12.) Use the maps to answer the question. What is the difference between these two thematic maps? (1 point)
The population density map is a cartogram showing political activity, while the wildfire map is a proportional symbol map showing the density of natural phenomena.
The population density map is a dot density map showing where people live, while the wildfire map is a choropleth map showing physical features
The population density map is a choropleth map depicting human activity, while the wildfire map is a proportional symbol map showing data about specific events.
The population density map is an isoline map depicting differences in population, while the wildfire map is a dot density map showing natural events
13.) Which of the following information would be displayed in a thematic map?(1 point)
The size of age and sex cohorts in a population.
Median income in different U.S. states.
The counties and cities within a state.
The major landforms of the United States.
14.) Which statement most accurately defines a region?(1 point)
A region is defined by its features that humans developed such as language and culture.
A region can be defined by its natural features or by features that humans developed.
A region is defined primarily by its climate and natural features.
A region is defined by its proximity to another region.
15.) Studying regions enables us to gain a better understanding of planet Earth’s physical and human characteristics. What else is true about studying regions? (1 point)
Studying regions enables us to learn about the details of a place.
Studying regions enables us to apply the concept of scales of analysis.
Studying regions allows us to avoid recognizing that regions overlap.
Studying regions enables us to avoid generalization.
16.) Which of the following could be considered a cultural hearth for the reason given?(1 point)
Mesopotamia, because that’s one of the places where agriculture first emerged
North Africa, because much of the region is desert
Los Angeles, because it is the largest city in California
Japan, because it became an industrial nation in the late nineteenth century
17.) What is a potential negative effect of globalization? (1 point)
There are more jobs available now in countries that need them.
Companies can lower their wages for much of the work completed in less developed countries.
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The cost of goods has decreased.
Children in poor countries are lured away from school to work in factories
18.) Which of the following would offer the best technology solution to satisfy people’s desire for large cars such as SUV’s while not having an impact on the environment?(1 point)
An SUV that is not designed to drive every day, so it would not use much fuel
An SUV with a wind generator attached to its roof
An SUV with a solar-charged battery
An SUV with an extra catalytic converter
19.) Which of the following is NOT an example of a geographic representation?(1 point)
Maps
Diagrams
rock samples
Globes
20.) In which of the following examples was cultural prejudice a cause of migration?(1 point)
migration to an ethnic neighborhood in an American urban center
the British colonization and forced migration of Indian laborers
migration to seek a higher standard of living
the migration of non-Muslims and Muslims to India and Pakistan following independence
21) How do high levels of net immigration impact the demographics of a developed country?(1 point)
High levels of immigration solve problems of population decline and aging definitively.
High levels of immigration help slow population decline and aging in the short term.
High levels of immigration lead to brain drain for developed countries, as they lose highly skilled workers.
High levels of immigration lead to a growing population and a larger workforce.
22.) In which of the following situations would a migrant receive refugee status?(1 point)
an individual moving for educational opportunities
an individual moving to a country due to familial ties
an individual leaving a county due to job loss
an individual fleeing due to religious persecution
23.) What is the key difference between a reference map and a thematic map?(1 point)
A reference map includes data on the characteristics of a location.
A thematic map includes data on the characteristics of a location.
Reference maps do not have legends.
Thematic maps do not have titles
24.) Which of these would be considered an invasive species?(1 point)
Southern live oak trees in Florida
Bluebells in Texas
Grizzly bears in California
Asian long-horned beetles in Michigan
25.) How does distance decay influence culture?(1 point)
Distance decay creates a nomadic culture.
When a culture is farther away from its hearth, it will begin creating new elements of culture.
Distance decay ensures that a culture remains exactly like the hearth of that culture.
Distance decay is necessary for a language to change.
26.) Which of the following region types is defined by how it is perceived by people, either those within the region or outside? (1 point)
perceptual
functional
political
Formal
27.) What is an ethnographic landscape?(1 point)
a landscape that has been affected, influenced, or shaped by human activity
a landscape associated with a group of people and their heritage
a landscape created by a conscious design
a landscape that evolves based on the activities of the people who lived there
28.) Which cultural trait most uniquely influences the general culture of the state of Utah, compared to the others?(1 point)
music preferences
religion
modes of dress
farming practices
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13.) Median income in different U.S. states.
14.) A region can be defined by its natural features or by features that humans developed.
15.) Studying regions enables us to apply the concept of scales of analysis.
16.) Mesopotamia, because that’s one of the places where agriculture first emerged.
17.) Children in poor countries are lured away from school to work in factories.
18.) An SUV with a solar-charged battery.
19.) Rock samples.
20.) The British colonization and forced migration of Indian laborers.
21.) High levels of immigration lead to a growing population and a larger workforce.
22.) An individual fleeing due to religious persecution.
23.) A reference map includes data on the characteristics of a location.
24.) Asian long-horned beetles in Michigan.
25.) When a culture is farther away from its hearth, it will begin creating new elements of culture.
26.) Perceptual.
27.) A landscape associated with a group of people and their heritage.
28.) Religion.
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