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Where in Australia and Oceania do anthropologists have the greatest chance of finding “uncontacted peoples”? A) Australia B) New Zealand C) Fiji D) New Guinea E) Tasmania What country outside of the region is involved in a 21st-century “land grab” […]

The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty with a goal of reducing major greenhouse gases. Currently desiccation is a more serious threat to the Caspian Sea than pollution. Answer: FALSE Only about 35 percent of people in South Asia live […]

Which of the following religions are found among the peoples of Central Asia? A) Christianity B) Islam C) Buddhism D) Judaism and other minor religions E) All of the answer choices are correct What is the current overall rate of […]

Confucianism stresses all of the following ideals, EXCEPT A) the importance of the family. B) deference to authority. C) the importance of ethics. D) respect for tradition. E) the need for bureaucratic positions to be passed down through family lines. […]

What are new suburbs called that include shopping centers, industry, office, and entertainment activities, but are less connected to the central city, and more connected to other suburban centers? A) urban decentralization B) counterurbanization C) concentric zones model D) urban […]

Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to preserve its famed “cedars” forestlands in recent years? A) Libya B) Lebanon C) Turkey D) Iran E) Iraq What countries are Russia’s major trading partners, as measured by […]

The Atlantic Coast of Europe has a maritime climate. The Three Gorges Dam has been constructed on the Yangtze River. Answer: TRUE Wind travels from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure. Answer: FALSE Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia […]

What is a problem with power generated by wind or sun? A) It is an intermittent source requiring other types of production for backup. B) It requires constant sun or wind. C) Energy cannot be transferred from sunny or windy […]

After they were forced to leave Palestine by the Romans, Jews clustered in Muslim lands of the Iberian Peninsula because Islam showed greater tolerance for Judaism than had Christianity. China is the largest importer of crude oil in the world. […]

Weather is the long-term condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given location. Kurds are an example of a nation-state. Answer: FALSE The hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate in the Pacific Ocean. Answer: FALSE When states attempt to reclaim […]

Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid? A) a general, graphic indication of the growth rate B) males in the population C) females in the population D) age distribution of the population E) birth and death […]

Turkey has one of the most diversified economies of Southwest Asia and North Africa, and is not reliant on oil. European colonization was effective in countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, with the one exception of Ethiopia. Answer: FALSE The Mediterranean climate […]

Which of the following would NOT reflect Friedman’s notion of a flat earth? A) the ability of financial capital and production to flow easily from one place to another B) the ability of financial capital to change locations to take […]

Decolonization refers to the process of a colony’s gaining (or regaining) control over its territory and establishing a separate, independent government. Islam dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Answer: TRUE The majority of Egypt’s 85 million people live a long distance […]