1. A map with a scale of 1:500,000 would represent which type ofmap?
Small scale map
Large scale map
Medium scale map
Spatial scale map
2. The prime meridian passes through:
Paris, France.
New York City.
Greenwich, England.
the Indian Ocean.
3. Transform faults are typically found in regions where tectonicplate boundaries are moving parallel to one another, and are thesite of frequent earthquakes. A good example of such a locationis:
the San Andreas Fault.
Iceland.
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
the Andes Mountains.
4. The energy that allows tectonic plates to interact on theearth’s surface is supplied by:
the sun.
the molten interior.
greenhouse gases.
ocean currents.
5. Hurricanes and cyclones originate:
in the tropics.
in temperate latitudes.
near the poles.
in the center of large land masses.
6. The pampas region of Argentina would be an example of which ofthe following biomes?
Desert biome
Forest biome
Polar biome
Grassland biome
7. The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement designed toaddress the issue of:
the spread of AIDS.
global poverty and underdevelopment.
the emission of greenhouse gases.
the militarization of space.
8. Language is frequently a key component of identity for manypeople. The Quebecois, an ethnic group in Quebec, speak whatlanguage that differentiates them from most other Canadians?
French
German
Spanish
Italian
9. A cultural hearth is a region from which technologies,ideologies, and material goods diffused over time to surroundingregions. An example of a cultural hearth is:
central South America.
Mesopotamia.
Australia.
Easter Island.
10. The infant mortality rate for a country is defined as the:
percentage of infants who perish at birth.
number of female infants killed, due to preference for males.
number of abortions, stillbirths, and accidental deaths in a givenyear.
number of infant deaths per 1000 live births during the first yearof life.
11. When a country has a single city that has several times thepopulation of any other city, it is called the/a:
megalopolis.
primate city.
capital city.
growth pole.
12. __________ is the study of population structure and change.
GNI
Economics
Demography
Geography
13. An example of a nongovernmental organization (NGO) is:
the U.S. Department of State.
Exxon Mobile Petroleum Corporation.
Greenpeace.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
14. Among the following organizations devoted to fostering trade,the one with the largest number of member states is:
ASEAN.
EU.
NAFTA.
APEC.
15. The modern materially wealthy countries achieved theirprominence from the __________ sector of production inmanufacturing and construction.
tertiary
primary
secondary
quaternary
16. __________ corporations make goods or provide services forprofit in several countries but direct operations from aheadquarters in one country.
Multinational
Off-shoring
International
Free-market
17. The second most productive economy in the world, as measured intotal output by value, is the economy of:
Germany.
Japan.
Canada.
China.
18. In many of the materially poor countries today, few jobs in the__________ pay taxable salaries.
formal economy
service sector
core countries
peripheral communities
19. The Grameen Bank, a highly successful microcredit institution,was founded in:
Germany.
Brazil.
Bangladesh.
Japan.
20. The concept of __________ rights emerged in the late 1700s, inpart from revolutions in Europe and the United States.
social
human
cultural
political





