Question 1

The world's population is projected to increase by how many people by the year 2025?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 billion 
B) 1 billion 
C) 500 million 
D) 250 million 
E) 125 million 
A) 2 billion 
B) 1 billion 
C) 500 million 
D) 250 million 
E) 125 million

Question 2

Discuss how global terrorism has forced geographers to redefine and expand our conceptualization of globalization and geopolitics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss how global terrorism has forced geographers...

Question 3

According to the text, denim blue jeans are a cultural product and one of the world's largest producers of jeans is

Accepted Answer

A) Pakistan. 
B) China. 
C) the United States. 
D) Mexico. 
E) Vietnam. 
A) Pakistan. 
B) China. 
C) the United States. 
D) Mexico. 
E) Vietnam.

Question 4

Approximately how many of the earth's people are Muslim?

Accepted Answer

A) 500 million 
B) 1.3 billion 
C) 1.9 billion 
D) 2.4 billion 
E) 2.8 billion 
A) 500 million 
B) 1.3 billion 
C) 1.9 billion 
D) 2.4 billion 
E) 2.8 billion

Question 5

Which of the following religions are most closely related to Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A) Christianity and Islam 
B) Hinduism and Sikhism 
C) Shinto and Buddhism 
D) Animism and Zoroastrianism 
E) Taoism and Confucianism 
A) Christianity and Islam 
B) Hinduism and Sikhism 
C) Shinto and Buddhism 
D) Animism and Zoroastrianism 
E) Taoism and Confucianism

Question 6

Briefly explain the following terms:
Natural Population Increase
Crude Birth Rate
Crude Death Rate
Total Fertility Rate

Accepted Answer

Natural Population Increase: Natural pop

Question 7

What is the current population of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) 6.7 million 
B) 670 million 
C) just over 1.7 billion 
D) more than 7 billion 
E) just about 1.6 trillion 
A) 6.7 million 
B) 670 million 
C) just over 1.7 billion 
D) more than 7 billion 
E) just about 1.6 trillion

Question 8

What does Gross National Income (GNI)measure?

Accepted Answer

A) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country 
B) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country plus the net income from abroad 
C) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country plus the net income from abroad, taking into account nonmarket economic activity 
D) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country, including all nonmarket economic activities 
E) the value of a country's stock market 
A) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country 
B) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country plus the net income from abroad 
C) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country plus the net income from abroad, taking into account nonmarket economic activity 
D) the value of all final goods and services produced in a country, including all nonmarket economic activities 
E) the value of a country's stock market

Question 9

What part of the world has had its economy reoriented to drug smuggling and money laundering as the result of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern Europe 
B) Sub-Saharan Africa 
C) the Caribbean 
D) North America 
E) South Asia 
A) Eastern Europe 
B) Sub-Saharan Africa 
C) the Caribbean 
D) North America 
E) South Asia

Question 10

According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the core?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) India 
C) China 
D) Brazil 
E) Indonesia 
A) Japan 
B) India 
C) China 
D) Brazil 
E) Indonesia

Question 11

How do universalizing religions differ from ethnic religions?

Accepted Answer

Universalizing religions and ethnic reli

Question 12

In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birthrate and death rate both high?

Accepted Answer

A) stage 1 
B) stage 2 
C) stage 3 
D) stage 4 
E) stage 5 
A) stage 1 
B) stage 2 
C) stage 3 
D) stage 4 
E) stage 5

Question 13

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top six immigrant countries?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Russia 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) United States 
B) Russia 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 14

Why one part of the Earth's surface is arid and dry and a nearby part is lush and wet is explained by the term

Accepted Answer

A) areal differentiation. 
B) systematic geography. 
C) thematic geography. 
D) formal region. 
E) functional region. 
A) areal differentiation. 
B) systematic geography. 
C) thematic geography. 
D) formal region. 
E) functional region.

Question 15

What is the current total fertility rate (TFR)for the world as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.8 children 
B) 2.1 children 
C) 2.5 children 
D) 3.1 children 
E) 3.8 children 
A) 1.8 children 
B) 2.1 children 
C) 2.5 children 
D) 3.1 children 
E) 3.8 children

Question 16

Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?

