Geography test 50 questions (multip)

Question 1

Amerindian population of South America

Select one:

a. no longer exists because of "Great Death" caused by European diseases

b. is concentrated in the Amazon river basin in Brazil

c. forms a large, landless peonage, living by subsistence

d. constitutes commercial elite

e. has attained the highest level of education compared to other groups

Question 2

Besides being the largest U.S. State, ________ earns a sizeable income from oil production...These advantages have propelled a growth spurt of more than 100 percent since 1970.

Select one:

a. Texas

b. California

c. New Mexico

d. Washington

e. Alaska

Question 3

Encomienda was

Select one:

a. a systematic forced conversion of Amerindians to Catholicism

b. large ghetto areas of Middle and South America

c. the Spanish colonial policy that allowed the landowners to exploit the natives

d. last Aztec king who rebelled against Spanish conquerors

e. the largest silver mind in Mesoamerica that generated a fantastic amount of wealth for the Spanish Crown.

Question 4

In American economic geography, America once dominated SECONDARY economic activities in the 20th century. Which of the following is the best example of scondary economic sector?

Select one:

a. Fishery

b. Logging

c. Farming

d. Automobile Manufacturing

e. Banking and Financing

Question 5

In Latin American city structure, socio-economic problems are mostly concentrated in

Select one:

a. disamenity

b. industrial zones

c. resort areas

d. Zone of In Situ Accretion

e. CBD (Central Business District)

Question 6

In Latin American countries, oligarchy is responsible for

Select one:

a. environmental destruction

b. international conflict

c. rigid class division

d. economic development

e. increasing number of Catholics converting to Protestantism

Question 7

In South America, the richest 20 percent of the population control ___% of the wealth.

Select one:

a. 10

b. 30

c. 70

d. 90

e. 100

Question 8

In the  Latin American City Structure model, “disamenity” can be described as

Select one:

a. business district

b. residential areas

c. squatter settlement

d. Zone of In Situ Accretion

e. industrial zone

Question 9

In the U.S. “by the 1950s, these mostly inner city areas became large expanding ____, speeding the departure of many white central-city communities and reinforcing trend toward a racially divided urban society.”

Select one:

a. outer city

b. rustbelt

c. welfare zone

d. ghettos

e. condo-town

Question 10

Mestizos are racially mixed between

Select one:

a. European and MesoAmerican Native

b. European and African

c. MesoAmerican Native and Asians

d. MesoAmerican and African

e. MesoAmerican and Caribbean

Question 11

Mexico's largest trading partner is:

Select one:

a. Canada.

b. Chile

c. the U.S.

d. Cuba

e. Japan

Question 12

Most of Latin American countries suffer from uncontrollable

Select one:

a. immigration from Asia

b. American military interventions

c. increase in drug addiction

d. urban-to- rural migration

e. rural-to-urban migration

Question 13

Panama used to belong to _____ before the "revolution," encouraged by the U.S., that made it independent a state.

Select one:

a. Mexico

b. Colombia

c. Spain

d. Portugal

e. Peru

Question 14

The "Land Alienation" in South America was mostly committed by

Select one:

a. Mestizos

b. Amerindians

c. European colonialists

d. African slaves

e. Immigrants from the U.S.

Question 15

 The agreement that eliminated trade barriers among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is

Select one:

a. Free North American Trade Agreement

b. North America Free Taxation Agreement

c. North American Free Trade Agreement

d. North American Free Commerce Agreement

e. Free Trade Association of North America

Question 16

The expanding western frontiers of the U.S.A. led to the following, except,

Select one:

a. the tradition of self-government

b. diffusion of population

c. social mobility

d. decline of native American population and culture

e. population explosion among Native Americans

Question 17

The largest river system in South America is

Select one:

a. Uruguay River

b. Negro River

c. Colorado River

d. Amazon River

e. Rio River

Question 18

The major mountain chain in the eastern United States is the

Select one:

