Deck 1: Concepts of World Geography

Question 1

A functional region is

A)where a particular activity or cluster of activities take place.
B)defined by its latitude and longitude.
C)based only on language and religion.
D)defined by its physical form.
E)the material expression of human settlement.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The counterpoint to globalization is

A)areal differentiation.
B)areal integration.
C)diversity.
D)the cultural landscape.
E)formal regions.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Maps that use color shades to represent a theme based on different data values is called a

A)small-scale map.
B)choropleth map.
C)large-scale map.
D)geographic information system.
E)map projection.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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

Question 7

Why one part of the Earth's surface is arid and dry and a nearby part is lush and wet is explained by the term

A)areal differentiation.
B)systematic geography.
C)thematic geography.
D)formal region.
E)functional region.

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

One of the best map projections used to display the Earth's surface, and the one most commonly used in your text, is the

A)Mercator projection.
B)planar projection.
C)choropleth map.
D)Robinson projection.
E)linear scale.

Question 11

How do the authors of your text 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 12

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 13

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 14

Formal regions are defined by their

A)economic activities.
B)latitude and longitude.
C)interactions with other regions.
D)physical form.
E)diversity.

Question 15

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 16

According to the text, denim blue jeans are a cultural product and one of the world's largest producers of jeans is

A)Pakistan.
B)China.
C)the United States.
D)Mexico.
E)Vietnam.

Question 17

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

Question 18

Absolute location on Earth can be determined by using

A)the winter and summer solstices.
B)the North Star.
C)the equator.
D)the prime meridian.
E)global positioning systems (GPS).

Question 19

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 20

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 21

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 22

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

A)1)8 children
B)2)1 children
C)2)5 children
D)3)1 children
E)3)8 children

Question 23

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 24

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 25

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)stage 5

Question 26

This region has the highest percentage of population younger than age 15.

A)North America
B)Latin America
C)South Asia
D)East Asia
E)Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 27

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 28

Which of the following statements regarding world population is INCORRECT?

A)One-third of the world's population lives in China and India.
B)Ten countries account for 60% of the world's population.
C)Population density, rate of natural increase, and total fertility rate are higher in Russia than the United States.
D)North American cities generally have lower population densities.
E)The population growth rate is about one-half the 1960s peak rate.

Question 29

Taking electromagnetic images from aircraft or satellites is called

A)thematic mapping.
B)GPS.
C)remote sensing.
D)geographic information systems.
E)a map projection.

Question 30

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 31

In Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition, what important change occurs?

A)Population increases.
B)The rate of natural increase (RNI)becomes negative.
C)Death rates begin to increase.
D)Birth rates begin to increase.
E)Life expectancies begin to decrease.

Question 32

Computerized maps that consist of many different layers of information are produced by using

A)thematic mapping.
B)GPS.
C)map projections.
D)geographic information systems (GIS).
E)choropleth mapping.

Question 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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)stage 5

Question 37

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 38

Since 1970, average world life expectancy has gone up about

A)2 years.
B)5 years.
C)8 years.
D)13 years.
E)20 years.

Question 39

According to your text, what demographic landmark was reached in 2009?

A)More than half the world's population lived in towns and cities.
B)The number of displaced persons exceeded 60 million.
C)The rate of population growth doubled.
D)China instituted its one-child policy.
E)Earth's population exceeded 9.7 billion.

Question 40

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top six immigrant countries?

A)United States
B)Russia
C)Germany
D)France
E)Saudi Arabia

Question 41

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 42

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 43

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 44

Child-rearing, education, and marriage are examples of what social construct?

A)secularism
B)ethnic religion
C)gender roles
D)universalizing religion
E)lingua franca

Question 45

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 46

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 47

Which of the following are ethnic religions?

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

Question 48

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

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

Question 49

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 50

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 51

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 52

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 53

Which world language family is NOT found in Africa?

A)Afro-Asiatic
B)Niger-Congo
C)Nilo-Saharan
D)Khoisan
E)Altaic

Question 54

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 55

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 56

The active promotion of one cultural system over another cultural system is called

A)cultural hybridization.
B)cultural syncretism.
C)culture.
D)cultural imperialism.
E)cultural exchange.

Question 57

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 58

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 59

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 60

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 61

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 62

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 63

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 64

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 65

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 66

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 67

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 68

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 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)imperialism
C)colonization
D)decolonialization
E)autonomy

Question 70

Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?

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

Question 71

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 United States, 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 72

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 73

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 74

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 75

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 76

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 77

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 78

Countries from this region score the lowest on the Human Development Index.

A)South Asia
B)East Asia
C)Sub-Saharan Africa
D)Latin America
E)Southeast Asia

Question 79

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 80

The Kurdish national area is an example of

A)neocolonialism.
B)decentralization.
C)sovereignty.
D)a nation without a state.
E)a nation-state.