Exploring Our World: People, Places, and Cultures

Chapter 3: Earth's Human and Cultural Geography

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Which of the following has contributed to lower death rates?
A)higher birthrates
B)famines
C)better health care
D)additional schools
2
A _____ is a type of government where a leader rules by force.
A)dictatorship
B)democracy
C)monarchy
D)republic
3
The movement of people from one place to another leads to _____
A)interdependence.
B)globalization.
C)urbanization.
D)cultural diffusion.
4
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A)wind
B)oil
C)water
D)electricity
5
In a _____ economy, the government makes all the key economic decisions about resources.
A)traditional
B)command
C)market
D)mixed
6
Which of the following describes how population density is figured?
A)land area multiplied by total population
B)land area divided by total population
C)total population multiplied by land area
D)total population divided by land area
7
The world’s population has increased in the last 200 years because _____
A)death rates and birthrates have increased.
B)death rates have decreased while birthrates have increased.
C)death rates have increased while birthrates have decreased.
D)death rates and birthrates have decreased.
8
Which of the following is a main reason why people migrate within a country?
A)in search of jobs
B)in search of resources
C)in search of food
D)in search of culture
9
People who flee to another country to escape wars, persecution, or natural disasters are called _____
A)ethnic groups.
B)anthropologists.
C)refugees.
D)dictators.
10
The barriers between culture regions are breaking down because of _____
A)industrialization.
B)globalization.
C)cultural diffusion.
D)urbanization.
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