The creation of the European Union (EU) led to:

Increased trade among members in the EU

What is a factor that contributes to a less developed country’s (LDC) struggle to develop?

Low literacy levels for the entire country

What are the three main economic systems in the world?

Capitalism, socialism, communism

Why is the world’s population unevenly distributed?

33% of the earth is land and much of that isinhospitable

The rise of multinational corporations has what affect on culture?

Popular culture diffuses more quickly

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 NOT a strategy for increasing food supplies?

Increase tariffs on grain exports

Which of the following is TRUE of world population?

The most rapid growth is occurring in LDCs

What is the defining characteristic of multinational corporations?

They operate in more than one country

studbud

Geo A Final

91 termsStudBud Administration430 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards91 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 91

Answers

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

Geo A Final Flashcards | StudBud