Question 1

The active promotion of one cultural system at the expense of another is called

Accepted Answer

A) cultural syncretization. 
B) cultural hybridization. 
C) cultural nationalism. 
D) cultural assimilation. 
E) cultural imperialism. 
A) cultural syncretization. 
B) cultural hybridization. 
C) cultural nationalism. 
D) cultural assimilation. 
E) cultural imperialism. E

Question 2

Which nation below has the greatest percentage of its population living below the UN defined global poverty line?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Mexico 
C) Nigeria 
D) Pakistan 
E) China 
A) India 
B) Mexico 
C) Nigeria 
D) Pakistan 
E) China C

Question 3

The focus on a specific topic or theme as opposed to analyzing a place or region is known as

Accepted Answer

A) human geography 
B) regional geography 
C) aerial geography 
D) thematic (or systematic)geography 
E) physical geography 
A) human geography 
B) regional geography 
C) aerial geography 
D) thematic (or systematic)geography 
E) physical geography D

Question 4

What type of region is defined by a certain activity (or cluster of activities)taking place there?

Accepted Answer

A) areal integration 
B) functional region 
C) vernacular region 
D) areal differentiation 
E) formal region 
A) areal integration 
B) functional region 
C) vernacular region 
D) areal differentiation 
E) formal region

Question 5

What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?

Accepted Answer

A) net migration rate 
B) refugee rate 
C) RNI 
D) emigration rate 
E) immigration rate 
A) net migration rate 
B) refugee rate 
C) RNI 
D) emigration rate 
E) immigration rate

Question 6

By 2025, demographers predict that what percentage of the world will be urbanized?

Accepted Answer

A) a little less than 70% 
B) approximately 30% 
C) about 60% 
D) almost 90% 
E) about 53% 
A) a little less than 70% 
B) approximately 30% 
C) about 60% 
D) almost 90% 
E) about 53%

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid?

Accepted Answer

A) a general, graphic indication of the growth rate 
B) males in the population 
C) females in the population 
D) birth and death rates 
E) age distribution of the population 
A) a general, graphic indication of the growth rate 
B) males in the population 
C) females in the population 
D) birth and death rates 
E) age distribution of the population

Question 8

What does a total fertility rate of 2.1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) that a population is growing quickly 
B) that a population is growing slowly 
C) that a population has reached its peak 
D) that a population is at its replacement rate 
E) A TFR that is less than 2.1 has no particular significance. 
A) that a population is growing quickly 
B) that a population is growing slowly 
C) that a population has reached its peak 
D) that a population is at its replacement rate 
E) A TFR that is less than 2.1 has no particular significance.

Question 9

Small-scale maps cover areas than large-scale maps.

Accepted Answer

A) smaller 
B) larger 
C) the same 
D) larger and smaller 
E) it cannot be determined 
A) smaller 
B) larger 
C) the same 
D) larger and smaller 
E) it cannot be determined

Question 10

According to advocates of globalization, what are the perceived advantages of globalization? What, according to the critics, are the disadvantages of globalization?

Accepted Answer

Advocates cite that globalization is the

Question 11

The process of defending a cultural system against offensive cultural expressions from elsewhere, while promoting local cultural values is called

Accepted Answer

A) cultural hybridization. 
B) cultural assimilation. 
C) cultural imperialism. 
D) cultural syncretization. 
E) cultural nationalism. 
A) cultural hybridization. 
B) cultural assimilation. 
C) cultural imperialism. 
D) cultural syncretization. 
E) cultural nationalism.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT likely to be reflected in the "Under age 5 mortality indicator"?

Accepted Answer

A) public sanitation 
B) food availability 
C) infant deaths 
D) heart disease 
E) basic health services 
A) public sanitation 
B) food availability 
C) infant deaths 
D) heart disease 
E) basic health services

Question 13

Which of the following countries does (or do)NOT fit the north-south division of the core-periphery model?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) United States 
C) Germany 
D) Singapore 
E) Russia 
A) France 
B) United States 
C) Germany 
D) Singapore 
E) Russia

Question 14

A map has a scale of 1/100,000. Which of the following statements is correct if you had a second map with a scale of 1/2500?

Accepted Answer

A) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area but have less detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000 
B) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area and have better detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000 
C) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover the same surface area and have the same level of detail as the one scaled at 1/100,000 
D) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area but have better detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000 
E) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area and have less detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000 
A) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area but have less detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000 
B) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area and have better detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000 
C) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover the same surface area and have the same level of detail as the one scaled at 1/100,000 
D) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area but have better detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000 
E) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area and have less detail than the one scaled at 1/100,000

Question 15

The former French colonial empire was largely located on which continent?

