Geography of Globalization
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Course Introduction
Geography of Globalization examines the processes, patterns, and impacts of globalization from a spatial perspective. The course explores how the increasing interconnectedness of economies, cultures, and political systems is reshaping places and regions across the world. Students analyze the roles of technology, migration, trade, and transnational organizations in driving global change, alongside the uneven effects of globalization on development, environment, and identity. Through case studies and critical readings, the course highlights how globalization both connects and divides societies, creating new opportunities and challenges for communities worldwide.
Recommended Textbook Diversity Amid Globalization World Regions Environment Development 5th Edition by Lester Rowntree
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Chapter 1: Diversity Amid Globalization
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Q1) Which of the following countries does (or do)NOT fit the core-periphery model?
A) Russia
B) Singapore
C) Australia
D) New Zealand
E) Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Singapore
Answer: E
Q2) <u>Total fertility rate (TFR)</u>can be thought of as the average number of children per family.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a material dimension of culture?
A) speech
B) architecture
C) religion
D) value systems
E) livelihood
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Changing Global Environment
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Q1) A temperature drop of how much led to the Earth's Ice Age 30,000 years ago?
A) about 1 degree Fahrenheit
B) 2-4 degrees Fahrenheit
C) about 5 degrees Fahrenheit
D) 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit
E) more than 10 degrees Fahrenheit
Answer: B
Q2) The trapping of solar radiation in Earth's lower atmosphere ________.
A) is entirely anthropogenic
B) is called the greenhouse effect
C) has no benefits
D) began with humans' use of fossil fuels
E) began with humans' use of fossil fuels and has no benefits
Answer: B
Q3) Most tropical rainforests are found <u>near the equator</u>.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: North America
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Q1) Which North American region is complex, and is made up of drowned river valleys, bays, swamps, and low barrier islands?
A) the West
B) the Piedmont
C) the Appalachian Highlands
D) the Atlantic coastline
E) the Gulf Coast
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following resources is readily available in the United States and Canada?
A) navigable waterways
B) good farmland
C) fossil fuels and industrial metals
D) good farmland and fossil fuels
E) good farmland, fossil fuels, industrial metals, and navigable waterways
Answer: E
Q3) The international language of business is most often <u>English</u>.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Latin America
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Q1) What is dollarization?
A) a price reduction strategy where everything within a country is sold at a rounded dollar amount
B) the complete elimination of U.S. currency from a nation's economy
C) making the denominations of local currency identical to those in U.S. currency
D) the process by which a country in whole or in part adopts the U.S. dollar as its official currency
E) the practice of a country's using the U.S. banking system for its transactions
Q2) What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 2 (two)?
A) Costa Rica
B) El Salvador
C) Guatemala
D) Nicaragua
E) Panama
Q3) The Amazon River is the world's largest river <u>by volume</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) How much of its original forest cover has Haiti lost?
A) none of it
B) a little of it
C) half of it
D) most of it
E) all of it
Q2) What country is known as the "Hong Kong" of the Caribbean?
A) Haiti
B) Dominican Republic
C) Jamaica
D) Barbados
E) Belize
Q3) Which Caribbean island has an active volcano?
A) Montserrat
B) Cuba
C) Jamaica
D) the Bahamas
E) Barbados
Q4) What attributes help make the Caribbean a distinct region?
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) <u>Congo</u> is the least densely settled country in Sub-Saharan Africa because of its extensive deserts.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Congo River
A) is also known as the Zambezi River.
B) drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
C) originates in Ethiopia.
D) is navigable for most of its length.
E) is the smallest watershed in the region.
Q3) The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to <u>solve the AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa is <u>Kenya</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The United States <u>received</u> African territory in the Berlin Conference.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) What part of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the least densely populated?
A) Saudi Arabia's interior
B) Levant coastline
C) Nile River Valley
D) Algeria's Mediterranean coast
E) Turkey's coastline
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the recent migration patterns found in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
A) rural to urban migration
B) urban to rural migration
C) the movement of workers to labor-poor countries
D) the movement of laborers out of the region altogether
E) the movement of people to the countries that dominated them during their periods of colonization
Q3) </u>France</u> took the early lead in colonizing North Africa.
