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IA #2 World Geography Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most basic form of farming, usually run by a family who work their own land?

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Commercial farming

2.
Who were the earliest humans?
a)
Hunter gatherers
b)
Farmers
c)
Cobblers
d)
Bakers
3.

Commercial Farming is done to make money.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Which of these would be considered a physical geographic barrier that could cause cultural diversity?

a)

Plains and sparsely populated forest

b)

Mountain barriers and deserts

c)

Shallow rivers and fertile soil

d)

Fertile Soil and Shallow valleys

5.

An example of diffusion of disease through globalization is.

a)

Connection of people through travel and international trade

b)

The mutation of the flu virus every year

c)

Effect of the pandemic on the economy

d)

Separation of people due to natural barriers

6.

Seasons are a result of the relationship between the earth and the ______.

a)

Moons gravitational pull

b)

Pluto's orbit

c)

Suns proximity to earth

d)

Strength of the force

7.

Biomes are a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which biome is the map showing?

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Boreal Forests

9.

A tropical hurricane is caused by very rapid evaporation of warm ocean water in the late summer months.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What causes Earthquakes

a)

Magma pressing up against the earths crust

b)

Pressure from increased ocean mass

c)

tectonic plates scraping against each other

d)

Industrial chemicals leaking into the earths crust

11.

A traditional economy is an economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and services the economy produces.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Family members engaging in the tobacco industry is an example of the culture of what type of economy?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Tradition Economy

c)

Market Economy

13.

What type of graph would I use to map out the population based on gender?

a)

Line graph

b)

Bar graph

c)

Population Pyramid graph

d)

Climate graph

14.

Based on the graph below, what statement is accurate about the UK?

a)

Population pyramid has most people in the 30 to 39 age range, with numbers decreasing sharply after 55

b)

Average temperature peaks in July and August at 23°C. Rainfall happens all year round, peaking in October at 63 mm

c)

Primary industries have declined since pre-industrial times. Secondary industries peaked in industrial times.

15.

Why do farmers like to use genetically modified crops that keep insects from eating them is…

a)

It promotes diversity in the biome

b)

it reduces the use of chemicals to kill insects

c)

it promotes the growth of plants natural to the area

d)

Guarantees lower production of all crops

16.

One argument in favor of reclaiming rain water for crops is that

a)

A. It creates swamp land for alligators

b)

It creates good butterfly habitats

c)

It uses less water from unrenewable resources

d)

It is cheaper for farmers to use than other sources

17.

Based on the timeline, what might be geographic advantages Dallas had that has led to it’s earlier advancement?

a)

It is further east and therefore closer to other areas of development

b)

It has less rain fall to interfere with its development

c)

It gained more military resources

d)

It is closer to the state capital and therefore gained more resources for development

18.

What are aspects that describe developing nations?

a)

Income is higher than in Newly Industrialized nations

b)

An increase in service-sector jobs from other nations

c)

They do not rely on export cash crops

d)

Lower birth rate than More Developed nations

19.

A planter in Honduras has wet and warm weather year around. Another farmer in Iowa has warm temperate summers, but cold and dry winters. How does this effect what they plant?

a)

In Honduras they grow wheat and in Iowa they will grow oranges

b)

In Honduras they grow bananas and Iowa they grow corn

c)

In Honduras they grow cotton and in Iowa they grow

d)

In Honduras they grow potatoes and in Iowa they grow potatoes

20.

Using the two maps above, which time period is most likely represented by the map to the left?

a)

Pre-Columbian

b)

Colonial

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Modern Era

21.

Life expectancy will most likely be prolonged for people living in which?

a)

A. More Developed countries

b)

B. Less Developed countries

c)

C. Newly Industrialized countries

d)

Both A and B

22.

During Hurricane Katrina massive floods happened due to levy failures. What best explains why this was so damaging?

a)

A. Humans have moved into areas that are below sea level

b)

Hurricanes have damaged the ecosystem

c)

Humans have exposed new areas for settlement

d)

Humans have exposed uplifting soil and it eroded away

23.

How does geography affect migration?

a)

People have to go around mountain ranges People will move

b)

quicker up and down rivers

c)

Deserts will block migration

d)

All of the above

24.

What country would have more of a traditional economy?

a)

Kenya

b)

United States

c)

Former Soviet Union

d)

Mexico

25.

