questions 21