Geography of World Regions
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Course Introduction
Geography of World Regions provides an in-depth exploration of the physical, cultural, economic, and political characteristics of major world regions. Through the study of spatial patterns and the relationships between people and their environments, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the diverse landscapes and complex interactions that shape regions such as North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The course emphasizes critical geographic concepts, regional issues such as globalization, urbanization, and environmental challenges, and encourages analytical thinking about the forces that influence the worlds dynamic regions.
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World Regions in Global Context Peoples Places and Environments 5th Edition by Sallie
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A. Marston
Chapter 1: World Regions in Global Context
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Q1) The final phase of the Demographic Transition is:
A)high birth rates and high death rates
B)high birth rates and low death rates
C)low birth rates and high death rates
D)low birth rates and low death rates
E)None of these adequately describes the final phase of the Demographic Transition.
Answer: D
Q2) According to the human development index devised by the United Nations,a country with a perfect score would have an index of:
A) .001
B) 10
C) 100
D) 0.0
E) 1.0
Answer: E
Q3) Fifty-one percent of the global population is categorized as urban.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Europe
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Q1) Which of the following is the largest of the European peninsulas?
A)Balkan Peninsula
B)Iberian Peninsula
C)Italian Peninsula
D)Scandinavian Peninsula
E)none of these
Answer: D
Q2) During the Cold War,which region of Europe contained the "satellite states?"
A)Northwestern Europe
B)Eastern Europe
C)Southern Europe
D)Northern Europe
E)Central Europe
Answer: B
Q3) Most of the immigrants going to the Netherlands are from former colonies in Indonesia.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the
Transcaucasus
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Q1) The Soviet period was notable as a period of environmental protection and careful management of natural resources.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Russia's current population is majority urban.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) This was the origin of the modern state of Russia in the Middle Ages.
A)a union of nomadic Asian tribes
B)the small principality of Muscovy
C)a Roman colony
D)part of Lithuania
E)a part of Germany
Answer: B
Q4) Most Chechens are Sunni Muslims.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Middle East and North Africa
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Q1) The separation of the Arabian plate from the African plate created the:
A)Black Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea
C)Red Sea
D)Caspian Sea
E)none of these
Q2) In 2011,the country that ranked the highest on the Gender Inequality Index scale,with the least gender inequality,is:
A)Kuwait
B)Israel
C)Morocco
D)Tunisia
E)Egypt
Q3) The "Cedars of Lebanon" no longer exist due to extensive deforestation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Indonesian and Filipino labor migrants to North Africa and the Middle East are mostly female.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) What was the purpose of the "Berlin Conference"?
A)divide Africa between the major European colonial powers
B)lay the groundwork for future independence of the African colonies
C)reassign German territories to the victors of WW I
D)create development plans for newly independent African countries
E)none of these
Q2) MDGs were established in 1975 to promote trade and cooperation with West Africa.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ethnic conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis in the early 1990s was mostly in the countries of:
A)Rwanda and Burundi
B)Kenya and Tanzania
C)Namibia and Botswana
D)Ethiopia and Somalia
E)Liberia and Sierra Leone
Q4) Christians slightly outnumber Muslims in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The United States and Canada
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Q1) The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual called:
A)acid rain
B)pollution
C)carbon footprint
D)CFCs
E)GHGs
Q2) North America is the only region in the world that contains the full range of climate types that occur globally,stretching from Alaska and the Canadian Arctic to the tropical Hawai'ian Islands.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Canada's oil deposits are mostly located in:
A)Alberta
B)Manitoba
C)Nova Scotia
D)Newfoundland
E)British Columbia
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Chapter 7: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Q1) Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?
A)llanos of Venezuela
B)cerrados of Brazil
C)pampas of Argentina
D)They are all grasslands.
E)None of these is grassland.
Q2) Where is Lake Maracaibo located?
A)Venezuela
B)Mexico
C)Peru
D)Bolivia
E)Brazil
Q3) The Altiplano are the high elevation plateaus and basins that lie within even higher mountains.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The westerlies are air movements from the Tropics to the Poles that are dragged into a west-to-east flow.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: East Asia
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Q1) Which of the following is not considered an Asian Tiger?
A)North Korea
B)South Korea
C)Taiwan
D)Hong Kong
E)none of these
Q2) The ________ was the first organized territorial state in China.
A)Qin dynasty
B)Xia dynasty
C)Shang dynasty
D)Ming dynasty
E)none of these
Q3) The Daimyos were the Japanese ________ during feudalism.
A)nobility
B)barons
C)warriors
D)peasants
E)none of these
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Chapter 9: South Asia
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Q1) Where is Mount Everest located?
A)Bhutan
B)Nepal
C)Pakistan
D)Afghanistan
E)Bangladesh
Q2) The veterinary drug diclofenac is responsible for the death of this endangered species in South Asia.
A)Bengal Tiger
B)Indian Vulture
C)Cheetah
D)Golden Leaf Monkey
E)Asian Elephant
Q3) Sri Lanka has the highest rural population in the world.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Mauryan Empire (320-125 B.C.E.)was the first to establish rule across the greater part of South Asia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Southeast Asia
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Q1) The Hindu religion and culture is common in Bali.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Vietnam is considered to be one of the "little tigers" of Southeast Asia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The deepest deep-sea trench in the world is the:
A)Tonga Trench
B)Philippine Trench
C)Japan Trench
D)Manila Trench
E)Mariana Trench
Q4) ________ is the most important crop in Southeast Asia.
A)Sugar
B)Rice
C)Bananas
D)Coffee
E)none of these
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Q1) What technological innovation helped to increase Australia and New Zealand's role in global agricultural trade after 1882?
A)steam engine
B)Green Revolution
C)refrigerated shipping
D)irradiation
E)none of these
Q2) The largest city in Oceania is:
A)Wellington
B)Perth
C)Canberra
D)Christchurch
E)Sydney
Q3) Which type of mammal lays eggs?
A)marsupial
B)monotremes
C)eucalyptus
D)placental
E)none of these
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