Economic Geography
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Economic Geography examines the spatial organization of economic activities across the globe, exploring how location, resources, transportation, trade, and regional development shape the world's economic systems. The course analyzes the distribution of industries, labor markets, urbanization, and globalization, considering both historical and contemporary perspectives. Students gain an understanding of how geographic factors influence economic decisions by businesses and governments, and learn to assess the socioeconomic impacts of globalization, technological change, and environmental challenges on various regions.
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Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 5th Edition by Lester Rowntree
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Chapter 1: Concepts of World Geography
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Q1) What do the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)do?
A)They strictly regulate all the international commercial transactions in the world.
B)They make possible the flow of goods and capital across international boundaries.
C)They make the banking and trade laws of the member countries of the United Nations.
D)They are "think tanks" that advise countries on international banking and trade.
E)They are the banking systems of (respectively)Europe, Asia, and the United Nations.
Answer: B
Q2) How does Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)adjust Gross National Income per capita?
A)PPP takes into account the age and productivity of the local populations.
B)PPP takes into account the rise and fall of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
C)PPP takes into account the 2008-2009 economic decline.
D)PPP takes into account the strength or weakness of local currencies.
E)It is a composite indicator that takes into account all of the above features.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Physical Geography and the Environment
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Q1) The natural process of the Earth's atmosphere heating through the trapping of reradiated infrared radiation is known as
A)the greenhouse effect.
B)thermal inversion.
C)solar heating.
D)climate change.
E)subduction.
Answer: A
Q2) What is weather?
A)local areas that possess extreme temperature variability over extended periods of time
B)the long-term condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a given location
C)the atmospheric conditions that are responsible for the formation of regions such as deserts
D)the short-term day-to-day expression of atmospheric processes
E)monthly average precipitation and temperature
Answer: D
Q3) What are the major causes and effects of climate change?
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Chapter 3: North America
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Q1) What cultural homeland is home to the Inuit?
A)Acadiana, in the southern United States.
B)Newfoundland, in eastern Canada
C)Hawaii, the United States's 50th state
D)the Navaho Reservation in the Southwest United States.
E)Nunavut, a self-governing territory in Canada
Answer: E
Q2) What economic activity brings in much-needed income to Native Americans while challenging their traditional lifeways?
A)automobile assembly plants
B)gambling casinos
C)storage of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants
D)sweatshops
E)all of the above
Answer: B
Q3) Not everyone shares equally in the economic bounty of North America. Discuss economic disparities among ethnic groups and between men and women.
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Chapter 4: Latin America
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Q1) What country is the Latin American leader in outsourcing operations?
A)Mexico
B)Uruguay
C)Brazil
D)Panama
E)Costa Rica
Q2) Between 1970 and 2010 the use of what energy source increased the most?
A)oil
B)coal
C)natural gas
D)hydro-electricity
E)wood
Q3) When the countries of Latin America regained their independence, who were the leaders?
A)leaders of indigenous tribal groups
B)European elites born in the Americas
C)newer immigrants from Asia
D)leaders who had previously been loyal to the colonial powers
E)a mix of European elites born in the Americas and indigenous peoples
Q4) Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of "plantation America"?
A)It relied on an African labor force.
B)It was managed by European elites.
C)It practiced mono-crop production.
D)It concentrated land in the hands of elite families.
E)It produced crops primarily for domestic consumption.
Q2) Discuss how Cuba addressed food shortages through the promotion of urban agriculture.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT believed to be a cause of the high rate of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean?
A)prostitution
B)the region's proximity to Africa
C)international tourism
D)lack of education programs and screening
E)poverty
Q4) Describe the characteristics of Plantation America, emphasizing its cultural and economic underpinnings and legacy.
Q5) Discuss efforts at regional integration in the last 50 years, including the formation of CARICOM
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) What is the only country in Africa with an extensive area of mountainous topography?
A)Congo
B)Liberia
C)Angola
D)Cameroon
E)Ethiopia
Q2) What river is a critical source of water for West Africa, especially Mali and Niger?
A)the Nile
B)the Congo
C)the Niger
D)the Zambezi
E)the Orange
Q3) Sub-Saharan Africa
A)contains more than a billion people.
B)has a young population in comparison with western countries.
C)has a relatively high GNI per capita.
D)has seen declining population numbers in recent years due to AIDS.
E)is a region of middle-income countries.
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa?
A)to take advantage of job opportunities
B)to escape environmental disasters
C)to escape political conflict
D)to escape ethnic tensions
E)to take advantage of educational opportunities
Q2) What happens in domestication?
A)Plants are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics.
B)Animals are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics.
C)Plants and animals are genetically engineered for their desirable characteristics.
D)Plants and animals are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics.
