World Geography QSE MP1 Review

Looking at the picture, what type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction boundary

• not a plate boundary

Temperature ranges in areas near oceans usually —

• vary widely because of the effects of storms

• vary widely because some oceans are warmer than others

• do not vary much because land heats and cools quickly

• do not vary much because large bodies of water warm and cool slowly

Mountains, Rift valleys and Ocean trenches are all landforms created by the physical process of -

• plate tectonics

• weathering

• wind erosion

• soil-building

John is studying economics and comes across the term standard of living. How would you explain it to him?

• It's the percentage of people in a country that can read and write.

• It's the average number of years a person in a country is expected to live.

• It's the ability to have a job and pay your bills

• It measures how well off people in a country are.

The US is an example of a(n)

• Post Industrialized country

• industrializing country
• developed country

• developing country

What economic system is characterized by the government owning some means of production and providing some basic needs like healthcare and education?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

• Liberalism

A country in which most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

• more developed country
• less developed country
• newly industrialized country

People living in the red area need to prepare for:

• earthquakes and tsunamis

• droughts and hurricans

• floods and fires

• glaciers and monsoons

What is a common issue faced by developing countries?

• Low literacy rate

• Large availability of hospitals

• High life expectancy

• High employment rate

Based on the table, which country has the lowest level of development?

• Angola

• Germany

• Indonesia

• Qatar