Deck 1: Concepts of World Geography

Question 1

Which of the following would be an example of a functional region?

A)the Hindu areas of Nepal
B)the American Rust Belt
C)Flemish-speaking regions of Belgium
D)the Rocky Mountains
E)Africa

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

1/43,000 is an example of what style of map scale expression?

A)graphic
B)representative fraction
C)projection
D)linear
E)written

Answer 3

B

Question 4

You are at the Tropic of Capricorn. You are sailing to the Arctic Circle. How many degrees latitude will you need to sail?

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

Question 5

Which of the following groups is most likely to disrupt local ecosystems as they search for natural resources and manufacturing sites?

A)transnational firms
B)non-governmental organizations, such as Greenpeace
C)international organizations such as the United Nations
D)governments
E)indigenous ethnic groups

Question 6

Which statement best describes the middle position with respect to globalization?

A)globalization is inevitable but can be managed to reduce inequities
B)management of globalization is impossible and should therefore proceed unchecked
C)globalization seeks to ensure an absolute equality among all global nations
D)globalization can be stopped by protective trade tariffs to protect national industries
E)globalization needs for powerful international institutions such as the World Bank to be eliminated so as to level the playing field

Question 7

Which of the following organizations is NOT linked to globalization?

A)the UN
B)the World Trade Organization
C)the Red Cross
D)the IMF
E)the World Bank

Question 8

On which of the following latitudes (parallels)is the Equator?

A)23.5N°
B)23.5S°
C)66.5N°
D)66.5S°
E)0°

Question 9

One inch equals one mile, or 1/63,360. If your map scale was "one inch equals seven miles" what would be the representative fraction?

A)1/7000
B)1/63,360
C)1/63,360 times seven
D)1/7
E)1/443,520

Question 10

What do most scholars agree is the most significant component of globalization?

A)economic reorganization of the world
B)climate change
C)political transition around the planet
D)cultural hybridization
E)international terrorism

Question 11

These lines run east-west around the globe and are used to locate places north and south of the equator.

A)meridians
B)longitude
C)Prime Meridians
D)parallels
E)meridians and longitude

Question 12

All of the following are arguments against globalization, EXCEPT

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

Question 13

A common tool for analyzing place is the concept of

A)the geographic region
B)spatial regionalism
C)the cultural landscape
D)systematic differentiation
E)areal differentiation

Question 14

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

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 15

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

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

Question 16

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?

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 17

All of the following are arguments in favor of globalization, EXCEPT

A)globalization encourages the spread of beneficial new technologies and ideas.
B)globalization will lead to world peace.
C)the removal of trade barriers will cause inefficient local industries to become more efficient, and more able to compete internationally.
D)each country and region of the world will profit by concentrating on the activities for which they are best suited in the global economy.
E)globalization is a logical expression of international capitalism that will benefit all peoples and all nations.

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

You are making a map of population density per state. You are wanting to color-code each state a different shade of blue, with dark blue indicating high density and light blue low density. Which type of map would you generate to display the data?

A)aerial
B)graphic
C)choropleth
D)regional
E)thematic

Question 21

The world population is estimated to grow to what size by 2050?

A)over 2 trillion
B)9)8 billion
C)200 billion
D)7)4 billion
E)700 million

Question 22

Based on your readings about the Demographic Transition, which of the following nations would likely be in Stage 4 of the model?

A)Mexico
B)India
C)Pakistan
D)United States
E)Bangladesh

Question 23

In which two stages of the Demographic Transition is the rate of natural increase (RNI)high?

A)Stage 2 and Stage 4
B)Stage 3 and Stage 4
C)Stage 1 and Stage 4
D)Stage 2 and Stage 3
E)Stage 1 and Stage 3

Question 24

In the Demographic Transition Model which of the following statements is TRUE?

A)Stage 2 has a low RNI
B)Stage 3 has a lower birth rate than death rate
C)Stage 1 has a low birth rate but a high death rate
D)Stages 1 and 4 both have low death rates
E)Stage 4 has a low RNI

Question 25

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

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 26

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

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

Question 27

Which nation has the highest RNI?

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

Question 28

In which two Stages of the Demographic Transition are the RNI low?

A)Stages 2 and 3
B)Stages 1 and 4
C)Stages 1 and 2
D)Stages 1 and 3
E)Stages 3 and 4

Question 29

The following population pyramid is indicative of

A)a nation in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model
B)rapid growth
C)a nation in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model
D)slow growth
E)a nation with large numbers of young children

Question 30

What is one of the best indicators of the momentum for continued population growth?

