Exam 1: Geography and Development in an Era of Globalization

The world's population had reached 2.0 billion by about the year:

Oceania's population is expected to reach one billion in:

The world's population had reached 3.0 billion just after the year:

Compare population density with GNI PPP among world countries.

The world leaders in percentage of value added accounted by manufacturing in 2010 were China, South Korea, and the United States.

During calcification, plentiful rainfall leaches (dissolves) the important soluble minerals-nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen-in the soil and carries them away.

Areas (not including cities) with population densities greater than 500 people per square kilometer include regions of all of the following except:

Only Africa has countries with greater than 20% prevalence of undernourishment.

PPP in GNI PPP accounts for:

Alluvium is soil that is transported and deposited by water, whereas ________ is transported by wind.

Most countries in Africa have GNI PPP above $5,000.

Compare GNI PPP to population growth rates among world countries.

Most countries in South America have GNI PPP above $5,000.

Although considered a newly industrializing economy, Brazil has about ________% of its workforce engaged in agriculture.

Most of the southeastern United States has more than 40 inches of precipitation per year.

Compare energy consumption per capita to GNI PPP among world countries.

Evaluate the pros and cons of melting Arctic ice.

Besides tropical rainy, which climate can have more than 60 inches of precipitation per year?

Most of Southeast Asia has less than 40 inches of precipitation per year.

- Southeast Asia as used in this text includes the country of China.