Question 1

Which measure represents the international definition of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)   total fertility rate
B)   under age 5 mortality
C)   percentage of the population living on less than $2 per day
D)   gender equity
E)   GDP average annual percent growth C

Question 2

-What stage of the Demographic Transition produces a rapid rise in the rate of natural increase?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Architecture is an example of a material dimension of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following focuses on the interaction between power, territory, and space at different scales?

Accepted Answer

A)   political science
B)   geopolitics
C)   comparative politics
D)   international relations
E)   geomorphology

Question 5

What is a nation-state?

Accepted Answer

A)   a heterogeneous cultural group with its own fully independent political territory
B)   a homogeneous cultural group that possesses a homeland within a larger country
C)   a relatively homogeneous cultural group with its own fully independent political territory
D)   a heterogenous cultural group that possesses a homeland within a larger country
E)   a country that has two or more states, for example, the U.S.

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Heart disease is not likely to influence the "Under age 5 mortality" indicator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is (are)an ethnic religion(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Judaism
B)   Hinduism
C)   Mormonism
D)   Judaism and Hinduism
E)   Judaism, Hinduism and Mormonism

Question 8

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-A country that has a high life expectancy is also likely to have a high child mortality rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-In migration, unemployment in a person's homeland is an example of a push force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the core-periphery model, where are the richest nations in the world mostly located?

Accepted Answer

A)   Southern Hemisphere
B)   Western Hemisphere
C)   Northern Hemisphere
D)   Eastern Hemisphere
E)   on the equator

Question 11

Which of the following is part of the criminal element of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)   drugs
B)   pornography and prostitution
C)   terrorism
D)   drugs, pornography and prostitution
E)   terrorism, drugs, pornography and prostitution

Question 12

Map ID - World Regions
 
-What is the name of the world region labeled on the map with the number 1 (one)?

Accepted Answer

A)   East Asia
B)   Europe
C)   Latin America
D)   North America
E)   Russian Domain

Question 13

In migration, which of the following is an example of a push force?

Accepted Answer

A)   war in a potential destination
B)   health services in a potential destination
C)   unemployment in a person's homeland
D)   economic opportunity in a person's homeland
E)   religious freedom in a potential destination

Question 14

Why are "growth" and "development" NOT interchangeable terms?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Growth" normally refers to improvements, while "development" usually refers to an increase in the size of a system.
B)   "Growth" normally refers to the economic system, while "development" normally refers to the political system in a country.
C)   "Growth" normally refers to the standard of living, while "development" normally refers to the economic system in a country.
D)   "Growth" normally refers to the increase in agricultural output, while "development" usually refers to the improvement in the educational system of a country.
E)   "Growth" normally refers to increase in the size of the system, while "development" usually refers to improvements.

Question 15

Please identify the twelve world regions that are covered in your textbook in the blanks on the map below. Why have the authors of your textbook identified these specific regions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please identify the twelve world regions that...

Question 16

Today, about how many people in the world live outside the country of their birth?

Accepted Answer

A)   190,000
B)   1 million
C)   19 million
D)   190 million
E)   1 billion

Question 17

What is the middle position on globalization, according to your text's authors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Globalization will eventually fail.
B)   Globalization is avoidable with cooperative effort.
C)   Globalization will not be as bad as the critics believe it will be.
D)   Globalization will bring more good than bad.
E)   Globalization is probably unavoidable, but it can be managed.

Question 18

What does a total fertility rate that is less than 2.1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)   that a population is not growing at all
B)   that a population is growing slowly
C)   that a population is growing quickly
D)   that a population has reached its peak
E)   A TFR that is less than 2.1 has no particular significance.

Question 19

What is the term for the average number of children who will be born to women of a hypothetical, yet statistically valid, population?

Accepted Answer

A)   rate of natural increase (RNI) 
B)   crude birthrate (CBR) 
C)   infant mortality rate
D)   total fertility rate (TFR) 
E)   life expectancy

Question 20

What is the distinctive form of a language that is associated with different regions?

Accepted Answer

A)   lingua franca
B)   official language
C)   language group
D)   dialect
E)   language family

Exam 1: Diversity Amid Globalization

Which measure represents the international definition of poverty?

-What stage of the Demographic Transition produces a rapid rise in the rate of natural increase?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Architecture is an example of a material dimension of culture.

Which of the following focuses on the interaction between power, territory, and space at different scales?

What is a nation-state?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Heart disease is not likely to influence the "Under age 5 mortality" indicator.

Which of the following is (are) an ethnic religion(s) ?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -A country that has a high life expectancy is also likely to have a high child mortality rate.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In migration, unemployment in a person's homeland is an example of a push force.

According to the core-periphery model, where are the richest nations in the world mostly located?

Which of the following is part of the criminal element of globalization?

Map ID - World Regions -What is the name of the world region labeled on the map with the number 1 (one) ?

In migration, which of the following is an example of a push force?

Why are "growth" and "development" NOT interchangeable terms?

Please identify the twelve world regions that are covered in your textbook in the blanks on the map below. Why have the authors of your textbook identified these specific regions?

Today, about how many people in the world live outside the country of their birth?

What is the middle position on globalization, according to your text's authors?

What does a total fertility rate that is less than 2.1 indicate?

What is the term for the average number of children who will be born to women of a hypothetical, yet statistically valid, population?

What is the distinctive form of a language that is associated with different regions?