Question 1

Cool air holds much more moisture than warm air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Cultural ?????_______ are accepted patterns of behavior based on values.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cultural ?????_______ are accepted patterns of behavior...

Question 3

Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas are, or are not, related to one another across space?

Accepted Answer

A)  regional geography 
B)  physical geography 
C)  cartography 
D)  spatial analysis 
A)  regional geography 
B)  physical geography 
C)  cartography 
D)  spatial analysis

Question 4

Development may decrease human well-being by:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing personal income. 
B)  having negative effects on the environment. 
C)  causing increased migration. 
D)  leading to higher rates of infant mortality. 
A)  increasing personal income. 
B)  having negative effects on the environment. 
C)  causing increased migration. 
D)  leading to higher rates of infant mortality.

Question 5

In addition to English, what language is important to international trade?

Accepted Answer

Spanish, C

Question 6

What popular measure of well-being accounts for the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year?

Accepted Answer

gross dome

Question 7

The question most commonly asked by political ecologists is:

Accepted Answer

A)  What is the best form of government for this particular country? 
B)  How can the voting systems of this particular nation be improved? 
C)  Who benefits most from economic development projects? 
D)  How can a nation increase its GDP per capita through educational initiatives? 
A)  What is the best form of government for this particular country? 
B)  How can the voting systems of this particular nation be improved? 
C)  Who benefits most from economic development projects? 
D)  How can a nation increase its GDP per capita through educational initiatives?

Question 8

GDP per capita statistics may underestimate the role of women in the economy because:

Accepted Answer

A)  GDP measures only men's contribution to the economy. 
B)  men are more likely to work "off the books" than women are. 
C)  GDP does not take into account the earnings of immigrants. 
D)  much of women's work is unpaid or takes place in the informal economy. 
A)  GDP measures only men's contribution to the economy. 
B)  men are more likely to work "off the books" than women are. 
C)  GDP does not take into account the earnings of immigrants. 
D)  much of women's work is unpaid or takes place in the informal economy.

Question 9

At the global level, which of the following best explains the fact that around one-fifth of the world's human population subsists on insufficient and inadequate diets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extra food is produced but does not often get to those who need it. 
B)  Rapid population growth has outstripped increases in world food production. 
C)  Environmental degradation has curtailed increases in world food production. 
D)  World food production is insufficient due to the inefficiencies of socialism. 
A)  Extra food is produced but does not often get to those who need it. 
B)  Rapid population growth has outstripped increases in world food production. 
C)  Environmental degradation has curtailed increases in world food production. 
D)  World food production is insufficient due to the inefficiencies of socialism.

Question 10

Globalization is a new (twentieth and twenty-first century) phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  city; state 
B)  physical sciences; social sciences 
C)  study of biology; study of sociology 
D)  people; government 
A)  city; state 
B)  physical sciences; social sciences 
C)  study of biology; study of sociology 
D)  people; government

Question 12

Suppose a Burger King Whopper costs $3.54 in the United States. The Norwegian unit of currency is called the krona. If we estimate the cost of a Whopper in Norway at $3.54, we have used the concept of GDP per capita to make the comparison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top three greenhouse gas emitters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  United States 
A)  Canada 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  United States

Question 14

The key players in the global economy today are:

Accepted Answer

A)  developing nations. 
B)  multinational corporations. 
C)  countries once a part of the Soviet Union. 
D)  the European Union and Russia. 
A)  developing nations. 
B)  multinational corporations. 
C)  countries once a part of the Soviet Union. 
D)  the European Union and Russia.

Question 15

What is one possible explanation for imbalances in gender worldwide?

