What is the defining characteristic of multinational corporations?

They operate in more than one country

Which of the following would BEST explain the population pyramid?

A country with a young population

What is the term for outsourcing employment from MDC to LDC?

New International Division of Labor

The total fertility rate of Belgium was estimated to be 1.6. What does this number signify?

A woman would have an average of 1.6 children

Which of the following is an example of an ENVIRONMENTAL push factor?

Leaving a location due to hurricanes

Which of the following is TRUE of world population?

The most rapid growth is occurring in LDCs

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for increasing food supplies?

Increase tariffs on grain exports

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1
Maquiladoras are located along the border of US and Mexico to minimize what type of cost?
Energy
Labor
Resource
Border Security
2
Mediterranean agriculture is practiced where?
Minnesota
Maine
California
Texas
3
The location of a place relative to other places
Site
Region
Situation
Resource
4
If it is 1 a.m. Monday in New York City, what time is it in Denver?
11 pm Sunday
3 am Sunday
3 am Monday
11 pm Monday
5
In which form of commercial agriculture are crops produced primarily for feed animals?
Mixed Crop & Livestock
Plantation
Grain Farming
Mediterranean
6
What is the defining characteristic of multinational corporations?
They do not benefit from globalization
They operate in more than one country
They are decreasing in number
generate a higher income than half of theworld’s countries
7
Which of the following would BEST explain the population pyramid?
An industry that commonly hires males
A large university town
A country with a young population
A retirement community
8
What two factors MOST influence transportation costs?
Labor and Weight
Distance and Labor
Weight and Distance
Capital and Infrastructure
9
Which of the following is a primary characteristic of the Third Agricultural Revolution?
Global Warming
GMO Production
Crop diversification
Government subsidies
10
What model explains the economic connection between countries?
Concentric Ring Model
Von Thunen Model
Weber’s Least Cost Theory
Core-Periphery model
11
The US is in which two hemispheres?
Southern and Eastern
Southern and Northern
Northern and Western
Northern and Eastern
12
Country X CBR of 45 & CDR of 15, Country Y CBR of 20 & CDR of 5.Which country has a lower NIR?
Same for both
X
Y
Can not be determined
13
What is the primary use of corn grown today in the United States?
Source of Fuel
Export to Foreign Countries
Livestock Feed
Human Food
14
ND,SD and KS all grow wheat, have similar climate and soil types. What is this geographic theme
Location
Place
Region
Movement
15
Western Europe is made up of many countries in which level of development?
More developed countries
Underdeveloped countries
Less developed countries
Emerging countries
16
Which of the following is the BEST example of a perceptual, or vernacular, region?
Broadcast area of a radio station
Shopping mall market area
Minnesota
The Midwest
17
What is the term for the process of transferring locations on the globe to a flat map?
Distribution
Interruption
Projection
Scale
18
Which of the following is the BEST example of a formal region?
The South
the Midwest
Minnesota
Broadcast area
19
Which industry is MOST likely to be located in less developed countries? (LDC)?
Electronic
Textile
Automobile
Computer Chip
20
What is the term for outsourcing employment from MDC to LDC?
New International Division of Labor
Free trade
Importation
International Law of the Sea
21
The total fertility rate of Belgium was estimated to be 1.6. What does this number signify?
A 1.6 million person increase in the totalpopulation
A woman would have an average of 1.6 children
The crude birth rate was estimated to be 1.6thousand
The crude death rate was estimated to be 1.6million
22
Which of the following is an example of an ENVIRONMENTAL push factor?
Leaving a location due to hurricanes
Leaving a location for outdoor recreation
Leaving a location due to high crime
Leaving a location due to job loss
23
Which is most useful to explain the location of steel mills in the US?
Central Place Theory
The concept of World Cities
The Demographic Transition Model
Weber’s Least Cost Model
24
Which factor is MOST important to Weber’s Least Cost Theory?
Transportation Costs
Proximity to Market
Power Supplies
Labor Costs
25
What kind of map is this?
Physical
Political
Resource
Chloropleth
26
What is the scientific study of human population?
Biology
Geology
Demography
Ecology
27
If all the orange crops in US were to freeze, what would happen to the price of orange juice?
Slightly Increase
Significantly Decrease
Significantly Increase
Slightly Decrease
28
Which is NOT a component of the Green Revolution?
Use of chemicals
Increase in family farms
Higher yields
GMO's
29
Most crop production in Minnesota occurs within which native vegetation region?
