Deck 1: World Regions in Global Context

Question 1

Which of the following also includes the value of income from outside a country's borders?

A) gross domestic product
B) gross national product
C) global product
D) trade deficit
E) human development index

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The current global population is approximately:

A) 6 billion
B) 6 million
C) 600 billion
D) 600 million
E) 60 billion

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Diaspora is defined as the spatial ________ of a previously homogeneous group.

A) isolation
B) consolidation
C) dispersion
D) concentration
E) none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What type of precipitation is associated with mountainous areas?

A) orographic
B) convectional
C) tropical
D) latitudinal
E) neostratic

Question 5

Irredentism is based on the assertion by the government of a country that a ________ living ________ its borders belongs to it historically and culturally.

A) majority population, inside
B) minority population, outside
C) majority population, outside
D) minority population, inside
E) None of these adequately describes the relationships between majority and minority populations.

Question 6

Which of the following can the Theory of Plate Tectonics not explain?

A) why earthquakes occur
B) the locations and origins of volcanoes
C) the evident relocation of major landmasses in the past
D) the locations and origins of mountains
E) atmospheric circulation

Question 7

This is the first phase of the Demographic Transition.

A) high birth rates and high death rates
B) high birth rates and low death rates
C) low birth rates and high death rates
D) low birth rates and low death rates
E) None of these adequately describes the first phase of the Demographic Transition.

Question 8

Which of the following is best described by the statement " ...meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"?

A) sustainable development
B) neo-liberal policies
C) social production of nature
D) global stratification
E) none of these

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a supranational organization?

A) ASEAN
B) NAFTA
C) European Union
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 10

The conversion of raw materials into finished products (manufacturing) constitutes this sector of employment.

A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary
E) none of these

Question 11

This economic policy emphasizes privatization, export production, and limited restrictions on imports.

A) neoliberalism
B) dependency theory
C) modernization theory
D) neocolonialism
E) Marxism

Question 12

This is believed to be one of the causes of global warming and climate change associated with it.

A) the burning of fossil fuels
B) the use of radioactive elements for energy and as weapons
C) overuse of limited fresh water resources
D) the result of mass extinctions as human civilization spreads
E) changes in the Sun's energy

Question 13

De jure territories have boundaries defined this way.

A) based in economic strength
B) based in physical geographic characteristics
C) legally recognized
D) based in culture or ethnicity
E) temporary, as during war or treaty negotiations

Question 14

Which statement best describes the economic concept of a commodity chain?

A) reflects the inequality basic to the world economic system
B) applies to almost every mass-marketed manufactured product
C) depends on global connections to function
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 15

Almost all of the world's inhabitants are living on this percentage of the total land surface.

A) 85%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 10%
E) 4%

Question 16

How do commodity chains begin?

A) the extraction and production of raw materials
B) the manufacture and export of commodities
C) high wage, semi-skilled assembly of consumer products
D) the delivery and consumption of finished commodities
E) none of these

Question 17

Which of the following mountain ranges was uplifted when India collided with Asia?

A) Rocky Mountains
B) Himalayan Mountains
C) Andes Mountains
D) Ural Mountains
E) none of the above

Question 18

Where do most of the world's Basques live?

A) France and Spain
B) France and Germany
C) Argentina and Brazil
D) Laos and Vietnam
E) Canada and the United States

Question 19

The final phase of the Demographic Transition is:

A) high birth rates and high death rates
B) high birth rates and low death rates
C) low birth rates and high death rates
D) low birth rates and low death rates
E) None of these adequately describes the final phase of the Demographic Transition.

Question 20

This is the only country on the African continent with the telecommunications capacity to achieve a significant degree of Internet connectivity in the near future.

A) Nigeria
B) Egypt
C) South Africa
D) Democratic Republic of the Congo
E) Ghana

Question 21

What is the prevalent wind flow in the Tropics?

A) east to west
B) west to east
C) north to south
D) south to north
E) There is no consistent wind flow in the Tropics.

Question 22

This view of the development process supports the idea that developing countries should emphasize privatization, export production, and limited restrictions on imports.

