WGU D199 SUMMARY AND TEST (INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL
AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) UPDATED 2026 CURRENTLY MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How do human geographers define people who have been forced from their homes
because of their religion, race, nationality, or political opinion?
A. As non-visa emigrants
B. As H-2B emigrants
C. As foreign nationals
D. As refugees - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ D. As refugees
What is a key characteristic of recent patterns of migration in Tanzania and many
other African nations?
A. Individuals who migrate tend to move from urban areas to rural areas.
B. Individuals who migrate have lower consumption growth than nonmigrants.
C. Individuals who migrate move out of poverty at a greater rate than
nonmigrants.
D. Individuals who migrate typically make international moves rather than
intraregional moves. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ C. Individuals who migrate move out
of poverty at a greater rate than nonmigrants.
,What is a key factor that makes India the greatest exporter of migrants to the Gulf
States, the United States, and the United Kingdom?
A. A deterioration of India's higher education standards
B. Social crises such as India's attack on minorities
C. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI)
D. A lack of universal prekindergarten schooling for children - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ B. Social crises such as India's attack on minorities
Which statement is true regarding the environmental risk of rising sea levels to
both Bangladesh and the Netherlands?
A. Bangladesh and the Netherlands have the same degree of environmental risk
because they both have extensive low-elevation coastal zones.
B. Bangladesh has a greater environmental risk than the Netherlands because
Bangladesh has less economic support.
C. The Netherlands has a greater environmental risk than Bangladesh because the
coast of the Netherlands is closer to melting Arctic ice sheets.
D. The Netherlands has a greater environmental risk than Bangladesh because a
larger portion of its population resides near the coast. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ B.
Bangladesh has a greater environmental risk than the Netherlands because
Bangladesh has less economic support.
Which type of migration was the trafficking of slaves from Africa?
A. Voluntary
,B. Involuntary
C. Intraregional
D. Interregional - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ B. Involuntary
Which group of migrants have been affected by the war in Syria?
A. Palestinian migrants
B. Lebanese migrants
C. Turkish migrants
D. Iraqi migrants - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A. Palestinian migrants
Which scenario is an example of secondary migration?
A. Syrian migrants fleeing from Aleppo to the Turkish border
B. Syrian migrants moving to Sweden from Turkey
C. Colombian migrants fleeing to other regions in Colombia
D. American families moving to the Sunbelt for a lower cost of living - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ B. Syrian migrants moving to Sweden from Turkey
Which factor contributed to population displacement in Colombia?
A. Weakened political institutions
B. Increased trade with neighboring countries
, C. International sanctions and interventions
D. Tightened control by the central government - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A.
Weakened political institutions
Which statement describes the pull factor of amenity migration?
A. Increased recreational accessibility
B. New job opportunities
C. Decreased cost of living
D. Enhanced voting bloc - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A. Increased recreational
accessibility
Which statement describes the current global approach to climate change?
A. Reducing further impact on humans
B. Addressing devastated populations
C. Challenging unsupported scientific evidence
D. Refocusing funding and efforts - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Reducing further impact
on humans
Why is it difficult to prove that climate change has caused human migration?
A. Humans migrated to different parts of the world before climate change was a
factor.
AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) UPDATED 2026 CURRENTLY MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How do human geographers define people who have been forced from their homes
because of their religion, race, nationality, or political opinion?
A. As non-visa emigrants
B. As H-2B emigrants
C. As foreign nationals
D. As refugees - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ D. As refugees
What is a key characteristic of recent patterns of migration in Tanzania and many
other African nations?
A. Individuals who migrate tend to move from urban areas to rural areas.
B. Individuals who migrate have lower consumption growth than nonmigrants.
C. Individuals who migrate move out of poverty at a greater rate than
nonmigrants.
D. Individuals who migrate typically make international moves rather than
intraregional moves. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ C. Individuals who migrate move out
of poverty at a greater rate than nonmigrants.
,What is a key factor that makes India the greatest exporter of migrants to the Gulf
States, the United States, and the United Kingdom?
A. A deterioration of India's higher education standards
B. Social crises such as India's attack on minorities
C. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI)
D. A lack of universal prekindergarten schooling for children - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ B. Social crises such as India's attack on minorities
Which statement is true regarding the environmental risk of rising sea levels to
both Bangladesh and the Netherlands?
A. Bangladesh and the Netherlands have the same degree of environmental risk
because they both have extensive low-elevation coastal zones.
B. Bangladesh has a greater environmental risk than the Netherlands because
Bangladesh has less economic support.
C. The Netherlands has a greater environmental risk than Bangladesh because the
coast of the Netherlands is closer to melting Arctic ice sheets.
D. The Netherlands has a greater environmental risk than Bangladesh because a
larger portion of its population resides near the coast. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ B.
Bangladesh has a greater environmental risk than the Netherlands because
Bangladesh has less economic support.
Which type of migration was the trafficking of slaves from Africa?
A. Voluntary
,B. Involuntary
C. Intraregional
D. Interregional - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ B. Involuntary
Which group of migrants have been affected by the war in Syria?
A. Palestinian migrants
B. Lebanese migrants
C. Turkish migrants
D. Iraqi migrants - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A. Palestinian migrants
Which scenario is an example of secondary migration?
A. Syrian migrants fleeing from Aleppo to the Turkish border
B. Syrian migrants moving to Sweden from Turkey
C. Colombian migrants fleeing to other regions in Colombia
D. American families moving to the Sunbelt for a lower cost of living - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ B. Syrian migrants moving to Sweden from Turkey
Which factor contributed to population displacement in Colombia?
A. Weakened political institutions
B. Increased trade with neighboring countries
, C. International sanctions and interventions
D. Tightened control by the central government - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A.
Weakened political institutions
Which statement describes the pull factor of amenity migration?
A. Increased recreational accessibility
B. New job opportunities
C. Decreased cost of living
D. Enhanced voting bloc - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A. Increased recreational
accessibility
Which statement describes the current global approach to climate change?
A. Reducing further impact on humans
B. Addressing devastated populations
C. Challenging unsupported scientific evidence
D. Refocusing funding and efforts - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Reducing further impact
on humans
Why is it difficult to prove that climate change has caused human migration?
A. Humans migrated to different parts of the world before climate change was a
factor.
