World Regional Geography
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Course Introduction
World Regional Geography explores the distinct physical, cultural, economic, and political characteristics of major world regions. The course examines patterns and processes that shape the worlds diverse landscapes, populations, and environments, emphasizing spatial relationships and regional interconnections. Students will analyze current global issues such as migration, urbanization, environmental challenges, and development disparities, gaining an understanding of how geography influences global events and everyday life. Through case studies and thematic analysis, this course fosters a comprehensive awareness of the complexities and interdependencies that define the world's regions.
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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 is a universalizing religion?
A)a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture
B)a metaphysical religion that seeks inner peace through contact with extraterrestrial beings
C)a religion that seeks to identify the common elements of all religions of the world in order to bring worldwide religious unity
D)a global movement to promote interfaith cooperation, similar to the United Nations
E)Hinduism
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding world population is INCORRECT?
A)One-third of the world's population lives in China and India.
B)Ten countries account for 60% of the world's population.
C)Population density, rate of natural increase, and total fertility rate are higher in Russia than the United States.
D)North American cities generally have lower population densities.
E)The population growth rate is about one-half the 1960s peak rate.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Physical Geography and the Environment
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Q1) This bioregion is associated with the widespread temperate C climate, where precipitation falls year-round in amounts of 30-60 inches, summers are warm, and winters are cold, yet no month averages below freezing.
A)Temperate Deciduous Forest
B)Evergreen
C)Mediterranean Shrub and Woodland
D)Tropical Rainforest
E)Tropical Savanna
Answer: A
Q2) Hydrologists predict that ________% of Africa's population will experience water shortages by 2025.
A)35
B)45
C)60
D)75
E)90
Answer: D
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) Between 1820 and 1870, the majority of immigrants to the United States came from what world region?
A)Asia
B)Latin America
C)Southern and Eastern Europe
D)Africa
E)Northern and Western Europe
Answer: E
Q2) What part of North America was settled last?
A)the St. Lawrence Valley
B)the San Francisco, California region
C)the Gulf Coast of the United States
D)the Plains provinces of Canada
E)the Upper Rio Grande Valley
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) The two largest economies in Latin America are
A)Brazil and Argentina.
B)Colombia and Venezuela.
C)Mexico and Colombia.
D)Brazil and Mexico.
E)Argentina and Colombia.
Q2) Which of the following was NOT a major reason for the rural-to-urban migration in Latin America?
A)increased mechanism of agriculture
B)increased population pressure
C)equal rights for women
D)consolidation of agricultural lands
E)disappearance of jobs in rural areas
Q3) What are the specific steps that Curitiba, the capital of Brazil's Parana state, has taken to plan its growth in a more environmentally friendly fashion?
Q4) What are maquiladoras, how and why have they been so successful in Mexico, and what are the controversies surrounding them? How have they been affected by the increased outsourcing of manufacturing to China?
Q5) Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) Which of the following African traditions survived in the Caribbean because of Maroons?
A)farming practices
B)house designs
C)community organization
D)language
E)all of the above
Q2) What is the approximate population of the Caribbean?
A)12 million
B)22 million
C)44 million
D)57 million
E)94 million
Q3) 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
Q4) What attributes help make the Caribbean a distinct region?
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) As a region, what is the unifying theme of Sub-Saharan Africa?
A)common religious experience
B)similar livelihood systems and shared colonial experience
C)shared language
D)unified political system
E)similar philosophy
Q2) Throughout the decade of the 2000s, China's trade with Sub-Saharan Africa grew on average ________% per year.
A)4
B)8
C)15
D)20
E)30
Q3) Sub-Saharan Africa
A)contains more than a billion people.
B)has a young population in comparison with western countries.
C)has a relatively high GNI per capita.
D)has seen declining population numbers in recent years due to AIDS.
E)is a region of middle-income countries.
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) Which of the following places is NOT located in the Fertile Crescent of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
A)eastern Turkey
B)Syria
C)Libya
D)Lebanon
E)northern Iraq
Q2) The initial European destination of those traveling the so-called Libyan Highway is
A)Germany.
B)France.
C)Italy.
D)Spain.
