The rise of multinational corporations has what affect on culture?

Popular culture diffuses more quickly

The world currently produces enough food for everyone, why are people malnourished?

Food distribution and ability to pay

What are the three main economic systems in the world?

Capitalism, socialism, communism

Which of the following is an example of an ECONOMIC pull factor?

The availability of high-paid jobs in SiliconValley

Which of the following is TRUE of world population?

The most rapid growth is occurring in LDCs

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

New International Division of Labor

Which of the following would BEST explain the population pyramid?

A country with a young population

What is the defining characteristic of multinational corporations?

They operate in more than one country

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%.

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

Why are ethanol plants in Minnesota located in the Southwest region.

They are close to the corn fields

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

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