Quiz about World Geography Chapters 4 and 5

Question 1

to leave one's country to settle permanently in another

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emigrate

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migrate

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inuit

Question 2

to leave one's country to settle permanently in another

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emigrate

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migrate

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inuit

Question 3

The eastern United States boundary where the elevated Piedmont area drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain.

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Fall Line

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Divide

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Foreclosure

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Clear-cutting

Question 4

A place on the ocean floor through which magma vents to create an underwater volcano that may grow into an island.

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Hot Spot

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Divide

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Ashcan School

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Sunbelt

Question 5

The process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients, encouraging growth of small plants, especially algae.

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Eutrophication

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Hurricane

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Smog

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Aqueduct

Question 6

The source of a stream or river.

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Headwaters

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Hurricane

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Tributary

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Suburb

Question 7

The removal of whole forests when harvesting timber.

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Clear-cutting

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Aqueduct

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Great Plains

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Fall Line

Question 8

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.

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Tributary

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Aqueduct

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Eutrophication

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Hurricane

Question 9

A community lying on the fringes of a metropolitan area.

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Suburb

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Ashcan School

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Hurricane

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Tributary

Question 10

A channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water.

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Aqueduct

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Divide

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Headwaters

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Tributary

Question 11

A physical feature that determines the direction of river flow.

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Divide

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Clear-cutting

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Foreclosure

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Manufacturing Belt

Question 12

A powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters.

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Hurricane

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Hot Spot

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Headwaters

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Suburb

Question 13

The dry area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains.

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Columbia Plateau

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Fall Line

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Ashcan School

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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 14

A flat landscape that stretches hundreds of miles east of the Rocky Mountains.

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Great Plains

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Ashcan School

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Fall Line

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Manufacturing Belt

Question 15

A method used in which crops are grown that rely only on natural precipitation.

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Dry Farming

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Columbia Plateau

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Manufacturing Belt

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Divide

Question 16

A mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States.

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Sunbelt.

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Columbia Plateau

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Hot Spot

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Eutrophication

Question 17

A series of canals, rivers, and waterways that link the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway

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Dry Farming

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Tributary

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Columbia Plateau

Question 18

A group of American artists who painted grim realities of urban America in the early 1900s.

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Ashcan School

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Sunbelt

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Suburb

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Divide

Question 19

A procedure in which a borrower gives up rights to property due to the inability to repay the loan.

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Foreclosure

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Smog

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Eutrophication

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Clear-cutting

Question 20

Haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollution sources.

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Smog

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Tributary

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Dry Farming

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Sunbelt

Question 21

A region in the northeastern and midwestern United States characterized by its heavy industrial.

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Manufacturing Belt

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Sunbelt

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Fall Line

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Great Plains

Question 22

Which two U.S. states have the largest petroleum reserves?

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Alaska and Texas

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California and Texas

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California and Florida

Question 23

Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida's everglades?

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they provide habitats for a great variety of vegetation and wildlife

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they are major tourists destinations

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they are important navigable waterways

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they are major sources of drinking water

Question 24

Why were the first factories in the United States located along the fall line in the Northeast?

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the waterfalls provided power for factories

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they were located near important mineral resources

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the many tributaries provided an abundant source of drinkable water

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the region had a large immigrant population that provided inexpensive labor

Question 25

How did the Great Lakes form?

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by glacier basins filling with water

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by the collision of tectonic plates

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by water rising from underground springs

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by the runoff from the Appalachian Mountains

Question 26

What region of Florida, providing rich habitats for a variety of animals and plant species, is threatened by environmental degradation?

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The Everglades

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The Great Salt Lake

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The Chesapeake Bay

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The Redwood Forests

Question 27

What major river flows some 2,350 miles from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, making it an important route for trade?

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the Mississippi River

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the Colorado River

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the Allegheny River

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the St. Lawrence River

Question 28

Why is the environmental condition of the Gulf of Mexico important to the US economy?

Accepted Answer

commercial fishing provides jobs and domestic food sources for Americans

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the region is prone to hurricanes

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several island countries lie in the Gulf of Mexico

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several major rivers empty into the Gulf of Mexico

Question 29

What US state includes areas that have a subarctic climate that supports a variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, bald eagles, wolves, and bobcats?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

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Idaho

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Maine

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Michigan

Question 30

What is the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains that often experiences the rain shadow effect?

Accepted Answer

the Columbia Plateau

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the Great Plains

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the Continental Divide

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the Atlantic Coastal Plain

Question 31

How did the level of available natural mineral resources affect industrialization in the United States?

Accepted Answer

it speeded up industrialization because the country had abundant and easy access to mineral resources

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it speeded industrialization because immigrants were attracted to jobs in mining

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in delayed industrialization because the country could just rely on mineral resources for exports

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it delayed industrialization because of concerns about the environmental damage mining can cause

Question 32

Why is the United States one of the most ethically diverse countries in the world?

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over centuries, immigrants have arrived from many different countries

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the earliest inhabitants arrived some 15,000 years ago

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the British founded the thirteen colonies along the Atlantic Coast

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the land which Europeans colonized contained powerful kingdoms of many nationalities

Question 33

What effect did the 2008 economic downturn in the United States have on the global economy?

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other countries also suffered financial distress

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other countries stopped investing in the US economy

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other countries prospered due to lower economic competition from the United States

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other countries balances their budgets with profits from loaning money to the United States

Question 34

Because of its immigration history, ____ in the United States.

