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Which conclusion is best supported by the climograph?

• This city receives enough rainfall to support all southwest regional farming activities.

• This city requires extensive central heating year-round.

• This city needs additional water resources to support human activities.

• This city has seasonal monsoons.

Natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey have forced coastal residents to do which of the following to adapt to their environment?

• Use flexible construction materials to allow large structures to sway without major damage.

• Dig more canals and raise homes to higher elevations to prevent flooding.

• Ensure homes have internal structures like basements to provide safety from extreme winds.

• Build new homes with steep roofs to prevent them from collapsing under the heavy weight of collected snowfall.

This map shows physical features and regions of Texas. A physical boundary of the state of Texas is based on...

• the Balcones Escarpment

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Edwards Plateau

Which borders of Mississippi River are influenced by human factors?

• Northern & Eastern borders

• Northern and Southern borders

• Eastern and Western borders

• Western and Southern borders

What type of economy makes the government responsible for major industries such as manufacturing, energy, and services (like healthcare and...)?

• Free Enterprise

• Traditional

• Communism

• Socialism

A family buys raw wool from a sheep herder. The family cleans, sorts and spins the wool into yarn. The family weaves the yarn into a carpet on a hand loom. The family sells the carpet to a merchant. The merchant takes the carpet to market to resell. What is the highest level of production activity that the family is involved in?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

What is the difference between GPS and GIS?

• GPS uses GIS data

• GIS uses GPS data to determine location

• GPS is the layering of data, whereas GIS is the gathering of data

• GIS is the layer of data, whereas GPS is the gathering of data

Which of the following major cities would most likely experience extreme temperature variations due to continental location?

• New Orleans

• Houston

• Philadelphia

• Oklahoma City

Match the following landforms to the letter C

• Strait

• Isthmus

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

Which physical feature would make it easier for immigration from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East to occur?

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Alps

• The Arctic Ocean

• The English Channel