Human SystemsChapter 4

9th Grade World GeographyTest Review

What is an embargo?a. a tax on profitsb. an agreement to stop taxing goods and servicesc. a ban on trade with one country by anotherd. a stimulant to the economy

When the death rate is higher than the birthrate, ____________________ exists.a. zero population growth c.population densityb. doubling time d. negative population growth

Cities and their surrounding urbanized areas are known asa. urban towns.c. metropolitan areas.b. city regions. d. suburbs.

Within a culture, a social class may be made up ofa. members of the same political party.b. members of a single family.c. a group ranked by ancestry, wealth, or education.d. a group of people who like the same movies.

Which statement about a unitary system of government is accurate?a. Key powers are held by the national government.b. Power is shared equally between the people and the government.c. The national government is made up of many small, self-governing states.d. The government allows the people to make most political decisions.

What is a tariff?a. a tax imposed on imported goodsb. a tax imposed on excess merchandisec. a plan under which governments give money to private businessesd. a necessary part of a free-trade agreement

A monarchy is a form of government in whicha. the government is run by a few people.b. a king or queen has chief control of the state.c. an elected parliament makes all the laws.d. there are no laws.

Culture hearths are places wherea. people first discovered fire.b. the youngest civilizations began.c. early centers of civilization influenced their surroundings.d. the information revolution first took place.

What are two major factors that aided the development of complex social systems?a. hunting and gatheringb. trade and increased wealthc. decreasing population and diseased. the invention of the saw and the rise of forestry

Communism is a command economy witha. very strict controls.b. few or no controls.c. decision-making power in the hands of individual businesses.d. a very strong free enterprise system.

Countries that have moved from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activities area. developed countries. c.developing countries.b. new industrialized countries. d.communist countries.

Which statement about the world’s population is accurate?a. It is evenly distributed.b. It is decreasing.c. It is unevenly distributed.d. It is increasing, but at a slower rate than during the 1800s.

Culture regions are typically defined by economic systems, government, anda. climate. c. elevation.b. social groups. d.prevailing winds.

Some of the factors that change cultures area. trade, migration, and war.b. geology and the need for people to stay in one place.c. a never-changing water supply and the amount of natural rainfall.d. living in a totally isolated place and not traveling.

About how many people currently live on Earth?a. 4.8 billion c. 6.8 billionb. 5.8 billion d. 7.8 billion

The Earth’s populationa. doubled between the years 1000 and 1800.b. increased more rapidly in the past.c. tripled over the last 50 years.d. doubled between the years 1800 and 1950.

How much of Earth’s land do human beings currently inhabit?a. about 20 percent c. about 40 percentb. about 30 percent d. about 50 percent

Based on current rates, the Earth’s human population is expected to grow to ____________________ by 2050.a. 9 billion c. 11 billionb. 10 billion d. 12 billion

The study of populations is calleda. geography. c. demography.

b. sociology. d. anthropology.

Natural increase is the difference between an area’sa. death rate and birthrate. c.birthrate and migration rate.b. death rate and migration rate.d. internal and external migration rates.

The doubling time of a developed country is typically more thana. 300 years. c. 500 years.b. 400 years. d. 600 years.

Zero population growth occurs whena. death rates are high and birthrates are low.b. birthrates are high and death rates are low.c. death rates and birthrates are high.d. death rates and birthrates are equal.

Which of the following is a measure of how crowded a country or region is?a. population distribution c.natural increaseb. population density d.doubling time

What is the primary cause of urbanization?a. political persecutionb. government-forced population redistributionc. polluted rural areasd. the hope of a better life in prosperous cities

Which of the following is a region in which an influential culture hearth developed?a. North America c. Europeb. Australiad. China

Which of the following was a feature that all of the five most influential culture hearths had in common?a. landlocked location c.fertile landb. cold climate d. rugged terrain

The main factor that enabled the growth of cities and civilizations was the existence ofa. strong defense capabilities. c.

a common language.b. surplus food.d. religious traditions.

As a result of the Industrial Revolution,a. urban populations grew.b. rural populations grew.c. goods became more expensive to produce.d. production of goods slowed.

Which of the following places events in the order in which they happened?a. industrial, agricultural, information revolutionsb. information, industrial, agricultural revolutionsc. agricultural, information, industrial revolutionsd. agricultural, industrial, information revolutions

Which of the following is the type of government in which power is divided between the national government and state or provincial governments?a. federal system c. Democracy

b. unitary system d. republic

When the power and authority to rule resides within a single individual, the government is a(n)a. democracy. c. autocracy.b. oligarchy. d. republic.

Which of the following is a form of autocracy?a. democracy c. oligarchyb. monarchy d. republic

Which of the following is a command economy?a. free enterprise c. capitalist

b. traditional d. communist

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?a. Forests c. animal lifeb. Oil d. wind

____________ economic activities use raw materials to produce something new and more valuable.a. Secondary c. Quaternaryb. Primary d. Tertiary

Since the measure of population density includes all the land area of a country, it does not account for uneven population __________ within a country.a. Growth c. distributionb. movement d. doubling time

Tariffs are often used by governments toa. Establish freer trade.b. protect domestic businesses.c. obtain natural resources from trading partners.d. open new markets in foreign economies.

Which of the following was the first international agreement to promote free trade?a. ASEAN c. GATTb. EU d. NAFTA