World Geography Year Review Part 2

Based on the map, the Saharan Desert affected religious patterns in Africa because it was —

• home to most of the port cities in Africa

• a highway for trade across North Africa

• easier to build mosques in a desert climate

• a barrier to armies invading from the south

The navigable rivers in Western Europe have historically impacted economic development in the region by —

• providing for the irrigation of arid land

• blocking the spread of epidemic diseases

• preventing the advancement of land armies

• facilitating the movement of goods and people

In what way did the physical geography of the Caucasus region contribute to the pattern described in the excerpt?

• A tropical climate attracted many immigrants to the region.

• Mountains isolated many groups that migrated to the region.

• Dense forest served as a barrier to migration across the region.

• Vast plains facilitated the migration of people across the region.

In what way did the physical geography of northern Europe affect the ethnic diversity of the region?

• Vast waterways across the plains blocked the flow of migrants.

• Multiple mountain ranges acted as a barrier to cultural convergence.

• Extremely cold climate conditions made it difficult to live in the region.

• A lack of significant physical barriers allowed for easy migration to the area.

 The migration pattern shown on the map was most likely facilitated by —

• a land connection between Asia and North America

• an isthmus connecting North America and South America

• the spread of the Canadian glaciers across North America

• the warming of the Pacific Ocean due to climate change

Which advance accelerated the settlement of western regions of the United States and Canada during the nineteenth century?

• Use of the cotton gin

• Invention of the tractor

• Construction of railroads

• Introduction of irrigation

Which process most likely contributed to the pattern of urbanization for Latin America shown on the graph?

• Immigration

• Industrialization

• Natural disasters

• Building national highways

Which factor explains how the population and economic patterns in Siberia have changed?

• The Trans-Siberian railroad has allowed people and goods to travel more easily to the region.

• Military bases along the eastern coast have attracted new cities to grow nearby

• Chinese workers have used new highways to access the vast Siberian forests.

• Port cities along the north coast have attracted immigrants from Scandinavia and Japan to create a large fishing industry.

Which factor has contributed most to the trend in urbanization in South Korea?

• The nation is becoming increasingly industrialized.

• The nation is using far less farmland today than in the past.

• The cities have products unavailable to those in the countryside.

• The nation is exhausting much of the raw materials it can produce.

Which factor most contributed to the change in the settlement patterns of the original inhabitants of Australia shown on the maps?

• Better irrigation techniques led many original inhabitants to move to land that previously had not been farmed.

• Population increases among European colonists pushed many original settlements from the coast to the interior.

• Climate changes led many original inhabitants to move away from increasingly violent storms along the coastline.

• Changing employment opportunities forced many original inhabitants to work for large farms and ranches in the interior.