Test 1 Review

The United Nations is composed of

193 member countries

Which of the following premises best supports the theory of plate tectonics?

Earth's surface is made up of large plates that float on molten rock

A likely result of polar ice caps melting is

a higher sea level

. The opposite of capitalism is

communism

Canada's form of government is a:

democracy.

Fracking is an environmentally destructive form of ______ extraction.

oil

Which of the following is not a factor used to measure the livability of a city?

restaurants per capita

According to the text, which of the following represents an asymmetry between the US and Canada?

size of economy

The chief source of river pollution in North America is:

storm-water runoff.

Agriculture now accounts for around _____ % of the US' GDP.

1.2

Which of the following mountain chains is the oldest, and hence the most eroded?

Appalachians

Which of the following organizations is a regional trade bloc?

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Assume you were born in 1955. Geographers would classify you as:

Baby boomer.

Several African countries are experiencing sharply lowered life expectancies due to

HIV/AIDS

Which of the following accords with the theory of global warming?

Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are increasing and trapping the sun's heat

Which of the following is reflected in a population pyramid that narrows toward the top?

Most people in that population die before they reach old age

The subregion of North America settled earliest by Europeans is:

New England and the Atlantic Provinces.

The leading cause of death among girls between the ages of 15 -19 worldwide is:

Pregnancy.

According to the textbook, which statement best describes Québec's economic situation after World War II?

Québec's economy grew steadily due to increased demand for natural resources in the northern part of the province.

______ refers to the biological category of male or female, while ____ refers to the differences between the sexes as defined by a particular social group.

Sex; gender

All of the following have been main bases for U.S. interest and spending, except

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Which of the following is true of the global economic downturn that began in 2007?

The housing industry collapsed in the US as a result of banks allowing buyers to purchase a home with mortgages that were beyond their means.

"Ethnic cleansing" is sometimes a euphemism for

genocide

The economic core of North America is located in:

the Middle Atlantic states.

Given the differential heating and cooling rates of land and water, which of the following is more likely to experience the most extreme change in temperature and air pressure over a year?

the interior of a vast landmass

Central to the study of geography are the questions ________ and ________.

where; why

Water is now the third most valuable commodity in the world, after

oil and electricity

Smart growth policies aim to increase all of the following, except:

parking spaces.

Which of the following is not a traditional cash crop of the American South?

peaches

Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.

physical sciences; social sciences

Which of the following represents a similarity between the US and Canada?

political traditions

San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver are all:

port cities engaged in trade around the Pacific Rim.

Warm, moist air rises and becomes less able to hold its moisture as it reaches higher altitudes. The result is

precipitation

Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of paper by using

projections

The key goal of an import quota is to

protect domestic industries from foreign competition

28. A(n) ________________ in Canada is the equivalent of a "state" in the US.

province

The expansion of railroads across North America in the nineteenth century facilitated the transfer of ___________________ from the West and ___________ from the East.

raw materials; manufactured goods

The passage of NAFTA has had which of the following effects?

reduction and removal of tariffs between Mexico, the US, and Canada

Between 1945 and 2015, Earth's population

roughly tripled

The push/pull phenomenon of migration pushes people out of __________ and pulls them into _______________.

rural areas; cities

Which of the following refers to the relationship between the distances shown on the map and the actual distances on Earth's surface?

scale

Greenhouse gases include all of the following except

sodium chloride

By the mid-nineteenth century, North America's economy was based on which industry?

steel

Roman Catholicism dominates in which of the following areas of North America?

the Southwest

The only developed country that did not sign the Kyoto Protocol was

the US

Which of the following factors is the best explanation for Boston's attractiveness to high-technology industries?

the concentration of universities in the city

As climate is defined in the textbook, which of the following reflects a climatic change?

the melting of glaciers during the Ice Age

Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term "gentrification"?

the process by which affluent people invest in run-down urban areas, displacing the poor from the neighborhood

As one moves away from the equator, average temperatures drop because

the sunlight strikes Earth's surface at an angle and is therefore less intense

All of the following are characteristics of shantytowns except

they are found at the core of a city

Which of the following phrases does not describe religion?

usually rejects the idea of a higher power

Central North America is ____________ in the eastern and southern parts, and ___________ in the northern and western parts.

wettest; driest

In 1492, roughly ______________ Native Americans lived in North America. By 1907, about _______________ remained.

18 million; 400,000

Approximately how many languages are spoken on Earth today?

2500 -3500

Today, Native American reservations cover about __ % of land in the US and ___ % of land in Canada.

2; 20

Close to ___ % of North American residents use the Internet regularly.

90

What was the relationship between African American migration and the American South in the 1990s?