Accepted Answer

A) politics 
B) religion 
C) language 
D) commerce 
E) customs 
A) politics 
B) religion 
C) language 
D) commerce 
E) customs

Question 17

All of the following are arguments against globalization, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) globalization is not a "natural" process. 
B) globalization is a policy promoted by free-trade advocates, capitalist countries, and multinational firms, all of which benefit from the process. 
C) policies of globalization increase the differences between rich and poor in the world. 
D) globalization will lead to the use of nuclear weapons. 
E) globalization is dangerously unstable. 
A) globalization is not a "natural" process. 
B) globalization is a policy promoted by free-trade advocates, capitalist countries, and multinational firms, all of which benefit from the process. 
C) policies of globalization increase the differences between rich and poor in the world. 
D) globalization will lead to the use of nuclear weapons. 
E) globalization is dangerously unstable.

Question 18

According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the periphery?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Canada 
C) Japan 
D) United Kingdom 
E) India 
A) United States 
B) Canada 
C) Japan 
D) United Kingdom 
E) India

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following statements about terrorism is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Global terrorism is both a product as well as an expression of globalization. 
B) Before the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, acts of global terrorism were usually connected to nationalist aspirations for independence. 
C) Members of today's terrorist networks communicate via cell phones and the Internet. 
D) Today's terrorism is financed through a complicated array of holding companies and subsidies that traffic in a range of goods, such as honey, diamonds, and opium. 
E) Terrorism in today's world is highly centralized. 
A) Global terrorism is both a product as well as an expression of globalization. 
B) Before the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, acts of global terrorism were usually connected to nationalist aspirations for independence. 
C) Members of today's terrorist networks communicate via cell phones and the Internet. 
D) Today's terrorism is financed through a complicated array of holding companies and subsidies that traffic in a range of goods, such as honey, diamonds, and opium. 
E) Terrorism in today's world is highly centralized.

The world's population is projected to increase by how many people by the year 2025?

Discuss how global terrorism has forced geographers to redefine and expand our conceptualization of globalization and geopolitics.

According to the text, denim blue jeans are a cultural product and one of the world's largest producers of jeans is

Approximately how many of the earth's people are Muslim?

Which of the following religions are most closely related to Judaism?

Briefly explain the following terms: Natural Population Increase Crude Birth Rate Crude Death Rate Total Fertility Rate

What is the current population of the Earth?

What does Gross National Income (GNI)measure?

What part of the world has had its economy reoriented to drug smuggling and money laundering as the result of globalization?

According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the core?

How do universalizing religions differ from ethnic religions?

In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birthrate and death rate both high?

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top six immigrant countries?

Why one part of the Earth's surface is arid and dry and a nearby part is lush and wet is explained by the term

What is the current total fertility rate (TFR)for the world as a whole?

Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?

All of the following are arguments against globalization, EXCEPT

According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the periphery?

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

Which of the following statements about terrorism is FALSE?

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 world's population is projected to increase by how many people by the year 2025?

Discuss how global terrorism has forced geographers to redefine and expand our conceptualization of globalization and geopolitics.

According to the text, denim blue jeans are a cultural product and one of the world's largest producers of jeans is

Approximately how many of the earth's people are Muslim?

Which of the following religions are most closely related to Judaism?

Briefly explain the following terms: Natural Population Increase Crude Birth Rate Crude Death Rate Total Fertility Rate

What is the current population of the Earth?

What does Gross National Income (GNI)measure?

What part of the world has had its economy reoriented to drug smuggling and money laundering as the result of globalization?

According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the core?

How do universalizing religions differ from ethnic religions?

In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birthrate and death rate both high?

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top six immigrant countries?

Why one part of the Earth's surface is arid and dry and a nearby part is lush and wet is explained by the term

What is the current total fertility rate (TFR)for the world as a whole?

Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?

All of the following are arguments against globalization, EXCEPT

According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the periphery?

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

Which of the following statements about terrorism is FALSE?

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