Economic Geography is the study of

How people make and spend money

Chronic malnutrition is when...

Not enough nutrients in the food eaten

The Five World Model of country classification

Is outdated since it bases categories off gov't type

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into

Western and Eastern Hemispheres

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Unit 1: Global Perspectives

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1
Approximately how many people in the world are spending less or equal to $1 a day?
1 million
500 million
1 billion
100,000
2
What country is this?
El Salvador
Honduras
Guatemala
Cuba
3
What type of map is this?
Political
Qualitative
Physical
Cartogram
4
What country is this (poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere)?
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Haiti
5
Economic Geography is the study of
How people make and spend money
Making maps (cartography)
How people communicate
How people live in cities
6
What country is this (contains the world's driest desert)?
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
7
What type of map is this?
Political
Flow Line
Physical
Qualitative
8
What type of map is this?
Physical
Flow Line
Qualitative
Political
9
Latitude lines run _________________, but measure ________________________.
West to East / North to South
South to North / East to West
North to West / South to East
North to South / West to East
10
Acute malnutrition is when...
Not enough food produced in an area
Not enough nutrients in the food eaten
No restaurants are available
Not enough food to eat
11
Which of the following is true of an LDC?
Life expectancy is 77 years old
One doctor serves about 400 patients
Literacy rate is only 12%
Average of 3,000 calories eaten per day
12
Chronic malnutrition is when...
No restaurants are available
Not enough nutrients in the food eaten
Not enough food produced in an area
Not enough food to eat
13
What type of map is this?
Cartogram
Political
Flow Line
Qualitative
14
A map projection can preserve or distort which of the following properties?
Directions
Distance
Area
All of the above
15
Which of the following is an effect that results from drinking unclean water?
Entire family is strained
All of these
Missed School or Work
Financial Strain
16
The Five World Model of country classification
Is divided solely by a country's income
Is based off of GNI
Is used widely around the world today
Is outdated since it bases categories off gov't type
17
This is the longest mountain range in North America:
Coast Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Baja California
18
What type of map is this?
Cartogram
Political
Flow Line
Qualitative
19
Which of these lines is the furthest North latitude?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Brandt Line
20
What is a drawback of working only informal jobs?
Unsteady pay
No benefits (insurance, retirement)
No ability to budget/plan
All of these
21
What type of map is this?
Political
Cartogram
Qualitative
Flow Line
22
What type of map is this?
Political
Cartogram
Qualitative
Physical
23
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into
Two separate dates
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Western and Northern Hemispheres
Western and Eastern Hemispheres
24
What type of map is this?
Physical
Qualitative
Political
Cartogram
25
On which line does the sun focus for the Vernal Equinox?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Poles
Tropic of Capricorn
26
What country is this?
Paraguay
Guatemala
Mexico
Belize

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