Exam 1 Study Guide

Question 1

Globalization

Answer 1

Processes and consequences of an increasingly interconnected world

Question 2

All of the following are arguments in favor of globalization, EXCEPT

Answer 2

Globalization will lead to world peace.

Question 3

These lines run east-west around the globe and are used to locate places north and south of the equator.

Answer 3

Line of latitude/parallels

Question 4

From the small film “Story of Stuff,” what was the golden arrow?

Answer 4

Refers to: Consumption

Question 5

Define UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION

Answer 5

Using resources and energy not thinking about of future generation

Question 6

What is perceived obsolescence?

Answer 6

When consumers believe that current products are no longer valuable or desirable even it is still functioning properly (throwing a perfectly useful products).

Question 7

What is planned obsolescence?

Answer 7

Involves intentional design choices to limit a product’s lifespan to let consumers buying more (Designed for the dump)

Question 8

Know 5 spatial themes of geography

Answer 8

1) Location
2) Place
3) Human environment interaction
4) Movement
5) Region

Question 9

Identify the twelve world regions

Answer 9

1) North America
2) Latin America
3) The Carribeans
4) Sub-Saharan Africa
5) North Africa and Southwest Asia
6) Europe
7) South Asia
8) Central Asia
9) Russia
10) East Asia
11) Southeast Asia
12) Australia Oceana

Question 10

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

Answer 10

Earth is made up of a large number of geological plates that move slowly across its surface

Question 11

Beneath Earth’s surface, where does the heat exchange occur that moves tectonic plates?

Answer 11

Convection cells

Question 12

What geologic structure is created when one tectonic plate dives below another?

Answer 12

Subduction zone

Question 13

The San Andreas Fault, traversing coastal California, forms what type of plate boundary?

Answer 13

Transform fault

Question 14

Which of the following are created along divergent plate boundaries?

Answer 14

Rift valleys, mountain ranges
and active volcanoes

Question 15

Pangaea was a

Answer 15

Supercontinent

Question 16

The trapping of solar radiation in Earth’s lower atmosphere

Answer 16

is called the greenhouse effect

Question 17

If the greenhouse effect did not exist, what would happen to earth?

Answer 17

Earth would be too cold to support life as we know it

Question 18

Anthropogenic pollution is caused by

Answer 18

Human activities that release harmful substances into the environment (Human sources and manmade)

Question 19

What substance accounts for more than half of the human-generated greenhouse gases?

Answer 19

Carbon dioxide

Question 20

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

Answer 20

Petroleum

Question 21

An assemblage of local plants, animals, and insects covering a large area such as a tropical rainforest or a grassland is called a

Answer 21

BIOME bioregion

Question 22

Where are most tropical rainforests located?

Answer 22

Near the equator

Question 23

In which biome does a prolonged summer-season drought bring a unique array of vegetation?

Answer 23

Mediterranean

Question 24

The fastest rate of deforestation is occurring in what region?

Answer 24

Amazon

Question 25

The theory of plate tectonics states that the surface of the Earth is made up of one large geological plate that moves slowly across the surface of the Earth. (T/F)

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Volcanic activity often occurs near divergent plate boundaries (T/F)

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Greenhouse gases were fairly stable through most of human history, but have decreased dramatically

Answer 27

In the past 130 years were FALSE

Question 28

Geography is ________.

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A combination of physical and social sciences

Question 29

Does the Canadian Shield extend into parts of the United States?

Answer 29

Yes

Question 30

The Appalachian Highlands are the highest peaks in the World (True/False)

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Which of the following areas do not include the Rocky Mountains?

Answer 31

California

Question 32

Bristle Cone Pines are

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1) The oldest living organism on earth that grow in California and parts of Nevada 2) Help in recording climate data, therefore aiding in climate change research (Both c and d)

Question 33

Sea level rise is an example of evidence for Climate change, we can see present day examples of sea level rising in which of the following places

Answer 33

Miami Beach and Louisiana

Question 34

What is the main cause of sea level rise?

