World Regional Geography
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Course Introduction
World Regional Geography offers a comprehensive exploration of the physical and human landscapes that define Earth's major regions. The course examines the geographic features, cultural systems, economic activities, and environmental challenges specific to areas including North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Through the study of maps, case studies, and current events, students gain insights into the diverse ways people interact with their environments, the interconnectedness of global regions, and the factors shaping contemporary geographic issues such as globalization, migration, and climate change.
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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) Which of the following mountain ranges was uplifted when India collided with Asia?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) Himalayan Mountains
C) Andes Mountains
D) Ural Mountains
E) none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) The world's major religions originated in the:
A) Middle East and Eastern Africa
B) Middle East and South Asia
C) Middle East and East Asia
D) Middle East and Southeast Asia
E) Middle East and South America
Answer: B
Q3) Birth rates are measured as the number of births a year per 100 population.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Europe
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Q1) A country that has a centralized, autocratic government and values nation and race over the individual is referred to as:
A) communism
B) democracy
C) command economy
D) fascism
E) socialism
Answer: D
Q2) ________ are long narrow mountain ranges that stretch out like long cords along the edges.
A) Cordilleras
B) Meseta
C) Stabbur
D) Altiplano
E) none of the above
Answer: A
Q3) Almost all Western Europeans live in a European Union member country.
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) The most important crop grown under irrigation in Central Asia is:
A) cotton
B) corn
C) wheat
D) tobacco
E) tea
Answer: A
Q2) Which one of the following countries was once part of the Russian Empire?
A) Norway
B) Denmark
C) Finland
D) Sweden
E) They all were once part of the Russian Empire.
Answer: C
Q3) Oil and gas account for approximately 20% of Russia's economy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Middle East and North Africa
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Q1) The ________ were formed as a result of contact between the African, Arabian, and Eurasian plates at the center of the region.
A) Atlas Mountains
B) High Yemen Mountains
C) Zagros Mountains
D) Taurus Mountains
E) all of the above
Q2) What are gecekondu?
A) informal housing in Turkish cities
B) Kurdish communities in eastern Turkey
C) Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon
D) Shi'i religious leaders
E) none of these
Q3) Jerusalem is the political capital of ________.
A) Israel
B) the Palestinian State
C) Syria
D) Jordan
E) Jerusalem is not a political capital of any country.
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Chapter 5: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) Should Sub-Saharan Africa be categorized as a major world region? Why or why not?
Q2) Zambia
A)Harare
B)Nairobi
C)Nouakchott
D)Niamey
E)Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru
Q3) Petroleum is the major mineral export from this country.
A) Nigeria
B) South Africa
C) Zimbabwe
D) Democratic Republic of the Congo
E) Kenya
Q4) 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) The current population of the United States is:
A) 44 million
B) 354 million
C) 125 million
D) 30 million
E) 1 billion
Q2) Most Canadians live:
A) within 200 miles of the border with the U.S.
B) on the Pacific coast
C) in the Maritime provinces
D) in the Prairie provinces
E) in the north of their country
Q3) Over half of Canadian exports go to:
A) the United States
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) Japan
E) Mexico
Q4) How do the cities in the United States differ from cities in Canada? Why do these differences exist?
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Chapter 7: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Q1) What is the name of the Mexican government's oil company?
A) PEMEX
B) MEXPEM
C) PIMCO
D) MIXTEC
E) none of these
Q2) Discuss the impact of Brazilian government policy on the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s. How did political leaders view the Amazon? Did they see it as an obstacle or an asset? What steps did they take to encourage and ensure settlement in this region?
Q3) This is the most likely addition to NAFTA.
A) Chile
B) Argentina
C) Venezuela
D) Bolivia
E) Brazil
Q4) Explain the Green Revolution. What are some of the successes of the Green Revolution in Latin America? What are some of the criticisms associated with this Revolution?
Q5) Discuss the historical and geographic impact of sugar.
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Chapter 8: East Asia
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Q1) This is the largest city in China.
A) Shanghai
B) Beijing
C) Hong Kong
D) Wuhan
E) Tokyo
Q2) ________ was domesticated from wild species in more northerly sub-humid regions of East Asia.
A) Rice
B) Tea
C) Millet
D) Wheat
E) none of the above
Q3) The Northern Regime in East Asia is ________.
A) subhumid
B) humid
C) semiarid
D) temperate
E) none of the above
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Chapter 9: South Asia
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Q1) Since independence, all of these countries have had periods of military rule, except:
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Bangladesh
D) They have all had periods of military rule since independence.
E) None of these have had periods of military rule since independence.
Q2) Hindi is the national language of India.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Sri Lanka
A)Islamabad
B)Male
C)Kathmandu
D)Thimphu
E)Colombo
F)New Delhi
G)Kabul
Q4) Discuss the plight of women in South Asia. What are some key factors that explain the dramatic inequality and poverty women face in this region?
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Chapter 10: Southeast Asia
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Q1) Discuss the major physiographic provinces in Southeast Asia. Give at least 3 major characteristics of each province.
Q2) Where are the Spratly Islands located?
A) between Vietnam and the Philippines in the South China Sea
B) western Indonesia
C) eastern Indonesia
D) between Taiwan and the Philippines in the East China Sea
E) south of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean
Q3) Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom are associated with which culture?
A) Champa
B) Srivijaya
C) Annam
D) Khmer
E) Irian Jaya
Q4) Discuss the Vietnam War. When did it begin? What historical and political factors lead to this conflict? How was this conflict resolved?
Q5) Timor-Leste is mostly Christian.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific
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Q1) The Great Artesian Basin, the world's largest groundwater aquifer, is found in which country?
A) New Zealand
B) Australia
C) Papua New Guinea
D) Tahiti
E) Hawai'i
Q2) Geologically speaking, which of these is oldest?
A) Australia
B) the North Island of New Zealand
C) the South Island of New Zealand
D) They are all roughly the same age.
E) No one has any idea about the geologic age of these countries.
Q3) When did Australia become independent?
A) 1873
B) 1901
C) 1925
D) 1973
E) none of the above
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