Which of the following is most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos?

A. Low hog production in China demonstrates an avoidance of pork by the Chinese.

B. Food preferences and taboos have little influence on the diet in Arabia and Southeast Asia.

C. Food preferences are stronger than taboos as seen by the high consumption of beef on the Deccan Plateau.

D. Food preferences and taboos show little variability between cultures.

E. Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons even at the expense of a balanced diet.

Since 2000 the global pattern of international migration has resulted in most migrants seeking destinations that are best described as

A. less developed countries

B. tourism and pilgrimage sites

C. protected environmental zones

D. urban and suburban areas

E. rural agricultural regions

A student who lives in Minneapolis chooses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than in Jamaica because Florida is closer and the plane fare is cheaper. This type of decision-making best illustrates the concept of

A. central place theory

B. time space compression

C. human capital

D. the rank size rule

E. intervening opportunities

Which of the following regions had the smallest percentage of people living in urban areas at the end of the twentieth century?

A. Australia

B. South Asia

C.South America

D.North America

E. Europe

1. The most accurate statement that concerns food preferences and taboos is that some food are avoided because of religious reasons at the expense of a balanced diet.

In some cultures certain foods are not allowed or permitted to be eaten. In the Islamic religion for instance, it is not permitted for Muslims to eat pork. While the Indian culture does not permit consumption of beef.

2. The global pattern of migration has migrants seeking for places that are Urban and suburban areas.

The correct option here is D. People migrate to urban areas with the intention of getting a better and easier life. The reasons could be political, educational, work etc.

3. The type of decision making that would have a student that stays in Minneapolis spend her break in Florida instead of Jamaica is known as intervening opportunities.

The concept of intervening opportunities talks about the likelihood of migration. It tells reasons why a person would stop at a place that is between where they are coming from and where they intend to travel to.

4. The continent that had the least percentage of people that were living in Urban areas at the end of the twentieth century is South America.