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WorksheetsWG-FINAL REVIEW-RESOURCES-U6-8C-11B-11C-12A-12B-14C-15A-20B
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
What relationship is best shown by the information provided on this graph? (WG.8C)
The United States has adequate petroleum reserves to meet future needs.
Nations lacking major petroleum reserves cannot industrialize.
Overproduction of petroleum products has caused inflation in the Middle East.
Most of the world’s largest petroleum reserves are located in the Middle East.
Which best describes the main point of the cartoon? (WG.8C)
Future generations may discover there is human life on other planets.
People in the future will have to carry oxygen and wear bubble hats
Our actions now may destroy the environment for future generations.
More people will suffer from allergies in the future.
El Nino is – (WG.8C)
A natural change in climate that reverse wind and ocean currents
The first continent that evidence proved its existence in the 1960s
A biome in South America that is the largest rain forest in the world
A ring of active and dormant volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean
How does the Environmental Protection Agency use AQI data to support the enforcement of the Clean Air Act? (WG.8C)
By monitoring the production of fuel-efficient cars
By limiting the use of certain chemicals by industrial manufacturers
By reducing the number of permits for new construction projects
By decreasing the use of mass-transportation systems
Iron ore, coal, and petroleum are all examples of (WG.8C)
Renewable resources
Capital resources
Nonrenewable resources
Human resources
___________________ involves conserving the world’s resources for future use, for example in reducing fuel consumption, designing energy-efficient buildings, and recycling used materials. (WG.8C)
Ecology
Environmental determinism
Sustainability
Possibilism
During the Soviet era, disregard for the environmental effects of industrialization (WG.8C)
Provoked frequent ethnic strife
Led to perestroika and glasnost
Damaged the water, air, soil, and forests
Helped the Soviet Union become a prosperous country
For the United States, one benefit of encouraging the development of renewable sources of energy is — (WG.8C) (WG.22C)
heavy reliance on resources that are replaced by artificial processes
increased mining of domestic stores of fossil fuels
less reliance on foreign sources of oil
a reduction in the cost of energy
What are the Levels of Economic Activities? (WG.21A) (WG.8C)
Capital, Entrepreneur, Land, and Labor,
Traditional, Communist, Socialist, and Free Enterprise
Less Developed Country, Newly Industrialized Country, and More Development Country
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
The Inca living in Peru in the 1200s carved terraces on steep mountains, planted crops, and developed irrigation systems to water the crops. In this way, they turned barren land into — (WG.8C) (WG.22C)
an area that could be used to protect the settlement against invaders
a much larger area for expansion of the Inca settlement
sustainable development using renewable resources
a non-renewable resource that requires human intervention
Which of the following best illustrates sustainable development? (WG.8C)
Country A has cut down some of its forests to create more farmland.
Country B requires lumber companies to plant more trees than they cut down.
Country C refines its own crude oil so that it does not need to import foreign oil.
Country D requires all new buildings to be able to withstand earthquakes.
In which area of the map is economic activity most affected by the presence of a majority of the world’s known oil reserves? (WG.21A) (WG.8C)
Area 1
Area 3
Area 4
Area 2
Which letter identifies an area where the Inca once controlled a vast empire by adapting to mountainous conditions? (WG.21A) (WG.8C)
A
B
C
D
What is this an example of? (WG.8C) (WG.22C)
management of non-renewable resources by a federal agency
undue hardship placed on those who sought to settle in the Midwest
sustainable development of resources that previously had little value
economic and governmental relationship with settlements and the environment
What is true of these sustainable communities? (WG.8C) (WG.23B)
All residents share ownership of the land on which the community is built.
Residents build their homes entirely of renewable resources.
Residents commute long distances.
Residents live and work in the same community.
Which of the following is an example of sustainable development? (WG.8C)
Officials in Thailand limit fishing in surrounding waters to give local fish sufficient time to reproduce.
Oil companies drill in the South of Mexico in an attempt to find reserves of oil.
Brazil cuts down sections of the Amazon Rainforest to provide lumber and to create new farms and ranches.
Central government planners in Vietnam order factories to increase production to 20% over the next two years.
