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.
Only about 35 percent of people in South Asia live in cities.
An ethnic religion remains identified with a specific national group.
The schism between western and eastern Christianity occurred because Greek
missionaries refused to accept the control of Roman bishops.
Insular Southeast Asia lies in the tropics.
The active promotion of one cultural system at the expense of another is cultural
nationalism.
Vietnam is the most urbanized country in Southeast Asia, and is 95 percent urbanized.
Almost 2/3 of Russians live in an environment harmful to their health.
Nitrous oxide accounts for more than half of the human-generated greenhouse gases.
In Southeast Asia temperatures are high year-round throughout most of the region, and
rainfall is generally plentiful, but varies from place to place.
Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa because of the high rate of
urbanization.
Among world regions, Europe has one of the lowest percentages of population under
age 15.
The kibbutz, a collectively worked settlement that produces grain, vegetable, and
orchard crops by using irrigation, is found in Israel.
Of the former Yugoslav republics, only Slovenia and Croatia are members of the EU.
Geopolitics focuses on the interaction between power, territory, and space at different
scales.
The European Union is an example of geopolitical devolution in Europe.
The current population of the Earth is about 3 billion.
Germany has a Mediterranean climate.
The Danube is Europe’s longest river.
Many European countries have pro-growth policies such as free contraception.
The Black Sea and the Persian Gulf were linked by the construction of the Suez Canal.
87 percent of the population of the Caribbeanlive in the Greater Antilles.
Swidden agriculture restores soil nutrients allowing people to settle in one place for an
extended period of time.
Pastoral nomadism in Southwest Asia and North Africa is rare in arid areas.
Jamaica is a possession of the United States and its residents are U.S. citizens.
Nearly 4000 children die each day from drinking unsafe water.
Women’s workforce participation is highest in eastern Europe and the Balkans.
Europe is in stage 3 of the demographic transition.
There is currently no geopolitical conflict within the country of Turkey.
Construction of the Three Gorges Dam has displaced more than one million people.
Anthropogenic emissions are those caused by animals.
Japanese citizens and their government believe it is important for their country to be
self-sufficient, particularly in growing rice.
A “qanat” is an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through
a series of gently sloping tunnels.
All African countries are members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
Iceland lies on a tectonic boundary and has many active volcanoes.
Cultural syncretism is a synonym for cultural hybridization.
Development of the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers by this country could threaten
water supplies in Iraq and Syria.
A) Israel
B) Jordan
C) Lebanon
D) Turkey
E) Iran
Describe the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.
What African leader envisioned the political unity of Africa?
A) Nelson Mandela of South Africa
B) Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya
C) Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Ivory Coast
D) Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
E) Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
The Maori have a greater political impact on New Zealand than the Aborigines do in
Australia.
Which of the following areas of Australia and Oceania has NOT been affected by
mining in comparison to other areas in the region?
A) Australia
B) Hawaii
C) Papua New Guinea
D) New Caledonia
E) Nauru
Defeat of the Persian Empire in World War I was the major factor that led to European
colonialism in Southwest Asia/North Africa.
Which of the following parts of Central Asia remains relatively unspoiled compared to
other areas of Central Asia?
A) southern Uzbekistan
B) northwestern Tibet
C) eastern Kazakhstan
D) Azerbaijan
E) central Kyrgyzstan
Large number of French-speaking Africans and Arab Muslims live in what areas of the
cities and towns of western Europe?
A) close to the central city
B) in highly integrated and diverse neighborhoods
C) in high-density apartment buildings in the suburbs
D) in the central city and in highly integrated and diverse neighborhoods
Urbanization in the Russian Domain
A) is far below that of Western Europe.
B) was often planned in detail during the Soviet period.
C) did not really increase significantly until the 1960s.
D) was helped by laws allowing unrestricted internal migration during the Soviet
period.
E) was discouraged throughout the history of the Russian Domain.
By 2050, the Russian population could decrease by ________ million people, due to
low birth rates and a one-child family norm
A) 5
B) 10
C) 20
D) 45
E) 30
The term “Third World” was originally a product of which of the following?
A) the Cold War
B) World War II
C) the Kyoto Protocol
D) a United Nations ruling
E) asymmetrical warfare associated with terrorism
Groups such as SPA (Sustainable Population Australia) argue that
A) Australia’s very low natural increase rate will create a slowing of economic
production.
B) Australia should institute policy to restrict population size.
C) global warming will make Australia’s interior more inhabitable and therefore able to
support a larger population.
D) that Australia is underpopulated by more than 8 million people.
E) Australia’s population has reached a sustainable level compared to other world
regions
What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?
A) rate of in-migration
B) rate of out-migration
C) emigration rate
D) immigration rate
E) net migration rate
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
What is a “qanat”?
A) an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through a series
of gently sloping tunnels
B) a type of subsistence agriculture practiced on oases
C) a formal title given to the monarch (national leader, like a king or queen) in the
country of Saudi Arabia
D) the practice of seasonally moving livestock to cooler, greener, high country pastures
in the summer, then returning them to valley and lowlands for fall and winter grazing
E) water supplies stored underground during earlier and wetter climatic periods
An influx of foreign workers into the United Arab Emirates has had what demographic
impact?
A) a rise in birth rates
B) it has created an extraordinary gender imbalance
C) a decrease in birth rates
D) a rise in the elderly population
E) a rise in birth rates and an extraordinary gender imbalance
What is the neutral position on globalization, according to your text’s authors?
