dataset_name: high_school_geography
description: 'The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about high
  school geography.


  Q: Which one of the following items is an example of nonmaterial culture?

  (A) Dove soap (B) Dove candy bar (C) Dove symbol (D) A dove (bird).

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on geography for help.
  Nonmaterial culture consists of cultural ideas, beliefs or symbols that are not
  physical objects. The answer is (C).


  Q: During the third stage of the demographic transition model, which of the following
  is true?

  (A) Birth rates increase and population growth rate is less rapid. (B) Birth rates
  decline and population growth rate is less rapid. (C) Birth rates increase and population
  growth rate increases. (D) Birth rates decrease and population growth rate increases.

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on geography for help.
  The demographic transition model models the five different stages of population
  growth as a country goes through economic development, where the third stage refers
  to a period of declining birth rates and lower population growth. The answer is
  (B).


  Q: The practice of hiring a foreign third-party service provider to run an operation
  is called

  (A) outsourcing. (B) offshoring. (C) maquiladoras. (D) locational interdependence.

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on geography for help.
  "Offshoring" literally means to move or base some of the activities or processes
  of a company to a foreign country. The answer is (B).


  Q: Which of the following statements is NOT accurate regarding the services provided
  by local governments in the United States?

  (A) Duplication of efforts occurs often. (B) Social problems of the central city
  spill over into the surrounding residential suburbs. (C) Inefficiency in providing
  services occurs often. (D) One neighborhood''s efforts to reduce pollution are always
  supported by neighboring communities.

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on geography for help.
  There may be economic, social or political reasons for two neighboring communities
  and their local governments not agreeing to pollution reduction efforts initiated
  by one of them. The answer is (D).


  Q: The rate of natural increase of a population is found by subtracting the

  (A) crude death rate from the crude birth date. (B) crude birth rate from the crude
  death rate. (C) doubling time from the crude birth rate. (D) fertility rate from
  the crude death rate.

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on geography for help.
  The difference between number of births and deaths gives the population increase
  at any given time. The answer is (A).'
include: _mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_template_yaml
task: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_high_school_geography
