D199 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following is a push factor for labor migrants? - Answers - Lack of
economic opportunities
Which of the following statements best illustrates the concept of environmental justice? -
Answers - Higher income nations contribute funding to mitigate flooding risks faced by
lower income, small island nations.
Which one of the following industries belongs in the primary economic sector? -
Answers - Mining
Select the international climate treaty which directly targeted ozone depleting
substances. - Answers - Montreal Protocol
A tech start-up company decides to relocate its headquarters to Silicon Valley,
California. Which of the following TWO statements best explain how human geography
influenced this decision? - Answers - The proximity to major research universities
offers an ample pool of highly skilled labor.
The State of California offers generous tax incentives for new companies that establish
their base offices in the state.
Remittances are most closely associated with which one of the following types of
migration? - Answers - Labor migration
Which of the following are NOT expected to occur as a result of climate change? Select
two answers. - Answers - Volcanic activity will become more frequent and intense.
Droughts will reduce the global supply of water.
Which of the following metrics takes into account factors such as education and life
expectancy when measuring a population's level of development? - Answers - Human
Development Index (HDI)
Since 2011, approximately 12 million Syrians have been displaced due to an ongoing
civil war. Which one of the following statements best explains how this humanitarian
crisis has been directly impacted by human geography? - Answers - Turkey's decision
to close its border with Syria has created overcrowded camps in the north
What is one advantage of the carbon tax system for addressing climate change? -
Answers - It ensures that the costs for emitting CO2 remain relatively stable and
predictable over time.
, Which factor explains why higher-income countries are becoming more reliant on labor
migration to sustain their economies in the 21st century? - Answers - Decreasing birth
rates
What was the primary goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement? - Answers - To limit global
temperature increase to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
Which statement is the most accurate definition of physical geography? - Answers -
The study of the earth and each of its natural components.
Which item accurately describes the study of human geography? - Answers - The
study of humans and their communities, cultures, economies, and interaction with the
environment
In the 2016 U.S. federal election, areas of debate included healthcare, immigration,
engagement with international partners, the rural-urban divide, gun control, abortion, the
national debt, jobs, and overall economic growth. Which of these issues are related to
human geography? Choose four answers. - Answers - Engagement with international
partners
Immigration
Overall economic growth
The rural-urban divide
A farmer grows corn to feed chickens, which then excrete waste pellets that the farmer
uses as fertilizer on the corn. The farmer, a vegetarian, does not eat the chickens.
Which items correctly categorize the elements of this biotic community? Choose 3
answers. - Answers - Chickens = consumer
Corn = producer
Pellets = decomposer
Which items describe ways in which an ecosystem can be naturally changed
instantaneously? Choose 3 answers. - Answers - Flash flooding
Hurricane
Minor volcano eruption
Cocoa plants, from which chocolate is made, grow in certain areas close to the equator.
Countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, and Malaysia produce most of the
world's cocoa. - Answers - Physical geography affects local economies.
Which of the following is a push factor for labor migrants? - Answers - Lack of
economic opportunities
Which of the following statements best illustrates the concept of environmental justice? -
Answers - Higher income nations contribute funding to mitigate flooding risks faced by
lower income, small island nations.
Which one of the following industries belongs in the primary economic sector? -
Answers - Mining
Select the international climate treaty which directly targeted ozone depleting
substances. - Answers - Montreal Protocol
A tech start-up company decides to relocate its headquarters to Silicon Valley,
California. Which of the following TWO statements best explain how human geography
influenced this decision? - Answers - The proximity to major research universities
offers an ample pool of highly skilled labor.
The State of California offers generous tax incentives for new companies that establish
their base offices in the state.
Remittances are most closely associated with which one of the following types of
migration? - Answers - Labor migration
Which of the following are NOT expected to occur as a result of climate change? Select
two answers. - Answers - Volcanic activity will become more frequent and intense.
Droughts will reduce the global supply of water.
Which of the following metrics takes into account factors such as education and life
expectancy when measuring a population's level of development? - Answers - Human
Development Index (HDI)
Since 2011, approximately 12 million Syrians have been displaced due to an ongoing
civil war. Which one of the following statements best explains how this humanitarian
crisis has been directly impacted by human geography? - Answers - Turkey's decision
to close its border with Syria has created overcrowded camps in the north
What is one advantage of the carbon tax system for addressing climate change? -
Answers - It ensures that the costs for emitting CO2 remain relatively stable and
predictable over time.
, Which factor explains why higher-income countries are becoming more reliant on labor
migration to sustain their economies in the 21st century? - Answers - Decreasing birth
rates
What was the primary goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement? - Answers - To limit global
temperature increase to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
Which statement is the most accurate definition of physical geography? - Answers -
The study of the earth and each of its natural components.
Which item accurately describes the study of human geography? - Answers - The
study of humans and their communities, cultures, economies, and interaction with the
environment
In the 2016 U.S. federal election, areas of debate included healthcare, immigration,
engagement with international partners, the rural-urban divide, gun control, abortion, the
national debt, jobs, and overall economic growth. Which of these issues are related to
human geography? Choose four answers. - Answers - Engagement with international
partners
Immigration
Overall economic growth
The rural-urban divide
A farmer grows corn to feed chickens, which then excrete waste pellets that the farmer
uses as fertilizer on the corn. The farmer, a vegetarian, does not eat the chickens.
Which items correctly categorize the elements of this biotic community? Choose 3
answers. - Answers - Chickens = consumer
Corn = producer
Pellets = decomposer
Which items describe ways in which an ecosystem can be naturally changed
instantaneously? Choose 3 answers. - Answers - Flash flooding
Hurricane
Minor volcano eruption
Cocoa plants, from which chocolate is made, grow in certain areas close to the equator.
Countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, and Malaysia produce most of the
world's cocoa. - Answers - Physical geography affects local economies.
