Human Geography 8e: Chapter 6

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Question 1:

Civilization is a contested term because ________.
a) it can mean that some groups are civilized while others are not
b) it can mean that some groups are socially stratified
c) it can refer to cultures with agriculture and cities
d) it can refer to cultures with food and labour surpluses
e) it can refer to a culture with state organization

Question 2:

Your book details five explanations for the development of civilizations, including ________.
a) the hydraulic hypothesis
b) coercion
c) climate challenges
d) class differences
e) All of the above.

Question 3:

On the world scale, it can be argued that colonialism has led to ________.
a) rapid urbanization
b) political stability
c) dependence
d) the elevation of Indigenous cultures
e) widespread socialism

Question 4:

Until recently, most explanations of the world food problem have focused on ________.
a) overpopulation
b) inadequate distribution of supplies
c) physical or human circumstances
d) All of the above.
e) Both a and b.

Question 5:

Rostow proposed a development model with five stages: ________.
a) traditional society, preconditions for take-off, take-off to sustained growth, drive to maturity, and age of high mass consumption
b) traditional society, take-off to sustained growth, drive to maturity, economic depression, age of high mass consumption
c) preconditions for take-off, take-off to sustained growth, sustained growth, drive to maturity, and age of high mass consumption
d) traditional society, feudal society, take-off to sustained growth, drive to maturity, and age of capitalism
e) None of the above.

Question 6:

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) monitors ________.
a) asylum seekers
b) returnees
c) internally displaced persons
d) All of the above.
e) None of the above.

Question 7:

Traditionally, the level of development of a country has been measured by its ________.
a) macroeconomic indicators, such as gross national income per capita
b) human development index, a measure based on life expectancy, education, and income
c) history of colonialism and state of dependency
d) income distribution across quartiles (low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high)
e) None of the above.

Question 8:

Good governance practices are associated with ________.
a) government effectiveness
b) political stability
c) control of corruption
d) rule of law
e) All of the above.

Question 9:

Malaria ________.
a) affects a proportion of the population comparable to that affected by AIDS
b) outbreaks can be predicted several years in advance
c) is concentrated in Southeast Asia
d) can be prevented through education
e) has returned to Africa after a period of dormancy

Question 10:

Among other factors, poverty is linked to ________.
a) increased vulnerability to and difficulty in recovering from natural disasters
b) a rapidly increasing rate of industrial growth
c) the degree of militarization of a given geographic area
d) gender equality and the empowerment of women
e) None of the above.

Norton, Ninth Edition: Chapter 06

Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the Submit my answers button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

Civilization is a contested term because ________.
a) it can mean some groups are civilized
b) it can mean that some groups are not civilized
c) it can refer to culture with agriculture and cities
d) it can refer to culture with food and labour surpluses
e) All of the above

Question 2:

The theory that centres on the relationship between dependence and underdevelopment is called ________.
a) world systems theory
b) colonialism
c) dependency theory
d) civilization theory
e) undernutrition

Question 3:

On the world scale, it can be argued that colonialism has led to ________.
a) rapid urbanization
b) political stability
c) dependence
d) independence
e) None of the above

Question 4:

Until recently, most explanations of the world food problem focused on ________.
a) overpopulation
b) inadequate distribution of supplies
c) physical or human circumstances
d) All of the above
e) Both B and C

Question 5:

Rostow proposed a development model with five stages, which include ________.
a) traditional society
b) conditions for pre-take off
c) conditions for take-off
d) drive to maturity
e) All of the above

Question 6:

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) monitors ________.
a) asylum seekers
b) refugees
c) internally displaced persons
d) All of the above
e) None of the aboe

Question 7:

Development is defined by ________.
a) macroeconomic indicators, such as gross domestic product per capita
b) the human development index
c) history of colonialism and the state of dependency of a country
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

Question 8:

The best-known cases of acute undernutrition are the famines that attract ________
a) media attention
b) medical attention
c) more global food production
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

Question 9:

Malaria ________.
a) affects a proportion of the population comparable to AIDS
b) outbreaks can be predicted several months in advance
c) is concentrated in South East Asia
d) can be prevented through education
e) Both A and B

Question 10:

________ became the first African country to pay of its Paris Club debt.
a) Kenya
b) Nigeria
c) Algeria
d) Botswana
e) Libya

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Human Geography 8e: Chapter 6

Norton, Ninth Edition: Chapter 06