Prairie
Conifers
Swamps
Deciduous
30
Which of the following determines the absolute location of a place?
Latitude and Longitude
Site and Situation
Physical and Cultural landscape
Elevation and Precipitation
31
What is the main source of power for steam engines and blast furnaces?
Iron Ore
Corn
Coal
Wood
32
Which of the following is TRUE of world population?
The natural increase rate increases every year
There are fewer people in the world now than in 50 yrs ago
The most rapid growth is occurring in LDCs
People are uniformly distributed across theearth
33
What characteristics do ALL the major cities on this map share in common?
Coast of a Great Lake
Near major religious hearths
On major transportation routes
Contain Indian Reservations
34
Commercial agriculture is distinguished from subsistence by all of the following EXCEPT
Amount of products consumed on the farm
Dependence upon the weather
Size of farm in acres
Heavy use of machinery
35
When talking about levels of development, what does LDC stand for?
Less developed countries
Less direct costs
Least dangerous countries
Low developed country
36
Which two states in the map have the most electoral votes in the United States?
California and Florida
California and Texas
New York and Florida
Texas and New York
37
Which of the following is NOT a form of commercial farming?
Slash and Burn
Mediterranean
Grain farming
Livestock Ranching
38
Which of the following regions has the LOWEST life expectancy?
East Africa
Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
North America
39
What major agricultural economic industry is the NE region of Minnesota known for?
Corn
Timber
Turkeys
Dairy
40
What does a population pyramid reveal about a region?
Its population density
Its age-sex composition
Its population distribution
Its migration patterns
41
Which of the following does NOT influence the birth rate of a country?
Population control policies
Natural resource consumption
Customs and family size expectations
Age and sex structure of its population
42
According to the Core-Periphery Model, which country is located in the core?
Nigeria
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Germany
43
The largest percentage of immigrants to the United States come from which two regions?
Europe & Asia
Europe & Africa
Asia & Latin America
Latin America & Europe
44
Minnesota is the nation’s leading producer of which of the following products?
Rice
Hogs
Sugar beets
Field corn
45
What transportation development was MOST significant in the economic development of the US?
Cars
Airplanes
Canals
Railroads
46
Which of the following is NOT a strategy for increasing food supplies?
Increase tariffs on grain exports
Identify new food sources
Harvest the oceans
Increase land productivity
47
What is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants?
Circulation
Net Migration
Transmigration
Gross Migration
48
The annual number of deaths of infants under one year of age, compared with live births?
Infant MortalityRate (IMR)
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
49
Which of the following sectors of an economy deals with the manufacturing of raw materials?
Primary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Secondary
50
According to the population pyramid, in 2050 Japan will have what type of growth?
Negative growth
Linear growth
Slow growth
Rapid growth
51
What is another name for any line of longitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Parallel
Meridian
52
What is the measurement of the total goods and services produced in a country for a given year?
Gross National Product (GNP)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross Domestic Index (GDI)
Net National Exports (NNE)
53
The world currently produces enough food for everyone, why are people malnourished?
Production levels and land values
Water supply and food preference
Food distribution and ability to pay
Climate of the area and export taxes
54
NE MN contains the majority of forests. What economic activities would most likely occur?
Logging
Swine production
Dairy farming
Poultry production
55
The rise of multinational corporations has what affect on culture?
Folk culture spreads more rapidly
There is less access to popular goods
Culture is unaffected by multinationalcorporations
Popular culture diffuses more quickly
56
Why are ethanol plants in Minnesota located in the Southwest region.
They are close to the railroads
They are close to the corn fields
They are close to the ethanol gas station
They are close to the market
57
According to von Thunen, what would MOST likely be produced closest to a major market?
Milk
Almonds
Wheat
Dried spices
58
What is a factor that contributes to a less developed country’s (LDC) struggle to develop?
Low literacy levels for the entire country
A decreasing birth rate
Lack of money and resources to build colleges
Inability to find countries to trade with
59
What is the MOST common reason for current internal migration in the United States?
Famine
