World Geo - Unit 2 Review

Which country  would most likely be classified on the HDI as having “very high human development”?

• Egypt
• Honduras
• Japan
• Mexico

Refugee camps are often located on the borders of nations because the refugees 

• lack their own resources and are restricted by the host government
• want to send money to relatives still inside their own country
• still have daytime jobs in the country they have just left
• need to return to their homeland to get their possessions

How do pull factors affect migration decisions?

• They affect peoples’ movements within a country, but not from one country to another
• They generally result from unattractive features encouraging people to leave a place
• They usually determine which migrants are permitted to reach their final destination
• They usually have less influence on people living far away from a destination than on those living nearby

The New York Metropolitan Area is a functional region because the region 

• shares a common language, history and culture
• has people who arrived from many different countries with diverse experiences
• is perceived in literature, films and the media as being a unique and special place
• is linked together by commuting patterns, commerce, television and radio broadcasts, and newspapers

In which types of economic activities are most people engaged in a developing country?

• Primary and secondary
• Secondary and tertiary
• Tertiary and quaternary
• Primary and quaternary

Which conclusion is supported by the data in the graph?

• Europe’s proportion of the world’s population is declining
• Asia is now more technologically advanced than Europe
• Europe’s total population is declining
• Europe has a higher average birth rate than Asia

Advances in medical technology have increased life expectancy in many developed countries. This has led to —

• rising populations of elderly citizens
• higher divorce rates
• falling medical costs
• lower average marriage ages

Which of the following represents an example of “sustainable development”?

• Burning of fossil fuels by automobile engines
• Building construction using recycled materials
• Extraction and burning of coal
• Harvesting of forest timber without replanting

Commercial agriculture is more prevalent in the developed than in the developing world primarily because —

• there are greater markets for mass-produced food in the developed world
• the developed world enjoys a higher standard of living
• many farmers in the developing world lack the resources to farm commercially
• economic policies in the developing world prohibit commercial agriculture

Which of the following BEST defines the concept of region?

• An area that shares common land forms and vegetation
• A large land mass surrounded by water
• An area where a majority of people share the same religion
• An area with similar characteristics that set it apart from other areas