ss review final

Citizens line up at a voting station to elect state senators. How is this an example of limited government?

• This shows that the government can increase its power to accomplish its goals.

• This shows that the people have political authority.

• This shows that the government can perform only actions that the people have given it the power to do.

• This shows that the government has limited authority.

According to the chart, in what sector of the Mexican economy are most jobs found?

• In rural areas for farming

• In urban areas for manufacturing

• In tourist areas for service jobs

• In rural areas for service jobs

Which of the following has had the strongest influence on the development of the music of the United States?

• The musical traditions of gospel music

• The music of early English colonists

• The music of societies from all over the world

• The musical traditions of native Americans

Which statement about Maya civilization is supported by the photo?

• The Maya learned how to build pyramids from the Spanish colonists.

• The stone temple is still in use for followers of the Maya religion.

• The stone pyramid of the Maya was copied from Egyptian pyramids.

• The Maya had a complex religion and advanced building skills.

Which provides the best analysis of how the environmental processes of deforestation and erosion are interrelated?

• Erosion leads to deforestation because the soil needed to hold trees in place is washed away.

• Deforestation leads to erosion because the tree roots that hold the soil in place are removed, making the soil loose enough to be washed away.

• Erosion can cause deforestation especially in regions where human activities such as mining and ranching cause flooding and mudslides.

• Deforestation and erosion are both natural environmental processes caused by physical processes such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

Study the land use map. What is the main reason that some Central American and Caribbean nations need to import food?

• Nearly all the land of the region is covered with forest and grassland, making land suitable for farming scarce.

• Nearly all the land of the region is covered with savanna and open woodland, making land suitable for farming scarce.

• Nearly all the land suitable for farming is limited to warm, lowland areas located mostly in Cuba, in Haiti, in the Dominican Republic, and in isolated Central American regions.

• Nearly all the land suitable for farming is limited to warm, highland areas located mostly in Puerto Rico, in the Eastern Caribbean, in Costa Rica, in Panama, and in Guatemala

One can reasonably conclude from the quotation that Hugo Chávez opposed handing over industries to private ownership.

• encouraged the free enterprise system

• favored a market economy

• opposed handing over industries to private ownership

• advocated foreign investment

How did the location of the Incan Empire impact the technologies the Inca developed?

• Technologies were developed to help the Inca expand their empire into the rest of South America.

• Technologies were developed to overcome challenges presented by the geography of the area.

• Technologies were developed to help the Inca trade with other peoples.

• Technologies were developed so that the Inca could control the migration of people in and out of the empire.

How did Hugo Chávez's policies affect the people of Venezuela?

• Moving closer to socialism increased tensions between businesses and the government.

• Moving closer to socialism eliminated many social programs upon which the poor relied.

• Moving closer to a free-market economy increased the gap between rich and poor.

• Moving closer to a free-market economy placed control of the oil industry into the hands of the business community.

Each pair represents a historical movement and a main figure from it. Which pair is about the formation of Protestantism?

• The Enlightenment/John Locke

• The Glorious Revolution/Robespierre

• The Reformation/Martin Luther

• The Renaissance/Leonardo da Vinci