Test 1 Review

The Basque Country region of Spain has its own autonomous government, its own borders, and even its own language. The Basque Country is an example of which type of region?

• International region

• Perceptual Region

• Functional Region

• Formal Region

Which of the following is an example of a formal region?

• The Trinity River Watershed

• The Great Plains

• Hidalgo County

• Silicon Valley

Using the information provided in the graph, which of the following is true?

• In general, minimum wages are higher in democratic nations.

• In general, minimum wages are higher in autocratic nations.

• In general, minimum wages are lower in communist states.

• In general, minimum wages are lower in socialist states.

Based on the information in the chart, which of the following countries has the highest standard of living?

• Australia

• Canada

• United Arab Emirates

• Saudi Arabia

The Midwest is traditionally considered to include only five states of the Great Lakes region (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin), but it is often defined as including the states of the Great Plains as well. The Midwest is an example of which type of region?

• Natural resource region

• Perceptual Region

• Functional Region

• Formal Region

Which of the following is an example of a formal region?

• Mexico

• Southern California

• The Mississippi River Valley

• The New York City metropolitan area

Which of the following is an example of a functional region?

• Oklahoma

• The Bible Belt

• Yellowstone National Park

• The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Which of the following is an example of a perceptual region?

• The Ural Mountains

• Budapest, Hungary

• The Baltic States

• Eastern Europe

According to the table, which countries spent more on education than the United States?

• Canada and Japan

• Nigeria and Sierra Leone

• Japan and the Netherlands

• Norway and the Netherlands

According to the table, which countries spent more on health care than the United States?

• Canada and Norway

• Nigeria and Sierra Leone

• Norway and the Netherlands

• The Netherlands and Canada