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Global Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the complex interactions and interconnectedness among countries, cultures, economies, and communities across the world. This course explores key themes such as globalization, international relations, transnational issues, cultural exchange, global governance, and the impact of global processes on societies. Students will engage with case studies and theoretical frameworks to better understand critical issues like migration, economic development, conflict, human rights, and environmental challenges, equipping them with the analytical tools necessary to navigate and contribute to an increasingly interdependent world.
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Diversity Amid Globalization World Regions Environment Development 5th Edition by Lester Rowntree Available Study Resources
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Chapter 1: Diversity Amid Globalization
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Q1) In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR)be highest?
A) when women marry early and have one or two children
B) when women marry in their late 30s, and then have children
C) when women marry in their late 20s, then have several children
D) when women marry early, have children, then die in their late 20s
E) when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years
Answer: E
Q2) "Growth" and "development" <u>are</u> interchangeable terms.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The process of defending a cultural system against offensive cultural expressions while promoting local cultural values is cultural <u>nationalism</u>.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Christianity and Islam are closely related to <u>Judaism</u>.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Changing Global Environment
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Q1) Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most commonly found?
A) In the higher latitudes
B) At the edges of oceans
C) Along tectonic plate boundaries
D) Around the equator
E) The location is random.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding the production of greenhouse gases is true?
A) The U.S. and China are running neck-and-neck as world leaders in the production of greenhouse gases.
B) Russia produces the highest amounts of greenhouse gases.
C) India produces the same amount of greenhouse gases per capita as the U.S.
D) Brazil ranks second only to France in its production of greenhouse gases.
E) Greenhouse gas production is declining worldwide.
Answer: A
Q3) Desertification has occurred in <u>Africa, Australia, and South Asia</u>.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: North America
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Q1) What product has Wausau, Wisconsin been growing and selling to China since the 1970s?
A) peapods
B) morels, a type of mushroom
C) rice
D) ginseng
E) soybeans
Answer: D
Q2) Currently, how many people live in the North American Region?
A) 270 million
B) 300 million
C) 340 million
D) 500 million
E) 1 billion
Answer: C
Q3) Nunavut is the newest <u>state of the United States</u>.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Latin America
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Q1) Historically, these places have been underused as areas of settlement in Latin America, especially compared to settlement patterns in other regions.
A) on shields
B) on plateaus
C) in intermontane basins
D) along major rivers
E) in the highlands
Q2) By what name do we know the Mexican assembly plants that line the border between Mexico and the United States?
A) Altiplano
B) maquiladora
C) machismo
D) marianismo
E) Patagonia
Q3) Compare and contrast Dependency theory and Neoliberal approaches to economic development in Latin America. Which has been more successful? What have been the downsides to each?
Q4) Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) What is the source of the place-name, "Caribbean"?
A) the French explorer who discovered the region
B) its major export
C) its former native people
D) the primary language in the region
E) the species of tree that dominates the region
Q2) Women have <u>high</u> social status throughout the Caribbean.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following types of music is NOT associated with the Caribbean?
A) reggae
B) calypso
C) merengue
D) jazz
E) rumba
Q4) The forest cover in the Caribbean is largely intact in the <u>rimland states</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What attributes help make the Caribbean a distinct region?
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) Which country of Sub-Saharan Africa has unexpected improvements in its tree cover as a result of its local conservation practices and improved rainfall?
A) Tanzania
B) Niger
C) Uganda
D) Zimbabwe
E) Democratic Republic of the Congo
Q2) What is the world's largest desert?
A) the Gobi
B) the Arabian desert
C) the Kalahari
D) the Sahara
E) the Namib Desert
Q3) What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 9 (nine)?
A) Gambia
B) Guinea-Bissau
C) Liberia
D) Senegal
E) Sierra Leone
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has implemented the Badia Project, which is designed to keep its mobile Bedouin population viable and free?
A) Tunisia
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Iraq
D) Algeria
E) Jordan
Q2) Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant on oil?
A) Qatar
B) Kuwait
C) United Arab Emirates
D) Saudi Arabia
E) Turkey
Q3) <u>Turkey</u> has one of the most diversified economies of Southwest Asia and North Africa, and is not reliant on oil.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) The letters in NATO stand for <u>"North Atlantic Treaty Organization."</u>
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 8 (eight)?
A) France
B) Ireland
C) Portugal
D) Spain
E) Switzerland
Q3) In which country of Europe has conflict between Catholics and Protestants been a problem?
A) Northern Ireland
B) England
C) Scotland
D) Wales
E) Ireland
Q4) Among European countries, <u>Spain</u> would be most likely to experience drought.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) What is glasnost?
A) a USSR policy of greater openness during the 1980s that encouraged several Union Republics to demand independence
B) planned economic restructuring, an early move toward a freer market
C) a policy of education improvement, in the last days of the former Soviet Union
D) the Russian word for railroad
E) improvement of the Russian environment
Q2) What city is Russia's largest metropolitan area, as measured by population?
A) Kiev
B) Moscow
C) St. Petersburg
D) Volgograd
E) Novosibirsk
Q3) Ports in \(\underline{\text{Vladivostok}}\) provide Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is urban liquidation and how will it affect the Russian landscape?
Q5) Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.
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Chapter 10: Central Asia
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Q1) Central Asia's mountain ranges were created by <u>the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q2) From which country in Central Asia has Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda operated?
A) Afghanistan
B) Kyrgyzstan
C) Turkmenistan
D) Uzbekistan
E) Kazakhstan
Q3) 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?
Q4) <u>Pakistan</u> provided the strongest support for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
A)True
B)False
Q5) <u>The Caspian Sea</u> is the largest lake in the world, in terms of its surface area.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?
A) China
B) North Korea
C) Japan
D) South Korea
E) Taiwan
Q2) An anthropogenic landscape has been heavily transformed by <u>seismic forces</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Macao was the last territory to be returned to China by a European colonial power. Which European colonial power returned it?
A) Portugal
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) Russia
E) Germany
Q4) How did China come to be divided into China and Taiwan? What was, and currently is, the state of relations between these two countries?
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) <u>The Western Ghats</u> are a range of mountains that separate the narrow western coast of India from the rest of the country.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What country of South Asia has been one of the most successful in the region in reducing its fertility rate?
A) Pakistan
B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh
D) Bhutan
E) India
Q3) 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
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?
A) East Timor
B) Myanmar
C) Cambodia
D) Malaysia
E) Indonesia
Q2) In Southeast Asia, hurricanes are known as <u>cyclones</u>.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Vietnam War started when <u>Great Britain</u> tried to regain control of its Southeast Asian colonies.
A)True
B)False
Q4) <u>The Khorat Plateau</u> of Southeast Asia contains poor soils and is home to many impoverished people.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Today, Burma's (Myanmar's)government is <u>a repressive military regime</u>.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) <u>Kwajalein</u> is the best example of an atoll in Australia/Oceania.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Where in Australia/Oceania do anthropologists have the greatest chance of finding "uncontacted peoples"?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Fiji
D) New Guinea
E) Tasmania
Q3) What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 10 (ten)?
A) Fiji
B) Nauru
C) New Caledonia
D) Solomon Islands
E) Vanuatu
Q4) The brown tree snake was <u>intentionally </u>introduced to Guam in cargo shipped from the Solomon Islands.
A)True
B)False
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