Eastern Geography Unit 1

Which of the following is a reason why historians may want to consider opinions as well as facts reported by a source?

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• 1. A source that historians trust is likely to have true opinions.

  
  

• 1. The opinions may provide clues to the source’s feelings and possible bias.

  
  

• 1. Examining opinions will reveal whether it is a primary or secondary source.

  
  

• 1. The opinions will reveal the identity of the source.

  
  

The water cycle includes

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• 1. oceans and rivers only.

  
  

• 1. evaporation and precipitation.

  
  

• 1. climate and evaporation.

  
  

• 1. climate and evaporation.

  
  

Countries seek economic development because it

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• 1. decreases environmental damage and increases imports.

  
  

• 1. increases imports and the quality of life.

  
  

• 1. increases productivity and raises the standard of living.

  
  

• 1. reduces population growth and overcrowding.

  
  

Which of the following is an example of a unitary system of government?

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• 1. A central government makes all the laws for the entire country.

  
  

• 1. Central, regional, and local governments make decisions jointly.

  
  

• 1. A group of independent states unites and gives limited powers to a common government.

  
  

• 1. Decisions are made in a variety of governmental units.

  
  

What kind of map is this?

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• 1. physical

  
  

• 1. political

  
  

• 1. special-purpose

  
  

• 1. climate

  
  

How are equal-area projections of Earth inaccurate?

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• 1. There are distortions near the center of the map.

  
  

• 1. Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.

  
  

• 1. This projection does not show true sizes.

  
  

• 1. Areas close to the poles are disproportionately large.

  
  

What causes earthquakes?

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• 1. Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries.

  
  

• 1. Pressure builds up in the molten rock beneath Earth’s crust and causes it to shake.

  
  

• 1. Tectonic plates break apart into smaller plates, and the crumbling causes shaking.

  
  

• 1. Sudden motions in Earth’s mantle cause the crust to shift.

  
  

Based on the map and what you learned in the text, which of the following correctly describes the climate in Rabat?

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• 1. dry year-round, hot summers, and bitterly cold winters

  
  

• 1. hot, dry weather in the summer and a cooler rainy season in the winter

  
  

• 1. hot temperatures and heavy rainfall year-round

  
  

• 1. year-round precipitation, mild winters, and hot summers

  
  

Hip-hop began as a musical style in the United States decades ago. The Japanese have since developed their own version of hip-hop. This is an example of

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• 1. migration.

  
  

• 1. acculturation.

  
  

• 1. assimilation.

  
  

• 1. cultural diffusion.

  
  

If the demand for a good or service increases, how will prices affect supply?

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• 1. Rising prices will boost supply.

  
  

• 1. Falling prices will decrease supply.

  
  

• 1. Rising prices will decrease supply.

  
  

• 1. Falling prices will boost supply.