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Section 1
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According to your text, what demographic landmark was reached in 2009?
more than half of the world's population lived in urban areas
Curitiba (Brazil's "green city") has been successful in reducing pollution via all of these elements EXCEPT
it HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL by using public transportation, open space and recycling
What does a total fertility rate (TFR) that is less than 2.1 indicate?
population is shrinking. 2.1 is considered the replacement rate and that means that many kids are needed to replace population THE POPULATION IS NOT GROWING NATURALLY
Which of the following countries is NOT one of the top six immigrant countries?
the top 6 immigrant countries are Russia, USA, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates
In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?
Southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi
What is urban primacy?
a state in which a disproportionately large city (new york, london) dominates the urban system and is the center of economic, political, and cultural life.
Which country of Europe has the highest population density?
NETHERLANDS
What is the primary difference between the populations of Haiti and Cuba?
Haiti: population pyramid has a wide base and a narrow top( lots of young) Cuba: population pyramid has a more narrow base with a large bump at age 40-49
What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia?
European Russia is better suited for agriculture.
What is the average rate of urbanization for developing countries?
between 40-50 %
In 1967, what city became the first to enact cultural landscape regulations?
salzburg, austria
The counterpoint to globalization is
diversity
Which country in Latin America sends the largest number of legal immigrants to the United States?
Mexico
What was the main cause of the Caribbean demographic collapse?
disease- mostly high rates of HIV/AIDS causing high rates of negative migration
Which country in Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest population in the region?
Nigeria
In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR) be highest?
is higher in rural than in urban
What is the racial category used in the country of South Africa to define people of mixed European and African ancestry?
coloured
Why one part of the Earth's surface is arid and dry and a nearby part is lush and wet is explained by the term
areal differentiation
What stage of the Demographic Transition produces a rapid rise in the rate of natural increase?
stage 2- death rate goes down a ton and birth rate stays high
According to the text, denim blue jeans are a cultural product and one of the world's largest producers of jeans is
China
What is the source of approximately 70% of Mexico City's water?
Mexico city valley aquifer
According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the core?
developed western Europe, North America, and japan. a lot in northern hemisphere
What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?
net migration rate
which country of Sub-Saharan Africa is the LEAST densely settled in the region?
Namibia
What is colonialism?
formal, established rule over local peoples by a larger imperialist government for the expansion of political and economic empire
What is cultural syncretism?
the lending of popular culture with local cultural traditions
What does the term "Russification" mean?
a policy resettling the Russians into non-Russian portions of the Soviet Union
What is Sub-Saharan Africa's most troubling demographic indicator?
low life expectancy
How many residents does a city need in its metropolitan area to qualify as a megacity?
10 million
Child-rearing, education, and marriage are examples of what social construct?
gender roles
A functional region is
the spatial extent dominated by a specific activity usually business or economic related. the circulation area of a newspaper or trade area of a city.
Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?
language
What does a negative net migration rate in a country tell us?
more people leaving country than coming
Which of the following provides the annual growth rate for a country or region as a percentage?
natural increase
What is the distinctive form of a language that is associated with different regions?
dialect
Which of the following is an example of a material dimension of culture?
technology, housing, foods, dress and music . ARCHITECTURE
What do the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) do?
They make possible the flow of goods and capital across international boundaries. IMF- promotes financial stability World Bank-provides loans to countries WTO-deals with rules of trade between nations
Which of the following statements regarding world population is INCORRECT?
Population density, rate of natural increase, and total fertility rate are higher in United States than the Russia
Which of the following are ethnic religions?
judaism and hinduism
What does MDC stand for
more developed country
Today, about how many people in the world live outside the country of their birth?
over 230 million people, about 3.2% of world population
During the Soviet era, which place served as a repository for political dissidents and troublemakers?
Gulag Archipelago
Which of the following is an example of an abstract dimension of culture?
speech, religion, ideology, value systems. it is something that can not be seen directly
immigrant refugees seeking political amnesty mainly come from all of these countries EXCEPT
Will NOT be Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea or Afghanistan
What percentage of the people in Haiti between the ages of 15 and 49 are infected with the HIV/AIDS virus?
1.8%
Countries from this region score the lowest on the Human Development Index.
sub-saharan Africa
What is the Caribbean diaspora?
the economic flight of Caribbean people around the globe
What three historical eras are represented in European city landscapes?
medieval, renaissance/baroque, and industrial
In what world region is Swahili a lingua franca?
east Africa
Which of the following religions are most closely related to Judaism?
Islam
Section 2
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