Global Studies
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Course Introduction
Global Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the complex and interconnected issues facing today's world, including globalization, cultural exchange, international relations, global governance, and transnational challenges such as migration, climate change, and economic development. The course encourages students to critically analyze how global processes shape societies, identities, and power structures, while exploring the historical and contemporary forces that drive global integration and division. Through a multidisciplinary lens, students gain the analytical tools and knowledge necessary to understand and engage with the rapidly changing global landscape.
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Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 5th Edition by Lester Rowntree Available Study Resources on Quizplus
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Chapter 1: Concepts of World Geography
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Q1) Which of the following groups is most likely to disrupt local ecosystems as they search for natural resources and manufacturing sites?
A)governments
B)transnational firms
C)indigenous ethnic groups
D)international organizations such as the United Nations
E)non-governmental organizations, such as Greenpeace
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid?
A)a general, graphic indication of the growth rate
B)males in the population
C)females in the population
D)age distribution of the population
E)birth and death rates
Answer: E
Q3) Discuss how global terrorism has forced geographers to redefine and expand our conceptualization of globalization and geopolitics.
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 2: Physical Geography and the Environment
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Q1) The circum-Pacific zone of activity, from the western Americas (both North and South)to East Asia, is particularly active and is often referred to as the
A)Pacific Rim of Fire.
B)Subduction zone.
C)massive fault line.
D)Transform zone.
E)Atlantic Instability Area.
Answer: A
Q2) What country will soon become the first large industrial economy powered primarily by renewable energy?
A)Germany
B)the United States
C)France
D)China
E)Japan
Answer: A
Q3) Please explain the major climatic controls and how they have an effect on meteorological conditions.
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 3: North America
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Q1) What is the most abundant fossil fuel in the Unites States?
A)natural gas
B)oil
C)kerosene
D)coal
E)petroleum
Answer: D
Q2) Hedo Turkoglu, Manu Ginobili and Pau Gasol are all examples of the globalization of what American cultural product?
A)music
B)television
C)NBA Basketball
D)fashion
E)Disney goods
Answer: C
Q3) Not everyone shares equally in the economic bounty of North America. Discuss economic disparities among ethnic groups and between men and women.
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 4: Latin America
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Q1) What Latin American country holds the world's largest reserves of lithium, a metal used to make lightweight batteries?
A)Brazil
B)Peru
C)Argentina
D)Bolivia
E)Chile
Q2) Curitiba (Brazil's "green city")has been successful in reducing pollution via all of these elements EXCEPT
A)stopping rural to urban migration.
B)better urban planning.
C)public transportation.
D)open space.
E)a low-tech, but effective recycling program.
Q3) What is the ethnicity of the majority of people in Latin America?
A)blanco (European)
B)mestizo (mixed race)
C)indo (Indian)
D)negro (black)
E)Asian
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) By the middle 1800s, when most colonial governments in the Caribbean began to free slaves, they sought indentured laborers from which other world region(s)?
A)East Africa
B)South and Southeastern Asia
C)North America
D)West Africa
E)Western and Southern Europe
Q2) Write an essay in which you discuss the nature of colonialism in the Caribbean and then examine its long-term legacies.
Q3) In 2011, what Caribbean country had the most non-resident tourists?
A)Cuba
B)Jamaica
C)Puerto Rico
D)Bahamas
E)Dominican Republic
Q4) Describe and analyze the nature of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean from 1898 to the present.
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) In which Sub-Saharan African country is tropical deforestation the most prevalent?
A)Madagascar
B)the Democratic Republic of Congo
C)Republic of the Congo
D)Gabon
E)Djibouti
Q2) In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the most secure wildlife reserves located?
A)the northern portion of the region
B)the southern portion of the region
C)the eastern portion of the region
D)the western portion of the region
E)Djibouti
Q3) What animal is especially threatened in today's Africa?
A)elephants
B)tigers
C)rhinoceros
D)lions
E)snakes
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) Briefly explain the following terms and describe what kind of geographic region (environmental features)is (are)associated with each: transhumance pastoral nomadism domestication
Q2) What religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
A)Christianity
B)Judaism
C)Sufism
D)Islam
E)Buddhism
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the five essential activities of Islam?
A)accepting that Muhammed was a prophet
B)praying five times a day
C)making charitable contributions
D)making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
E)fasting during the month of Ramadan
Q4) What are the five essential tenets of Islam? Please explain each one.