a. Rockies

b. Appalachians

c. Cascades

d. Sierra Nevada

e. Hudson Mountains

Question 19

The primary reason for the destruction of the Amazon rain forest is,

Select one:

a. oil exploration

b. building of condominiums by western construction companies

c. Maquiladora industry

d. The green house effect

e. Clearing of the land for more farms and grazing areas

Question 20

The Spaniard who defeated the Aztecs was

Select one:

a. Cuzco

b. Bolivar

c. Castro

d. Cortez

e. Che Guevara

Question 21

The U.S. microprocessor industry is concentrated in

Select one:

a. Nevada Valley

b. Hudson Valley

c. Silicon Valley

d. Texas Valley

e. Appalachian Valley

Question 22

To the West, the United States borders the _________ 

Select one:

a. Pacific Ocean

b. Atlantic Ocean

c. North Sea

d. Indian Ocean

e. Gult of Mexico

Question 23

Western tourism in Caribbean is often called an "irritant industry" because

Select one:

a. it drains wealth out of the local economy

b. it leads to rise in crime in the local areas

c. local people are employed in the industry

d. it highlights poverty in the region

e. All of the above contribute to the "irritant industry."

Question 24

What are the two most popular languages spoken in Canada?

Select one:

a. English and German

b. German and French

c. French and Spanish

d. English and French

e. English and Latin

Question 25

Which of the following civilizations was found in the modern day Mexico?

Select one:

a. Moravians

b. Indus

c. Aztecs

d. Caucasians

e. Apaches

Question 26

Which of the following countries has enjoyed "durable democracy" unlike many of its neighbors?

Select one:

a. Panama

b. Colombia

c. El Salvador

d. Costa Rica

e. Guatemala

Question 27

Which of the following describes a "hacienda"?

Select one:

a. Spanish-influenced city squares

b. A large rural estate

c. A relatively small mud-covered dwelling

d. Churches built by Spanish conquerors

e. Farms created by burning down the Amazon forests

Question 28

Which of the following has NOT afflicted most of Central America for much of its modern history?

Select one:

a. devastating social inequities

b. repressive governments

c. brutal external interference

d. tyrannies by armies and police

e. All of the above have afflicted most of Central America for much of its modern history

Question 29

Which of the following is accurate about the U.S. economy?

Select one:

a. Immigrants have provided cheap labor for the economy

b. America’s economic strength is based on protectionist policies against foreign imports

c. The United States lacks energy resources hindering its economic development

d. America’s agricultural products are consumed entirely within the U.S.

e. The American economy is hampered by intervening opportunities from its neighbors

Question 30

Which of the following is inaccurate? Both Canada and the United States:

Select one:

a. are federal states

b. have plural societies

c. posses varied natural resource bases

d. restrics immigration

e. have strongly urbanized populations

Question 31

Which of the following is not a product of the growth of maquiladora plants in the U.S.-Mexico border zone?

Select one:

a. expansion of job opportunity in Mexico

b. benefit to the foreign owners in the form of cheap wage

c. increased foreign investment

d. factory workers are usually exploited through long work days

e. Poverty in Mexico has been more or less eliminated due to Maquiladora industry

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a reason behind infusion of large number of Africans into Brazil?

Select one:

a. flourishing plantation economy in Brazil

b. small Amerindian population of Brazil that could not provide sufficient labor for European colonizers

c. The profitability of slave labor

d. Africans had no choice because most of them were slaves

e. Brazil outlawed slavery so attracted a large scale African immigration

Question 33

Which of the following is not an accurate description of a postindustrial society?

Select one:

a. the U.S. is one of the best examples of a post industrial society.

b. the high-tech sector will lead postindustrial economy

c. Information is controlled by a tiny elite of society and kept away from the rest of society

d. expansion of automation in production

e. All of the above choices are accurate about a post industrial society

Question 34

Which of the following is not an example of South America’s “megacities?”

