BHSWG- Human Geography Test
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| How many people are added to the total world population every minute? | 266
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| Overall, world birth rates and death rates are _______________. | decreasing
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| What country is projected to be the most populous in 2050? | India
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| How many years did it take to get from 6 to 7 billion people? | 12
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| Which region has the highest percentage of HIV/AIDS cases? | Africa
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| What % of females receive a secondary education? | 48
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| Less developed countries have a significantly ____________ population | younger
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| Which region has the highest % of people living on less than $2 per day? | South Asia
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| How did man acquire food in the beginning? | Hunt & gather
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| Humans have available less than _________% of all the Earth's water. | .08
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| _____________ is the number one user of freshwater worldwide | Agriculture
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| A ___ is an early center of civilization & a site of innovation from which ideas spread out to many cultures. | Culture hearth
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| Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 main culture hearths in early civilization? Nile valley, West Africa, Mesopotamia, Mekong valley | Mekong Valley
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| People who migrate into a country or region are called | Immigrants
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| People leaving a country or region are called | Emigrants
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| People who flee from their homes to escape persecution or danger are called | Refugees
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| ______________ is the primary reason that people move from one place to the next. | Financial need
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| Which economic activity uses raw materials to produce something new and more valuable? | secondary
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| Which economic activity deals with processing, managing, & distributing information? | quaternary
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| Which economic activity provides services to people & businesses (doctors, lawyers, teachers)? | tertiary
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| Which economic activity is most common to produce wealth for the poorest countries? | primary
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| T or F: Countries specialize in the economic activities best suited to the resources available to them. | True
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| Limited healthcare & education, few manufacturing jobs, and widespread poverty would best describe a ________ country. | developing
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| Which type of country is known for having low birth rates & death rates? | developed
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| According to your notes, ______________ is used to measure a country’s wealth | gross national product (GNP)
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| _____________ resources are materials that people take from the environment to survive and satisfy needs. | Natural
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| _____________ resources are people whose labor and skills are needed to carry out production. | Human
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| _____________ resources are money, property, machinery, that is needed for production. | Capital
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| _____________ resources are used to light cities & homes, power transportation, heat water & homes. | Energy
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| Metals and fossil fuels are ______________resources. | nonrenewable
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| The _______________ revolution created improvements in sanitation, health care, medicine that have drastically reduced death rates in many countries. | Biological
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| In this revolution, which began in England in the 1800s, the development of the steam engine led to the mass production of goods, development of factories, growth of cities, pollution, etc. | Industrial
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| People on small farms who grow only enough crops for their family are practicing ________ agriculture. | subsistence
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| Supply & demand, free enterprise, competition, & limited government regulation characterize this type of economy. | Market
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| In this economy, most industries are owned by private individuals, while basic services such as health care are run by the government. | Mixed
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| In this economy, the government has strict control over production and distribution of goods. They decide what to produce, how to produce it, & to whom they are producing for. | Command
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| In this ancient government system, citizens participate directly in the making of laws. | Direct democracy
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| In this government system, the powers to govern are held by force & were probably gained through an overthrow of the previous government. In this system, no opposition to the government is tolerated. | Totalitarian
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| What government system best promotes human rights and self-preservation? | Republic
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| Which religion was started by Siddhartha Gautama? | Buddhism
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| This monotheistic religion believes the Koran is the perfect word of God and believes Mohammed was God’s holy prophet. It is the fastest growing religion | Islam
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| This polytheistic religion is the 3rd largest religion & teaches that you are reincarnated until you reach spiritual perfection. | Hinduism
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| According to your chart, where did Christianity begin? | Jerusalem
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| Which of the 3 great monotheistic religions is the oldest? | Judaism
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| Which religion is most widely practiced religion in the world? | Christianity
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