WORLD REGIONS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT PEOPLES PLACES AND ENVIRONMENTS 6Th Ed By SALLIE A - Test Bank
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World Regions in Global Context, 6e (Marston)
Chapter 3 The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus
1) What is permafrost?
A) permanently frozen subsurface material
B) cold-resistant vegetation
C) a food preservation technique used by Siberian natives
D) the soil in the st...
,World Regions in Global Context, 6e (Marston)
Chapter 1 World Regions in Global Context
1) The average number of children each woman will have over the course of her lifetime is
called the:
A) Maternal Mortality Rate
B) Birth Rate
C) Fertility Rate
D) Infant Mortality Rate
E) None of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Section: Culture and Populations
Geog. Standard: N9 The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on
Earth's surface
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Global Sci Out: G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
Learning Obj: 1.33 Describe the global distribution of human population, including megacities.
2) The U.N. Human Development Index (HDI) is based on:
A) life expectancy, education, fertility rate
B) life expectancy, education, income
C) education, income, death rate
D) education, income, fertility rate
E) education, gender, death rate
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section: History, Economy, and Territory
Geog. Standard: N9 The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on
Earth's surface
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
Learning Obj: 1.21 Describe the main indicators of social and economic advancement, including
GDP, GNP, PPP, and HDI.
,3) In 2013, the world's annual average GNI per capita Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) was:
A) $950
B) $5,950
C) $10,700
D) $54,040
E) $102,610
Answer: C
Diff: 4
Section: History, Economy, and Territory
Geog. Standard: N11 The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G3 Read and interpret graphs and data.
Learning Obj: 1.21 Describe the main indicators of social and economic advancement, including
GDP, GNP, PPP, and HDI.
4) What is an "emerging world region"?
A) system of political-economic, sociocultural and environmental elements
B) connected locations with shared and distinct characteristics
C) areas with similar climate and physical conditions
D) political and economic system dominant by another society
E) none of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section: Thinking Like a Geographer
Geog. Standard: N5 That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
Learning Obj: 1.2 Discuss the role of place, landscape, and the geographical imagination in
creating feelings of regionalism.
5) The global movement of air that transports heat and moisture and explains the climates of
different regions is called:
A) atmospheric circulation
B) wind belts
C) air pressure
D) air masses
E) none of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: Environment, Society, and Sustainability
Geog. Standard: N4 The physical and human characteristics of places
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7 Demonstrate the ability to make connections between concepts across
Geography.
Learning Obj: 1.8 Summarize how Earth systems interact to produce climate systems and
regional climates.
, 6) The Tropic of Capricorn is:
A) 23.5 degrees South latitude
B) 23.5 degrees North latitude
C) 0 degrees West longitude
D) 180 degrees East latitude
E) 75 degrees West latitude
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: Environment, Society, and Sustainability
Geog. Standard: N4 The physical and human characteristics of places
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7 Demonstrate the ability to make connections between concepts across
Geography.
Learning Obj: 1.1 Explain how world regional geography relates to physical, human, and
environmental geography.
7) What is the Tabula Rogeriana?
A) the "map of the known world" in 1154
B) made by Islamic cartographer Muhammed al-Idrisi
C) orients the south on the top of the map
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 4
Section: Environment, Society, and Sustainability
Geog. Standard: N1 How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Global Sci Out: G3 Read and interpret graphs and data.
Learning Obj: 1.3 Explain how maps and mapping are used in the study of world regional
geography.
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