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 rates
A ban on elephant poaching was removed in the late 1990s to
A) provide needed monetary resources for developing economies in the region.
B) allow local ranchers to protect their cattle herds.
C) to allow some African states to sell down their inventories of ivory.
D) to supply ivory to the large Chinese market.
E) Elephants herds had recovered to a stable populations size.
What country in the region is a cautionary tale about the limits of the ability of a
valuable natural resource, such as oil, to promote development?
A) Angola
B) Sudan
C) Nigeria
D) South Africa
E) Namibia
In which European country would you find fjords?
A) France
B) Norway
C) Netherlands
D) Italy
E) Germany
80% of Russia’s immigrants are from ___________ ; although a growing number of
workers are from ____________.
A) Southwest Asia and North Africa; Eastern Europe
B) China; Central Asia
C) Former Soviet republics; Central Asia
D) Eastern Europe; Taiwan
E) China and the former Soviet republics; SubSaharan Africa
What are the current impacts of climate change in Europe?
A) Sea ice is dwindling.
B) There is sparse snow cover in arctic Scandinavia.
C) There are frequent droughts in the water-starved Mediterranean region.
D) Dwindling sea ice, and sparse snow cover in arctic Scandinavia.
What are some potential benefits of volcanoes?
A) using geothermal activity to generate energy
B) ash enriches soil fertility
C) tourism
D) tourism, increased soil fertility and geothermal energy
The World Cup competition rule that players not born in or a citizen of the country
they’re playing for demonstrate a “clear connection” to that country is an example of
A) de-territorialization.
B) cultural syncretism.
C) re-territorialization.
D) cultural imperialism.
E) cultural nationalism.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
A) petroleum
B) wood
C) hydrogen/fuel cell
D) ethanol
E) nuclear energy
The Three Gorges Dam has been constructed on which river in China?
A) Yangtze
B) Huang He
C) Xi
D) Mekong
E) Irawaddy
What work are Sikh men noted for?
A) farmers and horticulturalists
B) foresters
C) merchants
D) artists
E) soldiers and bodyguards
What beneficial effects might Russia see from climate change?
A) Rising sea levels along the Black and Baltic Seas.
B) Navigation may last throughout the year in Russia’s northern waterways.
C) Thawing of Siberian permafrost may cause mud flows and erosion.
D) Greater contact between wildlife and indigenous human populations in northern
Russia as wildlife is forced to widen its search for food.
E) Warmer temperatures allowing production of bananas on large plantations.
What is the major factor determining whether a particular Slavic language uses the
Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet in its written form?
A) the latitude of the country in which the language is spoken
B) the dominant religion of the people who speak that language
C) time period over which the language evolved
D) the political system of the country
E) the economic system of the country
Where do the hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate?
A) in the Gulf of Mexico near Miami, Florida
B) in the Caribbean Sea, due east of Honduras
C) just east of the Lesser Antilles, in the Atlantic Ocean
D) off the coast of West Africa
E) in the Pacific Ocean, just south of Guatemala
What is the cultural origin of the majority of Australia’s population?
A) Australia (the Aboriginal population)
B) France
C) Spain
D) Britain
E) South Asia
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the poorest on the Arabian
Peninsula?
A) United Arab Emirates
B) Yemen
C) Dubai
D) Saudi Arabia
E) Kuwait
Which of the following was not a strategy of the Soviet Union in Central Asia?
A) nurture local nationalisms
B) replace local leaders with Communist Party officials
C) define a series of union republics based on ethnicity
D) creation of complex borders for new republics
The lowlands of northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia experience some of the driest
conditions in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
The close link between geography and politics is called
A) political science.
B) geopolitics.
C) comparative politics.
D) international relations.
E) geomorphology.