World Regional Geography Test Questions
Course Introduction
World Regional Geography explores the diverse physical and human landscapes that shape the worlds major regions. Students will examine the interaction between people and their environments by studying the distinctive characteristics, cultures, economies, and environments of regions such as North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The course emphasizes spatial patterns, regional differences, and the interconnectedness of global issues, providing foundational geographical concepts and analytical skills essential for understanding global trends and regional challenges.
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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) Child-rearing, education, and marriage are examples of what social construct?
A)secularism
B)ethnic religion
C)gender roles
D)universalizing religion
E)lingua franca
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following measurements of human population is very similar to the average number of children per family?
A)rate of natural increase
B)crude birthrate
C)refined birthrate
D)total fertility rate
E)birthrate per capita
Answer: D
Q3) Write an essay in which you discuss the various aspects that geographers examine in urban settlements.
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Chapter 2: Physical Geography and the Environment
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Q1) This bioregion has two versions: the expansive arctic version of the far northern hemisphere and, sharing many similar traits, the alpine version found at high elevations in mountainous areas worldwide.
A)tundra
B)boreal
C)taiga
D)the chaparral
E)evergreen
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a form of renewable energy?
A)wind
B)natural gas
C)water
D)solar energy
E)All of these choices are forms of renewable energy.
Answer: B
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) Currently, how many people live in the North American Region?
A)265 million
B)295 million
C)345 million
D)500 million
E)1 billion
Answer: C
Q2) What type of pollution is the greatest cause of acid rain?
A)industrial and auto emissions
B)agricultural pollutants
C)municipal waste
D)the generation of hydroelectric power
E)El NiƱo
Answer: A
Q3) Not everyone shares equally in the economic bounty of North America. Discuss economic disparities among ethnic groups and between men and women.
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Chapter 4: Latin America
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Q1) What is the source of approximately 70% of Mexico City's water?
A)aquifers
B)lakes
C)atmospheric condensers
D)rivers surrounding the basin
E)exotic rivers
Q2) What language is the second-most common in Latin America?
A)Portuguese
B)Spanish
C)English
D)Quechua
E)Aymara
Q3) What Mexican drug cartel controls northern Mexico along the borders of California, Arizona, and New Mexico?
A)Sinaloa Federation
B)Gulf Cartel
C)Los Zetas
D)Knights Templar
E)Beltran-Leyva
Q4) Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) In 2011, what Caribbean country had the most non-resident tourists?
A)Cuba
B)Jamaica
C)Puerto Rico
D)Bahamas
E)Dominican Republic
Q2) What factor has prevented Caribbean countries from reaping the full benefits of their extensive investment in education?
A)brain drain
B)the continuing importance of the informal sector
C)drug trafficking
D)offshore banking and online gambling
E)all of the above
Q3) What was the name of the initiative designed to launch rapid industrialization in Puerto Rico?
A)Operation Rapid Aid
B)Operation New Economy
C)Operation Econ Grow
D)Operation Industrialization
E)Operation Bootstrap
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) What factors explain the large family size of Sub-Saharan Africa? What conditions would be necessary to encourage parents to have smaller families? What might be some of the effects of having smaller families?
Q2) What is the Sahel and what are the problems currently facing this African region?
Q3) Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
A)large family size increases prestige.
B)infant and child mortality rates are low.
C)most women do not have high levels of education.
D)birth control methods are neither readily available nor universally accepted.
E)rural lifestyle.
Q4) In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?
A)Animist
B)Buddhist
C)Christian
D)Islamic
E)Protestant
Q5) Describe the major landforms and general distribution of climate types of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) Where is Socotra located, what makes the island unique, and what threats currently exist that could potentially destroy the island's unique characteristics?
Q2) People making a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca)and Medinah must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
A)Saudi Arabia
B)Israel
C)Egypt
D)Jordan
E)Iraq
Q3) How has the distribution of fossil fuels in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic development and standards of living in the area? Use specific examples in your answer.
Q4) What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?
A)declining attraction of Islam
B)development of major explosives
C)expansionist influence of conservatives in Britain
D)defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
E)a rise of internationalist policies in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state?
