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When was the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch? 1

1750

When was the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch?

1750 - During the Industrial Revolution

1st wave of industrialization

1790-1850, steam enguines, cottontextiles, iron work, mechanical production

2nd wave of industrialization

1850-1870, science an dmass production, railroads, world shipping

Decolonization

1850-1900

When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?

1917

Communism

1939-1945

Cold War

1945-1991

3rd wave of industrialization

1950-1970, digital semiconduction, personal computing

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

1989

Plantation economies characterized what economic era? 1

1st wave colonialism

Deserts of the world are often located at __________ latitude North and South because of the _______________air causing ________pressure

30, descending, high

Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia and the Transcaucasus since:

8th century

Which of the following is an example of a supranational organization?

A) World Trade Organization B) North American Free Trade Agreement C) European Union

The global movement of air that transports heat and moisture and explains the climates of different regions is called:

A) atmospheric circulation

How did the BRICS challenge the International Monetary Fund? 1

A) established a development bank B) accelerated secondary sector production C) encouraged offshoring businesses

Which of the following is the estimate of the total value of everything produced by a country in a particular year?

A) gross domestic product

What is a result of European colonialism?

A) political and regional boundaries around the world B) forced movement of millions of Africans C) wealth derived from resource exploitation in Asia and Africa

To the best of world scientific knowledge, the causes of global warming and climate change is mathematically and statistically linked to

A) the burning of fossil fuels

When was the Marshall Plan instituted?

After WWII

ITCZ is

An area of intense solar insolation conducive to convective storm generation

The ITCZ is?

An area of intense solar insolation conducive to convective storm generation

In modern Europe, which of the following is not a legacy of the Roman Empire in the landscape?

B) Delphi and Olympia

When was the Marshall Plan instituted?

B) after World War II

What was the goal of the Communist Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)?

B) mutual trade among the Soviet bloc

Deepest lake in the world

Baikal

The Russian Plain extends from ________ in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east

Belarus

The Russian Plain extends from ________ in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east.

Belarus

Which of these statistics gives the most accurate measurement of buying power and the cost of living in a country?

C) PPP

Which two countries dominated the "Cold War?"

C) USSR and United States

What does a "top-heavy" population pyramid reveal about a country?

C) elderly population

Where is the region of origin for most of the immigrants going to the Netherlands?

C) former colonies in Africa

The study of how the Earth's physical features are formed:

C) geomorphology

The highest mountain range in Russia is:

Caucasus

Which of the following is the dominant religion in the Middle East and North Africa

Christianity

What country promised to be net zero emissions by 2020 in the 2015 Paris Agreement?

Costa Rica

What is the concept of reintroducing a key species or its equivalent to an ecosystem?

D) rewilding

Besides the Black Death, what was the other factor halting the "great medieval colonization?"

E) Little Ice Age

Westerly Winds blow _____ the West.

From

Where is the region of origin for most of the immigrants going to the Netherlands?

Indonesia

The deepest lake in the world is:

Lake Baykal

Besides the Black Death, what was the other factor halting the "great medieval colonization?"

Little Ice Age

Golden Triangle

London, Paris, Berlin

uplands

NW uplands, high/hilly

fjords

NW uplands, long, narrow, deep part of sea between cliffs

Which country first developed polder landscape techniques? 1

Netherlands

Who was the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

Nikolai Lenin

Where are the Atlas Mountains located?

Northwest Africa

Which of these statistics gives the most accurate measurement of buying power and the cost of living in a country?

PPP

Which of the following is true about Indigenous people in the Russian Arctic?

Samoyed people herd reindeer

Which of the following is the largest of the European peninsulas?

Scandinavian Peninsula

The main physiographic provinces of Europe include all but:

The Lower Pennisulas

This is the collective name given to a network of overland trade routes that connected China with Mediterranean Europe.

The silk road

The region of the Siberian Plain frozen for nine months annually and where cold-resistant vegetation grows is known as:

Tundra

Which two countries dominated the "Cold War?"

