Chapter 1 study ?'s

Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.

physical sciences, social sciences

Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical earth on a flat piece of paper by using:

projections

Greenhouse gases include all of the following, EXCEPT:

sodium chloride

Which of the following relationships is accounted for in the rate of natural increase?

Birth rates and death rates in a given population

At the global level, which of the following best explains the fact that around one-fifth of the world's human population subsists on insufficient and inadequate diets?

Extra food is produced but does not often get to those who need it

The body of knowledge on all the technical methods for acquiring, analyzing, and mapping data on the characteristics of a location is known by which acronym?

GIS

What term is used to describe the strategies used by a given country that are intended to serve its interests in international relations?

Geopolitics

Several African countries are experiencing sharply lowered life expectancies due to:

HIV/AIDS

Which of the following accords with the theory of global warming?

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

Which of the following is NOT part of the United Nations' calculation of the Human Development Index (HDI)?

Percentage of GDP per capita spent on health care

Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas are, or are not, related to one another across space?

Spatial analysis

Which of the following premises best supports the theory of plate tectonics?

The earth's surface is made up of large plates that float on molten rock

Which of the following conveys the meaning of the term sustainable development?

The effort to improve present standards of living without jeopardizing those of future generations

A retailer consults a geographer because the company wants to open a new upscale clothing store in a particular neighborhood of New York City. Which of the following factors would a geographer be LEAST likely to consider in his or her analysis of the location?

The history of architecture in the neighborhood

Suppose that a country's population pyramid is truly pyramid shaped, with a wide band at the bottom and a much narrower band at the top. What is the best description of the population of this country?

There are many more very young people than very old people in the country

The only developed country that did NOT sign the Kyoto Protocol was:

USA

Developing nations are usually characterized by __________________ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of ______________________ industries.

agricultural, service

A country is undergoing a demographic transition. This means that the country:

is moving from high birth and death rates to much lower birth and death rates

In some of the countries of Central Europe, the population is aging and declining due to:

low birth and death rates

Lines of longitude are also known as:

meridians