Exam 1: Geography: an Exploration of Connections

A map is by definition an unbiased view of the world.

A nation's GDP per capita reveals how quickly it is consuming its natural resources.

Cool air holds much more moisture than warm air.

The United Nations possesses the world's largest standing army.

Physical geographers are similar to scientists in other fields except that they tend to look at problems spatially.

Highly resilient cities,such as New York,are not at all vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Polluted or otherwise unsafe drinking water is a significant cause of the death of children under age 5.

All of the following are important languages of international trade EXCEPT:

Through which of the following landscape processes is rock broken down into smaller pieces?

Which of the following terms refers to the making of maps?

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

Low air pressure is associated with warm air temperatures.

Subsistence economies are more likely to have good health care than cash economies.

Geography as a discipline links the __________ with the __________.

Which of the following terms is often used interchangeably with ethnic group?

Race markers (such as skin color and hair texture)are closely aligned to biological categories.

As one moves away from the equator,average temperatures drop because:

The Southern Common Market is also known as:

In addition to English,what is another language that is important to international trade?

Globalization is a new (twentieth and twenty-first century)phenomenon.