Benchmark 1 Quiz

Which statement best describes the purpose of Geographic Informations (GIS)

• They standardize prices for commodities in global markets.

• They streamline the process of organizational decision making.

• They force organizations to reach a consensus before making decisions.

• They provide a forum for individuals to voice discontent with organizations.

Deserts form on the leeward side of the mountain because —

• the air compresses and warms as it moves in that direction.

• the air compresses and cools as it moves in that direction.

• the air expands and cools as it moves in that direction.

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  the air expands and warms as it moves in that direction. 

Of the following graphs, which best illustrates average amounts of precipitation that is received annually at different latitudes on Earth?

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• rapid industrialization there has destroyed the required habitat.

• only regions with extremely high altitudes can have the required climate there.

• it only exists where European colonists introduced new plant and animal species.

• cold-blooded animals have outcompeted warm-blooded animals for resources there.

• semi-arid

• arid

• steppe

• tropical

Which of the following is a perceptual region?

• Texas

• Harris County

• The American Southwest

• The Rio Grande Watershed

The Midwest is traditionally considered to include only five states of the Great Lakes region (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin), but it is often defined as including the states of the Great Plains as well. The Midwest is an example of which type of region?

• natural resource region

• perceptual region

• functional region

• formal region

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Australia

One primary characteristic of mercantilism in colonial Latin America was —

• the use of colonies as a source of raw materials for Spain.

• the development of colonial industries that competed with Spain.

• the establishment of democratic governments in the Spanish colonies.

• the lack of restrictions on trade between Spanish and English colonies.

The expansion of the transatlantic slave trade in the 1700s was largely the result of —

• the desire of many Africans to escape their homeland and settle in the Americas.

• the increased profitability of the slave trade due to technological advances in shipping.

• the combined efforts of African slaves and Spanish missionaries to conquer native peoples in the Americas.

• the increased need for cheap labor associated with the development of European colonies in the Americas