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10. Densely populated zones of Africa include the Nile River, coastal West, southern Africa, and: a) Rift Valley lake district. b) highlands of Cameroon and the Central African Republic. c) Congo Basin. d) the Horn of Africa.

A Rift valley lake district

14. In 2011, longtime leaders in the countries of Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt were toppled in what is called the: a) Arab Spring b) Intifada c) Awakening d) Velvet Revolution

A) Arab spring

30. Since the 1970s, imports of ______________ have inhibited African agriculture. a) Asian rice b) wheat from Russia and Ukraine c) grains from Latin America d) tsetse flies and white potato bugs

A) Asian Rice

1. Following World War II, many formerly colonized countries became independent states. Where was the greatest concentration of these countries? a) The Americas b) Africa and Asia c) Europe and Russia d) South America and Australia

B) Africa and Asia

7. During the Age of Exploration, stretching from the 1400s to the 1900s, which of the following regions was a focal point for global trade and exchange of culture? a) Pacific b) Atlantic World c) Mediterranean d) African

B) Atlantic world

5. Most high-income countries are located in the Northern Hemisphere. Which of the following are notable exceptions? a) South Africa and Kenya b) Australia and New Zealand c) South Africa and Somalia d) Australia and New Guinea

B) Australia and New Zealand

13. Which Arab city has the largest population? a) Teheran b) Cairo c) Baghdad d) Riyadh

B) Cairo

9. Around 10,000 BCE, crop agriculture first started in: a) Egypt b) the Atlas Mountains c) the Fertile Crescent d) the Iranian Plateau

C) Fertile crescent

22. Geographers often describe the nature of economies in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities. Which of the following is not part of secondary activities? a) automotive manufacturing b) steel working c) fishing d) assembly line working

C) Fishing

15. The prevailing colonial power in North Africa until the 1950s and 1960s was the: a) British b) Spanish c) French d) Turks

C) French

20. Most street vendors, local craftsmen, farmer's markets, and roadside stalls are all part of the: a) rural economy. b) islands of development. c) informal economy. d) agriculture and village sectors.

C) Informal economy

13. In the 1930s in southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, more than 98 percent of the people were indigenous, and they were apportioned about _____ percent of the land. a) 50 b) 80 c) 10 d) 30

D) 30

25. The World Bank and its imposition of loan conditions on African countries is an example of: a) short-term loans. b) participatory development. c) development advocacy. d) neocolonialism.

D) Neocolonialism

5. The difference between the Sahara, a true desert, and the semi-arid Sahel region to its south is: a) elevation. b) soil type. c) evapotranspiration. d) rainfall.

D) Rainfall

23. The leading crude oil exporter in Southwest Asia and North Africa is the kingdom of: a) Kuwait b) the United Arab Emirates (UAE) c) Jordan d) Saudi Arabia

D) Saudi arabia

7. The place on earth receiving the direct rays of the sun is the: a) equator. b) Tropic of Cancer. c) Tropic of Capricorn. d) subsolar point.

D) Subsolar point

9. In 1945, following the world wars, this organization had 51 member countries; in 2015, membership has grown to 193 members. a) European Union (EU) b) African Union (AU) c) Red Cross (international relief organization) d) United Nations (UN)

D) United nations

17. All human life began in Africa and people started to migrate out about ____________ years ago. a) 150,000 b) 50,000 c) 8,000 d) 10,000

a) 150,000

16. Which of the following is not true about the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010? a) It would have been worse if the country had not enacted tough building codes in 1985. b) It exposed Haiti's many problems to the world. c) It was not the most powerful earthquake in the world that year, but it was closer to the country's population center. d) A series of corrupt dictators contributed to infrastructure development before and after the earthquake.

a) It would have been worse if the country had not enacted tough building codes in 1985.

19. Most African countries became independent from colonial rule by 1960, and in 1964 formed the: a) Organization for African Unity. b) African National Congress. c) Union of African States and Peoples. d) United Front for Economic Development of Africa.

a) Organization for African Unity.

31. The influence of human behavior on earth since the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s is so significant that it constitutes a new geological era called the: a) anthropocene. b) holocene. c) pleistocene. d) eocene.

a) anthropocene.

20. Transportation networks may be intentionally designed to: a) enhance connectivity for some communities while marginalizing others. b) increase environmental impacts. c) limit connectivity. d) benefit automotive manufacturing.

a) enhance connectivity for some communities while marginalizing others.

