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1 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.Globalization and Diversity, 5e (Rowntree et al.) Chapter 1 Concepts of World Geography

1) At the most basic level, geography can be broken into two complementary pursuits. These are

• physical and human geography.
• social and political geography.
• economic and environmental geography.
• map making and GIS.
• describing places and finding their causes.

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on the Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.5: Summarize the major tools used by geographers to study Earth's surface

2) Why one part of the Earth's surface is arid and dry and a nearby part is lush and wet is explained by the term

• areal differentiation.
• systematic geography.
• thematic geography.
• formal region.
• functional region.

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places

Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.1: Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography

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2 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.3) Formal regions are defined by their

• economic activities.
• latitude and longitude.
• interactions with other regions.
• physical form.
• diversity.

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on the Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.1: Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography 4) A functional region is

• where a particular activity or cluster of activities take place.
• defined by its latitude and longitude.
• based only on language and religion.
• defined by its physical form.
• the material expression of human settlement.

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on the Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.1: Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography

5) This is the study of how places interact with one another.

• areal differentiation
• areal integration
• areal concentration
• core- periphery geography
• spatial analysis

Answer: B

Diff: 3

Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 6. How culture & experience influence peoples' perceptions of places & regions Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.5: Summarize the major tools used by geographers to study Earth's surface

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3 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.6) How do the authors of your text define globalization?

• the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging economic,

political, and cultural activities

• the spread of McDonald's throughout the world
• the trend toward international trade agreements among the countries of the world
• the pattern of increasing telephone and Internet connections around the world
• the growth of international and supranational organizations uniting the world's people

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.4: List several ways in which globalization is changing world geographies 7) According to your text's authors, globalization is the most fundamental reorganization of our planet's social and economic structures since which of the following events?

• Ice Age
• Demographic Transition
• Industrial Revolution
• World War II
• the Renaissance

Answer: C

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Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on the Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.4: List several ways in which globalization is changing world geographies

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4 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.8) What do most scholars agree is the most significant component of globalization?

• climate change
• political transition around the planet
• international terrorism
• cultural hybridization
• economic reorganization of the world

Answer: E

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Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.2: Identify the different components of globalization

9) What part of the world has had its economy reoriented to drug smuggling and money laundering as the result of globalization?

• Eastern Europe
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• the Caribbean
• North America
• South Asia

Answer: C

Diff: 2

Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.3: Identify the controversial aspects of globalization 10) According to the text, denim blue jeans are a cultural product and one of the world's largest producers of jeans is

• Pakistan.
• China.
• the United States.
• Mexico.
• Vietnam.

Answer: B

Diff: 2

Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding

GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.4: List several ways in which globalization is changing world geographies

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