World Regional Geography Exam
Questions and Answers Latest Update
36. Relative locations of places are shown on what type of map?
a) all maps
b) global
c) reference
d) thematic - Answer-D) thematic
37. All maps are distorted in area size or direction or both. They are all inaccurate.
a) true
b) false - Answer-A) true
38. Collecting data for research or mapping by using instruments that are far from
the area of study is called:
a) remote sensing.
b) distance accumulation.
c) GIS.
d) air-photo interpretation. - Answer-A) remote sensing
39. Interpreting the impact of tectonic activity on the landforms of East Africa would
probably be the work of a ______________ geographer.
a) regional
b) physical
c) human
d) cultural - Answer-B) physical
40. The visible imprint of people on the surface of the earth is seen in the
___________ landscape.
a) physical
b) functional
c) human
d) cultural - Answer-D) cultural
41. One method of finding absolute location on a map is by using:
a) GIS
b) MapQuest
c) the legend or key
d) longitude and latitude - Answer-D) longitude and latitude
42. Which of the following describes the process of heightening interactions,
increasing interdependence, and deepening relations across country boundaries?
a) internationalism
b) international trade
c) global trade
d) globalization - Answer-C) global trade
,43. Identify the correct trade flow in the triangular trading system amongst Europe →
Africa → the Americas → Europe, which ultimately helped establish the foundations
of the capitalized world economy.
a) manufactured goods, slaves, commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.)
b) slaves, manufactured goods, commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.)
c) commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.), manufactured goods, slaves
d) commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.), slaves, manufactured goods - Answer-A)
Manufactured goods, slaves, commodities (cotton, tabacco, rice etc)
44. In early history (dating back to the Greeks and Romans), the primary purpose or
reason for colonialism was:
a) religious expansion.
b) need for resources and tribute.
c) exploration.
d) decreasing populations. - Answer-A) religiouse expansion
45. The first wave of colonialism was sparked by these European colonial powers.
a) France and Spain
b) British Isles
c) Italy and France
d) Spain and Portugal - Answer-D) spain & portugal
46. There were two waves of colonialism between 1500 and 1975. Which of the
following is not true of the first wave (1500-1825)?
a) Europeans colonized the Americas.
b) Europeans colonized the coast of Africa.
c) Colonization fueled the triangular trade network.
d) Economies were focused on tourism. - Answer-D) economies were focused in
tourism
47. There were two waves of colonialism between 1500 and 1975. Which of the
following is not true of the second wave (1825-1975)?
a) Europeans colonized Asia.
b) Europeans colonized Africa.
c) Colonization fueled the capitalist world economy.
d) Economies were focused on tourism. - Answer-B) europeans colonized africa
48. Colonizers focused on gaining lands to establish large-scale agricultural
production in the Americas and to establish trading posts for the Atlantic slave trade
in Africa and ports for the spice trade in Asia. What best describes this trading
system?
a) It was isolated.
b) It only affected the local port communities.
c) It had a global reach.
d) It had a regional reach. - Answer-C) it had a global reach
49. What does the term Scramble for Africa refer to?
a) African countries scrambled to experience as they modernize and develop.
b) The African region struggled to produce sufficient food for a growing population.
, c) The African region struggled to provide adequate health care for a growing
population.
d) European powers arbitrarily divided the world's second-largest continent among
themselves. - Answer-D) european powers arbitraily divided the world's second
largest continent among themselves
50. What fueled the second wave of colonization in the second half of the nineteenth
century?
a) exploration
b) industrialization
c) agriculture
d) the slave trade - Answer-B) industrialization
51. Which of the following is not consistent with weak globalization?
a) long-standing process
b) began in the 1500s with the expansion of the Spanish and Portuguese empires
c) trade relationships operating today have their roots in the Columbian Exchange
d) emerged since the 1970s - Answer-D) emerged since the 1970s
52. Which of the following is not consistent with strong globalization?
a) The global economy has emerged since the 1970s.
b) The global economy is significantly different from previous economies.
c) States (countries) play an increasingly significant role in world trade.
d) The market is all important and not constrained by state governments. - Answer-
D) the market is all important and not constrained by state government
53. Modern colonialism began in fifteenth-century Europe. It was different from the
Roman or any other preceding empire because the focus in this modern era was
specifically on gaining:
a) territory
b) wealth
c) shipping facilities (ports and docks)
d) power - Answer-A) territory
54. During the Age of Exploration, stretching from the 1400s to the 1900s, which of
the following regions was the focal point for global trade and exchange of culture?
a) Pacific
b) Atlantic
c) Asian
d) African - Answer-B) atlantic
55. Which of the following is not one of the three financial institutions that came into
existence as a result of the Bretton Woods conference at the close of World War II?
a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
b) World Bank
c) General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs / World Trade Organization (WTO)
d) International Reserve Bank - Answer-D) international reserve bank
56. Which of the following was not a driving force behind the Bretton Woods
conference?
