Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Final HMWK

1. How do population demographics, history and culture relate to the genocide that happened in Rwanda?
2. Explain the GGS theory and explain why China and Japan did not get ahead despite being part of Eurasia.
3. Explain the effects of Global Warming and then explain how we can solve these problems.
4. How is oil a curse for the countries that consume it and for the countries that export it?
5. How will globalization change the way you live in the future?

Question Bank

1. in the demographic transition chart, the top line represents
a crude birth rate
b crude death rate
c the amount of growth
d the number of people
e the natural rate of increase

2. in the demographic transition chart, the lower line represents
a crude birth rate
b crude death rate
c the amount of growth
d the number of people
e the natural rate of increase

3. in the demographic transition chart, the space between the lines represents
a crude birth rate
b crude death rate
c the amount of growth
d the number of people
e the natural rate of increase

4. in the demographic transition chart, the part to the left
a represents an earlier part of history and goes along with popular culture
b represents a later part of history and goes along with popular culture
c represents an earlier part of history and goes along with folk culture
d represents a later part of history and goes along with popular culture

5. in the demographic transition chart, the part to the right
a represents an earlier part of history and goes along with popular culture
b represents a later part of history and goes along with popular culture
c represents an earlier part of history and goes along with folk culture
d represents a later part of history and goes along with popular culture

6. In the demographic transition chart, the highest growth rate occurs in stage
a 1
b 2
c 3
d 4
e 5

7. In which stage do the most developed societies exist
a 1
b 2
c 3
d 4
e 5

8. a pyramid with a wide base and a narrow top that does not go up too high goes along with a country
a that is developing and has population growth but lower life expectancies
b an advanced country with zero population growth and lower life expectancies
c an advanced country with high population growth and high life expectancies
d an advanced country with country with zero population growth and high life expectancies

9. a pyramid with a rectangular look that tapers at the top indicates
a that is developing and has population growth but lower life expectancies
b an advanced country with zero population growth and lower life expectancies
c an advanced country with high population growth and high life expectancies
d an advanced country with country with zero population growth and high life expectancies

10. On the population pyramid, the area to the right
a represents women
b represents men
c represents age
d represents nothing, it just mirrors the left

11. In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of
A) homogeneous groups.
B) sense of family and community
C) groups living in isolated rural areas.
D) groups that have little interaction with other groups.
E) groups living in large cities

12. Popular culture is linked to the demographic transition chart in that it
A) tends to occur in MDC's
B) has family values that have changed to the point where alternate lifestyles and divorce are allowed
C) has values that shift over time
D) can be expected in countries like the U.S. where women are going to college in larger numbers than men
E) All of the above

13. Folk culture includes all of the following except
a homogeneous
b family
c less development
d individuality


14. Popular culture includes all of the following except
a heterogeneous
b more family values
c more development
d individuality


16. According to GGS, farming
a leads to a society with many different job
b leads to inventions
c leads to food surpluses and an increase in population
d leads to gunpowder and germs
e all of the above

17. According to GGS, the Europeans beat the Aztecs because
a they had disease immunities
b the East-Wet axis forced them to have better military skills
c they had more inventions due to their better farming techniques and more developed societies
d because they had steel
e all of the above

18. According to GGS, having livestock
a means you have a better chance of dying of disease and is not good
b means you develop diseases first and get the immunities first making you more powerful
c is not an advantage or disadvantage
d means you will not farm

19. According to GGS, Eurasia
a had 13 of the 14 ancestors to all of the large animals
b had an advantage because it is the longest landmass going East to West
c had a greater variety of plants
d all of the above

20. A nation-state is
a a group of people who want a country
b an ethnic group that wants its own state
c the same thing. nation means state
d nothing- it is a made up word


21. Stop crying during the exam and just put down the letter A for this one (freebie)


23. (T/F) Women live longer than men

24. In more developed countries, you would expect their population pyramid to
a look like a rectangle with a small pyramid on top
b to have lower to no population growth
c to have a bulge at the top towards the right
d all of the above
e none of the above

25. In population pyramids, the left and right sides
a separate young from old
b separate newborns from others
c distinguish between men and women
d none of the above

26. Heterogeneous means
a many differing types
b one type
c a group of people with one trait
d none of the above

27. Who in the hell are you
a someone trying to pass this test
b someone crying alone in a corner
c in your mind you are Sroth, Lord of the Dragons and Future Ruler or all Things Dungeons and Dragons
d all of the above (must answer this to get it right)