A)balkanization
B)collectivism
C)feudalism
D)irredentism
E)privatization
Q2) "One of narrow, winding streets, crowded with three- or four-story masonry buildings with little setback from the street." This describes which of the following?
A)landscapes of contemporary French urban cities
B)the Renaissance-Baroque period
C)contemporary landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula
D)rural landscapes in contemporary Europe
E)the medieval landscape
Q3) Culture has played an important role in Europe. Write an essay in which you discuss how and why some countries are taking such lengths to preserve their national cultures, and also examine whether or not we can speak of a common European culture, and what the characteristics of that culture might be.
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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) Who were the original founders of Russia?
A)northward moving hunters from Ukraine
B)eastward moving pastoralists from Estonia
C)westward moving Mongolians on horseback
D)Chinese nomadic farmers
E)southward moving warriors from Sweden
Q3) What makes Russia distinctive?
A)It has the largest land area of any country on Earth.
B)It has the largest quantity of oil reserves of any country on Earth.
C)It has the largest population of any country on Earth.
D)It has the lowest altitude of any country on Earth.
E)It has the strongest economy on Earth.
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 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
Q2) Why is the environment in Central Asia relatively clean?
A)stringent environmental standards and controls
B)a strong "green" political movement in the region
C)favorable breezes that sweep the heavy industrial pollution that would otherwise permeate the region
D)low population density coupled with low level of economic development
E)All of the answer choices are correct.
Q3) What geologic event created Central Asia's mountain ranges?
A)the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia
B)extensive and recent volcanic eruptions
C)tectonic plate divergence
D)subsidence along local earthquake faults
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) How does China generate most of its electricity?
A)burning coal
B)dams and hydroelectric energy
C)burning oil
D)nuclear power plants
E)solar energy
Q2) What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as a way to improve its environment?
A)Japan
B)China
C)North Korea
D)Singapore
E)Taiwan
Q3) Write an essay in which you discuss the characteristics and distribution of Japan's population, as well as the country's urban-agriculture dilemma.
Q4) Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China from the late 1890s to the present. Include Taiwan in your analysis.
Q5) Compare and contrast the role and status of women in Japan and China.
Q6) Compare and contrast the Chinese and Japanese/Korean City Systems.
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) What trend is threatening the survival of the Zoroastrian community?
A)intermarriage and low fertility
B)persecution by Sikhs
C)environmental devastation in their homeland of Bhutan
D)the abandonment of the belief system for Hinduism
E)emigration from the region in search of economic opportunity
Q2) Describe and analyze the reasons for high population growth in South Asia. Include an examination of family planning in your discussion.
Q3) Briefly discuss the following religions in South Asia: Jainism Sikhism Buddhism
Q4) What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?
A)It regulates interest rates in the country.
B)It provides low-interest credit to fund small-scale enterprise.
C)It is the largest commercial bank.
D)It facilitates international financial activities.
E)all of the above
Q5) Describe the formation and typical climate patterns associated with monsoons in South Asia.
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) What country is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in the Southeast Asia?
A)Burma
B)Indonesia
C)Philippines
D)Malaysia
E)Saudi Arabia
Q2) What immigrant culture is somewhat more prosperous thus creating tension in the host countries?
A)Japanese
B)Indian
C)Australian
D)Chinese
E)American
Q3) The main locations of commercial sex in Southeast Asia are located
A)near the old royal compounds.
B)near American military bases.
C)in the slums of megacities.
D)in the old city cores near former colonial government buildings.
E)in the rural areas away from the authorities.
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) Where did Australia's Aborigine population originate?
A)New Zealand
B)Southern Asia
C)Eastern Asia
D)Polynesia
E)Latin America
Q2) What land form dominates much of New Zealand?
A)volcanic mountains
B)wide plains
C)lush tropical rainforest
D)eroded sedimentary formations
E)deserts
Q3) What is the cultural origin of the majority of Australia's population?
A)the Aboriginal population
B)France
C)Spain
D)Britain
E)South Asia
Q4) Explain the different development paths taken by the countries of Oceania?
Q5) What are the important sectors of Australia's economy?
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