GEO 101 Study Guide
The growing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change is
world geography.
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globalization.
diversity.
colonialism.
global geography.
Question 2
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What is the major component of globalization?
International environmental movements
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Economic reorganization of the world
International athletic competition
Global transportation
World communication
Question 3
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What does a population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow (pointy) tip tell us about the growth rate of the population represented by the pyramid?
Population pyramids do not tell us anything about the growth rate
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The population is experiencing rapid growth
The population is experiencing no growth
The population is experiencing slow growth
The population is experiencing negative growth (decline)
Question 4
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Cultural syncretism is a synonym for which of the following?
cultural development
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cultural hybridization
cultural evolution
cultural disintegration
cultural nationalism
Question 5
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What is the middle position on globalization, according to your text's authors?
Globalization is avoidable with cooperative effort.
Globalization will bring more good than bad.
Globalization will not be as bad as the critics believe it will be.
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Globalization is probably unavoidable, but it can be managed.
Globalization will fail eventually.
Question 6
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What is the current population of the Earth?
6 million
1 billion
600 million
1 trillion
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6 billion
Question 7
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In terms of total numbers, which time in human history has seen the greatest migration?
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Now
1900-1950
1850-1900
1800-1850
1750-1800
Question 8
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In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR) be highest?
when women marry early and have one or two children
when women marry in their late 20s, then have several children
when women marry early, have children, then die in their 30s
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when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years
when women marry in their late 30s, and then have children
Question 9
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In the Demographic Transition, which of the following pairings is(are) correct?
Stage 1: high birth rate, high death rate
Stage 2: high birth rate, falling death rate
Stage 3: falling birth rate, low death rate
Stage 4: low birth rate, low death rate
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All of the above
Question 10
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In migration, which of the following is an example of a push force?
economic opportunity in a person's homeland
health services in a potential destination
war in a potential destination
religious freedom in a potential destination
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unemployment in a person's homeland
Question 11
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Which of the following countries has a population that is MORE urbanized than the world average?
Nigeria
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Germany
China
Malaysia
Bolivia
Question 12
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Which ethnic religion has the largest number of believers?
Christianity
Islam
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Hinduism
Shinto
Judaism
Question 13
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What does the theory of plate tectonics state?
The surface of the earth is made up of a single geological plate that never moves.
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The surface of the earth is made up of a large number of geological plates that move slowly across the surface of the planet.
The surface of the earth is made up of a large number of geological plates that move rapidly across the surface of the planet.
The surface of the earth is made up of three geological plates that move at a moderate speed across the surface of the planet.
The surface of the earth is made up of three geological plates that move slowly across the surface of the planet.
Question 14
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Which of the following geologic events is hardest to predict?
Tsunamis
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Earthquakes
Volcanic explosions
Hurricanes
Tidal Waves
Question 15
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Which of the following cities is most likely to have a continental climate?
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Columbus, Ohio
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Miami, Florida
Los Angeles, California
Seattle, Washington
Question 16
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What is the goal of the Kyoto Protocol?
Implement a world system to predict volcanoes
Improve world water quality
Develop a world system to predict tsunamis
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Limit greenhouse gas emissions
Implement a world plan to increase the world's forests
Question 17
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Which of the following is most likely to be found along the edges of tectonic plate boundaries?
mountains
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volcanoes
deserts
oceans
wetlands
Question 18
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All other things being equal, which place would be warmest?
Rio Gallegos, Argentina (at about 52 degrees south latitude)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. (at about 39 degrees north latitude)
Moscow, Russia (at about 55 degrees north latitude)
Melbourne, Australia (at about 38 degrees south latitude)
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Quito, Ecuador (at about 0 degrees latitude)
Question 19
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Which of the following hazards is anthropogenic?
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industrial pollution
tsunamis
earthquakes
volcanoes
hurricanes
Question 20
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All of the following statements about water on earth are true EXCEPT...
Only a very small proportion (3%) of the earth's water is fresh water.
Pollution makes some of the earth's fresh water unuseable.
About 70% of the fresh water on earth is locked up in polar ice caps and in glaciers.
Most of the earth's surface (about 70%) is covered by water.
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Fresh water is readily available everywhere it is needed.
Question 21
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Which of the following are among the possible effects of global warming?
Grain production is likely to increase.
The U.S. wheat belt may receive more rainfall.
New islands will appear as sea level decreases.
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Sea level will rise.
Canada and Russia may experience shorter growing seasons.
Question 22
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Which country contributes the most greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere?
Japan
Germany
England
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United States
Russia
Question 23
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In 2001 United States President George W. Bush went on record opposing U.S. participation in the Kyoto Protocol. What was his main reason for opposing it?
No other industrialized country in the world supports it.
The United States is and has not been a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
There is no scientific evidence whatsoever supporting a correlation between greenhouse emissions and global warming.
While the United States has contributed greatly to greenhouse gas emissions in the past, in recent years the nation has already had significant success in eliminating these emissions.
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Atmospheric emission reductions could potentially harm the U.S. economy.
Question 24
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Which of the following was NOT a significant part of the Green Revolution?
increased use of pesticides
increased use of fertilizers
increased use of single crop fields
decreased fallow time for fields
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increased use of labor
Question 25
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By what name do we call vegetation dominated by tall native grasslands, short grasses or scrub vegetation in North America?
desert
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prairie
Boreal Forest
tundra
farmland
Question 26
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Which of the following statements about U.S. oil consumption is true?
The U.S. consumes about half as much oil as it produces.
The U.S. consumes about the same amount of oil as it produces.
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The U.S. consumes about twice as much oil as it produces.
The U.S. consumes about three times as much oil as it produces.
The U.S. consumes about four times as much oil as it produces.
Question 27
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Beneath which part of the United States is its largest aquifer, the Ogallala Aquifer, located?
the Gulf Coast
the Pacific Northwest
New England
the West Coast
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the Great Plains
Question 28
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What causes acid rain?
agricultural pollutants
the generation of nuclear energy
municipal waste
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industrial and auto emissions
El Nino
Question 29
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How long ago did Europeans begin occupying North America?
40,000 years ago
4000 years ago
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400 years ago
4 million years ago
40 years ago
Question 30
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According to the "Historical evolution of the American City," which phenomenon "decisively shaped the evolution of the city in the United States"?
climate
demographics
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transportation
precipitation
city planning agencies
Question 31
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Where is Megalopolis located?
West Coast of United States, from Portland, OR to Seattle
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East Coast of United States, from Boston to Washington, DC
Midwestern United States, from St. Louis to Cincinnati
mountainous west of the United States, from Salt Lake City to Denver
Texas, from Houston to San Antonio (in the United States)
Question 32
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An immigrant to the U.S. today would be most likely to come from which of the following cities?
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Calcutta, India
Dublin, Ireland
Warsaw, Poland
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paris, France
Question 33
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Which migration trend was caused by the mechanization of farming?
growth of the Sun Belt South
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rural-to-urban migration
Black exodus from the South
westward migration
counter-urbanization
Question 34
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What is the general pattern of settlement in the United States?
from north to south
from south to north
from west to east
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from east to west
there is apparent no pattern; settlement was random
Question 35
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Acadians in Louisiana would have most in common with people in which other North American cultural homeland?
Hispanic Borderlands
Nunavut
Black Belt
Navajo Reservation
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French-Canadian Quebec
Question 36
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Which of the following is the most recently formed Canadian province?
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
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Nunavut
Greenland
Question 37
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What makes the Amazon River distinctive?
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It is the world's largest river by volume.
It is the world's longest river.
It is the world's widest river.
It is the world's muddiest river.
It is the world's fishiest river (has the most fish).
Question 38
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What is El Nio?
the President of Mexico
a lake in Nicaragua
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