Contemporary World Issues
Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
This course examines the major political, social, economic, and environmental issues currently shaping the global landscape. Students explore topics such as globalization, international conflict, human rights, poverty, climate change, migration, and technological advancements. Through case studies, discussions, and critical analysis, the course encourages students to understand differing perspectives, evaluate complex problems, and consider possible solutions to the challenges facing the modern world. By the end of the course, students will have developed a broader awareness of global interdependence and the skills necessary to engage thoughtfully with contemporary world affairs.
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Globalization and Diversity Geography of a Changing World 4th Edition by Lester Rowntree
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Chapter 1: Globalization and Diversity
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Q1) What part of the world has had its economy reoriented to drug smuggling and money laundering as the result of globalization?
A) Eastern Europe
B) Sub-Saharan Africa
C) the Caribbean
D) North America
E) South Asia
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is (are)an ethnic religion(s)?
A) Judaism
B) Hinduism
C) Mormonism
D) Judaism and Hinduism
E) Judaism, Hinduism and Mormonism
Answer: D
Q3) Islam and Christianity are universalizing religions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Changing Global Environment
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Q1) In which parts of the world has desertification been the most serious problem?
A) Southeast Asia and Oceania
B) Western and Southern Europe
C) Southeast Asia and North America
D) Africa, Australia, and South Asia and North America
E) Canada and Eastern Europe
Answer: D
Q2) What pair of countries contributes the most greenhouse emissions into the atmosphere?
A) England and Ireland
B) Germany and France
C) United States and China
D) Japan and South Korea
E) Russia and India
Answer: C
Q3) About half of the tropical forests that are lost each year are found in Southeast Asia.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: North America
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Q1) What percentage of today's Toronto population is foreign-born?
A) 10
B) 22
C) 35
D) 40.
E) 44
Answer: E
Q2) What economic activity brings in much-needed income to Native Americans while challenging their traditional lifeways?
A) automobile assembly plants
B) gambling casinos
C) storage of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants
D) sweatshops
E) all of the above
Answer: B
Q3) Canada and the United States are the only members of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Latin America
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Q1) The oil-rich countries of Mexico,Venezuela,Ecuador,and now Brazil are able to meet most of their own fuel needs and also earn vital revenues from oil exports.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is grassification?
A) the depletion of native grasses on the Argentine prairie
B) the conversion of tropical forest into pasture
C) the Latin American term for suburbanization
D) a project by the Bolivian government to protect further soil erosion on mountain slopes by planting native grasses
E) the conversion of the Altiplano of Latin America into grasslands
Q3) Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement?
A) Cuba
B) United States
C) Canada
D) Mexico
E) This is a trick question - they are ALL members of NAFTA.
Q4) Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.
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Chapter 5: The Caribbean
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Q1) The forest cover in the Caribbean is largely intact in the rimland states.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Dominican Republic is the site of a wildlife sanctuary created by local farmers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT believed to be a cause of the high rate of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean?
A) prostitution
B) the region's proximity to Africa
C) international tourism
D) lack of education programs and screening
E) poverty
Q4) As of 2001,how many Free Trade Zones were there in the Dominican Republic?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 20
D) 35
E) 50
Q5) What attributes help make the Caribbean a distinct region?
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Chapter 6: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) What is Sub-Saharan Africa's main trading partner?
A) the European Union
B) the United States
C) Asia
D) North Africa
E) Russia
Q2) The Sahel
A) is a cultural group that is struggling for political independence in Nigeria.
B) is a zone of ecological transition between the Sahara to the north and the wetter savannas and forests to the south.
C) is the African term for Sub-Saharan Africa.
D) is a species of domesticated cattle from which many Africans make their livelihood.
E) is an ethnic group in Chad.
Q3) In what region of Sub-Saharan Africa is desertification most severe?
A) the Sahel
B) the Kalahari
C) South Africa
D) the Horn of East Africa
E) the Congo
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Chapter 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa
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Q1) The walled urban core of an Islamic city is a medina; it is dominated by a central mosque.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What does the acronym OPEC stand for?
A) Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
B) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
C) Oil and Petroleum Exporting Corporation
D) Organization of Petroleum Energy Countries
E) Organized Petrochemical and Energy Countries
Q3) By what name is the region of Southeast Asia and North Africa most commonly known?
