World Regional Geography
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World Regional Geography examines the spatial distributions and distinctive characteristics of the worlds regions, analyzing the physical environments, cultures, economies, and political systems that define them. The course explores how human and environmental interactions shape patterns of population, development, and resource use across continents. Through thematic and case study approaches, students gain a deeper understanding of global interconnections, regional challenges, and the diversity that influences modern geopolitical issues, providing a foundation for interpreting global events from a geographical perspective.
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Introduction to Geography 14th Edition by Arthur Getis
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Discuss the ways that changes in communications or transportation technology can change the friction of distance and thus change processes of spatial interaction.
Answer: Answer varies.Possible answers for technologies that reduce the friction of distance might include new highway construction,container ships,fiber optic cables,communications satellites,and the internet.
Q2) As geographers use the term,scale tells us
A)the weight of a given commodity.
B)the intrinsic character of the object or area studied.
C)the relationship between earth distance and map distance.
D)the length of a degree of longitude along different parallels.
Answer: C
Q3) Spatial interaction is affected by
A)mobility,economics,and anticipation.
B)the physical environment,the cultural landscape,and the interchange potential of places.
C)distance,accessibility,and connectivity.
D)absolute location,spatial parameters,and network design.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Techniques of Geographic Analysis
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Q1) For as long as geographers have made maps,the prime meridian has always gone through Greenwich,England.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A map scale of 1: 24,000 means that
A)one inch on the map represents 2,000 feet on the earth.
B)one inch on the map represents 24,000 inches on the earth.
C)one foot on the map represents 2,000 inches on the earth.
D)one foot on the map represents 24,000 miles on the earth.
Answer: B
Q3) A geographic information system contains
A)A data input component and a data management component
B)Data manipulation functions and terrain manuals
C)Genomes and output components
D)A data analysis function and a periodic table
Answer: A
Q4) What are the lines of constant elevation on topographic maps called?
Answer: Contour lines
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Chapter 3: Physical Geography: Landforms
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Q1) Earthquakes are most often caused by
A)mass movement.
B)gradational processes.
C)pressure at lithospheric plate boundaries.
D)hot spots.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following landforms results mainly from the effect of mass wasting or mass movement?
A)mesa
B)talus
C)alluvial fan
D)delta
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the rock cycle?
A)cementation and compaction of sediment into sedimentary rocks
B)weathering,transport,and deposition of igneous rocks into sediment
C)cooling and solidification of magma into metamorphic rocks
D)pressure and heat converting igneous rocks into metamorphic rocks
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Physical Geography: Weather and Climate
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Q1) The dew point is the temperature at which precipitation begins to occur.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the term referring to the boundary between two unlike air masses?
Q3) The coastal areas of the U.S.most vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by global warming are found mostly on the West Coast.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following climatic phenomena is responsible for keeping northern Europe and the northwest coast of Russia warmer than it would otherwise be?
A)North Atlantic Drift
B)El Nino
C)La Nina
D)monsoon
Q5) The planetary wind and pressure belts
A)keep their same position throughout the year.
B)shift northward during our winter and southward during summer.
C)shift eastward during our winter and westward during summer.
D)shift southward during our winter and northward during summer.
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Chapter 5: Population Geography
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Q1) Carrying capacity is
A)the maximum biomass an environment will produce.
B)a function of distance decay.
C)the maximum number of people that can be supported by available resources and technology.
D)a reflection of cultural diffusion.
Q2) The nonecumene is discontinuous and found on all continents.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What term has reference to permanently populated portions of the earth as distinguished from the unpopulated regions?
Q4) According to United Nations projections,almost all population growth between 2000 and 2030 will take place __________.
A)in the Southern Hemisphere
B)in rural areas of developing regions
C)in the world's mega-cities
D)in urban areas of developing regions
Q5) What is meant by the terms "J-curve" and "S-curve" with reference to human population growth? How is the transition from one to the other achieved?
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Chapter 6: Cultural Geography
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Q1) Which one of the following religions is not monotheistic?
A)Judaism
B)Christianity
C)Islam
D)Hinduism
Q2) Which of the following is NOT considered a "universalizing" religion?
A)Islam
B)Buddhism
C)Judaism
D)Christianity
Q3) English is the official United States language.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Most dialects have a spatial pattern.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Are ethnicity and race the same thing? Explain your answer.
Q6) The majority of the Muslims in the world are Shiites.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Human Interaction
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Q1) How and why does an individual's mental map of the world change from childhood to adult years? Speculate on the impact of those changes on spatial behavior.
Q2) The spread of the 1781 influenza outbreak across Europe is an example of a pattern referred to as
A)hierarchical diffusion.
B)contagious diffusion.
C)logistical diffusion.
D)prognostic diffusion.
Q3) The value that an individual places on each known,potential migration site is called
A)return migration.
