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Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 1: The Past in the Present Introduction to the Chapter 1. How does the chapter define history? a) Every event that happened in the past b) All past events that really mattered c) Past events […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 10: Sub-Saharan Africa and the International Community African Geography and Culture 1. Compared to the United States, the African continent is a) twice as large b) half as large c) three times larger d) about […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 11: The Middle East Introduction 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the six major world religions that originated in the Middle East? a) Christianity b) Islam c) Buddhism d) Judaism The Middle […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 12: Latin America What Is Latin America? 1. Which colonial power coined the term “Latin America” in the mid-nineteenth century as a means to assert its influence? a) Spain b) Netherlands c) France d) Italy […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 13: Global Issue 1: International Terrorism Chapter Questions 1. Which event has caused the American people to often see terrorist acts through a lens that doesn’t necessarily take into account the historical depth or geographical […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 14: Global Issue 2: The Global Refugee Crisis 1. When was the last time this number of refugees were on the move? a) During the Roman Empire b) During the Great Depression c) During and […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 15: Global Issue 3: The Syrian Civil War and the Rise of the Islamic State 1. Which of the following is NOT a name for the Islamic State? a) ISIL b) Da’esh c) ISI d) […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 16: Global Issue 4: The Veil Controversy Chapter Questions 1. Before the advent of Islam, women of which religion veiled themselves? a) Zoroastrian b) Christian c) Both of these are correct. d) None of these […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 17: Global Issue 5: Global Population Projections Chapter Questions 1. According to the text, the world’s current population is approximately? a) 2.3 billion b) 6.3 billion c) 7.3 billion d) 9.3 billion 2. The world’s […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 18: Global Issue 6: Global Climate Change 1. Increases of greenhouse gases cause the earth’s temperature to rise. Greenhouse gases include a) Nitrogen and carbon dioxide. b) Methane and nitrogen. c) Nitrogen and oxygen. d) […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 19: Global Issue 7: The Globalization of Modern Sports 1. Globalization can be defined as the rapid movement of: a) People b) Commerce c) Information d) All of these. 2. According to your textbook, some […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 2: People, Places, and Patterns What Is Geography? 1. The chapter states that there are two main areas of study in geography. They are a) human geography and economic geography. b) physical geography and political […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 3: Anthropology and Intercultural Relations Cultural Misunderstandings in an International Milieu 1. According to this chapter, why have Iran and the United States had such a difficult time coming to mutually agreeable and beneficial foreign […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 4: Economics and International Development Introduction to the Chapter 1. Which of the following factors contributed to the Great Economic Crisis that began in 2008? a) a sharp rise in US banking liquidity b) the […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 5: Power, Conflict, and Policy: The Role of Political Science in International Studies What is Political Science? 1. Which of the following is the textbook’s definition of politics? a) The study of governments b) The […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 6: North America and International Studies A Brief History of the United States in the World 1. The United States has long considered itself “city on a hill” because a) it won the Cold War. […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 7: Europe and the Modern World Introduction 1. What do the authors of the book say about questions like, “Is the capitalist, free- market economic system a model for economic development and human happiness everywhere?” […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 8: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Studies Introduction: Why Study East Asia and the Pacific? 1. What percentage of the world’s population lives in East Asia? a) 10 percent b) 20 percent c) 30 […]

Test Bank (Multiple Choice) Chapter 9: South and Central Asia and International Studies Introduction: Why Study South and Central Asia? 1. According to the textbook, which South Asian country is currently the world’s largest democracy? a) India b) Pakistan c) […]

1. How does the chapter define history? a) Every event that happened in the past b) All past events that really mattered 2. The word “history” comes from the Latin word meaning a) to orate. b) to remember. *c) to […]

1. Compared to the United States, the African continent is a) twice as large. b) half as large. 2. Which of the following is NOT a geographical or climate-related disadvantage faced by the region mentioned by the textbook? a) Long […]

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the six major world religions that originated in the Middle East? a) Christianity b) Islam 2. What is the Arabic term for the area stretching from the Atlantic coast of North […]

1. Which colonial power coined the term “Latin America” in the mid-nineteenth century as a means to assert its influence? a) Spain b) Netherlands 2. What are the two dominant languages spoken in South America? a) Spanish and French b) […]

1. Which event has caused the American people to often see terrorist acts through a lens that doesn’t necessarily take into account the historical depth or geographical breadth of terrorism? c) The terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008 d) All […]

1. When was the last time this number of refugees were on the move? a) During the Roman Empire b) During the Great Depression 2. Why are many of the borders in the Middle East considered illegitimate? a) Arabs had […]

1. Which of the following is NOT a name for the Islamic State? a) ISIL b) Da’esh 2. Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq was comprised largely of ____ a) Sunni, who were in the majority in Iraq. b) Shia, who […]

1. Before the advent of Islam, women of which religion veiled themselves? a) Zoroastrian b) Christian 2. What are some common concerns about veiling and Islamic dress in Europe? a) Secularism b) Integration c) Security *d) All of these are […]

1. According to the text, the world’s current population is approximately? a) 2.3 billion b) 6.3 billion 2. The world’s population is growing at a rate of a) .5 percent. b) .78 percent. c) 1 percent. *d) 1.2 percent. 3. […]

1. Increases of greenhouse gases cause the earth’s temperature to rise. Greenhouse gases include a) Nitrogen and carbon dioxide. 2. Carbon dioxide is produced by all of the following except a) burning of fossil fuels. *b) cattle effluent. c) manufacture […]

1. Globalization can be defined as the rapid movement of: a) People b) Commerce 2. According to your textbook, some members of the soccer fan clubs Dinamo’s Bad Blue Boys and Red Star’s Delije in the former Yugoslavia became which […]

1. The chapter states that there are two MAIN areas of study in geography. They are a) human geography and economic geography. b) physical geography and political geography. 2. When the Roman Empire fell, much knowledge was lost, including geographical […]

1. According to this chapter, why have Iran and the United States had such a difficult time coming to mutually agreeable and beneficial foreign policy decisions? a) There is a shared history of conflict that is too long and painful […]

1. Which of the following factors contributed to the Great Economic Crisis that began in 2008? c) excessive US banking regulation in the 1980s d) the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone 2. Which Asian economy technically avoided a major […]

1. Which of the following is the textbook’s definition of “politics”? a) The study of governments b) The study of governments and government-like operations 2. Which of the following is not a subfield of political science? *a) International studies b) […]

1. The United States has long considered itself “city on a hill” because a) it won the Cold War. b) it is an aristocratic but not monarchical state. 2. According to the text, the United States emerged as the world’s […]

1. What do the authors of the book say about questions like, “Is the capitalist, free-market economic system a model for economic development and human happiness everywhere?” and “Are democracy and human rights universally applicable to all people?” a) that […]

1. What percentage of the world’s population lives in East Asia? a) 10 percent b) 20 percent 2. As compared to Japan, China’s population is ______. a) About twice as large b) Nearly four times as large *c) Over ten […]

1. According to the textbook, which South Asian country is currently the world’s largest democracy? c) Bangladesh d) Nepal 2. Which religious belief came to South and Central Asia in the Middle Ages? a) Confucianism b) Buddhism c) Catholicism *d) […]