Diversity amid globalization world regions environment development 5th edition rowntree test bank

Diversity Amid Globalization, 5e (Rowntree) Chapter Changing Global Environment 2.1 Multiple Choice and Bimodal Questions 1) What shapes the fundamental form of Earth's surface? A) geology B) anthropology C) politics D) economics E) social development Answer: A Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 2) What is the theory of plate tectonics? A) Earth was created 6,000 years ago B) Earth is made up of a large number of geological plates that move slowly across its surface C) Human activities are changing Earth's surface D) The number of tectonic plates equals the number of continents on Earth E) Earth's continents are moving closer together Answer: B Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 3) Beneath Earth's surface, where does the heat exchange occur that moves tectonic plates? Refer to the figure below A) Continental crust B) Ocean trenches C) Convection cells D) Subducting plate E) Mid-ocean ridge Answer: C Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 4) By what name we know the place where two tectonic plates are forced together? A) Continental crust B) Ocean trenches C) Convergent plate boundary D) Subduction zone E) Divergent plate boundary Answer: C Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 5) What geologic structure is created when one tectonic plate dives below another? A) Continental crust B) Ocean trenches C) Convergent plate boundary D) Subduction zone E) Divergent plate boundary Answer: D Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 6) Among earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes, which is (are) a seismic hazard? A) Earthquakes B) Volcanoes C) Hurricanes D) Earthquakes and volcanoes E) Earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes Answer: D Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 7) Why was there greater loss of life in Haiti's 2010 magnitude 7.0 earthquake where 220,000 people died than in Chile's 2010 magnitude 8.8 earthquake, where about 800 people died? A) Many of Haiti's citizens live in substandard housing B) Chile has better search and rescue operations C) Haiti's total population is larger than Chile's population D) Because many Haitians live in substandard housing and because Chile has better search and rescue operations E) Because many Haitians live in substandard housing; because Chile has better search and rescue operations; and because Haiti's total population is larger than Chile's Answer: D Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 8) Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most commonly found? A) In the higher latitudes B) At the edges of oceans C) Along tectonic plate boundaries D) Around the equator E) The location is random Answer: C Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 9) Anthropogenic emissions are caused by A) people B) animals C) climate D) rocks E) anthropologists Answer: A Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 10) Which of the following is NOT one of Earth's climate controls? A) incoming solar energy B) anthropogenic systems C) latitude D) interaction between land and water E) global pressure systems and wind patterns Answer: B Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension-Distinguish GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 11) What substance accounts for more than half of the human-generated greenhouse gases? A) chlorofluorocarbons B) carbon dioxide C) methane D) nitrous oxide E) ozone Answer: B Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 12) Which of the following is an example the possible effects of climate change? A) The U.S wheat belt may receive more rainfall B) Grain production is likely to increase C) Canada and Russia may experience shorter growing seasons D) Sea level will rise E) New islands will appear as ocean levels decrease Answer: D Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: V 15 How physical systems affect human systems Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 13) The trapping of solar radiation in Earth's lower atmosphere A) is entirely anthropogenic B) is called the greenhouse effect C) has no benefits D) began with humans' use of fossil fuels E) began with humans' use of fossil fuels and has no benefits Answer: B Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 14) What pair of countries contributes the most greenhouse emissions to 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 Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 15) Where is solar radiation trapped in the Greenhouse Effect? Refer to the figure below A) Oceans B) Outer space C) Lower atmosphere D) High latitudes E) Low latitudes Answer: C Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 16) If the greenhouse effect did not exist, what would happen to earth? A) Earth would be too cold to support life as we know it B) Earth would be much too hot to support life as we know it C) Earth would be too wet to support life as we know it D) Our environment would be greatly improved E) It would make no difference Answer: A Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 17) If all climatic controls except latitude were held constant, which of these cities would be warmest? A) Singapore at about 2° north latitude B) Wasilla, Alaska at about 61° north latitude C) Paris, France at about 49° north latitude D) Cape Town, South Africa at about 34° south latitude E) Punta Arenas, Chile at about 53° south latitude Answer: A Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 18) An assemblage of local plants, animals, and insects covering a large area such as a tropical rainforest or a grassland is called a A) bioregion B) bionicle C) biosphere D) biogeography E) biore Answer: A Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 19) Based on the map of bioregions below, what type of bioregion is most often found along the equator? A) broadleaf or mixed broadleaf and coniferous forest B) coniferous forest C) tundra D) tropical forests E) Mediterranean woodland Answer: D Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 20) The U.S congress opposed the Kyoto Protocol primarily because A) the U.S is and has not been a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions B) while the U.S has contributed greatly to greenhouse gas emissions in the past, in recent