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World Geography Final
World Geography Final
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Review of the spring semester Carver HS
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1
What new development has made outsourcing profitable?
improvements in transportation technology
outsourcing is not profitable
improvements in communication technology
the ability to use child labor
2
What is most likely happening here?
rebuilding after a tsunami
Building marine habitats
improving port access
constructing a seawall
3
How do humans use this technology to adapt to their environment?
light house
natural disaster warning device
bird sanctuary
monitor fish migration
4
What do Indonesia and N. Africa have in common
same language
same religion
same climate
same nomadic lifestyle
5
Which makes access to water routes less necessary?
bicycles, roller skates, unicycles
Railroads, Highways, Airplanes
boats, canoes, ships
6
How might changes in the climate that results in less rainfall affect a country?
no water for community pools
the need to ship water in by trucks
no river water to spin turbines that make electricity
Less rain water to keep damns full
7
Populations living in deserts probably share what characteristics?
work in cottage industries
move around to find thinly dispersed resources
practice violent religions
play with their phone during test reviews
8
What region of the US have most people, that move to the Midwest, come from?
NE
NW
SE
SW
9
Why did many urban areas grow in the 20th century?
the cost of land increased in urban areas
people got tired of being nomads
government handouts made people more eager to work
road technology improved allowing people to avoid cities
10
What is proof of colonization by Europe?
hair, lips, skin tone
cars, trucks , motorcycles
Language, religion, mixed races
dogs, cats, goldfish
11
Is the climate in Siberia beneficial or a hindrance to development?
Beneficial
hindrance
12
What is a negative effect of China's reliance on industrial manufacturing?
excessive pollution
lower pollution
they do not rely on manufacturing
they prefer to use slaves
13
Which of the following best explains why the Black Death spread so fast along the coast?
after 1352 people traveled by horse
vaccines were so expensive only the rich could afford them
travel was faster by boat than by land
before 1352 people traveled by horse
14
what is the most important factor in the stability of the American government
American welfare system
leaders are chosen by popular votes
citizens vote for their leaders
people have no say in the matter
15
regions in tropical latitudes tend to be-
elevated about sea level
Cold with light precipitation
hot with heavy precipitation
numerical higher latitudinal lines
16
What things does Saudi Arabia offer the world
oil and petroleum
Oil and Religion
Sand and fish
nothing
17
What are benefits of improvements in communication technology
Students who Instagram friends instead of paying attention
A man lives in India but works for a company in Canada
A teenager plays with her phone during Kahoots
A woman lives in China and works for a company in China
18
Which economic sector would you find research and development?
quaternary
primary
tertiary
secondary
19
Where is the Sahara Desert located?
South Africa
South East Asia
North America
North Africa
20
What is the best reason Singapore tripled in size?
returning to a agrarian society
global trading
discovery of crude oil
their command economy
21
Where is Siberia located?
Northern Africa
North America
Yo momma's house
Northern Russia
22
What was the result of the creation of Pakistan
English became its official language
population began to decrease
Religious minorities being displaced
civil war between India and Pakistan
23
What might cause people to have respiratory problems in the pacific NW in the 1980's?
Mount St. Helen volcanic eruption
Avian flu virus
Underground volcanic eruption
Mountain cow farts
24
Which is the best example of Greenhouse-Gas Emitters
Industrial Manufacturing
increase in bicycle traffic
nationalized agriculture
migrating from urban to rural regions
25
What does the EPA do?
monitor the air we exhale and find ways to impede it
the EPA does not exist
monitor the horse power of big block Chevy engines
monitor the air by limiting chemicals factories use
26
Why do plants in the arctic thrive best during spring and summer months
less plant eating animals
Maximum solar exposure
incomplete hibernation of herbivores
melted snow exposed more rocky soil
27
Where is the Sahara Desert?
South Africa
North America
North Africa
South America
28
Benefits of genetically modified crops are-
high yield of crops
there are no benefits
less need for pesticides
ability to give cancer to our enemies
29
Which is the best example of cultural divergence?
Kentucky Fried Chicken being cooked in Florida
Hondurans learning to speak English
Muslim Mosque in the United States
Little Chinatown in New York city
30
How has circular irrigation systems affected where farms can be cultivated?
Helps to identify patterns for crop circles
Places for aliens to land
allows farming in arid regions
Precursor for rectangular irrigation
31
Where is India located?
West Africa
Europe
South Asia
Siberia
32
What is the best example of cultural diffusion?
Muslims in America
Methodists in America
Protestants in America
Catholics in America
33
Which represents
free trade zones
Gap Flapping
NAACP and the Negro League
NATO and Warsaw Pact
NAFTA and the European Union
34
How has traveling increased the spread of pandemics globally?
lowered the spread of diseases
accelerated the spread of disease
maintained a balance of humans on earth
increased peoples tolerance of air borne viruses
35
What is a negative effect of the diffusion of American fast food in China
Chinese do not like American fast food
demand for local produce will decline
religious based diets will improve
obesity
