Political Geography Final
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Course Introduction
Political Geography explores the spatial dimensions of political processes and structures, examining how geographical factors influence political behavior, organization, and outcomes at local, national, and global scales. The course investigates topics such as the formation and evolution of states, borders, and territories; the role of geography in shaping political identities and conflicts; electoral geography; geopolitics; and the impact of globalization on sovereignty and governance. Students analyze case studies that illustrate the interplay between physical landscapes and political power, gaining insights into issues like boundary disputes, resource control, migration, and regional integration.
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Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 5th Edition by Lester Rowntree
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Chapter 1: Concepts of World Geography
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Q1) What does Gross National Income (GNI)measure?
A)the value of all final goods and services produced in a country
B)the value of all final goods and services produced in a country plus the net income from abroad
C)the value of all final goods and services produced in a country plus the net income from abroad, taking into account nonmarket economic activity
D)the value of all final goods and services produced in a country, including all nonmarket economic activities
E)the value of a country's stock market
Answer: B
Q2) Which world language family is NOT found in Africa?
A)Afro-Asiatic
B)Niger-Congo
C)Nilo-Saharan
D)Khoisan
E)Altaic
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Physical Geography and the Environment
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Q1) What pair of countries contributes the most greenhouse emissions into the atmosphere?
A)England and Ireland
B)Germany and France
C)United States and China
D)Japan and South Korea
E)Russia and India
Answer: C
Q2) The nutrients that are available for plant growth in tropical rainforests tend to be stored in
A)the uppermost layer of the soil.
B)the bottommost layer of the soil.
C)a layer that is approximately one meter below the surface.
D)the decaying vegetative material that has fallen on the rainforest floor.
E)the living plants.
Answer: E
Q3) What are the major causes and effects of climate change?
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 3: North America
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Q1) Which of the following statements is most accurate?
A)By 1990, more than half of the population of the United States lived west of the Colorado River.
B)By 1990, more than half of the population of the United States lived west of the Rocky Mountains.
C)In 1990, more than half of the population of the United States lived west of the Great Plains.
D)By 1990, more than half of the population of the United States lived west of the Mississippi River.
E)By 1990, more than half of the population of the United States lived west of the Grand Canyon.
Answer: D
Q2) What Canadian province has a majority of French-Canadian citizens?
A)British Columbia
B)Ontario
C)Quebec
D)Saskatchewan
E)Alberta
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Latin America
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Q1) What is Latin America's "informal sector," and how does it serve as a barometer for its economy? In your discussion please provide examples of activities in this sector, the sector's size, and the advantages of working in it.
Q2) In Latin America, what did agrarian reform accomplish?
A)Toxic wastes were cleaned up from the land.
B)A new system for planning and land use was established.
C)A township and range system for administering the land was instituted.
D)Land was redistributed, giving some to peasants.
E)Land was annexed for cities.
Q3) What is the name of the high-altitude plateau where the Andes Mountains reach their greatest width.
A)shield
B)pampas
C)altiplano
D)llanos
E)basin
Q4) Describe and discuss the valley of Mexico. What are the particular environmental problems that the valley has faced and will continue to face in the future?
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) What Caribbean country is most at risk because of sea-level rise?
A)Cuba
B)the Bahamas
C)Suriname
D)Jamaica
E)Belize
Q2) Maroon societies were composed of which group of people?
A)Asian immigrants to the Caribbean
B)European managers of plantations in the Caribbean
C)Hindu immigrants to the Caribbean
D)escaped slaves
E)wealthy Caribbean landowners
Q3) Discuss the environmental degradation and poverty that is prevalent in Haiti. Be certain to emphasize the historical factors that have led to this situation in the country.
Q4) What attributes help make the Caribbean a distinct region?
Q5) Discuss the major earthquake that occurred in Haiti in 2010, including Haiti's proximity to tectonic plates, the damage, and how the poverty of Haiti worsened the effects of this devastating event.
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) South Africa has a smaller number of women in their 30s and 40s compared to men of the same age. Why?
A)war
B)emigration for work
C)high suicide rates
D)high birth rates leading to high death rates for women
E)HIV/AIDS
Q2) Of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, which one saw the least political strife in the 1990s?
A)Kenya
B)Rwanda
C)Zaire/Democratic Republic of Congo
D)Liberia
E)Sudan
Q3) What is Sub-Saharan Africa's most troubling demographic indicator?
A)high birth rates
B)HIV/AIDS rates
C)migration
D)low life expectancy
E)child mortality rates
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey, located wholly in Asia, known?
A)Maghreb
B)Levant
C)Middle East
D)Anatolia
E)Persia
Q2) The Ottoman Empire
A)was replaced by the Byzantine Empire.
B)eventually stretched into southern Europe.
C)was initially led by Christians.
D)imposed Shi'a Islam upon its subjects.
E)is a remnant of its former self in modern day Iran.
Q3) 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
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) 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
Q2) Discuss the characteristics and location of Europe's three major climates.
Q3) Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?
A)Basque
B)English
C)Danish
D)Norwegian
E)Swedish
Q4) Today, Europe has about ________ million Catholics
A)20
B)50
C)100
D)150
E)250
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?
A)Kurdish
B)Turkish
C)Finnish
D)Chinese
E)Slavic
Q2) The highest population densities in the Russian Domain are found in which part of the region?
A)the southeastern part of the region
B)the eastern-most part of the region
C)Siberia
D)the western-most part of the region
E)the coastal areas around the Sea of Okhotsk
Q3) Which geographic area of the Russian Domain dominates the region?
A)Armenia
B)the Ukraine
C)Slavic Russia
D)Belarus
E)Georgia
Q4) Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.
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Chapter 10: Central Asia
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Q1) What is the livelihood of pastoralists?
A)growing wheat
B)cultivating rice
C)growing grapes to produce wine
D)growing opium poppies
E)raising livestock
Q2) The Pamir Knot
A)is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China.
B)is the term for the border between Mongolia and China.
C)refers to the political isolation experienced by Azerbaijan on the western side of the Caspian Sea.
D)refers to the mountainous region lying on the border between Nepal and China.
E)is located in Turkmenistan.
Q3) What development led to the emergence of nomadic pastoralism in Central Asia?
A)domestication of the sheep
B)a climate change that made the region dryer
C)domestication of the horse
D)domestication of wheat
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) How is East Asian writing system unique to other world writing systems?
A)People literate to the writing system can read the same script without being able to speak the same language.
B)They represent ideas rather than sounds.
C)It is very difficult to learn.
D)Literate persons must memorize thousands of characters.
E)all of the above
Q2) Which country has the highest population in East Asia?
A)Japan
B)China
C)North Korea
D)South Korea
E)Taiwan
Q3) Currently, the Three Gorges Dam provides what percentage of China's electricity need?
A)80%
B)50%
C)25%
D)12%
E)3%
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) Discuss and analyze the impact of religion on the history and current nature and structure of South Asia.
Q2) Sikhism is a blend of what two religions?
A)Christianity and Islam
B)Hinduism and Islam
C)Hinduism and Buddhism
D)Islam and Buddhism
E)Christianity and Hinduism
Q3) The Green Revolution in South Asia
A)had little effect on crop yields.
B)relied in part on newly developed varieties of crops.
C)originated in the early 1950s.
D)was accomplished without the use of pesticides.
E)has been a total success.
Q4) India's economy is most advanced in what economic activity?
A)engineering technology
B)automobile production
C)electrical appliances
D)software development
E)consumer electronics
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) What country straddles the mainland and insular portions of Southeast Asia?
A)Burma
B)Philippines
C)Singapore
D)Malaysia
E)Vietnam
Q2) What is the chief product of the "Golden Triangle" of Southeast Asia?
A)bananas
B)electronics
C)heroin
D)gold
E)rice
Q3) Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?
A)when the government intervenes to control land use
B)when private entities purchase land for development
C)when population densities remain relatively low and stable, and where practitioners of swidden control an adequate amount of land
D)when there is a large number of people to do the hard, manual labor associated with swidden
E)when long-term weather patterns provide adequate moisture and warmth
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) What is the name of the policy in Australia that promoted immigration from Europe and North America at the expense of other groups?
A)Anglo Australia Policy
B)White Australia Policy
C)British Commonwealth Immigration Initiative
D)Australia for Australians
E)Pure Australia Policy
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) Briefly describe some of the region's efforts at combating climate change.
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