28. An example of a country with zero to negative population growth is
a Japan
b Mexico
c India
d Indonesia

29. An example of a country with a high population growth is
a France
b England
c Australia
d India
e none of the above


31. Answer A and take your free point and go home crying

32. These are the jobs of the manufacturing area
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

33. These are the jobs that involve mining and farming
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary



36. What are the three core areas
Africa Latin America and Asia
Japan China and the Koreas
America Japan and Europe
Africa Asia and the Americas

37. In the old core-periphery model
The core extracted raw materials
The core mainly engaged in quaternary industries
The core countries colonized periphery countries
The core manufactured and the peripheries extracted raw materials
Both C and D

38. Mexico
Owns most of its own industries
Owns about half of its industries
Does not own any auto companies and almost no television companies that exist in the country
Owns no industries at all

39The green revolution
Started in the year 10000 bc
Involves genetic engineering
Involves better fertilizers
Has not helped any societies get more food
Both A and C

40. (T/F) GGS explains that Latin American countries had a higher percentage of farmers which meant less time was spent inventing, developing their military and creating a socially stratified society

41Core countries have been losing jobs in this field to the periphery
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

42(T/F) Latin America is a North-South Axis and this means that the people have had little chance of meeting other to get diseases, little chance of finding plants and animals for farming but have had lots of military contact and conflicts

43The only large animal indigenous to the Americas was
Horse
Llama
Goats
Bison

44According the demographic transition chart
Stage one is folk and stage four is popular and it goes from less to more developed
Stage one is less developed and has low birth rates
Stage four has high birth rates
Stage four and one have low growth rates
Both a and d

45The highest growth in the demo trans occurs in
1
2
3
4
none

46(T/F) Stage four has low growth because of women’s rights, higher education levels, and more use of birth control and more stress on the community

47. The lowest growth occurs at what stage of the demographic transition
1
2
3
4
None


48. (T/F) The Ivory Coast is a Monoeconomy

49.. Monoeconomies are more likely to
Be LDCs
Have little social stratification or social mobility
Are more likely to have bad governments
All of the above

50.. Boom and bust relates to
Monoeconomies
Developed countries
Rise and fall of governments
All of the above
None of the above

51. (T/F) Monoeconomies are more likely to be former colonies

52. According to the core-periphery model, colonized countries
Were dependent on core countries for manufactured goods
Did not become dependent at all
Ended up ahead of the core countries
Ended up as monoeconomies in most cases
Both a and d

53. According to the Demographic transition this stage has the longest life spans
1
2
3
4

54. The most important factor for determining a country's access to ideas would be
a the government leaders
b the shape of the country
c if the country is on a landmass with a long E-W axis
d whether or not the country did trade with all of the countries around it
e none of the above

55. T/F Eurasia had 13 of the 14 large animal ancestors and 32 of the 56 large grass ancestors which made the area more likely to start farms.

56. MDC's and then LDC's and the Hunter-Gatherers had what percentage of people working on the food supply for their people
A 50, 2, 75
B 25, 80, 100
C 2, 50, 100
D 25, 60, 90
E none of the above

57. Pakistan was one of the countries to form after the break up of India after colonization, what was another
A Nepal
B Mongolia
C Bangladesh
D Thailand
E None of the above

58. Who was the leader of the Hindus in the film and then the first leader of India
A Nehru
B Jinnah
C Nefrsa
D Gandhi
E None of the above

59. What product did Gandhi make for himself in the film because he would not buy it from the British
A. Food
B. Salt
C. Clothing
D. Furniture
E Both B and C

60. What city did Gandhi go to in the end because he wanted to end the violence between Hindus and Muslims
A Delhi
B Bangalore
C Nepal
D Calcutta
E Bombay

61. Africa borders were drawn by the Europeans this way in many cases
A Operational
B Geometric
C Elongated
D Along nation lines to form nation-states
E none of the above

62. Chile is an example of an
A elongated state
B compact state
C a nation-state
D a state-nation
E none of the above

63. A compact state would be
A rectangular
B circular
C Ovular
D an island
E none of the above

64. T/F India and China have the two fastest growing economies in the world right now.

65. Zebras are known to
A cause the most zoo accidents
B dodge lassos
C not get domesticated
D All of the above

66. When choosing an animal to eat, people have usually gone for animals that are
A tame
B not pack animals
C vegetarians
D large mammals weighing over 100 pounds
E all of the above

67. Epidemics are usually found in what stage of the demographic transition
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
E none

68. Countries that average around 3 children per family will likely be in what stage
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
E none

69. In order to reproduce the current population and keep the country stable, the average family must have around____________children
A 1.9-2.0
B 2.1-2.4
C 2.5-2.7
D 3
E None of the above

