Question 1 Question 2 A) What might the presence of popular American restaurants in a country indicate? (1 point) that that is a country with a low GDP per capita because American fast food is inexpensive that the country is accepting of Western culture that the country has an excessively obese population that the country has a very large population that can support businesses such as American fast food A) What demographic data is presented in a population pyramid? (1 point) the number of male and female children per household average life span and land area percentage of population by age and gender ratio total population and wealth by age Question 3 Question 4 A) Which of the following is an example of what a low birth rate would most likely indicate about a society? (1 point) There is a strong health-care system in place. The population has high fertility. The population has a high death rate. There is a long life expectancy in that society. A) Which of the following benefits of the census is most useful to the public? (1 point) Answers given on the census are kept confidential. It is used to track the population as well as other population statistics. Anyone can access census data to make informed decisions. Most nations conduct censuses every 5–10 years. Question 5 Question 6 A) How does purchasing power parity (PPP) data compare the cost of living between countries? (1 point) by examining the costs of similar goods and services by summing the value of all the goods and services produced in a country by combining health, education, and income indicators into a score that ranges from 0 to 1 by dividing by the population of a country A) How does Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita differ from Gross National Income (GNI) per capita? (1 point) GNI per capita gives a more accurate indication of how much money people actually have to spend. GDP per capita is the total wealth of the entire country regardless of population size. GNI per capita does not account for people who have no income. GDP per capita is more accurate because it includes people outside the country. Question 7 Question 8 A) Which of the following describes a lower order central place? (1 point) the ranking of settlements based on their population size a city that performs services integral to the world economy a city that can produce large amounts of specialization a smaller city that can provide common goods to its market but lacks specialization A) What is the process of wealthy individuals buying property in economically disadvantages areas and renovating it, forcing the current residents to leave? (1 point) urban hearth gentrification industrialization urban blight Question 9 Question 10 A) Which of the following describes a problem associated with the growth of the population of Lagos, Nigeria? (1 point) It pollutes the lagoon and rivers it is located on. It is an entirely landlocked city. Its population is aging and has a low birth rate. Its population infringes on the surrounding woodlands. A) Which of the following is an example of how a strong financial district can help a place become a business center for trade and tourism? (1 point) Bangkok’s tourist destinations Tokyo’s technology hubs New York City's Wall Street Saudi Arabia's oil fields Question 11 Question 12 A) Which of the following best describes the relationship between Tokyo and its suburbs? (1 point) People in the suburbs avoid going to the city because of high crime rates. Many people in the suburbs use public transportation to get to the central city every day. Most people who work in Tokyo drive there in cars from the suburbs. Most people in the suburbs work in Tokyo as day laborers. A) Which of the following has resulted from population decreases in some central cities? (1 point) an increase in urban to rural migrations to the periphery of the hinterland migration outside the city and the hinterland altogether a decrease in urban poverty an increase in suburbanization outside the central cities Question 13 Question 14 A) According to the central place theory, why are cardiologists more rare than general practice doctors? (1 point) People in hinterlands do not need cardiologists because they do not deal with urban poverty. People living with urban poverty usually cannot afford cardiology care. A high level of population density is required for a cardiology clinic’s threshold. The threshold for a cardiology clinic is so high that it requires a larger range. A) Which of the following is true of many of the people who migrated to both Miami and Monrovia? (1 point) Many moved to the cities because of extreme rural poverty. Large numbers of people went to the cities as refugees. Many of those who migrated to these cities later returned to their former homes. The majority of the migrants went to the cities to retire. Question 15 Question 16 A) How are communist governments different from most others in regard to land ownership and use? (1 point) Private land ownership is not allowed in communist countries. Communist countries have the right of eminent domain over privately owned land. Communist governments allow local governments to control land use. Zoning laws limit the way citizens can use their land in communist countries. A) Which of the following has led to a conflict between Turkey and Iraq? (1 point) the use of the water from the Colorado River the use of the water from the Euphrates River the extraction of oil from a transnational reserve the extraction of natural gas from a transnational reserve Question 17 Question 18 A) What movement led to popular rebellions in five Arab countries? (1 point) the Turkish Revolution Arab Spring the Tunisian Revolution the Syrian Civil War A) Which of the following is true of racial distinctions among people? (1 point) Racial differences explain cultural facts about people groups. Race shows significant biological differences among people. Race is a social classification based on physical characteristics that do not identify differences in people. Racial identity distinguishes between more developed and less developed societies. Question 19 A) Which of the following is true about the differences between race and ethnicity? (1 point) Ethnicity is more specific and is based on identity, history, and culture. Racial makeup can be used as an economic identifier of places. Ethnicity is something that never changes; race can change. Race more accurately identifies social characteristics because it identifies larger groups.

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Question 1: A) The presence of popular American restaurants in a country might indicate that the country is accepting of Western culture.

Question 2: A) The demographic data presented in a population pyramid shows the percentage of population by age and gender ratio.

Question 3: A) A low birth rate would most likely indicate that there is a strong health-care system in place.

Question 4: A) The most useful benefit of the census to the public is that it is used to track the population as well as other population statistics.

Question 5: A) Purchasing power parity (PPP) data compares the cost of living between countries by examining the costs of similar goods and services.

Question 6: A) GNI per capita gives a more accurate indication of how much money people actually have to spend compared to GDP per capita.

Question 7: A) A lower order central place is described as a smaller city that can provide common goods to its market but lacks specialization.

Question 8: A) The process of wealthy individuals buying property in economically disadvantaged areas and renovating it, forcing the current residents to leave, is known as gentrification.

Question 9: A) A problem associated with the growth of the population of Lagos, Nigeria, is that it pollutes the lagoon and rivers it is located on.

Question 10: A) An example of how a strong financial district can help a place become a business center for trade and tourism is New York City's Wall Street.

Question 11: A) The relationship between Tokyo and its suburbs is best described as many people in the suburbs use public transportation to get to the central city every day.

Question 12: A) A result of population decreases in some central cities is an increase in suburbanization outside the central cities.

Question 13: A) According to the central place theory, cardiologists are more rare than general practice doctors because a high level of population density is required for a cardiology clinic’s threshold.

Question 14: A) Many of the people who migrated to both Miami and Monrovia moved to the cities because of extreme rural poverty.

Question 15: A) Communist governments differ from most others in regard to land ownership and use in that private land ownership is not allowed in communist countries.

Question 16: A) A conflict between Turkey and Iraq has led to the use of the water from the Euphrates River.

Question 17: A) The Arab Spring is the movement that led to popular rebellions in five Arab countries.

Question 18: A) It is true that racial identity distinguishes between more developed and less developed societies.

Question 19: A) Ethnicity is more specific and is based on identity, history, and culture as compared to race.