National Geographic Video 2005

Question 1

What is the main argument presented in the National Geographic Society video (2005)?
A. Geography-related factors (such as climate, indigenous crops and animals, diseases) have impacted the way in which different regions of the world developed.
B. Regions that start off with unfavorable geographic characteristics will never be able to fully develop.
C. The most favorable geographic condition for development is warm climate because crops and animals can be transported from one region to another, whereas climate cannot.
D. Today’s development levels are independent of geography-related factors.

Answer 1

A. Geography-related factors (such as climate, indigenous crops and animals, diseases) have impacted the way in which different regions of the world developed

Question 2

If Jared Diamond were to empirically test the argument he presents in the National Geographic Society video (2005), what would his outcome variable be?
A. Geography-related factors (such as climate, indigenous crops and animals, diseases)
B. Type of colonial rule
C. Levels of development
D. Democratization

Answer 2

C. Levels of development

Question 3

If Jared Diamond were to empirically test the argument he presents in the National Geographic Society video (2005), what would his key explanatory variable be?
A. Geography-related factors (such as climate, indigenous crops and animals, diseases)
B. Type of colonial rule
C. Levels of development
D. Democratization

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to the National Geographic Society video (2005), in what parts of the world were domesticated animals concentrated?
A. In the areas around the Equator
B. In the areas around the Tropic of Capricorn
C. In Europe, Asia, and North Africa
D. In North America and Eastern Africa

Answer 4

C. In Europe, Asia, and North Africa