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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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