B)channelized migration.
C)place utility.
D)spatial search.
Q4) Globalization is affected by all but which of the following?
A)global marketing
B)political integration
C)international banking
D)place utility integration
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Chapter 8: Political Geography
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Q1) Countries where women hold 25% or more of the seats in the legislature include all of the following except
A)Cuba.
B)South Africa.
C)Sweden.
D)the United States.
Q2) International economic alliances
A)tend to be formed among widely separated countries with different but complementary resources.
B)almost invariably result from previously arranged military or defense alliances.
C)formed in one world region frequently stimulate the creation of countering alliances.
D)represent a significant surrender of national autonomy to "superstates" remote from local control.
Q3) What is a forward thrust capital? Give examples and explain the reasons for their selection.
Q4) Compare and contrast the acts and intents of redistricting and gerrymandering.
Q5) What is the most universal of the world organizations of countries?
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Chapter 9: Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary
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Q1) All of the following statements about nomadic herding are true EXCEPT that it
A)is increasing in importance as the population dependent on it increases.
B)involves the controlled movement of livestock.
C)depends upon the availability of natural forage.
D)is the most extensive of agricultural land use systems.
Q2) What are the major differences between extensive and intensive subsistence agriculture? Give examples of each.
Q3) The informal economy includes ________ activities
A)Large-scale borrowing
B)GNI
C)Takeoff
D)Unlicensed
Q4) Which of the following are examples of primary activities?
A)Manufacturing and construction
B)Power production and processing
C)Gathering and extractive
D)Wholesale and retail
Q5) Mining and quarrying are extractive industries.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services
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Q1) How has the "new international division of labor (NIDL)" come about?
A)Exporting goods from industrial countries and sending raw materials from less developing regions
B)Increasing the subdivision of manufacturing processes into larger steps
C)Offshoring manufacturing activities to developing regions
D)Developing manufacturing regions in formerly agricultural areas
Q2) The supply curve indicates that as the price of a good increases,
A)more of it will be offered for sale.
B)there will be fewer producers.
C)greater specialization will occur.
D)the demand for it will increase.
Q3) What are the four major industrial concentrations in the world?
Q4) A good example of market-oriented industry is
A)Aluminum manufacturing
B)Baked goods manufacturing
C)Fish processing
D)High-end automobile manufacturing
Q5) Summarize in words and a diagram the Weberian least-cost industrial plant location solution to minimize transportation costs with two raw material inputs and a market,all in different locations.
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Chapter 11: An Urban World
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Q1) Which of the following areas of the world reflects the greatest dominance of the automobile in shaping the land use of cities?
A)Europe
B)East Asia
C)United States
D)Latin America
Q2) Cities are growing particularly rapidly in Asia and Africa mainly because of
A)The great migration from urban to rural environments
B)People flocking to cities seeking a better life
C)The transition to a commercial agricultural economy from one of industrialization
D)Lower fertility rates that make it difficult for agricultural areas to feed its population
Q3) The land use patterns of the older,eastern U.S.mass transit central cities were fully replicated in the 20<sup>th</sup> century urban centers of the Sun Belt.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe gentrification and the reasons it has taken place
Q5) Describe the cities of the developing world and their problems
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Chapter 12: The Geography of Natural Resources
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Q1) Some renewable resources can be depleted.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The "oil shocks" of 1973-74 and 1979-80 had all of the following effects EXCEPT
A)a decline in the power of OPEC.
B)a worldwide recession.
C)a decrease in the demand for oil.
D)large net trade deficits in oil-importing countries.
Q3) The largest of the commercial forest belts in the world includes
A)most of Australia,Africa,and South America.
B)the upper-middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
C)the Arctic region of Russia and Canada.
D)the western interiors of continents in subtropical latitudes.
Q4) Which of the following is not one of the designated purposes for which the U.S National Forests are managed?
A)recreation
B)timber production
C)wildlife habitat
D)all of the above are purposes for which they are managed
Q5) What is the category of natural resources that can be used over and over again?
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Chapter 13: Human Impact on the Environment
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Q1) What are some factors that contribute to a species being threatened or endangered?
Q2) Why can exotic species be damaging to ecosystems?
Q3) What factors make some areas have more seriously polluted air than others?
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a major consequence of acid rain?
A)destruction of limestone statues
B)forest damage
C)soil erosion
D)loss of fish populations in parts of the U.S.,Canada,and Scandinavia
Q5) Places where thermal pollution causes fish to die are typically
A)near the equator.
B)in the vicinity of warm ocean currents.
C)in areas of bright sunlight and shallow waters.
D)near electric power plants.
Q6) In the process of biological magnification,the most threatened trophic level is the A)decomposer.
B)ultimate consumer.
C)herbivore.
D)initial consumer.
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