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WorksheetsWG 3rd 9wk Review 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Three of the most commonly used types of maps are physical, political, and thematic. A special kind of thematic map in which the size of a county is based on some statistic other than land area is called a ___________________.
Flow-line map
Cartogram map
Qualitative map
Mercator map
The population of Magadan is decreasing at the rate of 2% per year -- from 384,525 in 1991 to 165,800 in 2008. All of the following are reasons for the decline EXCEPT—
crumbling infrastructure
severe climate
difficult transition from Soviet times
lack of natural resources
Where is one fifth of the world’s supply of freshwater located?
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Victoria
Lake Baikal
In a traditional society, individuals are most likely to —
suffer due to economic regulation.
have the same occupation as their parents.
work in large industrialized cities.
find employment in government offices.
One cultural trait of Russia is its love of the ballet. Both the work of____________________ who composed the music for The Nutcracker and the emergence of ______________ as an international ballet star in the late 1900s symbolize this.
Peter Tchaikovsky...Leo Tolstoy
Peter Tchaikovsky…Mikhail Baryshnikov
Peter Tchaikovsky...Leo Tolstoy
Anton Chekhov…Peter Tchaikovsky
Which is a cultural pattern of contemporary Russia that distinguishes it from its communist roots?
Russians have a new social class of wealthy business people.
Russian law prohibits organized religion.
Russians have a new celebration like the Day of the Dead.
Russian law prohibits European emigration.
Which of the following best defines subsistence farming?
Utilizing technology to increase agricultural production
Utilizing domesticated animals for transporting goods
Producing a surplus of agricultural goods to be sold at market
Producing just enough food to feed oneself and one's family
Which type of industry is most likely to increase when a country becomes developed?
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Mining
Service
The alpine biome is characterized by short, slow-growing plants and warm-blooded animals. Though it is widespread in Europe and Central Asia, the alpine biome exists along the equator in only a few small areas in South America. The alpine biome is rare along the equator because —
only regions with extremely high altitudes can have the required climate there.
it only exists where European colonists introduced new plant and animal species.
cold-blooded animals have out competed warm blooded animals for resources there.
rapid industrialization there has destroyed the required habitat.
According to the excerpt, irrigation in Central Asia has impacted the region by —
causing environmental damage
generating population growth
creating sustainable development
generating economic growth
