Exam 1: Geography: an Exploration of Connections

The United Nations defines ____________________________ as the effort to improve present living standards in ways that will not jeopardize those of future generations.

What does a breeze blowing from the sea onto land indicate about the air temperature over the water compared with that over the land?

Which world region ranks overall lowest in GDP per capita?

Humans have likely been so successful as a species because of their tendency towards _____________.

A country is undergoing a demographic transition. This mean that the country:

Measures of ________________ offer a broader definition of development that goes beyond mere economic numbers to consider the components of a healthy and socially rewarding standard of living in a safe environment.

An informal religion is also known as a ______________________.

The reasons for differences in behavior between cultures are complex but usually related to __________.

Lines of longitude are also known as meridians.

Lines of longitude on a map run from pole to pole.

The amount that a local currency equivalent of U.S.$1 will purchase in a given country is a measure of:

What is the name of the species to which all humans belong?

Development is synonymous with an increase in people's well-being.

Which of the following best describes racism?

Gender roles that designate females as second-class citizens are rare in societies outside of North America.

In the textbook, the argument is made that the boundaries between regions are rarely, if ever, distinct and certain.

Which of the following is NOT a positive "ripple effect" of developing countries investing more resources in the education of females?

In nearly all societies, families prefer boys over girls. This is true for all of the following reasons EXCEPT boys:

The loss of trees and forest organisms to deforestation accounts for as much as _____percent of the world's CO2.

Cultural diversity provides a bank of possible strategies for responding to the challenges facing the human species.