Deck 1: Geography and Development in an Era of Globalization

Question 1

Steam power significantly diminished the ________, or the difficulty of moving from place to place.

A) geography
B) geographic impedance
C) fuel price
D) friction of distance

Answer 1

friction of distance

Question 2

The spatial arrangement of people is called population:

A) biologic
B) density
C) distribution
D) arithmetic

Answer 2

distribution

Question 3

The two stages in the demographic transition model when population is stable are Stage One and Stage:

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

Answer 3

Four

Question 4

________ refers to a growing integration and interdependence of world communities through a vast network of trade and communication links.

A) Internetivity
B) Globalization
C) Flat Worldism
D) Cradle-to-Grave Care

Question 5

The ________constitute a "super-elite" of extraordinarily wealthy entrepreneurs who bring together the labor, financing, and other components necessary for innovation.

A) Star Chamber
B) transnational capitalists
C) global jet-set
D) Leninites

Question 6

________% of Facebook activity is outside the United States.

A) 25
B) 46
C) 63
D) 80

Question 7

Heifer International is a non-governmental organization that provides female animals such as cows, goats, and ________ to the impoverished.

A) ducks
B) pigs
C) camels
D) all of these

Question 8

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

A) 1850
B) 1930
C) 1990
D) 2010

Question 9

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

A) 1850
B) 1930
C) 1960
D) 2010

Question 10

In 1950, Europe's population comprised about ________% of the world's total. Today it comprises about ________%.

A) 21; 9
B) 10; 20
C) 25; 3
D) 8; 40

Question 11

In 1950, Africa's population comprised about ________% of the world's total. Today it comprises about ________%.

A) 21; 9
B) 10; 20
C) 25; 3
D) 8; 16

Question 12

Physiologic density is always higher than simply people per square mile of all land because:

A) physiologic implies increased wealth
B) all countries have voted to make it higher
C) physiologic means "industrialized"
D) no country is 100% arable land

Question 13

The world's largest city in 2013 was:

A) New York City
B) Mexico City
C) Tokyo
D) Shanghai

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT among the five largest world cities in 2013?

A) New York City
B) Seoul
C) Tokyo
D) Shanghai

Question 15

Assuming the world population growth rate is 1% and the current population is about 7 billion, next year the population will be:

A) 7.01 billion
B) 7.1 billion
C) 7.5 billion
D) 8 billion

Question 16

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

A) India
B) China
C) Argentina
D) Europe

Question 17

Australia's rate of natural increase is:

A) below 1%
B) between 1 and 2%
C) between 2 and 3%
D) greater than 3%

Question 18

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

A) 63 years
B) 120 years
C) The population has already passed one billion.
D) not in the foreseeable future

Question 19

The surface of Earth is usually divided into four categories of landforms: plains, mountains, hills, and ________.

A) volcanoes
B) islands
C) plateaus
D) river valleys

Question 20

Major differences and often conflicts between highland and lowland inhabitants are common and are a part of regional history in many areas of the world. An example highland peoples at conflict with lowland peoples are the:

A) Kurds
B) British
C) French
D) Canadians

Question 21

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

A) podzol
B) laterite
C) loess
D) carbonate

Question 22

One little-known component of highland Andean Indian potato use is the production of ________, or sun-dried slices of potatoes.

A) la niñas
B) chipeos
C) chuño
D) tostadas

Question 23

Iron, aluminum, and ________ are the most important metallic minerals used in industry.

A) copper
B) titanium
C) coal
D) salt

Question 24

Which of these does NOT describe subarctic climate?

A) latitudes 50°-70° (Northern Hemisphere only)
B) Short, mild summers; long, severe winters
C) precipitation of 20-45 inches per year; summer concentration; no distinct dry season
D) precipitation normally 10-20 inches per year

Question 25

Steppe climates typically have ________ inches of precipitation.

A) less than 10
B) 10-20
C) 20-45
D) 60 or more

Question 26

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

A) desert
B) steppe
C) marine west coast
D) subarctic

Question 27

-Northwestern Europe is dominated by ________ climate.

