Author Question: Which of the following factors would cause a geographic area to be called a frontier area? a. ... (Read 128 times)

cabate · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following factors would cause a geographic area to be called a frontier area?

a. Arbitrary distinction recognizing the Great Plains, Intermountain areas, and Alaska
b. Geographically located in the West, specifically the Great Plains states
c. High death rate from use of guns (homicide or suicide)
d. Population of fewer than six persons per square mile

Question 2

Which of the following insights is being stressed by advocacy groups regarding persons with disabilities today?

a. Disability results when physical and social barriers in the environment prevent a person from taking equal part in community life.
b. Handicapped persons have as much right to social support as nonhandicapped persons.
c. It is recognized that an individual may be limited by an environmental barrier in society.
d. Impairment is a result of society's reaction more than mental or physical condition.

Ahnyah · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Areas are classified as rural for populations with fewer than 45 persons per square mile and as frontier for geographic areas with fewer than six people per square mile. Many counties of the Great Plains, Intermountain West, and Alaska are designated frontier. Not all mountain areas are rural (the Appalachian mountain area is not), and geographic location alone does not make an area rural.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Nearly all definitions identify an individual as disabled on the basis of a physical or mental impairment that limits the person's ability to perform an important activity. The complementary possibilitythat the individual is limited by a barrier in society or the environmentis never considered. Advocacy groups are stressing that environment and the reactions of others are as crucial as the actual physical or mental limitation.