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(2018) analyze significant physical features and environmental conditions that have influenced the past and migration patterns and have shaped the distribution of culture groups today
Which of these best explains the African influence on Brazilian culture?
A The formation of an alliance between the African Union and Brazil
B The forced migration of Africans to Brazil
C The exploration of Brazil by African sailors
D The establishment of Brazilian colonies in Africa
Which physical feature has most limited the movement of people living in North Africa?
A The Sahel
B The Nile River
C The Red Sea
D The Sahara
Which of the following is in proper historical sequence?
A Subsistence agriculture, commercial agriculture, hunting and gathering
B Hunting and gathering, subsistence agriculture, commercial agriculture
C Hunting and gathering, commercial agriculture, subsistence agriculture
D Commercial agriculture, subsistence agriculture, hunting and gathering
Historically, the United States has experienced waves of immigration from various ethnic groups throughout the years due to push and pull factors. During the 1970’s immigration from Asia increased dramatically to the U.S. What best might explain this increase?
A Since agrarian pursuits comprise the majority of economic activity in the region, people came seeking economic advantages.
B Religious oppression prevented free worship in many countries.
C The United States offered refuge for citizens of war torn regions.
D The proximity of the Ring of Fire to Asian countries and increased volcanic activity had devastated local terrain.
The triangles on the map above indicate places where DNA samples were taken. Scientists have found similarities between the DNA of many American Indians and the DNA of many Asians.
Which theory does this finding support?
A The ancestors of modern American Indians migrated across a land bridge from Asia thousands of years ago.
B Vikings reached the Americas before Columbus.
C The Black Death first emerged in Asia and then spread to Europe.
D The first American Indians were hunters and gatherers.
How have the rivers of Africa negatively affected the economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa?
A Dams built on the rivers cannot provided energy for growing urban areas.
B A strong fishing industry cannot thrive along the rivers.
C The rivers contain salt which makes them unusable for irrigation.
D They are not useful for trading and transporting goods into the interior of Africa.
Analyze the table above.. Which of the following statements is correct?
A Rural populations have been steadily increasing over the past century, allowing urban populations to grow larger by they year 2009.
B The urban population of the world has rapidly grown as people move from rural areas and surpassed total rural population in 2009.
C People living in rural areas are having more children than people in urban regions of the world.
D 8 billion people will be the total world population by 2030, but most will live in poor rural areas of the planet.
"Land that is flat, fertile, and near water" best explains which of the following?
A Physical geographic patterns that have influenced the distribution of culture groups and influenced human migration patterns.
B Human characteristics that best explain the economic patterns practiced various culture groups as a result of scarcity.
C Physical characteristics of land that has the greatest carrying capacity for modern cities.
D Regions of the world with relatively low human population densities due to excessive damage to the environment.
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