Praxis 5004 Geography
Which of the following regions was once a prosperous civilization but has become a
barren desert due to deforestation?
A. Siberia
B. Sahel
C. Saskatchewan
D. Sahara - answerB The Sahel is a region along the southern border of the Sahara
Desert that was once supported a prosperous community of farming and agriculture.
Overpopulation, overgrazing, and
agriculture led to the deforestation of the area and ultimately caused the desertification
of the Sahel.
Which of the following is the process of cultivating crops on the sides of hills to
maximize land area?
A. Crop rotation
B. Sustenance farming
C. Terrace farming
D. Commercial farming - answerC Incas used this. Still popular today, especially for rice
farming.
Which of the following nations built the irrigation system that caused the desertification
of the Aral Sea?
A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. United States
D. Soviet Union - answerD
Which of the following consists of a group of people that has a prominent ethnicity
different from the surrounding community?
A. An embassy
B. An ethnic enclave
C. A religious community
D. A linguistic community - answerB For instance a barrio is a Spanish speaking
neighborhood in a city
Which of the following is an example of an archipelago?
A. Himalayas
B. Great Lakes
C. Great Plains
D. Hawaiian Islands - answerD
25. Using the map
, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JhP52DFzRIoYaFVlxHpJTj3U3KeAJXf0/view?
usp=sharing
which country is at 60°N, 120°E?
A. Russia
B. South Africa
C. Australia
D. Canada - answerA
Which of the following refers to a sense of identity and perceptions of societal norms
A. Assimilation
B. Competition
C. Cooperation
D. Socialization - answerD
Which of the following helped increase agriculture during westward expansion
A. Irrigation from dams
B. Crop rotation
C. Terrace farming
D. Desalination of sea water - answerA
Which term is used to describe the study of folklore, linguistics, and ethnology?
A. Physical anthropology
B. Biology
C. Cultural anthropology
D. Civics - answerC
Which region of the world had the highest population at the beginning of the 21st
century?
A. North and South America
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. Asia - answerD China and India both had over a billion each which accounted for
over 30% of World total population
Which of the following terms is used to describe agriculture where large parcels of land
are cultivated using machinery rather than manual labor?
A. Extensive farming
B. Intensive farming
C. Sustenance farming
D. Pastoral farming - answerA
Which of the following types of power generation creates the most greenhouse gasses?
A. Nuclear
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Coal - answerD the other 3 a relatively low green house gases when used.
Which of the following regions was once a prosperous civilization but has become a
barren desert due to deforestation?
A. Siberia
B. Sahel
C. Saskatchewan
D. Sahara - answerB The Sahel is a region along the southern border of the Sahara
Desert that was once supported a prosperous community of farming and agriculture.
Overpopulation, overgrazing, and
agriculture led to the deforestation of the area and ultimately caused the desertification
of the Sahel.
Which of the following is the process of cultivating crops on the sides of hills to
maximize land area?
A. Crop rotation
B. Sustenance farming
C. Terrace farming
D. Commercial farming - answerC Incas used this. Still popular today, especially for rice
farming.
Which of the following nations built the irrigation system that caused the desertification
of the Aral Sea?
A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. United States
D. Soviet Union - answerD
Which of the following consists of a group of people that has a prominent ethnicity
different from the surrounding community?
A. An embassy
B. An ethnic enclave
C. A religious community
D. A linguistic community - answerB For instance a barrio is a Spanish speaking
neighborhood in a city
Which of the following is an example of an archipelago?
A. Himalayas
B. Great Lakes
C. Great Plains
D. Hawaiian Islands - answerD
25. Using the map
, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JhP52DFzRIoYaFVlxHpJTj3U3KeAJXf0/view?
usp=sharing
which country is at 60°N, 120°E?
A. Russia
B. South Africa
C. Australia
D. Canada - answerA
Which of the following refers to a sense of identity and perceptions of societal norms
A. Assimilation
B. Competition
C. Cooperation
D. Socialization - answerD
Which of the following helped increase agriculture during westward expansion
A. Irrigation from dams
B. Crop rotation
C. Terrace farming
D. Desalination of sea water - answerA
Which term is used to describe the study of folklore, linguistics, and ethnology?
A. Physical anthropology
B. Biology
C. Cultural anthropology
D. Civics - answerC
Which region of the world had the highest population at the beginning of the 21st
century?
A. North and South America
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. Asia - answerD China and India both had over a billion each which accounted for
over 30% of World total population
Which of the following terms is used to describe agriculture where large parcels of land
are cultivated using machinery rather than manual labor?
A. Extensive farming
B. Intensive farming
C. Sustenance farming
D. Pastoral farming - answerA
Which of the following types of power generation creates the most greenhouse gasses?
A. Nuclear
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Coal - answerD the other 3 a relatively low green house gases when used.