A) Globalization will eventually fail.
B) Globalization is avoidable with cooperative effort.
C) Globalization will not be as bad as the critics believe it will be.
D) Globalization will bring more good than bad.
E) Globalization is probably unavoidable, but it can be managed.
What was the Cold War?
A) armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe from 1968-1973
B) the nickname given to efforts by the cold, northern countries of Europe to resolve
their energy crisis in the 1990s in order to avoid deaths caused by hypothermia
C) an armed conflict between the United States and the USSR that lasted from
1946-1991 and included occupation of several European countries by the United States
D) an ideological struggle between the United States and the former Soviet Union that
lasted from 1946-1991, and included Soviet occupation of several European countries
E) armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe that lasted from
1986-1991
Which country of Southeast Asia has been troubled by tensions from its orthodox
Muslim region known as Aceh?
A) Thailand
B) the Philippines
C) Indonesia
D) Singapore
E) Vietnam
What world region has been a “particularly powerful draw” as a destination of
migration for people in Southwest Asia and North Africa who are looking for
opportunity?
A) North America
B) Australia and Oceania
C) East Asia
D) Europe
E) the Russian Domain
Write an essay in which you discuss the role of conflict diamonds in ethnic and political
conflict in Sub Saharan Africa. What is the Kimberly Process and how is it being used
to address the connection between diamonds and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?
A) Indonesia had no marketable products.
B) Indonesia had accumulated high levels of international debt.
C) It suffered several years of drought and famine.
D) Civil war drained resources and stifled manufacturing.
E) The Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in
transportation, health, or education in Indonesia.
The origin of the Russian state is connected to
A) the early history of the Cossacks.
B) the Caucasus region.
C) the Slavic people from what is today Belarus.
D) the division of the Slavic people by Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox
Christianity.
What is (are) the most pressing environmental problem(s) facing the Russian Domain
today?
A) air pollution
B) water pollution
C) sea level rise
D) air and water pollution
E) desertification
What religion was the first monotheistic religion of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
A) Judaism
B) Islam
C) Christianity
D) Bahai
E) Buddhism
Of the following regions or countries of South Asia, where would you be most likely to
find a Muslim?
A) Kerala, in the Southwest
B) Nepal
C) Kashmir, in the Northwest
D) Bhutan
E) Sri Lanka
The Arab Spring uprisings were in part the result of
A) technology shaping cultural and political change.
B) changes in voting and civil rights.
C) the growth of Islamism.
D) the growth of Islamism and changes in voting and civil rights.
E) American military intervention.
What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia?
A) It will be hit hard by climate change, leading to melting of glaciers and reduced river
flows.
B) Because of the region’s low density, the problems will be minimal.
C) This dry region will benefit from higher overall precipitation.
D) The region will move to the forefront of solar energy technology development.
E) This region will not be affected by climate change.
Discuss the benefits and problems of foreign aid versus foreign investment in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
If the greenhouse effect did not exist, what would happen to earth?
A) Earth would be too cold to support life as we know it.
B) Earth would be much too hot to support life as we know it.
C) Earth would be too wet to support life as we know it.
D) Our environment would be greatly improved.
E) It would make no difference.
How does the linguistic and religious complexity of the Caucasus Region influence the
politics of the region?
What are the major causes and effects of climate change?
Why was the Berlin conference both an important event and an important symbol of
European colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Fifty years ago, the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country
and was considered to have a very bright economic future. However, by the 1980s and
1990s the Philippines’ economy took a sharp downturn. Explain the factors that
contributed to this nation’s economic change.
What is cultural imperialism? How prevalent has it been, and with what impacts?
Label the “altitudinal zonation” and discuss how the environmental lapse rate affects the
economic activities that can be pursued at different elevations.
What is the typical status of women in Sub-Saharan Africa? Are there any signs of
improvement?
Why are ethnic Russians leaving Central Asia?
What has been the response to climate change in Australia and Oceania and why is it an
especially important issue for the region?
Discuss the 2010 Haitian earthquake, including Haiti’s proximity to tectonic plates, the
damage, and how the poverty of Haiti worsened the effects of this devastating event.
Briefly discuss how the Internet and popular music have encroached into Russian
culture since the late 1990s. Have these changes been received equally well by all of the
Russian people? If not, who is more resistant to change, and why?
What is the source of environmental problems in the Russian domain? What, if
anything, is being done to address these problems?
Discuss the prospects of Iran becoming a greater political force in Southwest Asia and
North Africa geopolitics.
How are trade blocs reshaping the region’s geopolitics and development?
Discuss how African culture is connected to the globalization processes. Be sure to
discuss the diffusion of African culture outside of Africa as well as the ways Africa is
being influenced by a global culture.
Discuss how latitude influences the pattern of bioregions on Earth.
What are the three farming patterns that are found in Southeast Asia, and generally
where are each of these patterns found?
Describe and analyze the nature of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean from 1898 to the
present.
In an essay, describe the impact of the Soviet era on urbanization in the Russian
Domain. Next, discuss the changes in urban patterns since the end of the Soviet era for
the Russian Domain.
Discuss and analyze the patterns of immigration to Latin America as well as patterns of
emigration from Latin America after independence in the 19th Century.