Learning Checkpoint Practice

Learning Checkpoint Practice

by David Haupt

Multiple Choice

Based on the table and the map, which choice best describes the population trends of Eastern Europe?

• Most Eastern European countries experienced a population decline in 2015 but had a positive net migration rate in 2016.

•  Most Eastern European countries are projected to experience a population decline of over a million people each decade.

• The Eastern European countries that experienced population decline in 2015 are projected to experience population growth by 2025.

• The Eastern European countries that are projected to experience continued population decline also had a negative net migration rate in 2016.

Multiple Choice

Can the table and the map be used to create regions based on population trends?

• No, regions cannot be made on a smaller scale than Eastern Europe.

• No, regions cannot be determined without more information on the physical characteristics of Eastern Europe.

• Yes, regions can be created within Eastern Europe to reflect current contexts and projections.

• Yes, regions can be created within Easter Europe only if geographers unanimously agree on the boundary lines.

Multiple Choice

Based on the table and the map, the migrants leaving Moldova will most likely impact the

• economic development of the societies receiving these migrants, but not the economic development of Moldova.

• cultural development of these societies receiving these migrants and the cultural development of Moldova.

• Spatial organization of Moldova, but not the spatial organization of the receiving societies

•  political cohesion of all of Eastern Europe.

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Multiple Choice

Based on the graph and the map, which best describes the wildfire trends from 1994-2013?

• Larger wildfires typically occur in the Western United States and annually burn less than 4 million acres a year. 

• The lack of wildfires in the Eastern United States is depicted on the graph by sharp decreases in the acres burned.

• Wildfires occur throughout the United States and have experienced a decrease in acres burned in those years.

• Wildfires typically occur in the Western United State and have generally seen an increase in acres burned between those years.

Multiple Choice

Can the graph and the map both be used to create regions based on wildfire trends?

• No, regions cannot be determined without more information on the physical characteristics of Eastern Europe.

• Yes, when you combine the sources you can create regions

• You can use the map to create regions, but the graph’s information doesn’t include specific locations

• Yes, regions can be created within the United States only if geographers unanimously agree on the boundary lines.