What is a benefit of GPS technology?
Consumers can use GPS to navigate their cars when traveling
Which type of biome has grasses and grazing animals, like goats, and develops in areas with some rainfall but not enough to support many trees?
The organization of Hinduism is based on what system?
Hereditary castes
The process of cultural divergence most often occurs when --
A society expands and some of its members settle in a new area
Geography
What is a direct effect of tectonic plate movement?
The physical topography of a mountainous region
Why have most Latin American immigrants come to the United States during the past two decades?
To seek greater economic opportunities
Iraq under Saddam Hussein would be classified as what type of government?
Dictatorship
What is a view held in traditional Japanese culture?
It is important to spend time in nature
What is Miss Ferrero's room number?
C202
During the winter months (December-February) in Texas, which hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?
Southern
Followers of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share what belief?
Monotheism
A study of population distribution around the world today would show that most people live near what physical feature?
Oceans and other major sources of water
Which resource has most contributed to China's role as an important world power, influencing international relations in the twenty-first century?
The world's largest population
How old is Miss Ferrero?
24, turning 25 this Saturday!
What invention has had the greatest impact on the physical environment?
Invention of the internal combustion engine
How do we still see the impact of Spain's colonization of Latin America today?
Most of Latin America still practices Roman Catholicism and speaks Spanish
What has been the main reason for the surge in enlistment after 9/11?
Patriotism (pride in one's own country/national pride)
The development of democracy in India and the establishment of Portuguese as the official language of Brazil both indicate that European colonizers--?
Influenced the cultural regions under their control
What kind of pet does Miss Ferrero have?
Dog
Which process identifies the shift of major areas of human settlement from the countryside to towns and cities?
Urbanization
The Colombian Exchange introduced potatoes and corn to Europe. One major drawback of the Colombian Exchange was that --
Europeans introduced deadly diseases to the Americas
Why did the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 cause more devastation that the more severe earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1989?
Haitian buildings were not constructed to withstand seismic activity
Mrs. Smith's class is investigating the recent conflict between Chechenen nationalists and the Russian government in Chechnya. What real world challenge did this conflict present?
When should an ethnic minority be given its independence
Where is Miss Ferrero from?
Chicago