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World Regional Geography: The New Global Order Update, 2/e
Michael Bradshaw, College of St. Mark and John

Basics of World Regional Geography

True or False Quiz



1

In today's thinking, development emphasizes economic growth and income.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Desertification can occur in humid regions.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

The 1994 International Conference on World Population and Development concluded that current rates of population growth are too high.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Japanese and South Korean banks have made many bad loans in recent years.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Countries are the same as nations.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Economic growth is evenly distributed around the world.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Large scale maps show fewer details.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Contraceptive techniques are the key to controlling population growth.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

The death rate is only affected a small amount by age groups.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Cyclones and anticyclones are circulating weather systems
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11

The world is divided into approximately 200 self-governing countries.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12

GIS stands for Geography in Space.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13

Age-sex diagrams are triangular in shape when birth rates are low and death rates are high.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14

Isotherms join places of equal temperature.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15

The United Nations has six official languages.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE