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All of the following occurred due to the invention of the railroad except __________.

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Section 1

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All of the following occurred due to the invention of the railroad except __________.

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A. transportation costs increased

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Settlements where houses are constructed in a long line along a road or river are called __________ villages.

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C. linear

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More than half of the population is engaged in agriculture in all of the following regions except __________.

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B. Western Europe

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Which of the following is not a common characteristic of agricultural villages throughout the world?

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A. Houses are built in a line along a main road.

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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is best described as __________.

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A. a treaty signed by 190 countries whose goal is to limit the spread of nuclear weapons

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An intergovernmental orgainzation is best described as __________.

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B. an organization of states that pursue shared goals

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All of the following are examples of nonrenewable resources except __________.

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C. lumber

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Comparing land use in urban areas and agricultural villages finds that if arable land is scarce, then the sizes of farms and houses are .

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Small

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Perishable items are those which __________.

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A. spoil quickly

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The United Nations was founded primarily __________.

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B. to help international diplomacy

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Which of the following statements about transportation costs is true?

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C. Transportation costs are an important factor in agricultural profitability.

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Which of the following nations does not possess nuclear weapons?

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D. Spain

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What is the most likely reason why grid villages are the most common type of settlement found in the western US?

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B. The government distributed and sold land in square parcels.

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Which of the following intergovernmental organizations is responsible for promoting safe workplace conditions and decent wages?

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D. the International Labor Organization

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The amount of freshwater on the planet is not increasing.

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True

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Which of the following statements best describes the European Union (EU)?

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B. The EU is a political and economic partnership among separate European nations

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According to von Thunen's model, the area beyond the fourth ring represents unoccupied wilderness. Based on his theories, which of the following statements would von Thunen most likely make about the area beyond the fourth ring?

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C. Producing agriculture past the area of the fourth ring would not be profitable.

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Faster methods of transportation and more sophisticated methods of communication, such as the Internet, have had the greatest impact on the recent trend of __________.

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A. increased globalization

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The United Nations is the largest international organization in the world.

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True

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