Pack Your Bags—We’re Outta Here!
War forces families to leave their country. Is this a push factor or a pull factor?
Push factor.
What term describes how many people live within a given area?
Population density.
Which automobile maker became famous for using a moving assembly line to produce cars?
Henry Ford.
What is the clearing or removal of forests called?
Deforestation.
Cheap land and better jobs attract people to a new country. Are these push factors or pull factors?
Pull factors.
Which describes the countryside: rural or urban? Which describes a city?
Rural means countryside; urban means city.
How did Ford’s assembly line benefit car buyers?
It allowed more cars to be produced at a lower price.
What process turns productive land into dry, degraded land?
Desertification.
Name two things the Spanish introduced that changed life for Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
Horses and firearms.
Give two characteristics commonly found in places with high population density.
Tall buildings and expensive land.
How did television and satellites change communication?
They allowed information and broadcasts to reach people across great distances more quickly.
Give one argument in favor of fracking.
It can boost the economy or reduce dependence on foreign oil and natural gas.
How can foreign trade change a region’s culture? Give one example.
Trade spreads foods, clothing, ideas, and customs—for example, people enjoying foods from other countries.
Why might settlers build a town in a long, narrow line along a river or road?
To give people access to transportation, water, or trade.
How can dams help farmers protect their crops?
They can control flooding and store water for irrigation.
Give one argument against fracking.
It can contaminate drinking water or damage the environment.
A family’s crops fail, and they move to another country offering good farmland. Identify the push factor and the pull factor. Push: crop failure.
Pull: good farmland in the new country.
Give two reasons geographers study population trends.
To understand where people are moving and predict needs for housing, jobs, or services.
How did improved farming and health care help the world’s population grow?
More reliable food supplies and fewer deaths allowed more people to survive and live longer.
Name one disadvantage of building a dam and one action governments can take to protect the environment.
A dam can flood habitats or disrupt fish migration; governments can enforce pollution laws or protect natural areas.