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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
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