Review Fall Multiple choice

Front

Which of the following provides the primary source of energy for all weather conditions?
Earth’s rotation on its axis,
Earth’s revolution around the Sun,
The Moon’s orbit around the Earth,
Radiation from the Sun traveling through space

Back

Earth’s revolution around the Sun

Front

Regions in high latitudes receive less energy from the Sun than regions at the equator primarily because —

Back

the Sun’s rays strike Earth’s surface less directly at high latitudes

Front

How is the distribution of goods and services determined in a socialist system?

Back

By the government for basic industries, energy, medicine and transportation, and by the forces of supply and demand for other goods and services.

Front

Which is the best definition of a free enterprise system?

Back

Producers are free to produce and consumers are free to buy goods and services with limited government interference.

Front

Which of the following best defines the concept of region? Options: An area that shares common landforms and vegetation, A large land mass surrounded by water, An area with similar characteristics that set it apart from other areas

Back

An area with similar characteristics that set it apart from other areas

Front

Which of the following was an effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas?

Back

The introduction of new diseases from Europe caused a drastic decline in the size of native populations.

Front

Which economic activity most often required workers to settle in an urban setting? Options: Farming, Manufacturing, Mining, Fishing

Back

Manufacturing

Front

Which international trading bloc, founded in 1994, has contributed to increased trade between the United States and Mexico?

Back

NAFTA