A) the Middle East
B) the Far East
C) the Holy Land
D) the Levant
E) the Maghreb
Q4) The region of Southwest Asia and North Africa is considered a culture hearth.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Europe
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Q1) As the acknowledged birthplace of the Industrial Revolution,Europe in many ways invented the modern economic system of industrial capitalism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) List and Explain the four factors that explain Europe's environmental diversity.
Q3) Which non-European country signed an agreement to become Germany's military ally and set the scene for World War II?
A) Japan
B) United States
C) Russia
D) China
E) India
Q4) The United Kingdom has the largest population in the European region.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The highest and longest mountain range in Europe are the Pyrenees.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the characteristics and location of Europe's three major climates.
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Chapter 9: The Russian Domain
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Q1) What Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?
A) Moscow
B) Kiev
C) Minsk
D) Chernobyl
E) St. Petersburg
Q2) What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?
A) a writing style that is similar to today's "reality TV"
B) an acting style in the Soviet domain
C) a musical style that emphasized traditional melodies, combined with classical instrumentation
D) an art style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers challenging nature or struggling against capitalism
E) a holistic approach to the arts in the former Soviet Union
Q3) What is the approximate population of the Russian Domain?
A) 100 million
B) 150 million
C) 200 million
D) 250 million
E) 500 million
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Chapter 10: Central Asia
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Q1) In the 1970s,the common language of Central Asia was Russian.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Azerbaijan has the highest population density in Central Asia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which Central Asian lake is the largest lake in the world?
A) Aral Sea
B) Lake Baikal
C) Kara Deniz
D) Lake Erie
E) Caspian Sea
Q5) Most of the population of Tibet live in the central portion of the country.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the important aspects of Lamaism,including attempts to suppress it.
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Chapter 11: East Asia
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Q1) Japan has resorted to "pollution exporting" as one means to improve its environment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss and analyze the geopolitical history of China from the late 1890s to the present.Include Taiwan in your analysis.
Q3) Which environmental hazard is the most serious in Japan?
A) deforestation
B) hurricanes
C) earthquakes
D) tornadoes
E) desertification
Q4) What climate type is found in most of Japan?
A) tropical
B) subarctic
C) subtropical
D) continental
E) temperate
Q5) Compare and contrast the role and status of women in Japan and China.
Q6) Compare and contrast the Chinese and Japanese/Korean City Systems.
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Chapter 12: South Asia
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Q1) Where do most people in South Asia live?
A) in the major cities
B) in compact rural villages
C) in the mountains
D) in medium-sized towns
E) in the suburbs
Q2) South Asia is likely to experience the following effects of climate change,EXCEPT
A) large areas of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in Bangladesh will be inundated.
B) as many as 7 million people could be displaced from coastal areas.
C) as Himalayan glaciers retreat, water flow into the Indus-Ganges Plain will be reduced.
D) South Asia is at such a low elevation that 50% of its land area will be under water.
E) increasingly violent storms could increase flooding and soil erosion.
Q3) Describe the major languages of South Asia and explain why their use has been a source of tension.
Q4) India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Southeast Asia
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Q1) What group of people brought Islam to Southeast Asia?
A) Muslim missionaries
B) Muslim warriors
C) Muslim scholars
D) Muslim sailors
E) Muslim merchants
Q2) Singapore has a birthrate so low (below replacement level)that its population may soon begin to decline.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What language did Philippine nationalists choose as a language to unite their country?
A) Tagalog
B) English
C) Spanish
D) French
E) Malay
Q4) As of 2012,the world's two largest rice exporters were Thailand and Vietnam.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania
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Q1) What landform and/or vegetation pattern dominates in Australia?
A) deserts
B) mountains
C) plains
D) forests
E) wetlands
Q2) DDT caused the dramatic decline in Guam's native bird species.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the region of Australia/Oceania,the most highly populated country is New Zealand.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is Pidgin English and why is it important?
Q5) Briefly describe some of the region's efforts at combating climate change.
Q6) Samoa has the nickname "Jewel of French Polynesia."
A)True
B)False
Q7) Discuss the tensions that exist between indigenous Fijians and the more recent South Asian immigrant population.
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