How does emigration impact a country?

Emigration reduces the pressure on land in overpopulated areas

How is oil distributed across the Middle East/Southwest Asia?

Some countries have a lot of oil while other countries have none

How has globalization impacted the world?

it has increased international trade

What is human-environmental interaction?

describes the relationship between humans and environment where they live

Which conclusion about world energy production from 1970 to 2005 does picture best support?

most of the world's energy is generated by non-renewable sources

Which is not true of globalization

globalization has affected all areas of the world in the same waysand rates

Which countries participated in the North Atlantic Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

Canada, the United States, and Mexico

How did commercial farming impact population changes in the 20th century

people moved from rural to urban areas

How can you best describe movement?

how people, products, inforamtion, and ideas get from one place to another

What leads to population growth in underdeveloped nations?

underdevelopoed countries, more people due to agriculture

If a country has a resources that neighboring countries want, how might those countries trie to get it?

stopping the nation from using it's resources

Why is there so much conflict with Israel in the Middle East?

It is the Promised Land for both Jews and Muslims

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1
Which country is a major center of sneaker design?
United States
Chile
Taiwan
South Africa
2
How does emigration impact a country?
Emigration can increase cultural diversity in developed countries
Emigration reduces the pressure on land in overpopulated areas
Emigration can slow development in underpopulated areas
Emigration increases employment rates in underdeveloped countries
3
The migration of Muslims to Pakistan and Hindus to India after the Indian partition in 1948 is a good example of what?
an environmental push factor
a political push factor
an environmental pull factor
an economic pull factor
4
How is oil distributed across the Middle East/Southwest Asia?
One country has all the oil
Some countries have a lot of oil while other countries have none
oil is evenly distributed throughout all countries
All the countries get the oil from the same place
5
What do the countries in this list have in common: The US, Saudi Arabia, UK, Kuwait, Japan, Germany?
They all rank low in the HDI
They all export or import oil
They all belong to OPEC
They all have large oil reserves
6
How has globalization impacted the world?
it has increased population density
it has increased pollution around the globe
it has increased international trade
led to limited water supply
7
What is human-environmental interaction?
describes the relationship between humans and environment where they live
physical and human features of a building, area, city...
how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another
a group of places unified by a common feature
8
Which conclusion about world energy production from 1970 to 2005 does picture best support?
the cost of generating electricity rose year by year
most of the world's energy is generated by non-renewable sources
the nuclear power industry declined during this period
the need for energy in developing countries rose sharply
9
A country that spends most of it's money on education and healthcare would probably have:
a small per capita GDP
a low life expectancy
a large rural population
a high HDI ranking
10
Which is not true of globalization
globalization has affected all areas of the world in the same waysand rates
acccess to technology plays a part
supporters believe that it leads to peace
it involves both economic and cultural exchanges of information
11
Which is not an example of FORCED migration
the Atlantic slave trade
the California gold rush
the Trail of Tears
the Irish potato famine
12
Taking photos of earth from space is also called:
Geographic positioning systems
Geographic information systems
Aerial photography
Satellite imagery
13
Which countries participated in the North Atlantic Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
The United States and European States
North America and South America
Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Great Britain, Ireland, and France
14
How did commercial farming impact population changes in the 20th century
People moved from urban to rural areas
people moved from rural to urban areas
It didn't
Population grew in the south and midwest
15
When making maps from a round globe, which of the following is the most accurate
shape
relative location
distance
area
16
How can you best describe movement?
the location of something
how people, products, inforamtion, and ideas get from one place to another
a group of places unified by a common feature
the physical features such as buildings and landmarks
17
What leads to population growth in underdeveloped nations?
underdevelopoed countries, more people due to agriculture
developed country, fewer children because they are economic assets
developed countries, more children due to agriculture
underdeveloped countries, fewer children due to industrialization
18
If a country has a resources that neighboring countries want, how might those countries trie to get it?
try to keep other nations in the region from takinig over
educating their citizens about the importance of sovereign powers
stopping the nation from using it's resources
other countries wold help them develope the ability to use the resource
19
Why is there so much conflict with Israel in the Middle East?
There is a lot of oil in Israel
It is the Promised Land for both Jews and Muslims
America created Israel
Israel starts wars with Middle Eastern countries
20
Baby booms are generally associated with:
women in the workforce
economic prosperity
education of women and minorities
economic hardship

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