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WG SOL Review #3 Economic & Population Geography Review

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NAFTA, European Union, Wheat Belts

a)

Economic Region

b)

Cultural Region

c)

Political Region

d)

Physical Regions

2.

Rainforests and mountains have affected the economic growth of Latin America by

a)

limiting the development of transportation systems

b)

preventing the establishment of colonial empires

c)

encouraging the exchange of cultural ideas

d)

supporting the expansion of agricultural plantations

3.

A trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico

a)

Globalization

b)

Latin America

c)

Political Stability

d)

NAFTA

4.
Which economic activity deals with natural resources such as fishing, farming, or hunting?
a)
Primary Economic Activity
b)
Secondary Economic Activity
c)
Tertiary Economic Activity
5.
Which economic activity deals with processing or manufacturing things?
a)
Primary Economic Activity
b)
Secondary Economic Activity
c)
Tertiary Economic Activity
6.
Which economic activity offers services such as a retail store or providing internet service?
a)
Primary Economic Activity
b)
Secondary Economic Activity
c)
Tertiary Economic Activity
7.
Renewable resources are: 
a)
resources that can't be replaced once used
b)
resources that cannot be used up
c)
friends who always have your back
d)
coal or oil
8.
Which type of nation is
industrialized, and it has a high literacy rate & advanced technology?
a)
developing
b)
developed
9.
What is "literacy rate"?
a)
How fast someone can read.
b)
How fast someone can write.
c)
The percentage of people who can read and write.
d)
A game we play in PE
10.
What is "quality of life"?
a)
Indicators such as wealth, employment, environment, leisure time, etc.
b)
Having non-polluted air and water in a country.
c)
Ability to get to work without taking the bus. 
d)
None of these
11.
The level of material comforts like goods & services, or luxuries indicates the ____.
a)
standard of living
b)
benefit
c)
cost
d)
literacy rate
12.
What does "infant mortality rate" mean?
a)
The number of deaths of babies per 1000 live births.
b)
The number of babies who survive past the age of one.
c)
The number of babies who are born per 1000 pregnancies.
d)
I have no clue!
13.
This image represents which sector? 
a)
Primary Activity
b)
Secondary Activity
c)
Tertiary Activity
d)
Quaternary Activity
14.
Which is a loss, sacrifice, suffering or effort involved in doing something?
a)
cost 
b)
benefit
15.
This type of economy depends on supply and demand and consumers freely choose what buy and sell. 
a)
Mixed Economy
b)
Market Economy
c)
Command Economy
d)
Traditional Economy
16.
Morgan and Madison work as lumberjacks, which business sector do they work in
a)
Tertiary
b)
Secondary
c)
Primary
d)
Quartinary
17.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
18.
Jaylynn has opened a restaurant serving strawberry desserts. Tien and Marcela are security guards at the restaurant. What business sector are they all apart of?
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quartinary
d)
Secondary
19.
What is the total value of goods and services produced by a country
a)
Gross Product Domestic
b)
Domestic Gross Product
c)
Product Gross Domestic
d)
Gross Domestic Product
20.
Which of the following is an economic system in which a central, governmental authority decides how to use a country's scarce resources?
a)
Market economy
b)
Command economy
c)
Traditional economy
d)
Mixed economy
21.
A tax placed on imports
a)
Tax
b)
Tea
c)
Tariff
d)
Fee
22.
Involves the exchange of goods and services between nations.
a)
International trade
b)
free trade
c)
trade barriers
d)
International diplomacy
23.
Which of the following trade barriers is a block or restriction on trade with another country.
a)
Tariff
b)
Embargo
c)
Quota
24.
 How are natural resources distributed throughout the world?    
a)
 Natural resources are spread out unevenly around the earth.
b)
Most natural resources lie beneath the ocean floor.
c)
Most natural resources are found in developed nations. 
d)
 Natural resources are distributed evenly among all nations. 
25.
·  Access to larger markets
 · More efficient industries
·Greater influence on world market  

The items listed above are some 
a)
effects of unequal distribution of resources.
b)
advantages of economic unions.
c)
 advantages of local spatial divisions. 
d)
 indicators of the quality of life in rural areas.
26.
This population pyramid demonstrates a country that is 
a)
developed
b)
developing
c)
in transition
d)
least developed 
27.
This population pyramid demonstrates a country that is most likely...
a)
developed 
b)
developing
c)
in transition 
d)
highly developed 
28.
What is the basic support system needed to keep an economy going called?
a)
economic activity
b)
infrastructure 
c)
Gross Domestic Product
d)
Skills of workers
29.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
OPEC
b)
NAFTA
c)
EU
d)
ASEAN
30.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
EU
b)
NAFTA
c)
ASEAN
d)
OPEC
31.

Which of the following countries has limited natural resources and relies on farming cash crops in exchanged for manufactured goods?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

d)

Japan

32.

