please help me with the questions: 1. Total world reserves of lithium are suffic
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please help me with the questions:
1. Total world reserves of lithium are sufficient to last ________ years at current consumption rates.
12
50
200
2,500
500
Question 2
The ________ was largely responsible for preventing a food crisis in developing countries during the 1970s and 1980s
green revolution
US government
United Nations
Ford Foundation
IMF
2.00000 points
Question 3
Which of the following pairs are two types of cultural boundaries described in the textbook?
Ethnic and Nationality boundaries
Geometric and Nationality boundaries
Natural and Political boundaries
Political and Geographic boundaries
Geometric and Ethnic boundaries
2.00000 points
Question 4
Which of the following is most likely to be found in the second ring of a city in the concentric model?
poor-quality housing
affluent neighborhoods
city hall
universities
none of these
2.00000 points
Question 5
The U.S. Bureau of the Census has created a method of measuring the functional area of a city, known as:
the city-state
the megalopolis
the metropolitan statistical area
the metropolitan influence zone
the functional city limit
2.00000 points
Question 6
________ is the use and management of natural resources such as wildlife, water, air, and minerals to meet human needs, including food, medicine, and recreation.
Preservation
Conservation
Exploitation
Management
Development
2.00000 points
Question 7
According to the United Nations, ________ is "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
sustainable development
conservation
preservation
sustainable management
conservation development
2.00000 points
Question 8
Which of the following provides the bulk of the protein in most developing countries?
meat
soya
cereals
lentils
genetically modified cane sugar
2.00000 points
Question 9
The Chicago Climate Exchange, in operation since 2003, has been engaged in which of the following?
cap and trade
coal mining trade
alternative energy production
research in clean coal
solar panel investment
2.00000 points
Question 10
The best - known and most visually distinctive area of most cities is the ________.
Central Business District
Central Residential Area
Government Ministerial Region
Suburban Retail District
Metro Transitional Area
2.00000 points
Question 11
This is the systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands:
Genocide
Terrorism
Balkanization
Jihad
Nationalism
2.00000 points
Question 12
Agriculture originated when ________.
humans domesticated plants and animals for their use
people decided that hunting was too difficult
people came together to divide the earth into farming plots
kings forced their subjects to stay in towns and villages
when wives forced their husbands to get into the field and get food
2.00000 points
Question 13
Today it is estimated that about ________ still survive by hunting and gathering rather than by agriculture.
5 million
2 million
750,000
400,000
250,000
2.00000 points
Question 14
Which of the following is a major difference between CBDs in Europe and those in the U.S.?
Fewer people live in Europe's CBDs compared to the U.S.
Just like the U.S., wealthy people tend to avoid living in the CBD in Europe.
More people live in Europe's CBDs compared to the U.S.
Property values are lowest in CBDs in Europe, a marked difference with the U.S. where property values are highest.
European CBDs make no attempt to preserve their historic buildings.
2.00000 points
Question 15
As recently as the 1940s, the world contained only about ________ states, but by 2011 there were ________ members of the United Nations.
30; 70
40; 121
50; 193
60; 169
70; 108
2.00000 points
Question 16
Which of the following countries produce the most wine?
Canada
Australia
Mexico
Denmark
India
2.00000 points
Question 17
Which of the following is true of United States agriculture in the twenty - first century?
It has been losing over a million hectares annually
It is getting cheaper to buy a farm
Productivity on farms is going down
Agricultural subsidies have been eliminated
Most farmers are below the age of 30
2.00000 points
Question 18
Argentina
India
Egypt
Madagascar
Nigeria
2.00000 points
Question 19
Although aluminum is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, in 2010, just six countries produced about ________ percent of the world's total aluminum ore (bauxite).
50
67
80
99.5
94
Question 20
A(n) ________ is a country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic but rather displays a mix of the two types.
democracy
kleptocracy
autocracy
anocracy
plutocracy
2.00000 points
Question 21
Which of the following is NOT a legitimate physical boundary?
Desert
River
Ocean
Mountain
Latitude
2.00000 points
Question 22
United States
Canada
Russia
Australia
Brazil
2.00000 points
Question 23
The UN's 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea allows coastal states, including island nations, to claim up to ________ nautical miles of the ocean off their shores as an Exclusive Economic Zone.
12
20
100
200
320
2.00000 points
Question 24
In Canada, ________ are clearly distinct from other Canadians in language, religion, and other cultural traditions.
Québécois
Cajuns
Albertans
Westerners
Manitobans
2.00000 points
Question 25
A shopping mall is built by a developer, who buys the land, builds the structures, and leases space to merchants. The key to a successful large shopping mall is the inclusion of one or more ________.
anchors
tall buildings
food vendors
clothing stores
government services
2.00000 points
Question 26
If we divide Earth's current proven oil reserves by current annual consumption of about 26 billion barrels, we see that we have about ________ years of oil supply remaining, at present rates of consumption.
15
30
50
80
130
2.00000 points
Question 27
The first domestication of crops and animals occurred about ________ years ago.
