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100
All of the following Canadians would be allowed to vote EXCEPT
A) an 18-year old male.
B) an African-Canadian woman.
C) a man on an Indian reservation.
D) a prisoner serving a life sentence.
D) a prisoner serving a life sentence.
a prisoner serving a life sentence would NOT be allowed to vote in Canada. Canada has roughly the same voting rights as those in the United States.
100
According to the diagram showing the circular flow of goods and resources, where do businesses sell the goods and services they produce?
A) in the factor market
B) in the product market
C) in the capital market
D) in individual households
B)in the product market
Businesses sell the goods and services they produce in the product market. Individuals exchange money (income they have earned) for these goods and services. 
100
What is the name of the line of latitude represented by the letter C?
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Antarctic Circle
D) Arctic Circle
B) Tropic of Capricorn
100
The mid-1950s saw a migration from the industrial north east to the American south and southwest. This area people moved to is often called the
A) "Sun Belt."
B) "Smog Belt."
C) "Rust Belt."
D) "Bible Belt."
A) "Sun Belt."
The ‘Sun Belt’ saw significant demographic and economic growth in recent decades compared to the Rust Belt states of the Northeast and Midwest. 
100
What was the GREATEST impact of the Panama Canal?
A) The economic power of the United States was greatly strengthened.
B) Spain went to war with the United States to gain control of the Canal.
C) It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
D) Revolutionaries in Panama began a decades-long uprising to drive out the United States.
C) It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
he completion of the Panama Canal cut the travel time from the ports on the east coast of the United States to the Pacific Ocean by roughly two weeks. This, in turn, resulted in lower transportation costs and lower costs of many consumer goods.
200
Why is the United States government a representative democracy?
A) People elect government officials to speak for them.
B) Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president.
C) The government is divided into three separate branches.
D) An executive cabinet provides advice on diplomatic issues.
A) People elect government officials to speak for them.
For example, people elect members of Congress; when Congress makes laws, they consider the needs and ideas of the people.
200
Which currency would you MOST LIKELY use as money in Mexico?
A) the Yen
B) the Peso
C) the Euro
D) the Pound
B) the Peso
You would most likely use the Peso as money in Mexico. The yen is Japanese currency. The euro is European currency. The pound is British currency.
200
Which of these lines represents the Equator?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
B) 2
The Equator is represented by line 2 on the map. The Equator has a measurement of 0° and is the imaginary dividing line between the North and South Poles.
200
"The Great Migration" of the 20th century could best be described as
A) a mass movement of political refugees from Asia.
B) the political refugees from Cuba and Latin America.
C) the waves of immigrant from eastern and central Europe.
D) a movement of southern African Americans to the West and North.
D) a movement of southern African Americans to the West and North.
The movement of southern African Americans to the West and North took place from the 1890s and lasting well into the 1970s because of increased job opportunities in those areas compared with job opportunities in the American south.
200
Volcanic activity and earthquakes are both part of what concept?
A) Erosion
B) Weathering
C) Plate tectonics
D) Wind and water currents
C) Plate tectonics
Plate tectonics is the concept that describes the Earth's surface as a spherical puzzle. When the pieces of the Earth's surface, called plates, move, the result is often volcanic activity or earthquakes.
300
The construction of which monument was officially denied in 1889 when Brazil mandated the separation of church and state?
A) Tikal
B) Itaipu Dam
C) Machu Picchu
D) Christ the Redeemer
D) Christ the Redeemer
Funding for the construction of the monument came from Brazil's Catholic community.
300
In the United States, after this tractor was manufactured, how was it decided WHO would get it?
A) The people who need it most are the ones who get it.
B) The tractor was purchased by people who could afford to purchase it.
C) The United States Department of Agriculture held a lottery to give the tractors away.
D) The people who own the company that made the tractor held a lottery to give the tractors away.
B) The tractor was purchased by people who could afford to purchase it.
In a market economy, people who can afford to purchase a product are generally the ones who get the product. This is not the same thing as people who need the product: sometimes people who really need a product may not be able to afford to purchase it.
