WG 3rd 9wk Review 1

Three of the most commonly used types of maps are physical, political, and thematic. A special kind of thematic map in which the size of a county is based on some statistic other than land area is called a ___________________.

• Flow-line map

• Cartogram map

• Qualitative map

• Mercator map

The population of Magadan is decreasing at the rate of 2% per year -- from 384,525 in 1991 to 165,800 in 2008. All of the following are reasons for the decline EXCEPT—

• crumbling infrastructure

• severe climate

• difficult transition from Soviet times

• lack of natural resources

Where is one fifth of the world’s supply of freshwater located?

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Superior

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Baikal

In a traditional society, individuals are most likely to —

• suffer due to economic regulation.

• have the same occupation as their parents.

• work in large industrialized cities.

• find employment in government offices.

One cultural trait of Russia is its love of the ballet. Both the work of____________________ who composed the music for The Nutcracker and the emergence of ______________ as an international ballet star in the late 1900s symbolize this.

• Peter Tchaikovsky...Leo Tolstoy

• Peter Tchaikovsky…Mikhail Baryshnikov

• Peter Tchaikovsky...Leo Tolstoy

• Anton Chekhov…Peter Tchaikovsky

Which is a cultural pattern of contemporary Russia that distinguishes it from its communist roots?

• Russians have a new social class of wealthy business people.

• Russian law prohibits organized religion.

• Russians have a new celebration like the Day of the Dead.

• Russian law prohibits European emigration.

Which of the following best defines subsistence farming?

• Utilizing technology to increase agricultural production

• Utilizing domesticated animals for transporting goods

• Producing a surplus of agricultural goods to be sold at market

• Producing just enough food to feed oneself and one's family

Which type of industry is most likely to increase when a country becomes developed?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Mining

• Service

The alpine biome is characterized by short, slow-growing plants and warm-blooded animals. Though it is widespread in Europe and Central Asia, the alpine biome exists along the equator in only a few small areas in South America. The alpine biome is rare along the equator because —

• only regions with extremely high altitudes can have the required climate there.

• it only exists where European colonists introduced new plant and animal species.

• cold-blooded animals have out competed warm blooded animals for resources there.

• rapid industrialization there has destroyed the required habitat.

According to the excerpt, irrigation in Central Asia has impacted the region by —

• causing environmental damage

• generating population growth

• creating sustainable development

• generating economic growth