What is the best title for the chart? (WG.11B) (WG.22C)
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Farming
Developing Economy
Cottage Industry
Which of the following strategies have the “East Asian Tigers” used most successfully in their economic development? (WG.11B)
Import-substitution industrialization
Deglomeration
Sustainable development
Export-oriented industrialization
A large, highly educated population provides an example of (WG.11B)
Human resources
Social capital
Natural resources
Brain drain
Which of the following is NOT an example of infrastructure? (WG.11B)
Railroads
Airports
Electrical power stations
Shopping centers
Which of the following is NOT a capital resource? (WG.11B)
Heavy manufacturing technology
Transportation systems
Communication systems
Iron Ore
Which conclusion is best supported by the information in these examples? 11B
Major urban centers are usually found only along rivers.
Technology has little effect on economic activities.
The physical geography of an area often affects its economic activities.
Natural resources are more important than climate to economic activities.
Which of the following would be most likely to influence a factory owner’s decision to relocate his or her plant? (WG.11B)
All other answers
Proximity to transportation corridors
Access to capital resources
Availability of labor
Cottage industries, bartered goods, and subsistence agriculture are more likely to be found in (WG.11B)
Socialist economies
Free enterprise economies
Traditional economies
Command economies
A landlocked country is at an economic disadvantage because – (12.A)
It is unable to transport its goods
It must invest in transportation infrastructure
It must charge extra taxes on its people
It is unable to participate in the global market
Africa’s great mineral wealth has not translated into prosperity for most of its population partly because the resources were — (12.A)
hard to access
nonrenewable and soon depleted
not in high demand because they were priced too high
exported elsewhere throughout the19th and 20 centuries
A cause for deforestation taking place is: (12A)
Meeting the needs of growing population and using land for housing.
Setting up industries.
Converting into agricultural land.
All the Above
A great example of how management of key natural resources affects the movement of people is: WG.12A
Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Creation of the Hoover Dam
The California Gold Rush of 1849
The Civil War
How has the building of canals impacted Venice? TEKS 12A
It has allowed a movement of goods between places.
It has caused severe loss of native habitat.
It has resulted in a reduction of tourist dollars.
It has brought about a change in sea level.
The Dutch controlled the destructive power of the sea on coastlines by building structures called seaworks. These sea barriers include dikes to hold back the sea and high earthen platforms called terpen, which serve as places of safety during high tides or flooding. Such management of natural resources —TEKS 12A
conflicts with current civil engineering principles addressing shoreline erosion
alters the planting and health of deciduous forests along the peninsula
affects the location and movement of people in the Netherlands
changes the migratory patterns of whales in the North Sea
What cause should be placed in the graphic organizer to explain why the population of San Francisco increased so sharply? WG.12A
End of Civil War
Discovery of gold
Immigration of Native Americans
Discovery of pass across Appalachian Mountains
China’s Three Gorges Dam is the largest in the world. It has many supporters and critics. In terms of how it might affect her work, a factory owner might support the dam mainly because it — (WG.12B)
Created a reservoir some 400 miles long
Improved irrigation to agricultural areas
Forced millions of people to relocate to new areas
Improved the reliability of electricity throughout China
Why has management of water resources become such a critical issue in recent years? (WG.12B)
Rapid population growth
Expansion of mechanized agriculture and agribusiness
Industrial water pollution and contamination
all other options
What is one disadvantage of the doctrine of prior appropriation? 12B, 23B
It is not widely used in the west.
It has not been tested thoroughly over time.
It is no longer relevant in the West because the area has plentiful water and is no longer prone to droughts.
It does not consider whether one water use is more beneficial than another.
What conclusion can you draw from the information shown in the graph? 12B, 21A
Conversion of land from one use to another has little environmental impact.
Policies regarding wetlands allow for a conversion of wetlands.
Many environmentalists oppose policies that allowed for the loss of wetlands.
Loss of wetlands to urban development serves the needs of growing communities.
What can you infer from the information shown on the graph? 12B
Governments establish uniform policies worldwide to protect natural resources.
Government policies prevent regional overuse of vital natural resources.
Governments value development more than protecting the nation’s natural resources.
Government works with businesses to ensure limited use of natural resources.
According to this article, which of the following has been an impact of desertification? 12B
There has been an increase in the land available for farming.
Dry regions can now feed large populations.
There is a greater need to divert water from some rivers.
The incidence of world-wide poverty has been reduced.
Which impact of “hydropolitics” is identified in this passage? (WG.12B)
Jordanians and Syrians have provided a model example for sharing water resources effectively.
Middle Eastern countries have agreed to limit their use of water for the common good.
The Israeli government plans to limit water pollution in Israel.
There is a potential for conflict as neighboring countries compete for resources.
