Transcript Human Systems Chapter 4

Human Systems
Chapter 4
9th Grade World Geography
Test Review
What is an embargo?
a. a tax on profits
b. an agreement to stop taxing
goods and services
c. a ban on trade with one country
by another
d. a stimulant to the economy
When the death rate is higher than
the birthrate,
____________________ exists.
a. zero population growth c.
population density
b. doubling time
d. negative
population growth
Cities and their surrounding
urbanized areas are known as
a. urban towns.c. metropolitan
areas.
b. city regions. d. suburbs.
Within a culture, a social class may be
made up of
a. members of the same political
party.
b. members of a single family.
c. a group ranked by ancestry,
wealth, or education.
d. a group of people who like the
same movies.
Which statement about a unitary
system of government is accurate?
a. Key powers are held by the
national government.
b. Power is shared equally between
the people and the government.
c. The national government is made
up of many small, self-governing
states.
d. The government allows the
What is a tariff?
a. a tax imposed on imported
goods
b. a tax imposed on excess
merchandise
c. a plan under which
governments give money to private
businesses
d. a necessary part of a free-trade
agreement
A monarchy is a form of
government in which
a. the government is run by a
few people.
b. a king or queen has chief
control of the state.
c. an elected parliament makes
all the laws.
d. there are no laws.
Culture hearths are places where
a. people first discovered fire.
b. the youngest civilizations
began.
c. early centers of civilization
influenced their surroundings.
d. the information revolution first
took place.
What are two major factors that
aided the development of complex
social systems?
a. hunting and gathering
b. trade and increased wealth
c. decreasing population and
disease
d. the invention of the saw and the
rise of forestry
Communism is a command
economy with
a. very strict controls.
b. few or no controls.
c. decision-making power in the
hands of individual businesses.
d. a very strong free enterprise
system.
Countries that have moved from
primarily agricultural to primarily
manufacturing and industrial activities
are
a. developed countries. c.
developing countries.
b. new industrialized countries. d.
communist countries.
Which statement about the world’s
population is accurate?
a. It is evenly distributed.
b. It is decreasing.
c. It is unevenly distributed.
d. It is increasing, but at a slower
rate than during the 1800s.
Culture regions are typically defined
by economic systems, government,
and
a. climate. c. elevation.
b. social groups.
d.
prevailing winds.
Some of the factors that change
cultures are
a. trade, migration, and war.
b. geology and the need for
people to stay in one place.
c. a never-changing water supply
and the amount of natural rainfall.
d. living in a totally isolated place
and not traveling.
About how many people currently
live on Earth?
a. 4.8 billion c. 6.8 billion
b. 5.8 billion d. 7.8 billion
The Earth’s population
a. doubled between the years 1000
and 1800.
b. increased more rapidly in the
past.
c. tripled over the last 50 years.
d. doubled between the years 1800
and 1950.
How much of Earth’s land do human
beings currently inhabit?
a. about 20 percent c. about 40
percent
b. about 30 percent d. about 50
percent
Based on current rates, the Earth’s
human population is expected to
grow to ____________________ by
2050.
a. 9 billion c. 11 billion
b. 10 billion
d. 12 billion
The study of populations is called
a. geography. c. demography.
b. sociology. d. anthropology.
Natural increase is the difference
between an area’s
a. death rate and birthrate. c.
birthrate and migration rate.
b. death rate and migration rate.
d. internal and external
migration rates.
The doubling time of a developed
country is typically more than
a. 300 years. c. 500 years.
b. 400 years. d. 600 years.
Zero population growth occurs when
a. death rates are high and
birthrates are low.
b. birthrates are high and death
rates are low.
c. death rates and birthrates are
high.
d. death rates and birthrates are
equal.
Which of the following is a measure
of how crowded a country or region
is?
a. population distribution c.
natural increase
b. population density d.
doubling time
What is the primary cause of
urbanization?
a. political persecution
b. government-forced population
redistribution
c. polluted rural areas
d. the hope of a better life in
prosperous cities
Which of the following is a region in
which an influential culture hearth
developed?
a. North America c. Europe
b. Australiad. China
Which of the following was a
feature that all of the five most
influential culture hearths had in
common?
a. landlocked location c.
fertile land
b. cold climate d. rugged
terrain
The main factor that enabled the
growth of cities and civilizations was
the existence of
a. strong defense capabilities.
c.
a common language.
b. surplus food. d. religious
traditions.
As a result of the Industrial
Revolution,
a. urban populations grew.
b. rural populations grew.
c. goods became more expensive
to produce.
d. production of goods slowed.
Which of the following places events in
the order in which they happened?
a. industrial, agricultural, information
revolutions
b. information, industrial, agricultural
revolutions
c. agricultural, information, industrial
revolutions
d. agricultural, industrial, information
revolutions
Which of the following is the type of
government in which power is divided
between the national government and
state or provincial governments?
a. federal system c. Democracy
b.
unitary system
d.
republic
When the power and authority to rule
resides within a single individual, the
government is a(n)
a. democracy. c. autocracy.
b. oligarchy.
d. republic.
Which of the following is a form of
autocracy?
a. democracy c. oligarchy
b. monarchy d. republic
Which of the following is a command
economy?
a. free enterprise c. capitalist
b.
traditional
d.
communist
Which of the following is a
nonrenewable resource?
a. Forests c. animal life
b. Oil d. wind
____________ economic activities use
raw materials to produce something
new and more valuable.
a. Secondary c. Quaternary
b. Primary d. Tertiary
Since the measure of population
density includes all the land area of a
country, it does not account for
uneven population __________
within a country.
a. Growth c. distribution
b. movement d. doubling time
Tariffs are often used by governments
to
a. Establish freer trade.
b. protect domestic businesses.
c. obtain natural resources from
trading partners.
d. open new markets in foreign
economies.
Which of the following was the first
international agreement to promote
free trade?
a. ASEAN c. GATT
b. EU d. NAFTA