E)Plants and animals are purposefully selected and cloned for their desirable characteristics.
Q3) Where is Socotra located, what makes the island unique, and what threats currently exist that could potentially destroy the island's unique characteristics?
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) Where do most immigrants to France come from?
A)Eastern Europe
B)France's former colonies in Africa
C)India and Pakistan
D)Hong Kong
E)Quebec, Canada
Q2) In what part of Europe is Protestantism the dominant religion?
A)northern Germany
B)Sweden
C)England
D)Norway
E)All of the answer choices are correct.
Q3) What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?
A)the euro
B)the franc
C)the Deutschemark
D)the pound
E)the dollar
Q4) Write an essay in which you discuss and analyze the various environmental problems affecting Europe, including how governments have dealt with these problems.
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) Which body of water in the Russian Domain is the world's largest reserve of freshwater?
A)the Caspian Sea
B)Lake Balqash
C)the Aral Sea
D)Lake Ladoga
E)Lake Baikal
Q2) What was the Russian policy enacted during the 1980s that meant for "greater openness"?
A)the Iron Curtain
B)Glasnost
C)Perestroika
D)Exclave
E)Cossack
Q3) Where is the Crimean Peninsula, and how has the breakup of the Soviet Union changed its identity?
Q4) Describe and explain the changing environment of Arctic Russia. What impact will climate change have on the region?
Q5) Discuss what is being done to improve the environmental safety of the area around Chernobyl.
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Chapter 10: Central Asia
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Q1) Discuss the economy of Afghanistan paying attention to the role of illicit drugs.
Q2) The Pamir Knot
A)is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China.
B)is the term for the border between Mongolia and China.
C)refers to the political isolation experienced by Azerbaijan on the western side of the Caspian Sea.
D)refers to the mountainous region lying on the border between Nepal and China.
E)is located in Turkmenistan.
Q3) Of the following climates, which one is LEAST common in Central Asia?
A)tropical monsoon
B)midlatitude desert
C)midlatitude steppe
D)highland
E)humid continental
Q4) What is the overall status of women in Central Asia? Why have women in Afghanistan been so strictly controlled, and what is the nature of that control?
Q5) Describe the important aspects of Lamaism, including attempts to suppress it.
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) Please discuss the history of Korea, explaining how it came to be divided into two countries. What is the current situation in South Korea and North Korea?
Q2) How does China generate most of its electricity?
A)burning coal
B)dams and hydroelectric energy
C)burning oil
D)nuclear power plants
E)solar energy
Q3) Korea is located on which type of landform?
A)island
B)isthmus
C)land bridge
D)peninsula
E)strait
Q4) What environmental concerns are found in China?
A)deforestation
B)extreme air pollution
C)water pollution
D)soil erosion
E)All of these environmental concerns are found in China.
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) What country of South Asia has the region's highest adult literacy rate?
A)Bangladesh
B)Pakistan
C)Sri Lanka
D)Nepal
E)India
Q2) What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?
A)Islam
B)Buddhism
C)Christianity
D)Hinduism
E)Sikhism
Q3) What is the name for India's secluded or untouchable caste?
A)Brahmins
B)Kshatriyas
C)Sudras
D)Dalits
E)Vaishyas
Q4) Describe the formation and typical climate patterns associated with monsoons in South Asia.
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) Briefly discuss the three major patterns of agriculture in the region (Swidden in the Uplands, Plantation Agriculture and Rice in the Lowlands).
Q2) Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?
A)when the government intervenes to control land use
B)when private entities purchase land for development
C)when population densities remain relatively low and stable, and where practitioners of swidden control an adequate amount of land
D)when there is a large number of people to do the hard, manual labor associated with swidden
E)when long-term weather patterns provide adequate moisture and warmth
Q3) Swidden agriculture
A)has benefited significantly from logging operations.
B)is most common on coastal plains.
C)works best in regions of medium to high population density.
D)usually relies on monocrop production.
E)depletes soil nutrients within a few years.
Q4) What factors contributed to the origin and course of the Vietnam War? What were the important effects of the war on neighboring countries, and with what results?
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) What is Australia's main export to China?
A)textiles
B)consumer goods
C)information technology
D)iron ore
E)lumber
Q2) What is the "Outback"?
A)New Zealand's mountainous pasture lands
B)Australia's huge, dry interior
C)the many islands of the South Pacific
D)a trendy neighborhood in Sydney, Australia
E)the name that Australians give to Tasmania
Q3) Australia is the world's largest exporter of what?
A)aluminum ore
B)copper
C)iron and coal
D)gold
E)nickel
Q4) Briefly describe some of the region's efforts at combating climate change.
Q5) What is Pidgin English and why is it important?
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