Unit 3 Review: Human Geography

Which factor has been most responsible for causing Earth’s population to grow?

• increased mining

• cleaner water

• increased emigration

• decreased birthrate

Which impact on the environment is positive and has resulted from population growth?

• increased use of solar panels

• clearing of more forests for farmland

• factory chemicals added to waterways

• expanded drilling by miners

Which option is a push factor for migration?

• desire to live near family members

• admission to a university

• search for a better job

• destruction from an earthquake

Which element of culture includes dialect?

• arts

• history

• religion

• language

Which group has been most responsible for exposing cultures to elements from other cultures?

• miners

• traders

• farmers

• lumberjacks

Which factor is common in a dictatorship, but not a democracy?

• respect for human rights

• elected officials representing the people

• a single person making laws

• a king or queen representing national values

Which economic system has a privately owned means of production?

• mixed economy

• command economy

• market economy

• traditional economy

What is the correct definition of gross domestic product?

• total dollar value of all goods and services produced in a nation in a year

• level at which a nation lives as measured by the extent it meets its needs

• total national income divided by the number of people in a nation

• growth rate a business can maintain without having to borrow money

Which factor of production includes natural resources?

• capital

• land

• entrepreneurs

• labor

Which result is an advantage of trade?

• more farmland

• stricter quotas

• better climates

• increased national income