27. Corn, yams, cassava, and bananas are common crops in areas of which type of agriculture? a) shifting cultivation in tropical areas b) intercropping c) fallow system d) permanent cultivation

a) shifting cultivation in tropical areas

17. Ideas and goods diffuse from the hearth: a) to other places that export to the same region as the hearth exports. b) to places most connected to the hearth. c) from spoke to spoke in a hub-and-spoke system. d) Always to the places closest to the hearth.

a) to other places that export to the same region as the hearth exports.

What do abstract connections and constructs of time, distance, and relations refer to? a) space b) landscape or territory c) geographic concepts of place d) land-use

a.) space

16. The origin or place that a new idea or technology is initially devised is referred to as the: a) epicenter. b) hearth. c) hegemon. d) select location.

b) Hearth

2. In early history (dating back to the Greeks and Romans), the primary purpose or reason for colonialism was: a) religious expansion. b) need for resources and tribute. c) exploration. d) decreasing populations.

b) Need for resources and tribute

The uniqueness of a location and its shaping refers to: a) territory. b) place. c) environment. d) culture.

b) Place

21. Which of the following is the most remote place in the world (in terms of the number of people who live far from a city of 50,000 or more)? a) The Pacific Islands b) The Tibetan Plateau c) Antarctica d) The Siberian Plateau

b) The Tibetan Plateau

1. Why are the names Southwest Asia and North Africa more accurate than "Middle East"? a) These names are geographic. b) The center of the continent is nearby. c) These names are not biased toward religions or ethnicity. d) The history of the region presents different points of view.

b) The center of the continent is nearby.

7. The major rivers responsible for much of the life and agriculture in Southwest Asia and North Africa are: a) Birani Indus. b) Tigris and Euphrates. c) Litani and Tigris. d) Jordan and Embrus.

b) Tigris and Euphrates.

19. Which of the following describes a type of transportation network where a few large, central nodes are connected to smaller points? a) regional network b) hub-and-spoke system c) linear network d) nodal network

b) hub-and-spoke system

Interpreting the impact of tectonic activity on the landforms of East Africa would be the work of a ______________ geographer. a) regional b) physical c) human d) cultural

b.) Physical

What is the significance of the Brundtland Commission Report of 1987? a) It promoted the idea of environmental stewardship. b) It set up the Environmental Protection Agency. c) It defined and popularized the term sustainable development. d) It defined and promoted resource management.

c) It defined and popularized the term sustainable development.

3. Early European colonizers focused on gaining lands to establish large-scale agricultural production in the Americas and to establish trading posts for the Atlantic slave trade in Africa and ports for the spice trade in Asia. What best describes this trading system? a) It was isolated. b) It only affected the local port communities. c) It had a global reach. d) It had a regional reach.

c) It had a global reach

6. What is the ITCZ? a) It is a monsoon predictor based on the tilt of the earth's axis. b) It is a climate classification system. c) It is a low-pressure belt whose location migrates. d) It is a tropical mountain zone.

c) It is a low-pressure belt whose location migrates.

21. What organizations was created to assist the political and economic act ivies related to oil production? a) Oil Producing Economic Cartel b) Oil Production Economic Conglomerate c) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries d) Optimal Price Energy Cohort

c) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

18. A transportation network that favors movement to and from a central point or location, such as a capital city to a residential area, is known as what type of network? a) central business district (CBD) network b) linear network c) radial d) rails to trails network

c) Radial

27. Many fair trade goods are produced in Latin America, especially Mexico, but certified fair trade production is expanding rapidly in __________ . a) Australia b) North America c) both Africa and Asia d) Europe and Russia

c) both Africa and Asia

28. Permanent cultivation is especially common in high-population-density areas of: a) tropical rainforests. b) West Africa, especially Ghana and Liberia. c) the highlands of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda. d) major river irrigation and flooding.

c) the highlands of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda.

Geography is the study of people, place, environment, and a) land. b) landforms. c) space. d) distance.

c.) Space

18. Between 1914 and the end of World War II, the Jewish population of Palestine grew from 60,000 to approximately: a) 150,000 b) 200,000 c) 350,000 d) 500,000

d) 500,000

14. Why do some scholars think China will supersede the United States as the dominant world superpower? a) China is leading the way in recognizing human rights for all its people. b) China's willingness to build clean-energy infrastructure is making it a magnet for industry. c) China has an increasingly open government and minimal corruption. d) China has grown as a global epicenter of manufacturing, and its entrepreneurs are some of the biggest investors in the world.

d) China has grown as a global epicenter of manufacturing, and its entrepreneurs are some of the biggest investors in the world.

