Our Globalizing World Finial
Which of the following islands is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?
Bahamas
Which of the following counties is not located in a world region covered on this exam
Bangladesh
Which of the following traits has NOT been associated with economic development in East Asia?
Commodity exports
According to lecture, which form of mobility was least important in the formation of Latin music?
Movement of commodities
Which country in Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest population in the region?
Nigeria
Which of the following is a pillar of Russia's export economy?
Oil and Gas
What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?
Persistently declining population.
What is the benefit of pastoral nomadism in Central Asia?
Rain is erratic in this area and pastoral nomadism allows for herd movement to better forage areas based on rainfall.
Which regions of the world are predicted to receive lower total rainfall under future climate change?
Relatively dry areas, such as 10-30 degrees North and South of the Equator.
What geologic event created Central Asia's mountain ranges?
The collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia
What are the four ethnic groups in Latin America?
Indigenous, European, African and Mestizo
In India, _______languages are generally spoken in the North, while __________ languages are spoken primarily in the South.
Indo-European, Dravidian
From 1945 until 1990, Europe was divided into two geopolitical and economic blocs, east and west, separated by the infamous:
Iron Curtain
Which of the following is (are) an ethnic religion(s)?
Judaism and Hinduism
What territory in South Asia is claimed by both India and Pakistan?
Kashmir
Where do most immigrants to France come from?
France's former colonies in Africa
When did most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gain independence?
From the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s.
Which is a not a predicted outcome of climate change
Higher soil moisture for crops in most regions of the world
Why have scholars moved away from the term Middle East to describe Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Historically, Middle East represented a Eurocentric point of view.
Which of the following regions of China is least densly populated?
Loess Plateau
In social science, the state refers to:
Those institutions that hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
One predicted outcome of global climate change is an increase in intensity of rainfall events.
True
Total fertility rate (TFR) can be thought of as the average number of children per family.
True
Which of the following is an example of territorial political control that led to the rise of the suburbs in North America
Zoning
Climographs do NOT contain information about
average relative humidity.
The racially discriminatory ____________process of excluding African-Americans from business and home loans was called _____________, and contributed to the racial landscape of urban and suburban areas in the US today.
territorial; redlining
What is the anthropocene?
the geological epoch in which humans are the dominant actor in the global environmental system
In migration, which of the following is an example of a push force?
unemployment in a person's homeland
Dependency Theory argues that underdeveloped regions remain underdeveloped due to
unequal trade relationships developed countries
Refugees are generally driven primarily by economic motivations.
False
Thailand has become a regional manufacturing powerhouse based on growth of several prominent Thai companies.
False
The French government generally considers migrants from North Africa to be "Afro-French"
False
Based on lecture, global climate change is expected to result in what approximate change to global precipitation.
A 4% increase in precipitation
Which of the following has not been an impact of the monsoon cycle on East Asia's climate?
A belt of late spring snowfall often occurs between Beijing and Shanghai
One lasting effect of colonialism in the post-colonial period in India was:
A emphasis on self-reliance and an inward looking economy.
What is physiological density?
A population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land in that country.
Functional regions are defined by ______ while formal regions are defined by ________
Activities; Physical or Cultural features
Which of the following statements about the process of abstraction is untrue?
Abstractions are one to one representations of the world
Which of the following was NOT a former Soviet Republic?
Afghanistan
Which of the following is a factor that influences the destinations that international migrants choose?
All of these answers are correct
Which of the following is an example of a biogeochemical cycle
All of these answers are correct
Which of the following is indicative of the anthropocene?
All of these answers are correct.
Which of these is an example of a region?
All of these are examples of Regions
Which of the following is a form of geographic abstraction?
All possible answers are forms of geographic abstraction.
Historically, these places have been underused as areas of settlement in Latin America, especially compared to settlement patterns in other regions.
Along major rivers
Prescriptions supported by neoliberalism generally include all of the following except
An ongoing role for large state owned enterprises
What is the name of the mountain chain that extends the length of South America's west coast?
Andes
Generally speaking, ________ is more prevalent in mainland Southeast Asia while ________ is more prevalent in insular Southeast Asia.
Buddhism, Islam
For beer brewed in Jamaica, which of the following would be a forward linkage?
Beer distributors
For beer brewed in Mexico, which of the following would be a forward linkage?
Beer distributors
What country of Latin America has the region's largest population?
Brazil
The most prevalent greenhouse gas is
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Which of the following statements about economic development in Central Asia is most accurate?
Central Asia is one of the world's poorest regions, but contains significant natural resources, including oil and natural gas.
