Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Compare population density with GNI PPP among world countries.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

PPP in GNI PPP accounts for:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Compare GNI PPP to population growth rates among world countries.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Evaluate the pros and cons of melting Arctic ice.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Geography and Development in an Era of Globalization

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

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

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

Compare population density with GNI PPP among world countries.

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

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

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

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

PPP in GNI PPP accounts for:

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

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

Compare GNI PPP to population growth rates among world countries.

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

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

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

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

Evaluate the pros and cons of melting Arctic ice.

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

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

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