A) modernization theory
B) neoliberalism
C) dependency theory
D) neocolonialism
E) Marxism

Question 23

Which of the following is defined as domination over the world economy?

A) hegemony
B) mercantilism
C) diaspora
D) irredentism
E) none of the above

Question 24

The U.S. State Department estimates that at least _______ people are sold internationally each year.

A) 2 million to 3 million
B) 2,000 to 3,000
C) 50 million
D) 600,000 to 800,000
E) 5 million

Question 25

What type of precipitation is typical of the equatorial climate with high temperatures and rainfall year round?

A) convectional precipitation
B) orographic precipitation
C) trade wind precipitation
D) neostratic precipitation
E) none of the above

Question 26

This is a form of social and economic organization characterized by the common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange.

A) capitalism
B) communism
C) imperialism
D) feudalism
E) irredentism

Question 27

Developing countries tend to have a high percentage working in the:

A) primary sector
B) secondary sector
C) tertiary sector
D) quaternary sector
E) quinary sector

Question 28

According to a 2007/2008 report, which country ranks the highest on the Gender-Related Development Index (GDI)?

A) United States
B) Canada
C) Australia
D) Iceland
E) New Zealand

Question 29

The provision of goods and services constitutes this form of employment.

A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary
E) quinary

Question 30

The majority of failed states are found in:

A) South America
B) South Asia
C) Middle East
D) Southeast Asia
E) Africa

Question 31

The production and collection of raw materials constitute this sector of employment.

A) quaternary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) primary
E) none of the above

Question 32

________ is a socially created system of rules about who belongs to a particular group based on actual or perceived commonalities, such as language or religion.

A) Racialization
B) Ethnicity
C) Nationalism
D) Culture
E) none of the above

Question 33

According to the human development index devised by the United Nations, a country with a perfect score would have an index of:

A) )001
B) 10
C) 100
D) 0.0
E) 1.0

Question 34

What is the primary function of the World Bank?

A) regulate stock exchanges around the world
B) regulate national currencies
C) provide low interest loans to developing countries
D) collect on bad loans owed the International Monetary Fund
E) provide disaster relief to victims of natural disasters

Question 35

What was the fundamental logic behind imperialism and colonization?

A) religious
B) political
C) economic
D) all of these
E) none of the above

Question 36

The formation of the Himalayas and the uplifting of Tibet are occurring at this kind of plate boundary.

A) transform
B) divergent
C) convergent
D) subduction zone
E) spreading center

Question 37

The most basic difference between gross national product and gross domestic product is that gross national product:

A) includes income earned abroad
B) is based solely in monetary units
C) includes non-wage income
D) includes corporate earnings
E) None of these adequately describes the difference between them.

Question 38

The world's major religions originated in the:

A) Middle East and Eastern Africa
B) Middle East and South Asia
C) Middle East and East Asia
D) Middle East and Southeast Asia
E) Middle East and South America

Question 39

This is the smallest sector of employment in the most developed countries.

A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary
E) quinary

Question 40

The process whereby wind and water move across the land surface, picking up material and transporting it to other locations is called:

A) erosion
B) weathering
C) metamorphosis
D) subduction
E) none of the above

Question 41

Buddhists are found primarily in South Asia.

Question 42

Norway and Iceland have the highest overall levels of human development.

Question 43

Most forecasts indicate that by 2020 China's economy will exceed those of the world's core economic powers except the United States.

Question 44

What is the possible range of numerical values for HDI?

A) 0 to 1
B) 0 to 10
C) 0 to 100
D) -10 to +10
E) 0 to infinity

Question 45

Leadership cycles are periods of international power established by individual states through economic, political, and military competition.

Question 46

Which of these tends to earn the highest incomes?

A) primary activities
B) secondary activities
C) tertiary activities
D) quaternary activities
E) unitary activities

Question 47

This is the wettest latitudinal zone (most precipitation) on Earth's surface.

A) the Tropics
B) the low latitudes near the Equator
C) the mid-latitudes
D) the high latitudes, near the Poles
E) There is no consistent association of precipitation with latitude.

Question 48

Which of these does not explain global patterns of average temperature?

