Cumulative Exam Answers

When studying the average number of children that are born to each woman in a country (assuming the mother lives to the end of her childbearing years), a researcher is studying the country’s __________. A. infant mortality rate B. maternal mortality rate C. childhood obesity rate D. total fertility rate Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is not a challenge to instituting sound global environmental policies? A. Most changes are inexpensive and easy to implement. B. Elected leaders who support unpopular environmental issues often are not re-elected. C. Economic considerations outweigh environmental ones in many societies. D. There is no way to enforce international environmental agreements. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the opportunities available to people worldwide during the past 20 years? A. People of all races, genders, and ethnicities have experienced equal opportunities. B. People from some ethnic, racial, and gender groups have chosen to limit their own opportunities. C. Many people have been barred from opportunities based on race, gender, or ethnicity. D. Many people have been treated unfairly because of their ethnicity but not because of gender or race. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. What does the map above tell us about the endemity of typhoid fever? A. There is greater occurrence of the disease in the Western Hemisphere. B. There is greater occurance of the disease in the Northern Hemisphere. C. Countries located in Equatorial regions are more likely to have incidents of typhoid fever. D. Typhoid fever is more rampant among Caucasian populations. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The term “human capital flight” describes the migration of __________. A. criminals seeking to avoid capital punishment in their home country B. key individuals from the capital city of their home country C. bureaucrats to the capital of the host country D. highly trained or skilled professionals away from their home country Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following best describes characteristics of the European Union? A. a unified state with a strong central government B. an economic union of separate states with a common currency and freedom of movement C. a federal republic in which separate states elect representatives to a central government D. a parliamentary state in which people elect ministers to a lower house and states appoint representatives to an upper house Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which historical event encouraged the migration of two million Iranians to Europe, North America, and Australia in less than 30 years? A. the Holocaust B. genocide C. the Islamic Revolution D. the fall of communism in Eastern Europe Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

What explains the increase in London’s population from 958,863 in 1801 to 4,776,661 in 1881? A. The Agricultural Revolution led to increases in agricultural production and resulted in a greater rural population. B. Widespread disease and poor sanitation severely impacted London’s population in the early 1800s: it did not rebound until the late 1800s due to improved nutrition. C. The Industrial Revolution created more jobs and resulted in a greater urban population. D. Immigration to London from New York City sparked a massive population increase. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of the CIA World Factbook On the map above, which shows the location of the White House, the coordinates give the building's __________ location. A. spatial B. absolute C. relative D. formal Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following was the most important development that caused people to shift from hunter-gather societies to agricultural settlements more than 5,000 years ago? A. the growth of organized religion B. the use of flood plains and irrigation C. the industrialization and mechanization of farming D. a change in climate that made foraging impractical Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about factors that influence migration is false? A. Financial opportunities often encourage humans to migrate. B. Technological advancements make migration easier and faster. C. Healthcare and education are not pull factors that encourage migration. D. A region’s culture can encourage migration and settlement. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Erosion is best defined as __________.A.the process of rock and soil being carried away by natural forcesB.the process of rock being broken down by chemical changesC.the process of rock being weakened slowly over timeD.the process of rock being broken down by extreme temperatures

Which of the following statements about language is true? A. Languages can diverge and converge. B. Languages can diverge but not converge. C. Languages can converge but not diverge. D. Languages can change, but they do not converge or diverge. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Levees and embankments allow humans to __________. A. conserve water supplies B. produce hydroelectricity C. settle below river level D. transport resources Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

In a __________ state, smaller member states agree to participate in forming a larger state. A. federal B. parliamentary C. unitary D. theocratic Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The Earth experiences seasons because __________.A.its axis is tiltedB.it rotates once each dayC.it spins from west to eastD.it has a moon

Which of the following is not generally a reason why humans create boundaries? A. territoriality B. protection and security C. increased access to an area D. safety Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

How did the government of Egypt change the natural state of the Nile River? A. They constructed the Aswan Dam to eliminate seasonal flooding. B. They diverted the river to Cairo to increase the city’s water supply. C. They increased the size of the floodplain to increase agricultural yields. D. They constructed chinampas along the river to increase arable land. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The battle for political legitimacy in Somalia is between __________. A. Afrikaners and the African National Congress B. Jews and Arab Muslims C. the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority D. militias loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts and clan warlords Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Why are the books of the Torah also found in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible? A. Judaism and Christianity share a belief in the resurrection of Jesus. B. Judaism and Christinaity are Abrahamic religions, beliving that God showed himself to Abraham. C. There is no difference between the Jewish Torah and the Christian Old Testament. D. Judaism and Christianity are based on the beliefs of Islam. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.