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What prompted the demand for maps and travel guides in Islamic countries after AD 632 ?

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increasing trade with the Europeans
increasing trade with the Europeans

desire to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca
desire to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca

improved transportation infrastructure
improved transportation infrastructure

rise of a middle class that could afford leisure travel
What are the primary elements that make up the Earth’s atmosphere?
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nitrogen, oxygen, and argon
nitrogen, oxygen, and argon

oxygen and hydrogen
oxygen and hydrogen

carbon, nitrogen, and helium
carbon, nitrogen, and helium

oxygen and helium
What economic system is characterized by an exchange of one product for another?
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currency
currency

barter
barter

loan
loan

free market
According to the theory of continental drift, what was the original state of the world’s continents?

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They were gathered into two separate land masses, one at the north pole, the other at the south pole.
They were gathered into two separate land masses, one at the north pole, the other at the south pole.

The continents were separate, as they are now.
The continents were separate, as they are now.

The continents were joined into one landmass known as Pangaea.
The continents were joined into one landmass known as Pangaea.

Most of the continents were underwater and later rose as a result of shifting tectonic plates.
Most of the continents were underwater and later rose as a result of shifting tectonic plates.
Which is considered one of the greatest threats to folk cultures around the world?

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overpopulation
overpopulation

environmental activism
environmental activism

agriculture
agriculture

popular culture
What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

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Emigration means to permanently leave one area or country; immigration means to permanently relocate to another area or country.
Emigration means to permanently leave one area or country; immigration means to permanently relocate to another area or country.

Immigration means to permanently relocate; emigration is temporary relocation.
Immigration means to permanently relocate; emigration is temporary relocation.

Immigration means to leave one country; emigration is to enter another country.
Immigration means to leave one country; emigration is to enter another country.

The two terms are interchangeable.
One-third of the planet’s land area is used for what purpose?
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industry
industry

mining
mining

land preservation
land preservation

agriculture
How did the foundation of economies change with the onset of the Industrial Revolution?

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Economies became more diversified.
Economies became more diversified.

Economies shifted from being based on manual labor to being driven by mass production.
Economies shifted from being based on manual labor to being driven by mass production.

Wealth became more evenly distributed with the advent of mechanization.
Wealth became more evenly distributed with the advent of mechanization.

Economies experienced erratic ups and downs.
____________ is defined as all of the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior patterns shared and transmitted by members of a society.

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Culture
Culture

Socialism
Socialism

Human geography
Human geography

Material culture

1 answer

  1. What prompted the demand for maps and travel guides in Islamic countries after AD 632?

    • desire to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca

  2. What are the primary elements that make up the Earth’s atmosphere?

    • nitrogen, oxygen, and argon

  3. What economic system is characterized by an exchange of one product for another?

    • barter

  4. According to the theory of continental drift, what was the original state of the world’s continents?

    • The continents were joined into one landmass known as Pangaea.

  5. Which is considered one of the greatest threats to folk cultures around the world?

    • popular culture

  6. What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

    • Emigration means to permanently leave one area or country; immigration means to permanently relocate to another area or country.

  7. One-third of the planet’s land area is used for what purpose?

    • agriculture

  8. How did the foundation of economies change with the onset of the Industrial Revolution?

    • Economies shifted from being based on manual labor to being driven by mass production.

  9. ____________ is defined as all of the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior patterns shared and transmitted by members of a society.

    • Culture