Contemporary Issues in Geography
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Course Introduction
This course explores current and pressing topics within the field of geography, focusing on how human and physical processes interact to shape contemporary environments and societies. Students will engage with issues such as climate change, urbanization, global migration, resource management, geopolitical conflicts, and environmental justice. Through case studies and critical analysis, the course emphasizes the role of geographic perspectives in understanding and addressing real-world challenges, fostering analytical and problem-solving skills applicable to both local and global contexts.
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Visualizing Human Geography 2nd Edition by Alyson L. Greiner
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Chapter 1: What Is Human Geography?
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Q1) A geographer found that environmental constraints made it impossible to grow rice in a community, so farmers generally planted wheat in that area. The geographer saw this as:
A) an example of environmental determinism at work.
B) a situation where possiblism might apply.
C) an example of political ecology affecting decisions.
D) a modified cultural landscape.
E) an example of regional analysis.
Answer: B
Q2) To engage in remote sensing of the environment, you must have maps, cameras, and GPS technology.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Environmental determinism has been criticized by modern geographers as overly simplistic and for failing to consider nonenvironmental factors.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Globalization and Cultural Geography
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Q1) Most parent companies of MNCs are located in North America, Europe, or Japan.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Geographers study vernacular architecture to provide insights on human knowledge of and use of space.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) In discussing development opportunities for a region, social capital refers to:
A) investments in social services such as education and health clinics.
B) foreign capital that is provided by social service and other nonprofit groups.
C) opportunities for development, such as creating jobs for unemployed workers.
D) a form of sustainable development.
E) social ties and networks within a community that can help the community develop.
Answer: E
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Chapter 3: Population and Migration
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Q1) If you compared the population pyramid of the Philippines to the United States, you would expect to find:
A) About the same proportion of old people in both countries.
B) A larger proportion of children in the Philippines, but an older average age.
C) A larger proportion of the population is middle aged in the United States.
D) The impact of the baby boom can be seen in both countries.
E) The longer average life expectancy of men is more evident in the United States.
Answer: C
Q2) Significant global population growth is associated with the second epidemiological transition that led to reduced deaths from communicable diseases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to the laws of migration as proposed by Edward G. Ravenstein, most migrations cover long distances and cross international boundaries.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Geographies of Language
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Q1) In the United States today, dialects of English have largely disappeared because of television and movies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not a form of language?
A) spoken language
B) body language
C) language family
D) sign language
E) tactile language
Q3) The hearth of Indo-European languages is in northern Europe.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A line that marks a boundary in space of common word usage is known as a:
A) threshold.
B) perimeter.
C) dialect.
D) isologloss.
E) frontier.
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Chapter 5: Geographies of Religion
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Q1) Of the religions that developed in the Indic hearth, the oldest is probably:
A) Buddhism.
B) Sikhism.
C) Islam.
D) Hinduism.
E) Protestantism.
Q2) Islam today is:
A) the world's largest religious tradition.
B) the world's fastest growing religion.
C) made up of three branches: eastern, western, and southern.
D) the only religion without regular weekly worship.
E) an ethnic religion.
Q3) When geographer Wilbur Zelinsky found a greater density of cemeteries in the upper south, he concluded that:
A) death rates are higher in the upper south.
B) cremation is more frequently used in other parts of the United States.
C) family and neighborhood cemeteries are more common in the upper south.
D) in ground burial in required in the states of the upper south.
E) this is a long-settled part of the United States, with many deaths over the years.
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Chapter 6: Geographies of Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Sexuality, and
Gender
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Q1) The goal of apartheid was to create separate but equal areas for each racial group in South Africa.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the modern world:
A) slavery has been eliminated.
B) while not technically slavery, bonded and forced labor remain.
C) human trafficking has been eliminated through international law.
D) most forced labor happens in Europe and North America.
E) laws against child labor assure all children have an opportunity to attend school.
Q3) Ethnic cleansing is the effort of a government to force the removal of an ethnic group from an area.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Countries that have a value close to 1 on the gender gap index have a wide gender gap while countries with values close to 0 have a narrow gender gap.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Political Geography
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Q1) A nation is a sizable group of people with shared political aspirations whose collective identity is rooted in a common history, heritage, and attachment to a specific territory.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A supranational organization consists of four or more states that agree to work together for a common economic, military, cultural, or political purpose, or a combination of these.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most of the countries of the world are:
A) nation-states.
B) nation-states in name only since they have competing political parties.
C) multi-national states to some degree.
D) multi-national states because they exhibit nationalism.
E) still colonies since imperialism remains active.
Q4) Reapportionment and redistricting are the primary methods used to avoid gerrymandering in the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Urban Geographies
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Q1) A megacity is always also a primate city and world city.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You are most likely to find a specialized service or a unique product in a city near the top of the urban hierarchy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) London, New York, Tokyo, and several others are termed alpha world cities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The central business district is often found in the suburbs of a city today.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A city that exhibits a mixture of indigenous, colonial, and globalizing influences is known as a(n):
A) European city.
B) Islamic city.
C) colonial city.
D) edge city.
E) hybrid city.
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Chapter 9: Geographies of Development
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Q1) The trickle-down theory of development argues that global trade will widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____________ is based on the idea that the price of a good or service in one country should equal the price of that same good or service in another country when it is converted to a common currency.
A) PPP
B) GNI
C) GDP
D) HDI
E) SAP
Q3) Income inequality is associated with a lower incidence of poverty, which in turn, can deter investment and development.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Dependency theory is based on Rostow's Stages of Development.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Changing Geographies of Industry and Services
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Q1) The loss of industrial employment, typically in more developed countries, is termed:
A) outsourcing.
B) deindustrialization.
C) direct linkages.
D) economic globalization.
E) automation.
Q2) By the 1970's, emerging NIE's were located primarily in:
A) Europe.
B) Asia.
C) South America.
D) North America.
E) Africa.
Q3) Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
A) In Russia because of the government control of factories.
B) In the United States because of extensive natural resources.
C) In France because of skilled labor.
D) In England because of capital and technological innovation.
E) In China because of a long history of manufacturing.
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Chapter 11: Agricultural Geographies
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Q1) Globalization of agriculture has affected your diet by offering new products and products that would not be available at certain times of the year.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The focus of mixed crop and livestock farming is animal production, increasingly with the use of feedlots.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Very few commercial grain farms actually produce only grain crops.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Many farmers with small land holdings in South and Southeast Asia practice:
A) wet rice farming.
B) plantation agriculture.
C) Pastoralism.
D) smallholder crop and livestock farming.
E) dairy farming.
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Chapter 12: Environmental Challenges
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Q1) Unlike other greenhouse gases, __________ does not occur naturally.
A) HCFCs
B) water vapor
C) carbon dioxide
D) methane
E) nitrous oxide
Q2) Biodiversity tends to be greatest in the ecosystems of the mid latitude regions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The greenhouse effect describes a natural process that uses solar radiation to warm the Earth.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The use of solar panels and photovoltaic cells to capture solar energy is:
A) an example of passive solar collection.
B) an example of active solar collection.
C) an example of using nonrenewable energy.
D) capable of producing about 20 % of the energy needed in the United States.
E) more productive than wind power on a global scale.
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