World Regional Geography GEOG
1010: World Regional Geography
Questions with Verified Answers
Hurricanes and cyclones originate: - Answer-in the tropics
If empowering citizen with knowledge is a good thing, then _____ was a good policy
in the late Soviet Union. - Answer-glasnost
The energy that allows tectonic plates to interact on the earth's surface is supplied
by: - Answer-the molten interior.
Europe's two most populous cities are: - Answer-London and Paris
An ethnic minority that is concentrated on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. -
Answer-Ainu
A map of global city-regions reveals - Answer-some of the largest cities in the world
do not rank as Alpha cities.
In Europe, the majority of the workforce is employed in the __________ sector. -
Answer-service
Mediterranean Europe specializes in the market gardening of these crops: - Answer-
olives, grapes, and citrus fruits
The prime meridian passes through: - Answer-Greenwich, England.
The Chinese leader who implemented sweeping economic reforms in the late 1970s
was - Answer-Deng Xiaoping.
When a company moves job from an office in its home country to a branch office in
another country, this is known as - Answer-offshoring but not outsourcing
Tsunamis, such as the one that hit Japan's east coast on March 11, 2011, are
caused by - Answer-an earthquake under the sea or ocean.
Several national capitals in Europe, for example Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki, sit
less than 7 degrees of longitude south of the Arctic Circle, yet they have temperate
climates. How is this possible? - Answer-The North Atlantic Drift transfers tropical
warmth northward.
The Virgin Lands Campaign affected this republic the most - Answer-Kazakhstan
The "Velvet Divorce" refers to the political division of: - Answer-the Czech Republic
and Slovakia.
, A cultural hearth is a region from which technologies, ideologies, and material goods
diffused over time to surrounding regions. An example of a very early cultural hearth
is - Answer-Mesopotamia.
Which of the following scenarios represents the activities of a universalizing religion?
- Answer-A Buddhist seminary actively recruits students on its web site.
The river which carries the most traffic in Europe and is the continent's most
important inland waterway is the: - Answer-Rhine.
Orographic lifting occurs when moisture-laden winds are forced upward over
mountains. As this occurs, most rainfall is measured - Answer-on the windward side
of the mountain
Southern China experiences which type of climate? - Answer-subtropical climate
The infant mortality rate for a country is defined as: - Answer-the number of infant
deaths per 1000 live births during the first year of life.
The European colonial power that still maintains close economic ties to its former
colonies in Africa is: - Answer-France.
China's economic growth rate is likely to decrease in the future because - Answer-
factories are already moving to countries in Asia and other developing regions with
lower wages.
China's large population has traditionally been supported by - Answer-fertile alluvial
soils and adequate water for the cultivation of staple cereals.
The "Rose Revolution" transpired in what country in 2003? - Answer-Georgia
Which of the following is an example of complementary, interdependent principles
emblematic of the harmonious interplay of opposites? - Answer-yin and yang
The Grameen Bank, a highly successful microcredit institution, was founded in: -
Answer-Bangladesh.
The hukou system in Communist China was used to - Answer-limit migration to
cities.
The country with the largest economy in Europe, sometimes referred to as the
"motor" of Europe, is: - Answer-Germany.
According to the Gender Inequality Index (GII), these countries have the great
equality between males and females - Answer-Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark,
Switzerland, and Finland
While Shanghai is rapidly becoming a well-connected global city-region, its main
limitation is - Answer-using a currency that is not freely convertible on the global
market.
1010: World Regional Geography
Questions with Verified Answers
Hurricanes and cyclones originate: - Answer-in the tropics
If empowering citizen with knowledge is a good thing, then _____ was a good policy
in the late Soviet Union. - Answer-glasnost
The energy that allows tectonic plates to interact on the earth's surface is supplied
by: - Answer-the molten interior.
Europe's two most populous cities are: - Answer-London and Paris
An ethnic minority that is concentrated on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. -
Answer-Ainu
A map of global city-regions reveals - Answer-some of the largest cities in the world
do not rank as Alpha cities.
In Europe, the majority of the workforce is employed in the __________ sector. -
Answer-service
Mediterranean Europe specializes in the market gardening of these crops: - Answer-
olives, grapes, and citrus fruits
The prime meridian passes through: - Answer-Greenwich, England.
The Chinese leader who implemented sweeping economic reforms in the late 1970s
was - Answer-Deng Xiaoping.
When a company moves job from an office in its home country to a branch office in
another country, this is known as - Answer-offshoring but not outsourcing
Tsunamis, such as the one that hit Japan's east coast on March 11, 2011, are
caused by - Answer-an earthquake under the sea or ocean.
Several national capitals in Europe, for example Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki, sit
less than 7 degrees of longitude south of the Arctic Circle, yet they have temperate
climates. How is this possible? - Answer-The North Atlantic Drift transfers tropical
warmth northward.
The Virgin Lands Campaign affected this republic the most - Answer-Kazakhstan
The "Velvet Divorce" refers to the political division of: - Answer-the Czech Republic
and Slovakia.
, A cultural hearth is a region from which technologies, ideologies, and material goods
diffused over time to surrounding regions. An example of a very early cultural hearth
is - Answer-Mesopotamia.
Which of the following scenarios represents the activities of a universalizing religion?
- Answer-A Buddhist seminary actively recruits students on its web site.
The river which carries the most traffic in Europe and is the continent's most
important inland waterway is the: - Answer-Rhine.
Orographic lifting occurs when moisture-laden winds are forced upward over
mountains. As this occurs, most rainfall is measured - Answer-on the windward side
of the mountain
Southern China experiences which type of climate? - Answer-subtropical climate
The infant mortality rate for a country is defined as: - Answer-the number of infant
deaths per 1000 live births during the first year of life.
The European colonial power that still maintains close economic ties to its former
colonies in Africa is: - Answer-France.
China's economic growth rate is likely to decrease in the future because - Answer-
factories are already moving to countries in Asia and other developing regions with
lower wages.
China's large population has traditionally been supported by - Answer-fertile alluvial
soils and adequate water for the cultivation of staple cereals.
The "Rose Revolution" transpired in what country in 2003? - Answer-Georgia
Which of the following is an example of complementary, interdependent principles
emblematic of the harmonious interplay of opposites? - Answer-yin and yang
The Grameen Bank, a highly successful microcredit institution, was founded in: -
Answer-Bangladesh.
The hukou system in Communist China was used to - Answer-limit migration to
cities.
The country with the largest economy in Europe, sometimes referred to as the
"motor" of Europe, is: - Answer-Germany.
According to the Gender Inequality Index (GII), these countries have the great
equality between males and females - Answer-Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark,
Switzerland, and Finland
While Shanghai is rapidly becoming a well-connected global city-region, its main
limitation is - Answer-using a currency that is not freely convertible on the global
market.
