Question 1

What is the concept of reintroducing a key species or its equivalent to an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A) anthropocene 
B) biome 
C) biodiversity 
D) rewilding 
E) invasive species 
A) anthropocene 
B) biome 
C) biodiversity 
D) rewilding 
E) invasive species D

Question 2

What phase of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM)has the highest death rates and high birth rates?

Accepted Answer

A) Phase 1 
B) Phase 2 
C) Phase 3 
D) Phase 4 
E) Phase 5 
A) Phase 1 
B) Phase 2 
C) Phase 3 
D) Phase 4 
E) Phase 5 A

Question 3

What countries produce tantalum,a mineral used in cell phones?

Accepted Answer

A) Rwanda 
B) South Africa 
C) Democratic Republic of the Congo 
D) Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo 
E) all of the above 
A) Rwanda 
B) South Africa 
C) Democratic Republic of the Congo 
D) Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo 
E) all of the above D

Question 4

Trade Winds blow from which direction?

Accepted Answer

A) East 
B) South 
C) North 
D) West 
E) both East and West 
A) East 
B) South 
C) North 
D) West 
E) both East and West

Question 5

This is a form of social and economic organization characterized by the common ownership of the means of production,distribution,and exchange.

Accepted Answer

A) capitalism 
B) communism 
C) imperialism 
D) feudalism 
E) irredentism 
A) capitalism 
B) communism 
C) imperialism 
D) feudalism 
E) irredentism

Question 6

This is believed to be one of the causes of global warming and climate change associated with it.

Accepted Answer

A) the burning of fossil fuels 
B) the use of radioactive elements for energy and as weapons 
C) overuse of limited fresh water resources 
D) the result of mass extinctions as human civilization spreads 
E) changes in the Sun's energy 
A) the burning of fossil fuels 
B) the use of radioactive elements for energy and as weapons 
C) overuse of limited fresh water resources 
D) the result of mass extinctions as human civilization spreads 
E) changes in the Sun's energy

Question 7

What is the Tabula Rogeriana?

Accepted Answer

A) the "map of the known world" in 1154 
B) made by Islamic cartographer Muhammed al-Idrisi 
C) orients the south on the top of the map 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) the "map of the known world" in 1154 
B) made by Islamic cartographer Muhammed al-Idrisi 
C) orients the south on the top of the map 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 8

Plantation economies characterized what economic era?

Accepted Answer

A) first wave of colonialism 
B) second wave of colonialism 
C) decolonization 
D) Cold War 
E) globalization 
A) first wave of colonialism 
B) second wave of colonialism 
C) decolonization 
D) Cold War 
E) globalization

Question 9

What are examples of policies in sustainable cities?

Accepted Answer

A) water harvesting 
B) local food varieties 
C) biodiversity protection 
D) A,B 
E) all of the above 
A) water harvesting 
B) local food varieties 
C) biodiversity protection 
D) A,B 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is not part of the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) eradicate hunger 
B) provide universal college education 
C) promote gender equality 
D) combat HIV/AIDS 
E) improve maternal health 
A) eradicate hunger 
B) provide universal college education 
C) promote gender equality 
D) combat HIV/AIDS 
E) improve maternal health

Question 11

How did the BRICS challenge the International Monetary Fund?

Accepted Answer

A) established a development bank 
B) accelerated secondary sector production 
C) encouraged offshoring businesses 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) established a development bank 
B) accelerated secondary sector production 
C) encouraged offshoring businesses 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 12

This is the region where air flows together and rises vertically as a result of intense solar heating at the equator,often with heavy rainfall.

Accepted Answer

A) Hadley Cell 
B) easterlies 
C) westerlies 
D) trade winds 
E) the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) 
A) Hadley Cell 
B) easterlies 
C) westerlies 
D) trade winds 
E) the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

Question 13

What political institution exercises power over territory and people,and is recognized by other states?