A)the death rate of a population
B)the average life expectancy of a population
C)the youthfulness of a population
D)the death rate and the average life expectancy

Question 31

In which stage(s)of the Demographic Transition are birthrates and death rates both high?

A)Stages 1 and 4
B)Stages 2 and 4
C)Stages 3 and 4
D)Stages 2 and 3
E)Stage 1

Question 32

What is the term for the measure of the fertility of a statistically fictitious yet average group of women moving through their childbearing years?

A)total fertility rate (TFR)
B)infant mortality rate
C)crude birthrate (CBR)
D)life expectancy
E)rate of natural increase (RNI)

Question 33

What does a total fertility rate of 2.1 indicate?

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 34

A GIS stands for

A)Geographic Institute Study
B)Global Investigative Security
C)Global Information Systems
D)Geographic Information Systems
E)Global Initiative Systems

Question 35

Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model will be characterized by

A)low birth rate, low death rate, low RNI
B)high birth rate, high death rate, low RNI
C)low birth rate, high death rate, negative RNI
D)high birth rate, low death rate, high RNI
E)high birth rate, low death rate, low RNI

Question 36

The following population pyramid is indicative of

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

Question 37

Which of the following regions has the highest population density?

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

Question 38

In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR)be highest?

A)when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years
B)when women marry in their late 30s, and then have children
C)when women marry early, have children, then die in their late 20s
D)when women marry early and have one or two children
E)when women marry in their late 20s, then have several children

Question 39

Based on your readings about population pyramids AND the Demographic Transition Model, which of the following nations is likely represented by this population pyramid?

A)Japan
B)Russia
C)United States
D)China
E)Nigeria

Question 40

In the Demographic Transition Model which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Stages 1 and 4 both have low RNI
B)Stage 1 has a high birth rate AND a high death rate
C)Stage 2 has a low RNI
D)Stage 3 has a higher birth rate than death rate
E)Stage 4 has a low death rate

Question 41

The close link between geography and politics is called

A)political science
B)international relations
C)comparative politics
D)geopolitics
E)geomorphology

Question 42

An agreed-upon common language to facilitate communication on specific topics such as business is called a(n)

A)language family.
B)dialect.
C)language group.
D)lingua franca.
E)official language.

Question 43

What is colonialism?

A)the temporary occupation of another country
B)the introduction of popular consumer culture in a traditional society
C)the formal establishment of rule over a foreign population
D)the establishment of trade relations with another country
E)All of the other answers are definitions of colonialism.

Question 44

What is cultural syncretism?

A)the adoption of popular culture by a local ethnic group
B)the rejection of popular culture by a local ethnic group
C)the replacement of local cultural traditions with popular culture
D)the elimination of local cultures caused by the spread of popular culture
E)the blending of cultural forces to form a new, synergistic for of culture

Question 45

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

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

Question 46

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

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

Question 47

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

A)500 million
B)1)3 billion
C)2)8 billion
D)1)8 billion
E)2)4 billion

Question 48

Based on your readings about population pyramids AND the Demographic Transition Model, which of the following nations is likely represented by this population pyramid?

A)Nigeria
B)Germany
C)Bangladesh
D)China
E)Pakistan

Question 49

What is a universalizing religion?

A)a religion that seeks to identify the common elements of all religions of the world in order to bring worldwide religious unity
B)a metaphysical religion that seeks inner peace through contact with extraterrestrial beings
C)a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture
D)a global movement to promote interfaith cooperation, similar to the United Nations
E)All of the other answers are definitions of a universalizing religion.

Question 50

If a country is experiencing a negative net migration rate, then

A)more people are leaving the country than moving to it.
B)the number of people leaving the country is equal to the number moving there.
C)more people are moving to the country than leaving it.
D)more people are dying in the country than are being born.
E)a negative net migration rate does not tell us anything.

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

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

Question 52

Which of the following pairs are ethnic religions?

A)Hinduism and Islam
B)Judaism and Hinduism
C)Christianity and Islam
D)Mormonism and Islam
E)Judaism and Christianity

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT a member of the Indo-European language family?

A)Chinese
B)English
C)Bengali
D)Spanish
E)Hindi

Question 54

What is the distinctive form of a language that is associated with different regions?

A)language group
B)official language
C)language family
D)lingua franca
E)dialect

Question 55

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

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

Question 56

Ayak and Leni are both citizens of Peru. Ayak speaks Quechua and Leni speaks Aymara, both languages native to Peru but mutually unintelligible. If Ayak meets Leni they will speak in Spanish, which came with the colonial conquest. Spanish is an example of

A)a dialect
B)a lingua franca
C)an universal language
D)a hybrid language
E)cultural syncretism

Question 57

What is a nation-state?

