Other Geography Answers

Which one of the following statements referring to population structure is false? (1) The IMR is the lowest in countries with well-trained doctors and nurses, modern hospitals and large supplies of medicine. (2) Population increases due to increases in fertility rates and decreases due to increases in mortality rates. (3) Stage 4 of the demographic transition is associated with a low, zero or even a negative NIR. (4) Currently the NIR is much higher in the developed than in the developing countries.

Which one of the following statements on the occurrence and impact of geological hazards is true?

1.Eartgquakes are much easier to predict than volcanic eruptions

2.Both earthquakes and volcanos rarely occur along the boundaries between tectonic plates.

3.Worldwide literally thousands of earthquakes occur everyday

4.There are currently fewer than 50 active volcanoes around the world

Which impact of geological hazards

 In terms of languages ... is/are most dominant in South America, while the dominant religion 

is ... .

(1) Portuguese and Spanish; Roman Catholicism

(2) English; Protestant

(3) Arabic; Islam

(4) Hindi; Hinduism

(5) Mandarin; Buddhism

Ethnic boundaries between states is an example of cultural boundaries that coincide with 

... .

(1) biogeographical features such as deserts

(2) differences in language and religion

(3) frontier zones where no state exercises complete control

(4) water features such as rivers, lakes and the oceans

(5) topographic features such as mountain ranges

12 Which one of the following statements about international migration is false?

(1) International migration is increasing as the economic disparities between wealthy and 

poor regions are growing.

2) At a global scale, Asia has -a net in-migration, while Europe has a net out-migration.

(3) A large percentage of international migrants are workers looking for jobs, who 

therefore seek countries with growing economies.

(4) A combination of push and pull factors influence migration decisions.

(5) In recent decades, better communications technologies have accelerated migration 

due to economic reasons.

The global cultural mosaic

13. A lingua franca such as English achieved widespread distribution through ... diffusion, 

driven mainly by migration and conquests.

(1) hierarchical

(2) contagious

(3) stimulus

(4) relocation

(5) expansion

Which of the following statements about acidification is false?   (1) Conifer plantations frequently result in soil acidification. (2) The smelting of metals is not associated with acid rain.  (3) Most lichens are very sensitive to atmospheric pollution by sulphur dioxide. (4) Acid mist has been associated with forest dieback in Germany. 

Which of the following describe the long-term variations in the Earth's orbit that can lead to climatic change as calculated by Milankovitch?  (1) Orbital eccentricity with a periodicity of 100,000 years (2) Axial tilt or obliquity with a periodicity of 41,000 years  (3) Precession of the equinoxes with a periodicity of about 21,000 years (4) All of the above.

Which of the following countries has uncoupled economic growth from growing fossil fuel consumption over the last few decades?   (1) Denmark   (2) USA (3) Qatar (4) China