GEOG3003Exam1(Fa17)

Approximately _____ of Earth's remaining rain forests are located in South America.

50%

The El Niño effect reaches its peak around:

Christmas

Which premise BEST supports the theory of plate tectonics?

Earth's surface is made up of large plates that float on molten rock.

The world's MOST popular tourist destination is:

Europe.

Which statement does NOT accurately describe GISc?

GISc is so highly specialized it's often criticized for having limited applicability to other disciplines.

Which statement is NOT true of the Americas' first pope, Pope Francis?

He was instrumental in ending the military dictatorship's "dirty war" in Argentina.

Which statement about immigration in North America is NOT true?

It has been undisputedly proven that immigrants have driven down wages for U.S. natives.

Which statement accords with the theory of global warming?

Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are increasing and trapping the sun's heat.

Which statement BEST describes the human landscape of Middle and South America just before its encounter with Europeans?

Many people were living in socially organized, technologically advanced cities.

Which statement is TRUE regarding the social significance of race in Middle and South America?

Social class is not assigned on the basis of race alone.

Which geographic phenomenon is MOST responsible for the constant threat of earthquakes along the Pacific coast?

The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate are presently rubbing up against each other.

What happens when too much of a given product (for example, wine) is produced?

The price of that product goes down.

Which statement is TRUE of Paris and London?

They are world cities of cultural and economic significance.

According to the text, which description of most new immigrants to the United States is accurate?

They tend to pay taxes.

The European Union employs protectionist measures to make goods from outside the EU more expensive to consumers.

True

The term guest worker is used to describe immigrants who have been invited to Europe to fill empty positions in the labor market?

True

The physical geography of Europe is BEST described as:

a large peninsula, emerging from the western edge of the Eurasian continent, made up of many smaller peninsulas.

Shifting cultivation refers to an agricultural system in which:

agricultural plots are harvested and then left for several years to regenerate.

In addition to irrigation, farmers on the Great Plains have turned to using fossil water from the Ogallala, the largest of what type of feature in the region?

aquifer

Which event did the exodus of people in 1961 from East Germany trigger?

construction of the Berlin Wall

Which type of government dominates the Middle/South America region?

democracy

Which factor is NOT a problem for democracy in Middle and South America?

expansion of Internet access

A map is by definition an unbiased view of the world.

false

Married couples in which both spouses have a college education are more likely to divorce.

false

Scientific evidence points to the fact that certain races have particularly high mathematical ability.

false

The reddish-brown soils of the Old Economic Core have inspired some to call it the Rust Belt.

false

Temperatures in the continental interior of North America are hotter in the summer and colder in the winter than in North American coastal areas because:

in coastal areas, temperatures are moderated by the oceans.

When residents of Southern California say that "water flows uphill," they mean that water:

inevitably flows to the users who are the richest or most politically powerful.

In defining a region, geographers might do NOT into account:

literary history.

Which activity does NOT contribute to increased levels of greenhouse gas emissions?

photosynthesis

Geography as a discipline links the _____ with the _____.

physical sciences; social sciences

The key goal of an import quota is to:

protect domestic industries from foreign competition

In the urban areas of Middle/South America, MOST women tend to be employed as:

street vendors or domestics

To fit the spherical Earth onto a flat map, a Mercator projection:

stretches out the poles, depicting them with lines equal to the length of the equator.

Which country is NOT a part of Great Britain?

the Republic of Ireland

The goals of NAFTA do NOT include:

the creation of SAPs so that member nations can pay off their debts.

What was the major cause of Cuba's economic decline that began in 1991?

the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Which factor BEST describes racism?

the idea that visually apparent genetic factors such as skin color are a primary determinant of cultural traits and abilities

Post-Communist reforms in many Central European countries, particularly Romania and Bulgaria, has been hampered by:

the persistence of corruption and organized crime.

Which definition BEST describes the meaning of the term "gentrification"?

the process by which affluent people invest in run-down urban areas, displacing the poor from the neighborhood

As one moves away from the equator, average temperatures drop because:

the sunlight strikes Earth's surface at an angle and is therefore less intense.

Drug cartels in Middle/South America brutally murder or torture those who attempt to disrupt the illegal drug flow.

true

Each year, almost 20 percent of the U.S. population relocates.

true

In the culture of poverty, impoverished individuals must find coping strategies that may be counterproductive to social advancement, thereby reinforcing poverty.

true

The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 resulted in the division of Middle and South America between Spain and Portugal.

true

The cities on the edge of the Great Plains are growing as young people leave the prairies for urban life.

true

The food crops now popular in Europe came mostly from Central Asia and the Americas.

true

The use of nuclear power to generate electricity is more common and accepted in Europe than in North America.

true

Women in Middle and South America tend to gain power as they get older and especially after they are married and raise children.

true

_____ refers to short-term changes in temperature and other factors, while _____ is a long-term balance of temperature and precipitation.

weather; climate