A)True B)False
Q4) Iran was historically known as <u>Persia</u>.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) Discuss the characteristics and location of Europe's three major climates.
Q2) What is the natural growth rate in Europe?
A) extensive population decline in every country
B) uniformly negative rate of growth
C) very slow rate of growth
D) moderate rate of growth
E) extremely high rate of growth
Q3) What are the anchor countries of the European Union?
A) Spain and Portugal
B) Norway, Sweden, Finland
C) Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium
D) Switzerland, Austria
E) Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Q4) Describe and analyze the growth of European economic cooperation from 1950 to the present.
Q5) Within Europe, air and water pollution are the worst in <u>Eastern Europe</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How has the English language spread throughout Europe and how well has it been received by the various countries to which it has spread?
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) The conquest of Siberia was primarily carried out by \(\underline{\text{Cossacks}}\).
A)True
B)False
Q2) Within the Russian Domain, \(\underline{\text{Ukraine}}\) has historically provided the better agricultural areas in the region.
A)True
B)False
Q3) \(\underline{\text{Belarus}}\) dominates the Russian Domain.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?
A) square
B) triangular
C) linear
D) circular
E) hexagonal
Q5) \(\underline{\text{The Barents Sea}}\) lies to the north of the Russian Domain.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Central Asia
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Q1) In the nineteenth century, <u>Turkey</u> began to displace China from Central Asia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Of all the Central Asian countries, which one has the worst overall composite record of social indicators?
A) Afghanistan
B) Turkmenistan
C) Tajikistan
D) Mongolia
E) Kazakhstan
Q3) From which country in Central Asia has Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda operated?
A) Afghanistan
B) Kyrgyzstan
C) Turkmenistan
D) Uzbekistan
E) Kazakhstan
Q4) Write an essay in which you detail the shifting of the balance of power in Afghanistan after the September 11<sup>th</sup> attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States.
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) Which of the following products does Japan import?
A) meat
B) feed for its domestic livestock
C) soybeans
D) lumber and pulp
E) All of the choices are correct.
Q2) Discuss the importance and impact of the Yangtze and Huang He rivers in China, including both their positive and negative aspects.
Q3) In addition to having the world's largest population, China also has the world's largest ________.
A) economy
B) nuclear force
C) biosphere reserve
D) lake
E) army
Q4) The feet of girls were bound in order produce a dainty appearance in <u>all the countries of East Asia</u>.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) From which country did Bangladesh gain its freedom in 1971?
A) India
B) China
C) Great Britain
D) Nepal
E) Pakistan
Q2) The Hindu religion considers <u>tigers</u> to be sacred.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When did Bangladesh achieve independence from Pakistan?
A) 1952
B) 1964
C) 1971
D) 1980
E) 1992
Q4) <u>Mumbai</u>, India was the site of a 1984 explosion at a fertilizer factory that killed over 2,500 people.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the Quadrilateral Highway and why is it needed?
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) The major reason for tensions surrounding immigration of Chinese into Southeast Asia is that the Chinese immigrants <u>are somewhat more prosperous than average people in Southeast Asia</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In which country of Southeast Asia has the Catholic Church been most successful in recent years in influencing family planning policies?
A) Burma
B) Singapore
C) Thailand
D) Malaysia
E) the Philippines
Q3) The Philippines was a colony of <u>Spain</u> for 300 years.
A)True
B)False
Q4) <u>Brunei</u> is the only country in Southeast Asia that is primarily Roman Catholic.
A)True
B)False
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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) Which country of Australia/Oceania is known by its indigenous people as Aotearoa?
A) Australia
B) Fiji
C) New Zealand
D) Tasmania
E) New Caledonia
Q3) What is Fiji's major export?
A) coconuts
B) bauxite
C) sugar
D) heroin
E) consumer electronics
Q4) What is Pidgin English and why is it important?
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