The goal of the public services sector is to:

Ensure safety to the people and businesses

As the suburban regions continue to grow in the United States, it has a negative impact on:

the amount of available agricultural land

Which are you least likely to find in the CBD?

Affordable, family-centered neighborhoods

Relocation of jobs to foreign countries

The goal of a consumer service is to:

Make a profit providing a good or service to satisfy a need

Who is the target customer of a non-basic business?

Local citizens that live within the city

Which option has the most influence on productivity?

Access to technology and automation

Which statement about the boundaries in Africa is false?

Many are antecedent; they were developed before people lived in the region

Which statement about migration is false?

Chain migration is the illegal and unauthorized move to a new country

Which factor has the least impact on the preferred type of agriculture in a region?

The government system implemented in the country

Which statement about fossil fuels is false?

Equally distributed around the world

What is the purpose of the supranationalist organization called the European Union?

Make the movement of money, goods, and people easier in the continent

If you operate a bulk-gaining industry, you should:

be near the source of raw materials

Using the data of the five largest cities in Italy, what statement is true about the population of that European state?

Italy follows the rank-size rule

Why is the United States a federal state?

Power is shared between the national gov't and the individual states

What are the two situation factors in the industrial sector?

Proximity to the raw materials and to the customers

What is the focal point of Harris and Ullman's multiple nuclei urban model?

Various hubs, like the airport, college, or edge city

Which example of a boundary is incorrect?

The border between the colonies of SC and NC is an antecedent boundary

Which employement sector statement is true?

Quarternary sector involves the diffusion of knowledge and info

Which statement about the agricultural revolution is true?

It happened before recorded history

What major population shift happened in 2007 and continues today?

More people living in urban areas than rural regions

What would you expect to see at a break-of-bulk point?

Multiple transportation methods

Which statement about the Green Revolution is true?

Incorporates science and technology

How did the Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court Case change the U.S.?

It authorized segregation in public places

Which statement about the dispersal of the various ethnicities in the U.S. is true?

Asian-Americans cluster in the Pacific coast states (CA and WA)

Where is the most expensive real estate in an average American city?

In the central business district

Why is the United States not considered a nation-state?

We have a diverse population with unique origins

If we transitioned completely to the fair trade model, who would benefit the least?

