Physical Geographic Quiz: Would You Pass?

10 Questions | By Marinamom | Updated: Mar 18, 2022 | Attempts: 371

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The quiz below is set to test and gauge your knowledge on a soluble salt, Lead II Nitrate among other things. How good are you with this section of Chemistry? It is a short and simple one, all the best.

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1.

Which of the following best describes a "push facto" that would cause rural people in the Third-World to leave ther farms and migrate away from their home community?
- A.
  
  Guest worker policies in 1st World countries
- B.
  
  Civil war or armed conflict in the rural countryside
- C.
  
  Job opportunities in manufacturing
- D.
  
  Access to services & education opportunities in cities
- E.
  
  Decreasing land costs for farmers
2.

The concept where physical geographic factors such as soils, climate and resources shape a specific culture group's behavior and practices is known as
- A.
  
  Transhumance
- B.
  
  Cultural Imperialism
- C.
  
  Convergence zones
- D.
  
  Environmental determinism
- E.
  
  Tobler's Law
3.

An example of a nation without representative state would be
- A.
  
  Greeks
- B.
  
  Kurds
- C.
  
  Indonesians
- D.
  
  Panamanians
- E.
  
  Egyptians
4.

As industrialized countries continue to develop economically, agriculture in these First World States tend to have the following characteristics
- A.
  
  Larger farms and increasing corporate ownership of farms
- B.
  
  Larger farms and more government ownership of farms
- C.
  
  Smaller farms and diversity of crop on each farm
- D.
  
  Smaller farms and fewer family-owned farms
- E.
  
  Larger farms and increasing number of family-owned farms
5.

The longterm demographic effect of the One-child Policy in China has been
- A.
  
  Large-scale out migration of Chinese to foreign countries
- B.
  
  Mass rural to urban migration
- C.
  
  Smaller total population of China
- D.
  
  In-migration of foreign guest workers to fill low-paying service jobs
- E.
  
  Reduction of the total fertility rate below the replacement rate
6.

The effect of increasing worldwode use of the internet, popularity of Hollywood movies and consumption of other English-language media would be examples of
- A.
  
  Expansion diffusion
- B.
  
  The Anatolian migration
- C.
  
  Cultural Globalization
- D.
  
  Contagious diffusion
- E.
  
  Vernacular regions
- F.
  
  Vernacular regions
7.

Workers freely moving betwen member states within the European Union and other elimination of customs inspections for cars, trucks and trains moving betweenEU member states are results of
- A.
  
  The removal of tariffs
- B.
  
  The development of the European Coal and Steel Community
- C.
  
  Open-Border policies
- D.
  
  The monetary union and use of the Euro
- E.
  
  Judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights
8.

Which plant was the dominant staple crop for the Mosopotamian, ancient Egypt and the rest of the Fertile Crescent?
- A.
  
  Corn (maize)
- B.
  
  Potatoes
- C.
  
  Yams
- D.
  
  Wheat
- E.
  
  Rice
9.

New factories located in less developed countries (LDCs) are often the result of corporations based in more developed countries (MDCs) that are seeking
- A.
  
  Industrial locations next to natural resource sites
- B.
  
  Least-cost industrial locations
- C.
  
  Industrial locations at transportation nodes
- D.
  
  Increased government regulation of industry
- E.
  
  A technically-trained & highly-educated industrial workforce
10.

All of the following are problems associated with suburban sprawl EXCEPT
- A.
  
  Limited transportation access & increasing road congestion
- B.
  
  Ethnic & racial segregation of suburban communities from the inner city
- C.
  
  Limited tax funds to pay for new public schools & services for the elderly
- D.
  
  Limited communications access and few utility services
- E.
  
  Destruction of natural landscapes and the elimination of farmland