71. African countries in general are at stage
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4

72. Asian countries in general are at stage
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4

73. Latin America countries in general are at stage
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4

74. European countries in general are at stage
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4

75. People die of heart disease and strokes more often in what stage?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4

76. The country of Denmark would likely have a population pyramid of this shape
77. The country of Japan would likely have a pyramid of this shape
78. The country of Mexico would likely have a pyramid of this shape
79. The country of Brazil would likely have a pyramid of this shape
80. The country of Rwanda would likely have a pyramid of this shape
81. Countries is stage 2 have this pyramid
82. Countries in stage 3 have this pyramid
84. Countries in stage 4 have this pyramid
A B C


85. Secular culture is more likely to exist in countries with
A popular culture
B folk culture
C no culture
D all cultures
E none of the above

86. Locally made clothing and foods are more important to
A popular culture
B folk culture
C no culture
D all cultures
E none of the above

87. Lee Kwan Yew is an example of someone who believes in
A popular culture
B folk culture
C no culture
D all cultures
E none of the above

88. Heterogeneous mixes of people goes along with
A popular culture
B folk culture
C no culture
D all cultures
E none of the above

89. Saudi Arabia
90. Yemen
91. Afghanistan
92. Iraq
93. Iran
94. Israel
95. Turkey

96. T/F Sub-Saharan Africa does a better job of connecting people to the internet than the Middle East
97. T/F Spain translates more books into Spanish in one year than the Middle East does in around 500 years.

98. Malthus was
A a philosopher who believed population growth would be faster than the growth in food supply
B a philosopher whose ideas apply well to Rwanda and the crisis there
C was from 1800s England
D believed that people who have children at a dangerously increasing rate if allowed
E all of the above

99. The number of farmers to arable land refers to
A Arable density
B Physiological density
C Agricultural density
D Density
E None of the above

100. Cry because the test is not over and put the letter A down

101. In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of
A) homogeneous groups.
B) sense of family and community
C) groups living in isolated rural areas.
D) groups that have little interaction with other groups.
E) groups living in large cities

102. Popular culture is linked to the demographic transition chart in that it
A) tends to occur in MDC's
B) has family values that have changed to the point where alternate lifestyles and divorce are allowed
C) has values that shift over time
D) can be expected in countries like the U.S. where women are going to college in larger numbers than men
E) All of the above

103. According to the migration transition
A stage one countries have people that migrate to stage four countries
B stage two countries have people that migrate to stage four countries
C stage four countries have low birth rates and people emigrate to them especially if 4's wish to keep
their population stable or to get it to increase.
D people from stage two countries will not go to countries in stage three
E both B and C

104. Per capita means?
A. for each person
B. the number of countries below the poverty level
C. the distribution of wealth within a country
D. the spatial distribution of global wealth
E. the level of industry within a country

105. The large percentage of population involved in agriculture in China indicates that
A. the country imports most of its food.
B. few people are unemployed.
C. most people consume an inadequate amount of calories.
D. the country exports most of its food
E. most people must produce food for their own survival.



1. The dynastic cycle applies to which country
2. The dynastic cycle implies that the ruling emperor has a
3. The dynasties rose and fell according to principles that go along with this type of theory
4. Malthus believed that all of the following except this would happen as population increased
5. This Chinese invention made its way from east to the west where Europe lies
6. In which country did the plague start?
7. Communism means
8. Capitalism means
9. This country is an example of the success of communism
10. The five year plan was supposed to increase these two factors
11. The five year plan failed at agriculture because of which three reasons
12. Who was the leader of the communism
13. What practice did Chinese women previously practice (in folk culture times)
14. Most population growth is happening in what types of countries?
15. Where did the nationalists go after losing the war with the communists in China?
16. Which three are solutions to Global Warming?
17. Which three are causes of Global Warming?
18. What is globalization?
19. The loss of this causes a chain reaction which increases the amount of heat the world absorbs
20. Gandhi believed history showed
21. Confucius believed all of the following except
22. Which anecdote about Christ did Gandhi use to show the usefulness of allowing the enemy to hit you
23. Gandhi believed in civil disobedience and resisting economically by
24. Civilization according to Gandhi was
25. List the empires that controlled Iraq previous to today
26. left / right side of the pyramid
27. What does the demographic transition chart tell us
28 How many countries in stage one?
29. Which nation is growing more in the area of Israel / Palestine
30. Who owned the land of Israel prior to the UN
31. What organization preceded the UN and helped to divide up the Middle East?
32. Why did the Ottoman empire join with the Central Powers during WWI
33. Why are the borders of Israel disputable?