5 million
2 million
500,000
100,000
10,000
2.00000 points
Question 28
A(n) ________ is a country that is run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people.
democracy
kleptocracy
autocracy
anocracy
plutocracy
2.00000 points
Question 29
This country was created after World War I to unite several Balkan ethnicities that spoke similar South Slavic languages.
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Serbia and Montenegro
2.00000 points
Question 30
Nuclear power supplies about _______ of all electricity in Europe.
three-fourths
two-thirds
one-half
one-third
one-fifth
2.00000 points
Question 31
In European cities, many residents of the dreary suburbs are ________ who face discrimination and prejudice.
native Europeans who wish to preserve their ancient traditions but
persons of color or recent immigrants from Africa or Asia
immigrants from northern Europe
immigrants from Russia and Poland, as well as other parts of Eastern Europe,
none of these
2.00000 points
Question 32
In 1979, a power plant at this nuclear facility experienced a loss of coolant that contributed to a partial meltdown of the reactor core.
Fukushima
Three Mile Island
Darlington Three Island
Guangdong-2 (Wangong-2)
Chernobyl (Chornobyl)
2.00000 points
Question 33
Which of the following is not considered one of the global crop hearths?
East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
Central North America
2.00000 points
Question 34
Many areas now have ________ plantations, in which trees are planted and harvested as crops (much as we do in agriculture), although on cycles of a few decades rather than just a single year.
crop rotation
harvestable crop
sustained yield
yield management
partial extraction
2.00000 points
Question 35
Which of the following helps us identify things as resources for different uses?
economic values
cultural values
natural resources
natural culture
political systems analysis
2.00000 points
Question 36
Two hundred million years ago Earth's continents were all joined in one supercontinent known as ________.
Pangaea
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Tsunami
Mantle
2.00000 points
Question 37
Which of the following is not true of tropical storms?
Tropical storms move with the general circulation.
Tropical storms move over the subtropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, from east to west.
Tropical Storms thrive on warm, moist air, and are most intense over oceans in the warm season.
The rough ocean surface favors development of calm winds which are essential for storm formation.
Tropical storms lose intensity over land because they lose their source of energy.
2.00000 points
Question 38
Much of the north-central United States is actually overlain by ice-deposited material called ________.
till
shield
tallons
debris
sediments
2.00000 points
Question 39
Which of the following is closer to the actual number of languages in the world today?
500
1000
3000
5000
Over 6000
2.00000 points
Question 40
Which of the following is used to measure earthquake intensity on a 0-to-9 logarithmic scale?
The Richter scale
The Moment Magnitude Scale
The Shifting Momentum Scale
The Seismic Moment Scale
None of the answer choices are correct.
2.00000 points
Question 41
Generally, composite cones are made up of a mixture of ________.
lava and water
lava and ash
ash and gases
gases and ash
lava and gas
2.00000 points
Question 42
________ diffusion involves the relocation of people themselves from one place to another.
Contagious
Demic
Normal
Preliminary
Critical
2.00000 points
Question 43
Which of the following is NOT true of formal regions?
They are also called functional regions
They are also called uniform regions
They are also called homogeneous regions
Countries and local government regions are examples of formal regions
In a formal region, a selected characteristic is present throughout the region
2.00000 points
Question 44
In map projections, which of the following is NOT one of the possible distortions that can result.
location
shape
distance
relative size
direction
2.00000 points
Question 45
The spread of ideas from nodes of power to other places is an example of
expansion diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus
relocation
2.00000 points
Question 46
Shield volcanoes erupt flowing lava that cools to form a rock called:
granite
sandstone
basalt
andersite
obsidian
2.00000 points
Question 47
Which of the following features are the two important characteristics of High-latitude climates (Polar and sub-Polar)?
low temperatures and sub 25 degrees heat in the summer
extreme seasonal variability and polar snow storms dumping over 17 inches of snow every month
low average temperatures and extreme seasonal variability.
few daylight hours both in the summer and winter
summer rain and winter dry periods
2.00000 points
Question 48
________ concentrates on the distribution of natural features, such as landforms and vegetation.
Environmental Geography
Cultural Geography
Physical Geography
GIS
remote sensing
2.00000 points
Question 49
Despite their rigidity rocks bend and fold but when stressed far enough, they fracture along cracks called:
fractures
faults
plate boundaries
epicenter
center of stress
2.00000 points
Question 50
If a 90°F sample of air contains half the water vapor that it could hold at that temperature, its relative humidity is:
.5 grams
50 percent
5 grams/kilogram
5 grams/cubic feet
none of these answer choices are correct.
12
50
200
2,500
500
Explanation / Answer
1. Total world reserves of lithium are sufficient to last ________ years at current consumption rates.
Ans- 200
2. The ________ was largely responsible for preventing a food crisis in developing countries during the 1970s and 1980s
Ans- green revolution
3. Which of the following pairs are two types of cultural boundaries described in the textbook
Ans- Geometric and Ethnic boundaries
4. Which of the following is most likely to be found in the second ring of a city in the concentric model
Ans- poor quality housing
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