years it has made substantial efforts in reducing these emissions C) there is no scientific evidence whatsoever supporting a correlation between greenhouse emissions and climate change D) atmospheric emission reductions could potentially harm the U.S economy E) no other industrialized country supports the Kyoto Protocol Answer: D Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension-Summarize GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 13 Forces of cooperation & conflict among people influence division & control of Earth Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 21) Based on the climograph of Cape Town, South Africa shown below, what is the average daily high temperature during January in that city? A) B) 16 C) 20 D) 60 E) 80 Answer: E Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 22) Based on map showing global pressure systems, what is the general direction of wind flow in the higher latitudes? A) from south to north B) from north to south C) from west to east D) from east to west E) There is no pattern Answer: C Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge-Select GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 10 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 4) An earthquake is an anthropogenic hazard Answer: FALSE Explanation: industrial pollution, toxic waste, etc Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 15 How physical systems affect human systems 5) Only a very small proportion (3 percent) of the earth's water is freshwater Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 6) Nitrous oxide accounts for more than half of the human-generated greenhouse gases Answer: FALSE Explanation: Carbon dioxide Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 7) Granting of timber concessions, new settlements, the world's appetite for beef, and the globalization of wood products commerce all contribute to deforestation Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 41 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 8) The United States did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol because no other industrialized country in the world supported it Answer: FALSE Explanation: atmospheric emission reductions could potentially harm the U.S economy Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 13 Forces of cooperation & conflict among people influence division & control of Earth Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 11 Patterns & networks of economic interdependence 9) Petroleum is a fossil fuel Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 11 Patterns & networks of economic interdependence 10) Burning fossil fuels is the major source of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Answer: FALSE Explanation: Aerosol sprays and refrigerants are Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 11) The increase in greenhouse gases during the last 150 years is primarily a result of the massive increase in the burning of fossil fuels by humans Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 42 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 12) Countries that ratified the Maastricht Treaty agreed to reduce their emissions of major greenhouse gases below 1990 levels Answer: FALSE Explanation: Kyoto Protocol Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 13 Forces of cooperation & conflict among people influence division & control of Earth 13) The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty with a goal of reducing major greenhouse gases Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 13 Forces of cooperation & conflict among people influence division & control of Earth 14) Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the United States in November 2004 enabled the Kyoto Protocol to become international law in February 2005 Answer: FALSE Explanation: Russia Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 13 Forces of cooperation & conflict among people influence division & control of Earth Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 15) In December 2009, 188 countries signed a new working document to try to reduce greenhouse gases This document is called the Copenhagen Accord Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 13 Forces of cooperation & conflict among people influence division & control of Earth Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 43 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 16) Most tropical rainforests are found near the equator Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 17) About half of the tropical forests that are lost each year are found in Southeast Asia Answer: FALSE Explanation: Amazon Basin of South America Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 18) If current rates of deforestation continue in Southeast Asia, it would take 15 years for the region to become completely stripped of its forests Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 19) Fifty percent of tropical forest timber is used in Russia Answer: FALSE Explanation: Japan Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 11 Patterns & networks of economic interdependence 20) Desertification is most likely to occur in a grassland region Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 44 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 21) Desertification has occurred in Africa, Australia, and South Asia Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 22) Bolivia has used much of its interior rainforest for settlement in order to ease population pressure along its densely settled eastern coast Answer: FALSE Explanation: Brazil Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 23) The spread of tropical plant diseases is a major cause of tropical deforestation Answer: FALSE Explanation: Commercial logging, settlement, clearing for agriculture Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 24) Increased use of pesticides was a significant part of the Green Revolution Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 25) The Green Revolution led to an increase in the use of hybrid seeds Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 45 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 26) The first stage of the Green Revolution includes mono crop fields of high-yield rice, wheat, and corn; increased use of water, fertilizers, and pesticides; and