Himalaya Mountains were formed by:
Converging Plates.
Which of the following traits has NOT been associated with economic development in East Asia?
Coordination between firms in different industries Commodity exports
Import Substitution Industrialization is a policy associated with which development theory?
Dependency Theory
China's Loess Plateau was formed by
Deposition of fine silts from the winds blowing from central Eurasia.
Why is Central Asia referred to as the pivot of history?
Early 19th century political geographers believed that whomever controlled Central Asia would gain control of Eurasia.
Which of the following was not true of the relationship between highland people outside of state control and early Southeast Asian states?
Early states maintained effective taxation everywhere, even in the mountains.
Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?
Eastern Europe the Pacific region of Asia Central Asia
How is agricultural crop distribution related to elevation in mountainous regions in Latin America?
Elevation divides the mountain into four zones that are ideal for different plant species
A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow peak is a characteristic of a slow growth rate.
False
By the year 1700, the Dutch East Indies Company was noted for its political control of both the Deccan Plateau and the Upper Ganges Valley
False
Cities in Eastern North America are generally much warmer than cities in Europe located at similar latitudes.
False
Which of the following types of music best represents music created when internal migrants from Northeastern Brazil migrated to urban areas in Southern Brazil?
Forro
As their first language, 90 percent of Europe's population speak languages from what three groups?
Germanic, Romance, Slavic
To which of the countries below would a person who is part of the Caribbean diaspora be LEAST likely to emigrate?
Germany
With what bioregion is the term "steppe" associated?
Grasslands
In the 1990s, which country of East Asia had the most laissez-faire economy in the region?
Hong Kong
Which country in East Asia is recognized as a sovereign state by only a handful of other countries around the world?
Hong Kong
Using the graphic below, which East Asian city has warm temperatures year-round and an average of about 85 inches of rain during the year?
Hong Kong, China
In general, in mainland Southeast Asia civilizations have been based...
In river valleys
How is Haiti geologically interesting with regard to plate tectonics?
In the fairly inactive zone of the Caribbean Plate it had several disastrous earthquakes
In the Tarim Basin, which is similar to much of Central Asia, where do most of the people reside?
In the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge.
What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?
Islam
What religion is currently expanding the most in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Islam
Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?
Islam
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?
It is individual.
What country in East Asia is facing a population decline?
Japan
In which of the following countries was your T-shirt least likely to have been made?
Japan.
The graph above most likely represents the exports of which country in which year?
Korea, 1965
The graph below most likely represents the exports of which country in which year?
Korea, 1965
Which of the following best represents the three major identity groups among which power has been contested in Iraq?
Kurds, Sunni, Shiites
A standard scheme, called the ________, devised in the early 20th century, is used to describe the world's diverse climates in this course.
Köppen system
What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea.
Comparing Africa's economic development to other regions of the world we have considered, which of the following statements is not true?
Like East Asia, African countries climbed the export-oriented manufacturing ladder during the 20th century, to become relatively prosperous countries.
Based on lecture, relative to central urban areas, suburban regions in North America are characterized by:
Lower population densities and higher incomes
Excluding the state of Hawaii, which city in North America has a tropical climate?
Miami, Florida
Investment in large scale infrastructure to jumpstart a local economy would be a development approach most closely associate with....
Modernization Theory
Modern states have primarily sought legitimization through ________, while pre-modern states sought legitimization through ______________.
Nationalism; Religion
Upland and mountainous areas are usually wetter than the adjacent lowland areas because of the ________ whereby rising air is cooled and loses its ability to hold moisture as it flows up and over mountains, resulting in rain and snowfall.
Orographic Effect
The geophysical theory that Earth is comprised of large geologic platforms that move slowly across its surface is referred to as:
Plate Tectonics
How did Mandala states differ from modern states in Southeast Asia?
Political power was based in central cities, and dissipated as one moved away from cities in Mandala states, whereas political power is spatially even in modern states.
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of social development?
Population Density
The creation of Samba was closely related to the arrival of migrants from Northeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century, this migration involved push factors of _______ and pull factors of _________.
Poverty, Economic Opportunity
As a global region, Sub-Saharan Africa stands out for the large number of internally displaced persons displaced by civil wars. This is an example of migration driven by
Push factors of violence
What Canadian province has a majority of French-Canadian citizens?
Quebec
Zoning is a form of land use regulation that...
Restricts what a parcel of land can be used for
As a region, what is the unifying theme of Sub-Saharan Africa?
Similar Livelihood Systems and Shared Colonial Experience
Within Southeast Asia ________ is a high income country, _________ is a middle income country, and ___________ is a low income country.
