geography quiz questions
The Four Traditions of Geography are
Earth Science, Regional Geography, Spatial, Human-Environment Interaction
The Pangaea hypothesis proposes that
all continents were once joined in a single content called Pangaea
Arguments in favor of free trade do NOT include the claim that free trade
benefits developing nations more than developed nations.
term refers to the making of maps?
cartography
Favelas are an example of:
economic inequalities in Brazil
NAFTA and the WTO are considered to be a vindication of:
export promotion
Death rates remained high for most of human history for all of the following reasons
fluctuating food availability. disease. natural disasters and hazards.
The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:
greenwich, England
Examples of industries that are in the primary sector are:
mining, fishing, forestry
Which of the following terms refers to the unit of Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns of physical features or of human activities?
region
entangling alliances are an ultimately expected outcome of
the Realist system of balancing and bandwagoning
NAFTA and the WTO are considered a vindication of:
the ideas of Adam smith
Theories of development have changed in the last 25 years
to include social and demographic factors
Several African countries are experiencing sharply lowered life expectancies due to:
HIV- AIDS
In an advanced economy of a country of the Global North
Most of the jobs are in the tertiary sector
Which of the following is reflected in a population pyramid that narrows toward the top?
Most people in that population die before they reach old age.
The amount that a local currency equivalent of U.S.$1 will purchase in a given country is a measure of
PPP
Through which ocean does the longitude line at 180° run?
Pacific Ocean
C + I + G + X is a formula
That is used to gauge the economic development of a country
World Systems Theory (global economic core and global economic peripheries) explains that
The countries of the Global South will never truly develop
Relocation diffusion refers to
The spread of a feature or trend through migration of people from one place to another
Many countries of the Global South seek out FDI
To encourage structural transformation and to provide jobs to their citizens
The growth of the outskirts of the cities of Mexico, Brazil, Lima, Luanda and Lagos is an example of
Urbanization without development
The new world system has integrated the world's nations into
a global production and distribution system led by transnational corporations
An unintended effect of a society's preference for boys over girls can be:
a shortage of marriageable women
The center of Pangaea is thought to have been modern-day:
africa
Which of the following relationships is accounted for in the rate of natural increase?
birth rates and death rates in a given population
All of the following are sectors of the economy EXCEPT for:
consumption
Which of the following terms can be used interchangeably with ethnic group?
culture group
The highest average temperatures on Earth fall within a band 30° north and south of the:
equator
The 27-member European Union
has removed most barriers to trade within its borders. is governed by an elected European Parliament. provides subsidies to its poorest member states
The effects of the Anthropocene include all the following except
increased glaciation
In some of the countries of Central Europe, the population is aging and declining due to:
low birth and death rates
A disadvantage of using GDP per capita as a measure of economic development is the fact that GDP per capita
may hide disparities in income
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
The leading cause of death among girls between the ages of 15 and 19 worldwide is:
pregnancy
What term represents a country's leading urban center that is disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings?
primate city
Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of paper by using:
projections
The key goal of an import quota is to
protect domestic industries from foreign competition
refers to the relationship between the distances shown on the map and the actual distances on Earth's surface?
scale
A state with control over its internal affairs has
sovereignty
What mechanisms have national governments used to protect their economies and industries from foreign competition
tariffs and import quotas
Continentality refers to
the characteristic of regions that lack the temperature moderating effects of the sea and that exhibit a greater range of minimum and maximum temperature, both daily and annually
social science
the scientific study of human society and social relationships
Which is the only entity that can legitimately authorize the use of violence within a country?
the state
physical science
the study of matter and energy
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
All of the following are characteristics of shantytowns
they are built from any available materials, they usually lack utilities, educational opportunities are limited
Between 1945 and 2011, Earth's population
tripled
The reasons for differences in behavior between cultures are complex but usually related to __________.
values
Which of the following make loans to countries that need money to pay for economic development projects?
world bank
Fair Trade is best exemplified when
A consumer buys coffee from a cooperative of farmers that shortens the supply chain to the consumer
The United Nations believes that
A high literacy rate and life expectancy are as important as a high GDP
The Pacific Ring of Fire includes
Alaska, Mexico, indonesia
Development may decrease human well-being by
Having negative effects on the environment
Which of the following is NOT a regional trade bloc
League of Nations
The following country has a primate city but NOT a World City
Mali
Which is NOT a criticism leveled at structural adjustment programs?
