World Regional Geography - Chapter 1

Which of the following is the state of relating to, reflecting, or being adapted to several cultures?

multiculturalism

Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.

physical sciences, social sciences

The leading cause of death among girls 15-19 worldwide is:

pregnancy

Which of the following refers to the relationship between the distances shown on the map and the actual distances on the earth's surface?

scale

______ refers to the biological category of male or female, while ____ refers to the differences between the sexes as defined by a particular social group.

sex, gender

The efforts to improve present living standards in ways that will not jeopardize future generations fall under the general heading of:

sustainable development

In a large city, wealthy resident are most likely to live in:

the core

The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:

Greenwich, England

Which of the following is not an extractive resource?

automobiles

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

birth rates and death rates in a given population

The number of people a given place can support sustainably is its:

carrying capacity

The opposite of capitalism is:

communism

The study of the growth and decline of the numbers of people on earth, their distribution across the earth's surface, age and sex distributions, and migration patterns is the study of:

demographics

Which of the following measures indicates the total value of all goods and services recognized as produced in a country during a given year?

gross domestic product

Development may decrease human well-being by:

having negative effects on the environment