EOC World Geography

Using the key, which of the following diagrams accurately depcits how the Earth's rotation deflects surface winds in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

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Which two factors have the greatest effect on climate?

• Longitude and vegetation

• Latitude and distance from water

• Soil type and altitude

• Mountain barriers and amount of arable land

The most striking feature of the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas is the El Capitan rock formation.

The limestone of El Capitan is layered with strata of marine fossils even though it is more than 500 miles from the nearest ocean. The stone of El Capitan was most likely formed —

• under a prehistoric sea and was more recently pushed up by tectonic uplift.

• in the Gulf of Mexico and shifted westward due to continental drift.

• by prehistoric glaciers moving eastward from the Sea of Cortez.

• from a volcanic eruption and has since been eroded by thousands of years of precipitation.

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States is $50,859, which is much higher than most countries. Why is the GDP per capita often used as a sign of a country's standard of living?

• The higher a country's GDP per capita, the more income the nation has to meet the needs of the people.

• The higher a country's GDP per capita, the higher the incomes of most people in the country.

• The higher a country's GDP per capita, the lower the cost of goods and services in the country.

• The higher a country's GDP per capita, the higher the number of people living in comfort and wealth in the country.

The presence of this type of building in the United States is an example of how a country’s culture can be modified through —

• diffusion

• cultural imperialism

• cultural divergence

• assimilation

Which of these factors most influence the climate of Death Valley?

• Rain-shadow effect and low elevation

• Longitudinal location and severe thunderstorms

• Location in the tropics and seasonal monsoons

• Proximity to cold ocean currents and location in a high-pressure zone

The current destruction of rainforests in Latin America is primarily due to the–

• human demand for timber and farmland

• wildfires occurring during the dry seasons

• diseases carried by insects

• devastation caused by high winds from tropical storms

The Panama Canal was built to make it possible for ships to -

• travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

• stop and refuel.

• take on cargo

• carry tourists into Latin America

• Bolivia had a lower standard of living than Argentina.

• Health care was more expensive in Argentina than in Brazil.

• The quality of life was better in Peru than in Brazil.

• Peru had a greater number of young people than Bolivia.

As of 2015, there were over 1.4 million British Indians living in the United Kingdom, making them the largest minority group in the state. Which of the following accounts for the large British Indian population in the United Kingdom?

• The British slave trade

• Britain's colonization of India

• Britain's lax immigration laws

• Hindu pilgrimage sites in Britain