EXAM GUIDE FOR WORLD REGIONAL
GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Jihad - Answer-a sacred struggle or striving to carry out god's will according to the
tenets of Islam; the term connotes both an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect
faith and an outward material struggle to promotes justice and the Islamic social
system
Burqa - Answer-In the Islamic world- the most conservative women 's covering.
Covers eyes
How have humans modified the environment? In your response, provide one
example of human modification to biodiversity. - Answer-Introducing a species to a
new environment my moving it from one place to another
Compare and contrast two models of development - Answer-The neoliberal
development model prioritizes financial wealth whereas the alternative model
prioritizes quality of life
What are the five main categories of social identification? - Answer-The five main
categories are ethnicity, race, gender, class, and sexuality. Ethnicity is a socially
created community. Race is the classification of humans by their skin color. Gender
is the socially enforced behaviors of men and women. Class is distinction among
individuals based on their financial standing. Sexuality is series of practices that
relate to sexual acts.
Describe the relationship between colonialism and capitalism - Answer-Colonialism
helped fuel the industrial revolution which spurred the growth of capitalism
Explain the relationship between fertility and the status of women - Answer-The
higher the fertility rate, the lower the status of women in terms of economic and
political participation.
Name the four physiographic regions of Europe - Answer-The Northwestern
Uplands, Alpine Europe, Central Plateaus, North European Lowlands
List the environmental factors that created the beer/wine division in Europe -
Answer-Northern Europe switched to beer and hard alcohol (like Germany, Scotland,
and Ireland) and Southern Europe (Spain, Italy) continued wine production due to
climate change.
What new connections does the opening of the Arctic create between existing
regions of the world? - Answer-Connects Atlantic to the Pacific and opens global
commerce to this part of the sea. Shortens travel time. Creates potential for
geopolitical conflict over newly accessible resources like oil.
GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Jihad - Answer-a sacred struggle or striving to carry out god's will according to the
tenets of Islam; the term connotes both an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect
faith and an outward material struggle to promotes justice and the Islamic social
system
Burqa - Answer-In the Islamic world- the most conservative women 's covering.
Covers eyes
How have humans modified the environment? In your response, provide one
example of human modification to biodiversity. - Answer-Introducing a species to a
new environment my moving it from one place to another
Compare and contrast two models of development - Answer-The neoliberal
development model prioritizes financial wealth whereas the alternative model
prioritizes quality of life
What are the five main categories of social identification? - Answer-The five main
categories are ethnicity, race, gender, class, and sexuality. Ethnicity is a socially
created community. Race is the classification of humans by their skin color. Gender
is the socially enforced behaviors of men and women. Class is distinction among
individuals based on their financial standing. Sexuality is series of practices that
relate to sexual acts.
Describe the relationship between colonialism and capitalism - Answer-Colonialism
helped fuel the industrial revolution which spurred the growth of capitalism
Explain the relationship between fertility and the status of women - Answer-The
higher the fertility rate, the lower the status of women in terms of economic and
political participation.
Name the four physiographic regions of Europe - Answer-The Northwestern
Uplands, Alpine Europe, Central Plateaus, North European Lowlands
List the environmental factors that created the beer/wine division in Europe -
Answer-Northern Europe switched to beer and hard alcohol (like Germany, Scotland,
and Ireland) and Southern Europe (Spain, Italy) continued wine production due to
climate change.
What new connections does the opening of the Arctic create between existing
regions of the world? - Answer-Connects Atlantic to the Pacific and opens global
commerce to this part of the sea. Shortens travel time. Creates potential for
geopolitical conflict over newly accessible resources like oil.