Answer 34

Global ice melting due to increased global temperatures due to warming

Question 35

What areas of North America would be most vulnerable to climate change?

Answer 35

High latitude and alpine environment

Question 36

The average directional movement of hurricanes is____

Answer 36

East to west

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a southern California Chaparral animal?

Answer 37

Dingo

Question 38

What makes California’s Chaparral so special?

Answer 38

1) It harbors 20% of all the Earths plant species 2) It is a biodiversity hotspot 3) It is one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America

Question 39

How many climate zones are there in the north American region?

Answer 39

10

Question 40

What name is given to the migration pattern wherein people leave large cities and move to smaller towns and rural areas?

Answer 40

Urban decentralization

Question 41

This process involves the displacement of lower-income residents of central-city neighborhoods with higher-income residents, the rehabilitation of deteriorated inner-city landscapes, and the construction of new shopping complexes, entertainment centers, or convention centers.

Answer 41

Gentrification

Question 42

What is the name for the situation wherein metropolitan areas sprawl in all directions and suburbs take on many of the characteristics of traditional downtowns?

Answer 42

Urban decentralization

Question 43

What do we call new suburbs that include retailing, industry, office, and entertainment activities, but are less connected to the central city, and more connected to other suburban centers?

Answer 43

Edge cities

Question 44

In the most recent phase of migration to the United States (1970-present), where are the majority of immigrants coming from?

Answer 44

Latin America and Asia

Question 45

During Phase 1 of migration to the United States (1800-1820), where did the majority of immigrants come from?

Answer 45

England and Africa

Question 46

What are the boundaries of Latin America?

Answer 46

The Rio Grande in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south

Question 47

Which of the following statements about the Andes Mountains is NOT true?

Answer 47

They have few resources

Question 48

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Answer 48

The Amazon River is second only to the Nile River in amount of freshwater delivered to the ocean

Question 49

What is El Niño?

Answer 49

A distinctive weather pattern

Question 50

What climate types are found in Latin America?

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Tropical humid; dry; mild midlatitude; polar; and highland

Question 51

Which Latin American river has the second-largest watershed in the region?

Answer 51

The Plata

Question 52

What percentage of the world's plant and animal species are found in the Amazon rainforest?

Answer 52

50%

Question 53

What is grassification?

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The conversion of tropical forest into pasture

Question 54

A system wherein peasants farm small plots of land for their own subsistence is referred to as

Answer 54

Minifundia

Question 55

Geographer William Denevan's "pristine myth" argument does not support which of the following statements?

Answer 55

Latin America was sparsely populated

Question 56

Which of the following products made its way to Europe as part of the Columbian Exchange?

Answer 56

Potatoes

Question 57

Which of the following products made its way to the New World as part of the Columbian Exchange?

Answer 57

Wheat

Question 58

What is the predominant language in Latin America, based on the number of people who speak it as a first language?

Answer 58

Spanish

Question 59

Ocean Acidification is NOT a cause of too much Co2 in the atmosphere. (True/false)

Answer 59

False

Question 60

Climate change is ONLY a man made process (true or false)

Answer 60

False

Question 61

Which of the following is NOT evidence of current climate change?

Answer 61

Leaves on trees staying green all year round

Question 62

Most of the climate zones in the Latin American and Caribbean Region are tropical (T/F)

Answer 62

False

Question 63

An environmental hazard in Latin America is coffee bean rust, which affects the coffee bean production how?

Answer 63

Temperature rising due to climate change are causing the bean to ripen too quickly and affecting the quality of the bean

Question 64

What is a Cloud Forest?

Answer 64

A rainforest characterized by a constant low level hanging cloud

Question 65

Which of the following areas of the Latin American Region does not have a cloud forest ecosystem?

Answer 65

Chile

Question 66

Which of the following is NOT an effect of El Nino Southern Oscillation Phenomenon:

Answer 66

Over production of algae in the Indian Ocean