What was one reason for the conflict referred to in this report? 14C
The International Criminal Court issued warrants for suspected war criminals living in the region.
Different groups had competing claims over land in the region.
Ethnic groups competed for control of the region’s natural resources.
The United Nations imposed immigration reforms in some countries in the region.
What is the main purpose of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)? 14C
It stores reserves of a natural resource.
It offers military support to threatened member countries.
It controls the global distribution of a natural resource.
It provides economic assistance to member countries through loans.
. The Suez and Panama Canals were built to (WG. 14C)
Allow faster transportation of good and people.
Connect allied states during conflicts.
Facilitate troop movements in wartime.
Create jobs in the countries in which they were built.
One historical example of a conflict involving disputes related to both territory and natural resources, such as water, is (WG. 14C)
The Bangladesh Liberation War
The East Timorese Crisis
The Israeli-Palestine Conflict
All of the above
_____________ is an organization of states that share certain legal and economic structures, including a common market and currency. Citizens of member countries may travel to another member countries without passports. (WG. 14C)
European Union (EU)
League of Nations
United Nations (UN)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
The _______________ is an international organization dedicated to fostering cooperation in international law, social progress, human rights, and aspirations to achieve world peace. (WG.14C)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
United Nations (UN)
European Union (EU)
In 1999, Turkey was recognized as a candidate for full membership in the European Union. Turkey’s primary goal in making this membership bid is to benefit from — 14C
technological advances made by trading partners.
increased humanitarian assistance from member countries.
greater access to markets within the organization.
military assistance from member countries in times of conflict.
Which statement is best supported by the evidence in the image?
The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan reached it lowest levels in November 2008.
The number of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan has remained generally the same from 2001 to 2009.
Travel within Afghanistan became less safe between June 2003 and January 2010, even though U.S. troop strength rose.
Those areas of Afghanistan where U.S. troops strength was greatest posed the least degree of risk for travelers.
Which resource has most contributed to China's role as an important world power, influencing international relations in the twenty-first century? JS.45 WG.14C
vast petroleum reserves
the world's largest population
the world's leading universities
advanced weapons systems
Which statement is supported by the information chart? (WG.15A)
Global energy consumption is the main focus in analyzing offshore oil drilling practices.
Overall reduction of carbon emissions is driving discussions of offshore oil drilling.
General agreement over environmental risks associated with offshore oil drilling has limited progress.
Opposing viewpoints about offshore oil drilling focus on economic benefits versus the environmental impact.
The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol because opponents of the protocol believed that it would (WG.15A) (WG.23B)
harm American business
contribute to global warming
lead to increased reliance on fossil fuels
discourage scientific research on the issue
A group of city residents is against a proposal to build a large apartment complex for university students in a residential neighborhood made up mainly of families. To express their views, they are most likely to attend a — (WG.15A)
city council meeting
committee meeting of state representatives
session of U.S. Congress
gathering of delegates from the United Nations
Which speaker would most likely support the creation of an agency to determine water allocation? 15A
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
As climate change becomes a more recognized global issue, many countries are starting to —15A
limit the production of vehicles that use alternative fuels.
pass legislation mandating the reduction of carbon emission.
require the use of petroleum products.
deregulate the coal industry.
On the federal level, public policies are laws enacted by which of the following: (15A)
The Supreme Court
The President
Congress
All other questions
Policy debates often focus only on major decisions made in Washington, DC. But for many Americans, the decisions made much closer to home have just as large, if not larger, effects on day-to-day life. Who determines the public policy for the State of Texas? (15A)
The Governor
The People
The Legislature
all other questions
Which speaker would most support this petition? 15A
Speaker 4: Environmental mining regulations raise energy costs for consumers.
Speaker 3: Coal production provides a large percentage of jobs in the region.
Speaker 1: Coal provides inexpensive energy that benefits all regions of the nation.
Speaker 2: People who live near mining sites suffer negative health effects.
. The need for environmental protection started with the industrialization of the 1800’s and continued through the decades to follow in the U.S. President Nixon was the president who made the decision to start the protection of the environment. Was this decision by WG.15A ets
Local government
State government
Federal government (national)
International government
Who is making decisions to close or allow Syrian refugees into their respective countries? WG.15A ets
Local governments
National governments
International governments
The United Nations
In 2015, at the Paris Climate Conference, 195 countries made a decision to do something about climate change. This decision was made on a global level and thus is WG.15A ets
Local government
State government
Federal government
International governme
. The U.S has had differing opinions as to whether it should be involved in the Paris Climate agreement (aka accord). On what level is this decision made for the U.S.? WG.15A ets
Local government or on a city level.
