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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A country has a population of 6 million in 2015, 9 million in 2025, and 12 million in 2035. What is the doubling time for that country's population? | The doubling time for the country is 20 years. |
| What describes areas with large, fast-growing populations? | Disease can spread rapidly in fast-growing populations. |
| What is a reason people choose to settle in one area and not in another? | People move to an area with sufficient resources to meet their basic needs. |
| What illustrates a push factor-something that drives people from an area? | Amit moves to Turkey from his home in India after an earthquake destroys his village. |
| What means to enter and live in a new country? | Immigrate means to move to a new country. |
| What are the two largest ethnic minority groups in the United States? | Hispanic Americans and African Americans are the two largest minority groups in the United States. |
| In some areas of the U.S., a drink is called soda; in other areas, it is called pop. What is this regional language difference an example of? | Dialect describes regional language differences. |
| What describes a custom? | Shaking hands when you greet someone is a custom. |
| What describes a monarchy? | A king or queen ruling over a country is a monarchy. |
| What statement about globalization is correct? | Globalization helps spread ideas and innovations. |
| What is a renewable resource? | Trees are a renewable resource. |
| What are factors of production? | Land, labor, and capital are factors of production. |
| In which type of economy do individuals and private groups decide what to produce? | A free enterprise economy allows individuals to decide what to produce. |
| What is an example of a job in the primary sector, which produces raw materials and basic goods? | A farmer produces raw materials and basic goods. |
| In economics, what is meant by the term productivity? | Productivity is a measure of what is produced and what is required to produce it. |
| The global death rate is falling because people are getting better health care, more food, and cleaner water. True or False? | True |
| On a global scale, rapid population growth can harm the environment. True or False? | True |
| In most countries, population is typically distributed evenly because people move to places that have important resources. True or False? | False, people also need jobs. |
| Migration is one of the main causes of population shifts in our world today. True or False? | True |
| A cluster of cities with an extremely large population is called a metropolis. True or False? | False, it is called a megalopolis. |
| Culture is the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people. | True |
| An ethnic group consists of all the people who live in a particular region or community. | False |
| Religion is one of the major influences on how people of a culture see the world. | True |
| Cultural regions can be large or relatively small. | True |
| Technology is rarely responsible for cultural change. | False |
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