SLT Post test

In 1980, the percentage of the world’s population living in rural areas was _____.

• 66%

• 61%

• 52%

• 48%

The principal purpose of topographic maps is to:

• Assess the human impact upon environmentally sensitive areas

• Determine the location and extent of urban areas

• Display elevation and terrain using contours

• Provide information about geologic processes

Which of these factors most influence the climate of Death Valley?

• Rain-shadow effect and low elevation

• Longitudinal location and severe thunderstorms

• Location in the tropics and seasonal monsoons

• Proximity to cold ocean currents and location in a high-pressure zone

Which of the following most likely caused the change shown in the photographs to the right?

• The preservation of local cottage industries

• The expansion of international trade

• The adoption of a command economy

• The extraction of nonrenewable resources from local reserves

Which U.S region would most likely export lumber to Japan?

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Southeast

Selected Pull Factors for Immigration

• Job opportunities

• Political freedom

• Access to education

In the twentieth century these factors encouraged migration primarily ___________.

• by people with significant economic resources

• from one developed country to another

• from developing to developed countries

• among people with similar religious beliefs

The frequent changes in the political organization of Africa from the early sixteenth century to the late nineteenth century reflected ________.

• attempts by European countries to establish colonies and gain control of certain regions

• an economic shift away from primarily agrarian activities toward primarily industrial ones

• the replacement of European trading partners with Asian ones

• efforts by territories to unite against potential colonizers

The layer of air that surrounds the earth is known as the __________.

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

Which of the following statements best explains why Cairo, Egypt, has grown into a large urban center?

• It is located near the Nile River

• It is located east of Tripoli, Libya

• It is located west of the Caspian Sea

• 
  It is located north of Mount Kilimanjaro

A geographer is analyzing global trade routes in the era of sailing ships. Which of the following tow essential elements of geography would likely form the conceptual bases of the geographer’s study?

• human systems and environment and society

• physical systems and places and regions

• human systems and the world in the spatial terms

• physical systems and the use of geography