Mexican border along with the construction of new highways in northern Mexico

• reputation as a perceptual region

• reputation as a hub for trading and transportation

• traffic in suburban neighborhoods and outskirts of town

• taxes on cottage industry and subsistence agricultural products

Choose the BEST matches between the following countries and their economic systems.

• Canada

• Mixed/Socialist

• United States of America

• Communist/Command

• North Korea

• Market/Free Enterprise

• Sweden

• Mixed/Socialist

This is a map displaying boundaries. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated by this map?

• Perceptual Regions

• Gerrymandering

• Climate Change

Which of the following best supports your answer to Part A?

• The map was created using Geographic Information Systems

• There are more than three boundaries in the displayed region

• The different numbered locations are found in the Rust Belt of the United States

• The irregularly shaped boundaries of locations 12 and 4.

Since it takes 270 electoral college votes to win an election

• True

• False

Since it takes 270 electoral college votes to win an election, what can you infer about this projection above? If Democrats win Wisconsin and Georgia, they win the election.

• True

• False

Since it takes 270 electoral college votes to win an election, what can you infer about this projection above? Democrats are clear winners for the election of 2024.

• True

• False

Since it takes 270 electoral college votes to win an election, what can you infer about this projection above? The GOP is the clear winner for the election of 2024.

• True

• False

The four maps above indicate that over a 60-year period one consistent U.S. political trend was –

• increasing support for Republican candidates in the South

• rising power for Democratic candidates on the West Coast

• decreasing support for Republican leaders on the Great Plains

• diminishing influence for Democratic nominees in the Northeast

All of the cities highlighted in the map below are densely populated as -

• they were established during the colonial period of the United States

• they are port cities that command extensive commercial opportunities

• their proximity to the Mexican border allows for significant economic opportunities

• they are part of a multi-state trade corridor through the transcontinental railroad