State government or decided by a state.
Federal government or on a national level.
International government or on a global level.
According to the passage, who is responsible for the management of energy sources?
WG.15A ets
Local and State government
Federal government
International government
All other answers
President Biden and former President Trump disagreed on the topic of Climate Change. On what level is the decision made for the U.S. to leave or join the Paris Climate Agreement? WG.15A ets
Local government or on a city level.
State government or decided by a state.
Federal government or on a national level.
International government or on a global level.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a government agency that works on the WG.15A ets
Local government level
State government level
Federal government level
International government level
According to the passage, who is responsible for public policy on globalization? WG.15A ets
Each country/international
Each country/national
Each country/local
All other answers
If two countries are about to start a war, what should the United Nations do to try and resolve the issue? WG.15A
Seek to find a peaceful resolution and avoid going to war.
Invite other countries to create coalitions with the warring countries.
Determine the safest location for the countries to go to war.
Pick a country to support over the other.
Which argument might be used by those opposed to this option? JP.62 WG.15A
The presence of American troops makes it difficult for al-Qaeda to set up training camps.
American troops help ensure that girls can attend Afghan schools.
American intervention remains unpopular among some Afghan groups.
Several foreign countries have agreed to cooperate with the U.S. in keeping some forces there.
A developing country is plagued by malaria. A vaccine for malaria is distributed throughout the country. What will most likely happen next?
(WG.20B) (WG.22C)
The country’s birthrate will decrease.
The country’s mortality rate will increase.
The country’s infant mortality rate will decrease.
The country’s rate of natural increase will remain the same.
Which is a valid generalization based on the information in the chart? (WG.20B)
In developing nations, the infant mortality rate decreases as the birthrate increases.
Industrialized nations have lower birthrates and infant mortality rates than developing nations do.
Decreasing the infant mortality rate will limit population growth in developing nations.
Industrialized nations have higher population densities than developing nations do.
A developed nation has a relatively high mortality rate. What can you infer about the nation? (WG.20B)
Because of lack of medical technology, many people are dying.
Because it is a developed nation, it has a young population subject to disease.
Because it is a developed nation, it has a high birthrate and therefore a high infant mortality rate.
Because of advancements in medical technology, it has many elderly people who are pushing up the mortality rate.
Despite advances in medicine, pandemics still occur today in part because — (WG.20B) (WG.7D)
modern ships are able to carry diseases for longer periods of time
the spread of disease between nations has become easier with air travel
the world’s leading governments refuse to work together to combat disease
more developed nations have refused to share vaccines to prevent diseases
The nuclear explosion at Chernobyl is an example of why it is important to — (WG.20B)
ignore the impact of technology on natural resources
continually monitor advanced technology
limit tracking of radiation to specific countries
maintain secure and secret records on environmental impacts
How did the Silk Road used between 100 B.C and 1300s affect Central Asia? (WG.20B)
It spread technology and religion.
It spread ideas.
It was a trade route for transporting goods.
All other answers.
The Soviet nuclear tests ended in 1989 (WG.20B)
And now everything is back to normal.
But resulted in an increase in the rates of Leukemia, thyroid cancer, birth defects, and mental illness.
but the harmful effects of radiation will soon end.
And the health problems have been taken care of with advanced technology.
______________________ is an economic system involving government ownership of some large industries and high taxation to provide extensive public services, with examples that include Sweden and France. WG.11B
Free enterprise/market economy
Communism/command economy
Socialist economy
Traditional economy
*What factor would likely encourage a multinational corporation to locate its manufacturing operations in a less developed country? WG.11C
A more educated workforce
Lower labor costs
Stricter workplace safety regulations
Greater ethnic diversity
A primary function of the Erie Canal as well as major American railroad lines was to WG.11C
Allow farmers and ranchers to ship their goods to consumers
Stimulate the growth of manufacturing
Allow growth of tertiary economic activity
Reduce American dependence on imported goods
The improvements in containerships – WG.20B
increase international trade.
increase the costs of shipping goods.
reduce the skill of labor required to transport goods.
Reduce the demand created for consumer products.
The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by – WG.20B
Expanding the importance of express shipping.
Increasing the importance of rail transportation.
Bringing consumers and producers into face-to-face contact.
Create more enclosed shopping malls.