Select one:

a. Sao Paulo, Brazil

b. Bogota, Columbia

c. Buenos Aires, Argentina

d. Lima, Peru

e. All of the above are “megacities”

Question 35

 Which of the following is NOT included in the realm defined as Middle America?

Select one:

a. Mexico

b. Bolivia

c. Costa Rica

d. Panama

e. El Salvador

Question 36

Which of the following is NOTone of the “five epochs of metropolitan evolution” in the U.S.?

Select one:

a. The Satellite-Electronic-Jet Propulsion Epoch

b. The sail-Wagon Epoch

c. The Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch

d. The Iron Horse Epoch

e. All of the above are part of “five epochs of metropolitan evolution in the U.S.

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT part of "American Cultural Base" defined by the de Blij?

Select one:

a. love of newness

b. desire to be near nature

c. freedom to move

d. individualism

e. All of the above choices are part of "American Cultural Base" defined by the de Blij

Question 38

Which of the following is related to extension of U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere?

Select one:

a. The Monroe Doctrine

b. Construction and operation of the Panama Canal

c. American embargo against Cuba

d. The Mexican-American War

e. All of the above are related to America’s experience in the Western Hemisphere

Question 39

Which of the following is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere?

Select one:

a. Mexico

b. Haiti

c. Cuba

d. Peru

e. Venezuela

Question 40

Which of the following nations is not considered a major cocaine producer?

Select one:

a. Peru

b. Colombia

c. Bolivia

d. Argentina

e. All of the above are major cocaine producers

Question 41

Which of the following was the largest source of cheap labor for America's development and growth?

Select one:

a. Native Americans

b. Canadians

c. Japanese

d. Germans

e. African Slaves

Question 42

Which of the following religions have the largest adherents in Middle and South America?

Select one:

a. Islam

b. Orthodox Christianity

c. Incaism

d. Judaism

e. Catholicism

Question 43

Which of the following statement regarding the Caribbean basin is incorrect?

Select one:

a. African cultural influences dominate in the Caribbean portion of Middle America

b. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the U.S.

c. Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles are located in the Caribbean Sea

d. Cuba is a socialist country

e. All of the above statements are correct

Question 44

Which of the following statement regarding the Spanish conquest of the Americas is NOT accurate?

Select one:

a. The Spaniards forced thousand of Amerindians to labor in the mines.

b. Middle America's natives lacked immune system against for European diseases.

c. In the early stage of conquest, relatively a small group of conquistadors arrived in the present day Mexico

d. The Conquistadors were not interested in religious conversion of the Amerindians

e. The Conquistadors shipped back to Spain large sums of wealth from the Americas

Question 45

Which of the following U.S. presidents was aggressive in terms of protecting American interest in Middle and South America? His actions included invasion of Graneda. 

Select one:

a. James Monroe

b. Franklin D. Roosevelt

c. Jimmy Carter

d. Ronald Reagan

e. Bill Clinton

Question 46

 ___  is the largest in South America in terms of its territorial and population size.

Select one:

a. Argentina

b. Venezuela

c. Brazil

d. Chile

e. Peru

Question 47

______ is South America's leading exporter of crude oil.

Select one:

a. Peru

b. Venezuela

c. Colombia

d. Chile

e. Uruguay

Question 48

Which of the following South American countries has experienced upsurge in economic growth in recent years?

Select one:

a. Brazil

b. Chile

c. Peru

d. Bolivia

e. Ecuador

Question 49

“A society in which two or more population groups, each practicing its own culture, live adjacent to one another without mixing inside a single state.” The above describes

Select one:

a. Monolithic society

b. Plural(istic) society

c. Elongated society

d. Multiethnic society

e. Multinational society

Question 50

“____ are planned techno-industrial complexes that innovate, promote, and manufacture the hardware an software products of the new informational economy.”

Select one:

a. Techno-structures

b. Technocentrics

c. Technopoles

d. Info-City

e. Techno-Valley