Transcript Human Geography Review 1 - Ector County Independent School

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Mexico
Which country would be considered more developed?
Gross Domestic Infant Mortality Literacy
Product
Rate
Rate
Mexico $15,200
16.26
93.5%
Nigeria $2,600
72.97
61.3%
Row 1, Col 1
A. less developed
Which level of economic development is
typical of nations with high infant
mortality rates, low literacy rates and
low life expectancy rates?
A. less developed
B. more developed
Row 1,Column 2
B. Investment in healthcare for the elderly.
Which of the following would be a more
accurate prediction for a population
pyramid that is top heavy (large older
population).
A. Economic growth will expand
B. Investment will have to be made in
healthcare for the elderly.
Row 1,Column 3
A. Small percentage of men 20 to 40.
The population pyramid of a country
Recently in an extended war would most
Likely reflect:
A. Small percentage of men 20 to 40.
B. Large percentage of men 20 to 40.
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B. Urban centers are expanding.
Which of the following is an accurate
Generalization about the distribution of
The world’s population?
A. The population in rural areas is
Increasing.
B. Urban centers are expanding.
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A. Transportation corridors.
Which factor most influenced the
Expansion of urban areas like
Hou-Orleans and Mexico City?
A. Transportation corridors.
B. Common physical geographic
barriers
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A. SW Asia and North Africa have common cultural
characteristics.
Most of the population in SW Asia and
North Africa practice Islam and speak
Arabic. Which is the best conclusion?
A. SW Asia and North Africa is a region
Based on cultural characteristics.
B. SW Asia and North Africa are
Separate regions because they are on
Different continents.
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B. It is a spatial area with common vegetation,
landforms, and climate.
Why is the Piney Woods of East Texas
Considered a formal region?
A. It is a spatial area with a singular
Function.
B. It is a spatial area with common
Vegetation, landforms, and climate.
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B. Government officials
In a communist economic system the
Production and distribution of goods is
Determined by:
A. Market forces
B. Government officials
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A. Consumer demand
In a free-enterprise system, the decisions
About what the produce are made in
Response to:
A. Consumer demand
B. Government quotas
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B. Free-Enterprise
Which economic system would the U.S.
Be classified in?
A. Socialism
B. Free-Enterprise
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B. Establishing cottage industries.
In Cuba, some people are earning extra
Money by producing goods from their
Homes. This is an example of:
A. Working in primary industries.
B. Establishing cottage industries.
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B. Heavily developed on primary industries.
Central Asia has a harsh geography and a
Sparse population. This area is host to vast
Amounts of natural resources, and in the
Last ten years, many foreign firms have
Piled into Central Asia in a race to secure
The best assets. The level of economic
Development is best described as:
A. Fully developed with foreign investments.
B. Heavily developed on primary industries.
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A. Primary
High employment in agriculture would be
Indicative that a region is heavily involved
In which type of economic activity?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
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B. An area with transportation routes and close to water
resources.
Which of the following locations would
Best facilitate new commercial
Agriculture?
A. An area with a huge labor force close
To an urban area.
B. An area with transportation routes
And close to water resources.
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A. New businesses formed near the stops along the
railroads.
How did the building of the TransContinental Railroad influence economic
Patterns.
A. New businesses formed near the stops
Along the railroads.
B. Migration patterns shifted from crossing
Oceans to crossing land.
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B. China = 1 Party (Communist); U.S. = Multiple
Parties (Democrats, Republicans, Reform, Independent)
What is one way the governments of China
(Communist) and the U.S. (Democracy)
Operate differently?
A. In China the executive leader is chosen
By a legislative body and in the U.S. the
Executive leader is chosen by popular vote.
B. In China there is only one party to
Choose from and in the U.S. there are
Multiple political parties.
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B. Example of Spanish architecture in Texas.
Many courthouses and homes in Texas
Reflect which cultural pattern?
A. They show the strong influence of
Religion in Texas.
B. It is an example of Spanish architecture
In Texas.
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B. Practices passed from one generation to another.
Cultures are characterized by human
Institutions. Which of the following best
Describes cultural institutions?
A. Customs that are adopted by groups of
Immigrants new to a region.
B. Practices passed from one generation to
Another.
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A. People view cultures differently.
Speaker 1: I love to travel to New
Orleans to eat the spicy Creole cuisine.
Speaker 2: A trip through the Garden
District of New Orleans is my fondest
Memory.
A. People view cultures differently.
B. Patterns of culture change.
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