What is a Free Trade Zone?

a)

an area within which goods may be moved without the intervention of the customs authorities

b)

An area where goods can be moved at no cost to anyone

c)

An area with heavy government involvement in trade An area

d)

where you can trade you welfare for housing

26.

Government chooses what is produced in what type of economy

a)

Traditional

b)

Free Market

c)

Command

d)

Socialist

27.

What is subsistence farming?

a)

Farming enough for your entire village

b)

Farming enough to sell to grocery stores

c)

Farming enough for trade with other countries

d)

Farming enough to feed your family

28.

What is the difference between a commercial industry and cottage industry?

a)

Commercial industry sends to warehouses, cottage industries sells to manufacturers

b)

Commercial industry sends to warehouses, cottage industry is done in the home

c)

Cottage industry sends to warehouses, commercial industries is done in the home

d)

Cottage industry could support a village

29.

What technology has changed the manufacturing world and the skills that workers need?

a)

Tractors

b)

Economics

c)

Computers

d)

Airplanes

30.

Throughout history, people have lived on beaches and in caves, in rainforests and deserts, along rivers and on the coast. What does this diversity in human history tell us about people and how they live?

a)

People can adapt to many different physical surroundings.

b)

People prefer to live in isolation from each other.

c)

People organize similar forms of government.

d)

People follow similar occupations in very different regions.

31.

Which characteristic do countries belonging to the European Union (EU) have in common?

a)

They supported the war in Iraq.

b)

They were allied during World War II.

c)

They are located on the same continent.

d)

They once belonged to the communist bloc

32.

Which words complete the sentence below?

________ regions are defined by economic activities, while ________ regions are defined by human attitudes.

a)

perceptual ... functional

b)

functional ... perceptual

c)

political ... physical

d)

functional ... physical

33.

Which of the following would be considered a pull factor in human migration?

a)

lower land costs

b)

unfavorable climate

c)

unstable government

d)

none of the above

34.

People migrate for a variety of reasons. They are usually categorized as push and pull factors. Which of the following is a pull factor?

a)

religious persecution

b)

political stability

c)

unemployment

d)

natural disasters

35.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
36.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
religious freedom
b)
a drought or famine
c)
 job opportunities
d)
a fair government
37.
Which of the following is NOT a Pull factor?
a)
freedom
b)
entertainment
wealth
c)
entertainment
d)
poverty
38.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
39.
Juan decides to move to the United States because he is a carpenter and there is a high demand for those type of jobs.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
40.
Cindy lives in a country that has had civil war break out.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
41.
Better employment opportunities in cities
a)
Economic reason for moving
b)
Social reason for moving
c)
Political reason for moving
d)
Environmental reason for moving
42.
War is a _______ reason to move
a)
Social
b)
Environmental
c)
Economic
d)
Political
43.
Better educational opportunities
a)
Environmental reason
b)
Economic reason
c)
Social reason
d)
Political reason
44.
A formal region is:
a)
derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
b)
an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
c)
nonexistent in developing nations.
d)
an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.
45.
The south is an example of which type of region?
a)
Perceptual
b)
nodal
c)
functional
d)
formal
46.
The division of the U.S. into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a:
a)
climatic region.
b)
formal region.
c)
functional region.
d)
vernacular region.
47.
Which is NOT an example of a functional region?
a)
the circulation area of a newspaper.
b)
the area of dominance of a local television station.
c)
the market area of a supermarket.
d)
the area dominated by a particular crop.
48.
Which is NOT an example of a formal region?
a)
Corn Belt
b)
Tokyo
c)
Fairfax County, Virginia
d)
Grand Central Terminal
49.

Which type of region does this image of a pizza delivery zone depict?

a)

Functional

b)

Perceptual

c)

Formal

50.

Which economy is family/agricultural based?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

mixed

d)

command

51.

Which economy is government owned?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

mixed

d)

command

52.

Which economy is a mix of all 3 other types?

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

mixed

d)

command

53.

A higher GDP means a country is producing more stuff than other countries

a)

yes

b)

no

54.

The level of wealth and material comfort people have compared to others

a)

supply & demand

b)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

c)

standard of living

55.

something a country buys from another country

a)

import

b)

export

56.

Sometimes countries import the same things they export because it can be cheaper /better made.

a)

yes

b)

no