Geography Final (Longview)

In 1492, roughly _________ Native Americans lived in North America. By 1907, about _______ remained

18 million, 400,000

The five (5%) of the world's population that lives in North America produces what share of the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere?

26 percent

By 2008 as predicted by the United Nations, what percentage of the Earth's population lives in cities

50%

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

A drought combined with dust storms that blew away the topsoil

Approximately what percent of the North American population is employed in agriculture

About 2 %

Developing nations are usually characterized by _________ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of ____________ industries.

Agricultural, service

Suppose you are on the beach at night, and you experience a breeze blowing from the land out to the ocean. This breeze is caused by

Air flowing from the cooling land onto the relatively warmer water.

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

Birth rates and death rates in a given population

Which of the following is an accurate description of the area of North America known as the New England Colonies

By the 1700's, diverse industries were suppling markets in North America and also exporting to British plantations in the Caribbean.

New York City obtains most of its water from the

Catskill Mountains

What term refers to the practice of immigrants from a common region settling near each other in their new country?

Chain Migration

The relationship between Canda and the US is characterized by all the following except

Conflicting

Country X has a death rate of 15 and a birth rate of 40, while Country Y had a birth rate of 20 and a death rate of 9. which country has a higher natural increase rate?

Country X

A ship's position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west or eat longitude. Where from this information do you believe for sure the ship is located

Ecuator

In which sector of the following economy is agriculture?

Exchange

Aerial photographic is computerized system designed for the storage, retrieval and analysis of geographically reference data.

False

With 36.29 million people living in Canada, 27% of them live within 100 miles of the U.S. border

False

The mid-Atlantic Region of North America offered all the following benefits except:

Fewer people than England

The rivalry in North American between France and England led to

French and Indian War

What term describes rainfall that is caused by the interaction of large air masses of different temperatures and densities?

Frontal precipitation

____________ Regions are characterized by a focus on some activity, while _________ regions are characterized by a clear defined boundary.

Functional; Formal

Which of the following measures indicates the total value of all goods and services recognized as produced in a country during a given year?

Gross domestic product

Development may decrease human well-being by

Having negative effects on the environment

The U.S. ___________ has mad possible the dispersal of industry and related services into suburban and rural locales across the country.

Interstate highway system

A country undergoing a demographic transition This means that the country

Is moving from high birth and death rates to much lower birth and death rates.

Canada's cold climate is related to

Its location in the far northern latitudes

Systematic representation of the dimensional Earth Surface on a two-dimensional flat surface is called

Map Projection

Continental Divide

Marks the seperation between rivers flowing eastward and westward.

Close to 80% of North Americans now live in __________. Cities of 50,000 or more plus their surrounding suburbs and towns

Metropolitan areas

Suppose that Country A has TFR (Total Fertility Rate) of 4.5 and Country B has TFR of 1.3. Which statement best summarizes the population trend in theses countries

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

The period of human history characterized by the expansion of agriculture and the making of polished stone tools is the

Neolithic Revolution

Define what Orographic Rainfall is

Rainfall results when air is forced to rise over the mountains

The passage of the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) has had which of the following effects

Reduction and removal of tariffs between Mexico and the US, and Canda

The push/pull phenomenon of urbanization pushes people out of ______ and pulls them into _______.

Rural areas, cities

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

Small bands of hunters came from eastern Siberia by crossing the Bering Land Bridge.

The chief source of river pollution in North America is

Storm-water runoff

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

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

What feature on the Physical landscape CANNOT be explained by the theory of plate tectonics?

The Mississippi River Delta

What region of the United States is considered to be the most populated?

The Northeast and Great Planes

What was the trail of tears

The US army brought Native Americans to Oklahoma causing over 4,000 to die

Which of the following conveys the meaning of the term sustainable development

The effort to improve present standards of living without jeopardizing those of future generations

Population growth depends on rates of birth, death, immigration and emigration

True

Replacement level is the amount of fertility needed to keep the population the same from generation to generation

True

Define Megapolis

When surrounding cities merge together to create a big city.

Define Urbal Sprawl

encroachment of suburbs on agricultural land