One of the goals of ____________ is the equal distribution of wealth.

a)

Socialism

b)

Autocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Confederation

33.

Countries will export goods and services they can produce at lower opportunity costs than other countries. This is known as:

a)

Economic Union

b)

Comparative Advantage

c)

Specialization

d)

International Trade

34.

Which of the following has been responsible for the declining death rate in many of the world’s least industrialized nations?

a)

a declining birth rate.

b)

migration to rural areas, where living conditions are better.

c)

absence of diseases prevalent in industrialized nations.

d)

improved health care.

35.

Where do most people in Europe and the United States live?

a)

Both Europeans and Americans live mainly in, or around, urban areas.

b)

Europeans live in rural areas, while most Americans live in urban areas.

c)

The populations in both Europe and the U.S. are spread evenly throughout the two regions.

d)

Most people in Europe and the United States live in the west, where the climate is milder.

36.

What would you expect to find in a country with zero population growth?

a)

a high birthrate and a low death rate.

b)

more or less equal birth and death rates.

c)

a low birthrate and a high death rate.

d)

low birth and death rates.

37.

Which of the following is not a problem associated with high birth rates?

a)

stress on the government welfare and family programs.

b)

a lower number of future workers to support the aging population.

c)

educating a growing number of school-aged children.

d)

dealing with the environmental effects that a large population can produce.

38.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the human population distribution on the earth?

a)

It is fairly even.

b)

Almost all people live on a small share of the earth’s surface.

c)

Most people are moving from rich countries to poor countries.

d)

Most people are moving from urban to rural areas.

39.

Where are the majority of the world’s most populated cities found?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

40.

Population pyramids are graphical illustration that

a)

average birth and death rates.

b)

show the distribution of various age groups in a human population.

c)

the number of people living in the most populated cities in a country.

d)

average population density in a given country.

41.

Why are people unevenly distributed throughout the world?

a)

People prefer to live in warm areas near the Equator.

b)

People tend to cluster in places that have fertile soil, fresh water, and mild climates.

c)

Most people live in regions that have coal and iron ore deposits.

d)

People generally live in cultural regions that value individual achievement.

42.

How do people survive living in harsh conditions like the desert?

a)

by adapting and making changes to their environment.

b)

by moving to more hospitable areas.

c)

by not altering the natural landscapes of their environment.

d)

none of the above.

43.

Which of the following is considered a key to controlling population growth in the future?

a)

The marginalization of women

b)

Forced sterilization

c)

Maintaining traditional cultural norms

d)

Education

44.
Forces that draw people to a new location
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Mortality Rates
d)
Life Expectancy Rate
45.
Forces that drive people to leave a country
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Gross Domestic Products
d)
Death Rates
46.
The act of coming to a new country
a)
Emigration
b)
Immigration
c)
Urbanization
d)
Internal Migration
47.
The measurement of the number of people per unit of land
a)
population rate
b)
population density
c)
community density
d)
carry capacity
48.

A graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of a population.

a)

Census

b)

Population Density

c)

Population Pyramid

d)

Migration

49.

Positive conditions and perceptions that attract citizens to a new location from other areas.

a)

Pull Factor

b)

Push Factor

50.

The permanent relocation of an individual or group to a new place of residence and employment.

a)

Infant Mortality

b)

Death Rate

c)

Birthrate

d)

Migration

51.
Percentage of ubrban population, population growth rate, and infant mortality rate are examples of what?
a)
Indicators of standards of living and quality of life
b)
indicators of economic development
c)
differences between developing and developed nations
d)
indicators of high literacy rate
52.
An area of mostly developing nations is...
a)
Sub-Saharan Africa
b)
Scandinavia
c)
Europe
d)
Canada
53.
Which indicator dictates a high standard of living?
a)
Population age distribution
b)
large percentage of population living in rural areas
c)
limited life 
54.
Which factor is most directly related to the level of economic development of a country?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Climate
c)
Language
d)
Religion
55.
Which is a resource that allows nations to develop a high per-capita Gross Domestic Product?
a)
State-owned farms
b)
Humanitarian aid
c)
Skilled workforce
d)
Governmental restrictions
56.
Paris would best be described as...
a)
an island site
b)
a fall line site
c)
a hilltop site
d)
a harbor site
57.
Rome would best be described as...
a)
a hilltop site
b)
an island site
c)
a confluence site
d)
a fall line site
58.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a city that grew because of trade routes?
a)
Rome, Italy
b)
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
c)
Xi'an, China
d)
Timbuktu, Mali
59.
An example of an oasis site would be...
a)
Damascus, Syria
b)
Quebec City, Canada
c)
Jerusalem, Israel
d)
Khartoum, Sudan
60.
Which example best demonstrates nation building to promote feelings of national pride?
a)
Monuments
b)
Roads
c)
Air travel
d)
Urban centers
61.
This World movement led to advances in communication, food production and medicine as well as manufacturing. This would lead to increased growth rates. 
a)
Baby boom 
b)
Reformation 
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Columbian Exchange 
62.

