Question 1

The Tropic of Capricorn is:

Accepted Answer

A) 23.5 degrees South latitude 
B) 23.5 degrees North latitude 
C) 0 degrees West longitude 
D) 180 degrees East latitude 
E) 75 degrees West latitude 
A) 23.5 degrees South latitude 
B) 23.5 degrees North latitude 
C) 0 degrees West longitude 
D) 180 degrees East latitude 
E) 75 degrees West latitude

Question 2

Who initiated The Yo Soy 132 campaign in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) middle age day laborers 
B) college age youth 
C) high school artists 
D) female factory workers 
E) elderly Marxists 
A) middle age day laborers 
B) college age youth 
C) high school artists 
D) female factory workers 
E) elderly Marxists

Question 3

What is a large informal group focused on political or social issues?

Accepted Answer

A) failed state 
B) supranational organizations 
C) social movement 
D) nation-state 
E) none of the above 
A) failed state 
B) supranational organizations 
C) social movement 
D) nation-state 
E) none of the above

Question 4

Genocide Watch in the U.S.and the Green Belt Movement in Kenya are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) social movements 
B) nongovernmental organizations 
C) supranational organizations 
D) alternative development 
E) neoliberal development 
A) social movements 
B) nongovernmental organizations 
C) supranational organizations 
D) alternative development 
E) neoliberal development

Question 5

The U.N.Human Development Index (HDI)is based on:

Accepted Answer

A) life expectancy,education,fertility rate 
B) life expectancy,education,income 
C) education,income,death rate 
D) education,income,fertility rate 
E) education,gender,death rate 
A) life expectancy,education,fertility rate 
B) life expectancy,education,income 
C) education,income,death rate 
D) education,income,fertility rate 
E) education,gender,death rate

Question 6

What is the spatial dispersion of a previously homogenous group?

Accepted Answer

A) diaspora 
B) demographics 
C) culture 
D) ethnicity 
E) race 
A) diaspora 
B) demographics 
C) culture 
D) ethnicity 
E) race

Question 7

In 2013,the world's annual average GNI per capita Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)was:

Accepted Answer

A) $950 
B) $5,950 
C) $10,700 
D) $54,040 
E) $102,610 
A) $950 
B) $5,950 
C) $10,700 
D) $54,040 
E) $102,610

Question 8

Which one of the tectonic plates is among those that comprise of the "Ring of Fire"?

Accepted Answer

A) African 
B) Eurasian 
C) South American 
D) Pacific 
E) none of the above 
A) African 
B) Eurasian 
C) South American 
D) Pacific 
E) none of the above

Question 9

When was the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch?

Accepted Answer

A) 1550 
B) 1750 
C) 1650 
D) 1850 
E) none of the above 
A) 1550 
B) 1750 
C) 1650 
D) 1850 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Where did Buddhism originate?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Japan 
C) China 
D) Vietnam 
E) Sri Lanka 
A) India 
B) Japan 
C) China 
D) Vietnam 
E) Sri Lanka

Question 11

The study of how the Earth's physical features are formed:

Accepted Answer

A) biogeography 
B) cartography 
C) geomorphology 
D) zoogeography 
E) geology 
A) biogeography 
B) cartography 
C) geomorphology 
D) zoogeography 
E) geology

Question 12

The average number of children each woman will have over the course of her lifetime is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Maternal Mortality Rate 
B) Birth Rate 
C) Fertility Rate 
D) Infant Mortality Rate 
E) None of the above 
A) Maternal Mortality Rate 
B) Birth Rate 
C) Fertility Rate 
D) Infant Mortality Rate 
E) None of the above

Question 13

Which region hosts more than half of the world's biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

A) Africa 
B) North America 
C) Latin America and Caribbean 
D) South Asia 
E) Oceania 
A) Africa 
B) North America 
C) Latin America and Caribbean 
D) South Asia 
E) Oceania

Question 14

What country promised to be net zero emissions by 2020 in the 2015 Paris Agreement?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S. 
B) Denmark 
C) Costa Rica 
D) India 
E) China 
A) U.S. 
B) Denmark 
C) Costa Rica 
D) India 
E) China

