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-Guarantee passing score -32 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Nunavut in Canada is a semiautonomous region that allows an indigenous group w/in Canada maintain own culture local government, reducing threat fragmentation. Which best compares the impact of the creation of Nunavut at both local and national scales?
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It created centripetal forces at both local and national scales.Question 2: The international Syrian refugee crisis that started in 2011 is best explained by which of the following migration factors?
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A political push factor from Syria, where armed conflict imperils personal safety Question 3: Compare the centralized power of the Soviet Union with the contemporary Russian Federation, in terms of the control of territory. Which of the following statements does the information in the map best support?
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Russia is an ethnically diverse region with many subnational units.
Question 4: The map shows the distribution of the language family that has the largest number of speakers in the world. Which statement correctly identifies the language family shown and the method of diffusion that best explains the pattern?
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Indo-European language family, which diffused from its hearth in the Caucasus Mountains and spread throughout Eurasia through contagious diffusion and into the Americas, Africa, and Australia through colonialism and relocation diffusion.Question 5: Which of the following explains why a country with a high physiological density (e.g., Japan, Egypt, or the Netherlands) risks exceeding its carrying capacity?
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The population places a large amount of pressure on the arable land to produce enough food without risking severe environmental degradation.Question 6: Which of the following best explains a likely effect of Brazil's population distribution?
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Uneven economic development as eastern Brazil experiences more growth than the sparsely inhabited western regions Question 7: Based on the data in the table, which of the following is a possible impact of ethnic and religious diversity in Iraq?
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Ethnicity and religion lead to devolutionary pressures in the country by politically dividing regions.Question 8: Based on the map, which of the following best explains the implications of physical geography as the Kurds continue to struggle for an independent state in their ethnic homeland?
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Most areas with a Kurdish majority population are landlocked and therefore dependent on good relationships with their neighbors in order to access trade and prosper economically.Question 9: The sign shown in the image includes an Internet address for the county government. Explain how the sign illustrates the cultural tensions between traditional languages and English.
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The Internet spreads the use of English as a global lingua franca, but the Internet is also a place where traditional languages can be communicated and thrive.
Question 10: Nineteenth century, large proportion Swedish immigrants came to the United States settled rural of Minnesota. Descendants remain in Minnesota today, as shown onmap.Which best describes pattern of Swedish-American ethnicity Minnesota's cultural land
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A clustered pattern of Swedish ethnicity Question 11: The photograph shows a road sign in the Republic of Ireland. Which of the following best describes the sign's significance within the cultural landscape?
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The sign promotes the use of traditional language among citizens of the Republic of Ireland.Question 12: Which of the following events could be a threat to a state's sovereignty at the national scale, while holding a region together at the global scale?
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Admittance into a supranational organization such as the European Union Question 13: The state of California, often considered a hearth of environmental laws, will be the first state to ban plastic straws. Which of the following statements best describes the likely spread of this environmental practice?
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Similar environmental laws will likely spread through stimulus diffusion to other states via political activism.Question 14: Which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society?
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The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications
Question 15: Which of the following is an example of a superimposed boundary?
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The geometric boundary between Iraq and Saudi Arabia Question 16: Which of the following possible political effects is implied by the data in the table?
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The high level of economic difference between the regions in Italy acts as a devolutionary force.
Question 17: Based on the two images, which of the following statements best explains the geographic process that took place as Islam diffused from its hearth?
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Islam diffused hierarchically to the west through conquest and to the east through relocation via missionaries along trade routes.Question 18: Which of the following describes an example of a consequent boundary?
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Canada created the province of Nunavut to provide greater autonomy for the First Nations.Question 19: Which of the following is an accurate comparison of devolutionary movements in Spain and Canada?
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There is an economic aspect to the Catalan independence movement, while the Quebecois focus mainly on cultural differences.Question 20: Which of the following best explains the Internet's homogenizing effect on global language patterns?
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The English language is widely used on the Internet.Question 21: Which of the following correctly compares the impact of centripetal forces at the local scale with the impact of centripetal forces at the national scale?
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Centripetal forces at both the local scale and the national scale may lead to increased cultural cohesion.Question 22: How does the map illustrate global diffusion of the French language from its cultural hearth in Paris?
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The map shows how in many areas of the former French empire the language persists despite the independence of former colonies.Question 23: Which of the following describes a concern for a country with an aging population?
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As the proportion of older people in the country increases, fewer young workers are available to contribute tax revenues to support programs that provide services to the older population.