GEOG 1300 Final
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1. The Canadian Indian Wars resulted in much more False
bloodshed than the American Indian Wars
2. Although El Niño is a climate pattern caused by winds True
and temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, its impacts are
felt globally
3. El Niño events occur when winds over the Pacific False
Ocean change direction and cause upwelling of cool,
nutrient rich water along the Pacific coastline.
4. Which country is Canada's largest trade partner? United States
5. Which president initiated the war on drugs? Nixon
6. Cities in the West are situated where water is avail- True
able, and consequently tend to be spaced far apart
7. Because of immigration, the U.S. is the only MDC in True
the world experiencing significant population growth
8. The balloon effect refers to how eliminating drugs in False
one geographic area reduces the sale of drugs in all
areas, effectively "bursting" the drugs out
9. In terms of area, what are the two largest countries in the Democratic Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa of Congo and Chad
10. The World Wildlife Fund projects that at current rates True
of deforestation, 55 percent of the Amazon forest will
be gone by 2030
11. Which critical choke point connects the Atlantic and Panama Canal
Pacific Oceans?
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12. The Horn of Africa is the region consisting of Ethiopia, True
Somali, and a few other countries that borders the Red
Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean
13. Hutu and Tutsi people are distinguished by their dif- False
ferent languages and cultures
14. The U.S. economy is based primarily on production False
and manufacturing of goods
15. Which country was formerly named Zaire Democratic Republic of
Congo
16. The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis refer to False
the same event
17. Which civilization inhabited southern Mexico, Brazil, Maya
and Guatemala, practiced agriculture, and developed
a highly complex civilization?
18. Remittances are the savings earned by people work- True
ing abroad and sent back to their families
19. Which African nation does the United States consider South Africa
an economic powerhouse and critical to the stability
of the continent?
20. The phrase "tyranny of distance" refers to the abysmal False
human rights records of small, remote countries with
dictatorial governments
21.
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Most Latin American countries are in the second or Birth rates are high but
early third stages of the demographic transition. What declining, and death rates
does this imply about their birth and death rates? are low
22. The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán is presently overlain False
by the Brasilia, the capital of Brazil
23. The U.S. is unique in that all eleven climate types occur True
within its boundaries
24. Although the majority of South Africa was black, Nelson Mandela
whites had exclusive control of the political and eco-
nomic systems for a long time.Who was the first black
South African president?
25. What are the two most populous countries in Africa, Nigeria and Ethiopia
whose combined populations account for over 25% of
Africa's population?
26. Which Latin American country is one of the BRIC Brazil
economies?
27. The first true urban center of the Western Hemisphere True
was Teotihuacan, a city laid out on a grid aligned with
the stars
28. Which terrorist group headquartered in Somalia aims al-Shabaab
to create a global Islamic caliphate?
29. Based on low per capita GDP (PPP) and low HDI rank- high HIV/AIDS infection
ing, it is reasonable to expect that Haiti would have the rates
highest population growth rate in Latin America. What
factor makes this expectation about Haiti's population
growth rate wrong?
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1. The Canadian Indian Wars resulted in much more False
bloodshed than the American Indian Wars
2. Although El Niño is a climate pattern caused by winds True
and temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, its impacts are
felt globally
3. El Niño events occur when winds over the Pacific False
Ocean change direction and cause upwelling of cool,
nutrient rich water along the Pacific coastline.
4. Which country is Canada's largest trade partner? United States
5. Which president initiated the war on drugs? Nixon
6. Cities in the West are situated where water is avail- True
able, and consequently tend to be spaced far apart
7. Because of immigration, the U.S. is the only MDC in True
the world experiencing significant population growth
8. The balloon effect refers to how eliminating drugs in False
one geographic area reduces the sale of drugs in all
areas, effectively "bursting" the drugs out
9. In terms of area, what are the two largest countries in the Democratic Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa of Congo and Chad
10. The World Wildlife Fund projects that at current rates True
of deforestation, 55 percent of the Amazon forest will
be gone by 2030
11. Which critical choke point connects the Atlantic and Panama Canal
Pacific Oceans?
, GEOG 1300 Final
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12. The Horn of Africa is the region consisting of Ethiopia, True
Somali, and a few other countries that borders the Red
Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean
13. Hutu and Tutsi people are distinguished by their dif- False
ferent languages and cultures
14. The U.S. economy is based primarily on production False
and manufacturing of goods
15. Which country was formerly named Zaire Democratic Republic of
Congo
16. The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis refer to False
the same event
17. Which civilization inhabited southern Mexico, Brazil, Maya
and Guatemala, practiced agriculture, and developed
a highly complex civilization?
18. Remittances are the savings earned by people work- True
ing abroad and sent back to their families
19. Which African nation does the United States consider South Africa
an economic powerhouse and critical to the stability
of the continent?
20. The phrase "tyranny of distance" refers to the abysmal False
human rights records of small, remote countries with
dictatorial governments
21.
, GEOG 1300 Final
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Most Latin American countries are in the second or Birth rates are high but
early third stages of the demographic transition. What declining, and death rates
does this imply about their birth and death rates? are low
22. The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán is presently overlain False
by the Brasilia, the capital of Brazil
23. The U.S. is unique in that all eleven climate types occur True
within its boundaries
24. Although the majority of South Africa was black, Nelson Mandela
whites had exclusive control of the political and eco-
nomic systems for a long time.Who was the first black
South African president?
25. What are the two most populous countries in Africa, Nigeria and Ethiopia
whose combined populations account for over 25% of
Africa's population?
26. Which Latin American country is one of the BRIC Brazil
economies?
27. The first true urban center of the Western Hemisphere True
was Teotihuacan, a city laid out on a grid aligned with
the stars
28. Which terrorist group headquartered in Somalia aims al-Shabaab
to create a global Islamic caliphate?
29. Based on low per capita GDP (PPP) and low HDI rank- high HIV/AIDS infection
ing, it is reasonable to expect that Haiti would have the rates
highest population growth rate in Latin America. What
factor makes this expectation about Haiti's population
growth rate wrong?
