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Section 1
(50 cards)
On average, how far do agricultural products travel from farm to plate in the United States?
1400 miles
Meat accounts for approximately one-third of all protein intake in developed countries, compared to approximately ________ in developing ones.
one-tenth
Which of these cities is not in the Philippines?
Makassar
It has been estimated that confined animal feeding operations contribute to about _____ of world carbon dioxide emissions.
15%
If you were standing at the highest point on the Barisan Mountains and looked southwest, what body of water would you see?
Indian Ocean
The Sulu Archipelago is situated between which two islands?
Borneo and Mindanao
A taboo is a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
True
What river flows through Bangkok?
Chao Phraya
Why do droughts pose such a serious problem for those affected by HIV/AIDS?
Families must use what little money they have to buy medicine rather than food.
Burma is also known by what name?
Myanmar
Into what body of water does the Salween River flow?
Andaman Sea
On what island is Brunei located?
Borneo
Today, it takes about ______ Calories of energy to produce about 1 Calorie of food.
55
Which of these countries does not share a border with Laos?
Malaysia
If you sailed across the Strait of Malacca, you would be traveling between which two countries?
Indonesia and Malaysia
Which of these cities is closest to the equator?
Sarong
Which city is the capital of Cambodia?
Phnom Penh
Cognito Farm avoids washing chicken carcasses with __________, which is done at many packing plants in the United States.
bleach
After watching the video, which of the following solutions do you think would best address the food crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ensure that families affected by HIV have adequate nourishment.
Three leading cereal grains (corn, wheat, and rice) account for nearly 50 percent of all grain production and more than 80 percent of all dietary energy consumed worldwide.
False
What body of water is north of the island of Sulawesi?
Celebes Sea
What is the relationship between AIDS, poverty, and hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Food supplies become low due to poverty, which leads to malnourishment, which in turn worsens the disease.
What is the primary cause of the new food crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa?
high rates of HIV infection
If you were in the city of Ambon, in what island chain would you be?
Maluku Islands
Which of these cities is not in Indonesia?
Bandar Seri Begawan
In developed countries, meat accounts for approximately one-third of all protein intake, whereas in developing countries, it is approximately one-tenth.
True
________ is the amount of food that an individual consumes.
Dietary energy consumption
Through which of these countries does the equator pass?
Indonesia
Which of these countries is the northernmost?
Burma
What is used at Cognito Farm to control fly larvae in the pasture?
Chickens
How does migration in Sub-Saharan Africa relate to food shortages and the spread of HIV?
Food shortages lead to an increase in migration, which spreads the virus.
Which of these cities is a national capital?
Kuala Lumpur
The combination of soil, climate, and other physical features that contribute to the distinctive taste of a wine is referred to as:
terroir
Between which two countries does the Mekong River serve as a border?
Laos and Thailand
What country surrounds Brunei on three sides?
Malaysia
On what island is Mt. Pinatubo is located?
Luzon
When does Cognito Farm use antibiotics on its cattle?
Only when they are sick
One of the principal distinctions between developed and developing regions is the primary source of protein.
True
_____ are the agricultural backbone of African society.
Women
Though which of these islands does the equator pass?
Halmahera
_____ is the only currency for subsistence farmers, and is the first thing sacrificed when someone is sick.
Food
On what island are the Iran Mountains located?
Borneo
Where is Singapore located?
at the tip of Malaysia
Why has the high prevalence of HIV greatly affected the food supply in Sub-Saharan Africa?
A large percentage of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa are subsistence farmers.
Why do crop yields fall so significantly when an adult is infected with HIV?
Adults are often too sick to work, so children must become the farmers for their families.
Which of the following actions is an example of how traditional African practices have played a role in assisting those infected with HIV?
A group of volunteers plants a community garden.
Pigs are especially scarce in ________ regions, such as southwestern Asia and northern Africa.
predominantly Muslim
The Paracel Islands are located in what body of water?
South China Sea
Hindu sanctions against consuming beef are explained in part by the need to maintain a large supply of oxen for use in ploughing and carting goods.
True
As a result of taboos against consuming pork, the number of pigs raised in different regions of the world has remained the same and even over the ages.
False
Section 2
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In what country is the Horn of Africa located?
Somalia
Madagascar is separated from the African mainland by the _________________.
Mozambique Channel
In what country does the Euphrates River originate?
Turkey
Which of the following statements about Islam and its two most important branches is most accurate?
Sunnis are the largest branch in most Middle East Muslim countries.
What country is an enclave of (i.e., completely surrounded by) South Africa?
Lesotho
In what country is the Great Escarpment located?
South Africa
Which of the following are the three largest universalizing religions?
Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water?
Persian Gulf
Which of these countries borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?
Morocco
What physical feature separates Tehran from the Caspian Sea?
Alborz Mountains
Which of these rivers flows through the Northern European Plain?
Oder
Which city is the executive capital of South Africa?
Pretoria
In what country is the Anatolian Plateau found?
Turkey
What country is situated between Somalia and Eritrea?
Djibouti
Gambia is surrounded on three sides by ____________.
Senegal
Which city is the capital of Cyprus?
Nicosia
If you were visiting the city of Kampala, what country would you be in?
Uganda
What body of water is directly north of the North Sea?
Norwegian Sea
Which of these countries is Sofia the capital of?
Bulgaria
What two countries border Sweden?
Norway and Finland
In terms of the number of speakers, which language family is the largest?
Indo-European
In which of these countries are the Ahaggar Mountains primarily located?
Algeria
The Suez Canal connects the __________ with the _____________.
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea
The Pyrenees lie along the border between which two countries?
France and Spain
The Bosporus is a strait between the _________ and the _____________.
Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Which of the following are you most likely to see during a visit to Jerusalem's Old City?
holy sites important to Jews, Christians, and Muslims
The equator passes through all of these countries except ___________________.
Zambia
To what country does Sardinia belong?
Italy
Which city is the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon
The Zambezi River flows into the _________________.
Mozambique Channel
Which city is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat
The recent dominance of English as a lingua franca throughout the world is mostly the result of __________.
expansion diffusion
Cabinda is part of ________________.
Angola
Which mountain range possesses the highest elevation?
Alps
Tunisia is situated between which two countries?
Algeria and Libya
Which city is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
Where is Shiraz found?
Southwestern Iran
The Niger River flows into the __________________.
Gulf of Guinea
If you travel to Montréal, Québec, which of the following are you most likely to see?
posters and signs in French only
In order to better understand Islam it is important to know that __________.
a hajj is a pilgrimage expected of all Muslims
Tombouctou is located in _______________.
Mali
What is the easternmost body of water within Europe?
Black Sea
Through which of these countries does the 40th parallel pass?
Turkey
Which of these countries does not border Saudi Arabia?
Syria
Into what body of water does the Ebro River flow?
Mediterranean Sea
If you were to travel eastward through the Nubian Desert, at which body of water would you arrive?
Red Sea
If traveling around the United States, which of the following religion-region associations are you most likely to experience?
Baptists in the Deep South, e.g., Mississippi, Alabama
What country is directly north of Estonia?
Finland
The Rub-al-Khali is primarily located toward the southern end of the _______________.
Arabian Peninsula
What body of water does the Northern Eurpean Plain border?
Baltic Sea
Section 3
(50 cards)
Another name for shifting cultivation is slash and burn agriculture.
False
Which of these physical features separates the Black and Caspian Seas?
Caucasus
Sustainable agriculture attempts to integrate the growing of crops and the raising of livestock as much as possible at the level of the individual farm.
True
The Sahel region of Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions of the world most prone to famine.
True
Which of these rivers flows through the West Siberian Plain?
Ob
Globally, East Asia produces more fish that any other region.
True
English is the primary language spoken in England because __________.
the British Parliament changed the language from French to English in 1362 even though French had been the primary language there beginning in 1066
As a country develops, the percentage of its workforce engaged directly in agriculture reduces partly because of more efficient practices and better technology.
True
Azerbaijan is divided into two political units by what country?
Armenia
Which of these countries is landlocked?
Belarus
An interesting aspect of dialects is __________.
they can vary in their vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
About ________ of the fish caught from the ocean is consumed directly by humans, whereas the remainder is converted to fish meal and fed to poultry and hogs.
2/3
Chernobyl is located nearest to which of these capital cities?
Kiev
The United Nations defines ________ as physical, social, and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Food Security
Although pastoral nomads occupy about 40 percent of the Earth, there are only about 5 million people engaged in pastoral nomadism.
False
Which two countries possess political exclaves (regions that are completely separated from the larger political unit)?
Russia and Azerbaijan
According to the Von Thünen model, later modified by geographers, a commercial farmer initially considers which crops to cultivate and which animals to raise based on market location.
True
In surveying ethnic religions, it is important to know that __________.
Confucianism and Daoism, both widely practiced in China, are ethnic religions
What city is the capital of Azerbaijan?
Baku
Which of these counties is directly south of Belarus?
Ukraine
Geographers and other scientists agree that agriculture originated in multiple hearths around the world.
True
In what country is Siberia located?
Russia
Which of the following is the predominant form of agriculture in the U.S. Southeast, particularly in Florida?
commercial gardening and fruit farming
Which of these physical features is directly north of the Kuril Islands?
Kamchatka Peninsula
Which of these cities is the northernmost?
St. Petersburg
The Ural Mountains run through which of these countries?
Russia
In arid and semiarid regions such as Southwest Asia, pastoral nomadism is an extremely important form of agriculture.
True
Which of these cities is located on a body of water?
Vladivostok
The Trans-Siberian Railroad runs between which two Russian cities?
Moscow and Vladivostok
Which city is the capital of Ukraine?
Kiev
To which of these bodies of water is the Kara Sea directly connected?
Arctic Ocean
Which of these countries is bounded on the East by the Bering Strait?
Russia
Between what two bodies of water is the Kamchatka Peninsula located?
Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea
Of the following statements, which one best describes multilingualism in the states of Belgium and Switzerland?
Both are considered multilingual states.
Into what body of water does the Dnieper River flow?
Black Sea
Which of these rivers follows the western margin of the Verkhoyansk Range?
Lena
The first domestication of crops and animals around 10,000 years ago coincides with climate change.
True
Which of the following statements comparing ethnic and universalizing religions is most accurate?
The hearths of the largest universalizing religions are all in Asia
Which of the following religion-country associations is correct?
Peru-Catholic
In the United States, the largest 5 percent of farms produced ________ percent of the country's total agriculture
75
Which of these cities is located within the Caucasus?
Tbilisi
Famine is dietary energy consumption that is continuously below the minimum requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity.
False
Which of these cities is located on the northern edge of the Kola Peninsula?
Murmansk
Which of these bodies of water is the southernmost?
Caspian Sea
The United States has the world's highest consumption, 3,800 kcal per day per person.
True
It is estimated that a typical mixed commercial farm devotes nearly all land area to growing crops but derives more than 75 percent of its income from the sale of animal products, such as beef, milk, and eggs.
True
Which of these physical features lies directly on the east side of the Ural Mountains?
West Siberian Plain
Aquaculture is the cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions.
True
In which of the following regions has there been little change in per capita food production in half a century?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Which two countries have direct access to the Caspian Sea?
Russia and Azerbaijan
Section 4
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