Globalization And Diversity Geography Of A Changin
Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changin
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Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 5th Edition By Rowntree Lewis, Price Wyckoff (Test Bank)
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Globalization And Diversity Geography Of A Changin
Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 5e Rowntree Lewis, Price Wyckoff (Test Bank)
Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 5e Rowntree Lewis, Price Wyckoff (Test Bank)
(Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 5e Rowntree Lewis, Price Wyckoff )
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Globalization and Diversity, 5e (Rowntree et al.)
Chapter 1 Concepts of World Geography
1) At the most basic level, geography can be broken into two complementary pursuits. These are
A) physical and human geography.
B) social and political geography.
C) economic and environmental geography.
D) map making and GIS.
E) describing places and finding their causes.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments
on the Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.5: Summarize the major tools used by geographers to study Earth's
surface
2) Why one part of the Earth's surface is arid and dry and a nearby part is lush and wet is
explained by the term
A) areal differentiation.
B) systematic geography.
C) thematic geography.
D) formal region.
E) functional region.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.1: Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography
,3) Formal regions are defined by their
A) economic activities.
B) latitude and longitude.
C) interactions with other regions.
D) physical form.
E) diversity.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments
on the Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.1: Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography
4) A functional region is
A) where a particular activity or cluster of activities take place.
B) defined by its latitude and longitude.
C) based only on language and religion.
D) defined by its physical form.
E) the material expression of human settlement.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments
on the Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.1: Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography
5) This is the study of how places interact with one another.
A) areal differentiation
B) areal integration
C) areal concentration
D) core-periphery geography
E) spatial analysis
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: 1.1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 6. How culture & experience influence peoples' perceptions of places & regions
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.5: Summarize the major tools used by geographers to study Earth's
surface
,6) How do the authors of your text define globalization?
A) the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging economic,
political, and cultural activities
B) the spread of McDonald's throughout the world
C) the trend toward international trade agreements among the countries of the world
D) the pattern of increasing telephone and Internet connections around the world
E) the growth of international and supranational organizations uniting the world's people
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.4: List several ways in which globalization is changing world
geographies
7) According to your text's authors, globalization is the most fundamental reorganization of our
planet's social and economic structures since which of the following events?
A) Ice Age
B) Demographic Transition
C) Industrial Revolution
D) World War II
E) the Renaissance
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments
on the Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.4: List several ways in which globalization is changing world
geographies
, 8) What do most scholars agree is the most significant component of globalization?
A) climate change
B) political transition around the planet
C) international terrorism
D) cultural hybridization
E) economic reorganization of the world
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.2: Identify the different components of globalization
9) What part of the world has had its economy reoriented to drug smuggling and money
laundering as the result of globalization?
A) Eastern Europe
B) Sub-Saharan Africa
C) the Caribbean
D) North America
E) South Asia
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.3: Identify the controversial aspects of globalization
10) According to the text, denim blue jeans are a cultural product and one of the world's largest
producers of jeans is
A) Pakistan.
B) China.
C) the United States.
D) Mexico.
E) Vietnam.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 1.2 Converging Currents of Globalization
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering and Understanding
GeoStandard1: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface
Gl. Sc. Lea. Out: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills
Learn. Outcomes: L.O 1.4: List several ways in which globalization is changing world
geographies
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