Accepted Answer

the prefer

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the gender hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women who give birth at a young age make better grandmothers than women who give birth later in life. 
B)  Women who have grandmothers in the home are more successful at childrearing. 
C)  Children raised by their grandmother are more likely to receive higher levels of education. 
D)  Midlife menopause provides an evolutionary advantage by giving women no longer able to bare children time and energy to help succeeding generations thrive. 
A)  Women who give birth at a young age make better grandmothers than women who give birth later in life. 
B)  Women who have grandmothers in the home are more successful at childrearing. 
C)  Children raised by their grandmother are more likely to receive higher levels of education. 
D)  Midlife menopause provides an evolutionary advantage by giving women no longer able to bare children time and energy to help succeeding generations thrive.

Question 17

What mechanisms have national governments used to protect their economies and industries from foreign competition?

Accepted Answer

A)  tariffs and import quotas 
B)  free trade blocs 
C)  increasing the value of their currency 
D)  antitrust laws 
A)  tariffs and import quotas 
B)  free trade blocs 
C)  increasing the value of their currency 
D)  antitrust laws

Question 18

The only developed country that did not sign the Kyoto Protocol was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan. 
B)  China. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  the United States. 
A)  Japan. 
B)  China. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  the United States.

Question 19

What is the key goal of multinational corporations?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of world trade 
B)  environmental protection 
C)  increased employment in host countries 
D)  profit 
A)  the development of world trade 
B)  environmental protection 
C)  increased employment in host countries 
D)  profit

Question 20

In 2009, Earth's population was approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.7 billion. 
B)  5.5 billion. 
C)  7 billion. 
D)  7.8 billion. 
A)  1.7 billion. 
B)  5.5 billion. 
C)  7 billion. 
D)  7.8 billion.

Cool air holds much more moisture than warm air.

Cultural ?????_______ are accepted patterns of behavior based on values.

Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas are, or are not, related to one another across space?

Development may decrease human well-being by:

In addition to English, what language is important to international trade?

What popular measure of well-being accounts for the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year?

The question most commonly asked by political ecologists is:

GDP per capita statistics may underestimate the role of women in the economy because:

At the global level, which of the following best explains the fact that around one-fifth of the world's human population subsists on insufficient and inadequate diets?

Globalization is a new (twentieth and twenty-first century) phenomenon.

Geography as a discipline links the _ with the _____.

Suppose a Burger King Whopper costs $3.54 in the United States. The Norwegian unit of currency is called the krona. If we estimate the cost of a Whopper in Norway at $3.54, we have used the concept of GDP per capita to make the comparison.

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top three greenhouse gas emitters?

The key players in the global economy today are:

What is one possible explanation for imbalances in gender worldwide?

Which of the following best describes the gender hypothesis?

What mechanisms have national governments used to protect their economies and industries from foreign competition?

The only developed country that did not sign the Kyoto Protocol was:

What is the key goal of multinational corporations?

In 2009, Earth's population was approximately:

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

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Exam 1: Geography: an Exploration of Connections

Cool air holds much more moisture than warm air.

Cultural ?????_______ are accepted patterns of behavior based on values.

Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas are, or are not, related to one another across space?

Development may decrease human well-being by:

In addition to English, what language is important to international trade?

What popular measure of well-being accounts for the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year?

The question most commonly asked by political ecologists is:

GDP per capita statistics may underestimate the role of women in the economy because:

At the global level, which of the following best explains the fact that around one-fifth of the world's human population subsists on insufficient and inadequate diets?

Globalization is a new (twentieth and twenty-first century) phenomenon.

Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.

Suppose a Burger King Whopper costs $3.54 in the United States. The Norwegian unit of currency is called the krona. If we estimate the cost of a Whopper in Norway at $3.54, we have used the concept of GDP per capita to make the comparison.

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top three greenhouse gas emitters?

The key players in the global economy today are:

What is one possible explanation for imbalances in gender worldwide?

Which of the following best describes the gender hypothesis?

What mechanisms have national governments used to protect their economies and industries from foreign competition?

The only developed country that did not sign the Kyoto Protocol was:

What is the key goal of multinational corporations?

In 2009, Earth's population was approximately:

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters

Geography as a discipline links the _ with the _____.