ashworth college GE350 Online Exam 8 latest 2016 april

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Question 1 of 20
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The United States is the world’s __________ largest country
in terms of population.
A. fourth
B. third
C. second
D. fifth

Question 2 of 20
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The western third of Canada and the United States is
primarily comprised of:
A. plains.
B. mountains.
C. lowlands.
D. forests.

Question 3 of 20
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Fertile soil laid down at the conclusion of the Pleistocene
Ice Age by wind is called:
A. alluvium.
B. loess.
C. laterite.
D. podzol.

Question 4 of 20
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The Great Lakes were formed by:
A. continental
glaciers.
B. earthquakes.
C. erosion by
rivers.
D. underground hot
springs.

Question 5 of 20
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The highest population densities in Canada are found in:
A. Nunavut.
B. eastern
Newfoundland.
C. the west coast.
D. southern Canada.

Question 6 of 20
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The two countries that provided the largest number of
immigrants to the United States between 1820 and 1860 were:
A. Ireland and
Germany.
B. Poland and
Romania.
C. Italy and Greece.

D. Brazil and
Argentina.

Question 7 of 20
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Canada’s most populous city is:
A. Montreal.
B. Calgary.
C. Toronto.
D. Vancouver.

Question 8 of 20
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The first Americans probably migrated from __________ to
present-day Alaska over 20,000 years ago.
A. Canada
B. Siberia
C. Poland
D. Greenland

Question 9 of 20
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Americans achieved __________ by building larger factories
for increased output.
A. vertical
integration
B. economies of
scale
C. Fordism
D. horizontal
integration

Question 10 of 20
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__________ maintains the largest total GNI of any country in
the world.
A. The United States

B. Switzerland
C. Japan
D. China

Question 11 of 20
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Until 1950, __________ was the primary engine fueling the
expansion of the U.S. economy.
A. transportation
B. manufacturing
C. energy production

D. agriculture

Question 12 of 20
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The largest sector of the U.S. economy is the __________
sector.
A. industrial
B. service
C. agricultural
D. transportation

Question 13 of 20
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__________ is the movement of higher-income residents and
business owners into materially poor areas of inner cities, leading to economic
and physical improvement.
A. Urbanization
B. Uneven development

C. Gentrification
D. Urban revival

Question 14 of 20
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“Megalopolis” is an enormous urban concentration
running between:
A. Boston and
Washington, D.C.
B. Toronto and
Montreal.
C. San Diego and San
Francisco.
D. Chicago and Philadelphia.

Question 15 of 20
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__________ has the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans
in the country.
A. Texas
B. New Mexico
C. Arizona
D. Southern
California

Question 16 of 20
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In __________ Alaska and Hawaii were added to the United
States.
A. 1867
B. 1942
C. 1959
D. 1963

Question 17 of 20
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__________ produces 25 percent of Canada’s manufacturing
output.
A. British Columbia
B. Manitoba
C. Quebec
D. Ontario

Question 18 of 20
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In 1999, the local self-governing indigenous region called
__________ was formed in Canada.
A. Nunavut
B. Northwest
Territories
C. Erewhon
D. Ugava

Question 19 of 20
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The African American population in the U.S. is regionally
concentrated in the:
A. upper Midwest.
B. southeastern U.S.

C. Pacific
Northwest.
D. central Plains
states.

Question 20 of 20
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Critics of NAFTA argue that:
A. the agreement
does not protect the environment adequately.
B. Mexico is losing
thousands of jobs to the United States.
C. industrial
development has shifted to Mexico and away from the U.S.
D. the agreement has
weakened the role of corporations in economic decisions.