Question 1

Geographers endeavor to be sensitive and tolerant of all cultural practices, no matter how cruel or inhumane they may seem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Suppose that a country has a birth rate of 31 per 1000, and a death rate of 4 per 1000. This country's rate of natural increase is:

Accepted Answer

A)  12%. 
B)  26%. 
C)  1.2%. 
D)  2.7%. 
A)  12%. 
B)  26%. 
C)  1.2%. 
D)  2.7%.

Question 3

Which of the following typically occurs with the shift from a subsistence to a cash economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education becomes less important to one's income-earning potential. 
B)  Birth rates increase because parents can support more children. 
C)  Young children become an economic drain on the family. 
D)  Children are increasingly depended on to provide care for the elderly. 
A)  Education becomes less important to one's income-earning potential. 
B)  Birth rates increase because parents can support more children. 
C)  Young children become an economic drain on the family. 
D)  Children are increasingly depended on to provide care for the elderly.

Question 4

Developing nations are usually characterized by __________________ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of ______________________ industries.

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural; service 
B)  industrial; service 
C)  service; agricultural 
D)  industrial; knowledge-based 
A)  agricultural; service 
B)  industrial; service 
C)  service; agricultural 
D)  industrial; knowledge-based

Question 5

All projections entail some distortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Privatization of water is happening primarily in developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A society in which many culture groups live in close association is:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural plurality. 
B)  multicultural. 
C)  cultural transition. 
D)  ethnic transition. 
A)  cultural plurality. 
B)  multicultural. 
C)  cultural transition. 
D)  ethnic transition.

Question 8

Human geographers are interested in the spatial distribution of physical processes such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The highest level of greenhouse emissions per capita is produced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bahrain. 
B)  Jamaica. 
C)  Paraguay. 
D)  the United Arab Republic. 
A)  Bahrain. 
B)  Jamaica. 
C)  Paraguay. 
D)  the United Arab Republic.

Question 10

Overall, as of 2011, the rate of population growth is slowing globally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The "double day" refers to a situation in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  people work a full-time job, then "moonlight" at a part-time job. 
B)  men work longer hours to impress the boss/management. 
C)  young people go to school and then work part-time at night. 
D)  women work a day job but retain their household duties. 
A)  people work a full-time job, then "moonlight" at a part-time job. 
B)  men work longer hours to impress the boss/management. 
C)  young people go to school and then work part-time at night. 
D)  women work a day job but retain their household duties.

Question 12

The last major global climate change took place about 25,000 years ago, when the glaciers of the last ice age began to melt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Alfred Wegener's hypothesis, all the continents were once joined in a single landmass called _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Alfred Wegener's hypothesis, all the...

Question 14

The agreement signed by 181 countries in 2009 to sharply limit CO2 emissions was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kyoto Protocol. 
B)  Copenhagen agreement. 
C)  Cap and Trade Act. 
D)  U.N. Resolution on Greenhouse Emissions. 
A)  Kyoto Protocol. 
B)  Copenhagen agreement. 
C)  Cap and Trade Act. 
D)  U.N. Resolution on Greenhouse Emissions.

Question 15

What landform is created from deposition of sediment through flooding near rivers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What landform is created from deposition of...

Question 16

Most regions, as defined by geographers, have well-defined boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The volume of water that a person directly uses in a year is called virtual water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

It is estimated that the current global food production system, producing at current rates, is adequate to support population projections for 2050.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To fit the spherical Earth onto a flat map, a Mercator projection:

Accepted Answer

A)  flattens the Earth like an orange peel. 
B)  shows lines of longitude curving up toward the poles. 
C)  stretches out the poles, depicting them with lines equal to the length of the equator. 
D)  perfectly represents the shapes of landmasses. 
A)  flattens the Earth like an orange peel. 
B)  shows lines of longitude curving up toward the poles. 
C)  stretches out the poles, depicting them with lines equal to the length of the equator. 
D)  perfectly represents the shapes of landmasses.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  culture. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  mores. 
D)  artifacts. 
A)  culture. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  mores. 
D)  artifacts.

Geographers endeavor to be sensitive and tolerant of all cultural practices, no matter how cruel or inhumane they may seem.

Suppose that a country has a birth rate of 31 per 1000, and a death rate of 4 per 1000. This country's rate of natural increase is:

Which of the following typically occurs with the shift from a subsistence to a cash economy?

Developing nations are usually characterized by economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of ____ industries.

All projections entail some distortion.

Privatization of water is happening primarily in developed countries.

A society in which many culture groups live in close association is:

Human geographers are interested in the spatial distribution of physical processes such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

The highest level of greenhouse emissions per capita is produced by:

Overall, as of 2011, the rate of population growth is slowing globally.

The "double day" refers to a situation in which:

The last major global climate change took place about 25,000 years ago, when the glaciers of the last ice age began to melt.

According to Alfred Wegener's hypothesis, all the continents were once joined in a single landmass called _________________________.

The agreement signed by 181 countries in 2009 to sharply limit CO₂ emissions was the:

What landform is created from deposition of sediment through flooding near rivers?

Most regions, as defined by geographers, have well-defined boundaries.

The volume of water that a person directly uses in a year is called virtual water.

It is estimated that the current global food production system, producing at current rates, is adequate to support population projections for 2050.

To fit the spherical Earth onto a flat map, a Mercator projection:

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

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

Geographers endeavor to be sensitive and tolerant of all cultural practices, no matter how cruel or inhumane they may seem.

Suppose that a country has a birth rate of 31 per 1000, and a death rate of 4 per 1000. This country's rate of natural increase is:

Which of the following typically occurs with the shift from a subsistence to a cash economy?

Developing nations are usually characterized by __________________ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of ______________________ industries.

All projections entail some distortion.

Privatization of water is happening primarily in developed countries.

A society in which many culture groups live in close association is:

Human geographers are interested in the spatial distribution of physical processes such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

The highest level of greenhouse emissions per capita is produced by:

Overall, as of 2011, the rate of population growth is slowing globally.

The "double day" refers to a situation in which:

The last major global climate change took place about 25,000 years ago, when the glaciers of the last ice age began to melt.

According to Alfred Wegener's hypothesis, all the continents were once joined in a single landmass called _________________________.

The agreement signed by 181 countries in 2009 to sharply limit CO2 emissions was the:

What landform is created from deposition of sediment through flooding near rivers?

Most regions, as defined by geographers, have well-defined boundaries.

The volume of water that a person directly uses in a year is called virtual water.

It is estimated that the current global food production system, producing at current rates, is adequate to support population projections for 2050.

To fit the spherical Earth onto a flat map, a Mercator projection:

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

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

Developing nations are usually characterized by economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of ____ industries.

The agreement signed by 181 countries in 2009 to sharply limit CO₂ emissions was the: