What does this great diversity in the areas of human settlement demonstrate?

People can adapt to many different physical surroundings.

Which of the following is an effect of Spanish Colonization in Latin America today?

Most Latin Americans follow the Catholic religion.

Which best describes a dictatorship?

A country where a single leader makes all of the decisions

Why have most Latin American immigrants come to the United States during the past two decades?

To seek greater economic opportunities

Which statement best explains the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

IT led to the introduction of new foods and products

What two factors have the greatest affect on Climate?

Latitude and distance from water

The four bullet points have what in common?

Factors that help identify a Region

Which geographic factor best explains continental drift?

. The movement of tectonic plates

What is a major feature of an economy based on subsistence farming?

Farmers grow only enough for their family to survive.

Which of the following statements describes the Islam religion?

Must make a pilgrimage to Mecca

Which is an example of sustainable development?

Limiting fishing in Thailand to allow the fish to reproduce

What does the following Map show?

The independence of South America from European Powers

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1
What does this great diversity in the areas of human settlement demonstrate?
People can adapt to many different physical surroundings.
People prefer to live in isolation from each other.
People organize similar forms of government.
People follow similar occupations in very different regions.
2
Which of the following is an effect of Spanish Colonization in Latin America today?
Most Latin American nations are governed from Madrid, Spain.
Most Latin Americans follow the Catholic religion.
Most Latin Americans are descended from American Indians
Most Latin Americans speak English as a second language.
3
What religion worships many god's ?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
4
The process of moving from rural to urban is called:
Globalization
Desertification
Commercialization
Urbanization
5
Which best describes a dictatorship?
A country where a single leader makes all of the decisions
A country ruled by the people through elections.
A country where a small group of people decide everything
6
Why have most Latin American immigrants come to the United States during the past two decades?
To seek greater economic opportunities
To obtain religious freedom
To escape from the threat of Communism
To flee from extreme natural disasters
7
Deserts, mountains, and tropical rain forests have affected the history of many regions by-
Increasing social mobility
encouraging invasions
Isolating people and cultures
Promoting political reform
8
A study of population distribution around the world today would show that most people-
reside near large oil reserves
Live near fresh water supplies
Live in the Western Hemisphere
Live in mountainous areas
9
Which statement best explains the effects of the Columbian Exchange?
The diet of Europeans improved
The Columbian Exchange had a positive effect on the Americas
IT led to the introduction of new foods and products
Europeans suffered more than populations in the Americas
10
What religion follows the teachings of Jesus?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
11
What two factors have the greatest affect on Climate?
longitude and vegetation
mountains and arable land
Latitude and distance from water
soil type and altitude
12
The four bullet points have what in common?
Factors that that promote trade
Factors that force migration
Factors that help industrialization
Factors that help identify a Region
13
All these countries have what in common?
Mayan and Aztec History
Spanish/European colonization
economic relations with the Northern Countries
gone to war with one another
14
Which geographic factor best explains continental drift?
The cooling of Earth’s outer crust
The shifting of ocean currents
The slowing of volcanic activity
. The movement of tectonic plates
15
What sector of the economy extracts resources from their natural state?
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
Quaternary
16
The dry region on the leeward side of a mountain that is blocked is called:
Tundra
Rain Shadow
Savanna
El Nino
17
The best example of a formal region is:
Vatican City
Eastern Europe
Northern Italy/Mediterranean
Houston Metropolitan Area
18
What is a major feature of an economy based on subsistence farming?
The government decides which crops will be grown.
Farmers grow only enough for their family to survive.
Farmers compete with each other.
Most adults work outside the home.
19
, popular views of the Sahara Desert define a-
Formal
Cultural Region
Functional
Perceptual
20
Which of the following statements describes the Islam religion?
Worships many gods and believes in reincarnation
following the teachings of Jesus
Believes in Karma
Must make a pilgrimage to Mecca
21
What is the expected population of the world in 2050?
10 billion
7 Billion
20 billion
9 Billion
22
Is Chicago a functional region?
Yes
No
23
What is cultural diffusion?
The spreading of ideas
Integration of behavioral traits within a group
The modification of the Earth’s surface
Assimilation of a minority culture into a larger culture
24
Which is an example of sustainable development?
Brazil cutting down the rainforest
Factories increasing production
Oil companies drilling
Limiting fishing in Thailand to allow the fish to reproduce
25
What does the following Map show?
The independence of South America from European Powers
The colonization of South America

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