Question 1

Ecological footprint is a method for estimating how much biologically productive land and sea are required to sustain a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Better educated people tend to want a stronger voice in how they are governed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Suppose that a country's population pyramid is truly pyramid shaped, with a wide band at the bottom and a much narrower band at the top. What is the best description of the population of this country?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are many more women than men in the country. 
B)  There are many more very young people than very old people in the country. 
C)  The country's total fertility rate is probably about 1.5. 
D)  The country is experiencing a low rate of migration. 
A)  There are many more women than men in the country. 
B)  There are many more very young people than very old people in the country. 
C)  The country's total fertility rate is probably about 1.5. 
D)  The country is experiencing a low rate of migration. B

Question 4

What religion spread to Africa and the North American continent as a result of European colonization?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What religion spread to Africa and the...

Question 5

The wealthiest area of a city tends to be the oldest part of the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Human geographers primarily study all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  economic practices. 
B)  social practices. 
C)  climate patterns. 
D)  cultural practices. 
A)  economic practices. 
B)  social practices. 
C)  climate patterns. 
D)  cultural practices.

Question 7

According to the textbook, which of the following is true about racial differences among humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Race has been used as justification for exploitation in many different regions of the world. 
B)  Racial markings are significant in explaining the internal biological differences among humans. 
C)  Racism originated in present-day England, and the ideas were spread through colonization. 
D)  Race determines the many different subspecies of the human race. 
A)  Race has been used as justification for exploitation in many different regions of the world. 
B)  Racial markings are significant in explaining the internal biological differences among humans. 
C)  Racism originated in present-day England, and the ideas were spread through colonization. 
D)  Race determines the many different subspecies of the human race.

Question 8

About 70percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere comes from _______________; the remainder comes from _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  animal flatulence; the use of fossil fuels 
B)  photosynthesis; animal flatulence 
C)  the use of fossil fuels; the loss of trees and other forest organisms 
D)  evaporated water pollutants; agricultural fertilizers 
A)  animal flatulence; the use of fossil fuels 
B)  photosynthesis; animal flatulence 
C)  the use of fossil fuels; the loss of trees and other forest organisms 
D)  evaporated water pollutants; agricultural fertilizers

Question 9

The observed higher temperatures of Earth's surface and climates in recent decades usually goes by the name of:

Accepted Answer

A)  climate change. 
B)  global warming. 
C)  greenhouse gases. 
D)  ecological footprint. 
A)  climate change. 
B)  global warming. 
C)  greenhouse gases. 
D)  ecological footprint.

Question 10

The 2007 spike in world corn prices was brought about by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a switch from corn production to wheat production. 
B)  the increase in global prices of oil. 
C)  speculation in alternative energy sources. 
D)  decreased demand for corn as a food staple. 
A)  a switch from corn production to wheat production. 
B)  the increase in global prices of oil. 
C)  speculation in alternative energy sources. 
D)  decreased demand for corn as a food staple.

Question 11

Which of the following relationships is accounted for in the rate of natural increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  birth rates and death rates in a given population 
B)  immigrants and emigrants to and from a given population 
C)  death of infants per 1000 born 
D)  newborn infants and migrants added to a population in a given year 
A)  birth rates and death rates in a given population 
B)  immigrants and emigrants to and from a given population 
C)  death of infants per 1000 born 
D)  newborn infants and migrants added to a population in a given year

Question 12

A likely result of polar ice caps melting is:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased wildlife at the North and South Poles. 
B)  increased lake and stream size on the continents. 
C)  increased marine life closer to the equator. 
D)  a higher sea level. 
A)  increased wildlife at the North and South Poles. 
B)  increased lake and stream size on the continents. 
C)  increased marine life closer to the equator. 
D)  a higher sea level.

Question 13

The different ways of modeling the spherical shape of the Earth on flat paper are called:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The different ways of modeling the spherical...

