Quiz 2 Flashcards
The North-South Divide (or Rich-Poor Divide)
is the socio-economic and political division
that exists between the wealthy developed
countries, known collectively as “the North,”
and the poorer developing countries (least
developed countries), or “the South.”
True
Region refers to a group of countries having
the same language and religion.
False
Global communication is the term used to
describe ways to connect, share, relate, and
mobilize across geographic, political,
economic, social, and cultural divides.
True
Government interests refer to those elements
constituting a nation’s most vital needs and
objectives, including such factors of selfpreservation,
independence, sovereignty,
territorial integrity, military security, and
economic well-being.
True
Physical regions are units of physical
space that are very similar in their natural
characteristics.
True
Asia comprises 54 countries. It is the
hottest continent and home of the world’s
largest desert, the Sahara, occupying the
25% of the total area.
False
Which type of media includes all types of
publications, including newspapers,
journals, magazines, books, and reports?
Print media
Climate and other natural features are
parts of cultural regions.
False
Global communication is the term used to
describe ways to connect, share, relate,
and mobilize across geographic, political,
economic, social, and cultural divides.
True
The following are factors leading to
greater integration of the Asian region,
EXCEPT:
A. Similar form of government
B. Similar security needs
C. Mutual benefit
D. Similar culture
A. Similar form of government
While regionalism is the “societal
integration and the often-undirected
process of social and economic
interaction, regionalism is the formal
process intergovernmental collaboration
between two or more states.
False
The ‘second world’ is a political term
which refers to the communist bloc.
True
Which type of media includes
newspapers, magazines, books, and
reports?
Print media
Which continent has the largest economy
in the world?
North America
One advantage of social media is that it
promotes INDIVIDUALIZATION.
False