Structural adjustment programs may result in less foreign direct investment
One of the effects that comparative advantage has had on the world economic system is that
The countries of the Global South have become dependent on the Global North for industrial products
Structural Transformation is
The movement of workers from the primary sector to the secondary and tertiary sector
Which of the following is true concerning multinational corporations
They possess the ability to influence the political affairs in countries where they operate.
Which of the following countries is the top three greenhouse gas emitters?
US, China, India
Earthquakes in the Caribbean are mainly caused by
Plate tectonics involving the Caribbean Plate
Comparative advantage is most associated with
exports
Adam Smith challenged the dominant thinking of his time
By demonstrating that free trade created more wealth than the hoarding of gold and silver as Spain had done for centuries
A low-pressure system encircling the earth near the equator that develops into a cloud belt and is responsible for the monsoons in India and southern China is known as the
ITCZ
The Pacific Ring of Fire
Is a seismically active zone along the eastern and western edges of the Pacific Ocean
statements would a free trade advocate make
Strict import quotas decrease the variety of choices for consumers
Most of the world's volcanoes can be found
Where an oceanic plate meets a continental crust
Which of the following typically occurs with urbanization
Young children become an economic liability to the family
The term used to describe everything people use to live on Earth that is not directly part of biological inheritance is
culture
The term __________ refers to the unrestricted international exchange of goods, services, and capital.
free trade
Which of the following is NOT a result of fair trade policies?
increased investor profits
The theory that Earth's surface is composed of large plates that float on an underlying layer of molten rock is the theory of:
plate tectonics
The megacities of Delhi, Karachi and Mumbai have 20 million inhabitants each. The literacy rate of women in India is about 65% and in Pakistan, 60%. The growth of these cities may be an example of
urbanization without development
organizations is a regional trade bloc?
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), European Union
Arguments against free trade do NOT include the claim that free trade
causes greater migration from wealthy countries to developing countries
What percentage of Earth's population now lives in cities
50
In 2019, Earth's population was approximately:
7.5 billion
Fair Trade is
A kind of free trade approach where the consumer willingly pays more for a product from a developing country so that more monies go to the farmers and producers
Which of the following is NOT among the problems that arise from the use of gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of societal and human well-being?
It overemphasizes social aspects of well-being at the expense of economic aspects.
Which of the following best describes the grandmother hypothesis?
Midlife menopause provides an evolutionary advantage by giving women no longer able to bear children time and energy to help succeeding generations thrive.
The Namib Desert is influenced by
Primarily by the Benguela Current
The goal of the trade barriers set up in countries promoting import substitution was to
Protect infant industries
Two of the major determinants to creating climate is
The subsolar point and latitude
Developing nations are usually characterized by __________ economies, while developed nations are usually characterized by the presence of __________ industries.
agricultural, service
The transition toward political systems guided by competitive elections is called
democratization
The mission of the World Trade Organization is to
establish ground rules for international trade and lower trade barriers
In which sector of the economy is agriculture
extraction
A country is undergoing a demographic transition. This mean that the country is:
moving from high birth and death rates to much lower birth and death rates.
Before the world was organized into the Westphalian System of independent states,
much of the world's populations lived under various very large empires
GDP per capita statistics may underestimate the role of women in the economy because
much of women's work is unpaid or takes place in the informal economy
A society in which many culture groups live in close association is:
multicultural
The key players in the global economy today are
multinational corporations
Experts agree that certain factors must be present for democratization to flourish. These factors include all of the following EXCEPT
political dynasties and inherited wealth
Which sector of a nation's economy is associated with the transformation of raw materials into finished products?
secondary
Which world region ranks overall lowest in GNI per capita
sub saharan Africa
The efforts to improve present living standards in ways that will not jeopardize future generations fall under the general heading of
sustainable development
Governments seek to protect their industries from foreign competition through all of the following policies
tariffs, trade restrictions, important quotas
Peaceful cooperation and world economic stability over the last 70 years has been generally credited to the
the Liberal system of lengthening the shadow of the future