Question 15

What is atmospheric circulation on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) released by the heat from Earth's interior 
B) follow tidal effects of the Sun and the Moon 
C) transport heat and moisture over Earth's surface 
D) produced by Earth's rotational tilt 
E) differences in elevation over Earth's surface 
A) released by the heat from Earth's interior 
B) follow tidal effects of the Sun and the Moon 
C) transport heat and moisture over Earth's surface 
D) produced by Earth's rotational tilt 
E) differences in elevation over Earth's surface

Question 16

A megacity is an urban area with a population greater than:

Accepted Answer

A) 5 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 3 million 
D) 1 million 
E) none of the above 
A) 5 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 3 million 
D) 1 million 
E) none of the above

Question 17

Why do small farmers do better in an equal exchange coffee chain?

Accepted Answer

A) consumers purchase more coffee 
B) coffee companies pay higher prices 
C) less intermediaries in chain 
D) processor buy at higher prices 
E) all of the above 
A) consumers purchase more coffee 
B) coffee companies pay higher prices 
C) less intermediaries in chain 
D) processor buy at higher prices 
E) all of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is the estimate of the total value of everything produced by a country in a particular year?

Accepted Answer

A) gross domestic product 
B) gross national income 
C) purchasing power parity 
D) trade deficit 
E) human development index 
A) gross domestic product 
B) gross national income 
C) purchasing power parity 
D) trade deficit 
E) human development index

Question 19

Which two countries dominated the "Cold War?"

Accepted Answer

A) China and USSR 
B) USSR and Cuba 
C) USSR and United States 
D) United States and Cambodia 
E) China and United States 
A) China and USSR 
B) USSR and Cuba 
C) USSR and United States 
D) United States and Cambodia 
E) China and United States

Question 20

Which of these statistics gives the most accurate measurement of buying power and the cost of living in a country?

Accepted Answer

A) GDP 
B) GNI 
C) PPP 
D) HDI 
E) IMF 
A) GDP 
B) GNI 
C) PPP 
D) HDI 
E) IMF

The Tropic of Capricorn is:

Who initiated The Yo Soy 132 campaign in Mexico?

What is a large informal group focused on political or social issues?

Genocide Watch in the U.S.and the Green Belt Movement in Kenya are examples of:

The U.N.Human Development Index (HDI)is based on:

What is the spatial dispersion of a previously homogenous group?

In 2013,the world's annual average GNI per capita Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)was:

Which one of the tectonic plates is among those that comprise of the "Ring of Fire"?

When was the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch?

Where did Buddhism originate?

The study of how the Earth's physical features are formed:

The average number of children each woman will have over the course of her lifetime is called the:

Which region hosts more than half of the world's biodiversity?

What country promised to be net zero emissions by 2020 in the 2015 Paris Agreement?

What is atmospheric circulation on Earth?

A megacity is an urban area with a population greater than:

Why do small farmers do better in an equal exchange coffee chain?

Which of the following is the estimate of the total value of everything produced by a country in a particular year?

Which two countries dominated the "Cold War?"

Which of these statistics gives the most accurate measurement of buying power and the cost of living in a country?

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

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Exam 1: World Regions in Global Context

The Tropic of Capricorn is:

Who initiated The Yo Soy 132 campaign in Mexico?

What is a large informal group focused on political or social issues?

Genocide Watch in the U.S.and the Green Belt Movement in Kenya are examples of:

The U.N.Human Development Index (HDI)is based on:

What is the spatial dispersion of a previously homogenous group?

In 2013,the world's annual average GNI per capita Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)was:

Which one of the tectonic plates is among those that comprise of the "Ring of Fire"?

When was the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch?

Where did Buddhism originate?

The study of how the Earth's physical features are formed:

The average number of children each woman will have over the course of her lifetime is called the:

Which region hosts more than half of the world's biodiversity?

What country promised to be net zero emissions by 2020 in the 2015 Paris Agreement?

What is atmospheric circulation on Earth?

A megacity is an urban area with a population greater than:

Why do small farmers do better in an equal exchange coffee chain?

Which of the following is the estimate of the total value of everything produced by a country in a particular year?

Which two countries dominated the "Cold War?"

Which of these statistics gives the most accurate measurement of buying power and the cost of living in a country?

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters