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Self-Test 2

World Regional Geography Dual Credit

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What does the term Scramble for Africa refer to? European powers arbitrarily divided the world's second-largest continent among themselves.
What is the cheapest method to transport heavy goods and materials? By sea.
In early history (dating back to the Greeks and Romans), the primary purpose or reason for colonialism was: Need for resources and tribute.
What aspect of climate change most concerns scientists connected with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? The extent to which human activity causes it.
A transportation network that favors movement to and from a central point or location, such as a capital city to a residential area, is known as what type of network? Radial.
In 1945, following the world wars, this organization had 51 member countries; in 2015, membership has grown to 193 members. United Nations(UN)
There were two waves of colonialism between 1500 and 1975. Which of the following is not true of the first wave (1500–1825)? Europeans colonized the interior of Africa.
(True or False)In the United States, the value of the dollar is no longer tied to the value of gold. True.
Geographers recognize the power of individuals to affect a wide range of issues, such as the content of national policies or the behavior of multinational companies... The ability of individuals to impact broader scale issues is often referred to as ? Agency.
The influence of human behavior on earth since the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s is so significant that it constitutes a new geological era called the: Anthropocene.
What was the reasoning behind the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs to promote free trade? There was a belief that trade restrictions had led to the Great Depression.
In 2014, scientists estimated that what percentage of the air pollution in Los Angeles, California, actually originated in China? 12 to 24 %
(True or False)Nations within countries are not granted representation in the United Nations (UN), making it difficult for these groups to gain independence. True.
What nations does the United Nations fail to represent Kurds of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria; the Tibetans of China; and the Basques of Spain and France.
Local factors have a significant influence on a place; two geographic terms that describe these local factors are: site and situation.
(True or False) Wealth generated by economic growth is usually spread across a population evenly. False.
(True or False) Today, geographers no longer espouse environmental determinism, seeing it as a vast oversimplification of the world. True.
(True or False)Geographers use scale conceptually to show the differences across variously sized geographic areas. True.
The 45-degree line of the ______ curve represents perfect equality, where equal portions of the population control equal amounts of income. Lorenz.
(True or False) Geographers have tended to describe development as a process of change in the composition of an economy of a particular region and the well-being of its inhabitants, relative to other areas True.
(True or False)The new institutions and development programs established before World War II set the tone for how we have thought about development since. False.
Which of the following is not one of the most common measurements of wealth? purchasing power.
The emphasis on participation in participatory development came about in reaction to a history of ___________ development projects that left local people with little to no sense of ownership of the projects undertaken by outsiders in their communities. Top-down
What is the significance of the Brundtland Commission Report of 1987? It defined and popularized the term sustainable development.
Improvements in the management of a country's natural resource base often ________ development. Furthur.
Geographers often describe the nature of economies in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities. Which of the following is not part of tertiary activities? Forestry.
(True or False)Another way to consider development is to measure the variability of human well-being (education, health, gender equality) in space. True.
Besides being problematic in its own right, top-down development often experienced a lack of __________ that inhibited the longer-term sustainability of programs because local people didn't care for maintaining projects they did not initiate or request. participation.
Which of these is the most common fair trade product? coffee.
Which of the following is a good example of a country that moved from the periphery to the semperiphery as it increasingly engaged in manufacturing and became a major global exporter, as exemplified by the heavy freight traffic in Hong Kong Harbor? China.
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