Climate
Job opportunities
Political Oppression
60
A country with a declining population faces some problems. What is one such problem?
Globalization
Fewer young workers in the future
High unemployment
Rapid economic growth
61
What term refers to any good entering a country?
Tariff
Export
Import
Quota
62
The population in 1995 was appx 6 bill. and could reach 12 bill. in 45 years, what is this?
Overpopulation
Life Expectancy
Demographic Transition
Doubling Time
63
Norman Borlaug was a leader in which movement?
1st Ag Revolution
2nd Ag Revolution
3rd Ag Revolution
Green Revolution
64
What is the name of the line of 0 degrees longitude?
International Date Line
Equator
Prime Meridian
North Pole
65
According to the population pyramid, the US is currently experiencing what type of growth?
Exponential growth
Linear growth
Slow Growth
Rapid growth
66
Which statement below BEST describes the population change in Minnesota from 1990 to 2000?
Minneapolis and St. Paul grew at a rate of 25%to 55%.
Iowa-Minnesota border grew at a rate of 12.4% to25%.
SW Minnesota grew at a rate of 12.4%to 25%.
Minnesota-North Dakota border grew at a rate of25% to 55%.
67
According to the figure below which region of Minnesota contains the most State Forests?
Northwest
Southeast
Northeast
Southwest
68
Lewisville has 1,000 people living in 100 square miles. What's its population density?
500 people per sq mile
10 people per sq mile
50 people per sq mile
100 people per sq mile
69
What is the term for farming done to grow just enough food for survival?
Subsistence
Slash and Burn
Nomadic
Commercial
70
Why is the world’s population unevenly distributed?
33% of the earth is land and much of that isinhospitable
50% of the earth is either desert or mountains
75% of the earth is covered in rain forest
67% of the earth is covered in fresh water
71
Netherlands have lots of land below sea level that was drained for agricultural - What theme
Location
Movement
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
72
Students leave their home country for school and never return to help develop the home country
Brain drain
Upward transition
Time-space compression
The pessimistic viewpoint
73
What type of agriculture is practiced by MOST Asian farmers?
Hunting and Gathering
Pastorial Nomadism
Intensive Subsistence
Plantation
74
What is the term for growing farm products with the intent to sell?
Nomadic
Slash and burn
Commercial
Subsistence
75
Green Revolution technologies have resulted in which of the following?
High yield grains and expansion of cultivated areas
End of famine in the world
Construction of new irrigation systems
Loss of prime agricultural land
76
The rise of Maquiladoras in Mexico in the 1990s was due to:
A more educated work force
Increased tariffs
Increased government laws
Cheaper labor in Mexico
77
What is the major economic activity of the Southern region of Minnesota?
Tourism
Farming
Services
Mining
78
Which region contains the greatest number of counties that experienced a loss of population?
Southwest
Northwest
Southeast
Northeast
79
A car factory, tire store, and mechanic shop located near one another is based on what concept?
Special Economic Zones
Rank-size rule
Agglomeration
World system analysis
80
Which of the following is an example of an ECONOMIC pull factor?
The need to escape war and persecution
The choice to move to a country with freedom ofreligion
The availability of high-paid jobs in SiliconValley
The closing of the Ford plant in St. Paul, MN
81
Which of the following is an example of labor-intensive agriculture?
Rice
Wheat
Fish
Soybean
82
What resource led to the rise of Western Europe as one of the world’s major economic regions?
Timber
Oil
Coal
Copper
83
To calculate population density, total population is divided by which of the following?
Net migration
Total Land Area
Average Family Size
Birth Rate
84
Which of the following is NOT a major push factor?
Religious persecution
Economic opportunity
Hunger
Natural disaster
85
What occurs when the earth's surface is represented on a two-dimensional map?
Density
Distortion
Distribution
Dispersion
86
What is a person who regularly moves from place to place, usually in search of work?
Migrant
Immigrant
Alien
Emigrant
87
Which map has the largest scale?
Continent map
City park map
State map
County map
88
In 2009, Sweden had a CBR of 10 and a CDR of 10. Whats the stage of demographic transition?
1
3
2
4
89
What are the three main economic systems in the world?
Socialism, communism, totalitarianism
Capitalism, socialism, communism
Capitalism, socialism, democracy
Monarchy, totalitarianism, capitalism
90
What country is expected to surpass China as the most populous country in the world by 2025?
India
Indonesia
United States
Russia
91
The creation of the European Union (EU) led to:
Increased tariffs between EU members
Increased trade among members in the EU
Decreased trading power for members of the EU
Decreased trade among members in the EU

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