The corporate leaders who profit from the sale of these goods

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1
Which region is least likely to suffer from food insecurity?
South Asia
Western Europe
Saharan Africa
Southwest Asia
2
Which US states does not fit the shape pairing?
Tennessee is an elongated state
California is a compact state
Hawaii is a fragmented state
Oklahoma is a prorupted state
3
The goal of the public services sector is to:
Make their corporation as wealthy as possible
Provide goods and services to their customers
Ensure safety to the people and businesses
Share news and entertainment with the general population
4
As the suburban regions continue to grow in the United States, it has a negative impact on:
the percentage of the population that own an automobile
the size of the central business district
the amount of available agricultural land
the manufacturing capacity of our country
5
Which are you least likely to find in the CBD?
Culture and entertainment, like theaters, arenas, and nightlife
Major corporate offices, law firms, and banks
Affordable, family-centered neighborhoods
Government facilities, like city hall, library, and police headquarters
6
What is outsourcing?
Sending money to help people in your native country
Relocation of jobs to foreign countries
Migration of urban dwellers to the suburbs
Use of agricultural knowledge developed in a foreign country
7
The goal of a consumer service is to:
Manufacture a product to satisfy their basic needs
Make a profit providing a good or service to satisfy a need
Harvest a resource through a primary sector job
Keep the Karens away from your business
8
Who is the target customer of a non-basic business?
People living in the rural region outside the metro area
Tourists visiting your city from around the country
Corporations located in a foreign country
Local citizens that live within the city
9
Which option has the most influence on productivity?
The average wages paid to workers in the region
The education of the workers
Demand for the specific product
Access to technology and automation
10
It is your attachment to a group of people who share a common culture:
Ethnicity
Race
Centrifugalism
Nationality
11
Which statement about the boundaries in Africa is false?
Many are subsequent; they were drawn after people lived in the region
Many are superimposed; they were drawn by foreigners
Many are antecedent; they were developed before people lived in the region
Many are geometric; straight lines that don't follow natural landmarks
12
Which acronym measures the standard of living, health, and educational opportunities in a country?
TFR
IMF
HDI
GII
13
What does FDI stand for?
Female Decision Index
Fertility Direct Impact
Federal Dependent Immigration
Foreign Direct Investment
14
Which urban model features regions that are wedge-shaped or like a piece of pie or pizza?
The Colonial model
The Multiple Nuclei model
The Concentric Zone model
The Sector model
15
Great Britain was the hearth of the:
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
European Union
Great Migration
16
Drake was born in Canada. Dad is American (Nigerian descent) and mom is a Canadian Jew. What is his nationality?
Jewish
American
Canadian
Nigerian
17
Which statement about migration is false?
Examples of forced migration include slavery and ethnic cleansing
If the decision and destination is your choice, it's voluntary migration
Economic reasons are the #1 reason for international migration
Chain migration is the illegal and unauthorized move to a new country
18
In what country would I find the most people engage in agriculture?
Egypt
India
The United States
Chile
19
Which factor has the least impact on the preferred type of agriculture in a region?
The wealth needed to access machines, fertilizer, and other tech
The cultural preferences of the people
The climate and other environmental factors
The government system implemented in the country
20
The most appropriate synonym for "country" is:
State
Nation
Colony
Empire
21
Which statement about fossil fuels is false?
Used as a source of power around the world
Derived from the decay of prehistoric plants and animals
Equally distributed around the world
They are a finite resource
22
What is the purpose of the supranationalist organization called the European Union?
Provide medical and educational services to countries in need
Make the movement of money, goods, and people easier in the continent
Transition the continent from agriculture to industry
Establish a formidable military to protect the region from aggessors
23
If you operate a bulk-gaining industry, you should:
be near areas with a low land cost
be near urban areas to reach potential customers
be near the source of raw materials
be near proven reserves of petroleum
24
Using the data of the five largest cities in Italy, what statement is true about the population of that European state?
Milan has a higher threshold than Rome
Italy is experiencing a net-out migration pattern
Rome is a primate city
Italy follows the rank-size rule
25
Why is the United States a federal state?
Power is shared between the national gov't and the individual states
Power is shared among the three branches of the federal gov't
Power is shared between two political parties, Democrats and Republicans
Power is shared among all citizens over the age of 18
26
What are the two situation factors in the industrial sector?
Proximity to the raw materials and to the customers
The price of the land and amount of available labor
Access to the fluffy potatoes and the green aardvarks
Available capital investment and the transportation infrastructure
27
Which type of agricultural methods is most common in the developed world?
Shifting cultivation
Dairy farming
Pastoral nomadism
Wet-rice dominant subsistence
28
What is the focal point of Harris and Ullman's multiple nuclei urban model?
The port facility adjacent to the water
Various hubs, like the airport, college, or edge city
The central business district (CBD)
The public transportation routes, like the subway system or interstates
29
Which example of a boundary is incorrect?
The Great Wall of China that kept our foreign invaders is a relic boundary
The border between the colonies of SC and NC is an antecedent boundary
The border between Muslim Pakistan and Hindi India is a consequent boundary
The western border between the US and Canada is a geometric boundary
30
As a woman looking to relocate to abroad, what GII score indicates the closest level of equality between the genders?
A score close to 0
A score close to 1
A score close to π (Pi)
A score close to 100
31
Which employement sector statement is true?
Secondary sector involves obtaining resources from the Earth
Quarternary sector involves the diffusion of knowledge and info
Teritary sector involves the production of goods
Primary sector involves providing a service to satisfy a want or need
32
In what catergory does the GNI statistic fall?
Population growth
Economic power
Agricultural production
Gender equality
33
Which statement about the agricultural revolution is true?
It caused a urban to rural population shift
It happened before recorded history
Resulted in a greater use technology and machinery
It started in Great Britain
34
If two countries are quarreling with each other, where should they go to resolve it?
They Mama's house
The United Nations
The European Union
NATO
35
What organization was established to provide financial stability and promote economic growth?
CIA
IMF
NATO
WTO
36
What major population shift happened in 2007 and continues today?
More males born than females
More working in a teritary job than a secondary job
More people living in urban areas than rural regions
More single-child families than those with multiple children
37
What would you expect to see at a break-of-bulk point?
A factory or manufacturing site
Multiple transportation methods
Tertiary sector workers
Luxury apartments and housing developments
38
Which statement about the Green Revolution is true?
Allowed people to live in one permanent place
Diffused from Sub-Saharan Africa
Incorporates science and technology
Happened before recorded history
39
How did the Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court Case change the U.S.?
It authorized segregation in public places
It protected a woman's right to vote
It ended the policy of separate schools for the two races
It allowed the gov't to imprison Japanese-Americans during WWII
40
Which statement about the dispersal of the various ethnicities in the U.S. is true?
Native Americans cluster in the Southwest (TX and AZ)
African-Americans cluster in the cities of the Northeast (NY and PA)
Asian-Americans cluster in the Pacific coast states (CA and WA)
Hispanic-Americans cluster in the Southeast (GA and SC)
41
In which area does the supranational organization of OPEC operate?
Military alliance
Oil production
Mediation between warring states
Free trade of manufactured goods
42
The new housing developments in Cane Bay and Nexton are an example of:
Sprawl
Redlining
Gentrification
Threshold
43
If you own a consumer business, a perfect scenario would be a ________ threshold and a _________ range.
High; High
High; Low
Low; Low
Low; High
44
Where is the most expensive real estate in an average American city?
In the central business district
In the area immediately outside the suburbs
Along the mass transit routes
Near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, etc.)
45
Why is the United States not considered a nation-state?
We have fifty states that have their own governments with explicit powers
We have a diverse population with unique origins
Our boundaries cross other countries and bodies of water
Each ethnic group has limited autonomy within their region of the U.S.
46
If we transitioned completely to the fair trade model, who would benefit the least?
The employees in the stores that sell the goods
The corporate leaders who profit from the sale of these goods
The consumers that purchase the goods
The workers who produce or manufacture the goods
47
Where is the agricultural density the highest?
Northern Europe
Southwest Asia
North America
Sub-Saharan Africa
48
The break-up of what country coined the term "Balkanization"?
The Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
The Ottoman Empire

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