World Geography Fall Final

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Which statement best explains the impact of urbanization on culture? Options: As cities grew and expanded, cultural divergence increased. Urbanization led to a growth in primary economic activities, had little impact on culture. With the development of cities, cultural diffusion increased. Industrialized and urban growth caused the rise of dictatorships, cultural traits spread rapidly.

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With the development of cities, cultural diffusion increased.

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One similarity between the Natives and the Settlers in America is that both __________.

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Depended on the same natural resources for basic survival

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Seasonal changes in North American weather between June and December occur because __________.

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Solar rays hit the northern hemisphere longer and more directly in the summer than in winter

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What generalization can be made about the impact of Climate Change on the global economy?

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Climate change can affect global economic prosperity.

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What was one result of the Irish Potato Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, which began in 1845 due to a fungus-like organism called "blight" that destroyed most potato crops?

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Many Irish people migrated to the United States in search of a better life.

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Culture is...

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a people's total way of life.

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A nuclear family structure includes...

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parents and their kids.

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What will most likely happen in the future if people continue to use fossil fuels at the same rate as today?

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The supply of fossil fuels will decline and air pollution will increase.

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What are the three processes that create landforms (also known as W - E - T)?

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Weathering - Erosion - Tectonic activity

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The religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism share a common belief in __________.

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Monotheism (single god)