World Geography Ch.4 Lesson 1&2

Question 1

Which describes zero population growth? (Zero meaning the population isn’t growing)

Accepted Answer

birthrate is higher than death rate by zero percent

Question 2

What is the growth of population in cities and the resulting changes called?

Accepted Answer

Urbanization

Question 3

What is a culture hearth?

Accepted Answer

centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding are

Question 4

The belief in one God is called monotheism. True or False?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of the following is considered an element of culture?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 6

A government ruled by a king or queen

Accepted Answer

Monarchy

Question 7

What does doubling time mean?

Accepted Answer

the time it will take for a country to double in size

Question 8

Oligarchy → A government ruled by a king or a queen.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?

Accepted Answer

North Korea

Question 10

How have cultural contacts, such as the Internet, affected the world's cultures?

Accepted Answer

by promoting cultural change

Question 11

Dictatorship → A ruler who has complete power over a country

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What had the most influence on the rise of civilizations from culture hearths?

Accepted Answer

Agricultural Revolution

Question 13

The people elect leaders (representatives) to create laws.

Accepted Answer

Republic

Question 14

Groups of languages that have similar roots are known as

Accepted Answer

language famlies

Question 15

An ethnic group is made up of people who share

Accepted Answer

a common language, history, or place of orgin.

Question 16

What is a result of the industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

People migrated from rural areas to bigger cities in search of jobs

Question 17

What is a culture hearth?

Accepted Answer

centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding are

Question 18

What are the 3 major monotheistic religions of the world, in order?

Accepted Answer

Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Question 19

What are some challenges due to population growth?

Accepted Answer

Not enough food

Question 20

What monotheistic religion came first?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 21

What is cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

the spread of knowledge between cultures

Questions 21