A) humid continental, warm summer
B) tropical rainy
C) marine west coast
D) arid

Question 28

-North Africa has three main climate types: desert, steppe, and

A) dry summer subtropical
B) marine west coast
C) tropical rainy
D) humid continental, warm summer

Question 29

In West Africa, French is a language that is used throughout a wide area for commercial or political purposes by people with different native tongues. French is an example of a(n):

A) culture hearth
B) ethnic language
C) universalizing language
D) lingua franca

Question 30

- The Great Plains of the United States and Canada are dominated by:

A) Coniferous forest
B) Desert shrub
C) Middle-latitude prairie and steppe grassland
D) Tropical forest

Question 31

- Most of India is dominated by:

A) Coniferous forest
B) Desert shrub
C) Tropical savanna, mixed grassland and woodland
D) Tropical forest

Question 32

- Large areas of Canada are dominated by:

A) Coniferous forest
B) Desert shrub
C) Tropical savanna, mixed grassland and woodland
D) Tropical forest

Question 33

- Southeast Asia is dominated by:

A) Coniferous forest
B) Desert shrub
C) Tropical savanna, mixed grassland and woodland
D) Tropical forest

Question 34

- Large areas of Russia are dominated by:

A) Coniferous forest
B) Desert shrub
C) Tropical savanna, mixed grassland and woodland
D) Tropical forest

Question 35

A major weakness of the income measure is that it is an average and does not account for:

A) petroleum
B) mineral exports
C) income distribution
D) non-governmental organizations

Question 36

PPP in GNI PPP accounts for:

A) petroleum exports
B) how much a person's income can really buy
C) life expectancy
D) gender inequality

Question 37

The Human Development Index (HDI) index is derived from three measurable variables: life expectancy at birth, ________, and income.

A) industrialization
B) calories available per capita
C) labor force in agriculture
D) educational attainment

Question 38

Although considered a transitional economy, Poland has about ________% of its workforce engaged in agriculture.

A) 5
B) 13
C) 21
D) 33

Question 39

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

A) 5
B) 17
C) 21
D) 33

Question 40

Which of these does NOT have a Gender Inequality Index less than 0.200?

A) Spain
B) Australia
C) France
D) Mexico

Question 41

Which of these Latin American countries has a Very High HDI?

A) Argentina
B) Mexico
C) Brazil
D) Paraguay

Question 42

A significant achievement of the first Agricultural Revolution was the creation of surplus.

Question 43

The Industrial Revolution combined selected high yielding crop varieties with technological packages of fertilizer, pesticides, water management, and capital to boost yields.

Question 44

Malthus believed that population growth eventually exceed the food supply unless population growth is checked by society.

Question 45

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

Question 46

- Africa as used in this text is divided into four regions.

Question 47

-Latin America and the Caribbean as used in this text include the country of Mexico.

Question 48

-All the countries with population growth rates above 3% are in Asia.

Question 49

All the countries with population growth rates above 3% are north of the Equator.

Question 50

Western China, for example, with its explosive economic growth and vast network of connections, epitomizes all that globalization promises, whereas southeastern China largely remains a globalization backwater.

Question 51

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

Question 52

Most of the continent of Antarctica has less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.

Question 53

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

Question 54

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

Question 55

Most of Australia has less than 20 inches of precipitation per year.

Question 56

Few areas of truly natural vegetation remain.

Question 57

South America has no regions of arid climate.

Question 58

Although countries and regions are positioned all along the income continuum, most are clustered at the lower end of the scale.

Question 59

Sea-level rise occurs when ice on land melts (glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets, the Greenland ice sheet, for example) and when warming ocean waters expand.

Question 60

The most basic economic characteristic of the more-developed world is a widespread use of technology.

Question 61

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

Question 62

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

Question 63

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

Question 64

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

Question 65

If you were writing a textbook on world regional geography, what regions would you create? Compare yours to the textbook's map of regions.

Question 66

Based on current trends, predict the population change for each world region until 2050.

Question 67

Explain why a Malthusian die-off is unlikely in the future.

Question 68

Argue that the negatives of globalization outweigh the positives.

Question 69

Explain how globalization may not lead to the homogenization of cultures.

Question 70

Explain how globalization may lead to the homogenization of cultures.

Question 71

Evaluate the pros and cons of melting Arctic ice.

Question 72

Evaluate how the location of ancient cultural hearths has influenced modern population distribution.

Question 73

Evaluate the effects of climate on population distribution.

Question 74

Compare population density with GNI PPP among world countries.

Question 75

Assess which measure is most effective at capturing the level of development.

Question 76

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

Question 77

Compare life expectancy at birth to GNI PPP among world countries.

Question 78

Compare literacy to GNI PPP among world countries.

Question 79

Compare GNI PPP to population growth rates among world countries.

Question 80

Evaluate whether gender inequality is a barrier to development.