World Regions in Global Context, Peoples Places and Environments 6th Edition Test Bank

World Regions in Global Context, Peoples Places and Environments 6th Edition Test Bank

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1. World Regions in Global Context

2. Europe

3. The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

4. Middle East and North Africa

5. Sub-Saharan Africa

6. The United States and Canada

7. Latin America

8. East Asia

9. South Asia

10. Southeast Asia

11. Oceania

World Regions in Global Context, 6e (Marston)

Chapter 2   Europe  

1) By 2050, the ratio of workers to retirees in Europe is expected to be:

A) 4:1

B) 3:1

C) 2:1

D) 1:1

E) none of these

Answer:  C

Diff: 1

Section:  Culture and Populations

Geog. Standard:  N12 The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.28 Analyze the demographic factors that have affected population growth rates in Europe, including baby booms and busts.

2) Which of the following is the largest of the European peninsulas?

A) Balkan Peninsula

B) Iberian Peninsula

C) Italian Peninsula

D) Scandinavian Peninsula

E) none of these

Answer:  D

Diff: 1

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N4 The physical and human characteristics of places

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Applying/Analyzing

Global Sci Out:  G3 Read and interpret graphs and data.

Learning Obj:  2.1 Describe the physical geography of Europe in terms of its major landmasses, landforms, rivers and watersheds, and surrounding seas.

3) The Pyrenees Mountains designate the border between France and:

A) Spain

B) Italy

C) Germany

D) Belgium

E) Switzerland

Answer:  A

Diff: 1

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N4 The physical and human characteristics of places

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.1 Describe the physical geography of Europe in terms of its major landmasses, landforms, rivers and watersheds, and surrounding seas.

4) After World War II, this German city was divided between two countries, one under democratic rule, the other under Communist rule.

A) Bonn

B) Dortmund

C) Berlin

D) Amsterdam

E) Munich

Answer:  C

Diff: 1

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N13 How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth’s surface

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.13 Discuss the rise and fall of state socialism in Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe’s reintegration.

5) This physiographic region has many important coalfields within Europe.

A) Northwestern Uplands

B) Alpine System

C) Central Plateaus

D) North European Lowlands

E) Mediterranean basin

Answer:  C

Diff: 2

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N4 The physical and human characteristics of places

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.5 Describe Europe’s physiographic regions in terms of their natural and cultural landscapes.

6) What bowl-shaped basins are part of glaciated landscapes in the Northwestern Uplands?

A) fjord

B) cirque

C) moraine

D) glaciated valley

E) glacial delta

Answer:  B

Diff: 3

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N8 The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and biomes of Earth’s surface

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.5 Describe Europe’s physiographic regions in terms of their natural and cultural landscapes.

7) Which of the following is not true about the Alps?

A) older than 500 million years 

B) source of hydroelectric power

C) substantial agricultural economy

D) source of limestone, lead and copper

E) none of the above

Answer:  A

Diff: 2

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N4 The physical and human characteristics of places

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.1 Describe the physical geography of Europe in terms of its major landmasses, landforms, rivers and watersheds, and surrounding seas.

8) Which country first developed polder landscape techniques?

A) Switzerland

B) France

C) United Kingdom

D) Netherlands

E) Italy

Answer:  D

Diff: 3

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N14 How human actions modify the physical environment

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G5 Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.

Learning Obj:  2.6 Summarize the steps in the transformation of Europe’s ecosystems and human-influenced landscapes from prehistory through modern times.

9) What is a compact chain of mountains separate from other ranges?

A) loess

B) heathland

C) massif

D) meseta

E) fjords

Answer:  C

Diff: 3

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N8 The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and biomes of Earth’s surface

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.1 Describe the physical geography of Europe in terms of its major landmasses, landforms, rivers and watersheds, and surrounding seas.

10) At the end of the medieval period, how much of Europe was covered in forest?

A) 35%

B) 75%

C) 20%

D) 50%

E) 5%

Answer:  C

Diff: 3

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N8 The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and biomes of Earth’s surface

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.

Learning Obj:  2.6 Summarize the steps in the transformation of Europe’s ecosystems and human-influenced landscapes from prehistory through modern times.

11) What mountain range is sometimes used to mark the boundary between Europe and Asia?

A) Alps

B) Carpathians

C) Urals

D) Pyrenees

E) Apennines

Answer:  C

Diff: 3

Section:  Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Geog. Standard:  N4 The physical and human characteristics of places

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Remembering/Understanding

Global Sci Out:  G2 Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.