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WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY TEST 1 (EARNEST) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ethnic cleansing - ANSWER-Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes (or kills) a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region Benelux - ANSWER-the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg Balkans - ANSWER-the region of southeastern Europe now occupied by Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, the European part of Turkey, and the former republics of Yugoslavia Bal...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY MIDTERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Inclusive Development - ANSWER-The extent of equal economic and social development opportunities for different population groups, especially minorities and the poor. Global Core - ANSWER-The constellation of countries with the most highly developed and influential economies (anchored by the US , the 27 member countries of the EU, East Asia's china and Japan; and Australia, New Zealand). Although the global core is...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY FINAL TEST Q&A Climate environments and major river systems in south Asia - ANSWER-Monsoon climate (summer wet and winter dry), major river basins are south of the Mountains, Indus River- provided irrigation to arid areas, Ganges- sacred place in Hinduim Languages in south Asia and their usage (e.g. for a legal system) - ANSWER-Islamic Religion and Arabic Language, Ecomony (oil), Environment (arid) What is a successful agricultural experiment in south asia - ANS...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY FINAL PRACTICE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS Somalia, Kenya, Ethopia - ANSWER-The horn of Africa contains which countries? San, Khoikhoi, Xhosa - ANSWER-Which african groups were important in the history of apartheid in south africa? Portuguese - ANSWER-The first Europeans to come to this area of South Africa was ___ in the 1400s? Mines and Works Act (1911) - ANSWER-What act was passed that limited black workers to exclusively physical labor, lo...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY FINAL TEST GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Define: Exotic River Slide. - ANSWER-A river that starts in humid areas and then goes through a desert (the Nile River) Where is Turkish spoken in the Middle East and what language family does it belong to? - ANSWER-Turkey; Altaic Language Family Where is Arabic spoken in the Middle East and what language family does it belong to? - ANSWER-North Africa; Afro-Asiatic Language Family Where is Persian spoken in the Middle E...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Diverse landscapes (i.e., Rift Valley, savannas, Mt. Kilimanjaro, highlands, etc.) - ANSWER-Africa is home to many unique and beautiful landforms 1. Rift Valley: divergent plate boundary w/ waterfalls 2. Savannas: high plains plateaus like the Serengeti 3. Mt. Kilimanjaro: highest mountain in Africa 4. Great Escarpment: South Africa Three dominant religious practices in the region - ANSWER-1. Islam 2. Christianity ...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY FINAL EXAM CH #6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS what is another mosquito vectored pandemic disease? - ANSWER-yellow fever how many cases of aids have there been in the world? and how many of them have been in subsaharan africa? - ANSWER-3.4 million. and at least 24.5 million in subsaharan africa. what is schistosomasis? - ANSWER-it is caused by little snails in slow moving bodies of water that are parasites that enter body openings and cause internal bleeding and fatigue...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY EXAM #5 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Which river is the Three Gorges Dam on? - ANSWER-Yangtze The main purpose for building the Three Gorges Dam is - ANSWER-to control flooding What is the largest worry or problem with the Three Gorges dam? - ANSWER-The relocation of more than 1 million people What will China lose with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam? - ANSWER-Tourism in the gorges region, agriculture land, sense of community and cultural heritage ...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY EXAM #4 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS Bangladesh was formerly known as what? - ANSWER-East Pakistan (independent in 1971) Bangladesh - ANSWER-one of world's poorest and least developed states; one of highest physiologic densities in the world; natrual hazards include cyclones (hurricanes in US) what is the fastest growing city in the history of humanity? - ANSWER-Shenzhen China has what % of the world population? - ANSWER-20% (only lies on 3% world's ...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY EXAM #3 GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS This powerful intergovernmental and international organization of 15 oil-producing nations has a hand in influencing and regulating the global prices and supplies of oil. a) Regional Petroleum Export Consortium of the Middle East (RPECME) b) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) c) International Oil Producers (IOP) d) SW Asia Petroleum Group (SWAPG) - ANSWER-b) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countrie...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY EXAM STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which North American species once number 50 million, but due to mass hunting was reduced to less than 500 individuals. - ANSWER-The North American bison population of the US is: - ANSWER-325m US population is shifting to the south. Which of the following is NOT correct? a) ppl in the south, on average, have more and better education. This draws businesses to the south. b) US economy is shifting to the south taking with it b...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY- EXAM #2 (LATIN AMERICA) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS hacienda - ANSWER--extensive land use patterns -high degree of self-sufficiency -interior location -livestock herding -native amerindian labor -traditional technologies Operation Bootstrap - ANSWER--textiles and other labor-intensive industries by American companies -competition form Asian countries weakened Puerto Rico's competitive advantage -emphasis on capital-intensive industries characterist...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY PRACTICE EXAM (TCU SCHWARTZ) QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS Legacies of Colonialism - ANSWER-- Language and Religion: many of the countries that were colonized by Spain/Portugal now speak either Spanish or Portuguese and practice catholicism as their main religion due to the encomienda systems that were put in place - Architecture and large Public Spaces - Economic inequality: colonialism entrenched economic inequality in many central and south American countries,...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Suburbanization - ANSWER-movement out of central cities into fringes after 1950; post WW2 economy, which consisted of baby boom, more money, and desire for more space -construction of interstates; affordability of cars -overcrowding, pollution, crime, white flight in central cities, which pushed them to outer areas consequences of Colonization - ANSWER--death of 50 million indigenous ppl. across region -Transatlantic Slave Tr...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY- EXAM (EUROPE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS what are the original members of the EU? - ANSWER-Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands what are the newest members of the EU? - ANSWER-Iceland, Turkey, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro Europe was the first part of the world to enter the ___________ stage of the demographic transition after the industrial revolution - ANSWER-second what are the three major types of climate? - ANSWER--marine west coa...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY EXAM #2 (TCU SCHWARTZ) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS command economy - ANSWER-An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy and tells each industry what to do Command economy in Russia has contributed too... - ANSWER-- inefficient industries - obsolete technology - poorly developed infrastructure Democracy in post U.S.S.R. states - ANSWER-- In all of these newly formed countries, most of them wanted some form of a democratic government, ...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY EXAM 1 UARK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS the keeling curve - ANSWER-a graph that takes daily recordings of atmospheric CO2 levels the greenhouse effect - ANSWER-the ability of the earth's atmosphere to hold some of the outgoing longwave radiation due to the presences of certain gasses 0.3 - ANSWER-what is earth's natural albedo? paris climate accord - ANSWER-set international goals to fight climate change geography - ANSWER-studies spacial patterns in the h...

WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Colonialism - ANSWER-a political and economic system in which regions and societies are legally, economically, and politically dominated by an external or alien society Cold War - ANSWER-the period of struggle between the United States and the former Soviet Union lasting from the late 1940s to about 1990 GDP - ANSWER-the total market value of all final goods and services produced annually in an economy in a year Supernat...

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