World Geography Fall Semester Final Review

Which of the following best illustrates a command economy?

• .  Country B allows businesses to control the prices of goods
• Country C has no regulations of hourly pay rates
• Country D requires the state to have power over all resources 
• .  Country A allows people to control natural resources

Which of the following is an effect of Spanish Colonization still evident in Latin America today?

• Most Latin Americans follow the Catholic religion.
• Most Latin Americans speak English as a second language.
• Most Latin American nations are governed from Madrid, Spain
• Most Latin Americans are descended from American Indians

 Increasing numbers of people from Latin America have migrated to the United States over the     last three decades.  What has been the primary reason for this increased immigration?

• To find new economic opportunities
• .  To obtain religious freedoms
• To avoid natural disasters
•  To escape the threat of communism

What type of agriculture has large scale farming? 

• Cottage Industry 
• Commercial agriculture 
• Subsistence agriculture  
• Commercial industry 

Due to physical barriers in South America such as the Amazon Rainforest and  the Andes Mountains, most population centers are located WHERE?

•  In the west
•  In the south
•  Along the coast
• Along the rivers

The term “Cultural Diffusion” refers to ______________.

• Assimilation of a minority culture into a larger culture group
• The modification of the Earth’s surface due to Human interactions
• Spread of an idea or innovation from across a given area
• Integration of behavioral traits within a group

Compared to the eastern side of the mountain range shown in the picture above, the western side is more likely to receive-

• Heavy rains
• Large snow accumulations   
• Less precipitation
• Frequent hurricanes               

What process created the Himalayan Mountains? 

• water flow 
• glaciation 
• Erosion
• Plate Tectonics 

What process is happening  in the primary economic sector? 

• extraction of raw materials 
• Providing services
• Manufacturing 
• Selling 

Life expectancy is a measure of which of the following in a population?

• The average age at which people retire
• The average age at which people become parents
• The average age at which people enter the workforce
• The average age at which people die