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SS11 Human Geography

Human Geography Unit test material

Question	Answer
F	Multi-national corporations strongly oppose free trade- True or False
F	Canadians, on average, create the smallest "ecological footprints". True or False
T	Ecumene is a word that refers to permanently inhabited places. True or False
F	Neo-Malthusians tend to be optimistic about world population growth- True or False
T	Government policies and culture are factors affecting population density- True or False
T	Approximately 1.2 billion people around the world lack safe water- True or False
F	The Canadian government is an NGO member which contributes to foreign aid- True or False
T	Shanty towns are found around large cities in most developing countries- True or False
T	Grocery stores, health clubs, and municipal parks are considered non-basic activities in terms of urban function- True or False
T	Growth in basic activities creates even more growth in non-basic activities- True or False
F	Land costs around peak-value intersections (PUI's) are typically lower than most other parts of the city due to high traffic and noise pollution- True or False
F	Fishing and mining are examples of tertiary industries- True or False
T	In Canada, 80% of the people live within 200 km of our southern border- True or False
F	Today the world's population is over 10 billion- True or False
T	Canada's population growth is in the process of being stabilized as both birth and death rates are continuing to drop- True or False
F	Urbanization refers to the increasing population of agricultural areas- True or False
F	Agenda 21 is a declaration signed by 21 countries- True or False
T	Genetically modified crops cost less and increase the yield of food. True or False
F	Environmental stewardship is the practice of exploiting resources. True or False
T	Over 50% of all accessible surface water is used for agriculture. True or False
T	The Montreal Protocol came before the Kyoto Protocol. True or False
T	People predict that wars of the future will be over water. True or False
F	Recent trends in Canada indicate that the poor are getting richer and the rich are getting poorer. True or False
T	The natural environment is considered to be part of the non-money economy. True or False
T	Decentralization occurs when the federal government gives up some of its powers to the provinces. True or False
T	Almost all of the countries found at the bottom of the Human Development Index are in subSaharan Africa. True or False
T	The pharmaceutical industry may one of the biggest obstacles in combating infectious disease. True or False
T	In 2001, Canada ranked third (behind the United States and Japan) among the richest 20 countries, according to the UN Human Development Report. True or False
T	Canada's economy consists of primarily tertiary industries. True or False
F	The Internet was first developed in the Soviet Union. True or False
T	Over 2.5 million children worldwide die from diarrhea every year. True or False
T	New studies predict that cancer is about to surpass heart disease as the leading cause of death in Canada. True or False
dependency	The proportion of the population that is being supported by the working age group is known as the ____________________ ratio
density	Population ____________________ describes the number of people in a given area (usually expressed as people per kilometre squared)
China	____________________ adopted a one-child policy in 1980 in order to control its population growth
pandemic	A disease such as HIV/AIDS that is spreading over a wide geographic area is known as a ____________________
urbanization	The movement of people from rural areas to cities is referred to as ____________________
pull	Factors which draw people to cities from rural areas, egthe chance to become a movie star, are called ____________________ factors
site	In geographical terminology, ____________________ refers to the physical characteristics of the land on which the city is built whereas situation refers to the relationship between the city and its wider surroundings
business	The central ____________________ district of a city is the core area where most head offices, stores, and government buildings are located
Developed	____________________ economies are very diverse with many areas of wealth generation while traditional economies depend largely on primary industries, especially subsistence agriculture
renewable	Many of our ____________________ resources are being mismanaged to such a degree that their ability to regenerate for future use is being questioned
decentralization	____________________, or the process of moving economic opportunites out of the core to the periphery, is an attempt to solve the problem of regional disparity
greenhouse	Emissions known as ____________________ gases contribute to global warmingThese gases in the atmospher trap heat energy from the sun
Kyoto	In 1997, Canada was among the countries that signed the ____________________ Protocal, promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
cloning	Experiments in the field of biotechnology have led to ____________________, the artificial reproduction of living things from genetic material
rate of natural increase	subtract the death rate from the birth rate is _____
Population pyramid	graph that shows the age and sex make up of a population is called a ?
Dependency ratio	proportion of the population supported by the working-age group is called?
Fertility Rate	average number of live births each year is called?
Site	the term used to describe a specific spot where an urban place is located is called?
Demography	study and analysis of trends relating to human populations is called?
Sustainable Development	this idea emerged at a UN conference in Stockholm in 1972?
Multiplier Effect	method by which job opportunities and wealth are created by attracting new industry.
Overpopulation	too many people for a given resource base is called?
Carrying Capacity	level at which a land can no longer support its people is called?
Population density	the number of people in a given area is called?
Infrastructure	physical structures that form the foundation for development is called?
Economy	system of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services is called?
Decentralization	the process of moving economic activities from the core to the periphery is called?
Agglomeration	concentration of industries in one place is called?
