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Chp. 4 W. GEOGRAPHY

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and a culture is called a ____________.

a)

ethnic group

b)

society

c)

cultural hearth

d)

culture

2.

What is an economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by demand from consumers?

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

acculturation

3.

Which religion was created around A.D. 610, when an Arabian merchant named Muhammad reported that an angel had brought him a message from God? This religion has two main groups called Sunni and Shia.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

4.

What term is used to refer to the basic support systems that a nation needs to keep its economy running smoothly?

a)

markety economy

b)

command economy

c)

infrastructure

d)

acculturation

5.

Which major religion is based on the teachings of Jesus. This religion has more than 2 billion followers who believe Jesus is the Son of God.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

6.

What term refers to the creation, or invention, of a new system to fulfill a societal need?

a)

cultural convergence

b)

GNP

c)

diffusion

d)

innovation

7.

Resources that can be replaced through natural processes (i.e. trees, seafood, water, etc) are called (a)   resources.

8.

What religion is the oldest monotheistic religion dating back more than 4,000 years? It is the religion of the Jewish people.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

9.

What term refers to the number of organisms a piece of land can support?

a)

population capacity

b)

carrying capacity

c)

population density

d)

none of these are correct

10.

What term refers to one society's acceptance and adoption of a custom or innovation created by another society?

a)

command economy

b)

mixed economy

c)

infrastructure

d)

acculturation

11.

There are four types of economic systems in the world - Mixed economy, Market economy, Command economy and ______________.

a)

Socialist economy

b)

Theocratic economy

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Barter economy

12.

This type of belief is in divine forces of nature - where everything in nature has a spirit.

a)

animistic

b)

monotheistic

c)

polytheistic

d)

theocratic

13.

What term refers to the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior between and among societies?

a)

cultural convergence

b)

cultural divergence

c)

diffusion

d)

innovation

14.

What is an economic system in which the government plans and determines the production of goods and services?

a)

traditional economy

b)

command economy

c)

market economy

d)

mixed economy

15.

What term could be applied to the popularity of American-based fast food franchises in the developing world?

a)

GNP

b)

innovation

c)

GDP

d)

cultural convergence

16.

What term is used to measure the total annual value of all goods and services produced by a nation's businesses and industries?

a)

diffusion

b)

GNP

c)

infrastructure

d)

divergence

17.

Versions of the same language but the sound may differ due to changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes is called _________________.

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

French-Creole

d)

dialect

18.

Of all the major religions which one is the oldest? This religion believes in many gods and believes in reincarnation.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Sikhism

d)

Hinduism

19.

A country is considered __________________ when it is surrounded by other land and with no direct outlet to the sea.

a)

landlocked

b)

peninsula

c)

exurbs

d)

suburbs

20.

What word describes the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group?

a)

ethnic group

b)

society

c)

cultural hearth

d)

culture

21.

The dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result is called _________________.

a)

exurbs

b)

suburbs

c)

rural

d)

urbanization

22.

Resources that cannot be replaced once they have been removed from the ground are called ____________________ resources.

a)

renewable

b)

un-renewable

c)

non-renewable

d)

inexhaustive

23.

What term refers to the average number of people who live in a measurable area, such as a square mile?

a)

population density

b)

population capacity

c)

carrying capacity

d)

none of these are correct

24.

Which of the following is NOT a type of economic system?

a)

Command economy

b)

Mixed Command economy

c)

Market economy

d)

Mixed economy

25.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 economic activities?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Qualitative

e)

Quarternary

26.

Primary activities include all of the following jobs except _______________?

a)

Lumberjack

b)

Farmer

c)

Taxi Driver

d)

Fisherman

27.

All of the following factors help create a nation's sense of unity and patriotism except for __________?

a)

Common language

b)

Traditions & holidays

c)

Regional differences

d)

Type of government & economy

e)

Shared customs

28.

Which type of economic system do communist governments have?

a)

Mixed

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Command

29.

In this type of economic system goods and services are traded without the exchange of money.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

30.

What does the rate of natural increase measure?

a)

rate at which population is decreasing

b)

average fertility rate of a nation

c)

rate at which population is increasing

d)

average birth rate of a nation

31.

Which of the following is NOT a pull factor?

a)

better economic opportunities

b)

favorable climate

c)

uninhabitable land

d)

stable political situation

32.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

fossil fuels

b)

petroleum

c)

gold & silver

d)

seafood

33.

Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource?

a)

Wind energy

b)

Timber

c)

Solar power

d)

Coal