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Prentice Hall: World Geography
Unit 2: Test Review
1. All the following are different types of tertiary economic activities:
a. Doctor
b. Waitress
c. Police officer
2. Water, Forests, and wildlife are renewable resources because they can continually be
replenished by nature.
3. The sun is our most important renewable energy source.
4. All the following are secondary economic activities:
a. Processing food
b. Making paper from wood
c. Making cloth from cotton plants
5. The average per capita GDP of a nation refers to the total value of goods and services
produced in a year divided by the total population.
6. Nonrenewable resources were formed by geological forces in the earth’s crust over
millions of years.
7. All the following are accurate statements about cottage industries:
a. They are considered a secondary economic activity
b. They can be part of a subsistence economy
c. They usually involve making a product by hand.
8. In areas with volcanic activity geothermal energy is a possible alternative to fossil fuels.
9. Coal deposits are more widely distributed than oil reserves
10. Modern techniques and equipment has helped to make commercial farming in developed
countries more successful than subsistence farming in developing countries.
11. The peaks of the Rocky Mountains are higher and more jagged than the peaks of the
Appalachian Mountains because the Appalachians have been worn down by rain, ice, and
wind over time.
12. The Canadian Shield, a vast expanse of ancient rock, is located around the Hudson Bay.
13. The majority of the people in the United States and Canada live in or near urban centers.
14. All of the following are accurate statements about energy use in Canada:
a. Canada uses more electricity per capita than the United States
b. Canada is self-sufficient in its energy needs
c. Canada relies more on hydroelectricity than the United States
15. The climate of Canada is generally colder than that of the United States because Canada
is located farther north than the United States.
16. Most Canadians live within 200 miles of the United States.
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17. All the following influenced the economic development of the United States.
a. An abundance of land
b. Transportation technology
c. An economic system based on capitalism
18. The logging industry in the United States moved west when the forests of the east were
depleted.
19. The invention of the telegraph was important to the economic success of the United
States because it provided speedy communication across long distances.
20. In order to encourage farming in the Great Plains during the 1800’s, the government gave
parcels of land to settlers who agreed to farm.
21. An important part of the free enterprise system is the belief that individuals acting in their
own interest may also serve the interests of others.
22. While only a small percentage of the population works on farms, nearly half of the land is
devoted to agriculture.
23. Popular preference to warmer weather is the primary reason the South and the West have
increased in population over the recent years.
24. Industry and trade grew rapidly in the Northeast during the nineteenth century because
rivers provided transportation routes and water power for factories.
25. All the following are reasons why industries moved south from northern cities:
a. Land was cheaper in the South
b. Industrial plants were often newer, in better condition, and more efficient than
those in the North
c. Labor unions were less common in the South.
26. Family farms in the Midwest have been replaced by large farms for all the following
reasons:
a. Modern machinery
b. Push and pull migration factors
c. Increase in the yields of the harvest.
27. The Northeast became a leader in commerce because of its many rivers.
28. Industrial development in the South has been influenced primarily by the availability of
natural resources.
29. During the 1970’s the population of the South increased greatly because of job
opportunities that had moved south.
30. All the following are accurate statements about the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River
system:
a. They aided the growth of the industry in the Midwest.
b. They are still important trade routes today.
c. Cities connected by this transportation network are home to heavy manufacturing.
31. The Rain Shadow effect brings dry conditions to the leeward side of a mountain.
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32. Savanna is to Rain Forest as Steppe is to Desert
33. All the following factors demonstrate the similarities of the United States and Canada.
a. Religion
b. Ethnic background
c. Democracy
d. Pop culture
34. The best likelihood of violent thunderstorms is present in the Great Plains
35. The main reason for population growth in the United States is immigration.
36. Spain is the country most closely affiliated with Florida and southwestern portions of the
colonial United States.
37. High Tech is the word or phrase that best describes the present economies of the US and
Canada.
38. During the economic evolution of the United States farm size increased as technology
improved.
39. The Midwest part of Canada is culturally similar to Nebraska.
40. Most people living in western Canada are British Canadians.
41. In a unitary system of government key powers are held by the national government.
42. A monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen has chief control of the
state.
43. Cultural hearths are places where early centers of civilization influenced their
surroundings.
44. Communism is a command economy with very strict controls.
45. An absolute monarch has unlimited rule of the people.
46. Some of the factors that change cultures are trade, migration, and war.
47. The natural increase of a country is determined by subtracting the annual crude death rate
from the annual crude birth rate.
48. Conserving resources to ensure enough for future generations is called sustainability.
49. Missionaries from Spain were some of the first to come to the Americas.
50. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in the late 1800’s did all of the
following:
a. Increased cultural diffusion
b. Increased the speed of transportation
c. Facilitated the transfer of beef and produce
d. Further developed the communications network in the country
51. In a Free Market Economy individuals can operate and profit from business.
52. Prices in a market economy are based on what companies want to charge and what
people are willing to pay.
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53. Cultural differences affect the population distribution of Canada by separating the
majority of the country’s land area from the province of Quebec.
54. The US Bureau of Statistics defines a central county or counties with at least one
urbanized area of 50,000 or more, plus adjacent outlying counties with a large number of
residents that commute in as a metropolitan area.
55. Cartography is the science of map-making.
56. The movement about which geographers talk usually refers to people, goods, and ideas.
57. The building of dams and canals to irrigate desert regions is an example of the
geographic theme of human-environment interaction.
58. Converting land used for farming into land used for a housing development is an example
of human-environment interaction.
59. Some scientists theorize that global warming is the result of increased levels of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
60. Climate depends on such factors as an area’s elevation and latitude.
61. Since the US was once a British colony, English is the language spoken by the majority
of its inhabitants. This is an example of a cultural convergence.
62. In a mixed economy the free market and government jointly make economic decisions.
63. All of the following are nonrenewable resources vital to the energy supply and economy
of the United States:
a. Coal
b. Oil
c. Natural gas
64. Today the majority of the American population lives in or near a major city.
65. All major American cities during the first 50 years of independence were located along
the Atlantic Coast.
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