Geo 220
Why do Alderman and Inwood link geography with civil rights?
- Awareness Week is one of only a handful of times during the year in which the discipline has the full attention of school administrators, news media, government leaders, and the general public - little teachings about civil rights and injustices not taught in school
Which of the following is NOT one of Russia's internal republics?
- Azerbaijan - Ossetia, Chechnya and Tatarstan
Which country is NOT one of the post-Soviet states?
- Montenegro isnt - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are
Which of the following is NOT one of the natural hazards common in South America
- blizzards - hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
Which is NOT a challenge being faced by the former states of the USSR?
- embargoes - crime, economic instability and political corruption
All of the following are contributing to deforestation in Middle/South America EXCEPT for the:
- increased volcanic activity in the region - clearing of land to raise cattle and cash crops, logging of hardwoods and extraction of minerals and oil.
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of geographical analysis?
- lithography - spatial analysis, multiple scales of analysis and cartography
Which of the following is NOT a resource that Russia has in abundance?
- silver and gold - Nickel, forests, iron ore and coal
Russia remains predominant in its region (and the world) due to all of the following EXCEPT its
- strong currency - due to oil and gas reserves, military, size and population.
The type of geometry that Poncelet discovered while a Russian prisoner? How does it relate to maps?
-projective geometry - shows how flat maps are distorted, yet looks natural to the viewer
Approximately __________ of Earth's remaining rain forests are located in South America.
1/2
What fraction of Earth's land surface did the USSR cover?
1/6
What happened in 2004 and 2007 that increased EU citizenship numbers for the Roma?
10 states acceded to the EU meaning that the EU's Roma population rose from approximately 2 million to 10-12 million
Tropical rain forests absorb approximately ___ percent of the carbon dioxide added to Earth's atmosphere yearly by human activity.
18
A storm becomes a hurricane when winds reach __________ miles per hour
75
What is lowland South America's largest physical feature?
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basis lies within:
Brazil
According to the textbook, western Europe includes all of the following subregions EXCEPT:
Central Europe
The world's driest desert is located in:
Chile
The El Niño effect reaches its peak around:
Christmas
Which is larger the US natural gas market or the European?
European
The EU has developed what sort of legal document to address Roma problems? did it work?
European Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies; no
The part of Russia west of the Urals is sometimes called:
European Russia
T or F: A map is by definition an unbiased view of the world.
False
T or F: Most of Europe's largest rivers are too shallow to accommodate transport vessels.
False
T or F: Most of Middle/South America shares the same type of climate.
False
T or F: Rules and standards that apply to the countries of the European Union tend to influence people and businesses in those countries only.
False
Roma are often referred to by what derogatory name?
Gypsy
Which is true of Europe's largest mountain chain?
It stretches predominantly in an east-west direction.
which country in Europe is perceived the most as corrupt? Most hardworking?
Italy; Germany
The Ural Mountains start at the Arctic Ocean and end in _____________.
Kazakhstan
Which projection is used mainly for marine navigation?
Mercator Projection
The term used to refer to Mexico, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean is:
Middle America
Which of the following is the best summary of Soviet ideology's approach to the environment?
Nature is the servant of industrial and agricultural progress
What are the two pipeline projects built in response to Russian gas politics called?
Nord Stream and South Stream
The economic core of Europe is located where the Rhine River meets the:
North Sea
Through which ocean does the longitude line at 180° run?
Pacific
In its heyday, the USSR stretched from Central Europe to _______________.
Pacific Ocean
Europe's largest port is:
Rotterdam
Which projection is used for areas of land with large north-south extent?
Sinusoidal Equal-Area projection
the study of how people, objects, or ideas are, or are not, related to one another across space?
Spatial Analysis
What is the name of the tectonic process that has created many of the mountains in Middle and South America?
Subduction
The first U.S. company to establish an oil development business in Ecuador was:
Texaco
The feminist punk band Pussy Riot did which of the following political acts?
They staged an unauthorized performance protesting Vladimir Putin's policies.
T or F: All projections entail some distortion.
True
T or F: In a Robinson projection, the shapes of landmasses are slightly distorted.
True
T or F: Mountains block Pacific rains from reaching the Caribbean side of Middle/South America.
True
T or F: The Amazon River with its tributaries and basin account for 20 percent of Earth's flowing surface water.
True
T or F: The negative environmental impacts of South Ametrica's extractive industries have largely been ignored
True
T or F: The newest members of the European Union are former Communist countries with overall lower standards of living and higher unemployment rates than the countries of western Europe.
True
T or F: the gap between rich and poor is much wider in Middle/South America than in North America
True
The Chernobyl nuclear plant was located in:
Ukraine
Which of the following Russian mountain ranges is closest to Russia's western border?
Urals
Congress has given what power to President Obama with regard to Ukraine?
ability to choose to begin supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons
The highest and most central part of the major European mountain range is known as the:
alps
Europe's moderate climate is largely due to the:
climate-moderating effects of the large bodies of water that surround it.
Which of the following crops is NOT grown in Europe's Mediterranean climate?
corn
In addition to industrial sites, cities, and transport spaces, what is the dominant land cover throughout Europe
crops and pasture grass
T or F: According to Dr. Applegate's lecture on Russia's economy and politics, Vladimir Putin represents a clear break from Russia's past leadership history in that he is not an absolute ruler.
false
What climate type dominates eastern Europe and consists of hot summers and long, cold winters?
humid continental
Lines of longitude are also known as:
meridians
The entire European region is one giant _____________ extending off the Eurasian continent.
peninsula
Permanently frozen soil is known as
permafrost
Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.
physical sciences; social sciences
The coastal zones of the North European Plain are best described as:
populous
Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of paper by using
projections
the unit of Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns of physical features or of human activities?
region
Which of the following statements best describes the way elderly and working class Russians view Putin and similar political leaders?
see them as forces for stability during politically turbulent times
The term used to describe semiarid grasslands is:
steppe
The climate that dominates in northwestern Europe is the
temperate midlatitude
The collective term used to refer to the group of countries that includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and others is ________________.
the Balkans
The North Atlantic Drift is the easternmost end of:
the Gulf Stream
The mountain chain that extends along the western edge of Middle/South America is known as __________________________ in Mexico and as ________________________ in South America.
the Sierra Madre; the Andes
Which area is home to some of the world's largest reserves of oil and natural gas?
the West Siberian Plain
why do Greeks resent other Europeans?
they feel like theyre pushed around as if not apart of Europe
Tropical crops such as bananas and pineapples thrive in:
tierra Caliente
The world's largest industry is:
tourism
T or F: Forests in Europe are intensively managed forests and now regenerating on abandoned farmland.
true
T or F: Lines of longitude on a map run from pole to pole.
true
An area in which only lichen and moss can grow is referred to as _______________.
tundra
Which of the following best describes the European Mediterranean climate?
warm, dry summers; rainy, mild winters
Central to the study of geography are the questions ________ and ________.
where; why
The Mollweide projection is most often used for which type of map?
world maps
