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1
Which answer explains most why LDCs have lower life expectancies than MDCs?
LDCs have more physically demanding jobs
Less access to commercial agriculture
Less access to quality health care
Lack of education leads to lower paying jobs
2
What is the formula for population density?
People divided by land
People multiplied by land
Land divided by people
People subtracted from land
3
Western Europe experiences a mild climate for its line of latitude because:
The Vernal Equinox determines the weather for 12 months
Warm ocean currents moderate the temperature year round
It is located at sea level
It is located in the Tropics
4
The spread of ideas and customs from one society to another is called
Facilitation
Diffusion
Innovation
Technology
5
Which of the following is a factor that affects climate?
Latitude
The Prime Meridian
The International Date Line
Longitude
6
What do all flat maps have?
Countries
Landforms
Distortion
Latitude Lines
7
A version of language that includes changes related to class, region, or other culture changes
Diatribe
Acculturation
Diffusion
Dialect
8
Which of the following is a primary economic activity?
Government
Manufacturing
Food processing
Subsistence farming
9
When moisture is dropped on one side of the mountain and desert is on the other it is called:
The Coriolis Effect
The Doppler Effect
The Trade Wind Effec
The Rainshadow Effect
10
Which of the following is NOT a country?
India
Mexico
Africa
China
11
The climate zone that receives >10 in. of rain per year and have little vegetation are called:
Arid (Desert)
Humid continental
Marine West Coast
Tropical humid
12
Where would you most likely find snow in equatorial regions?
In areas below sea level
In areas of high elevation
In areas near a body of water
In winter
13
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
Australia
Europe
Russia
North America
14
Which of the following is NOT considered a part of a country's material culture?
Architecture
Language
Food
Technology
15
Maps that show population density, climate regions, or religions are which type of map?
Topographic
Political
Thematic
Physical
16
Which of the following is a less developed country?
Haiti
United States
Canada
Japan
17
Change in social roles and employment patterns for women have cause which population trend?
Increased death rates
Increased birth rates
Increased infant mortality rates
Decreased birth rates
18
The total number of goods a country produces divided by the countries population is
Birth Rate
Infant mortality rate
Population density
Per Capita GDP
19
What latitude zone has the warmest average temperatures?
High latitudes
Low latitudes
Mid latitudes
20
Which is true of less developed countries?
Fertility rates are lower
Population pyramids have skinny bases
Higher percentage of labor force is in agriculture
Population increase is lower
21
What is pictured in the diagram below?
Lines of Latitude
Lines of Distance
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Time Zones
22
Which is not a characteristic of a developed nation?
High life expectancy
Low literacy rate
Low infant mortality
High per capita GDP
23
What is the summer solstice?
Day when sun is directly over equator
Day w/ equal amounts of sunlight and darkness
Day w/ most sunlight in northern hemisphere
Day w/ most darkness in northern hemisphere
24
The basic support system for an economy such as roads, schools, power plants, etc. is called:
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Product
Infrastructure
Per Capita Income
25
The Bible Belt, Middle East, and Latin America are all examples of which theme of geography?
Movement
HEI
Place
Region
26
Which of the following is
not
a pull factor?
War
Religious Freedom
Political Freedom
Fertile Land
27
The temperature and precipitation pattern of an area over a long period of time is called:
Prevailing Winds
Climate
Weather
Coriolis Effect
28
How do you correctly write latitude and longitude coordinates?
20 degrees E, 100 degrees N
150 degrees N, 200 degrees W
90 degrees , 180 degrees S
45 degrees N, 120 degrees E
29
Hydroelectric power, wind power, geothermal energy, and solar energy are all examples of:
Fossil Fuels
Nonrenewable Resources
Greenhouse gases
Renewable Resources
30
What is the percentage of people who can read and write in a county known as?
Literacy rate
infrastructure
Gross national product
Education factor
31
A religion that involves the beliefs in many gods is a
Eastern Religion
Polytheistic Religion
Western Religion
Monotheistic religion
32
Which of the following is a subsistence crop?
Corn
Cotton
Timber
Cocoa
33
How many degrees is the earth tilted on its axis?
90
180
23.5
66.5
34
Which figure represents the current population of the US?
4 million
1 billion
7 billion
318 million
35
Which figure is close the the current world population?
11 billion
7 billion
9 billion
5 billion
36
Total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of a group of people is their
diffusion
innovation
society
culture
37
Which landform, like the state of Florida, is land surrounded by water on three sides?
Plateau
Delta
Peninsula
Island
38
China implemented the One Child Policy to help fight what problem the country is facing?
Immigration
Overpopulation
Gender inequality
High abortion rates
39
What causes the changing of the seasons throughout the year?
Earth's rotation
Earth's tilt on its axis
Earth's revolution around the sun
40
Which one of the following causes day and night?
The tilt of the earth
The earth's revolution around the sun
The earth's rotation on its axis
The earth's position relative to the moon.
41
During the Irish Potato Blight, the Irish left Europe for which of the following push factors?
Political Turmoil
Famine
Religious Discrimination
War
