Transcript Pop Quiz!!!!!

Pop Quiz!!!!!
U.S. and Canada
Population Pyramids
1. The country with the
worst health care
and worst economy
would be:
A. population pyramid A
B. population pyramid B
C. population pyramid C
D. population pyramid D
Physical Geography
2. This province
is called:
Push and Pull Factors
3. All the following are push factors
EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lots of employment opportunities
Famine
Religious persecution
Wars
Selected Pull Factors for Immigration
• Job opportunities
• Political freedom
• Access to education
4. In the twentieth century these factors encouraged
migration primarily —
A by people with significant economic resources
B from one developed country to another
C from developing to developed countries
D among people with similar religious beliefs
Migration
5. The type of migration that means to
migrate FROM an area is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Migration
Emigration
Immigration
Aggravation
Mapping the U.S.
6. Most people tend to live on this coast in
the U.S. (highest population density.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Gulf Coast
West Coast
Alaskan Coast
East Coast
7. The biggest difference between the
majority of climates in Canada and the
U.S. is:
A. Rainfall
B. Number of months of summer/winter
C. Average seasonal temperatures
D. High and low temperatures
• Railroads
• Highways
• Airplanes
8.These modes of transportation have affected where economic
activities are conducted throughout the world by —
A requiring more population centers to develop near natural
resources
B enabling productive regions to be less dependent on longdistance trade
C making access to water routes near settlements less
necessary
D encouraging private businesses to invest more in the
development of public infrastructure
The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered
into force on 16 February 2005. . . . The Kyoto Protocol is generally seen as an
important first step toward a truly global emission reduction regime that will stabilize
GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions, and provides the essential architecture for any
future international agreement on climate change.
—United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change website,
http://unfcc.int (accessed December 20, 2010)
9. Representing the United States, President Bill Clinton signed the Kyoto
Treaty in 1998. However, because of opposition in the U.S. Senate, the treaty
has never been presented for ratification. Which argument was most likely used
by senators who opposed signing the treaty?
A The United Nations lacks the ability to enforce international agreements.
B The president has no authority to negotiate treaties on behalf of the United States.
C Congress had previously enacted much stricter environmental regulations.
D The United States should not submit to externally imposed environmental
regulations.
10. How is this a result of migration?