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Localization commonly involves |
| | A) | social and cultural factors. |
| | B) | physical factors. |
| | C) | economic factors. |
| | D) | weather factors. |
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Globalization in its simplest form is the |
| | A) | proliferation of globes in discount stores. |
| | B) | use of globes in advertising. |
| | C) | increasing level of interconnectedness among the world's peoples. |
| | D) | Olympic Games. |
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The organization that began as a defense of western Europe against the Soviet Union and now includes some former satellite countries in eastern Europe is |
| | A) | SADCC. |
| | B) | Warsaw Pact. |
| | C) | NATO. |
| | D) | ASEAN. |
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Which of the following is not a regional trading organization? |
| | A) | NAFTA |
| | B) | Mercosur |
| | C) | European Union |
| | D) | SEATO |
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Which of the following locations of major cultures is incorrect? |
| | A) | Orthodox Christianity in Russia |
| | B) | traditional culture interacting with European colonial power in Africa |
| | C) | integration of traditional culture with Spanish/Portuguese in Latin America |
| | D) | Hindu in Southeast Asia |
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Human geographers would be least likely to study |
| | A) | soils. |
| | B) | population. |
| | C) | agricultural types. |
| | D) | industry. |
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Within a region, a node is a place |
| | A) | where flows begin. |
| | B) | through which flows pass. |
| | C) | which directs flows. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Settled farming began |
| | A) | in Egypt about 3000 B.C. |
| | B) | in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley around 5000 B.C. |
| | C) | in Africa around A.D. 100. |
| | D) | in the hill lands of Southwest Asia around 9000 B.C. |
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Which of the following crop locations is incorrect? |
| | A) | wheat and barley in southwestern Asia |
| | B) | oats, peas, beans, and barley in Africa |
| | C) | corn, squashes, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers in the Americas |
| | D) | rice and millet in China |
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Feudalism was a system that |
| | A) | predated slavery. |
| | B) | required people to work for an overlord in return for military protection. |
| | C) | resulted in widespread empires. |
| | D) | inspired great new ideas and inventions. |
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Which of the following was not a motivation for increased exploration after 1450? |
| | A) | new maritime technology |
| | B) | zeal to spread Christianity |
| | C) | new profit motive |
| | D) | quest for new vacation lands |
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Britain's advantage in establishing overseas colonies came from |
| | A) | the investment of profits by merchants in factory-based concentrations of manufacturing. |
| | B) | natural brain power. |
| | C) | being the first to conquer an overseas empire. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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International movements of people are driven by |
| | A) | oppression. |
| | B) | the quest for better living conditions. |
| | C) | both a and b |
| | D) | neither a nor b |
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Culture includes |
| | A) | religion. |
| | B) | language. |
| | C) | social patterns. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following was not the site of a "classical" civilization? |
| | A) | Greece |
| | B) | Rome |
| | C) | India |
| | D) | Southeast Asia |
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Globalization is the increasing level of interconnectedness among people throughout the world. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Within their own borders, countries are subject to the law of the United Nations. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the later 1900s, the proportion of the world's population that was materially poor declined. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The United States has accepted the recommendations of the Kyoto conference on the environment. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Geographic data can be verified as absolutely true and accurate for all countries. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Regions are the creation of people's minds and once created, are permanent. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Classical periods that formed the basis of modern world regions occurred in Persia, Greece, Rome, India, and China between 1000 B.C. and A.D. 600. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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After 1990 with the fall of the Soviet Union, political activity centered around blocs of countries. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Wealthier people in the world use a disproportionate share of the world's resources. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The growing efficiency and technological breadth of industrialization spread manufacturing more widely around the world. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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