What is the Earth system sphere that includes humans, their activities, and their impacts on the Earth system?(1 point)

Responses

biosphere
biosphere

hydrosphere
hydrosphere

anthroposphere
anthroposphere

lithosphere

Which process leads to the formation of caves?(1 point)
Responses

frost wedging
frost wedging

root wedging
root wedging

physical weathering
physical weathering

chemical weathering

What is the term for the precipitation that falls on the windward side of a mountain?(1 point)
Responses

plateau precipitation
plateau precipitation

air pressure precipitation
air pressure precipitation

leeward precipitation
leeward precipitation

orographic precipitation

The Amazon rain forest is best known as(1 point)
Responses

a place experiencing rampant cultural eutrophication.
a place experiencing rampant cultural eutrophication.

a place of little biodiversity.
a place of little biodiversity.

a desert.
a desert.

a biodiversity hotspot.

How has China’s rapid industrialization in the last 40 years impacted the standard of living in the country?(1 point)
Responses

The standard of living in China has improved because of their adoption of sustainable development practices.
The standard of living in China has improved because of their adoption of sustainable development practices.

The standard of living in China has risen, even as agriculture has disappeared and been replaced by manufacturing.
The standard of living in China has risen, even as agriculture has disappeared and been replaced by manufacturing.

The standard of living in China has improved; however, there have been environmental costs, including pollution in cities.
The standard of living in China has improved; however, there have been environmental costs, including pollution in cities.

The standard of living in China has fallen; however, China’s manufacturing sector has grown generating wealth

Which of the following best describes how demographic data can illustrate changes in societies over time?(1 point)
Responses

Demographic data can be analyzed on a population pyramid.
Demographic data can be analyzed on a population pyramid.

Changes in demographic data over time can be compared to show how health, hygiene, technology, and standard of living have changed.
Changes in demographic data over time can be compared to show how health, hygiene, technology, and standard of living have changed.

Demographic data can be gathered by completing a census every five or ten years.
Demographic data can be gathered by completing a census every five or ten years.

Demographic data can measure how many people of a certain age are alive at any given time.

It is reasonable to expect a country with a very low human development index (HDI) to also have which of the following?(1 point)
Responses

high rates of college graduation
high rates of college graduation

a low rate of illiteracy
a low rate of illiteracy

a low life expectancy at birth
a low life expectancy at birth

high per capita income

Which of the following describes a population trend related to industrialization?(1 point)
Responses

Rural area populations still outnumber urban populations.
Rural area populations still outnumber urban populations.

It drove increasing urban populations in the 1950s.
It drove increasing urban populations in the 1950s.

It has expanded city sizes and lowered population density.
It has expanded city sizes and lowered population density.

More than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas.

What conditions are necessary for the formation of cities?(1 point)
Responses

interconnected trade
interconnected trade

urban blight
urban blight

globalization
globalization

community

Which of the following is a pull factor that has led many people from other parts of the U.S. to move to Miami?(1 point)
Responses

the tropical climate of Miami
the tropical climate of Miami

problems related to climate change in other parts of the country
problems related to climate change in other parts of the country

improved social services and better infrastructure than the rest of the U.S.
improved social services and better infrastructure than the rest of the U.S.

job opportunities only available in Miami

What is a pull factor of Turkey that has caused so many Syrian refugees to go there?(1 point)
Responses

Turkey is fighting against the Syrian government in the war.
Turkey is fighting against the Syrian government in the war.

Turkey is the only country that has a border with Syria.
Turkey is the only country that has a border with Syria.

Turkey is closer to Europe than any of Syria’s other neighbors.
Turkey is closer to Europe than any of Syria’s other neighbors.

Turkey has given refugees better living conditions than other countries.

Identify which of the following cultural factors was present in the migration of Muslims to Pakistan following the end of British colonialism.(1 point)
Responses

educational opportunities
educational opportunities

similar religious beliefs
similar religious beliefs

language suppression
language suppression

cultural prejudice

Proximity to family and cultural vibrance are examples of what type of factor?(1 point)
Responses

environmental pull factor
environmental pull factor

economic pull factor
economic pull factor

social pull factor
social pull factor

political pull factor

1 answer

  1. What is the Earth system sphere that includes humans, their activities, and their impacts on the Earth system?

    • Response: anthroposphere
  2. Which process leads to the formation of caves?

    • Response: chemical weathering
  3. What is the term for the precipitation that falls on the windward side of a mountain?

    • Response: orographic precipitation
  4. The Amazon rain forest is best known as

    • Response: a biodiversity hotspot.
  5. How has China’s rapid industrialization in the last 40 years impacted the standard of living in the country?

    • Response: The standard of living in China has improved; however, there have been environmental costs, including pollution in cities.
  6. Which of the following best describes how demographic data can illustrate changes in societies over time?

    • Response: Changes in demographic data over time can be compared to show how health, hygiene, technology, and standard of living have changed.
  7. It is reasonable to expect a country with a very low human development index (HDI) to also have which of the following?

    • Response: a low life expectancy at birth.
  8. Which of the following describes a population trend related to industrialization?

    • Response: More than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas.
  9. What conditions are necessary for the formation of cities?

    • Response: interconnected trade
  10. Which of the following is a pull factor that has led many people from other parts of the U.S. to move to Miami?

  • Response: the tropical climate of Miami
  1. What is a pull factor of Turkey that has caused so many Syrian refugees to go there?
  • Response: Turkey has given refugees better living conditions than other countries.
  1. Identify which of the following cultural factors was present in the migration of Muslims to Pakistan following the end of British colonialism.
  • Response: similar religious beliefs
  1. Proximity to family and cultural vibrance are examples of what type of factor?
  • Response: social pull factor