4. What does the term Scramble for Africa refer to? a) African countries scrambled to modernize and develop. b) The African region struggled to produce sufficient food for a growing population. c) The competition between China and the United States for resources in Africa. d) European powers arbitrarily divided the world's second-largest continent among themselves

d) European powers arbitrarily divided the world's second-largest continent among themselves

8. During the time of the winter solstice, a dry, northeasterly winds known as _____________ sweep over West Africa and may cause fine particles of sand to fall in Florida and the Caribbean Region. a) winter monsoon b) solstice blooms c) Kalihari d) Harmattan

d) Harmattan

26. Which of the following pairs are two of the wealthiest countries in the world that are also landlocked? a) Liechtenstein and Germany b) Bolivia and Paraguay c) Lesotho and Andorra d) Luxembourg and Switzerland

d) Luxembourg and Switzerland

16. Tensions among communities in Africa can especially revolve around ______________ a park. a) ownership of b) the size c) restrictions in d) access to

d) access to

4. According to many models of development, as a country or area develops, the nature of the economy changes or progresses through a series of stages. Select the most common order of these stages. a) industrial, agricultural, service b) service, agricultural, industrial c) agricultural, service, industrial d) agricultural, industrial, service

d) agricultural, industrial, service

11. What is a choropleth map used to show? a) rainfall b) certain values as represented by dots c) population density d) areas shaded according to a similar quantity or value

d) areas shaded according to a similar quantity or value

7. Which of the following is not one of the most common measurements of wealth? a) gross domestic product (GDP) b) gross national income (GNI) c) gross national product (GNP) d) purchasing power

d) purchasing power

A public school district in the United States is a _________________ region. a) perceived b) formal c) relative d) functional

d.) Functional

6. The earlier name for a portion of modern-day Iraq is Mesopotamia, which means: a) between the rivers. b) original homeland. c) oasis. d) temperate land.

A) Between the rivers

16. The Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Palestine, and Jordan were controlled by the _______________ until the early mid-twentieth century. a) British b) Spanish c) French d) Turks

A) British

22. What is the cheapest method to transport heavy goods and materials? a) by sea b) by rail c) by air d) by truck

A) By sea

4. Which of the following countries is mostly found in the equatorial climate zone? a) Cameroon b) Botswana c) Mali d) Somalia

A) Cameroon

2. More than any other world region, Southwest Asia and North Africa are noted for: a) dryness. b) low population. c) high population. d) climate swings.

A) Dryness

12. When were many national parks, hunting reserves, and forest preserves created in Africa? a) during colonial times b) after independence in the 1960s and 1970s c) only since 2000 d) during the Cold War

A) During colonial times

8. __________ is the statistic that allows comparisons between countries regardless of population size. a) Gross Domestic Product b) National Domestic Product c) Gross National Income d) Per capita

A) GDP and C) GNI

10. An area where an important idea starts and spreads outward, such as wheat domestication, is known as a: a) hearth b) source c) ur-place d) place zero

A) Hearth

2. Throughout the entire year, tropical regions around the equator receive mainly direct: a) insolation. b) radiation. c) photosynthesis. d) monsoonal rains.

A) Insolation

23. In the Saharan region of Africa, including the northern three-fourths of countries such as Niger, Mali, and Chad, what is the most common religion? a) Islam b) Christianity c) local animistic and Hindu d) local shamanistic

A) Islam

33. Countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Niger have economic challenges not only because of climate but also because they are all: a) landlocked. b) primarily Muslim. c) rural economies. d) failed states.

A) Landlocked

3. Pressure systems and wind patterns in the tropics are heavily impacted by: a) monsoons. b) altitude. c) insolation. d) deserts.

A) Monsoons

12. What is the most important cash crop export in Mediterranean agriculture, especially in Tunisia? a) olive oil b) dates c) figs d) raisins

A) Olive oil

26. Where climate impacts agriculture with too little rain, such as the Sahel and other dry savanna biomes, people mainly practice: a) Pastoralism b) irrigation. c) crop rotation. d) slash-and-burn.

A) Pastoralism

22. The vast majority of petroleum resources being exported from Southwest Asia and North Africa come from the countries bordering the: a) Persian Gulf b) Sahara Desert c) Red Sea d) Iranian Plateau

A) Persian Gulf

24. A major obstacle that developing countries often face is the problem of being stuck as a producer of raw materials, or stuck in an economy dominated by the _______ sector. a) primary b) secondary c) tertiary d) quaternary

A) Primary

10. Development ideas that emphasize structure, or the global framework under which countries operate, say that the _______ between countries are as or more important than internal policies for determining the future development of a country. a) relationships b) exchange rate c) trade imbalance d) migration

A) Relationships

5. The Serengeti in Tanzania and Kenya is a well-known example of which biome? a) savanna b) tropical rainforest c) semi-arid sahel d) desert

A) Savanna

26. About 15 percent of all Muslims believe that a descendant of the prophet Muhammad should lead the faithful. This branch of Islam is the: a) Shi'a b) Sufi c) Sunni d) Baha'i

A) Shi'a

22. Linguistically related to Arabic in Southwest Asia and North Africa, are some of the main languages spoken in much of Ethiopia and: a) Somalia b) Namibia c) South Sudan d) the DRC

A) Somalia

25. Which of the following describes the process that accelerates the experience of time and reduces the significance of distance in information technology networks? a) time-space compression b) distance decay c) distance depression d) distance compression

A) Time space compression

18. As a percentage of its GNI, which of the following countries contributes the least in foreign aid? a) the United States b) Canada c) Germany d) Australia

A) United states

8. By importing grain rather than growing it, what else are countries importing? a) virtual water b) food insecurity c) water storage d) liquid grain

A) Virtual water

4. When air descends at the subtropical high-pressure cells, the air: a) warms. b) cools. c) stagnates. d) rotates.

A) warms

8. To "maintain international peace and security," "to develop friendly relations among nations," to "achieve international cooperation" in order to solve economic and social problems, and to "be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends," was the mission statement for this organization following World War II. a) the United Nations (UN) b) the International Monetary Fund (IMF) c) the League of Nations (LN) d) the World Bank

A,) The united nations (UN)

_________ is the subdiscipline of geography concerned with the construction of maps. a) Cartography b) Satellite image reduction c) GIS d) Earth projection

A.) Cartography

The map of world religions demonstrates the role of ______________ diffusion of ideas. a) expansion b) leap-frog c) economic d) behavioral

A.) Expansion

The standard, horizontal grid lines on a map or globe are referred to as: a) Latitude lines or parallels b) International date lines c) Longitude lines or meridians d) Prime meridians

A.) Latitude lines or parallels

Collecting data for research or mapping by using instruments that are far from the area of study is called: a) remote sensing. b) distance accumulation. c) GIS. d) air-photo interpretation.

A.) Remote sensing

Multiple subregions exist within a large area such as Africa (West Africa, East Africa, etc.). This is an example of the importance of _____________ in the study of regions. a) scale b) definition c) regionalization d) geographic construct

A.) Scale

People often perceive regions to exist even though they have not visited the region. One example of such a region since the founding of the United States is the: a) South b) Rocky Mountains c) Alaska d) Upstate New York

A.) South

6. Modern colonialism began in fifteenth-century Europe. It was different from the Roman or any other preceding empire because the focus in this modern era was specifically on gaining: a) territory b) wealth c) shipping facilities (ports and docks) d) power

A.) Territory

A study of migrant workers from Indonesia going to Saudi Arabia is a study of: a) human geography. b) space and place. c) human-environment relations. d) geography of religion.

A.)Human Geography

21. The largest language subfamily in Africa South of the Sahara is the Niger-Congo and includes the widespread __________ languages of West and Southern Africa. a) Zulu b) Bantu c) Afro-Asiatic d) Khoisan

B) Bantu

14. What is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere? a) Honduras b) Chile c) Argentina d) Haiti

B) Chile

15. Which country has the highest Gross National Income (GNI) in South America? a) Brazil b) Chile c) Argentina d) Paraguay

B) Chile

12. Which of the following is a good example of a country that moved from the periphery to the semperiphery as it increasingly engaged in manufacturing and became a major global exporter, as exemplified by the heavy freight traffic? a) North Korea b) China c) South Africa d) Argentina

B) China

17. Which of the following refers to situations in which two areas are in relationship with one another (through trade, for example), and one area is developing at the expense of the other? a) pluralism b) dualism c) mutualism d) symbioticism

B) Dualism

9. Other than the ITCZ, another important factor affecting climate in Africa South of the Sahara is: a) longitude. b) elevation. c) vegetation. d) volcanism.