300
Which number represents the Arctic Ocean
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
B) 3
The number 3 represents the Arctic Ocean. It lies on the pole opposite from number 5, the Antarctic Ocean (the Southern Ocean).
300
If you lived in an urban area, which way of making a living would make the MOST sense?
A) working as a farmer
B) working as a banker
C) working as a cattle rancher
D) working as a deep-sea fisherman
B) working as a banker
If you lived in an urban area, working as a banker would make the MOST sense. It would be hard to be a farmer, cattle rancher, or deep sea fisherman in an urban area, since "urban" basically means "the big city."
300
The GREATEST impact of the Columbian Exchange was
A) the annual storage of crops for native peoples.
B) the transport of slaves from the Americas to Africa.
C) the spread of new diseases, which led to vaccinations.
D) the transfer of plants, people, and ideas between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
D) the transfer of plants, people, and ideas between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Maize along with the potato, the horse, and sugarcane transformed the social and economic life of people around the world
400
- Most of the means of production in Cuba are owned and run by the government
- Most of the labor force is employed by the state and government
- Cuba imports more than 80% of its food, which it then rations to the public.
Cuba's economy could BEST be described as being mostly a ___ Economy.
A) Command
B) Market
C) Mixed
D) Traditional
A) Command
Command economy describes the Cuban economy. The government owns the means of production and rations most basic needs to the people. The control the wages and the labor force of the majority of the population.
400
Which of these is the BEST definition of a "market economy"?
A) goods are sold in large stores
B) prices are determined by buyers and sellers
C) the government decides what can be sold in stores
D) the government decides how much something will cost
B) prices are determined by buyers and sellers
In a market economy prices are determined by buyers and sellers. When a person or business makes a product, they set the price. If buyers like the price, they'll buy it. If they do not, the sellers will find a way to sell it for less.
400
What geographic coordinates do you use to determine absolute location?
A) Left and Right
B) North and South
C) Latitude and Longitude
D) Equator and Prime Meridian
C) Latitude and Longitude
Latitude and Longitude are the geographical coordinates used to determine absolute location. A GPS can help someone identify their absolute location.
400
Which area would be most likely to have the SMALLEST population?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
The region labeled A would be most likely to have the lowest population. This is the area of the Amazon River and the rainforest that surrounds it.
400
35) "Slash-and-burn" was a method that early humans used for what purpose?
A) agriculture
B) metallurgy
C) transportation
D) writing
A) agriculture
"Slash-and-burn" techniques were used in early agriculture. It involves cutting down and burning existing plants and trees to make land for farming. It is generally associated with subsistence farming, meaning growing enough food to survive.
500
What was the primary subject of the 1990s treaty between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico?
A) immigration
B) ending drug smuggling
C) reduction of nuclear weapons
D) free trade between the three countries
D) free trade between the three countries
NAFTA stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement and went into effect in 1994. (Now USMCA)
500
What kind of tax is added to the price of a good that is imported from a foreign country, such as your new iPhone that was made in China?
A) excise
B) property
C) sales
D) tariff
D) tariff
A tariff is an import tax that is added to the price of a good that is imported from a foreign country. It is a protective type of tax that is intended to protect goods and services made in the home country by keeping cheap foreign goods from flooding the market.
500
A global positioning system (GPS) gets its information from
A) sensors.
B) satellites.
C) thematic maps.
D) reference maps.
B) satellites.
A global positioning system (GPS) obtains location information from satellites orbiting Earth. This information can be used to determine a precise location and the precise distance between two points. It can also be used for navigational purposes.
500
Which letter represents an "equatorial" climate region?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
C) C
A climate that is "equatorial" is sometimes called a "tropical" climate. They are found along the equator, so that would mean that the correct answer is "C."
500
- very cold temperatures
- 10"-15" precipitation annually
- permafrost prevents much plant life
- found mostly in Canada and Russia
What kind of climate is being described here?
A) Arid
B) Highland
C) Subarctic
D) Tundra
D) Tundra