WEEK 4 MIDTERM EXAM DOC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021

WEEK 4 MIDTERM EXAM DOC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021 Question 1 (Worth 1 points) The term that is used to indicate decreasing levels of spatial interactions with increasing distances is: A. distance delay B. stat ...

WEEK 4 MIDTERM EXAM DOC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021 Question 1 (Worth 1 points) The term that is used to indicate decreasing levels of spatial interactions with increasing distances is: A. distance delay B. state’s rights C. diversity theory D. oblast E. distance decay ________________________________________ Question 2 (Worth 1 points) Central America, as defined by geographers, is: A. a region within Middle America between Mexico and Colombia B. a region that incorporates all the lands and islands between the U. S. and South America C. the regional term for the Greater Antilles, “that is, the Caribbean's larger islands” D. the heartland or central zone of Middle America (its technical name is Mestizoamerica) E. the region covered by Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize ________________________________________ Question 3 (Worth 1 points) The rebellion in Chiapas was designed to occur at the same time as: A. the launching of NAFTA B. Christmas C. the presidential election in Mexico D. other Mexican states were seceding from the country E. none of the above ________________________________________ Question 4 (Worth 1 points) The Western European state that is not a member of the European Union is: A. Austria B. England C. Spain D. Switzerland E. Belgium ________________________________________ Question 5 (Worth 1 points) The leading manufacturing/industrial complex in Poland is located in: A. Gdansk B. Warsaw C. Slovenia D. Silesia E. The Ukraine ________________________________________ Question 6 (Worth 1 points) The major difference between an endemic and a pandemic disease is that: A. an endemic disease moves swiftly through the population of a local area, whereas a pandemic disease is simply present, affecting the lives of millions of people in a negative way B. a pandemic disease moves swiftly through the population of a local area, whereas a endemic disease is simply present, affecting the lives of millions of people in a negative way C. a pandemic disease moves through the population of a large area of the world, whereas an endemic disease is simply present, affecting the lives of millions of people in a negative way D. there is no difference between an endemic and a pandemic disease E. none of the above ________________________________________ Question 7 (Worth 1 points) A market that is set up only on certain days of the week is known as a ____ market. A. Bantustan B. condominium C. trader D. periodic E. sequent occupant ________________________________________ Question 8 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is landlocked? A. Paraguay B. Ecuador C. Guiana D. Peru E. Chile ________________________________________ Question 9 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is not a state created by the devolution of former Yugoslavia? A. Bosnia B. Macedonia C. Croatia D. Slovakia E. Serbia-Montenegro ________________________________________ Question 10 (Worth 1 points) Italy’s economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is located today in: A. Romania B. Po River Valley C. the Indus River Valley D. Greece E. the Alpine chain ________________________________________ Question 11 (Worth 1 points) Before independence, the modern state of The Congo was a colony of: A. France B. Germany C. Britain D. Belgium E. South Africa ________________________________________ Question 12 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following statements is false? A. Germany is larger territorially than France. B. Germany has a better river system than France. C. Germany is more industrialized than France. D. Germany is more urbanized than France. E. France has better harbors than does Germany. ________________________________________ Question 13 (Worth 1 points) The Polonoroeste Plan has called for settlement near the border with: A. Venezuela B. Chile C. Bolivia D. Mexico E. Sao Paulo ________________________________________ Question 14 (Worth 1 points) These two cities act as Russian ports facing the Barents Sea in the north. A. Kiev and Odessa B. Murmansk and Vladivostok C. Tyva Republic and Yakutia D. Arkhangelsk and Odessa E. Murmansk and Arkhangelsk ________________________________________ Question 15 (Worth 1 points) The Kuzbas region: A. lead city is Novosibirsk B. is also called the Kuznetsk Basin C. has developed in part because of the central planning activities of the former Soviet Union D. contains both iron and coal deposits E. all of the above ________________________________________ Question 16 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following cities is an oil center in the Azerbaijan? A. Moscow B. White Russia C. Baki (Baku) D. Leningrad E. Bucharest ________________________________________ Question 17 (Worth 1 points) In South America, the richest 20% of the population control _____ of the wealth. A. 2% B. 70% C. 90% D. 1% E. 95% ________________________________________ Question 18 (Worth 1 