Deck 1: Globalization and Diversity

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to your text's authors,globalization is the most fundamental reorganization of our planet's social and economic structures since which of the following events?

A) Ice Age
B) Demographic Transition
C) Industrial Revolution
D) World War II
E) the Renaissance

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In which world region is life expectancy about the same today as it was in 1975?

A) North America
B) Europe
C) Australia
D) Sub-saharan Africa
E) East Asia

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

A) 1.8 children
B) 2.1 children
C) 2.4 children
D) 3.1 children
E) 3.8 children

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of our increasingly globalized world?

A) communications systems that link all regions of the Earth instantaneously
B) transportation systems capable of moving goods quickly by air, sea, and land
C) powerful transnational conglomerate corporations
D) local folk cultures
E) new and more flexible forms of monetary flow

Question 7

What is the middle position on globalization,according to your text's authors?

A) Globalization will eventually fail.
B) Globalization is avoidable with cooperative effort.
C) Globalization will bring more good than bad.
D) Globalization is probably unavoidable, but it can be managed.

Question 8

What part of the world has become a major source of both pornography and prostitution as a result of globalization?

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

Question 9

At the most basic level,geography can be broken into two complementary pursuits.These are:

A) physical and human geography.
B) social and political geography.
C) economic and environmental geography.
D) map making and GIS.
E) describing places and finding their causes.

Question 10

Most of the current and future world population growth is occurring in which part of the world?

A) North and South America
B) European Union countries of Eastern and Western Europe
C) Australia and Oceania
D) developing countries of Africa, Asia, and South America
E) Islamic countries of Southwest and Southeast Asia

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

Which of the following provides the annual growth rate for a country or region as a percentage?

A) population growth
B) rate of natural increase
C) crude birth rate
D) population transition
E) total fertility rate

Question 13

All of the following are arguments against globalization,EXCEPT

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 14

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

A) the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging economic, political, and cultural activities
B) the spread of McDonald's throughout the world
C) the trend toward international trade agreements among the countries of the world
D) the pattern of increasing telephone and Internet connections around the world
E) the growth of international and supranational organizations uniting the world's people

Question 15

Which of the following measurements of human population is very similar to the average number of children per family?

A) rate of natural increase
B) crude birthrate
C) refined birthrate
D) total fertility rate
E) birthrate per capita

Question 16

This is the study of how places interact with one another.

A) areal differentiation
B) areal integration
C) areal concentration
D) core-periphery geography
E) spatial analysis

Question 17

What do the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the World Trade Organization (WTO)do?

A) They strictly regulate all the international commercial transactions in the world.
B) They make possible the flow of goods and capital across international boundaries.
C) They make the banking and trade laws of the member countries of the United Nations.
D) They are "think tanks" that advise countries on international banking and trade.
E) They are the banking systems of (respectively) Europe, Asia, and the United Nations.

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

What is the current population of the Earth?

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 20

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

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

Question 21

Which of the following is an example of an abstract dimension of culture?

A) technology
B) architecture
C) ideology
D) foods
E) music

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

What country is well known for its official prohibition against unwanted cultural traits,especially in its language?

A) France
B) United States
C) Australia
D) India
E) Japan

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of a material dimension of culture?

A) speech
B) architecture
C) religion
D) value systems
E) livelihood

Question 25

What is the average rate of urbanization for developing countries?

A) about 15%
B) approximately 20%
C) between 30% and 40%
D) a little less than 50%
E) more than 60%

Question 26

In migration,which of the following is an example of a push force?

A) war in a potential destination
B) health services in a potential destination
C) unemployment in a person's homeland
D) economic opportunity in a person's homeland
E) religious freedom in a potential destination

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

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

Question 28

What does a total fertility rate (TFR)that is less than 2.1 indicate?

A) that a population is not growing naturally
B) that a population is growing slowly
C) that a population is growing quickly
D) that a population has reached its peak
E) A TFR that is less than 2.1 has no particular significance.

Question 29

What does a negative net migration rate in a country tell us?

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

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

A) stage 1
B) stage 2
C) stage 3
D) stage 4
E) stages 1 and 4

Question 32

Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?

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

Question 33

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) age distribution of the population
E) birth and death rates

Question 34

In migration,which of the following is an example of a pull force?

A) unemployment in a person's homeland
B) war in a potential destination
C) economic opportunity in a person's homeland
D) economic opportunities in the potential destination
E) a college scholarship in a person's homeland

Question 35

What is cultural syncretism?

A) the blending of popular culture with local cultural traditions
B) the adoption of popular culture by a local ethnic group
C) the replacement of local cultural traditions with popular culture
D) the rejection of popular culture by a local ethnic group
E) the elimination of local cultures caused by the spread of popular culture

Question 36

Today,about how many people in the world live outside the country of their birth?

A) 190,000
B) 1 million
C) 19 million
D) 190 million
E) 1 billion

Question 37

Cultural syncretism is a synonym for which of the following phrases?

