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1 | |
Sao Paulo in Brazil is an example of a: |
| | A) | zonal center |
| | B) | marginal city |
| | C) | global city |
| | D) | regional center |
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2 | |
Characteristics of race include: |
| | A) | class, eye color, religion |
| | B) | body shape, education, skin color |
| | C) | class, education, skin color |
| | D) | body shape, eye color, hair color |
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3 | |
Measurements of longitude are described from: |
| | A) | New York City |
| | B) | Meades Ranch, Kansas |
| | C) | Greenwich, England |
| | D) | The equator |
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4 | |
For most of human history, population growth has been: |
| | A) | increasing rapidly |
| | B) | increasing slowly |
| | C) | not changing |
| | D) | decreasing slowly |
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5 | |
The idea of "manifest destiny" in the 1800s did not include: |
| | A) | spreading Christianity |
| | B) | new international division of labor |
| | C) | geopolitical interventions |
| | D) | improving government and order |
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6 | |
Which of the following is not an important language family: |
| | A) | Sino-Tibetan |
| | B) | Slavic-Indonesian |
| | C) | Indo-European |
| | D) | Niger-Congo |
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7 | |
Which one of the following is not one of the world's global cities: |
| | A) | London |
| | B) | New York |
| | C) | Singapore |
| | D) | Tokyo |
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8 | |
In the demographic transition, death rates are highest in: |
| | A) | stage one |
| | B) | stage two |
| | C) | stage three |
| | D) | stage four |
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9 | |
The number of people in a region and their density depends on the: |
| | A) | historical use of resources |
| | B) | natural resources available |
| | C) | type of economy and available technology |
| | D) | all of the above |
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10 | |
In terms of the number of followers, the four largest religions are: |
| | A) | Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam |
| | B) | Animism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam |
| | C) | Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism |
| | D) | Animism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism |
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Cultural fault-lines are: |
| | A) | avenues of diffusion of cultural characteristics |
| | B) | places of tension |
| | C) | places where tectonic plates meet |
| | D) | cultural hearths |
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12 | |
The main purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is to: |
| | A) | regulate flows of money |
| | B) | restrict trade between the core and the periphery |
| | C) | encourage lower tariffs |
| | D) | encourage higher tariffs |
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13 | |
Which of the following is not an Asian "Tiger": |
| | A) | Taiwan |
| | B) | Singapore |
| | C) | Japan |
| | D) | South Korea |
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14 | |
Which of the following has increased worldwide during the 1980s and 1990s: |
| | A) | money flows |
| | B) | services |
| | C) | information flows |
| | D) | all of the above |
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15 | |
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is worst in: |
| | A) | Latin America |
| | B) | Europe |
| | C) | Asia |
| | D) | Africa |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education