WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which statement below best characterizes the concept of culture? - ANSWER-
Learned patterns of thought and behavior characteristics of a population or society
All regions have all of the following except: - ANSWER-homogeneity
Wegener's super continent is known as: - ANSWER-Pangaea
Water covers about ___ % of the Earth's surface. - ANSWER-70
One of the major drug financing center for the global drug trade in located in: -
ANSWER-Colombia
t/f
The active promotion of one cultural system at the expense of another is cultural
nationalism - ANSWER-true
t/f
a major argument in favor of globalization is that policies of globalization decreases
the differences between rich and poor in the world. - ANSWER-true
t/f
An argument in favor of globalization is that the removal of the trade barriers will
cause inefficient local industries to become more efficient, and more able to compete
internationally - ANSWER-true
t/f
The impacts of globalization, often through global TV, are everywhere, even in
remote villiages in developing countries - ANSWER-true
t/f
the world population has profited from economic globalization and all world regions
have shared equally in benefits - ANSWER-false
t/f
An essential dimension of globalization is that it is little hindered by territorial,
national, or jurisdictional restrictions - ANSWER-true
t/f
Every continent with the exception of Europe has deserts. - ANSWER-true
t/f
Mountain ranges formed barriers to movement and obstructed the spread of
agricultural and technical innovations - ANSWER-true
, A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as: - ANSWER-
Isthmus
As a group,the islands Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are known as: -
ANSWER-The greater antilles
Which of the following countries is located in the cultural hearth known as
Mesoamerica? - ANSWER-Guatemala
Mestizos are persons who are of mixed ____ heritage - ANSWER-European and
Ameridian
The current population of Mexico now exceeds ____ million - ANSWER-100
Transculturation is most closely associated with the shaping of cultural traits in: -
ANSWER-Mexico
a maquiladora is: - ANSWER-a foreign owned factory in northern Mexico and
Colombia
Central America, as defined by geographers, is - ANSWER-a region within Middle
America between Mexico and Colombia
Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Guatemala? -
ANSWER-Nicaragua
Which statement below best defines the North American Core? It: - ANSWER-
encompasses a great rectangle from Boston to Washington to St. Louis to
Milwaukee and includes southernmost Ontario
Canada's large cluster of Francophones in New Brunswick are known as: -
ANSWER-Acadians
Which states is located in the U.S. Wheat Belt? - ANSWER-Kansas
The region with the greatest disparity in income between rich and poor is: -
ANSWER-The South
The Southwest is a tricultural region comprised of: - ANSWER-Native Americans,
Hispanics, and Angelos
Which of the following is one of the world's most productive post-industrial
complexes? - ANSWER-Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio
The fastest growing metropolitan area in the US is: - ANSWER-Las Vegas
The North American region which is the largest and least densely settled is the: -
ANSWER-Northern Frontier
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which statement below best characterizes the concept of culture? - ANSWER-
Learned patterns of thought and behavior characteristics of a population or society
All regions have all of the following except: - ANSWER-homogeneity
Wegener's super continent is known as: - ANSWER-Pangaea
Water covers about ___ % of the Earth's surface. - ANSWER-70
One of the major drug financing center for the global drug trade in located in: -
ANSWER-Colombia
t/f
The active promotion of one cultural system at the expense of another is cultural
nationalism - ANSWER-true
t/f
a major argument in favor of globalization is that policies of globalization decreases
the differences between rich and poor in the world. - ANSWER-true
t/f
An argument in favor of globalization is that the removal of the trade barriers will
cause inefficient local industries to become more efficient, and more able to compete
internationally - ANSWER-true
t/f
The impacts of globalization, often through global TV, are everywhere, even in
remote villiages in developing countries - ANSWER-true
t/f
the world population has profited from economic globalization and all world regions
have shared equally in benefits - ANSWER-false
t/f
An essential dimension of globalization is that it is little hindered by territorial,
national, or jurisdictional restrictions - ANSWER-true
t/f
Every continent with the exception of Europe has deserts. - ANSWER-true
t/f
Mountain ranges formed barriers to movement and obstructed the spread of
agricultural and technical innovations - ANSWER-true
, A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as: - ANSWER-
Isthmus
As a group,the islands Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are known as: -
ANSWER-The greater antilles
Which of the following countries is located in the cultural hearth known as
Mesoamerica? - ANSWER-Guatemala
Mestizos are persons who are of mixed ____ heritage - ANSWER-European and
Ameridian
The current population of Mexico now exceeds ____ million - ANSWER-100
Transculturation is most closely associated with the shaping of cultural traits in: -
ANSWER-Mexico
a maquiladora is: - ANSWER-a foreign owned factory in northern Mexico and
Colombia
Central America, as defined by geographers, is - ANSWER-a region within Middle
America between Mexico and Colombia
Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Guatemala? -
ANSWER-Nicaragua
Which statement below best defines the North American Core? It: - ANSWER-
encompasses a great rectangle from Boston to Washington to St. Louis to
Milwaukee and includes southernmost Ontario
Canada's large cluster of Francophones in New Brunswick are known as: -
ANSWER-Acadians
Which states is located in the U.S. Wheat Belt? - ANSWER-Kansas
The region with the greatest disparity in income between rich and poor is: -
ANSWER-The South
The Southwest is a tricultural region comprised of: - ANSWER-Native Americans,
Hispanics, and Angelos
Which of the following is one of the world's most productive post-industrial
complexes? - ANSWER-Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio
The fastest growing metropolitan area in the US is: - ANSWER-Las Vegas
The North American region which is the largest and least densely settled is the: -
ANSWER-Northern Frontier