A)a large cultural group with many different sociocultural traits and its own fully independent political territory
B)a large group of people with shared sociocultural traits and a political identity with clear territorial boundaries
C)a cultural group with shared sociocultural traits that poses a homeland within a larger country
D)a large cultural group that possesses a homeland within a larger country
E)a country that has two or more states, for example, the U.S.

Question 58

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

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

Question 59

Which of the following pairs are universalizing religions?

A)Buddhism and Hinduism
B)Islam and Hinduism
C)Christianity and Islam
D)Judaism and Buddhism
E)Christianity and Hinduism

Question 60

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

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

Question 61

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

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

Question 62

According to the core-periphery model, where are the richest nations in the world mostly located?

A)Southern Hemisphere
B)Northern Hemisphere
C)Eastern Hemisphere
D)Western Hemisphere
E)on the equator

Question 63

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

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

Question 64

Boko Haram is most often associated with which nation?

A)Iraq
B)Kurdistan
C)Nigeria
D)Pakistan
E)South Africa

Question 65

Mali is a former French colony in West Africa. It has been independent since 1960 but remains heavily dependent upon France for financial assistance, and often has to yield to French geopolitical decisions to get aid from France. Mali suffers from a textbook case of

A)geopolitics
B)decolonialization
C)insurgency
D)neocolonialism
E)revolution

Question 66

What is the major underlying assumption of the core-periphery model?

A)that the wealth of the developed core will eventually diffuse to the less developed periphery
B)that the core and periphery will work together to eliminate uneven development
C)that the less developed periphery will eventually revolt against the wealthier core
D)that the developed core achieved its wealth primarily by taking advantage of the southern periphery, through either colonialism or imperialism
E)that the different levels of development between the core and the periphery are caused by the relative levels of natural resources in each area

Question 67

Why are "growth" and "development" NOT interchangeable terms?

A)"Growth" normally refers to the standard of living, while "development" normally refers to the economic system in a country.
B)"Growth" normally refers to increase in the size of the system, while "development" usually refers to improvements.
C)"Growth" normally refers to the economic system, while "development" normally refers to the political system in a country.
D)"Growth" normally refers to the increase in agricultural output, while "development" usually refers to the improvement in the educational system of a country.
E)"Growth" normally refers to improvements, while "development" usually refers to an increase in the size of a system.

Question 68

In which century did the majority of the nations of Africa and Asia gained independence from their European colonial masters?

A)17th century
B)19th century
C)20th century
D)16th century
E)18th century

Question 69

What is the process of a colony's gaining (or regaining)control over its territory and establishing a separate, independent government?

A)revolution
B)decolonialization
C)autonomy
D)colonization
E)imperialism

Question 70

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

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

Question 71

What nation would be classified as part of the "core" using the core-periphery model?

A)South Africa
B)Vietnam
C)Philippines
D)Nigeria
E)United States

Question 72

The focus of terrorism prior to September 11, 2001

A)was largely the domain of Islamic rebels
B)was overwhelmingly due to a response to religious persecution
C)was random in its selection of targets
D)was directed at local targets by committed insurgents with local goals
E)exclusively targeted poor, developing nations

Question 73

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

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

Question 74

Identify the twelve world regions that are covered in your textbook. Why have the authors of your textbook identified these specific regions?

Question 75

The nations with the greatest percent of foreign direct investment (FDI)tend to be located in which world region?

A)South America
B)Europe
C)East Asia
D)Africa
E)North America

Question 76

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the relationship between Gross National Income (GNI)and purchasing power parity (PPP)?

A)a nation with a low GNI will almost always have an even weaker PPP
B)GNI is inversely proportional to the PPP
C)the higher the GNI, the higher the PPP
D)a high GNI may not translate into strong PPP due to the enormous cost difference between goods in two different nations
E)GNI will always be higher in developed nations, but PPP will always be stronger in developing nations

Question 77

The term "Third World" was originally a product of which of the following?

A)World War II
B)the Cold War
C)asymmetrical warfare associated with terrorism
D)the Kyoto Protocol
E)a United Nations ruling

Question 78

Which of the following groups of people is a nation without a state?

A)Azeris
B)Kurds
C)Turks
D)Kazakhs
E)Estonians

Question 79

The UN definition of extreme poverty means one is living on less than how much per day?

A)$20.00
B)$3.10
C)$0.35
D)$1.90
E)$1.00

Question 80

Which nation below has the highest Human Development Index (HDI)?

A)United States
B)Mexico
C)India
D)China
E)Russia