Singapore, Malaysia, Laos
The Sri Lankan Civil war was fought between a ________ ethnic majority and an _________ ethnic minority between the 1980s and late 2000s.
Sinhalese, Tamil
Which language group is predominant in the Russian Domain?
Slavic
In which of the following industries would you most likely encounter a globally competitive company from India?
Software
Based on our lecture on the anthropocene, which region of the world is likely to experience the largest increase in excessively hot days under climate change, as measured in person-days?
South Asia
The greatest number of people in the Caribbean speak...
Spanish
From which country would a female domestic worker in the United Arab Emirates be most likely to have emigrated?
Sri Lanka
Which of the following countries of South Asia is an island?
Sri Lanka
In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birthrate and death rate both low?
Stage 4
Which of the following was not true of state power prior to the emergence of territorial states?
State power was bounded in discrete territories.
As a general rule, the atmosphere cools by 3.5°F for every 1,000 feet gained in elevation. This is called:
The Adiabatic Lapse Rate.
The largest river by flow volume in located in Latin America. What is the name of this river?
The Amazon
The majority of the Caribbean population is found on four islands; which of the following is not one of those islands?
The Bahamas
What area of Sub-Saharan Africa gets some of the heaviest rainfall in the world?
The Congo Basin
South Asia's most agriculturally productive region is
The Ganges Plain
Which region of South Asia has the highest population density?
The Ganges River Plain
The current international refugee and asylum system emerged in response of the failure of Western Democracies to respond to
The Holocaust
Which of the following is NOT a process associated with the reform and opening process in China?
The Iron Ricebowl
Which of the following is NOT a process associated with the reform and opening process in China?
The Iron Ricebowl Township and village enterprises
Probably the most striking characteristic of Europe's demography is:
The lack of natural growth
Based on the lecture about the anthropocene and our previous lectures, which of the following regions would be likely to be most vulnerable to climate change?
The Sahel
Which of the following events had the largest impact on the European refugee crisis that began in 2015?
The Syrian Civil War
Which of the following countries had the largest geopolitical influence in Latin America during the 20th century
The United States
What parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are most vulnerable to global climate change?
The arid and semi-arid regions
Pan-Arab Nationalism is the belief that:
The believe that all Arab peoples should be united in one nation-state.
Which of the following is a potential consequence of climate change for Russia?
The conversion of taiga to tropical rain forest. Opening of Transpolar shipping.
In predicting global climate change, which factor has the least uncertainty surrounding it.
The impact of increasing CO2 on global temperatures.
Through most of the history of the U.S., the geographic center of population has shifted westward with each decennial census. However, after 1950 the center of population began to move southward as well as westward. This change has been attributed to
The invention of air conditioning
What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, and agriculture in the Russian Domain?
The northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain.
Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?
The term suggests persisting Russian influence within the region.
The highest population densities in the Russian Domain are found in which part of the region?
The western-most part of the region.
What do the Malaysian and Urdu languages have in common?
They both use ideographs.
Which of the following is a reason people choose to live outside of state spaces in the Southeast Asian highlands?
To avoid taxation and corvee labor.
Which of the following economic activity is likely to have the most forward and backwards linkages within a Caribbean Country?
Tourism
Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant on oil?
Turkey
What is the dominant factor in the location of the population settlements in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Water
The territorial state system was created by the treaty of ______________ signed in ____________.
Westphalia; 1648
Which of the following is NOT one of Earth's climate controls?
anthropogenic systems
Topography can affect weather and climate in what way?
can create varied precipitation patterns in higher elevations.
Computerized maps that consist of many different layers of information are produced by using
geographic information systems (GIS)
Sub-Saharan Africa...
has a young population in comparison with European countries.
Which writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout East Asia?
ideographs
The Sahel
is a zone of ecological transition between the Sahara to the north and the wetter savannas and forests to the south.
What is the current population of the Earth?
more than 7 billion
At the most basic level, geography can be broken into two complementary pursuits. These are
physical and human geography
Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities?
the European Lowland
In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa do foreigners make up the majority of the working population?
the United Arab Emirates
Which North American region features mountain-building, alpine glaciation, and erosion?
the West
Which of the following is NOT one of the patterns of North American population movements?
the exclusion of minorities from inner cities
How do the authors of your text (Globalization and Diversity) define globalization?
the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging economic, political, and cultural activities
The San Andreas Fault is an example of:
transform faulting.
Based on the above figure, the dominant climate type in Southeast Asia is
tropical humid (A) climates
