Exam 1: Introduction to the World

The scientific approach of __________ often focuses on the distribution of cultural and natural phenomena within regions as delimited by various natural and cultural factors.

The 360 degrees of the Earth are measured using a grid pattern called the __________.

Earth's human population was growing at a rate of __________ percent per year in 2017.

Core regions control the corporate markets that energize and fuel global activity.

By the middle of the twentieth century,birth rates in developed countries declined due to__________.

Describe the difference between relative location and absolute location.Provide an example of each type of location.

When we look at the Earth and the general distribution of human population,two main factors attract human habitation: climates and access to water.

There are _____ dominant language families in the world.

Provide a current example of corporate colonialism.Include in your answer a complete definition of the term.

The Northern Hemisphere experiences __________when the greatest amount of sunlight is reflected off the surface and less is absorbed because of a sharper angle from the sun.

A government could have a high national debt even when the country is home to a large number of wealthy citizens or a growing economy.

Countries such as Russia,India,or Brazil have qualities of both core and periphery countries.

BRICS is an acronym for which five semiperiphery countries?

Critics of __________ claim that it is nothing more than a legal method of pillaging and plundering the world's workforce and its resources.

How does manufacturing offer the industrialized world the opportunity for the greatest value-added profits?

Explain and provide one example of the condition known as brain drain.

Which of the following is NOT one of the top four religions by population?

The region between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn is known as the __________.

Language experts estimate that up to half the world's living languages could be lost by the end of the twenty-first century as a result of __________.

The two main elements in climate conditions are __________ and __________.