Geog 1300 MIDTERM
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