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) Describe the evolution of the European Union from 1950 to the present day.
Q2) What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion, as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?
A)Balkan region
B)homelands
C)buffer zone
D)convection cells
E)distributaries
Q3) Immigrant refugees seeking political amnesty mainly come from all of these countries EXCEPT
A)Syria.
B)Afghanistan.
C)Iraq.
D)Israel.
E)Eritrea.
Q4) How has the English language spread throughout Europe and how well has it been received by the various countries to which it has spread?
Q5) Discuss the characteristics and location of Europe's three major climates.
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) Why is development in Siberia limited?
A)The mountainous terrain of the region makes it virtually impossible to create a transportation infrastructure there.
B)Most of the area is a barren, dry desert leaving little available water to support human life.
C)In order to protect the fragile environment of this region, the Russian government has limited the number of settlers into the region.
D)Indigenous groups of Siberian peoples will not allow development in their sacred ancestral burial grounds.
E)Unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface.
Q2) Describe and explain the changing environment of Arctic Russia. What impact will climate change have on the region?
Q3) Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, how has the process of Russification been reversed in many of the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union?
Q4) Briefly discuss some post-Soviet Union challenges facing Russia, including alcoholism and corruption.
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Chapter 10: Central Asia
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Q1) Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?
A)eastern edge of the region
B)western edge of the region
C)center of the region
D)northern edge of the region
E)southern edge of the region
Q2) Describe the current state of the economies of the Central Asian countries and explain why these countries are in general so underdeveloped.
Q3) How many new countries appeared in Central Asia as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union?
A)three
B)four
C)five
D)six
E)ten
Q4) Where is the Aral Sea, and what are the reasons for the dramatic loss in surface area it has experienced over the last half century? Be certain to discuss the environmental implications of the vanishing of this body of water.
Q5) Briefly discuss the following: transhumance, alluvial fans, and pastoralism.
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) Korea is located on which type of landform?
A)island
B)isthmus
C)land bridge
D)peninsula
E)strait
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Han people?
A)They are Chinese.
B)They form the vast majority of Chinese people.
C)They all speak the same language and dialect.
D)They have historically been incorporated into the Chinese cultural and political systems.
E)Their language is expressed in the Chinese writing system.
Q3) What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as a way to improve its environment?
A)Japan
B)China
C)North Korea
D)Singapore
E)Taiwan
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) Why did the Bengalis in the former East Pakistan fight for independence?
A)The government of India encouraged them to rebel.
B)They did not like the Islamic fundamentalism of Pakistan.
C)They did not share the Muslim religion of the Pakistanis.
D)They felt they were treated as second-class citizens.
E)They did not want to share their oil wealth with Pakistan.
Q2) Which country in South Asia is only 6 feet above sea level at its highest point, and therefore is most threatened by rising sea levels predicted to accompany climate change?
A)the Maldives
B)Sri Lanka
C)India
D)Pakistan
E)Bangladesh
Q3) What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia?
A)to make room for agriculture
B)urban expansion
C)industrial expansion
D)commercial logging
E)all of the above
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) What is the chief product of the "Golden Triangle" of Southeast Asia?
A)bananas
B)electronics
C)heroin
D)gold
E)rice
Q2) Which country of Southeast Asia lies both on the mainland and in the islands of the region?
A)Vietnam
B)Brunei
C)Malaysia
D)Singapore
E)Laos
Q3) Immigration and migration in Southeast Asia reached a peak in the 19th and 20th centuries. What country has dominated this process?
A)China
B)India
C)Russia
D)Japan
E)Australia
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) Which country of the Australia/Oceania region has the highest population density?
A)Australia
B)New Zealand
C)Nauru
D)Guam
E)Tasmania
Q2) What was the purpose of the Native Title Bill, which became law in Australia in 1993?
A)to restrain the autonomy of Australia's aboriginal population
B)to establish an aboriginal state in the northeastern portion of Western Australia
C)to grant Australia's aboriginal population the state of Tasmania
D)to grant Australia's aboriginal population the right to establish gambling operations on their lands
E)to give Australia's aboriginal population greater control over sacred lands
Q3) Briefly describe the origins and movement of the regions native populations from Southeast Asia.
Q4) Explain the different development paths taken by the countries of Oceania?
Q5) Briefly describe some of the region's efforts at combating climate change.
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