Borders and Boundaries
The Mississippi River forms the borders between several U.S. states. This is a:
A) Geometric boundary B) Cultural boundary C) Natural boundary D) Religious boundary
C) Natural boundary
A person who leaves the country of their birth to move to another country is an:
A) Immigrant B) Emigrant C) Refugee D) Urbanite
B) Emigrant
Coal miners perform which type of economic activity?
A) Primary B) Secondary C) Tertiary D) Quaternary
A) Primary
Which international body oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes?
A) UN B) NATO C) WTO D) GDP
C) WTO
Ernest Burgess based his concentric zone model on which city?
A) New York B) Chicago C) Istanbul D) Los Angeles
B) Chicago
Britain divided India to create Pakistan, putting Muslims in one and Hindus in the other. This created a:
A) Natural boundary B) Geometric boundary C) Cultural boundary D) Strategic boundary
C) Cultural boundary
Better jobs and religious freedom are examples of:
A) Push factors B) Pull factors C) Doubling factors D) Density factors
B) Pull factors
Using iron to assemble a car is which type of activity?
A) Primary B) Tertiary C) Quaternary D) Secondary
D) Secondary
Which alliance is built on collective defense, meaning a member may use its military to defend another member if attacked?
A) WTO B) NATO C) UN D) ASEAN
B) NATO
Harris and Ullman developed which 1945 model?
A) Sector model B) Concentric zone model C) Multiple nuclei model D) Central place theory
C) Multiple nuclei model
Geometric boundaries, like those between Libya, Egypt, and Algeria, are often a problem because they:
A) Always follow rivers B) Do not account for natural and cultural features C) Only divide religions D) Can never change
B) Do not account for natural and cultural features
When the annual death rate is greater than the annual birthrate, as in Hungary and Germany, it is called:
A) Population stability B) Urbanization C) Negative population growth D) Rapid growth
C) Negative population growth
Which type of activity involves processing, managing, and distributing information?
A) Tertiary B) Quaternary C) Primary D) Secondary
B) Quaternary
Any violent and destructive act meant to scare a people or a government is:
A) Nationalism B) Geopolitics C) Terrorism D) Socialism
C) Terrorism
An edge city that developed around a shopping mall or highway interchange, like Pasadena, California, is called a:
A) Greenfield B) Uptown C) Boomer D) Ghost town
C) Boomer
The February 1848 treaty ending the war between Mexico and the United States gave the U.S. large parts of the Southwest, including which present-day state?
A) Louisiana B) Florida C) California D) Alaska
C) California
A country has negative population growth. Which is a likely result?
A) It has too many workers
B) It encourages immigration or gives out temporary work permits to find enough workers
C) The amount of farmland increases
D) Its population pyramid is mostly infants
B) It encourages immigration or gives out temporary work permits to find enough workers
Which statement correctly matches a development level to its main economic activity?
A) More developed countries: most people work in service or information industries
B) Less developed countries: most people work in manufacturing
C) Newly industrialized countries: most people work in information industries
D) More developed countries: most people do subsistence farming
A) More developed countries: most people work in service or information industries
The early-1990s U.S.-Canada agreement on acid rain shows that treaties can:
A) Start wars B) Help countries share resources and resolve conflicts C) Create geometric boundaries D) Raise tariffs
B) Help countries share resources and resolve conflicts
According to the multiple nuclei model, why are heavy industry and high-income housing rarely in the same neighborhood?
A) Activities that do not go well together avoid each other
B) Both require an international airport
C) Cities grow only in rings
D) Laws forbid it
A) Activities that do not go well together avoid each other
Which situation is MOST likely to cause a boundary dispute?
A) Two countries sign an agreement to reduce acid rain
B) A river forms the border between two states
C) One state claims territory because it wants the resources of a neighboring state
D) The United Nations holds a meeting
Hint: Disputes come from claims over territory
C) One state claims territory because it wants the resources of a neighboring state
A country's birthrate equals its death rate, yet its population still grows. What is the most likely explanation?
A) Immigration B) Emigration C) A longer doubling time D) Negative population growth
A) Immigration
Why is international trade mostly limited to goods and services rather than capital and labor?
A) Capital and labor are easier to move inside a country than across countries
B) Tariffs only apply to labor
C) Goods cannot be produced with labor
D) Countries do not use capital
A) Capital and labor are easier to move inside a country than across countries
In 2000 the U.S. granted China full trading privileges, hoping trade might open China to democratic change. What happened the following year?
A) China became a democracy B) China joined NATO C) China was admitted to the WTO D) China left the UN
C) China was admitted to the WTO
Urban sprawl hurts communities in all of these ways EXCEPT:
A) It increases traffic
B) It destroys open space
C) It makes it hard for small local businesses to compete
D) It preserves the local character of the community
D) It preserves the local character of the community