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World Geography Final Exam____ 64.____ 65.____ 66.____ 67.____ 68.____ 69.____ 70.____ 71.____ 72.Which of the following is NOT associated with a democracy?A. free speechB. fair electionsC. citizen participationD. lack of participation for all except the powerful rulersWhich of the following describes Juan Perón of Argentina and other 20th-century Latin Americandictators?A. political reformerB. caudilloC. opposition leaderD. elected officialWhich of these peninsulas is bounded by the Norwegian Sea, theNorth Sea, and the Baltic Sea?A. BalkanB. ItalianC. IberianD. ScandinavianWhich of the following best describes the Northern European Plain?A. Flooding prevents the land from being cultivated.B. A lack of pesticides results in low production.C. A variety of crops are produced in abundance.D. Air and water pollution have destroyed the land.Which of these landforms contributed most to the development of ethnic differences in Europe?A. seasB. islandsC. mountainsD. plainsThe "Land of the Midnight Sun" includes which of these countries?A. AustriaB. IrelandC. PortugalD. FinlandWhich of the following best explains the deforestation on the Scandinavian Peninsula?A. High tides bring a killer algae to the area, and the algae contaminate the water needed by trees.B. Winds blow emissions there from an industrial region, and those emissions cause acid rain.C. Windmills in the Netherlands blow emissions from Dutch factories.D. Too many trees are cut down for use in home construction and in paper mills.Which of these best explains why Italy did not industrialize as early as its neighbor France?A. more tourismB. fewer resourcesC. greater land areaD. fewer mountain rangesWhich of the following is NOT a possible reason to create polders?A. to gain more farmlandB. to gain protection from invading armiesC. to reduce population densityD. to reduce erosion caused by wavesGeography 2011 8