E)the United Kingdom.
Q3) When did Israel win the most territory through war?
A)1949
B)1956
C)1967
D)1973
E)1990
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) Today, Europe has just under ________ million Protestants
A)20
B)50
C)100
D)150
E)250
Q2) What country has Europe's highest long-term unemployment?
A)Belgium
B)Portugal
C)Italy
D)Greece
E)United Kingdom
Q3) What are the current impacts of climate change in Europe?
A)Sea ice is dwindling.
B)There is sparse snow cover in arctic Scandinavia.
C)There are frequent droughts in the water-starved Mediterranean region.
D)A and B above
E)A, B, and C above
Q4) Describe the location and typical characteristics of the four major landform regions of Europe.
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain?
A)the Black Sea
B)the Barents Sea
C)the Sea of Okhotsk
D)the Caspian Sea
E)the Sea of Japan
Q2) What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union (USSR)?
A)After a decade of political and economic instability, Russia has made impressive progress in the 21st century.
B)steady economic growth that continues today
C)unprecedented economic decline, followed by explosive growth in 2000-2001 that has improved the economies of all countries in the region
D)unprecedented economic growth throughout the region
E)There has been no change in Russia's economy since the demise of the Soviet Union.
Q3) Discuss what is being done to improve the environmental safety of the area around Chernobyl.
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) Why did ethnic Kazakhs from Mongolia migrate back to Mongolia after initially leaving in 1991?
A)discrimination for not speaking Russian
B)not enough subsidies from oil and mineral revenues
C)civil war
D)food shortages
E)there was no more work
Q2) 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.
Q3) What is the name of the ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in fall of 2001?
A)Taliban
B)al-Qaeda
C)Loya Jurga
D)Northern Alliance
E)Wahhabis
Q4) Briefly discuss the following: transhumance, alluvial fans, and pastoralism.
Q5) Discuss the major environmental issues in Central Asia.
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) Which city in East Asia was called "Edo" in the 1700s?
A)Tokyo
B)Beijing
C)Seoul
D)Kyoto
E)Hong Kong
Q2) Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?
A)North Korea
B)China
C)Japan
D)South Korea
E)Taiwan
Q3) As of 2012, what was the approximate population of Japan?
A)34 million
B)63 million
C)100 million
D)127 million
E)157 million
Q4) Discuss the importance and impact of the Yangtze and Huang He rivers in China, including both their positive and negative aspects.
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) Sri Lanka's mangrove initiative efforts have aided conservation efforts and also helped
A)increase school attendance.
B)reduce poverty.
C)develop the shrimp exporting industry.
D)produce more firewood.
E)increase tourism.
Q2) Maoism in South Asia is primarily concerned with?
A)urban growth
B)agricultural collectivization
C)colonialism
D)industrial workers
E)constitutional monarchy
Q3) Which statement is TRUE regarding the partition of South Asia into India and Pakistan?
A)It led to the deaths of over 1 million people.
B)It occurred after the British withdrew in 1947.
C)It displaced 14 million people.
D)It eventually led to the creation of Bangladesh years later.
E)All of the answer choices are true statements.
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities?
A)New York to Boston
B)New York to Indianapolis
C)New York to Denver
D)New York to San Francisco
E)New York to Philadelphia
Q2) Why did the United States eventually withdraw from the Vietnam War in the early 1970s?
A)It was clear North Vietnam was superior.
B)The United States became fearful of communism.
C)The United States did not have enough modern weaponry.
D)antiwar movement
E)North Vietnam threatened the United States with nuclear weapons.
Q3) On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?
A)rubber
B)coconuts
C)rice
D)sugarcane
E)opium poppies
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) What caused the dramatic decline in Guam's native bird species?
A)climatic change in the region
B)the elimination by humans of its food supply
C)the thinning of their eggshells and the subsequent death of their young as a result of heavy DDT use on the island in the 1970s
D)radiation poisoning caused by nuclear tests of the United States and France
E)the accidental introduction of the non-native brown tree snake
Q2) What is the approximate population of Australia?
A)5 million
B)10 million
C)15 million
D)22 million
E)30 million
Q3) 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
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