Accepted Answer

A) nation-state 
B) nation 
C) sovereign state 
D) failed state 
E) none of the above 
A) nation-state 
B) nation 
C) sovereign state 
D) failed state 
E) none of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of geoengineering to combat climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) massive scale carbon storing 
B) chemicals to block incoming sunlight 
C) iron fertilization of sea 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) massive scale carbon storing 
B) chemicals to block incoming sunlight 
C) iron fertilization of sea 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 15

According to the human development index devised by the United Nations,a country with a perfect score would have an index of:

Accepted Answer

A) .001 
B) 10 
C) 100 
D) 0.0 
E) 1.0 
A) .001 
B) 10 
C) 100 
D) 0.0 
E) 1.0

Question 16

Which of the following elements are not part of the global transnational organized crime?

Accepted Answer

A) timber 
B) wildlife 
C) counterfeit medicine 
D) trafficking victims 
E) none of the above 
A) timber 
B) wildlife 
C) counterfeit medicine 
D) trafficking victims 
E) none of the above

Question 17

What is an "emerging world region"?

Accepted Answer

A) system of political-economic,sociocultural and environmental elements 
B) connected locations with shared and distinct characteristics 
C) areas with similar climate and physical conditions 
D) political and economic system dominant by another society 
E) none of the above 
A) system of political-economic,sociocultural and environmental elements 
B) connected locations with shared and distinct characteristics 
C) areas with similar climate and physical conditions 
D) political and economic system dominant by another society 
E) none of the above

Question 18

Almost all of the world's inhabitants are living on this percentage of the total land surface.

Accepted Answer

A) 85% 
B) 50% 
C) 25% 
D) 10% 
E) 4% 
A) 85% 
B) 50% 
C) 25% 
D) 10% 
E) 4%

Question 19

The provision of services constitutes this form of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) tertiary 
D) quaternary 
E) none of the above 
A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) tertiary 
D) quaternary 
E) none of the above

Question 20

What is a key component to women's development around the world?

Accepted Answer

A) public health 
B) food security 
C) inheritance rights 
D) land ownership 
E) none of the above 
A) public health 
B) food security 
C) inheritance rights 
D) land ownership 
E) none of the above

What is the concept of reintroducing a key species or its equivalent to an ecosystem?

What phase of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM)has the highest death rates and high birth rates?

What countries produce tantalum,a mineral used in cell phones?

Trade Winds blow from which direction?

This is a form of social and economic organization characterized by the common ownership of the means of production,distribution,and exchange.

This is believed to be one of the causes of global warming and climate change associated with it.

What is the Tabula Rogeriana?

Plantation economies characterized what economic era?

What are examples of policies in sustainable cities?

Which of the following is not part of the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty?

How did the BRICS challenge the International Monetary Fund?

This is the region where air flows together and rises vertically as a result of intense solar heating at the equator,often with heavy rainfall.

What political institution exercises power over territory and people,and is recognized by other states?

Which of the following is an example of geoengineering to combat climate change?

According to the human development index devised by the United Nations,a country with a perfect score would have an index of:

Which of the following elements are not part of the global transnational organized crime?

What is an "emerging world region"?

Almost all of the world's inhabitants are living on this percentage of the total land surface.

The provision of services constitutes this form of employment.

What is a key component to women's development around the world?

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

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Exam 1: World Regions in Global Context

What is the concept of reintroducing a key species or its equivalent to an ecosystem?

What phase of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM)has the highest death rates and high birth rates?

What countries produce tantalum,a mineral used in cell phones?

Trade Winds blow from which direction?

This is a form of social and economic organization characterized by the common ownership of the means of production,distribution,and exchange.

This is believed to be one of the causes of global warming and climate change associated with it.

What is the Tabula Rogeriana?

Plantation economies characterized what economic era?

What are examples of policies in sustainable cities?

Which of the following is not part of the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty?

How did the BRICS challenge the International Monetary Fund?

This is the region where air flows together and rises vertically as a result of intense solar heating at the equator,often with heavy rainfall.

What political institution exercises power over territory and people,and is recognized by other states?

Which of the following is an example of geoengineering to combat climate change?

According to the human development index devised by the United Nations,a country with a perfect score would have an index of:

Which of the following elements are not part of the global transnational organized crime?

What is an "emerging world region"?

Almost all of the world's inhabitants are living on this percentage of the total land surface.

The provision of services constitutes this form of employment.

What is a key component to women's development around the world?

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters