Geography Ch.1 Questions
Suppose that a country has a birth rate of 31 per 1000, and a death rate of 4 per 1000. This country's rate of natural increase is:
2.7 percent.
The Koppen classification system divides the world into climate regions labeled:
A, B, C, D, E.
The center of Pangaea is thought to have been modern-day:
Africa.
Which statement describes one impact of colonization on the global pattern of languages?
European languages replaced many local languages.
Which is NOT a possible explanation for gender imbalance in a population pyramid?
Females are genetically more likely to occur.
Which statement does NOT accurately describe GISc?
GISc refers to the body of science that supports spatial analysis technologies and tools such as GIS (geographic information systems).
Reasons for concern regarding the use of GM crops do NOT include that:
GM seeds are widely used in Europe.
Which statement is NOT true of cities?
Good urban planning worldwide has resulted in little unplanned growth in cities.
The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:
Greenwich, England.
According to the textbook, which statement is TRUE about racial differences among humans?
Race has been used as a justification for exploitation in many different regions of the world.
_____ refers to the biological category of male or female, while _____ refers to the differences between the sexes as defined by a particular social group.
Sex; gender
Which statement does NOT describe the current state of world languages?
There are fewer than 1000 spoken languages left on Earth.
Which statement is TRUE concerning multinational corporations?
They possess the ability to influence the political affairs in countries where they operate.
Which question is MOST commonly asked by political ecologists?
Who benefits most from economic development projects?
Which occurrence is typical of a shift from a subsistence to cash economy?
Young children become an economic drain on the family.
Most scientists believe that Earth's continents have been assembled into supercontinents:
a number of times.
Developing nations are usually characterized by _____ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of _____ industries.
agricultural; service
Arguments against free trade do NOT include that free trade:
causes greater migration from wealthy countries to developing countries.
What institution initiated the expansion of long-distance trade?
colonial system
What term describes rainfall caused by the interaction of large air masses of different temperatures and densities?
frontal precipitation
"Ethnic cleansing" is sometimes a euphemism for:
genocide.
A likely result of polar ice caps melting is:
higher sea level
Food security would NOT be diminished by:
improved methods of sustainable agriculture.
A problem with the concept of culture is that:
it is applied to large groups that share only the most general of characteristics.
The development of food production has undergone a series of changes, starting with hunting and gathering; moving through labor-intensive, small-scale agriculture; and moving on to _____ and organic farming in the present day.
large-scale commercial agriculture
In some of the countries of Central Europe, the population is aging and declining due to:
low birth and death rates.
A disadvantage of using GDP per capita as a measure of economic development is the fact that GDP per capita:
may hide intense disparities in income
Possible results of global warming do NOT include:
multinational corporations abruptly pulling out of developing nations.
Geography as a discipline links the _____ with the _____.
physical sciences; social sciences
Experts agree that certain factors must be present for democratization to flourish. These factors do NOT include:
political dynasties and inherited wealth.
What is the key goal of multinational corporations?
profit
Between 1945 and 2015, Earth's population:
roughly tripled
The 2007 spike in world corn prices was brought about by:
speculation in alternative energy sources.
Water scarcity is NOT the result of:
sustainable farming initiatives.
What feature on the physical landscape CANNOT be explained by the theory of plate tectonics?
the Mississippi River delta
As climate is defined in the textbook, which factor reflects a climatic change?
the melting of glaciers during the Ice Age
The term deposition can refer to which process?
the settling out of soil particles as wind or water action slows
Characteristics of shantytowns do NOT include that:
they are found at the core of a city.
Which factor is NOT a direct or indirect component of the calculation of virtual water?
water used in cooking and other domestic activities