B) Elevation

23. Landlocked countries face particular exporting problems because both time and money are required to cross country borders, making transportation: a) efficient. b) expensive. c) sustainable. d) fast.

B) Expensive

6. The __________ per capita is the most widely accepted way of measuring wealth by countries in the world today because the statistic tries to account for both income earned by residents within a country as well as income earned outside of the country that flows back in to its residents.. a) gross domestic product (GDP) b) gross national income (GNI) c) rate of inflation d) cost of living

B) GNI

24. Nationalization of resources, such as copper in Zambia, means that _____________ now controls and owns it. a) the nation b) the government c) local businesses only d) international business

B) Government

32. Several components in the atmosphere are responsible for global warming, including water vapor, methane, ozone, nitrous oxides, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases. Collectively, these are known as: a) Goldi Locls syndrome. b) greenhouse gases. c) climate change. d) outgassing.

B) Greenhouse gases

31. Which disease results in the largest number of deaths each year in Sub-Saharan Africa. ? a) malaria b) HIV/AIDS c) cholera d) yellow fever

B) HIV/ AIDS

3. A number of social scientists suggest that we should measure more than wealth in our assessment of development. What general concept should we use? a) literacy b) life expectancy c) infant mortality d) Quality of Life

B) Life Expectancy

20. Besides being problematic in its own right, top-down development often experienced a lack of __________ that inhibited the longer-term sustainability of programs because local people had little interest in maintaining projects they did not initiate or request. a) funding b) participation c) development d) grants

B) Participation

29. Local factors have a significant influence on a place; two geographic terms that describe these local factors are: a) location and proximity. b) site and situation. c) locale and place. d) location and destination.

B) Site and situation

26. ____________ development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. a) Industrial b) Sustainable c) Economic d) Environmental

B) Sustainable

19. The emphasis on participation in participatory development came about in reaction to a history of ___________ development projects that left local people with little to no sense of ownership of the projects undertaken by outsiders in their communities. a) bottom-up b) top-down c) grass-roots d) community driven

B) Top-down

1. In addition to the Sahara Desert, Africa has about 5 million square miles of: a) Mediterranean climate. b) tropical savanna. c) rainforest. d) maritime climate.

B) Tropical savanna

5. What fueled the second wave of colonization in the second half of the nineteenth century? a) Exploration and religious proselytizing b) Industrialization and competition c) agriculture d) the slave trade

B) industrialization and competition

The terraced rice fields of Ifugao Province in the Philippines is an example of: a) first agricultural revolution b) cultural landscape c) environmentalism d) human behavior

B.) Cultural Landscape

34. What was the system of legal segregation of people by race, ethnicity, and ancestry used in South Africa until the early 1990s? a) Homeland Laws b) Township Laws c) Apartheid d) National Reconstruction

C) Apartheid

3. Temperature and rainfall are two of the major factors determining a: a) climate zone. b) thermal unit. c) biome. d) functional region.

C) Biome

13. Geographers went through their own period in the early 20th century where they used climatic factors to explain everything from intelligence to wealth. What is this set of theories called? a) environmental possibilism b) environmental management c) environmental determinism d) environmental control

C) Environmental determinism

29. Although Arabic diffused with Islam, several other languages remain important in SW Asia and North Africa. These include Hebrew, Berber, Farsi, Turkish and: a) Swahili b) Greek c) Kurdish d) Egyptian

C) Kurdish

24. Oil production has been critical to the economic development of many previously poor countries. The first country to establish a sovereign wealth fund for the economic security of its people is: a) Iran b) Iraq c) Kuwait d) Oman

C) Kuwait

9. The 45-degree line of the ______ curve represents perfect equality, where equal portions of the population control equal amounts of income. a) Lowenthall b) Lloyd c) Lorenz d) Martin

C) Lorenz

27. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is a sacred space for: a) Catholics b) Orthodox Jews c) Muslims d) all Christians

C) Muslims

30. Wahhabism is a fundamentalist sect of Islam that exhorts piety, rejection of non-Muslim beliefs, and segregation of men and women in public spaces. This sect dominates: a) Iran b) Syria and Lebanon c) Saudi Arabia d) North Africa except Morocco

C) Saudi Arabia

20. Since 1967, the Palestinian lands of Gaza and _______________ have been occupied and controlled by Israel, although some level of autonomy to Palestinians was granted in 2005. a) Judea b) Levant c) the West Bank d) the Golan Heights

