If you were to compare a current map of Florida with a future map of Florida 30 years from now, what is the biggest change you would expect to see?(1 point)
Responses
changes made by earthquakes
changes made by earthquakes
change in the state capital
change in the state capital
loss of forests
loss of forests
loss of shoreline
loss of shoreline
Which choice best describes the push-pull nature of human migration?(1 point)
Responses
While some people are pushed out of a place due to improved educational opportunities, other people are pulled towards a place because it offers more economic growth potential.
While some people are pushed out of a place due to improved educational opportunities, other people are pulled towards a place because it offers more economic growth potential.
While some people are pushed out of a place due to migration patterns, other people are pulled towards a place because of changes in watershed boundaries.
While some people are pushed out of a place due to migration patterns, other people are pulled towards a place because of changes in watershed boundaries.
While some people are pushed out of a place due to increased feelings of cultural belonging, other people are pulled towards a place because of decreased educational opportunities.
While some people are pushed out of a place due to increased feelings of cultural belonging, other people are pulled towards a place because of decreased educational opportunities.
While some people are pushed out of a place due to war or famine, other people are pulled towards a place because it offers more safety or economic opportunity.
While some people are pushed out of a place due to war or famine, other people are pulled towards a place because it offers more safety or economic opportunity.
Which of the following is an example of people having a negative effect on their environment?(1 point)
Responses
Polluting rivers
Polluting rivers
Converting a parking lot into a playground
Converting a parking lot into a playground
Creating a nature preserve
Creating a nature preserve
Planting trees along the highway
Polluting rivers
Which of the following is a benefit of globalization?(1 point)
Responses
Globalization has been shown to decrease the standard of living in developing countries.
Globalization has been shown to decrease the standard of living in developing countries.
Globalization has been shown to increase the standard of living in developing countries.
Globalization has been shown to increase the standard of living in developing countries.
Workers in developed countries often lose their jobs.
Workers in developed countries often lose their jobs.
Workers in the developed world compete with lower-cost markets for jobs.
Globalization has been shown to increase the standard of living in developing countries.
Which of the following shifts negatively disrupts global ecosystems the most?(1 point)
Responses
the introduction of the potato
the introduction of the potato
the increase of greenhouse gases
the increase of greenhouse gases
the spread of rabbits
the spread of rabbits
the elimination of the Aral Sea
the increase of greenhouse gases
Which of the following is an example of a situation in which the view of a region is changed by greater knowledge?(1 point)
Responses
Americans attitudes towards Britain now are more positive than during the 1776 war between the two.
Americans attitudes towards Britain now are more positive than during the 1776 war between the two.
Rats introduced into the island of New Zealand by Europeans pose a threat to local animals.
Rats introduced into the island of New Zealand by Europeans pose a threat to local animals.
Vikings landed in North America around 1000 AD, but this never became widely known in Europe.
Vikings landed in North America around 1000 AD, but this never became widely known in Europe.
Amerigo Vespucci proved to Europeans that the Americas were not part of Asia during his 1501 voyage.