Population and Immigration — Unit test Answers

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Which question would a demographer most likely ask?

Which ethnic groups live in this community?

Which officials sit on the city’s school board?

What is the price of gasoline and oil in this area?

Which landforms and waterways make up this region?

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In which of the following is the danger of saltwater intrusion the greatest?

water supplies near industrial areas

underground water supplies in farming areas

underground water supplies near defective septic systems

coastal freshwater supplies

How did the US government respond to the immigration wave in the late 1800s?

Congress banned all new immigrants from entering the country.

Grants were provided to assist new immigrants coming to America.

The US government worked to encourage the growing diversity.

Laws were passed to limit diversity among the immigrant population.

Which of the following competes with the need for safe, clean, drinking water?

the Clean Water Act and similar congressional legislation

the economic needs of industries that supply the nation’s products

the need to reduce the amount of fossil fuel pollutants released into the air

the Kyoto Protocol and similar international agreements

Which of the following is an important purpose of national parks and wildlife refuges?

to restrict oil drilling to specific areas

to set aside land for deforestation

to protect landscapes and endangered species

to protect the ecosystem from the effects of industrial fishing

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