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many different religions are practiced

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a postindustrial economy emerged

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there are abundant natural resources

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cities are the most ethically uniform areas

Question 35

How was geography important to the colonial New England economy?

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it had excellent natural harbors and an abundant supply of timber

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it had a mild climate and rich soils

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it had abundant reserves in fossil fuels

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it had an ideal climate for growing cotton for export

Question 36

What is a foreclosure?

Accepted Answer

a procedure in which a borrower gives up rights to a property due to the inability to repay the loan

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a sign or warning that something bad is going to happen

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an arrangement by which the buyer can take possession of something new and pay for it over time

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an agreement by which somebody borrow money and gives the lender the right to take possession of property given as security if the loan is not repaid

Question 37

Which of the following statements accurately describes changes in the US economy since the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

the number of jobs in manufacturing has increased , as has the size of the average family farm

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the number of farms has grown

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the number of jobs in manufacturing has declined

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the number of jobs in manufacturing has declined, as has the size of the average family farm

Question 38

What are the Great Plains of the United States?

Accepted Answer

the flat landscape east of the Rocky Mountains

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a flat, desolate area in central Alaska

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the flat region surrounding the Great Lakes

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the flat area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains

Question 39

Since the 1960s, the population of the Manufacturing Belt has declined while the number of businesses moving to the ____ has increased.

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Sunbelt

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Rustbelt

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Wheatbelt

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Volcanic Belt

Question 40

What city did the building of levees damage the natural landscape that once protected it from flooding?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

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Atlanta

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Chicago

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New York City

Question 41

____ automobiles cause less environmental damage than traditional automobiles because they use fuel made from corn or other organic sources.

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Biofuel

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Geothermal

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Solar-powered

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Hydrogen-fueled

Question 42

the movement of population from rural areas to cities, often in search of better economic opportunities

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urbanization

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culture hearth

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capitalism

Question 43

Wind turbine is a source of ____ energy.

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renewable

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solar

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geothermal

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fossil fuel

Question 44

a system of government in which a small group holds power

Accepted Answer

oligarchy

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democracy

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theocracy

Question 45

____ is haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollutants.

Accepted Answer

smog

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acid rain

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desalination

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eutrophication

Question 46

a geographical border between two different cultures

Accepted Answer

cultural boundary

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geometric boundary

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population density

Question 47

Why did thirteen colonies fight war for independence from Britain?

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to escape Britain's taxes and limit on colonists' freedoms

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to protect Britain's treatment of Native Americans

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to escape Britain's tax and unite with New France

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to unite with New France and escape limits on colonists' freedoms

Question 48

the difference between an area's birthrate and its deathrate

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natural increase

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population pyramid

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ethnic group

Question 49

It is important to conserve fossil fuels because they are

Accepted Answer

nonrenewable energy sources

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scarce in the United States

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an inexpensive source of energy

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the least polluting source of energy

Question 50

In a ______ economy, the government owns or directs the means of production and controls distribution of goods

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command

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market

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traditional

Question 51

What was the series of safe houses that helped thousands of African Americans escape slavery before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

the Underground Railway

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the Northwest Passage

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the Mason-Dixon Route

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the Washington Expressway

Question 52

The ___________ is the number of years it takes a population to double in size

Accepted Answer

doubling time

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population pyramid

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zero population growth

Question 53

How do aqueducts help support California's large population?

Accepted Answer

by bringing freshwater from far away

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by reducing traffic

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by increasing the housing supply

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by providing a natural vent for urban smog

Question 54

In the late twentieth century, some European countries reached__________, in which the annual death rates exceeds the annual birthrate.

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negative population growth

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zero population growth

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doubling time

Question 55

California's Silicon Valley; Seattle; Washington; and Austin, Texas are urban areas that have become leaders in the

Accepted Answer

high-tech industry

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offshore industry

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automotive industry

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manufacturing industry

Question 56

In a __________ economy, habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity, and behavior is defined by the customs of their elders and ancestors.

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traditional

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oligarchy

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democracy

Question 57

a system of government in which those who rule are divinely inspired

Accepted Answer

theocracy

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autocracy

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monarchy

Question 58

NAFTA has created environmental issues along the Rio Grande by

Accepted Answer

encouraging a rapid industrial growth in the region

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increasing the flow of traffic through the region

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constructing a series of fences along the border

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increasing the flow of immigration along the border

Question 59

Which of the following is an economic activity characteristic of a postindustrial economy?

Accepted Answer

automobile technology

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mining

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agriculture

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biotechnology

Question 60

a group of related languages that have all developed from an earlier language

Accepted Answer

language family

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emigrate

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pre-language

Question 61

From what region did the largest group of foreign-born residents living in the United States today immigrate?

Accepted Answer

Latin America

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Asia

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Africa

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Europe

Question 62

a ________ economy is one in which businesses are privately owned and production and prices are determined by supply and demand

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market

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democracy

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monarchy

Question 63

the way of life of a group of people who share beliefs, customs, and material items

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culture

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urbanization

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command

Question 64

divides power between the national government and state or provincial governments

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federal system

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free enterprise

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autocracy

World Geography Chapters 4 and 5

117 questions

to leave one's country to settle permanently in another

to leave one's country to settle permanently in another

The eastern United States boundary where the elevated Piedmont area drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain.

A place on the ocean floor through which magma vents to create an underwater volcano that may grow into an island.

The process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients, encouraging growth of small plants, especially algae.

The source of a stream or river.

The removal of whole forests when harvesting timber.

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.

A community lying on the fringes of a metropolitan area.

A channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water.

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