33. Seismologists predict that this geological feature will be the site of a massive earthquake in North America.
(1 point)
San Andreas Fault
Wasatch Fault
Cocos Plate
Aleutian Trench
34. In which North American city is French spoken as the common language?
(1 point)
New Orleans
Miami
Montreal
Toronto
35. When comparing Mexico with the United States political systems, (1 point)
Mexican presidents can serve up to four terms as leader.
Mexican presidents can be reelected based on outstanding job performance.
Mexican presidents cannot be reelected after serving six years, regardless of job performance.
the length of presidency among Mexican and U.S. presidents is identical.
36. In 1994, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico joined to form the largest free trade area in the world, known as
(1 point)
UNESCO.
NATO.
NAFTA.
CARICOM.
37. Which body of water joins the southeastern Pacific and the southwestern Atlantic oceans?
(1 point)
Strait of Gibraltar
Magellan Passage
Panama Canal
Drake Passage
38. This dictator and commander of Chile’s army ruled the country from 1973 to 1990.
(1 point)
Salvador Allende
Hugo Chavez
Augusto Pinochet
Fidel Castro
39. Which statement most accurately describes the economic trends facing Australia during the 21st century?
(1 point)
Industrial society is expanding and the amount of wealth generated from agriculture is non-existent.
Agricultural society is expanding while the amount of wealth generated from Industrialization is shrinking.
Industrial society is expanding, but the majority of the wealth is still generated from agriculture and mining.
Equal wealth is generated between factory production and agricultural production.
40. Currently how many humans are born on the planet each year?
(1 point)
25 million
40 million
50 million
75 million
41. Unlike most of the Asian population, most Europeans live (1 point)
in suburbia.
in cities.
in rural areas.
away from water.
42. In what stage of the demographic transition does the U.S. fall?
(1 point)
Zero growth
Low growth
High growth
Moderate growth
43. What event instigated the current population explosion?
(1 point)
the Agricultural Revolution
the discovery of penicillin’s antibiotic properties
World War II
the Industrial Revolution
44. To increase the production of crops, India relies on this.
(1 point)
elimination of immigration restriction laws
existing bartering systems
advanced methods of irrigation
increased use of plant fertilizers
45. This is the main human activity that contributes to global warming.
(1 point)
massive dumping of pesticides into the world’s oceans
high demand and depletion of the world’s oil supply
frequent burning of fossil fuels due to the increase in vehicle usage globally
increased levels of chlorine poured into the shorelines
46. Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would (1 point)
be unable to sustain life.
eventually experience a return of normal global climates.
soon have slightly cooler average temperatures.
be incinerated by the heat of the sun.
47. Which chemical is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, waste decomposition, and certain types of agriculture?
(1 point)
carbon dioxide
nitrous oxide
chlorofluorocarbon
methane
48. Natural increase can be best defined as
(1 point)
population growth that occurs due to people’s desire to migrate to more desirable locations.
population growth that occurs due to an increase in births.
population growth that occurs due to advances in the medical field which will diminish fatal sicknesses.
population growth that occurs due to favorable climatic and weather patterns in a region.
49. Which international initiative aims to put the human race on a path of sustainability?
(1 point)
The Earth Summit
Agenda 21
Kyoto Protocol
Dashboard of Sustainability
50. The Communist concept of collectivism in China has
(1 point)
declined as private enterprise has fostered a booming economy.
been reinforced due to increased levels of poverty.
been maintained due to strong, Chinese religious beliefs.
been forced onto many Chinese peasants by the government because they have little wealth.
You probably could have googled the answers in the amount of time it took you to type this question up. The first two answers are San Andreas and Montreal, but I’m not even going to look at the rest of the questions because there are too many!
November 15th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
I apologise for not giving you an answer but do it yourself. You cannot learn if someone does your entire homework for you.
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November 15th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
You probably could have googled the answers in the amount of time it took you to type this question up. The first two answers are San Andreas and Montreal, but I’m not even going to look at the rest of the questions because there are too many!
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