Accepted Answer

A) North America 
B) South America 
C) Asia 
D) Australia 
E) Africa 
A) North America 
B) South America 
C) Asia 
D) Australia 
E) Africa

Question 16

How do the authors of your text (Diversity Amid Globalization)define globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) the pattern of increasing telephone and Internet connections around the world 
B) the trend toward international trade agreements among the countries of the world 
C) the spread of McDonald's throughout the world 
D) the growing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change 
E) the growth of international and supranational organizations uniting the world's people 
A) the pattern of increasing telephone and Internet connections around the world 
B) the trend toward international trade agreements among the countries of the world 
C) the spread of McDonald's throughout the world 
D) the growing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change 
E) the growth of international and supranational organizations uniting the world's people

Question 17

What was the population of the Earth (as of the book's publication)?

Accepted Answer

A) nearly 2 trillion 
B) over 7 million 
C) nearly 2 billion 
D) over 7.4 billion 
E) 670 million 
A) nearly 2 trillion 
B) over 7 million 
C) nearly 2 billion 
D) over 7.4 billion 
E) 670 million

Question 18

The following population pyramid is indicative of

Accepted Answer

A) slow growth 
B) rapid growth 
C) zero growth 
D) a country with very few children 
E) negative growth 
A) slow growth 
B) rapid growth 
C) zero growth 
D) a country with very few children 
E) negative growth

Question 19

You are at the South Pole. How many degrees north do you need to travel to arrive at the North Pole?

Accepted Answer

A) 180 degrees 
B) 43 degrees 
C) 23.5 degrees 
D) 66.5 degrees 
E) 90 degrees 
A) 180 degrees 
B) 43 degrees 
C) 23.5 degrees 
D) 66.5 degrees 
E) 90 degrees

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

Accepted Answer

A) It is individual. 
B) It is learned. 
C) It has abstract dimensions. 
D) It has material dimensions. 
E) It is shared. 
A) It is individual. 
B) It is learned. 
C) It has abstract dimensions. 
D) It has material dimensions. 
E) It is shared.

The active promotion of one cultural system at the expense of another is called

Which nation below has the greatest percentage of its population living below the UN defined global poverty line?

The focus on a specific topic or theme as opposed to analyzing a place or region is known as

What type of region is defined by a certain activity (or cluster of activities)taking place there?

What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?

By 2025, demographers predict that what percentage of the world will be urbanized?

Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid?

What does a total fertility rate of 2.1 indicate?

Small-scale maps cover areas than large-scale maps.

According to advocates of globalization, what are the perceived advantages of globalization? What, according to the critics, are the disadvantages of globalization?

The process of defending a cultural system against offensive cultural expressions from elsewhere, while promoting local cultural values is called

Which of the following is NOT likely to be reflected in the "Under age 5 mortality indicator"?

Which of the following countries does (or do)NOT fit the north-south division of the core-periphery model?

A map has a scale of 1/100,000. Which of the following statements is correct if you had a second map with a scale of 1/2500?

The former French colonial empire was largely located on which continent?

How do the authors of your text (Diversity Amid Globalization)define globalization?

What was the population of the Earth (as of the book's publication)?

The following population pyramid is indicative of

You are at the South Pole. How many degrees north do you need to travel to arrive at the North Pole?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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Exam 1: Concepts of World Geography

The active promotion of one cultural system at the expense of another is called

Which nation below has the greatest percentage of its population living below the UN defined global poverty line?

The focus on a specific topic or theme as opposed to analyzing a place or region is known as

What type of region is defined by a certain activity (or cluster of activities)taking place there?

What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?

By 2025, demographers predict that what percentage of the world will be urbanized?

Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid?

What does a total fertility rate of 2.1 indicate?

Small-scale maps cover areas than large-scale maps.

According to advocates of globalization, what are the perceived advantages of globalization? What, according to the critics, are the disadvantages of globalization?

The process of defending a cultural system against offensive cultural expressions from elsewhere, while promoting local cultural values is called

Which of the following is NOT likely to be reflected in the "Under age 5 mortality indicator"?

Which of the following countries does (or do)NOT fit the north-south division of the core-periphery model?

A map has a scale of 1/100,000. Which of the following statements is correct if you had a second map with a scale of 1/2500?

The former French colonial empire was largely located on which continent?

How do the authors of your text (Diversity Amid Globalization)define globalization?

What was the population of the Earth (as of the book's publication)?

The following population pyramid is indicative of

You are at the South Pole. How many degrees north do you need to travel to arrive at the North Pole?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters