Term 3 Review

The implementation of new automobile-efficiency standards in America will most likely result in __________.

• more oil consumption

• fewer miles per gallon (mpg)

• .less air pollution

• more carbon dioxide emissions

What is one of the most common effects of land reclamation?

• decreased agricultural yields

• decreased risk of flooding

• increased land subsidence

• increased risk of earthquakes

Which of the following is typically not a characteristic of a foraging society?

• Foraging societies are nomadic groups.

• Foraging societies consist of small groups with ties based on kinship.

• Individuals in foraging societies have few personal possessions.

• Foraging societies have formal social and class structures.

You would expect to see all of the following in a patriarchal society, except __________.

• lower wages for women

• fewer educational opportunities for women

• more social marginalization for women

• equal representation for women in business

What causes accents and dialects to form?

• language convergence

• regional variations in language development

• the creation of pidgin or Creole languages

• increased contact between societies

Which of the following religions is not considered an Abrahamic faith?

• Buddihsm

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

Which of the following phrases best defines culture?

• the artistic preferences of a group

• the social stratification within a group

• the idiosyncratic language patterns of a group

• the shared values, practices, and beliefs of a group

The term “human capital flight” describes the migration of __________.

• criminals seeking to avoid capital punishment in their home country

• key individuals from the capital city of their home country

• highly trained or skilled professionals away from their home country

• bureaucrats to the capital of the host country

Which historical event explains the large number of refugees to the United States arriving from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro from 1999 to 2001?

• unstable governments struggling with coastal piracy, militia groups, feuding warlords, and crumbling economies

• the break-up of Yugoslavia into smaller independent nations

• the break-up of the Soviet Union into smaller independent nations

• widespread famine caused by drought

Which of the following is not an example of a pull factor that encourages voluntary migration?

• high unemployment rates

• job opportunities

• higher standards of living

• social acceptance