Human Geography of the U.S: Shaping an Abundant Land Quiz

What term describes the movement of people from one place to another?

• Columbian Exchange

• Migration

• Export

• Multinational

The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe after 1492 is called:

• Louisiana Purchase

• Migration

• Columbian Exchange

• Service Industry

Which event in 1803 doubled the size of the United States by purchasing land from France?

• Columbian Exchange

• Louisiana Purchase

• Frontier

• Export

What is the term for the unsettled land beyond the borders of a settled area?

• Frontier

• Suburb

• Service Industry

• Metropolitan Area

A residential area on the outskirts of a city is known as a:

• Frontier

• Suburb

• Service Industry

• Migration

What form of government allows citizens to elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

• Multinational

Goods sent from one country to another for sale are called:

• Imports

• Migration

What type of economic system encourages private ownership of businesses and free competition?

• Command Economy

• Free Enterprise

• Communism

• Postindustrial Economy

The type of economy in which more jobs are found in areas like health care, education, and tourism is called a:

• Service Industry

• Command Economy

• Frontier

• Migration

An economy that is primarily based on technology and services rather than industry is called a:

• Free Enterprise

• Postindustrial Economy

• Export Economy

• Agricultural Economy