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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the population pyramid, which services are probably in greatest demand in Mexico today?

a)

Childcare and schools

b)

Nursing homes for the aged

c)

Television programs for people 50 to 59 years old

d)

Financial advice for people retiring at 65 years old

2.

Which conclusion is best supported by a comparison of these two photographs?

a)

some physical features are too difficult for humans to modify

b)

humans sometimes modify their environment to allow travel and the movement of goods

c)

it is generally easier for humans to transport goods by water than by land

d)

stone provides a better construction material than steel

3.

How can Las Vegas better support its population?

a)

A. Create a more diverse economy

b)

B. Develop ways to increase its water supply

c)

C. Improve transportation infrastructure

d)

D. Mechanize agricultural production to limit irrigation

4.

According to the maps above, the Panama Canal and Suez Canal are similar in that both

a)

shortened shipping routes between major bodies of water

b)

were built by the British to expand their empire

c)

replaced the Silk road as the World's biggest trade route

d)

directly connect the atlantic and pacific ocean

5.

Where did early civilization first settle by?

a)

A. Rivers

b)

B. Mountains

c)

C. Cost Lines

d)

D. Wherever they wanted

6.

Which push factor is causing Syrians to leave their country during a war?

a)

A. Lack of stability and safety

b)

B. Better economic opportunities

c)

C. Environmental disasters

d)

D. More social freedoms in neighboring countries

7.

According to the pyramid, in 2030 the population of Florida will have

a)

Fewer people eligible for social security

b)

Fewer school age children 5-9 years old

c)

a decline in the total papulation

d)

a decline in the number of females 70 and older

8.

Why are Central Latin Americans leaving their home country?

a)

A. Violence

b)

B. Political Corruption

c)

C. Poor Economic Opportunities

d)

D. All of the above.

9.

What push factor had the greatest impact on the migration of the people listed?

a)

A. Environmental

b)

B. Economic

c)

C. Political

d)

D. Cultural

10.

Certain states in the United States grow specific crops during the year. What is this an example of?

a)

Adapt

b)

Depend

c)

Modify

d)

None of the above

11.

How do Natural Disasters affect migration?

a)

A. People get displaced, have to move out and seek shelter somewhere else.

b)

B. People are not affected

c)

C. People choose to remain at their house

d)

D. None of the above

12.

Select the answer that describes how England changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

A. Rural areas grew as more jobs in urban areas became available.

b)

B. The amount of goods manufactured in factories declined.

c)

C. Economies were negatively transformed to decrease individuals' wealth.

d)

D. Work being done at home by hand in cottage industries moved to work being done in factories.

13.

What major benefit is associated with the technology shown in the photograph?

a)

A. By detecting sunken ships.

b)

B. Improved ability of the ship to maneuver through the rough water to deliver pilots to cargo ships.

c)

C. Increasing the ability to measure water depth.

d)

D. Using radar detection to track bottlenose dolphins.

14.

What attracted Central Latin Americans to the United States?

a)

A. Violence

b)

B. Political Corruption

c)

C. Economic Opportunities

d)

D. All of the above.

15.

Creating a Dam, is this an example of?

a)

Adapt

b)

Depend

c)

Modify

d)

Destroy

16.

What is a likely argument for the use of recycled plastics in consumer goods?

a)

A. Less plastic material will end up in oceans and landfills.

b)

B. Plastics can be used to power electricity.

c)

C. Less risk of radiation to humans.

d)

D. More land available for grazing livestock.

17.

Relying on the over flow of the Nile River in Egypt to grow crops is an example of?

a)

Adapt

b)

Depend

c)

Modify

d)

None of the Above

18.

Which concept is best illustrated by these examples?

a)

Human cultures are shaped by the physical environments in which they develop

b)

Civilization depends on the farmers who grow surplus crops

c)

Most forms of primitive art are closely relate to religious beliefs

d)

Human culture is greatly affected by a society's level of technology