Which of the following environmental problems is associated with the African Sahel?

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B) single 25 year olds

Which of the following profiles characterizes The population group that is most likely to migrate?

C) subsitence agriculture

Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for the market is called

E)an increase in the use of energy and technology

Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by

D) Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana

In the US the largest concentration of Amish are found in

E) southern Turkey

In which of the following areas was wheat most probably domesticated earliest?

A) per capita income

The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following?

A) africa

In the early 21st century, the largest number of refugees is located on which of the following continents?

D)intensive agriculture based on irrigation

Traditionally the Ganges valley and the Nile Valley have had comparatively high population densities because of their

E) Mexicans leaving mexico

All of the following 20th century migration streams or propelled by persecution or open conflict except

B) the population divided in evolved into four different languages and then the disease spread

If four languages have similar words for numbers and the names of fish, but different names for a certain disease, what might be concluded about the time at which the diseased first diffused?

C) empire, nationstate, Province, County

Which of the following correctly lists the usual hierarchy of the political administrative units in order from largest to smallest?

D) world cities

International company headquarters significant global financial functions and a polarized social structure or defining characteristics of

B) it outlines and eventual supranational governing body for north America

With respect to NAFTA between the US, Canada, and Mexico, which of the following is not true?

C) involve the collection, processing, and manipulation of information

Quarternary economic activities are those that

E) the United States

Which of the following countries consumes the most fossil fuels per capita?

A) low population growth rates

Which of the following characteristics is shared by Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand?

A) the colonial economics were export oriented

Why are most south American population centers located near the coast?

C) it incorporates traits that diffuse into a wide variety of places

Which of the following is true of popular culture?

A) fragmentation of a region into smaller units

The term Balkanization refers to

D) fragmentation

Indonesia is an example of which of the following types of states?

B) gerrymandering

The shape of North Carolina's 12 congressional district is most likely the result of

C) nickel smelting

Which of the following industries will most likely locate closest to its raw material sources?

D) navigable waterways

Prior to 1850 of all major north American cities was willing to chiefly to the presence of

B) temperate regions

According to the theory of environmental determinism which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements?

A) belief systems

The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward the cardinal directions best illustrates the importance of which of the following factors in the shaping of these early cities?

C) corporate farms have gained greater advantage over family farms

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture?

E) supranational organizations

The European union, The arab league and the United Nations are all examples of

D) periodization is to history

Regionalization is to geography as

C) the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

Cultural landscape can be defined as

A) less developed countries

One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in

C) refrigerated ships

During the first half of the 20th century which of the following facilitated the transportation of beef over long distances to global markets?

D) Niger

In which of the following countries is terracing least likely to be used by farming groups to create additional space and minimize erosion on steep slopes?

E) economic enterprise zones

All of the following have helped create ghettos in North American except

B) southwest asia

The worlds three monotheistic religions originate in which of the following regions?

C) primate city

An urban Center that is disproportionately larger then the second largest city in a country and that dominates the countries soil, political, and economic activities can best be classified as

A) iran

A country in which the majority of the population is Shiite Muslims is

A) truck

Which of the following modes of transportation is characterized by Low terminate cost high line cost and high route flex?

B) agglomeration

The clustering of doctors offices and pharmacies near hospitals is best explained by the benefits of

B) farms use more irrigation

Agriculture practiced in California differs from forms practiced other Mediterranean agricultural regions because in California

A) European Union

Which of the following has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating import tariffs between states?

E) Christaller's model of central place

Which of the following is useful for describing a settlement node whose primary function is to provide support for the population in its hinterland?

A) desertification

Which of the following environmental problems is most associated with the African Sahel?

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How are environmental problems in Sahel being addressed?

The primary means that scientists are using to address the Sahel's environmental problems include reforestation of this border zone.

Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel?

Scant and unreliable rainfall and poor soils make the land difficult to farm, so for centuries, many people have raised livestock instead, moving their herds periodically to find fresh pastures and allow the land to recover.

Which region in Africa is most negatively affected by deforestation?

The most vulnerable region is a 3,000-mile stretch of land that includes ten countries in the Sahel region of Africa. The Sahel is the area between the Saharan Desert and the Sudanian Savannah.

Which factor contributes the most to deforestation in Africa?

The conversion of forest land to agriculture, both subsistence and commercial, is by far the most common and most destructive cause of deforestation in Africa and other tropical regions.