points) The country in Equatorial Africa with significant oil supplies and an upper middle income economy is: A. Congo B. Cameroon C. Central African Republic D. Gabon E. Equatorial Guinea ________________________________________ Question 19 (Worth 1 points) The Brazilian subregion with the most diversity in its European population is the: A. South B. Northeast C. state of Sao Paulo D. Interior E. Amazonian North ________________________________________ Question 20 (Worth 1 points) The __________ form(s) the eastern limit of the Russian Core: A. Volga-Dan Canal B. large petroleum reserves C. Volga River D. Ural Mountains E. distance from European conflicts ________________________________________ Question 21 (Worth 1 points) In which of the following countries did the Communist Chinese build the Tan-Zam Railway? A. Sudan B. Tanzania C. Malawi D. The Congo E. Ethiopia ________________________________________ Question 22 (Worth 1 points) The North American region which is the largest and the least densely settled is the: A. Northern Frontier B. Continental Interior C. Maritime Northeast D. Southwest E. Pacific Hinge ________________________________________ Question 23 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is one of the world’s most productive post-industrial complexes? A. Phoenix and Tucson B. Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio C. El Paso D. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach E. Charlotte, Atlanta, and Charleston ________________________________________ Question 24 (Worth 1 points) From the end of World War II until the 1990s, Eastern Europe was dominated by the: A. Ottomans B. Hapsburgs C. Lithuanians D. Soviet Union E. Poles ________________________________________ Question 25 (Worth 1 points) The island contested between Greece and Turkey is: A. Cyprus B. Crete C. Malta D. Sicily E. Macedonia ________________________________________ Question 26 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is the smallest Central American country in terms of population? A. Honduras B. Jamaica C. Belize D. Nicaragua E. Guyana ________________________________________ Question 27 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is a natural gas producing state? A. Maine B. New York C. Ohio D. Texas E. none of the above ________________________________________ Question 28 (Worth 1 points) Civil war in which of the following led to the change in the government of The Congo? A. The Congo B. Cameroon C. Central African Republic D. Rwanda E. Equatorial Guinea ________________________________________ Question 29 (Worth 1 points) The vegetation of coniferous forest at the southern end of the treeless plains is known as: A. taiga B. Ural C. permafrost D. tundra E. Kola ________________________________________ Question 30 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following countries is not in The African Transition Zone? A. Mauritania B. Mali C. Niger D. Nigeria E. Egypt ________________________________________ Question 31 (Worth 1 points) The North American region which has undergone the most change in recent years is: A. the South B. the Continental Core C. Agricultural Heartland D. New England/Atlantic Provinces E. French Canada ________________________________________ Question 32 (Worth 1 points) A growth pole is: A. an established manufacturing center that dominates a substantial region B. any large city in a national core area c. a location where a set of industries, given a start, will grow, setting off ripples of development in a surrounding area d. a location, now in decline, that served as a focal point for a developing region in the past E. an agricultural region where annual yields increase annually ________________________________________ Question 33 (Worth 1 points) The territory in dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is: A. Georgia B. Abkhazian C. Nakhichevan D. Nagorno-Karabakh E. South Ossetia ________________________________________ Question 34 (Worth 1 points) Slovakia has a large _______ minority. A. Czech B. Hungarian C. Serbian D. Moldovan E. Jewish ________________________________________ Question 35 (Worth 1 points) The Caribbean Coast of Middle America is: A. part of the Rimland B. part of the Heartland C. an area settled by the Dutch D. an area settled by the Portuguese E. none of the above ________________________________________ Question 36 (Worth 1 points) The ethnic group exerting the most control in Kenya is the: a. Kikuyu b. Swahili c. Tutsi d. Bantu e. Hutu ________________________________________ Question 37 (Worth 1 points) Quebec has: A. a declining birth rate. B. offered incentives for French speakers from elsewhere to move to Quebec. C. significant hydroelectric power. D. a population that has rapidly urbanized. E. all of the above are true. ________________________________________ Question 38 (Worth 1 points) In which country did a major slave rebellion take place? A. Mexico B. Jamaica C. Haiti D. Ocho Rios E. Cuba ________________________________________ Question 39 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is not one of the four Motors of Europe? A. Tirane (Albania) B. Milan C. Stuttgart D. Barcelona E. Lyon ________________________________________ Question 40 (Worth 1 points) A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as