Question 14

Data indicate that the twentieth century was the warmest century in 600 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The population pyramid for a population that is getting younger would be wider at the bottom than at the top.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Pangaea hypothesis proposes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the early indigenous Pangaea people of the North American continent once ruled the world. 
B)  life originated on the moon (then called Pangaea) and was brought to Earth on particles during a meteor shower. 
C)  all continents were once joined in a single content called Pangaea. 
D)  Earth was originally covered with the Pangaea Ocean before the continents rose out of the water. 
A)  the early indigenous Pangaea people of the North American continent once ruled the world. 
B)  life originated on the moon (then called Pangaea) and was brought to Earth on particles during a meteor shower. 
C)  all continents were once joined in a single content called Pangaea. 
D)  Earth was originally covered with the Pangaea Ocean before the continents rose out of the water.

Question 17

Transcultural means:

Accepted Answer

A)  proselytizing. 
B)  changing genders 
C)  secular. 
D)  changing cultures. 
A)  proselytizing. 
B)  changing genders 
C)  secular. 
D)  changing cultures.

Question 18

An unintended effect of a society's preference for boys over girls can be:

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer artists in the society. 
B)  a loss of family traditions. 
C)  a weakened educational system. 
D)  a shortage of marriageable women. 
A)  fewer artists in the society. 
B)  a loss of family traditions. 
C)  a weakened educational system. 
D)  a shortage of marriageable women.

Question 19

The largest producer of total greenhouse gas emissions is:

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  Japan. 
A)  China. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  Japan.

Question 20

What term describes rainfall that is caused by the interaction of large air masses of different temperatures and densities?

Accepted Answer

A)  orographic precipitation 
B)  shadow precipitation 
C)  convergence precipitation 
D)  frontal precipitation 
A)  orographic precipitation 
B)  shadow precipitation 
C)  convergence precipitation 
D)  frontal precipitation

Ecological footprint is a method for estimating how much biologically productive land and sea are required to sustain a person.

Better educated people tend to want a stronger voice in how they are governed.

Suppose that a country's population pyramid is truly pyramid shaped, with a wide band at the bottom and a much narrower band at the top. What is the best description of the population of this country?

What religion spread to Africa and the North American continent as a result of European colonization?

The wealthiest area of a city tends to be the oldest part of the city.

Human geographers primarily study all of the following EXCEPT:

According to the textbook, which of the following is true about racial differences among humans?

About 70percent of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere comes from _; the remainder comes from ___.

The observed higher temperatures of Earth's surface and climates in recent decades usually goes by the name of:

The 2007 spike in world corn prices was brought about by:

Which of the following relationships is accounted for in the rate of natural increase?

A likely result of polar ice caps melting is:

The different ways of modeling the spherical shape of the Earth on flat paper are called:

Data indicate that the twentieth century was the warmest century in 600 years.

The population pyramid for a population that is getting younger would be wider at the bottom than at the top.

The Pangaea hypothesis proposes that:

Transcultural means:

An unintended effect of a society's preference for boys over girls can be:

The largest producer of total greenhouse gas emissions is:

What term describes rainfall that is caused by the interaction of large air masses of different temperatures and densities?

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

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Ecological footprint is a method for estimating how much biologically productive land and sea are required to sustain a person.

Better educated people tend to want a stronger voice in how they are governed.

Suppose that a country's population pyramid is truly pyramid shaped, with a wide band at the bottom and a much narrower band at the top. What is the best description of the population of this country?

What religion spread to Africa and the North American continent as a result of European colonization?

The wealthiest area of a city tends to be the oldest part of the city.

Human geographers primarily study all of the following EXCEPT:

According to the textbook, which of the following is true about racial differences among humans?

About 70percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere comes from _______________; the remainder comes from _________________.

The observed higher temperatures of Earth's surface and climates in recent decades usually goes by the name of:

The 2007 spike in world corn prices was brought about by:

Which of the following relationships is accounted for in the rate of natural increase?

A likely result of polar ice caps melting is:

The different ways of modeling the spherical shape of the Earth on flat paper are called:

Data indicate that the twentieth century was the warmest century in 600 years.

The population pyramid for a population that is getting younger would be wider at the bottom than at the top.

The Pangaea hypothesis proposes that:

Transcultural means:

An unintended effect of a society's preference for boys over girls can be:

The largest producer of total greenhouse gas emissions is:

What term describes rainfall that is caused by the interaction of large air masses of different temperatures and densities?

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters

About 70percent of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere comes from _; the remainder comes from ___.