Test 3

Question 1

Polar Night is

Answer 1

in the arctic circle, a time period during the year roughly between November and January, where it receives virtually no sunlight

Question 2

while populations are relatively nonexistent in the Arctic, there are about 4 million people who live on Antartica

Answer 2

False

Question 3

the areas where coastal states, for example Canada and the US in the Arctic, have the right to manage ocean resources are called

Answer 3

exclusive economic zone

Question 4

salt water, due to its difference in density compared with fresh water, requires waters temperatures to be BLANK in order to freeze and create sea ice

Answer 4

colder

Question 5

which of the following oceans dominates the area surrounding Antarctica

Answer 5

Southern Ocean

Question 6

given recent estimations, about 1/5 of the world’s oil and natural gas reserves are found in the Arctic

Answer 6

True

Question 7

the Antarctica Treaty

Answer 7

has been signed by over 40 different countries, including US, protects the ecosystem and promotes collaborative scientific research, prohibits military activity and mineral extraction, ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 8

while there is a permanent population of scientists and support staff that live in Antarctica on a rotating basis, the majority of humans who visit Antarctica are there because

Answer 8

they are tourists

Question 9

the “ozone hole” a thinning of the UV-protective layer of the stratosphere first found over Antarctica in the 1970s has steadily increased in size

Answer 9

True

Question 10

If global surface temperature continue to rise in the Arctic areas and other regions around the world, consequences include:

Answer 10

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 11

By some historical estimates, indigenous groups in the western hemisphere went from over 50 million to about 5 million in the first 150 years of European colonization

Answer 11

True

Question 12

which of the following is a well-known form of must most closely associated with the Caribbean?

Answer 12

reggae

Question 13

maroon societies were composed of which group of people

Answer 13

escaped slaves

Question 14

what is creolization

Answer 14

the evolution of a Caribbean culture, such as a new language

Question 15

Europeans were encouraged to migrate to newly independent Latin America countries to help settle more lands and

Answer 15

whiten the population

Question 16

Latin American cities contain a unique form, including radiation zones of housing and an “elite spine”

Answer 16

true

Question 17

what language is not found in Latin America and the Caribbean

Answer 17

German

Question 18

what is the greatest threat to biodiversity in Latin America

Answer 18

deforestation

Question 19

what is El Nino

Answer 19

a distinctive weather pattern

Question 20

which of the following environmental problems is associated with Mexico City

Answer 20

air pollution

Question 21

which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan

Answer 21

earthquakes

Question 22

which of the following regions DID NOT have a cultural influence on Southeast Asia

Answer 22

Africa

Question 23

east Asia is often considered one of the most secular (non-religious) regions in the world

Answer 23

true

Question 24

what activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia

Answer 24

international commercial logging

Question 25

What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia

Answer 25

Java

Question 26

populations in East Asian countries (such as Japan and South Korea) are mostly rural, whereas populations in Southeast Asian countries (such as Vietnam and Thailand) are mostly urban

Answer 26

false

Question 27

who are the Rohingya

Answer 27

a Muslim minority in Myanmar who are attempting to flee to Bangladesh because of persecution and ethnic cleansing

Question 28

what is transmigration

Answer 28

it is the relocation of a nations population from one location to another within its national territory

Question 29

The Shinto religion is mostly closely associated with which country in East Asia

Answer 29

Japan

Question 30

Korea is located on which type of landform

Answer 30

peninsula