World Geography Exam 4

One factor that influenced growth of many early cities was proximity to 

• navigable water sources
• orange groves
• supermarkets

More developed countries have widespread manufacturing and service industries that provide a high 

• standard of living
• tax rate
• unemployment

Trade, migration, and war are all factors that encourage

• cultural change
• economic growth
• democracy

The Ohio River, which forms the border between Indiana and Kentucky, is an example of a 

• geometric boundary
• physical boundary
• Mason-Dixon Line

Religion is a part of culture and beliefs _____ in different parts of the world.

• vary
• are similair

The Information Revolution has increased the speed of cultural change because

• people are exposed to ideas and traditions from around the world
• everyone using the internet has the same background

Cities attract artists, architects, scientists and intellectual people because they tend to be a hub of 

• culture and creativity
• higher education
• agricultural producers

Geographers divide the world into______, which are areas in which people share a similar way of life, including language, religion, economic systems, and values.

• culture regions
• culture hearths
• nationalities

The period in the 17-1800s, during which many countries experienced rapid cultural change as they developed power-driven machines and factories to mass-produce goods is known as the

• Agricultural Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Information Revolution

What is the term for a group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin?

• ethnic group
• language family
• culture region