Exam 1: Geography: an Exploration of Connections

In a large city,wealthy residents are most likely to live in:

The term used to describe everything people use to live on Earth that is not directly part of biological inheritance is:

Suppose that a country's population pyramid is truly pyramid shaped,with a wide band at the bottom and a much narrower band at the top.What is the best description of the population of this country?

The last major global climate change took place about 15,000 years ago,when the glaciers of the last ice age began to melt.

Massive,sometimes catastrophic,rainfalls are called:

In nearly all societies,families prefer boys over girls.Which of the following is NOT a reason for this preference?

American culture encompasses many subcultures.

A common measure of a country's economic output,defined as the total production of goods and services in a country divided by the country's population,is known as:

Darker skin is an evolutionary adaptation found in regions located close to which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a regional trade bloc?

Lines of longitude are also known as:

What is the term for minimum wages high enough to support a healthy life?

In a country with traditional gender roles,men are more likely to serve as __________ while women serve as __________.

Geographers use the phrase "scale of analysis" to refer to the relative size of an area.

The most common way for shantytown dwellers across the globe to get water is through:

What is the key goal of multinational corporations?

The rate of natural increase is also known as the:

In which of these countries is the amount lowest of virtual water required to produce one ton of corn?

Identify one problem with gross domestic product (GDP)as a measure of well-being.

Water scarcity is the result of all of the following EXCEPT: