World Geography Practice Questions
Course Introduction
World Geography is an introductory course that explores the physical and human characteristics of the Earths regions and environments. The course covers topics such as landforms, climate, natural resources, population distribution, cultural landscapes, and global interdependence. Through the study of maps, case studies, and current events, students will develop geographical thinking and analytical skills, gaining a deeper understanding of how geographic factors shape societies and influence global trends.
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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 stage of the Demographic Transition produces a rapid rise in the rate of natural increase?
A)stage 1
B)stage 2
C)stage 3
D)stage 4
E)stage 5
Answer: B
Q2) One of the best map projections used to display the Earth's surface, and the one most commonly used in your text, is the
A)Mercator projection.
B)planar projection.
C)choropleth map.
D)Robinson projection.
E)linear scale.
Answer: D
Q3) Write an essay in which you discuss the various aspects that geographers examine in urban settlements.
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 2: Physical Geography and the Environment
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Q1) The Koppen classification system is a standard system used to classify
A)climate.
B)landforms.
C)tectonic activity.
D)vegetation.
E)languages.
Answer: A
Q2) Why are less developed countries (LDCs)reluctant to sign the Kyoto Protocol?
A)Restricted emissions from most-developed countries (MDCs)created the problem.
B)Emissions accumulated in the atmosphere from less developed countries since the nineteenth century and is the major culprit of today's problem.
C)Signing the Kyoto Protocol could limit the economic future of LDCs.
D)Up to now, LDCs such as China and India, have added very little to the build-up of greenhouse gases and have stable or decreasing emission rates.
Answer: C
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) Today what percentage of the North American population is urban?
A)90
B)80
C)70
D)60
E)50
Answer: B
Q2) An estimated ________ Mexican-born residents (more than 10% of Mexico's population)now live in the United States.
A)2 million
B)5 million
C)8 million
D)12 million
E)16 million
Answer: D
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) Which country in Latin America sends the largest number of legal immigrants to the United States?
A)Chile
B)Colombia
C)El Salvador
D)Mexico
E)Brazil
Q2) What factor was most crucial to the survival of the remaining indigenous people of Latin America?
A)land
B)water
C)energy
D)education
E)jobs
Q3) What country is the Latin American leader in outsourcing operations?
A)Mexico
B)Uruguay
C)Brazil
D)Panama
E)Costa Rica
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) Discuss the rise of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. In which countries are the rates higher or lower? What are the factors that have contributed to the higher and lower rates in these locations?
Q2) From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?
A)India
B)China
C)Kenya
D)Tanzania
E)Ghana
Q3) What is "indentured labor"?
A)another phrase for slavery
B)professional workers specially recruited for niche positions
C)workers contracted to work on estates for a set period of time
D)workers in dental offices
E)workers in technical fields
Q4) What are Maroon societies and how do they provide a strong reflection of African roots in the Caribbean today?
Q5) What attributes help make the Caribbean a distinct region?
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) In Sub-Saharan Africa, at about what age do most women marry?
A)when they are teenagers
B)at an average age of 22
C)at an average age of 24
D)at an average age of 27
E)at an average age of 30
Q2) Why is it important to address the status of women? What is the typical status of women in Sub-Saharan Africa and are there any signs of improvement?
Q3) The armed jihadist group Boko Haram primarily operates in A)the Congo.
B)Nigeria.
C)Mali.
D)Kenya.
E)Tanzania.
Q4) 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) What is the official language of Israel?
A)Yiddish
B)English
C)Arabic
D)Hebrew
E)Persian
Q2) What country leads the region in gender equality as demonstrated by its high percentage of female lawyers and judges?
A)Israel
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Turkey
D)Iran
E)Algeria
Q3) Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa?
A)to take advantage of job opportunities
B)to escape environmental disasters
C)to escape political conflict
D)to escape ethnic tensions
E)to take advantage of educational opportunities
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?
A)Norway
B)Portugal
C)Germany
D)Austria
E)Bulgaria
Q2) What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?
A)the euro
B)the franc
C)the Deutschemark
D)the pound
E)the dollar
Q3) In which European country would you find fjords?
A)Ireland
B)Norway
C)Netherlands
D)Italy
E)Germany
Q4) Write an essay that examines the nature and consequences of the economic transition in Eastern Europe since the 1990s.
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?
A)persistently declining population
B)rapid population growth
C)slow population growth
D)steady population levels
E)rapid population decline, followed by steady growth
Q2) Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?
A)Ukraine
B)Belarus
C)Latvia
D)Moldova
E)Siberia
Q3) What have many of Russia's internal autonomous areas been requesting?
A)greater connections with Moscow and the rest of Russia
B)greater autonomy
C)greater connections with China and Mongolia to the south
D)great transportation linkages to the ice-free ports of the Arctic Ocean
E)greater unity among themselves
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Chapter 10: Central Asia
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Q1) What group founded the Taliban?
A)separatist groups from northern Kyrgyzstan
B)young Muslim religious students in Afghanistan
C)an ethnic minority who are nomadic pastoralists in the Kara Kum desert
D)Pashtun women who were seeking to acquire more freedom in Afghan society
E)Russian soldiers in the 1980s
Q2) China has invested $6 billion in Tajikistan. The authors fear what outcome?
A)economic domination of Tajikistan by China
B)an increase in remittances that will destabilize Tajikistan
C)continuing falling oil prices in Tajikistan
D)deportation of Tajik workers from China
E)a decrease in Tajikistan exports to the West
Q3) In the Tarim Basin, where do most of the people reside?
A)in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge
B)near the basin's center
C)high in the mountains surrounding the basin
D)toward the eastern opening of the basin
E)in an evenly distributed pattern, throughout the region
Q4) 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?
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) Japan's economy
A)is currently the largest in the world.
B)slowed substantially in the 1990s.
C)has seen sustained gains in its real estate values over the last two decades.
D)did not begin to industrialize until after World War II.
E)is not as large as China's.
Q2) All of the following statements about Mahayana Buddhism are true EXCEPT
A)it originated in India.
B)it is strongest in Southeast Asia.
C)it emphasizes liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
D)it holds that boddhisatvas help people reach liberation.
E)it is a nonexclusive religion.
Q3) Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?
A)China
B)Vietnam
C)South Korea
D)Russia
E)Taiwan
Q4) Write an essay in which you discuss the characteristics and distribution of Japan's population, as well as the country's urban-agriculture dilemma.
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) Who is the father-figure of Indian independence?
A)Mohandas Gandhi
B)Koose Veerappan
C)Raj Kumar
D)Siddhartha Guatama
E)Aasif Mandviwala
Q2) What language has been suggested as a neutral national language in India?
A)Brahui
B)Dravidian
C)French
D)Hindi
E)English
Q3) What is the second most widely spoken language in South Asia?
A)Punjabi
B)Urdu
C)Nepali
D)Tamil
E)Bengali
Q4) How have the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States had an effect on India-Pakistan relations?
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?
A)Mekong
B)Irrawaddy
C)Red River
D)Chao Phraya
E)Salween
Q2) Compare the population issues in the Philippines and Singapore.
Q3) Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most receptive to western influences?
A)Malaysia
B)the Philippines
C)Burma
D)Singapore
E)Vietnam
Q4) Explain in depth the current geopolitical issues in Southeast Asia, particularly ethnic tensions and religious conflicts
Q5) Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof)over the last three or so decades.
Q6) What is transmigration and what is its importance in Southeast Asia?
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) What is the "Outback"?
A)New Zealand's mountainous pasture lands
B)Australia's huge, dry interior
C)the many islands of the South Pacific
D)a trendy neighborhood in Sydney, Australia
E)the name that Australians give to Tasmania
Q2) What mineral deposits are the reason parts of Micronesia have had jungle cover removed?
A)silicon
B)nitrates
C)gold
D)phosphate
E)copper
Q3) Which of the following places exports the most manufactured goods to Australia?
A)Saudi Arabia
B)United States
C)European Union
D)Africa
E)New Zealand
Q4) What is Pidgin English and why is it important?
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