Ch. 8 Cultural Geography

1. Which of the following conclusions can NOT be drawn from information on the map?

The attacks of September 11 involved the use of commercial airliners.

The attack on the Oklahoma City Federal Building occurred in 1995.

The World Trade Center was attacked once, prior to September 11.

Americans have been the targets of terrorist attacks on four different continents.

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

Explanation

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

2. One of the primary objectives of terrorists is to

Become wealthy.

Fight for the poor

Gain territory or change government policies

Achieve worldwide peace

NGS 8C.3 Evaluate the long-term effects of the human modification of ecosystems (e.g., how acid rain resulting from air pollution affects water bodies and forests and how depletion of the atmospheres ozone layer through the use of chemicals may affect the health of humans)

Explanation

NGS 8C.3 Evaluate the long-term effects of the human modification of ecosystems (e.g., how acid rain resulting from air pollution affects water bodies and forests and how depletion of the atmospheres ozone layer through the use of chemicals may affect the health of humans)

3. The Office of Homeland Security will

Lead a homeland defense force

Coordinate national efforts to protect against terrorism

Run airport security

Have agents stationed around the country

NGS 14.0 How human actions modify the physical environment

Explanation

NGS 14.0 How human actions modify the physical environment

4. Urban sprawl occurs in areas where

There is too little affordable housing.

Industry has moved from cities to suburban areas

Development increases without planned growth.

Plans for contained growth fail

NGS 4.0 The physical and human characteristics of places

NGS 12D.1 Predict the impacts of population growth or decline on an urban area in terms of such factors as the stress on infrastructure, problems of providing efficient and ffective public safety and fire protection, availability of jobs, demands placed on the tax base

Explanation

NGS 4.0 The physical and human characteristics of places

NGS 12D.1 Predict the impacts of population growth or decline on an urban area in terms of such factors as the stress on infrastructure, problems of providing efficient and ffective public safety and fire protection, availability of jobs, demands placed on the tax base

5. Canada's cultural "mosaic" came about because immigrants were encouraged to come to Canada and

Assimilate into the dominant culture

Retain their cultural identities

Become bilingual.

Help create a new "Canadianess".

NGS 10.0 The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earths cultural mosaics

Explanation

NGS 10.0 The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earths cultural mosaics

6. Which of the following terrorist attacks occurred against civilians only?

Seven, eight

One, two

One, four, six

Five, nine,ten

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

Explanation

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

7. What has the most negative effect on a community's infrastructure?

Air pollution from automobiles

Increase in urban populations

Strains from commuter traffic

Increase in mass transit

NGS 11.1 The classification, characteristics, and spatial distribution of economic systems

NGS 11A.1 Describe the characteristics of traditional, command, and market economic systems and describe how such systems operate in specific countries (e.g., describe North Korea as a command economy, Burkina Faso as a traditional economy in the hinterlands beyond its cities, Singapore as a market economy)

Explanation

NGS 11.1 The classification, characteristics, and spatial distribution of economic systems

NGS 11A.1 Describe the characteristics of traditional, command, and market economic systems and describe how such systems operate in specific countries (e.g., describe North Korea as a command economy, Burkina Faso as a traditional economy in the hinterlands beyond its cities, Singapore as a market economy)

8. In which region have most of the attacks taken place?

Europe

The United States and Canada

Southwest Asia

Africa

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

Explanation

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

9. In what year did the first terrorist attack against Americans occur?

1980

1975

1979

1993

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

Explanation

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

10. Based on the map, which of the following statements is true?

Terrorist attacks occurred in both 1994 and 1997.

The 1983 terrorist attack occurred against the American embassy in Lebanon

The 2000 terrorist attack against the USS Cole took place in Saudi Arabia

Three terrorist attacks have taken place in the United States

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

Explanation

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

11. Americans who support the assimilation of immigrants believe that

Multiculturalism will promote unity.

Blending diverse cultures will strengthen national identity

Minority cultures can form one dominant culture.

Many cultural identities results in separation, not national unity

NGS 10.0 The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earths cultural mosaics

Explanation

NGS 10.0 The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earths cultural mosaics

12. During which decade have the most terrorist attacks occurred?

1970s

1990s

1980s

2000s

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

Explanation

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

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