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Which is the best definition of a brain drain?
a) the loss of good students who attend college in other countries
b) the loss of aging parents who join children in other countries
c) the loss of war refugees who seek safety in other countries
d) the loss of skilled workers who move to other countries

Which of the following is not a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?
a) family
b) school
c) persecution
d) freedom

What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?
a) opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest
b) arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest
c) differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest
d) conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in the rainforest

What can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest?
a) encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest
b) plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy
c) use cleared land to raise cattle instead of crops
d) clear more land to make larger farms

What is the most common climate found in Europe?
a) highlands
b) mediterranean
c) semiarid
d) marine west coast

What mountain range runs north and south through Russia and separates Europe from Asia?
a) the Ural Mountains
b) the Caucasus Mountains
c) the Carpathian Mountains
d) the Alps

What three countries in Europe have the lowest overall population density?
a) Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia
b) Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
c) Spain, Portugal, and Italy
d) Iceland, Finland, and Sweden

Sometimes countries give up some control of their own affairs to work together on goals they all share. This is a form of
a) supranational cooperation.
b) economic activity.
c) common good
d) spatial inequality.

Which of these is the best definition of centripetal forces?
a) forces that improve living standards
b) forces that reduce land use conflict
c) forces that promote urbanization
d) forces that pull people together

How has the EU promoted economic cooperation across Europe?
a) It has banned foreign imports.
b) It has reduced trade barriers.
c) It has raised worker' salaries.
d) It has ended business competition.

Which of these is a major cause of acid rain?
a) burning fossil fuels for energy
b) spraying pesticides on crops
c) dumping sewage in river systems
d) using uranium to generate electricity

What was the major cause of the power plant explosion at Chernobyl?
a) brain drain
b) human error
c) centrifugal force
d) extreme weather

Which term refers to an independent country whose people mostly share a common identity?
a) ethnic group
b) nation-state
c) plural society
d) colonial empire

Which of these is an example of a failed state?
a) the Azerbaijan Republic
b) the United Kingdom
c) the Soviet Union
d) the European Union

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