World Geo Semester Exam

Foreign-owned factories located in Mexico along the border with the United States are called

Why is water scarcity a growing issue in Mexico?

During the colonial period, a blending of indigenous beliefs and Catholicism occurred in Mexico in a process called

*Eutrophication occurs when dissolved nutrients enter bodies of water, encouraging the overgrowth of small plants/algae

People whose ancestry includes both indigenous and Spanish heritage are

________ refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities.

The Information Revolution is

*NAFTA has created environmental issues along the Rio Grande by

Geographers and historians study culture hearths because they're the centers where the world’s first civilizations arose

the term for a group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin

The main reason for the creation of desalination plants is


________ is believed to contribute directly to climate change and the rising of the Earth’s temperatures

All five of the early culture hearths, developed around major rivers or water source

The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions on the seafloor

Tierra helada, tierra fría, tierra templada, and tierra caliente are examples of

Most of Earth’s freshwater is in

How does the demographic transition model explain change over time in the population of a country or region?

How can herding livestock lead to desertification?

What joint United States–Canadian--Mexico agreement has impacted Mexico's development?

Demography is the scientific study of

What effect is caused by a rain shadow?


Vertical climate zones in Mexico are zones in which

Prior to independence, Panama was part of

system of government in which a hereditary king or queen holds supreme power

The ________, the indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic.

Political boundaries, typically referred to as ________, can change due to wars or treaties

What causes Patagonia to be dry, barren, and windy?

________ led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the ________ in Mexico.

From what region did the largest group of foreign-born residents living in the United States today immigrate?

From what region did the largest group of foreign-born residents living in the United States today immigrate?

*The United States lacks significant deposits of fossil fuels

*Burning fossil fuels releases gases that cause

Many migrants to São Paulo Brazil end up living in _ on the outskirts of the city with no sanitation due to poverty

system of government in which a small group holds power

Since the 1960s, the population of the Manufacturing Belt has declined because of a shift toward Service and Outsourcing

How has computer technology affected cultural change in recent decades?

Trade, migration, and war are all factors that encourage cultural change

What feature of the Inca Empire made it easier for the Spanish to conquer it?

How can desalination plants negatively affect the environment?


Why did many indigenous communities in South America develop as isolated groups?

NAFTA has created environmental issues along the Rio Grande by

What effect do large bodies of water tend to have on coastal areas?

What river’s basin is home to the world’s largest rain forest?

________ is technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area.

The ___ make up the majority of Canada's indigenous people

A dictatorship is a form of an Autocracy

Most of the food grown in Mexico comes from the ________, where there is also greater population density.

A ________ boundary often follows straight lines and does not account for physical features

The Information Revolution has slowed cultural change because people around the world are exposed to new ideas

the spread of culture traits, both material and non-material, from one culture to another.

1700s and 1800s during which many countries experienced rapid cultural change as they developed mass production/Industry

When highly educated and highly skilled workers emigrate to other countries, their native country suffers a(n)

the correct term for the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that began when Europeans arrived in the West

Under an oligarchy a military or elite group could be the leaders

system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

The Continental Divide in the Rockies separates the flow of water to the Pacific or to the eastern United States

Some of Canada’s leading exports include automobiles, auto parts, crude petroleum, natural gas, and

*The Industrial Revolution is considered an era of rapid?__ because new technology enabled culture traits to spread fast

a system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

What is the difference between a city and a metropolitan area

Mexico is an example of a_? because it is transitioning from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing economy

When a large urban area such as Mexico City dominates the country’s political, cultural, and economic affairs, it is a

*How does the demographic transition model explain change over time in the population of a country or region?

In geography, what is the correct term for a city that plays an important role in the global economic system?

Geographers divide the world into _? which are areas in which people share way of life,language,religion,values

What effect did the 2008 economic downturn in the United States have on the global economy?

Why is the United States one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world?

As of 2011, only 10 percent of Canada’s ________ was federally protected.

system of government in which those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired

The United States is an example of a(n)