World Geography Fall Semester Final Review

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Which of the following best illustrates a command economy? Options: Country B allows businesses to control the prices of goods, Country C has no regulations of hourly pay rates, Country D requires the state to have power over all resources, Country A allows people to control natural resources

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Country D requires the state to have power over all resources

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Which of the following is an effect of Spanish Colonization still evident in Latin America today? Options: Most Latin Americans follow the Catholic religion., Most Latin Americans speak English as a second language., Most Latin American nations are governed from Madrid, Spain, Most Latin Americans are descended from American Indians

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Most Latin Americans follow the Catholic religion.

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Increasing numbers of people from Latin America have migrated to the United States over the last three decades. What has been the primary reason for this increased immigration?

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To find new economic opportunities.

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What type of agriculture has large scale farming?

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Commercial agriculture

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Due to physical barriers in South America such as the Amazon Rainforest and the Andes Mountains, most population centers are located WHERE?

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Along the rivers

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The term “Cultural Diffusion” refers to ______________.

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Spread of an idea or innovation from across a given area

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Compared to the eastern side of the mountain range shown in the picture above, the western side is more likely to receive-

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Heavy rains

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What process created the Himalayan Mountains?

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Plate Tectonics

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What process is happening in the primary economic sector?

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extraction of raw materials

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Life expectancy is a measure of which of the following in a population? Options: The average age at which people retire, The average age at which people become parents, The average age at which people enter the workforce, The average age at which people die

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The average age at which people die