Geography Chapter 3 Practice Test

Which of the following means to enter and live in a new country?

• emigration

• Migration

• immigration

• urbanization

An example of a nonrenewable resource is

• trees

• water

• coal

• wind

Which of the following is a role of government?

• establish a state religion

• create a unique culture for a group of people

• maintain order in an area

• manage an area's natural resources

What is the main reason people choose to settle in one area and not in another?

• that want to get away from major transportation centers

• the area has sufficient resources to meet their basic needs

• they want to live close to the aquatic center

• the area has deep religious significance to them

Which of the following describes areas with large, fast-growing populations

• diseases can spread rapidly

• not much housing available

• crime rates are very low

• plenty of jobs

The primary reason that urbanization occurs is

• emigration

• imigration

• migration

• citation

The largest Megalopolis in the Americas is

• Mexico City

• Houston,Txx

• Los Angeles

• Mexico Beach

Which term refers to a group of people with a common racial,national,tribal,religious, or cultural background

• minority group

• ethnic group

• majority group

• dialect group

People communicate information and experience and pass on cultural beliefs and traditions through

• culture

• customs

• language

• CB radios

In which economic system are resources distributed mainly through families?

• command economy

• traditional economy

• mixed economy

• market economy