African Americans moved to the South in great numbers.

In nearly all societies, families prefer boys over girls. This is true for all of the following reasons except

Boys are easier to raise and considered more easy-going.

Which of the following is true regarding the high-tech industry today?

Businesses are often located near major universities or research institutions.

Which of the following statements describes one impact of colonization on the global pattern of languages?

European languages replaced many local languages.

All of the following are true statements about immigration in North America, except:

It has been undisputedly proven that immigrants have driven down wages for U.S. natives.

Which of the following statements about the United Nations is true?

Its rulings pertaining to nation-states are enforced mainly through economic sanctions

Which of the following is true of coal mining in the US?

Its tailings can pollute waterways and threaten communities that depend on well water.

Suppose that Country A has a TFR of 4.5 and Country B has a TFR of 1.3. Which statement best summarizes the population trend in these countries?

More babies are being born in Country A than in Country B

As the Economic Core declined over the past decades, industrial jobs generally increased in all of the following areas in the US, except the:

Northeast.

You are standing in the Old Economic Core of North America. Around you, you see boarded-up factories, obsolete industrial plants, and other abandoned buildings. Geographers would say you are in the:

Rust Belt.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the story of how humans first came into North America?

Small bands of hunters came from eastern northeastern Asia by crossing the Bering land bridge.

Which of the following statements would a free trade advocate make?

Strict import quotas decrease the variety of choices for consumers

Which geographic phenomenon is most responsible for the constant threat of earthquakes along the Pacific coast?

The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate are presently rubbing up against each other.

Suppose that a country's population pyramid is truly pyramid shaped, with a wide band at the bottom and a much narrower band at the top. What is the best description of the population of this country?

There are many more very young people than very old people in the country

Why have some cities in the Old Economic Core continued to thrive even as others have seen their economies collapse?

They have strong service economies that allowed them to stay connected to regional and global economies.

Which of the following is true concerning multinational corporations?

They possess the ability to influence the political affairs in countries where they operate

The largest concentration of Canadians is located in what part of Canada?

U.S. border of southeastern Canada

The reasons for differences in behavior between cultures are complex but usually related to:

Values.

European settlement of eastern Northern America began with colonies in areas today known as:

Virginia and Florida.

Which of the following is one of the top two employers in the US?

Walmart

__________________ refers to short-term changes in temperature and other factors, while ________________ is a long-term balance of temperature and precipitation.

Weather; climate

Which of the following typically occurs with the shift from subsistence to cash economy?

Young children become an economic drain on the family.

What led to the ecological disaster of the 1930s in the Great Plains region?

a drought, combined with dust storms that blew away the topsoil

Which of the following is an example of a transaction taking place in the informal economy?

a housekeeper who is paid in cash and does not report her income

After World War II, suburban growth accelerated greatly in North America as a result of:

affordable automobiles.

Developing nations are usually characterized by __________________ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of ______________________ industries.

agricultural; service

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the green revolution?

an emphasis on organic farming

Which of the following is not an extractive resource?

automobiles

Which of the following relationships is accounted for in the rate of natural increase?

birth rates and death rates in a given population

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the continental interior of North America?

bustling economic activity

What institution initiated the expansion of long-distance trade?

colonial system

Which of the following is a cause of the decline in fertility rates that started in the early 1800s?

declining infant mortality rate

The mission of the World Trade Organization is to

establish ground rules for international trade and lower trade barriers

The workers in today's meatpacking industry in North America are mostly:

immigrants from Central America and Asia.

Temperatures in the continental interior of North America are hotter in the summer and colder in the winter than in North American coastal areas because:

in coastal areas, temperatures are moderated by the oceans.

The vibrant agricultural economy of Central and Southern California was made possible mostly by government-funded:

irrigation.

Which of the following impact the climate variability found in North America?

landforms on the continent that influence the movement of air masses.

The rising levels of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere are attributable to which of the following?

large-scale burning of fossil fuels

The development of food production has undergone a series of changes, starting with hunting and gathering; moving through labor-intensive, small-scale agriculture; and moving on to ___________________________________ and organic farming in the present day

large-scale commercial agriculture

Which of the following is not a distinguishing general characteristic of the American South subregion of North America?

liberal politics

In some of the countries of Central Europe, the population is aging and declining due to

low birth and death rates

Which of the following characterizes the experience of African Americans as a group?

lower life expectancies

A disadvantage of using GDP per capita as a measure of economic development is the fact that GDP per capita

may hide intense disparities in income

According to the theory of plate tectonics, continental drift is caused by

molten rock flowing from hot regions deep inside Earth to cooler surface regions and back