CH 3: HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY: FOUNDATION OF CULTURE

Question 1

Climate, topography, geography, nature, economic growth, social responsibility, environmental management, and resources

Answer 1

Geography and Global Markets

Question 2

Control population growth, rural/urban migration, population decline/aging, worker shortage, and immigration

Answer 2

Dynamics of Global population trends

Question 3

History influences a country’s what?

Answer 3

Culture
business

Question 4

What kind of perception should be used when understanding a nation’s history?

Answer 4

Subjective
Always viewed from one’s biases and SRC`

Question 5

Justified U.S expansion from Atlantic to Pacific

Answer 5

Manifest Destiny

Question 6

Policy to keep Europe out of the U.S and vice versa

U.S would “police” Latin America (Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 6

Monroe Doctrine

Question 7

U.S perception of Monroe Doctrine

Answer 7

Justifiable part of foreign policy

Question 8

Latin American perception of Monroe Doctrine

Answer 8

Unwelcome intrusions that are self-interest of U.S

Question 9

Study of Earth’s surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and resources

Element of uncontrollable environment

Answer 9

Geography

Question 10

Altitude, humidity, and temp extremes can affect product functions

Glass shipped from Taiwan to Middle East
Washing machines in Europe

Answer 10

Climate

Question 11

What country is largest polluter and green technology?

Answer 11

China

Question 12

What country has highest pollution rate per capita?

Answer 12

U.S

Question 13

Which of the following may explain the difference in interpretation of historical events, especially if the historians are from different cultures?

a.
The amount of time spent on observation and analysis

b.
The level of funding received

c.
The historian’s self-reference criteria

d.
The extent of government support

e.
The technical tools to examine history

Answer 13

c.
The historian’s self-reference criteria

Question 14

Citizens of the U.S. see the _____ as protection for Latin America from European colonization.

a.
Hays Corollary

b.
Monroe Doctrine

c.
Manifest Destiny

d.
Grant Mandate

e.
North American Security Treaty

Answer 14

b.
Monroe Doctrine

Question 15

Latin Americans tend to see the _____ as an offensive expression of U.S. influence in Latin America.

a.
Hays Corollary

b.
GATT

c.
Monroe Doctrine

d.
Manifest Destiny

e.
Grant Mandate

Answer 15

c.
Monroe Doctrine

Question 16

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, a treaty among the members of the _____ agreed to a total ban on the export of hazardous wastes by developed nations.

a.
European Union

b.
Basel Convention

c.
ASEAN

d.
United Nations

e.
NAFTA/USMCA

Answer 16

b.
Basel Convention

Question 17

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, by 2020, China’s _____ will be more than double the closest rival, the United States.

a.
noise pollution levels

b.
greenhouse-gas emissions

c.
sharp waste volume

d.
traffic density

e.
acid rain levels

Answer 17

b.
greenhouse-gas emissions

Question 18

Of all the energy sources, _____ and gas contribute over 60 percent of world energy consumption.

a.
solar energy

b.
wind energy

c.
coal

d.
oil

e.
wood

Answer 18

d.
oil

Question 19

An increasing reliance on _____ supplies from areas of political instability, creates a global interdependence of energy resources.

a.
petroleum

b.
solar energy

c.
hydrothermal energy

d.
coal

e.
wood

Answer 19

a.
petroleum

Question 20

Which of the following is true of world trade routes?

a.
The fastest growing trade routes are the traditional ones.

b.
The earliest trade routes were the sea routes.

c.
Trade among developing nations is extremely limited.

d.
Trade routes represent the attempts of countries to overcome economic imbalances created by the influence of geography.

e.
Trade routes among Europe, Asia, and the Americas that were well established by the 1500s have fallen into disuse today.

Answer 20

d.
Trade routes represent the attempts of countries to overcome economic imbalances created by the influence of geography.

Question 21

The idea of Manifest Destiny was used to justify the U.S. annexation of _____.

a.
Virginia

b.
California

c.
Carolina

d.
Ohio

e.
Pennsylvania

Answer 21

b.
California

Question 22

Which of the following statements is true about the consumption of petroleum products by the United States?

Select one:

a.
The U.S. is the largest producer of petroleum products.

b.
The U.S. is likely to stay self-sufficient for the next several decades.

c.
Petroleum products are no longer the largest source of energy for the U.S.

d.
The U.S. is the third largest consumer of petroleum products.

e.
The U.S. is a major importer of petroleum products.