All of the following are possible consequences of the rapid population growth in India except

a)

environmental problems

b)

lower birthrates

c)

food shortages

d)

water shortages

63.

What dramatically affected the adult populations of Kenya and other Sub-Saharan African nations?

a)

Better education

b)

More economic opportunity

c)

Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS

d)

More government control

64.
Istanbul's relative location contributed to its importance by allowing the city to control the...
a)
straits
b)
plains
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
65.
Richmond would best be described as...
a)
a fall line site
b)
an island site
c)
a hilltop site
d)
a harbor site
66.
Which situtation city was built between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Baghdad
b)
Rome
c)
Novosibirsk
d)
Mali
67.
Which of the following cities developed because of the United States Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Omaha, Nebraska
b)
Kansas City, Kansas
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Eugene, Oregon
68.
What is an advantage to building a city at a confluence site?
a)
Decreased regional conflicts
b)
Improved technological innovations
c)
Reduced risk of natural disasters
d)
Increased access to trade routes
69.
Which economic behavior is best demonstrated by ghost towns?
a)
When resources are exhausted, people move elsewhere
b)
As towns grow, there is less need for government services
c)
Increased agricultural productivity leads to fewer farm towns
d)
Increased urban sprawl leads to less land available for farming
70.

Countries that have entered the industrial of demographic transition are most probably characterized by

a)

weak or developing economies.

b)

death rates that far exceed birth rates.

c)

social conditions that favor smaller families.

d)

populations with a high proportion of young people.

71.

In general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to another.

a)

Deomgraphy

b)

Migration

c)

Urbanization

d)

Survivorship

72.

The basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers.

a)

Age Structure

b)

Demographic Transition

c)

Migration

d)

Infrastructure

73.

Farmland that can be used to grow crops.

a)

Migration

b)

Fertility Rate

c)

Arable Land

d)

Urbanization

74.

An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Migration

c)

Survivorship

d)

Arable Land

75.

The number of births (usually per year) Per 1,000 women of childbearing age.

a)

Fertility Rate

b)

Arable Land

c)

Urbanization

d)

Age Structure

76.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy that would reduce population size?

a)

Economic incentives for families for having fewer children.

b)

Legal punishments for people who have too many children.

c)

Limiting education of women

d)

Public advertising showing families with fewer children having a better life.

77.

A wealthy country with an advanced economy

a)

Developed Country

b)

Erosion

c)

Developing Country

d)

Life Expectancy

78.

The number of births compared to the number of deaths in a given time frame is called?

a)

Culture

b)

Growth Rate

c)

Society

d)

Population

79.

What was Spongebob's teacher named?

a)

Ms. Puff

b)

Ms. Cheeks

c)

Mrs. Ned

d)

Mrs. Munlin

80.

Pittsburgh and Khartoum are known as _________________ sites because two rivers come together to form a new river.

a)

fall line

b)

oasis

c)

confluence

d)

polder

81.

As land previously used for farming is converted for urban uses, this is referred to as ____________________.

a)

situation

b)

site

c)

infrastructure

d)

sprawl

82.

Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore are examples of _________________ sites.

a)

pilgrimage

b)

harbor

c)

Oasis

d)

Island

83.

People leaving communist countries like Cuba and China is an example of _____________________________.

a)

religious differences

b)

pull factor

c)

natural hazards

d)

political persecution

84.

The spread of ideas, inventions, and patterns of behavior is called ____________________.

a)

traditions

b)

differentiation

c)

diffusion

d)

migration

85.

When Jewish and Christian people leave an area that is mostly Muslim, this is an example of ______________________.

a)

religious diversity

b)

political strife

c)

environmental degradation

d)

religious persecution

86.

Which of the following countries has numerous resources that are not economically profitable to develop?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

United States

d)

England

87.

Embargoes, tariffs, and quotas are all examples of:

a)

Free trade

b)

Trade barriers

c)

Resources

d)

Economic unions

88.

Which of the following countries is a highly industrialized nation despite having limited natural resources?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

Cote d’Ivoire

89.

Developed countries would have a relatively low value for which of the following development indicators?

a)

Infant mortality rate

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

GDP per capital

90.

Is it a developed nation or developing nation? Country has a high GDP Per Capita

a)

Developed Nation

b)

Developing Nation

91.

Is it a developed nation or developing nation? Country has a Low Life Expectancy Rate

a)

Developed Nation

b)

Developing Nation

92.

Which type of economic activity taking place:

Airline Pilot

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

93.

Which type of economic activity taking place:

Fisherman

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

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