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1
Which of the following is a major contributor to urbanization in developing countries?
Demand for food is decreasing.
industrial workers earn more than farmers, most industries are located
some rural workers lack formal education.
regulatory increase in farming
2
A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for which of the following?
refugees
healthcare
unemployment
daycare
3
What would likely encourage a multinational corporation to locate manufacturing in a less developed country?
more educated labor force
greater diversity
stricter workplace safety regulations
lower labor cost
4
In recent decades English has become increasingly popular as a second language around the world. This process –
is the first known example of a language spreading to new areas
popularity of U.S. and British movies, television, and radio
result of the immigration of U.S. and British citizens
limited to the countries that once made up the British Empire
5
Which factor might best explain the projected change in China’s population by 2025?
government limits on family size
increased agricultural production in China
religious doctrines discouraging birth control
increased immigration to china
6
Stages 2 and 3 in the DTM show
a significant growth in population
a significant rise in death rate
a stabilization of population
significantdrop in birth rate
7
It can be concluded from the graph above that –
both MD and LC have become urbanized since 1950
since 1975 urbanization has declined in MD and LD regions
more-developed regions are not as urbanized asless-developed regions
urbanizationhas not occurred in less-developed regions since 1975
8
What point of view is expressed in this cartoon?
production is exceeding the nutritional demands
assumption that each family has two children.
World food production is struggling to meet demand
leaders have no control over world food production.
9
The factors listed above describe typical standard-of-living conditions in countries that –
receivelarge amounts of foreign aid
practice subsistence-level agriculture
are in the process of implementing free-marketreforms
arehighly industrialized
10
Which of the following is not a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?
religious persecution
family living there
exemplary schools
political freedom
11
The doubling time, is typically __________ in more developed countries than less developed
shorter
the same
longer
the same
12
How does the demographic transition model explain change over time in the population of a country or region?
By tracking birth rates and death rates
By measuring the annual number of live births per 1,000 people
By tracking life expectancy
By measuring the immigration rate
13
In a democracy
gov authority is based on the consent of the citizens.
powers are divided between monarchs and parliaments
rulers are believed to be divinely inspired.
power rests in the hands of a small group
14
How has computer technology affected cultural change in recent decades?
has accelerated cultural change by allowing spread of ideas and traditions.
discouraged cultural change because people are distracted by cell phones
A. it has deceleratedcultural change by imposing more uniformity.
ithas decelerated cultural change by decreasing connectivity
15
Which of the countries would be considered most developed?
3,4
3,6
4,7
1,2
16
A political border that is established by a physical geographic feature such as a mountain range or river is a
socialism
democracy
autocracy
nationalism
17
Which of the following countries have very low birth rates?
United States and Nigeria
Rwanda and Haiti
Brazil and Russia
Japan and Germany
18
The economic system in which the government has the least participation is called
socialist
market
mixed
closed
19
Primary sector activities are usually located
by the coast
in large cities
near small cities
in the vicinity of the earth’s resources being used
20
A country in which most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)
industrializing
more developed country.
less developed
newly industrialized
21
Based on the map, which of the following continents has the greatest diversity in forms of government?
Africa
North America
South America
Europe
22
Which conclusion about world population over the next 25 years is supported by information in these charts?
Tech improvements will cause decline in Asia
Africa may experience problems with overpopulation
efforts to curb population growth will work
Developed nations majority of the population
23
Almost everyone on Earth lives
in a low population density region, with wide-open spaces
on a small portion of land, as tundra, mountain peaks, and deserts
small portion of the land, with fertile soil, available water mild climate
in highly concentrated areas in crowded cities in North and South America
24
All the means of production such as factories and farms, are owned by the government is known as –
acapitalist system
ademocratic system
asubsistence-agriculture system
a command system
25
A type of political conflict that inspires fear with violent and destructive acts is
border disputes
ethnic conflicts
terrorism
public policy
26
People moving from farms to cities is an example of
urbanization
urban sprawl
refugees
asylum seekers
27
The infant mortality rate (IMR) of a country is important because:
it is a component of mortality and fertility rates.
indicator of a country’s healthcare system and access
it is high in some countries and low in others
it measures the number of children who die between birth and age 5.
28
Life expectancy is a measure of which of the following in a population?
A. the average age at which people die
the average age at which people retire
the average age at which people become parents
the average age at which people enter the workforce
29
______________________ is the spread of cultural traits, both material and non-material, from one culture to another.
cultural disonance
a. Cultural dissonance
cultural assimilation
Cultural diffusion
30
A political border that is established by a physical geographic feature such as a mountain range or river is a
natural boundary
geometric boundary
cultural boundary
neutral boundary
31
The action shown on this map is a result of which of the following?
Population Density
State morphology
Push-pull factors
Acculturation
32
All of the following are true about migration except:
Push factors may include a lack of job opportunities within a country.
Push factors include voluntary factors, as a desire to live by the sea.
Migrants may move for economic, political, or environmental reasons.
Push factors include forced migration, war, or environmental disaster.
33
A center of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas is called
a cultural hearth
aculture trait region
alanguage family
A. an urban core.
34
Which of the following is a secondary economic activity?
making cloth from cotton plants
teaching second graders
cutting timber from the forest
updating Open Street Map
35
Rapid growth results in scattered development that increases traffic, drains local resources, and destroys open space
Themultiple nuclei model
smart growth
Suburbannization
urban sprawl
36
World trade is encouraged by the ___________________ of natural resources
uneven distribution
scarcity
equitable division
superabundance
37
Two of the strongest elements of culture are
ethnicity and social class
government and holidays
Language and religion
dialect and language families
38
According to the map, which statement about China’s population is true?
Most of southern china is uninhabited.
China does not have enough resources to support its large population.
Eastern china is the most densely populated part of the country.
China’s population has decreased rapidly in the past 100 years.
