How do the different types of regions help geographers to understand the world, past and present?(1 point)
Responses
Geographers can gauge how regions are unchanging and static.
Geographers can gauge how regions are unchanging and static.
Geographers can see what places have shared or distinct characteristics.
Geographers can see what places have shared or distinct characteristics.
Geographers quantify regional statistics in order to determine if a region exists.
Geographers quantify regional statistics in order to determine if a region exists.
Geographers can better protect the natural identity of regions.
Geographers can better protect the natural identity of regions.
Social media connects people in different parts of the world who share ideas. Why does it not form a cultural region?(1 point)
Responses
People share ideas on social media but cannot act on them.
People share ideas on social media but cannot act on them.
They form an interest group.
They form an interest group.
They can live in different areas and have no physical connection.
They can live in different areas and have no physical connection.
They have no common economic interest.
They have no common economic interest.
According to the Library of Congress, how many distinct regions are there in the United States?(1 point)
Responses
6
6
5
5
10
10
16
The correct answer is 5.
What human characteristic would a geographer study to understand why people left Ireland during the Great Potato Famine from 1845 to 1849?(1 point)
Responses
ethnicity
ethnicity
demographics
demographics
language
language
built environment
ethnicity
What landform might be created by the processes of erosion and weathering?(1 point)
Responses
a beach
a beach
a mountain
a mountain
a cliff
a cliff
a barrier island
a cliff
What program of a nation, state, or other region counts the population and usually provides its characteristics, such as distribution of age and gender?(1 point)
Responses
regionalization
regionalization
census
census
population density
population density
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