Question 1

Lines of latitude are also known as parallels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a direct or indirect component of the calculation of virtual water?

Accepted Answer

A)  evaporation in growing fields 
B)  agricultural and industrial technology 
C)  water pollution that occurs in the production process 
D)  water used in cooking and other domestic activities 
A)  evaporation in growing fields 
B)  agricultural and industrial technology 
C)  water pollution that occurs in the production process 
D)  water used in cooking and other domestic activities

Question 3

Continents heat up and cool off much more slowly than the oceans that surround them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The amount that a local currency equivalent of U.S.$1 will purchase in a given country is a measure of:

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing power parity. 
B)  GDP per capita. 
C)  the consumer price index. 
D)  the size of the informal economy. 
A)  purchasing power parity. 
B)  GDP per capita. 
C)  the consumer price index. 
D)  the size of the informal economy.

Question 5

Water is now the third most valuable commodity in the world,after:

Accepted Answer

A)  oil and electricity. 
B)  diamonds and gold. 
C)  corn and wheat. 
D)  exchange rates and crop yields. 
A)  oil and electricity. 
B)  diamonds and gold. 
C)  corn and wheat. 
D)  exchange rates and crop yields.

Question 6

The Pangaea hypothesis proposes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the early indigenous Pangaea people of the North American continent once ruled the world. 
B)  life originated on the moon (then called Pangaea)and was brought to Earth on particles during a meteor shower. 
C)  all continents were once joined in a single content called Pangaea. 
D)  Earth was originally covered with the Pangaea Ocean before the continents rose out of the water. 
A)  the early indigenous Pangaea people of the North American continent once ruled the world. 
B)  life originated on the moon (then called Pangaea)and was brought to Earth on particles during a meteor shower. 
C)  all continents were once joined in a single content called Pangaea. 
D)  Earth was originally covered with the Pangaea Ocean before the continents rose out of the water.

Question 7

As education rates for women increase,total fertility rates also tend to increase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Farming that meets human needs without harming the environment or depleting water and soil resources is called:

Accepted Answer

sustainabl

Question 9

The theory that Earth's surface is composed of large plates that float on an underlying layer of molten rock is the theory of:

Accepted Answer

A)  plate movement. 
B)  plate tectonics. 
C)  the Pangaea hypothesis. 
D)  the continental plate theorem. 
A)  plate movement. 
B)  plate tectonics. 
C)  the Pangaea hypothesis. 
D)  the continental plate theorem.

Question 10

The resources utilized by mining and agricultural practices are of what type?

Accepted Answer

extractive

Question 11

Cultural diversity provides a bank of possible strategies for responding to the challenges facing the human species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Geographers like to use "region" as a conceptual model because it offers a reasonable way to divide the world into manageable parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Transcultural means:

Accepted Answer

A)  proselytizing. 
B)  changing genders 
C)  secular. 
D)  changing cultures. 
A)  proselytizing. 
B)  changing genders 
C)  secular. 
D)  changing cultures.

Question 14

A country is moving from a subsistence economy to a cash economy.This movement is most likely accompanied by all of the following,EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater need for skilled workers. 
B)  a better health care system. 
C)  lower birth rates. 
D)  lower costs of education. 
A)  greater need for skilled workers. 
B)  a better health care system. 
C)  lower birth rates. 
D)  lower costs of education.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an extractive resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  mineral ores 
B)  timber 
C)  plants 
D)  automobiles 
A)  mineral ores 
B)  timber 
C)  plants 
D)  automobiles

Question 16

The 2007 spike in world corn prices was brought about by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a switch from corn production to wheat production. 
B)  the increase in global prices of oil. 
C)  speculation in alternative energy sources. 
D)  decreased demand for corn as a food staple. 
A)  a switch from corn production to wheat production. 
B)  the increase in global prices of oil. 
C)  speculation in alternative energy sources. 
D)  decreased demand for corn as a food staple.

Question 17

Culture is represented and communicated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  wind patterns. 
B)  social arrangements. 
C)  ideas. 
D)  materials. 
A)  wind patterns. 
B)  social arrangements. 
C)  ideas. 
D)  materials.

Question 18

What does purchasing power parity (PPP)account for that GDP per capita does not?

Accepted Answer

the cost o

Question 19

Name two widespread human practices cited in the textbook that are major contributors to the rising levels of so-called "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Industrial practices,electrici

Question 20

The total amount of water that a person uses in a year,directly or indirectly,is called the:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The total amount of water that a...

Lines of latitude are also known as parallels.

Which of the following is NOT a direct or indirect component of the calculation of virtual water?

Continents heat up and cool off much more slowly than the oceans that surround them.

The amount that a local currency equivalent of U.S.$1 will purchase in a given country is a measure of:

Water is now the third most valuable commodity in the world,after:

The Pangaea hypothesis proposes that:

As education rates for women increase,total fertility rates also tend to increase.

Farming that meets human needs without harming the environment or depleting water and soil resources is called:

The theory that Earth's surface is composed of large plates that float on an underlying layer of molten rock is the theory of:

The resources utilized by mining and agricultural practices are of what type?

Cultural diversity provides a bank of possible strategies for responding to the challenges facing the human species.

Geographers like to use "region" as a conceptual model because it offers a reasonable way to divide the world into manageable parts.

Transcultural means:

A country is moving from a subsistence economy to a cash economy.This movement is most likely accompanied by all of the following,EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT an extractive resource?

The 2007 spike in world corn prices was brought about by:

Culture is represented and communicated by all of the following EXCEPT:

What does purchasing power parity (PPP)account for that GDP per capita does not?

Name two widespread human practices cited in the textbook that are major contributors to the rising levels of so-called "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere.

The total amount of water that a person uses in a year,directly or indirectly,is called the:

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

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Exam 1: Geography: an Exploration of Connections

Lines of latitude are also known as parallels.

Which of the following is NOT a direct or indirect component of the calculation of virtual water?

Continents heat up and cool off much more slowly than the oceans that surround them.

The amount that a local currency equivalent of U.S.$1 will purchase in a given country is a measure of:

Water is now the third most valuable commodity in the world,after:

The Pangaea hypothesis proposes that:

As education rates for women increase,total fertility rates also tend to increase.

Farming that meets human needs without harming the environment or depleting water and soil resources is called:

The theory that Earth's surface is composed of large plates that float on an underlying layer of molten rock is the theory of:

The resources utilized by mining and agricultural practices are of what type?

Cultural diversity provides a bank of possible strategies for responding to the challenges facing the human species.

Geographers like to use "region" as a conceptual model because it offers a reasonable way to divide the world into manageable parts.

Transcultural means:

A country is moving from a subsistence economy to a cash economy.This movement is most likely accompanied by all of the following,EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT an extractive resource?

The 2007 spike in world corn prices was brought about by:

Culture is represented and communicated by all of the following EXCEPT:

What does purchasing power parity (PPP)account for that GDP per capita does not?

Name two widespread human practices cited in the textbook that are major contributors to the rising levels of so-called "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere.

The total amount of water that a person uses in a year,directly or indirectly,is called the:

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters