World Geography SOL Warmup Questions

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World Geography SOL Warmup Questions
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1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic
of human populations?A. Capital
resourcesB. GDPC. Male/Female
distributionD. Religion
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2. Which of the following factors influences
population distribution?A. ConflictsB. Infant
mortalityC. LanguageD. Life Expectancy
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3. Which of the following is a pull factor of
population migration?A. ConflictB. Land
availabilityC. Limits on personal
freedomsD. Natural hazards
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4. Which of the following is a push factor of
population migration?A. Arable landB. Cultural
traditionsC. Environmental degradationD. Politic
al freedom
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5. Which of the following factors has the LEAST
influence on population growth rates?A. Climate
B. EducationC. Government policyD. Role of
women in society
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6. Which of these best demonstrates the impact of
human migration on a region?A. Canada passing
laws to protect sealsB. Hinduism being the main
religion of IndiaC. Hong Kong being reunited
with China in 1997D. Spanish becoming the main
language of Latin America
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7. What is one provision of NAFTA (North American
Free Trade Agreement)?A. Blocking the entry of
goods from all other countries into member
nationsB. Mutual military support if member
nations are attackedC. Promise by member nations
to repay aid money to the United
StatesD. Reduction of tariffs between member
nations
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8. Spatial divisions areA. areas in outer space
controlled by different groups of people on
Earth.B. areas of a region separating groups at
war with each other.C. regions of the Earths
surface over which groups of people have
established control.D. vegetation and climate
zones.
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9. All of the following are examples of local
spatial divisions EXCEPTA. countries.B. electio
n districts.C. neighborhoods.D. school
districts.
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10. Which of the following is a major reason why
spatial divisions are formed at the local
level?A. to administer resources more
efficientlyB. to conduct war against enemy
nationsC. to eliminate world hungerD. to locate
new sources of oil
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11. ___ grew into a city because of its site on a
fall line.A. Damascus, SYRIAB. Hong Kong,
CHINAC. London, ENGLANDD. Richmond, VA.
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12. Which of the following locations is
INCORRECTLY compared with the situation that
caused it to grow into an important
city?A. Capetown, SOUTH AFRICA / resupply
station for shipsB. Istanbul, TURKEY / command
of straitsC. Mecca, SAUDI ARABIA / religious
pilgrimageD. Sacramento, CA / location on the
Silk Road
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13. All of the following are indicators of
economic development EXCEPTA. educational
achievement.B. GDP per capita.C. multilingual
population.D. urban/rural ration.
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14. All of the following illustrate widespread
(worldwide) marketing of products EXCEPTA. Fuji
camera film.B. Nike athletic products.C. Shoney
s restaurants.D. United Colors of Benetton
clothing.
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15. The European Union is mainly aA. defense
alliance.B. economic alliance.C. humanitarian
agency.D. peace-keeping organization.
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16. Automobile assembly illustrates ___ economic
activity.A. nominalB. primaryC. secondaryD. t
ertiary
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17. ___ is an example of a nation that has become
highly industrialized despite having limited
resources.A. BrazilB. GermanyC. JapanD. Unite
d States
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18. Which of the following is an effect of the
unequal distribution of resources?A. economic
unions breaking up B. fewer and fewer developed
nationsC. specialization in good and services
that a country can market for profitD. spread of
religious crusades
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19. Which of the following has the most negative
affect on a nations ability to exchange goods
with other nations?A. not being a member of the
European UnionB. being a landlocked
countryC. having extensive transportation and
communication networksD. being a member of the
Islamic World
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20. Which of the following is a characteristic of
most developing nations?A. a skilled
workforceB. high GDPC. lack of educationD. low
birth rates
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21. ___ has limited natural resources, but
produces services on a global scale.A. RussiaB.
SwitzerlandC. United KingdomD. United States
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22. Which of the following is an effect of
comparative advantage on international
trade?A. increased tertiary economic
activitiesB. less exportsC. less need for
skilled workersD. specialization and efficient
use of resources