C) The west bank

33. The greenhouse effect keeps the earth at a livable temperature. About how many degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius) cooler would earth would be without the greenhouse effect? a) 30 b) 40 c) 50 d) 60

D) 60

25. The three large monotheistic faiths of the world all began in this region. They are collectively called: a) Judeo-Christian faiths b) Faiths of the Desert Prophets c) Proselytizing or Universal religions d) Abrahamic faiths

D) Abrahamic faiths

21. Geographers often describe the nature of economies in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities. Which of the following is not part of primary activities? a) mining b) forestry c) agriculture d) automotive manufacturing

D) Automotive manufacturing

2. The divide between the Global North (developed countries) and the Global South (developing countries) is a _______________ categorization between wealthy and poorer countries. a) latitudinal b) socioeconomic c) political d) both socioeconomic and political

D) Both Socioeconomic and political

14. The "Big Five" megafauna that drives much of the ecotourism trade include lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, and: a) tigers. b) giraffes. c) zebras. d) Cape buffalo.

D) Cape buffalo

24. Although people in remote locations have gained connection through Internet access and mobile phone usage, there is a notable gap between the average bandwidth and accessibility, creating what is referred to as the: a) rural urban divide. b) Net neutrality divide. c) income divide. d) digital divide.

D) Digital divide

28. The simple spread of a concept or an idea from one person to the next in close proximity to one another is called: a) hierarchal diffusion b) formal diffusion c) leap-frog diffusion d) expansion diffusion

D) Expansion diffusion

18. The purpose of many colonial railway lines was primarily to: a) move people. b) create transportation networks. c) improve strategic defenses. d) export resources.

D) Export resources

23. Geographers often describe the nature of economies in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities. Which of the following is not part of tertiary activities? a) teaching b) banking c) information technology d) forestry

D) Forestry

29. What is the term for the introduction of hybrid seeds, new fertilizers and pesticides, and in some cases mechanization? a) New Agriculture b) Modernization Phase c) Westernization Phase d) Green Revolution

D) Green Revolution

32. Researchers believe that the origins of this disease are in primate populations and that it mutated into its current form after repeated human consumption of undercooked monkey meat. In many studies, researchers have found human contact with monkeys to be the source of: a) malaria. b) diphtheria. c) sleeping sickness. d) HIV/AIDS.

D) HIV/AIDS

19. Palestine was partitioned by the United Nations in 1948 to create the state of: a) Transjordan b) Lebanon c) Syria d) Israel

D) Israel

11. What was the original area for the domestication of corn, tomatoes, and the turkey? a) Fertile Crescent b) Andes Mountains c) North Africa d) Mesoamerica

D) Mesoamerica

11. Which of the following offers a spatial representation of dependency theory and depicts the world in terms of the core, semiperiphery, and periphery? a) modernization theory b) dependency theory c) theory of development d) world-systems theory

D) World systems theory

17. The creation of a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine was encouraged by Great Britain and the: a) French b) Soviet Union c) Germans d) Zionists

D) zionists

Research in new regional geography sees regions as: a) natural locations. b) defining characteristics of place. c) human constructs. d) basic world units for study.

D.) Basic world units for study

Which of the following would a physical geographer study? a) cultural landscape b) economic patterns c) migration patterns d) climate and landforms

D.) Climate and landforms

What is an area of land distinguished by either cultural or physical traits or criteria? a) perceived region b) culture region c) functional region d) formal region

D.) Formal region

The spread of Christianity from its hearth in Jerusalem to people and lands along the northern Mediterranean Sea is a good example of a) hearth diffusion. b) relocation diffusion. c) contagious diffusion. d) hierarchical diffusion.

D.) Hierarchical diffusion

The two major fields of study within geography are physical geography and _____________. a) landscape and topography b) history and development c) geology and climate d) human geography

D.) Human Geography

_____________ means considering and understanding the context of what is going on in the world. a) Being politically astute b) Historicizing c) Conceptualizing d) Thinking geographically

D.) Thinking Geographically

1. Which of the following describes the process of heightening interactions, increasing interdependence, and deepening relations across country boundaries? a) internationalism b) international trade c) cultural exchange d) globalization

D.) globalization

13. Which of the following is a term often used by geographers to describe the dominance of one state on the global stage? a) first world b) hegemon c) neocolonial d) imperialist state

b) Hegemon