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1
What do the letters stand for in NATO?
National Arrangement of Treatied Organizations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Trade Operation
North African Textile Operation
2
In which stage would access to better medical services and increased food security be introduced?
Stage 1 because birth rates are high
Stage 5 because the death rates are low
Stage 2 because death rates begin to decline
Stage 4 because the population is high
3
Where does the prime meridian cross through?
Fairfax, Virginia
Dubai, UAE
Greenwich, England
Nuuk, Greenland
4
Which country is the best example of Stage 5 in the demographic transition model?
Germany because their population is stable
The Soviet Union because they are no longer a country
Japan because their population is slowing declining
Pakistan because their population is rapidly increasing
5
What do the letters in IPCC stand for?
Intergovernmental Protocol about Climate Change
International Pact about Climate Change
Internal Practice of Climate Changes
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
6
Catalan is a language primarily spoken in Spain
True
False
7
What is the replacement rate to maintain stable population?
100
2.1
1.2
5
8
The majority of the African continent is dominated by which two major climate zones?
Dry Climates and Continental Midlatitude Climates
Polar Climates and Highland Climates
Mild Midlatitude Climates and Dry Climates
Wet Climates and Dry Climates
9
What does HDI stand for and what does it mean?
Hurricane defense instances, it is a protocol for hurricane relief
Human development index, it uses social measures to assess quality of life
Human development index, it analyzes the climate of a country
Happiness Decision Index, it is a survey to assess happiness
10
At Kyoto in 1997, what did the 30 Western industrialized countries legally agree to do?
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
To make peace treaties amongst each other.
To stop littering oceans and forest biomes.
To form NATO.
11
A city must have at least 15 million residents to be considered a megacity.
False
True
12
Which European country divided into two in a peaceful "Velvet Divorce" and what countries came from it?
Austria-Hungary into Austria and Hungary
Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia
USSR into Ukraine and Russia
Prussia into Germany and Poland
13
What is the greenhouse effect and what causes it?
Cities being hotter from a lack of vegetation
Animals trapping heat in their fur to keep warm in winter
The trapping of heat in the atmosphere from anthropogenic activities
The creating of holes in the ozone layer from pollution
14
Which mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet?
The Pyrenees
Mount Everest
The Alps
The Himalayas
15
The Latin Alphabet is used in a lot of European languages, like English and French.
False
True
16
Why did Britain leave the EU in Brexit?
Because of restrictive EU regulation, unemployment, and immigration
Because they had political tension with the countries in the EU
Because they wanted to form their own union
Because they were bored
17
GDP and GNI are the same thing.
True
False
18
Which region of the world has the most acute water stress?
Russia
South America
North Africa and the Middle East
North America (Canada and the United States)
19
A functional region is defined by a common characteristic, such as climate, vegetation, or land use.
True
False
20
What is a blending of two cultures to create a hybrid culture?
Geopolitics
Cultural imperialism
Cultural syncretism
Cultural nationalism
21
The word for nonaligned states that protect a country from invasion, like the USSR and it's bordering countries is?
Nation-States
Fjords
Eurozone
Buffer zone
22
What is the population of this country going to do?
Stay the same
Decline because there are less young people than there are old people
Go extinct
Increase because there are more young people than there are old people
23
Areal integration is how places are interconnected whereas areal differentiation is how places differ.
False
True
24
What stage of the demographic transition model may this country be in based off its population pyramid?
Stage 1
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 3
25
What is the orographic effect?
The influence of rain patterns on pollution
The influence of weather patterns on endangered species
The influence of deserts on surrounding bodies of water
The influence of mountains on weather patterns
26
Convergent boundaries will often form a ____________, while divergent boundaries will often form a ____________
subduction zone, transform fault.
subduction zone, rift valley.
transform fault, rift valley.
ocean, lake
27
The majority of earthquakes are found along
rift valleys
plate boundaries.
Pangaea
the lithosphere.
28
The Pyrenees form the border between:
Spain and Portugal.
France and Spain.
Germany and Switzerland.
France and Germany.
29
This is an example of a choropleth map
True
False
30
What best characterizes the Pacific Ring of Fire?
A zone of earthquakes and volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean
The particularly warm waters surrounding the Pacific Ocean's land borders
The warm air circulation over the Pacific Ocean
A name for the zone where overfishing is causing native fish to go extinct
31
Which of the following is an example of GLOCALIZATION?
McDonald's adding a köfte burger to their menu in Turkey
Hot Cheetos being banned in Korea
Starbucks having no locations in Croatia
The USA being the biggest consumer of Coca Cola
