Introduction to Human Geography Final
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Human Geography explores the relationships between people, places, and environments around the world. This course examines key concepts such as population distribution, cultural landscapes, urbanization, economic development, migration, and globalization. Students will analyze how human activities are shaped by and, in turn, shape the physical spaces they inhabit. Using contemporary case studies and geographic tools, the course provides insights into the spatial patterns and processes that influence societies, encouraging a deeper understanding of global diversity and interconnectedness.
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World Regions in Global Context People Places and Environments 4th Edition by Sallie A. Marston
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Chapter 1: World Regions in Global Context
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which of these statistics gives the most accurate measurement of buying power and the cost of living in a country?
A) GDP
B) GNP
C) PPP
D) HDI
E) IMF
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Europe
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Q1) When was the Marshall Plan instituted?
A) after World War I
B) after World War II
C) the end of Communism
D) the Gulf War
E) none of these
Answer: B
Q2) In the steppe region of the North European Lowlands, what type of agriculture dominates the landscape?
A) wheat
B) sheep
C) cattle
D) corn
E) fruit and vegetable
Answer: B
Q3) Women in Europe generally have a significantly longer life expectancy than men.
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) 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
Q2) Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant, coniferous forest?
A) steppe
B) tundra
C) taiga
D) volga
E) none of these
Answer: C
Q3) One of the main reasons for Russian imperial expansion was the drive for more warm-water ports.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Middle East and North Africa
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam?
A) pray five times daily facing Mecca
B) fast during the month of Ramadan
C) seclusion of women
D) giving alms
E) repeating the profession of faith
Q2) These areas are created when land erosion and a high water table have allowed some of the water to percolate to the surface.
A) mandate
B) qanats
C) flaj
D) foggara
E) oases
Q3) What is the process called by which arid and semiarid lands become degraded and less productive?
A) drought
B) desertification
C) razed
D) oasis
E) afforestation
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Chapter 5: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) This is the largest country in population in Africa.
A) Nigeria
B) South Africa
C) Sudan
D) Democratic Republic of the Congo
E) Ghana
Q2) The foreign debt of Sub-Saharan Africa is 1/3 that of Latin America and Asia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The discovery of quinine partly controlled bilharziasis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Christians slightly outnumber Muslims in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A)True
B)False
Q5) African countries have seen a steady decline in the price for their raw materials exports over the last decades.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the recent conflicts in Somalia, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.
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Chapter 6: The United States and Canada
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Q1) What is defined as the withdrawal of investments from activities (and regions) that yield low rates of profit in order to reinvest in new activities (and new places)?
A) Creative Destruction
B) Deindustrialization
C) Globalization
D) End of the Beginning
E) none of the above
Q2) Which of the following is more stationary?
A) Canadian Plate
B) North American Plate
C) Pacific Plate
D) Juan de Fuca Plate
E) none of the above
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) How did colonialism restructure the economies of Latin America? What is meant by "import substitution"? How does import substitution differ from neoliberalism and free trade?
Q2) Discuss the historic and geographic impact of the Panama Canal. When was the canal built? What was the purpose of this canal? Why is the canal important today?
Q3) The majority of people in Latin America live in cities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What was "The Demographic Collapse" in Latin America?
A) the result of epidemics of diseases introduced by the Europeans
B) a decline already in progress when the Europeans arrived
C) the result of the high rates of internal migration after WW II
D) the transition from high growth to low growth through birth control
E) the result of civil wars prevalent during the 19th century
Q5) The Andes Mountains run parallel to the west coast of South America.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the historical and geographic impact of sugar.
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Chapter 8: East Asia
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Q1) Hong Kong was a ________ colony during most of the 19th and 20th centuries.
A) British
B) Japanese
C) American
D) Korean
E) Chinese
Q2) What is silk?
A) synthetic fiber produced from cellulose or petroleum
B) a fine quality of cotton
C) a fine quality of wool
D) fiber produced by the caterpillar of a moth
E) none of these
Q3) The principal human impact in East Asia has been the clearing of land for farming.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In China, boys are considered more worthy than girls.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: South Asia
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Q1) What was the religion of the group who wanted a separate state of Khalistan in the Indian portion of Punjab?
A) Sikh
B) Islam
C) Buddhism
D) Jain
E) none of the above
Q2) The 19th century migration from South Asia to British colonies was encouraged by the need for cheap labor.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One of the most horrific environmental disasters of all time took place in this city in 1984, when lethal methyl isocyanate leaked from a Union Carbide plant, killing around 4,000 people.
A) New Delhi
B) Calcutta
C) Mumbai
D) Bangalore
E) Bhopal
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Chapter 10: Southeast Asia
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Q1) Southeast Asian economies that have experienced rapid growth and development since the 1980s have generally followed the model of what successful economy?
A) Japan
B) the United States
C) the Soviet Union
D) Vietnam
E) the European Union
Q2) This country is mostly Buddhists.
A) Thailand
B) Indonesia
C) Malaysia
D) Brunei
E) none of these
Q3) All of these plants are native to Southeast Asia, except:
A) coffee
B) oil palm
C) rubber
D) All of these plants are native to Southeast Asia.
E) None of these plants are native to Southeast Asia.
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Chapter 11: Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific
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Q1) Commercial wheat production in Australia is concentrated in which region?
A) Central Australia
B) Western Australia
C) Southeastern Australia
D) Northern Australia
E) Northwestern Australia
Q2) The main mineral resource in Papua New Guinea is:
A) copper
B) bauxite
C) nickel
D) petroleum
E) gold
Q3) The highest mountain in Australia is approximately this many feet above sea level.
A) 900
B) 12000
C) 2500
D) 22000
E) 7300
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