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NAEP Geography Grade 8 - Question List

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11. The Great Lakes were formed primarily as a result of
  1. plate tectonic movement
  2. the action of glaciers
  3. the construction of dams
  4. runoff from mountains
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12. Major oil-producing nations joined together to form the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as a means of
  1. increasing their control of markets and prices for their product
  2. limiting the access of other nations to solar power
  3. promoting the production of high-quality fossil fuels
  4. improving communication and transportation among developing nations
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13. What religion is practiced by most people who live in India?
  1. Confucianism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Christianity
  4. Hinduism
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14. How do the forces listed below affect the natural environment?Gravity Ice Water Wind
  1. They are major causes of erosion.
  2. They are important influences on human settlement.
  3. They are responsible for seismic activity.
  4. They cause continental drift.
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15. When the warm ocean current El Niño replaces the cooler Peruvian, or Humboldt, current along the coast of Peru, the supplies of anchovies on which sea birds feed decrease. As a result, the number of sea birds roosting on the coastal islands decreases.The passage describes the effect of El Niño on Peru's?
  1. wind currents
  2. weather
  3. ecosystem
  4. coastal erosion
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