A) cultural development
B) cultural hybridization
C) cultural evolution
D) cultural disintegration
E) cultural nationalism

Question 38

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

A) stage 1
B) stage 2
C) stage 3
D) stage 4
E) all of the answer choices are correct

Question 39

What stage of the Demographic Transition produces a rapid rise in the rate of natural increase?

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

Question 40

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

A) rate of in-migration
B) rate of out-migration
C) emigration rate
D) immigration rate
E) net migration rate

Question 41

What is the primary value of using GNI per capita,rather than GNI?

A) GNI per capita is readily available on the Internet.
B) It permits a valid comparison of the GNI of countries regardless of the difference in population size.
C) GNI per capita includes the value of the informal sector of a country.
D) GNI per capita takes into account the value of each country's stock exchange.
E) all of the above

Question 42

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

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

Question 43

How does Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)adjust Gross National Income per capita?

A) PPP takes into account the age and productivity of the local populations.
B) PPP takes into account the rise and fall of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
C) PPP takes into account the 2008-2009 economic decline.
D) PPP takes into account the strength or weakness of local currencies.
E) It is a composite indicator that takes into account all of the above features.

Question 44

In what world region is Swahili a lingua franca?

A) Eastern Africa
B) North Africa
C) South Asia
D) Southeast Asia
E) Latin America

Question 45

What is a universalizing religion?

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

Question 46

What does MDC stand for?

A) major democratic countries
B) minor democratic countries
C) more democratic country
D) more developed country
E) member of the democratic commonwealth

Question 47

What is colonialism?

A) the temporary occupation of another country
B) the formal establishment of rule over a foreign population
C) the establishment of trade relations with another country
D) the introduction of popular consumer culture in a traditional society
E) all of the above

Question 48

If the less developed world is called "The Third World," then what are "The First World" and "The Second World"?

A) The wealthiest countries are the First World; the middle-income countries are the Second World.
B) Capitalist, democratic countries are the First World; communist countries are the Second World.
C) Countries of the Americas are the First World; countries of Eurasia are the Second World.
D) The world leaders in technology comprise the First World; the world leaders in natural resources comprise the Second World.
E) There are no First and Second Worlds; the "Third World" designation is merely an indication of how poor these less developed countries are.

Question 49

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 different levels of development between the core and the periphery are caused by the relative levels of natural resources in each area
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 core and periphery will work together to eliminate uneven development

Question 50

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

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

Question 51

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

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

Question 52

Which of the following is (are)an ethnic religion(s)?

A) Judaism
B) Hinduism
C) Mormonism
D) Judaism and Hinduism
E) Judaism, Hinduism and Mormonism

Question 53

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

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

Question 54

Which of the following focuses on the interaction between power,territory,and space at different scales?

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

Question 55

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

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

Question 56

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

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

Question 57

What does Gross National Income (GNI)measure?

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 58

What is an ethnic religion?

A) a religion that seeks the highest ethical values
B) a religion that is identified with a specific ethnic, tribal, or national group
C) a religion that originates within a small, relatively isolated geographic area
D) a religion that rejects any converts
E) an animist religion

Question 59

Which of the following statements about terrorism is false?

A) Global terrorism is both a product as well as an expression of globalization.
B) Before the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., 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.

Question 60

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

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

Question 61

The percentage of a population under age 15 is a poor indicator of the momentum (or lack thereof)for continued population growth.

Question 62

The rate of natural increase (RNI)depicts the annual population growth rate for a country as a percentage increase.

Question 63

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

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

Question 64

What does the Economic Growth Rate measure?

A) the annual rate of expansion for Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
B) average annual rate of growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
C) the annual rate of expansion for the New York Stock Exchange
D) the annual rate of expansion for Gross National Income (GNI)
E) It is a composite indicator that measures all of the above.

Question 65

According to your text's authors,globalization is the most fundamental reorganization of the planet's social and economic structures since the Renaissance.

Question 66

The World Trade Organization helps to make possible the flow of goods and capital across international boundaries.

Question 67

In terms of total numbers,the greatest migration occurred 100 years ago.

Question 68

Most scholars agree that the economic reorganization of the world is the most significant component of globalization.

Question 69

GIS stands for Geologic Information Satellites.

Question 70

The current population of the Earth is about 3 billion.

Question 71

What does Gross Domestic Product measure?

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 72

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of social development?

A) life expectancy
B) under age 5 mortality rate
C) adult literacy rate
D) infant mortality rate
E) population density

Question 73

The growing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic,political,and cultural change is globalization.

Question 74

Map projections are techniques used by cartographers to limit distortions in the process of mapping the globe onto a piece of paper.

Question 75

Japan has a high total fertility rate.

Question 76

Total fertility rate (TFR)is high when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years.

Question 77

Information about Earth that comes from electromagnetic images taken from aircraft or satellites is referred to as remote sensing.

Question 78

A map scale is the mathematical ratio between the map and the surface area being mapped.

Question 79

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

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

Question 80

Which measure represents the international definition of poverty?

A) total fertility rate
B) under age 5 mortality
C) percentage of the population living on less than $2 per day
D) gender equity
E) GDP average annual percent growth