GEOG 101 Week 3 Quiz - which of the following countries does not contain

American Military University GEOG 101 Week 3 Quiz

Part 1 of 1 -         92.0/ 100.0 Points

Question 1 of 25

According to figure 6.10, pg. 297, which of the following countries does not contain a portion of the Amazon Basin cultural region?

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A.

Argentina

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B.

Venezuela

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C.

Columbia

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D.

Brazil

 

Question 2 of 25

The Tordesillas line was drawn to separate the colonial territories of what two European nations?

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A.

Spain and Portugal

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B.

France and Britain

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C.

Spain and France

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D.

the Netherlands and France

 

Question 3 of 25

Which of the following statements about Quebec is false?

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A.

Separatist movements in Quebec are more than a half-century old.

 

 

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B.

French is the only official language of Quebec.

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C.

About 80% of people who live in Quebec speak French as their first language.

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D.

The Cree in the Northern Quebec have launched their own movement aimed at independence from Canada.

 

 

Question 4 of 25

This country fought a civil war from 1979 to 1992 in which the United States supported the government and Nicaragua and Cuba supported the peasants.

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A.

Honduras

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B.

Guatemala

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C.

Panama

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D.

El Salvador

 

Question 5 of 25

Which of the following is not part of North America's leading Francophone area?

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A.

Southern Quebec.

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B.

Metropolitan Quebec City.

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C.

Northwest Territories.

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D.

The St. Lawrence Valley from Montreal to the Atlantic coast.

Question 6 of 25

The Central American country where English has historically been the lingua franca, but where Spanish is increasing in usage is _______.

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A.

Jamaica.

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B.

Belize.

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C.

Costa Rica.

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D.

Guatemala.

 

Question 7 of 25

Mexico's largest city is ______.

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A.

Mexico City.

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B.

Tijuana.

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C.

Cancun.

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D.

Veracruz.

 

Question 8 of 25

Which of the following is an example of a secondary economic activity?

 

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A.

retail sales

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B.

managing a corporation

 

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C.

beer brewing

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D.

iron mining

 

Question 9 of 25

Which of the following statements about the ancient civilizations of Middle America is false?

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A.

Tenochtitlan probably had over 100,000 inhabitants at its peak.

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B.

The base of the Aztec civilization was in central Mexico.

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C.

The Mayan civilization was found only in western Mexico.

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D.

Tenochtitlan was the main city of the Aztecs.

 

Question 10 of 25

Which South American country was most transformed by the forced immigration of Africans in bondage?

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A.

Argentina

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B.

Paraguay

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C.

Colombia

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D.

Brazil

 

Question 11 of 25

The Great Lakes' main outlet to the Atlantic Ocean is the _____.

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A.

St. Lawrence River.

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B.

Lake Ontario spillway.

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C.

Mississippi River.

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D.

Columbia River.

 

Question 12 of 25

Early westward migration in the US was helped by the building of _____.

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A.

the transcontinental railroad

 

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B.

the Panama Canal

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C.

a permanent Northwest Passage

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D.

the interstate highway system

 

Question 13 of 25

______ has a forward capital, a capital city that was moved to better serve or protect the country's interests.

 

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A.

Belize

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B.

Honduras

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C.

Guatemala

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D.

Panama

 

Question 14 of 25

Which statement best defines the North American Core?

 

 

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A.

It consists of the prime farmlands of the Midwest and the Prairie Provinces.

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B.

It incorporates the subsidiary cores of California, Texas, and Florida into a continent-wide network.

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C.

It lies astride the United States-Canadian boundary westward from Lake Superior, extending to British Columbia and Washington State.

 

 

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D.

It encompasses an area from Boston to Washington to the Upper Midwest and includes southernmost Ontario.

 

Question 15 of 25

The physical region called the Canadian Shield ________.

 

 

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A.

is heavily populated

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B.

contains excellent soils

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C.

is bordered on the west by the Appalachian Mountains

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D.

is primarily in Canada.

 

Question 16 of 25

Which island has a significant number of residents of South Asian descent?

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A.

Trinidad

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B.

Martinique

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C.

Haiti

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D.

Cuba

 

Question 17 of 25

Which of the following countries is an associate member of the Mercosur trading bloc?

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A.

Colombia

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B.

Paraguay

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C.

Argentina

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D.

Uruguay

 

Question 18 of 25

The disamenity sector of the Spanish-American city model is an inward, narrow extension of the ____.

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A.

peripheral squatter settlements

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B.

central market

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C.

the Central Business District

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D.

elite residential areas

 

Question 19 of 25

Which of the following cities is not the largest urban center in its country?

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A.

Buenos Aires

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B.

Santiago

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C.

Montevideo

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D.

Rio de Janeiro

 

Question 20 of 25

Where is Bogotá, Colombia's capital city, located?

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A.

On the Caribbean Sea at the outlet of the Magdalena River.

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B.

Near the center of the country.

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C.

At the intersection of three valleys in the eastern savanna zone near the Chilean border.

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D.

On the arid Pacific coast.

 

Question 21 of 25

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the idealized Spanish town in Middle America?

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A.

Stores near the center.

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B.

Churches  far from the city center.

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C.

A central town plaza.

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D.

Centrally located government offices.

 

Question 22 of 25

Which of the following colonial associations never existed?

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A.

the Dutch and Aruba

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B.

France and Haiti

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C.

Britain and Jamaica

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D.

Britain and the Dominican Republic

 

Question 23 of 25

A continental climate  (type D) is most likely to be found in _______.

 

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A.

 Florida.

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B.

California.

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C.

North Dakota

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D.

Louisiana

 

Question 24 of 25

Which of the following statements is true of the Caribbean Coast of Middle America?

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A.

It is part of the Heartland.

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B.

It was settled by the French.

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C.

It is part of the Rimland.

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D.

It features hacienda style development.

 

Question 25 of 25

Which of the following states contains territory located in the Basin and Range physical region?

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A.

Nevada

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B.

Pennsylvania

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C.

Texas

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D.

Wisconsin