USSR and United States

What mountain range is sometimes used to mark the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Urals

Which of the following is an example of a supranational organization?

World Trade Organization,North American Free Trade Agreement , European Union,

aspect

angle of sun hitting land

The global movement of air that transports heat and moisture and explains the climates of different regions is called:

atmospheric circulation

What bowl-shaped basins are part of glaciated landscapes in the Northwestern Uplands?

cirque

What bowl-shaped basins are part of glaciated landscapes in the Northwestern Uplands?

cirques

Difference between weather and climate

climate is average weather over time and weather is current precipitation/temps

This is a form of social and economic organization characterized by the common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange.

communism

This is a form of social and economic organization characterized by the common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange.

communismm

Why is Europe's population growing so slowly?

decline in birthrates

Deserts of the world are often located at __________ latitude North and South because of the _______________air causing ________pressure

descending, high

What does a "top-heavy" population pyramid reveal about a country?

elderly population

How did the BRICS challenge the International Monetary Fund?

established a developmental bank

Primary

extractive/starts off

What is xenophobia?

fear of foreigners

Major atmospheric circulation cells

ferrel, hadley, polar

Plantation economies characterized what economic era?

first wave of colonialism

Westerly Winds blow _____ the West. 1

from

The study of how the Earth's physical features are formed:

geomorphology

In 1985, an official policy was introduced by Gorbachev that stressed open government and increased access to information as well as more honest discussion about the country's social issues and concerns. What was this policy called?

glasnost

Which of the following are ways Freiburg has become one of Europe's "greenest cities"

goal of reducing emissions by 40%, policy of walking, cycling and public transportation, strict standards of energy use in housing, home to green industries like photovoltaics

Who were the Soviets who coordinated strikes in 1905?

grassroots councils of workers

Which of the following is the estimate of the total value of everything produced by a country in a particular year?

gross domestic product

What are pastoralists?

herders

quatemary economy

info, multinational, outsourcing

According to the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2014 report, the effects of the climate change will include:

insect-borne diseases, forest fire intensity, food security

A Mercator map projection has

integrity of shape

The Köppen Climate Classification is based on:

latitude, temperature, precipitation

Why do small farmers do better in an equal exchange coffee chain?

less intermediaries in chain

Why do small farmers do better in an equal exchange coffee chain?

less intermediaries in the chain

secondary

manufacturing

Which of the following is the fastest-growing religious grouping in Russia?

muslims

What was the goal of the Communist Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)?

mutual trade among the soviet block

Which country first developed polder landscape techniques?

netherlands

European industrialization was dependent on raw materials from where?

overseas expansion

1) What is permafrost?

permanetly frozen subsurface material

In modern Europe, which of the following is not a legacy of the Roman Empire in the landscape?

polder landscapes

What is a result of European colonialism?

political and regional boundaries around the world, forced movement of millions of Africans, wealth derived from resource exploitation in Asia and Africa

) Extractive activities are considered to be what sector of the economy?

primary

Extractive activities are considered to be what sector of the economy?

primary

What is the concept of reintroducing a key species or its equivalent to an ecosystem?

rewilding

Which of the following is the largest of the European peninsulas?

scandanavian penninsula

tertiary

services

2) In which region is the wheat belt of the Russian Federation found?

steppe

In which region is the wheat belt of the Russian Federation found?

steppe

Regionalism

strong feelings of collective identity shared by religious or ethnic groups that are concentrated within a particular region

The provision of services constitutes this form of employment.

tertiary

The provision of services constitutes this form of employment. 1

tertiary

To the best of world scientific knowledge, the causes of global warming and climate change is mathematically and statistically linked to

the burning of fossil fuels

greehouse gases

the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the air absorb and reradiate infrared radiation

All maps are distorted

true

The region of the Siberian Plain frozen for nine months annually and where cold-resistant vegetation grows is known as:

tundra


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