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Created by the EIU History Department to assist students of
Eastern Illinois University in meeting the Illinois state standards
for specialization in the social sciences.
The quiz questions are taken from the Illinois Certification Testing System, National Evaluation Systems, Inc.
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Geography- Practice Quiz |
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| The following is a short quiz that will test your knowledge
of this discipline. These questions have been devised based on
similar questions that have been asked on certification tests in the
past. The key for the correct answer to each question is at the
bottom of this page. To keep track of your answers for each
question, simply have a piece of paper and a writing utensil handy.
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| 1. |
Which of the
following best describes the value of the regionalization
process for the study of geographic issues?
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It provides a context for examining issues and events
that focuses attention on the interdependence of peoples and
places. |
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It helps
geographers deal with the uneven distribution of human
populations when examining issues and events. |
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C. |
It
provides a context for examining issues and events that serves
as an intermediate step between local places and the entire
globe. |
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It helps
geographers understand the full complexity of relationships
between humans and the environment. |
| 2. |
Which of the
following physical processes most influenced the formation of
the rift valleys of East Africa? |
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the spreading apart of tectonic plates |
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the
sliding past each other of tectonic plates |
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C. |
the
collision of tectonic plates |
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D. |
the
binding together of tectonic plates |
| 3. |
In North America
before European settlement, the Iroquois of the Northeast
lived in longhouses constructed of small logs and branches
covered by sheets of bark. During the same period in the
Southwest, the Pueblo lived in multistory structures built
from compated adobe clay. These differences can best be
explained by examining which o fthe following elements of the
two groups? |
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commercial factors and political organization
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B. |
aesthetic
preferences and religious traditions |
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social
structure and family organization |
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D. |
environmental factors and cultural
values |
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Between 1949 and
1980, the percentage of China's total population that was
classified as urban rose a modest 5 percent from 9.1 percent
to 14.2 percent. During the next fifteen years, however, the
percentage more than doubled to 29 percent. Which of the
following best explains this change? |
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a relaxation of government controls on internal
migration |
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an
increased urban dependence on raw materials produced in rural
areas |
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a
relaxation of government restrictions on family size
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D. |
a
decrease in the farm productivity of agricultural areas
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Which of the
following best explains how the development of suburban
residential areas often contributes to regional flooding of
streams and rivers? |
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Increased quantities of water enter the regional
hydrosphere because of microclimatic changes. |
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B. |
Large
areas of land are no longer available to absorb runoff during
storms. |
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Water
flows are concentrated in fewer regional streams and rivers.
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Widespread removal of plants and trees reduces the rate
of water evaporation after storms. |
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A geographer is
attempting to assess the danger of tidal surges and flooding
from hurricanes in an area along the Gulf Coast of the United
States. Which of the following types of information about the
region would be most useful to the
geographer? |
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soil permeability and natural vegetation |
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absolute
and relative humidity |
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C. |
ocean
temperatures and landform characteristics |
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annual
precipitation and ground-water
levels |
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Which of the
following types of land use places the greatest demands on a
region's water resources? |
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mining and quarrying |
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irrigated
agriculture |
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durable
goods manufacturing |
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commercial forestry |
| 8. |
Use the map below
of the state of Illinois to answer the question that follows.
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In which of the lettered areas on the
map above would one find the greatest quantities of the
fertile soil that helped make Illinois one of the nation's
leading five corn-producing states? |
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Area A |
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Area
B |
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Area C
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D. |
Area D
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Which of the
following best explains why, since the 1970's, the economies
of New Zealand and Australia have become more integrated with
Asia and less integrated with Europe and the United States?
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The two countries have much stronger socioeconomic
links with Asia as a result of similarities in their physical
environment. |
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Rising
global transportation costs have made trade with the United
States and Europe less profitable. |
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The
economies of Europe and the United States have shifted away
from manufacturing, thus reducing the amount of goods
available for export to the two countries. |
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Asia
economic growth has created new markets for the resources and
products of the two countries. |
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Which of the
following best illustrates the role of nationalism in global
affairs during the 1990's? |
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the creation of the World Trade Organization
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ongoing
conflict between Israelis and Palestinians |
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the
expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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D. |
U.S.
military intervention in the Gulf War
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Answer Key
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1:C, 2:A, 3:D, 4:A, 5:B, 6:C, 7:B, 8:C, 9:D, 10:B
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Web-Site Last Updated 4-14-2005 |
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This practice quiz is a product of the Illinois
Certification Testing System |
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