Questions and Answers Latest Update
36. Relative locations of places are shown on what type of map?
a) all maps
b) global
c) reference
d) thematic - Answer-D) thematic
37. All maps are distorted in area size or direction or both. They are all inaccurate.
a) true
b) false - Answer-A) true
38. Collecting data for research or mapping by using instruments that are far from
the area of study is called:
a) remote sensing.
b) distance accumulation.
c) GIS.
d) air-photo interpretation. - Answer-A) remote sensing
39. Interpreting the impact of tectonic activity on the landforms of East Africa would
probably be the work of a ______________ geographer.
a) regional
b) physical
c) human
d) cultural - Answer-B) physical
40. The visible imprint of people on the surface of the earth is seen in the
___________ landscape.
a) physical
b) functional
c) human
d) cultural - Answer-D) cultural
41. One method of finding absolute location on a map is by using:
a) GIS
b) MapQuest
c) the legend or key
d) longitude and latitude - Answer-D) longitude and latitude
42. Which of the following describes the process of heightening interactions,
increasing interdependence, and deepening relations across country boundaries?
a) internationalism
b) international trade
c) global trade
d) globalization - Answer-C) global trade
,43. Identify the correct trade flow in the triangular trading system amongst Europe →
Africa → the Americas → Europe, which ultimately helped establish the foundations
of the capitalized world economy.
a) manufactured goods, slaves, commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.)
b) slaves, manufactured goods, commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.)
c) commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.), manufactured goods, slaves
d) commodities (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.), slaves, manufactured goods - Answer-A)
Manufactured goods, slaves, commodities (cotton, tabacco, rice etc)
44. In early history (dating back to the Greeks and Romans), the primary purpose or
reason for colonialism was:
a) religious expansion.
b) need for resources and tribute.
c) exploration.
d) decreasing populations. - Answer-A) religiouse expansion
45. The first wave of colonialism was sparked by these European colonial powers.
a) France and Spain
b) British Isles
c) Italy and France
d) Spain and Portugal - Answer-D) spain & portugal
46. There were two waves of colonialism between 1500 and 1975. Which of the
following is not true of the first wave (1500-1825)?
a) Europeans colonized the Americas.
b) Europeans colonized the coast of Africa.
c) Colonization fueled the triangular trade network.
d) Economies were focused on tourism. - Answer-D) economies were focused in
tourism
47. There were two waves of colonialism between 1500 and 1975. Which of the
following is not true of the second wave (1825-1975)?
a) Europeans colonized Asia.
b) Europeans colonized Africa.
c) Colonization fueled the capitalist world economy.
d) Economies were focused on tourism. - Answer-B) europeans colonized africa
48. Colonizers focused on gaining lands to establish large-scale agricultural
production in the Americas and to establish trading posts for the Atlantic slave trade
in Africa and ports for the spice trade in Asia. What best describes this trading
system?
a) It was isolated.
b) It only affected the local port communities.
c) It had a global reach.
d) It had a regional reach. - Answer-C) it had a global reach
49. What does the term Scramble for Africa refer to?
a) African countries scrambled to experience as they modernize and develop.
b) The African region struggled to produce sufficient food for a growing population.
, c) The African region struggled to provide adequate health care for a growing
population.
d) European powers arbitrarily divided the world's second-largest continent among
themselves. - Answer-D) european powers arbitraily divided the world's second
largest continent among themselves
50. What fueled the second wave of colonization in the second half of the nineteenth
century?
a) exploration
b) industrialization
c) agriculture
d) the slave trade - Answer-B) industrialization
51. Which of the following is not consistent with weak globalization?
a) long-standing process
b) began in the 1500s with the expansion of the Spanish and Portuguese empires
c) trade relationships operating today have their roots in the Columbian Exchange
d) emerged since the 1970s - Answer-D) emerged since the 1970s
52. Which of the following is not consistent with strong globalization?
a) The global economy has emerged since the 1970s.
b) The global economy is significantly different from previous economies.
c) States (countries) play an increasingly significant role in world trade.
d) The market is all important and not constrained by state governments. - Answer-
D) the market is all important and not constrained by state government
53. Modern colonialism began in fifteenth-century Europe. It was different from the
Roman or any other preceding empire because the focus in this modern era was
specifically on gaining:
a) territory
b) wealth
c) shipping facilities (ports and docks)
d) power - Answer-A) territory
54. During the Age of Exploration, stretching from the 1400s to the 1900s, which of
the following regions was the focal point for global trade and exchange of culture?
a) Pacific
b) Atlantic
c) Asian
d) African - Answer-B) atlantic
55. Which of the following is not one of the three financial institutions that came into
existence as a result of the Bretton Woods conference at the close of World War II?
a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
b) World Bank
c) General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs / World Trade Organization (WTO)
d) International Reserve Bank - Answer-D) international reserve bank
56. Which of the following was not a driving force behind the Bretton Woods
conference?
