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1
What type of industry is based on home production and for traditional societies?
Cottage Industry
Commercial Industry
2
Which set of geographic information would provide the most accurate and up-to-date information?
Personal photographs taken on vacation and travel journal
News article from 20 years ago and textbook map
Textbook map from 1999 and aerial photograph
Current news articles and aerial photographs
3
What is an effect of Mountain ranges, large rivers, and ocean coastlines?
Formation of Borders
encourages cultural convergence
Promotes democracies
Increase in fertile land
4
Hong Kong and the USA are similar because both have:
Free Market Economy
Ethnic group conflicts
have communist governments
were controlled by the Soviets
5
Indonesia has a large Muslim population, how does this affect their culture?
they pray 5 times a day
they eat no meat
They study the bible
Follow the enlightened path
6
What term is used to describe hiring somebody outside the company to do work at a lower cost?
Recycling
Division of labor
Outsourcing
Smart Growth
7
What government has one party rule, censorship and uses terror to stay in power?
Parliamentary democracy
Limited Monarchy
Feudal
Totalitarian
8
What economic sector has the most interaction with the natural environment?
Quaternary
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
9
What question could a geographer best investigate using maps ?
How people influence government decisions
How products made in an area change over time
How religion influences popular customs
How economic events affect a persons saving account
10
What best determines the wealth of a nation?
GDP ( gross domestic product)
Number of millionaires
defense spending
Interest Rate
11
According to the table what country is the most developed?
Iran
Guatemala
Japan
Columbia
12
What is the process of moving from countryside to cities?
Urbanization
Globalization
Commercialization
Desertification
13
What important challenge do many less developed nations have?
Farmers have lost their jobs
High rates of illiteracy and lack of infrastructure
A high calorie diet
Social welfare programs reducing military spending
14
What two conditions occur on the Leeward side of the mountain ?
Cooler and drier
Cooler and wetter
Warmer and Drier
Warmer and wetter
15
Which of the following is OPEC's biggest power?
Control's religious sites
Influence in tropical areas
economic influences over industrialized nations
Military control over waterways
16
Which system is associated with biomes and ecosystems?
Hydrosphere
biosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
17
Which of the following is a benefit of a GPS?
Consumers can use GPS to navigate their cars while traveling
Can store large amounts of digital data
Easier to desalinate water
GPS can prevent car accidents
18
Which country is the least developed?
Country C
Country D
Country A
Country B
19
What is the best title for the list in the box?
Factors that affect trade
Factors that identify regions
Factors that Help Industrializing
Factors that force migration
20
What land feature was formed by water flows and erosion?
Mississippi River
Isthmus of Panama
Grand Canyon
Rocky mountains
21
What is the closest city to the following coordinates: 48N, 112 W?
Superior
Conrad
Helena
Chester
22
A central characteristic of a communist economy is :
Workers are driven by competitive wages
Businesses want profit
Labor union protects workers
Government owns the means of production
23
What was a result of the Colombian exchange?
Europeans suffered more
Diet of European improved
Introduction of new foods to Europe
Had a positive affect on the Americas
24
What is a conclusion of the recent civil wars in Rwanda, Cambodia, and Bosnia?
The UN stopped the war
Genocide was used as a political and military tactic.
Civilians were not affected
Ethnic conflict was not a factor
25
What two factors have the greatest effect on climate?
Mountain barriers and arable land
Soil Type and altitude
Longitude and vegetation
Latitude and Distance from water
26
What is the main purpose of a map?
Useful for illiterate people
To reduce distortion
They show where things are on the Earth and their location
Practicing grid locations
27
Why have most Latin American immigrants come to the USA?
To escape natural disasters
for greater economic opportunities
Religious freedom
To escape communism
28
What is the main feature of capitalist system?
Powerful labor unions
Private ownership and profit motive
Central planning by the government
State ownership
29
Which of the following combinations of climate factors most directly affects temperature?
Elevation, Ocean currents, and latitude
Mountain barriers. position, and wind
Latitude, Elevation, and position
Ocean currents, wind, and mountain barrier
30
What physical process created the Himalayan mountains in Asia?
Erosion
Soil Building
Weather
Plate Tectonics
31
Which economic sector is most removed from the natural environment?
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
Quaternary
32
Modern Terrorist groups justify their actions by arguing that:
They lack the strength to fight the government
Terrorism is necessary to keep members happy
Human life is precious
Extreme tactics must be used to control minorities
33
Which of the following describes Buddhism?
Belief that everybody suffers because of material possesions
Worship of many gods
Teachings of Jesus
Pilgrimage to Mecca
34
Popular views of the Sahara Desert make it what kind of region?
Formal Region
Perceptual Region
Cultural Region
Functional Region
35
The 1989 the first parliamentary elections in Poland demonstrated what ?
A diffusion of democratic ideals
The unification of communist states with Poland
A shift toward totalitarianism
A movement to strengthen the remaining monarchies
36
In the late 20th century what was problem in Rwanda, Balkans, and Indonesia?
Ethnic or religious conflict
Overcrowding
Disposal of Nuclear Waste
Drought/famine
37
Which of the following describes a Theocratic government?
Direct Elections
There exist multiple political parties
Religious laws, oppression, censorship, repression
A constitution
38
What type of farming uses : Modern equipment, Cash Crops, Large scale farms
Subsistence agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
39
What is the best way to maintain culture?
Grandparents teach children family recipes
Siblings are in the same after school activities
Encouraging students to learn a second language
Enrolling in a foreign exchange program
40
Once reason why democratic governments are stable is:
Allowing Citizens to choose officials
Single religion
A powerful ruler
One party controls the government
41
According to the map, most OPEC members are in what region of the world?
Southern Africa
Middle East
North America
Asia
42
The dry region on the leeward side of the mountain is called:
Savanna
Tundra
Rain Shadow
El Nino
43
Which of the following statements is true of democratic societies?
One political Party
Government owns all the televisions
Strict capitalist system
Commitment to civil liberties