GDP	total value of goods and services produced by a country over a given period is called?
WHO	created in 1948, has helped to curb the spread of infectious disease is called?
IMF	created in 1944, intended to create economic stability is called?
Periphery	areas with fewer services, and less wealthy is called?
Developed Economies	diverse areas of wealth generation, and dominant tertiary industries is called?
Market Economies	system of allocating resources based on supply and demand is called?
World Bank	created in 1944 to help rebuild the economies devastated by war is called?
Per capita GDP	total value of goods and services produced in a country in one year divided by its population is called?
population pyramid	A geographer wishing to represent the age and sex structure of a population would most likely use a ____________________
increase of 5,000	A country has in one year100,000 births; 70,000 deaths; 50,000 immigrants and 75,000 emigrants. What is the net effect on the population?
35	A country with a growth rate of 2% has a doubling rate of ____________________ years
Push	A family moving from a rural area to an urban area because their rural land cannot produce enough food for them, would be driven by a ____________________ factor
physical characteristics of the land on which the city is built	In urban geography, site refers to?
basic activities	Those activities (functions) in a city which created the need for a local population are known as
basic/non-basic	According to the multiplier effect; job losses in ____________________ activities produce far greater job losses in ____________________ activities
traffic congestion	The widespread use of cars in North America has led to- growth of suburbs- growth of suburbs- pollution problems and
True	In Canada, the government has approved nearly 50 genetically modified foods since 1994
carbon dioxide/oxygen	Tropical rainforests absorb ____________________ from the atmosphere and give off ____________________
it has increased manual labour employment in manufacturing	The computer has changed the world of work in all of the following ways except
globalization	Small countries fear that ____________________ will water down their culture, change their values, and lead to a loss of their political independence
how much resources each person requires in order to support his or her lifestyle	An "ecological footprint" is best described as a measurement of
Sweden	Which of the following countries is not suspected of possessing nuclear weapons
70/population growth rate	What is “doubling time”?
Tied	A problem with foreign aid is that it often is given in the form of ____________________ aid which has conditions and obligations attached
Secondary	A person fabricating wings for aircraft would be working in a ____________________ industry
evolve into corporate ownership	In recent years, Canadian farming has started to _______.
scarcity	Many economic decisions are based on the idea that resources are in limited supply and should be used as efficiently as possible. This idea is known as ____________________
number of births during a year per 1,000 people	The crude birth rate of a country is determined by calculating the ________.
subtracting the emigration rate from the immigration rate	The net migration rate is determined by ________.
a population to double	Doubling time is the time it takes for _______.
10 years	In Canada, a major census is held every __________.
the age and sex make up of a population	A population pyramid is used to represent _______.
one child policy	In the early 1970s, the population control campaign in China was called the _______.
a city and its wider surroundings	In demographic studies situation is the term used to describe ______.
locational advantage	Cities with both site and situation advantages are said to have a ________
metropolitan	This type of settlement has government buildings, shopping malls, theatres, and cathedrals. This is called a city or _____ area.
Hamlet	An area with fewer than 200 people is called a _____.
Transportation	Which of the following is NOT an example of a non-basic activity?
Farming	Which of the following is NOT an example of a category of urban land use?
the type of zoning allowed for each area	Land-use controls outline _________.
area around a city where squatters settle	A shanty town is a(n) ________.
the population is over one million	Millionaire cities refers to cities in which ________.
Brundtland Report	This report first alerted the world to the urgency of stopping resource depletion ________.
1992	The UN Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, which year?
corn	Which of the following genetically modified foods have been approved by the Canadian government? Potatoes- soybeans and ______.
CFCs	Which of the following chemicals are at the root of ozone depletion?
Air	The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement to protect the _____.
70%	What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by water?
Oceans	Which of the following is NOT a source of fresh water?
chemicals used in herbicides and pesticides that end up in rivers	Agricultural waste refers to the _______.
Canada and the United States	The 1990 Air Quality Accord was signed by ______.
55% or more of his/her income on the basic necessities of life	The poverty line in Canada is defined as the level of income at which an individual must spend _______
manufacturing products	Secondary industries consist of _______.
less wealthy provincial governments to provide public services that are comparable to those in more prosperous provinces	Equalization payments allow _______.
life expectancy, education and income	The Human Development Index ranks ________.
low voter turnout	Which of the following factors does NOT make it easier for a country to develop?
wage disparity	Current issues faced by women in Canada include difficulties related to _______
individuals produce to meet their own basic needs	A subsistence-type economy is an economy in which ________.
any activities within the non-money economy	Economic activities are NOT ________.
exports more than it imports	A trade surplus occurs when a country ________.
highly involved in foreign trade	Core countries are _______.
knowledge-based	Canada's economy has become increasingly ______.
GATT	Which institution was replaced by the WTO?
1946	UNICEF was created in _____.
Cancer	Which of the following is NOT a leading infectious disease worldwide?

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