Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Many early manufacturing centers in the United States grew in already established market
centers.
2. The United States has more tornadoes each year than any other country.
3. The delta of the Mississippi is shrinking because of dams along the Mississippi River.
4. The best soils in the United States are in the Southeast.
5. The gap between the materially wealthy and materially poor in the United States is
shrinking.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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Plantations established to exploit labor and resources in the periphery are geared toward
A) high value crops like indigo, sugar and cocoa. B) mixed fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and apples. C) staple crops like corn and potatoes. D) industrial crops like hemp, flax and sunflowers. E) both staple crops like corn and potatoes and high value crops like indigo, sugar, and cocoa.
According to the Millennium Development Goals (1990-2015), a study is conducted to understand how some developing countries have made social and economic progress. Which of the following would be a surprising finding in such a study?
A) Decreased fertility rates B) Increased availability of clean drinking water C) Decreased support of education D) A decline in extreme poverty
Hurricanes rotate in a ________ around a central core in the Northern Hemisphere.
A. counterclockwise direction B. clockwise direction C. vertical pattern D. zigzag pattern E. back-forth motion
Define ecological footprint and differentiate between the ecological footprint of a developing country and that of the United States. Support or challenge the following statement: "The population problem does not lie entirely with the developing world."
What will be an ideal response?