Geographic Perspectives on Contemporary Issues
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Course Introduction
This course examines current global and local issues through the lens of geography, emphasizing the spatial relationships and environmental contexts that shape social, political, and economic phenomena. Students will analyze topics such as urbanization, migration, environmental change, resource management, and globalization, using geographic tools and concepts to better understand the complexities and interdependencies of contemporary challenges. Through case studies and critical discussions, the course encourages students to develop informed perspectives on how geography influences and is influenced by ongoing societal developments.
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Visualizing Human Geography 2nd Edition by Alyson L. Greiner
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Chapter 1: What Is Human Geography?
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Q1) A person in New York City is likely to observe a new trend or fashion style before a person in a small city in Oklahoma.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) To describe the site of London (in the United Kingdom), a geographer would mention the global economic and political ties of the city.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Satellite based global positioning systems cannot be used to:
A) investigate the time-space path of an individual.
B) ensure accurate real property tax records.
C) better manage fertilizer and pesticide applications.
D) forecast earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
E) provide real-time navigation assistance.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Globalization and Cultural Geography
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Q1) Selling something that was previously not available for purchase might happen when:
A) nonmaterial culture becomes material culture.
B) social relationships are shaped by commodities.
C) cartels gain control of the market.
D) advertising increases.
E) heritage is valued.
Answer: B
Q2) Modern globalization has changed relationships in world because:
A) places are connected to more places, but with weak connections.
B) expanded flows of goods, people, and ideas are supported by stronger linkages.
C) more extensive formal linkages exist, but with fewer places.
D) past trade relationships have expanded to include new places.
E) the World Trade Organization's primary purpose is globalization.
Answer: B
Q3) Most parent companies of MNCs are located in North America, Europe, or Japan.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Population and Migration
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Q1) If a country reported a sex ratio of 275:100, it is very likely that the country has encouraged immigration of workers without their families.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The continuing ties of a migrant to their country of origin illustrate the concept of transnationalism, but not remittances.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The crude birth rate is:
A) The average number of births per 1000 persons in an area.
B) The percentage of women who are pregnant at the present time.
C) The difference between fertility and mortality.
D) Affected by the arithmetic density, but not the physiographic density.
E) Determined by biological factors, not social or cultural values.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Geographies of Language
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Q1) Currently, a majority of the 6000 languages used in the world have less than 10,000 native speakers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You have proposed changing the name of the street on which you live. What is likely to happen?
A) Few will notice, since toponyms frequently change.
B) Groups that identify with the current street name will likely object.
C) Most people don't care about the name of their street.
D) If the proposed name is proper and in standard dialect, it will be approved.
E) New street names have to be introduced gradually.
Q3) Which of the following is not a form of language?
A) spoken language
B) body language
C) language family
D) sign language
E) tactile language
Q4) The hearth of Indo-European languages is in northern Europe.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Geographies of Religion
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Q1) Jerusalem contains sacred spaces for Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The fastest growing branch of Christianity today is:
A) Roman Catholic.
B) Orthodox.
C) Mormon.
D) Fundamentalists.
E) Renewalism.
Q3) Of the religions that developed in the Indic hearth, the oldest is probably:
A) Buddhism.
B) Sikhism.
C) Islam.
D) Hinduism.
E) Protestantism.
Q4) Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam all developed in the same Semitic hearth area.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Geographies of Identity: Race, Ethnicity,
Sexuality, and Gender
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Q1) A Native American reservation in the United States or Canada might be termed an: A) ethnic island.
B) ethnic neighborhood.
C) ethnoburb.
D) ghetto.
E) symbolic ethnicity.
Q2) Institutional discrimination and segregation are generally based on racism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The townships that developed in South Africa under apartheid:
A) have become mixed race residential areas.
B) continue to face poverty and are largely slums.
C) have been closed and converted to farm land.
D) are the home to most Afrikaners.
E) still have legally segregated schools and parks.
Q4) One issue with the ethnicity data in the U.S. census is that residents self-select census categories to describe their ethnicity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Political Geography
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Q1) A nation is a sizable group of people with shared political aspirations whose collective identity is rooted in a common history, heritage, and attachment to a specific territory.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Without information on current political issues, in which situation would the risk of devolution probably be the smallest?
A) A compact state such as Macedonia.
B) An elongated state such as Chile.
C) A prorupt state such as Namibia.
D) A fragmented state such as the Philippines.
E) A perforated state such as South Africa.
Q3) An image, object, or symbol that conveys a political message is known as:
A) colonialism
B) devolution
C) geopolitics
D) political iconography
E) security landscapes
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Chapter 8: Urban Geographies
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Q1) One of the forces of urban centralization is the agglomeration of businesses.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The emergence of edge cities indicates that __________ has a major impact on the shape of cities.
A) government
B) commerce
C) transportation
D) religion
E) education
Q3) The assumption that the population is evenly distributed across a uniform landscape is part of central place theory.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The greatest contribution of central place theory to geography has been:
A) providing an explanation for urban primacy.
B) explaining the relationship between city size and city hinterlands.
C) calculation of how to measure the threshold in miles.
D) explaining urban food deserts.
E) explaining the need for urban redevelopment.
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Chapter 9: Geographies of Development
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Q1) ________________ became the cornerstone of the neoliberal development model during the 1980s and 1990s, and they influenced the policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
A) The classical models of development
B) Normative projects
C) Structural adjustment programs
D) Sustainable developments
E) Conventional developments
Q2) Dependency theory is based on Rostow's Stages of Development.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Economic reforms associated with structural adjustment programs typically include:
A) increased government spending on needed social services.
B) reduce exports to support local industries.
C) reduce government regulation of the economy.
D) carefully monitor and regulate foreign investment.
E) modernize state owned enterprises.
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Chapter 10: Changing Geographies of Industry and Services
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Q1) One of the worst indicators of a knowledge-based economy is the amount spent on research and development (R&D).
A)True
B)False
Q2) By the 1970's, emerging NIE's were located primarily in:
A) Europe.
B) Asia.
C) South America.
D) North America.
E) Africa.
Q3) Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
A) In Russia because of the government control of factories.
B) In the United States because of extensive natural resources.
C) In France because of skilled labor.
D) In England because of capital and technological innovation.
E) In China because of a long history of manufacturing.
Q4) Globally, the expansion of service sector employment has significantly increased the employment of women.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 11: Agricultural Geographies
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Q1) In recent years, U.S. corn production has increased because:
A) Americans are eating more corn.
B) exports of corn have increased.
C) corn is being grown to make ethanol.
D) corn is needed for animal feed.
E) other crops can no longer be produced due to soil erosion.
Q2) In the context of the Green Revolution, the term green refers to the adoption of organic or eco-friendly practices.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The focus of mixed crop and livestock farming is animal production, increasingly with the use of feedlots.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sustainable agriculture is characterized by efforts to conserve water and soil, and limit the use of chemicals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Environmental Challenges
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Q1) Unlike other greenhouse gases, __________ does not occur naturally.
A) HCFCs
B) water vapor
C) carbon dioxide
D) methane
E) nitrous oxide
Q2) Biodiversity tends to be greatest in the ecosystems of the mid latitude regions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Economic depletion occurs when the cost of extracting the resource is equal to the economic value of that mineral.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Kyoto Protocol was designed to reduce pollution of the oceans, and has led to an improvement in the quality of ocean waters.
A)True
B)False
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