a(n): A. spine B. isthmus C. Oriente D. rimland E. peninsula ________________________________________ Question 41 (Worth 1 points) As a result of U.S. interest in a Panama Canal during the early 20th century: A. Panama became a territorially coherent state B. a treaty was drawn granting the U. S. permanent sovereignty over the Canal Zone C. Panama became independent from Colombia D. a Panamanian revolt was subdued by U. S. intervention E. a French company finally completed the canal in 1918 ________________________________________ Question 42 (Worth 1 points) The capital of the Chechen Republic is: A. Chechenia B. Moscow C. Tbilisi D. Groznyy E. Yerevan ________________________________________ Question 43 (Worth 1 points) The geopolitical theory that indicates that the rimland is the key to control of the world was forwarded by: A. Marx B. Mackinder C. Spykman D. Lenin E. Gorbachev ________________________________________ Question 44 (Worth 1 points) Identify the incorrect association. A. Jamaica: British dependency B. Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao: Netherlands dependencies C. Martinique: French département D. Cayman Islands: United States possessions E. Cuba: Spanish ________________________________________ Question 45 (Worth 1 points) _________ is the city with the most Asians in North America. A. Denver B. Vancouver This is a correct answer C. Seattle D. San Diego E. Chicago ________________________________________ Question 46 (Worth 1 points) The Peru (Humboldt) Current is: A. a cool offshore ocean current conducive to commercial fishing that flows parallel to the Peruvian coastline B. a drying wind that blows off the Andes and creates desert-like conditions along the Peruvian coastal plain C. a rising air movement that brings the hot and humid conditions of the tierra fría to the uppermost Andean basins D. a new high voltage electrical network that transmits Amazon-oil-generated power by pipeline to the cities across the Andes E. the name of Bolivár’s revolutionary movement of the 1960s ________________________________________ Question 47 (Worth 1 points) Which former Soviet Republic, with its capital at Mensk, is also called White Russia, and is still strongly linked to Moscow? A. Belarus B. Lithuania C. Georgia D. Estonia E. Ukraine ________________________________________ Question 48 (Worth 1 points) The Transcaucasian area includes all of the following except: A. Georgia B. Armenia C. Azerbaijan D. Nagorno-Karabakh E. Kirghizstan ________________________________________ Question 49 (Worth 1 points) The term _________ refers to a huge state farm and literally means “a grain and meat factory” in which agricultural efficiency through mechanization and minimum labor requirements should be at its peak. A. kuzbas B. sovkhoz C. gorod D. Ural E. kolkhoz ________________________________________ Question 50 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following cities is located in Italy’s core area? A. Milan-Turin-Genoa B. Rome C. Barcelona D. Naples E. Catalonia ________________________________________ Question 51 (Worth 1 points) The Central American country where English is spoken, but where Spanish will eventually become the predominant language is: A. Cuba B. Guatemala C. Costa Rica D. Mexico E. Belize ________________________________________ Question 52 (Worth 1 points) Rubber production has had the greatest impact on which Brazilian subregion? A. South B. Northeast C. state of Sao Paulo D. Interior E. North ________________________________________ Question 53 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following jobs belongs to the tertiary sector of the American economy? A. computer systems specialist B. chief executive of a multinational corporation C. auto assembly line welder D. office receptionist E. farmer ________________________________________ Question 54 (Worth 1 points) The rings of slums surrounding South America’s large cities are known as: A. mestizos B. favelas C. tierra templada D. altiplanos E. the spines of the city ________________________________________ Question 55 (Worth 1 points) This former Soviet Republic contains the oil city of Baki (Baku) and its people have ethnic affinities with Iran. Recently, the Armenian population of this area became refugees. A. Azerbaijan B. Moldavia C. Georgia D. Estonia E. Turkmenistan ________________________________________ Question 56 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Haiti's population is predominantly black with a small mulatto minority. B. In the second half of the nineteenth century approximately 100,000 Chinese emigrated to Cuba as indentured servants. C. Trinidad has a large East Indian minority and Hindi remains a commonly spoken language. D. Cuba’s population has a black majority. E. Haiti is on the island of Hispanola. ________________________________________ Question 57 (Worth 1 points) An interesting aspect of Madagascar is that: A. the Great Rift Valley predominates in the central part of the country B. the population is of Malay-Polynesian origin C. it produces exceptional quantities of corn D. the island is controlled by the South Africans who have extended apartheid to the island E. most of the population is descendant of Ethiopians ________________________________________ Question 58 (Worth 1 points) The now-independent political entity that was called South West Africa is today renamed: A. Namibia B. Botswana C. Western Rhodesia D. Bophuthatswana E. Lesotho ________________________________________ Question 59 (Worth 1 points) Japanese investment in Russia’s Far East has been held up by a dispute over: A. the Amur River B. Kurile Islands C. Manchuria D. Sakhalin Island E. Vladivostok ________________________________________ Question 60 (Worth 1 points) The two major language groups in Canada are: A. English and Spanish B. English and French C. English and Canadian D. Canadian and French E. only English is spoken widely in Canada ________________________________________ Question 61 (Worth 1 points) The North Slope of Alaska contains large fields of: a. cold weather crops b. tar sands c. diamonds d. hydroelectric power e. coal ________________________________________ Question 62 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence? A. Botswana B. Zambia C. Kenya D. Ethiopia E. Malawi ________________________________________ Question 63 (Worth 1 points) This small country gains much of its importance because of its location on the Bab el Mandeb Strait leading into the Red Sea A. Mauritania B. Mali C. Niger D. Nigeria E. Djibouti ________________________________________ Question 64 (Worth 1 points) The country in Equatorial Africa that had a border dispute with Nigeria over an oil-rich area is: A. Congo B. Cameroon C. Central African Republic D. Gabon E. Equatorial Guinea ________________________________________ Question 65 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following states has most of its territory located in the Intermontane Basin and Plateau physiographic province? A. Wisconsin B. Texas C. Pennsylvania D. Nevada E. New York ________________________________________ Question 66 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is not an important manufacturing region of the Soviet Union? A. Volga Region B. Urals Region C. Donbas Region D. Central Industrial Region E. the Muslim region of central Asia ________________________________________ Question 67 (Worth 1 points) Your textbook identifies Eastern Europe as a zone of politico-geographical splintering and fracturing, called a: A. Irredentist region B. hinterland C. shatter belt D. Balkan E. heartland region ________________________________________ Question 68 (Worth 1 points) When a state seeks to acquire the ethnically similar people and territory on the other side of its boundary by appealing to a concentrated group, this action is termed: A. irradiation B. irrational C. interference D. irredentism E. irresponsible ________________________________________ Question 69 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following associations is incorrect? A. Niger River, Bulge of Africa B. Congo River, The Congo C. Zambezi River, Angola D. Nile River, Sudan E. Orange River, Kenya ________________________________________ Question 70 (Worth 1 points) _______ dominates Western Europe demographically and economically. A. France B. Belgium C. Austria D. Germany E. Switzerland Question 71 (Worth 1 points) Central America’s poorest country is: A. Cuba B. Guatemala C. Mexico D. Honduras E. Nicaragua ________________________________________ Question 72 (Worth 1 points) The three-pronged foundation of the Southwest is: A. sail-wagon, horsecar-walking, steel-rail B. coal, natural gas, oil C. urban, rural, and suburban settlement D. electricity, water, and the automobile E. none of the above ________________________________________ Question 73 (Worth 1 points) The Autonomous Community in eastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains centered on industrialized Barcelona is known as: A. Silesia B. Galicia C. Catalonia D. Lombardy E. Portugal ________________________________________ Question 74 (Worth 1 points) The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics. A. 120 B. 1 C. 15 D. 3 E. 2 ________________________________________ Question 75 (Worth 1 points) An industry identified in your textbook as one with mixed blessing for Middle America is: A. agriculture B. industry C. banking D. tourism E. diamond cutting ________________________________________ Question 76 (Worth 1 points) Which republic has Serb, Croat and Muslim populations that were finally brought together in 1995 at a US-run peace conference? A. Bosnia B. Serbia C. Croatia D. Kosovo E. Slovenia ________________________________________ Question 77 (Worth 1 points) The Panama Canal was opened in ________. A. 1872 B. 1903 C. 1914 D. 1934 E. 1959 ________________________________________ Question 78 (Worth 1 points) In 1982, Argentina fought a war with Britain over the: A. Tierra del Fuego B. Falkland Islands C. South Georgia Islands D. British withdrawal of trade concessions E. Antarctica ________________________________________ Question 79 (Worth 1 points) Canada’s large cluster of Francophones in New Brunswick are known as: A. Acadians B. Ontarioans C. French D. Brunswickers E. none of the above ________________________________________ Question 80 (Worth 1 points) Which country has no dominant ethnic groups? A. Nigeria B. Ethiopia C. Zimbabwe D. The Congo E. Kenya ________________________________________ Question 81 (Worth 1 points) Which city contains the United States’ largest cluster of Asian ethnics? A. Los Angeles B. Miami C. New York D. Montreal E. Pittsburgh ________________________________________ Question 82 (Worth 1 points) The largest ethnic minority in Ukraine is: A. Bulgarians B. Moldovans C. Crimeans D. Russians E. None of the above ________________________________________ Question 83 (Worth 1 points) The archipelago to the north of Cuba that is a leading tourist destination is: A. Bermuda B. Bahamas C. Turks D. Jamaica E. Grenidines ________________________________________ Question 84 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following countries is the home of the Shona and Ndebele tribes where many whites have remained even after the white minority government was replaced? A. Botswana B. Cameroon C. Zimbabwe D. Zambia E. Mozambique ________________________________________ Question 85 (Worth 1 points) Which South American “culture sphere” resembles the Middle American “Rimland?” A. The European-Commercial region B. The Tropical-Plantation sphere C. The Indo-Subsistence region D. The Mestizo-Transitional region E. The “Undifferentiated” area ________________________________________ Question 86 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following Soviet programs was most successful? A. Virgin and Idle Lands Project B. Sovkhoz farms C. Kolkhoz farms D. Ethnic acculturation E. Industrialization ________________________________________ Question 87 (Worth 1 points) The country of Guyana: A. was formerly a British colony before independence in 1966 B. is also called Suriname C. contains a population that is three-quarters European D. is the smallest of the four Guianas in population size E. still belongs to France ________________________________________ Question 88 (Worth 1 points) This Russian republic contains 30 distinct nationalities, is located near the Chechen Republic, and is dominated by agriculture and oil: A. Chechen Republic B. Mari Republic C. North Ossetian Republic D. Dagestan Republic E. Mordovian Republic ________________________________________ Question 89 (Worth 1 points) Brazil’s Northeast: A. was Brazil’s source area: its early plantation economy developed here first B. today still produces the country’s coffee crop C. is the site of Brazil’s most spectacular recent surge of economic development D. contains the largest number of German settlers in the country F. remains mainly Indian country: most of the Amazonian Indians have resettled here ________________________________________ Question 90 (Worth 1 points) An industrial area east of the Kuzbas is centered around: A. Kiev B. Uzbekistan C. Lake Baykal D. Odessa E. Siberia ________________________________________ Question 91 (Worth 1 points) Which two colonial powers were principally involved in West Africa? A. Britain and France B. Portugal and France C. Italy and Britain D. U.S. and France E. Algeria and ________________________________________ Question 92 (Worth 1 points) Bulgarians have felt close to the Russian population because: A. the Russians are a fellow Serbian population B. the capital Sofia is close to the Russian city of Kiev C. the Russians were responsible for driving the Turks from the area D. the Russians were responsible for freeing Bulgaria from the control of the Hungarians E. none of the above ________________________________________ Question 93 (Worth 1 points) In the Russian revolution of 1917: A. the czars defeated the communists B. the Bolsheviks defeated the Leninists C. the Bolsheviks defeated the Mensheviks D. the whites defeated the reds E. the capitalists defeated the communists ________________________________________ Question 94 (Worth 1 points) Spain and the United Kingdom are in dispute over which piece of territory: A. Basque B. Portugal C. Ceuta D. Malta E. Gibraltar ________________________________________ Question 95 (Worth 1 points) The name Peron is associated with which country? A. Venezuela B. Argentina C. Chile D. Tierra del Fuego E. Entre Rios ________________________________________ Question 96 (Worth 1 points) The final stage in the evolution of an insurgent state, according to McColl, is the stage of: A. equilibrium B. contention C. counteroffensive D. subsequence E. disintegration ________________________________________ Question 97 (Worth 1 points) According to Japanese economist Ohmae, a regional state is: a. a province about to secede from a country b. a natural economic zone c. one of the Four Canadas d. a grouping of provinces or states e. soley a Japanese phenomena ________________________________________ Question 98 (Worth 1 points) Northern New England is tied culturally and economically to: A. Quebec B. Atlantic Canada C. British Columbia D. Prince Edward Island E. Newfoundland and Labrador ________________________________________ Question 99 (Worth 1 points) The majority of Russia falls within the humid cold climate region. In the Köppen-Geiger classification scheme, this is signified by the letter: A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E ________________________________________ Question 100 (Worth 1 points) Which city is not located within the American Manufacturing Belt (the Continental Core)? A. Atlanta B. New York C. Detroit D. Pittsburgh E. Philadelphia