Semester Review Day 6

The European Union began with the development of a

• plural society.
• consumer class.
• common market.
• defense organization.

Sometimes countries give up some control of their own affairs to work together on goals they all share. This is a form of

• spatial inequality.
• economic activity.
• sustainable development.
• supranational cooperation.

A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for which of the following?

• refugees
• pensions
• pollution

Which of these best describes population changes in Europe since 2000?

• brain drain
• rural decline
• urban sprawl
• negative growth

What is the main reason pastoral nomads move from place to place?

• to sell their trade goods
• to care for their date palms
• to clear new land for their crops
• to find fresh pasture for their herds.

Which of these is a major goal of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

• to find new oil deposits
• to keep oil prices steady
• to decrease oil pollution
• to increase oil consumption

Which statement best describes oil distribution among the countries of Southwest Asia?

• One country has all the proven oil reserves.
  
• Some countries have far more oil than others.
• Every country draws oil from one large deposit.
• Oil is evenly distributed to all countries in the region.

Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?

• It is found deep in the ground.
• It is used to produce electricity.
• It created pollution when burned.
• It takes millions of years to form.

The fields in this photograph were created by

• recycling trash
• filling in wetlands
• terracing hillsides
• building underground

What do the holidays St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Chinese New Year have in common?

• They started in the United States.
• They came to the United States with immigrants.
• They mark important events in U.S. history.
• They are celebrated only by immigrants in the United States.