Geography

Question 1

When one area of urban land generates more rent than others, what is the likely pattern that will results in terms of land use?

Answer 1

There tends to be spatial patterns that result from economic activities. We can look at urban land use to make some generalizations. When a land use generates more rent than others, and when land use compete for a location, the land use that creates the highest return usually will be the one who can occupy the land, as a seller sells land to the people who can produce the highest bid.

Question 2

What migration factor is best defined as conditions in a place that are perceived to be detrimental to a migrant’s well-being or security?

Answer 2

Push factors. A push factor is when migrants feel they are being pushed out of an area because they perceive it to be a place that is detrimental for them to remain.

Question 3

Pull factor

Answer 3

A pull factor is a factor that attracts migrants to come to a new area.

Question 4

What is NOT an accomplishment of GMO crops, like soybeans, corn, transgenic cotton, and canola?

Answer 4

Proponents of GMO crops herald the arrival of these improvements because herbicide and insect resistance drops have helped productivity and down the cost of producing food. Opponents to GMO crops suggest that these developments do more to help the farmers than consumers and are wary of long-term effects these GMO foods may have on society.

Question 5

Globalization

Answer 5

The internet is not part of the definition of globalization, rather it is a product of it. “Globalization’ refers to the increasing interconnection of more and more people and places across the world through social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental processes that have become more international in scale and effect. It is not a new process, as we have had long distance trade and exchange for thousands of years.