reduction of the field-resting time between crops Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 27) The Green Revolution was a success in terms of increased food production, with no unintended consequences Answer: FALSE Explanation: both environmental and social costs Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 28) Food production is an important global issue, but local and regional problems often keep people from obtaining enough food Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 11 Patterns & networks of economic interdependence 29) If the total global agricultural output were somehow shared equally among all the world's people, each person would receive just about exactly his or her basic daily needs Answer: FALSE Explanation: about times his or her basic daily needs Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: IV 11 Patterns & networks of economic interdependence 46 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 30) The United Nations predicts that by 2010, almost 200 million people in Russia will suffer from chronic undernourishment Answer: FALSE Explanation: South Asia Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 15 How physical systems affect human systems 31) Traditional agriculture requires low inputs of technology, but is often labor-intensive Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: VI 17 How to apply geography to interpret the past 32) Scientists are more accurate at predicting earthquakes than they are at predicting volcanic eruptions Answer: FALSE Explanation: less accurate Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 33) Volcanic activity often occurs near divergent plate boundaries Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 34) The theory of plate tectonics states that the surface of the Earth is made up of one large geological plate that moves slowly across the surface of the Earth Answer: FALSE Explanation: a large number of geological plates Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 47 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 35) A large area of very slow-moving molten rock within Earth is called a convection cell Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 36) A region where one tectonic plate dives below another is called a divergent plate boundary Answer: FALSE Explanation: subduction zone Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 37) Volcanic eruptions occur most commonly along tectonic plate boundaries Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 38) Tropical rainforests typically have two major layers (or canopies) of vegetation Answer: FALSE Explanation: three Diff: Chapter Section: 3c Environment Vegetation Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 39) The nutrients that are available for plant growth in tropical rainforests tend to be stored in the living plants Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3c Environment Vegetation Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 48 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 40) Tropical forests are not well-suited for intensive agriculture because they tend to be located too far inland Answer: FALSE Explanation: available nutrients are stored in tropical forest vegetation, so when the ground cover and trees are removed, the nutrients are removed, too Diff: Chapter Section: 3c Environment Vegetation Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 41) A "steppe" bioregion is most closely associated with grasslands Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3c Environment Vegetation Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 42) Temperate forests are likely to have maple, beech, spruce, and pine trees Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3c Environment Vegetation Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 43) Global pressure systems cause storms Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 44) Wind travels from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure Answer: FALSE Explanation: from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG only GeoStandard2: II 04 Physical & human characteristics of places 49 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 45) Global warming would be a greater immediate problem in the Netherlands than in Denver, Colorado Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: V 15 How physical systems affect human systems Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface 46) Germany and Japan contribute the most greenhouse emissions to the Earth's atmosphere Answer: FALSE Explanation: The United States and China Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 47) If climate change were to cause sea levels to rise, Miami, Florida would suffer more negative effects than Omaha, Nebraska Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 48) Weather is the the long-term condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a given location Answer: FALSE Explanation: Climate Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 49) If climate change continues, computer models predict that tropical storms will become more intense Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: I 01 Use maps, geospatial technologies, & spatial thinking to understand & communicate info Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 50 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 50) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable through most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years Answer: FALSE Explanation: increased Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: I 01 Use maps, geospatial technologies, & spatial thinking to understand & communicate info Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 51) The natural process of the Earth's atmosphere heating through the trapping of reradiated infrared radiation is known as climate change Answer: FALSE Explanation: the greenhouse effect Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: I 01 Use maps, geospatial technologies, & spatial thinking to understand & communicate info Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 52) The Köppen system is a classification system for hurricanes Answer: FALSE Explanation: climate types Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: I 01 Use maps, geospatial technologies, & spatial thinking to understand & communicate info Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 53) Political problems are usually more responsible for food shortages and famines than are natural events, such as droughts and flooding Answer: TRUE Diff: Chapter Section: Political Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: I 01 Use maps, geospatial technologies, & spatial thinking to understand & communicate info Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 51 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 54) According to a United Nations estimate, about 40 percent of the world's rangelands are threatened by climate change Answer: FALSE Explanation: desertification Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Judge GeoStandard1: I 01 Use maps, geospatial technologies, & spatial thinking to understand & communicate info Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: I 03 Analyze spatial organization of people, places, & environments on Earth's surface 2.3 Essay Questions 1) Discuss the evolution of international agreements to address the problem of greenhouse gases Answer: International agreements include the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (1992), the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, and the Copenhagen Accord in 2009 Diff: Chapter Section: Environment Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis-Infer GeoStandard1: IV 13 Forces of cooperation & conflict among people influence division & control of Earth Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 2) Using the figures below to guide you, discuss the relationship between plate tectonics and the location of seismic activity around the world 52 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc Answer: Discussion should begin with a description of the forces that cause the movement of tectonic plates, then compare the map of plates with the map of seismic activity, noting that there is a strong correlation between the location of the edges of tectonic plates and the location of earthquakes and volcanoes Diff: Chapter Section: 3b Environment Physical Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Summarize GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 11 Patterns & networks of economic interdependence 53 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 3) What is the Green Revolution, and what have been its positive and negative effects? Answer: Green Revolution involved the use of technology and additional inputs to increase food yields The Green Revolutions have accomplished their main goal, but there have been environmental and social costs Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Summarize GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 4) Summarize the four problems and projections associated with global food production facing the world today Answer: (1) Regional and local problems play a bigger role in food shortages than global problems do; (2)Political problems are more significant than natural events; (3)Globalization is causing dietary preferences to change toward eating more beef, which is more environmentally damaging; (4)The regions of greatest concern for food shortages are Africa and South Asia Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation-Summarize GeoStandard1: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution, & importance of resources Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: VI 18 How to apply geography to interpret the present & plan for the future 5) Please explain the major climatic controls and how they have an effect on meteorological conditions Answer: Climate controls are: Solar energy, latitude, interaction between land and water, global pressure systems, and global wind patterns Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension-Explain GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes 6) What are the major causes and effects of climate change? Answer: Causes: increase of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide) Effects: rising temperatures (2-4 degrees), shift in major agricultural areas, decrease in grain production, rising sea levels Diff: Chapter Section: 3d Environment Climate Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension-Summarize GeoStandard1: III 07 Physical processes that shape patterns of Earth's surface Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: V 16 Changes that occur in meaning, use, distribution & importance of resources 54 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc 7) Please explain the three major factors contributing to tropical deforestation In which regions we find this problem especially pronounced? Answer: Three factors contributing to deforestation: (1)Globalization of commerce in international wood products; (2)world's appetite for beef; (3)expansion of settlement into these regions Regions where this tropical deforestation is pronounced: Amazon Basin, Southeast Asia Diff: Chapter Section: 3c Environment Vegetation Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension-Explain GeoStandard1: III 08 Characteristics & spatial distribution of ecosystems & biomes Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 8) Refer to the following figure, and discuss the pattern of bioregions on Earth Answer: Tropics: wet climates, including rainforests; to the immediate north and south: grasslands and deserts; middle latitudes: temperate forests (deciduous and conifer); high latitudes: tundra Diff: Chapter Section: 3a Environment Agriculture Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension-Explain GeoStandard1: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment Textbook: DAG & GAD GeoStandard2: IV 11 Patterns & networks of economic interdependence 55 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc ... in tropical regions C) intensified efforts to protect the forests from wildfires by harvesting D) rising worldwide demand for paper E) urban sprawl Answer: A Diff: Chapter Section: Environment. .. actions modify the physical environment 77) What many experts say about the availability of food for the people of the world? A) There is enough food to feed the world' s population; the real... GeoStandard2: IV 14 How human actions modify the physical environment 80) How is globalization causing dietary preferences to change worldwide? A) by increasing the demand for organic foods B)