Test Bank for Diversity Amid Globalization, 7th Edition by Lester Rowntree
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Test Bank for Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development, 7th edition 7e by Lester Rowntree, Martin Lewis, Marie Price, William Wyckoff. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 14
1. Concepts of World Geography
2. Physical Geography and the Environment
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Test Bank for Diversity Amid Globalization 7th Edition Rowntree
Diversity Amid Globalization, 7e (Rowntree et al.)
Chapter 1 Concepts of World Geography
1) The focus on a specific topic or theme as opposed to analyzing a place or region is known as
A) physical geography
B) human geography
C) aerial geography
D) thematic (or systematic) geography
E) regional geography
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: 1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
National Geo Std: N5 & N6
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography.
2) A common tool for analyzing place is the concept of
A) the geographic region
B) the cultural landscape
C) spatial regionalism
D) areal differentiation
E) systematic differentiation
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: 1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
National Geo Std: N5 & N6
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography.
3) What type of region is defined by a certain activity (or cluster of activities) taking place there?
A) formal region
B) functional region
C) areal integration
D) areal differentiation
E) vernacular region
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: 1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
National Geo Std: N5 & N6
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography.
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,4) Which of the following would be an example of a functional region?
A) the American Rust Belt
B) Africa
C) Flemish-speaking regions of Belgium
D) the Hindu areas of Nepal
E) the Rocky Mountains
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: 1 Geography Matters: Environments, Regions, Landscapes
National Geo Std: N5 & N6
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Describe the conceptual framework of world regional geography.
5) How do the authors of your text (Diversity Amid Globalization) define globalization?
A) the growing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of
economic, political, and cultural change
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: 2
Topic/Section: 2 Converging Currents of Globalization
National Geo Std: N3 & N11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Identify the different components of globalization, including their
controversial aspects.
6) Which of the following groups is most likely to disrupt local ecosystems as they search for
natural resources and manufacturing sites?
A) governments
B) transnational firms
C) indigenous ethnic groups
D) international organizations such as the United Nations
E) non-governmental organizations, such as Greenpeace
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: 1 Converging Currents of Globalization
National Geo Std: N11 & N16
Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluating/Creating
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Identify the different components of globalization, including their
controversial aspects.
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,7) 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: 1
Topic/Section: 2 Converging Currents of Globalization
National Geo Std: N3 & N11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Identify the different components of globalization, including their
controversial aspects.
8) Which of the following organizations is NOT linked to globalization?
A) the IMF
B) the World Trade Organization
C) the World Bank
D) the UN
E) the Red Cross
Answer: E
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: 2 Converging Currents of Globalization
National Geo Std: N3 & N11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Identify the different components of globalization, including their
controversial aspects.
9) All of the following are arguments in favor of globalization, EXCEPT
A) globalization is a logical expression of international capitalism that will benefit all peoples
and all nations.
B) globalization encourages the spread of beneficial new technologies and ideas.
C) the removal of trade barriers will cause inefficient local industries to become more efficient,
and more able to compete internationally.
D) each country and region of the world will profit by concentrating on the activities for which
they are best suited in the global economy.
E) globalization will lead to world peace.
Answer: E
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: 2 Converging Currents of Globalization
National Geo Std: N3 & N13
Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluating/Creating
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Identify the different components of globalization, including their
controversial aspects.
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, 10) All of the following are arguments against globalization, EXCEPT
A) globalization is not a "natural" process.
B) globalization is a policy promoted by free-trade advocates, capitalist countries, and
multinational firms, all of which benefit from the process.
C) policies of globalization increase the differences between rich and poor in the world.
D) globalization will lead to the use of nuclear weapons.
E) globalization is dangerously unstable.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 2 Converging Currents of Globalization
National Geo Std: N3 & N11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Identify the different components of globalization, including their
controversial aspects.
11) Which statement best describes the middle position with respect to globalization?
A) globalization can be stopped by protective trade tariffs to protect national industries
B) globalization is inevitable but can be managed to reduce inequities
C) globalization seeks to ensure an absolute equality among all global nations
D) globalization needs for powerful international institutions such as the World Bank to be
eliminated so as to level the playing field
E) management of globalization is impossible and should therefore proceed unchecked
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: 2 Converging Currents of Globalization
National Geo Std: N3 & N11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Identify the different components of globalization, including their
controversial aspects.
12) These lines run east-west around the globe and are used to locate places north and south of
the equator.
A) meridians
B) longitude
C) meridians and longitude
D) parallels
E) Prime Meridians
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: 3 The Geographer's Toolbox
National Geo Std: N1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci. Std: G2 & G7
Learning Outcome: 1.3 Summarize the major tools used by geographers to study Earth's
surface.
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