SOC 185 EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

SOC 185 EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ At the most basic level, geography can be broken into two complementary pursuits. These are: - Answer- physical and human geography. What country is well known for its official prohibition against unwanted cultural traits, especially in its language? - Answer- France According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the core? - Answer- Japan What is cultural syncretism? - Answer- the blending of popular culture with local cultural traditions What does MDC stand for? - Answer- more developed country In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR) be highest? - Answer- when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years Most of the current and future world population growth is occurring in which part of the world? - Answer- developing countries of Africa, Asia, and South America Approximately how many of the earth's people are Muslim? - Answer- 1.3 billion How do the authors of your text (Globalization and Diversity) define globalization? - Answer- the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging economic, political, and cultural activities What is colonialism? - Answer- the formal establishment of rule over a foreign population What Canadian province has a majority of French-Canadian citizens? - Answer- Quebec Which North American region features mountain-building, alpine glaciation, and erosion? - Answer- the West Settlement landscapes of North American cities are characterized by ________, in which metropolitan areas sprawl in all directions and suburbs take on many of the characteristics of traditional downtowns - Answer- urban decentralization South of the Great Lakes, the growing season is - Answer- relatively long. Beneath which part of the United States is its largest aquifer, the Ogallala Aquifer, located? - Answer- the Great Plains This is the process in which immigrants were absorbed by the larger host society - Answer- cultural assimilation. The projected increase of the Hispanic population in the U.S. over the next 25 years will most likely be fueled by - Answer- births to Hispanics already living in the U.S. Which of the following is NOT one of the patterns of North American population movements? - Answer- the exclusion of minorities from inner cities During what period of time has the Sunbelt region of the United States grown most quickly? - Answer- 1970-present Which of the following statements is most accurate? - Answer- Canada is slightly larger in land area than the United States, but its population is only about 10% that of the United States. What language is the second-most common in Latin America? - Answer- Portuguese Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America? - Answer- to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines A system wherein peasants farm small plots of land for their own subsistence is referred to as - Answer- minifundia. Which country in South America has long attracted Bolivian and Paraguayan laborers? - Answer- Argentina Historically, what has been the policy of most countries regarding Indian