A) latitude
B) longitude
C) elevation
D) distance from the ocean
E) distance from the Equator

Question 49

This is the region where air flows together and rises vertically as a result of intense solar heating at the equator, often with heavy rainfall.

A) Hadley Cell
B) easterlies
C) westerlies
D) trade winds
E) the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

Question 50

Today, 195 states make up the totality of global sovereign entities.

Question 51

Since 1995, Asia has experienced the highest percentage of deforestation in the world.

Question 52

Shifting Cultivation is also known as swidden.

Question 53

Regional geography combines elements of physical and human geography.

Question 54

What is causing atmospheric circulation on Earth?

A) the release of heat from Earth's interior
B) the tidal effects of the Sun and the Moon
C) differences in atmospheric pressure and temperature over Earth's surface
D) Earth's rotational tilt
E) differences in elevation over Earth's surface

Question 55

According to the United Nations Development Program, the income gap between the richest fifth and the poorest fifth of the world's population has been shrinking since the 1960s.

Question 56

Birth rates are measured as the number of births a year per 100 population.

Question 57

Which of these is measuring the quality of life in a society with both monetary and non-monetary data?

A) GDP
B) GNP
C) PPP
D) HDI
E) IMF

Question 58

Which of these statistics gives the most accurate measurement of buying power and the cost of living in a country?

A) GDP
B) GNP
C) PPP
D) HDI
E) IMF

Question 59

The study of landforms is called:

A) biogeography
B) cartography
C) geomorphology
D) zoogeography
E) geology

Question 60

The poorest economies in the world still tend to have employment based mostly in this sector.

A) primary activities
B) secondary activities
C) tertiary activities
D) quaternary activities
E) unitary activities

Question 61

What is atmospheric circulation? Why is it important? What is the difference between weather and climate?

Question 62

Women in rich countries, on average, earn less money than men do in the same jobs.

Question 63

Match the example with its economic activity.

A) secondary activities
B) tertiary activities
C) quaternary activities
D) primary activities
Fishing

Question 64

Match the example with its economic activity.

A) secondary activities
B) tertiary activities
C) quaternary activities
D) primary activities
Education

Question 65

Match the climate with its description.

A) Cold temperatures due to elevation
B) Cool to cold temperatures and coldest months below freezing with snow
C) All months above 18° C with annual precipitation exceeding evaporation
Highland climates

Question 66

The trade winds flow across the oceans in tropical latitudes and frequently produce rain on east-facing coasts.

Question 67

Match the example with its economic activity.

A) secondary activities
B) tertiary activities
C) quaternary activities
D) primary activities
Food Processing

Question 68

Discuss plate tectonic theory. What was the origin of this theory? What are lithospheric plates? In what ways do these plates move?

Question 69

Match the example with its economic activity.

A) secondary activities
B) tertiary activities
C) quaternary activities
D) primary activities
Warehousing

Question 70

Discuss the pattern of religions. What are the major global religions? Where are these religions clustered?

Question 71

Match the climate with its description.

A) Cold temperatures due to elevation
B) Cool to cold temperatures and coldest months below freezing with snow
C) All months above 18° C with annual precipitation exceeding evaporation
Polar climates

Question 72

What and where are the major climate zones around the world? List at least two general characteristics of each of these climate regions.

Question 73

Every nation has signed the Kyoto Protocol.

Question 74

Match the climate with its description.

A) Cold temperatures due to elevation
B) Cool to cold temperatures and coldest months below freezing with snow
C) All months above 18° C with annual precipitation exceeding evaporation
Tropical climates

Question 75

What is global climate change? What evidence exists that supports this theory? What are the possible impacts of global climate change on human populations?

Question 76

The spatial distribution of plants, animals, and ecosystems is known as biogeography.

Question 77

Match the example with its economic activity.

A) secondary activities
B) tertiary activities
C) quaternary activities
D) primary activities
Mining

Question 78

Match the example with its economic activity.

A) secondary activities
B) tertiary activities
C) quaternary activities
D) primary activities
Retail sales

Question 79

Match the example with its economic activity.

A) secondary activities
B) tertiary activities
C) quaternary activities
D) primary activities
Textile Manufacturing

Question 80

A state is group of people sharing common elements of culture, such as language and religion.