Question 1

Effects of glaciation would be LEAST prevalent upon

Accepted Answer

A)  The shape of landmasses 
B)  Inland bodies of water 
C)  The growth of cities 
D)  Sea levels 
E)  Human migration

Question 2

Which of the following realms contains one of the top three population clusters but lies entirely outside of the Global Core according to Figure G-12:

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe 
B)  North America 
C)  East Asia 
D)  South Asia 
E)  Austral Realm

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  McDonald's expansion into China 
B)  FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) 
C)  the worldwide dominance of English 
D)  Japanese cars assembled in Thailand 
E)  tariffs imposed on foreign automobiles

Question 4

A region marked by homogeneity is known as a functional region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Desertification occurs only on the Eurasian landmass. 
B)  The climate type of the southwestern United States is similar to that of southwestern Africa. 
C)  The term climate refers to the immediate state of the atmosphere. 
D)  Alfred Wegener derived the theory of climatic regions. 
E)  We are currently in the post-Holocene geologic epoch.

Question 6

The current interglacial period is known as the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wisconsinan 
B)  Wegnerian 
C)  Pleistocene 
D)  Little Ice Age 
E)  Holocene

Question 7

The world's population is approximately __ billion in size.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The world's population is approximately __ billion in...

Question 8

A large-scale map shows _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a small area 
B)  a large area 
C)  no relationship between the scale on a map and the size of the area shown 
D)  an unbalanced area 
E)  the entire world

Question 9

The goal of the World Trade Organization is to lower all remaining trade barriers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

___ geography entails the discipline's topical fields of study.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___ geography entails the discipline's topical fields of...

Question 11

The Southern Hemisphere contains no areas with ___ climates.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Southern Hemisphere contains no areas with...

Question 12

The World Bank ranks countries within four groups.Which of the following is NOT one of those groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  high-income countries 
B)  upper-middle-income countries 
C)  lower-middle-income countries 
D)  middle-income countries 
E)  low-income countries

Question 13

The gradual reduction of regional contrasts resulting from increasing cultural,economic,political and other types of exchanges is known as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  regional disparity 
B)  regional equalization 
C)  world flattening 
D)  the European trade model 
E)  globalization

Question 14

Friction between which two tectonic plates is likely to have caused the earthquake in Nepal in Spring,2015?

Accepted Answer

A)  African and Arabian 
B)  Indian and Eurasian 
C)  South American and Nazca 
D) Pacific and Australian 
E)  North American and Pacific

Question 15

Weather is a momentary phenomenon,whereas climate refers to atmospheric conditions over the entire period for which records are available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

China now has more people living in cities than in rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Cartography is the new science of making maps with computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following major rivers is NOT associated with one of the world's great population clusters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mississippi 
B)  Huang (Yellow) 
C)  Rhine 
D)  Ganges 
E)  Chang Jiang (Yangzi)

Question 19

According to Figure G-5,which U.S.city was NOT covered by glaciers during the Pleistocene?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seattle 
B)  Omaha 
C)  Cincinnati 
D)  Denver 
E)  New York City

Question 20

The European state model includes all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a population governed from a capital city 
B)  a clearly and legally defined territory 
C)  a representative government 
D)  a high level of urbanization 
E)  a concept developed during the seventeenth century in Europe.

Exam 1: Introduction

Effects of glaciation would be LEAST prevalent upon

Which of the following realms contains one of the top three population clusters but lies entirely outside of the Global Core according to Figure G-12:

Which of the following is NOT an example of globalization?

A region marked by homogeneity is known as a functional region.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The current interglacial period is known as the _____________.

The world's population is approximately __ billion in size.

A large-scale map shows _______________.

The goal of the World Trade Organization is to lower all remaining trade barriers.

___ geography entails the discipline's topical fields of study.

The Southern Hemisphere contains no areas with ___ climates.

The World Bank ranks countries within four groups.Which of the following is NOT one of those groups?

The gradual reduction of regional contrasts resulting from increasing cultural,economic,political and other types of exchanges is known as ______________.

Friction between which two tectonic plates is likely to have caused the earthquake in Nepal in Spring,2015?

Weather is a momentary phenomenon,whereas climate refers to atmospheric conditions over the entire period for which records are available.

China now has more people living in cities than in rural areas.

Cartography is the new science of making maps with computers.

Which of the following major rivers is NOT associated with one of the world's great population clusters?

According to Figure G-5,which U.S.city was NOT covered by glaciers during the Pleistocene?

The European state model includes all of the following except ______________.