GEO 302: Cultural Geography

`GEO 302: Cultural Geography Instructor: Dr. V. Kohli TEST 5, March 17, 2005

Note: This test is worth a total of 87 raw points which are distributed as indicated. Pace yourself and you will have plenty of time to complete your test. Please make sure you write your name and SSN or SIN on your scantron and this test. This is very important since we will not be able to turn in a final grade for you IF we cannot identify your test.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: (20 total points; 0.5 points for each correct response)

1. In global terms, the gap between total food supply and total basic needs of the world’s population actually has: a. widened b. stayed the same c. narrowed d. narrowed for Africa but widened for South America 2. Proteins, a critical element in the diet, may be obtained from all except which of the following? a. dairy products b. soybeans c. fish d. corn 3. If a child does not receive an adequate protein during the first ? of life, permanent brain and body damage can result. a. three months b. six months c. one year d. eighteen months 4. When food supply in a rural village dwindles, the social order frequently falls apart and the first and most serious victims are: a. women b. older people c. men d. children 5. It takes about ? times as much grain to feed a single head of cattle for meat consumption as it would to provide equivalent nourishment directly. a. 3 b. 5 c. 10 d. 12 6. The study of health in a geographic context is called: a. health science b. environmental research c. medical geography d. epidemic research 7. Mapping disease patterns can produce insight into relationships between diseases and: a. environmental and cultural phenomena b. the terrain c. historical origins d. their future spread 8. The two leading causes of the death of children in the world today are malnutrition and: a. accidents b. measles c. diarrhea d. smallpox 9. A disease is considered ? if it is prevalent in certain regions of the world or within particular groups of people. a. endemic b. pandemic c. controlled d. culturally identified 10. The distribution of yellow fever indicates that this disease is presently confined to: a. Africa b. South America c. Southeast Asia d. tropical and near-tropical areas 11. In tropical areas the only solution to yellow fever is to: a. eradicate the mosquitoes that transmit it b. abandon the worst areas until the disease disappears c. immunize monkeys and other small forest animals that carry the disease d. immunize humans 12. The diffusion of African sleeping sickness is thought to have begun about A.D. 1400 from a source area in: a. South Africa b. West Africa c. Egypt d. Kenya 13. Even though the flu virus resides in birds in China, before humans can catch it the virus must first be transmitted to ? and then humans. a. horses b. pigs c. dogs d. the water supply 14. Genetic diseases result from: a. a mother’s poor diet while carrying the child b. a lack of milk in the child’s diet c. gene mutations d. environmental conditions 15. People who suffer from adult primary lactose intolerance suffer primarily from a deficiency of: a. vitamins b. calcium c. minerals d. vitamin A 16. In the world today, ? remains the rule rather than the exception. a. male dominance b. female dominance c. no dominance by gender d. dominance by older members of a society 17. On the average, women today live about ? years longer than men, but this differential varies spatially. a. 2 b. 4 c. 7 d. 10 18. As a result of abortions and gender-detection tests, the ratio of women to men in India continues to: a. remain constant b. widen in favor of women c. fluctuate from region to region d. widen in favor of men 19. We actually know very little about women's lives in traditional societies because: i. the data is deliberately falsified ii. data is available for men but not women iii. data is available but not released iv. much of what happens in rural areas is simply not known 20. In 1984 Indian governments passed the Family Courts Act which was designed to: a. speed up the legal process b. allow family members to replace lawyers in family disputes c. hear domestic cases, including dowry disputes d. reduce the rights of Indian women 21. Representatives of the Muslim communities in India argue for a separate Indian law that would: a. grant Muslim women equal rights with men b. deny Muslim women even the limited rights provided under the civil code c. grant maintenance to divorced Muslim women according to need d. deny Muslim women the right to divorce 22. Today, gender inequality around the world: a. differs only in degree, not in kind b. is becoming less c. is intensifying in developed countries d. is decreasing in most developing countries 23. In the Indian state of Kerala, women are treated better because: a. most of the population is Christian b. most of the population is Hindu c. education levels are higher d. the state enacted tough laws against discrimination 24. The education of girls in today's world is progressing well in some areas but is seriously lagging in: a. East Asia b. South America c. South Asia and Africa south of the Sahara d. Middle America 25. In countries on the periphery, women produce more than ? of all the food. a. one-eighth b. one-quarter c. one-half d. three-fourths 26. Women in the United States obtained the right to vote in: a. 1900 b. 1910 c. 1920 d. 1930 27. The cluster of countries with the highest participation by women in parliamentary bodies is: a. northern Europe b. North America c. South Asia d. Latin America 28. Climatologist-geographer Alfred Wegener used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of : a. relativity b. the hydrologic cycle c. continental-drift d. Earth rotation 29. During the Pleistocene, the great drama of hominid evolution was proceeding in: a. Europe b. Australia c. North America d. Africa 30. The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ? Glaciation. a. Illionian b. Kansan c. Wisconsinan d. Nebraskan 31. Homo sapiens is not the only species on Earth to have a culture; gorillas, chimpanzees, and dolphins have cultures too. Our culture, however, is distinguished by four things that make it unique. Which of the following is not one of these? a. vast and complex array of artifacts b. laws c. social organization d. belief systems 32. The Polynesians reduced the forests of their islands to brush, and by the time of the arrival of the Europeans had exterminated more than 80 percent of the regional bird species through their penchant for: a. eating bird's eggs b. wearing bird-feather robes c. eating birds d. collecting bird's nests 33. The distribution of precipitation over the areas of the Earth, with concentrations in some areas and paucity in others, is sustained through a process called the: a. jet stream shift b. hydrologic cycle c. cyclonic system shifts d. upper air circulation 34. Which of the following is not one of the key “greenhouse” gasses? a. carbon dioxide b. methane c. nitrous oxides d. ozone 35. To some extent acid rain has always been present in certain humid environments, but during the last century the spread of ? has greatly increased the destructive capabilities of natural acid rain. a. human settlements b. humanity in general c. the Industrial Revolution d. farming to marginal areas 36. The highest densities of coal and oil burning, which causes acid rain, are associated with large concentrations of heavy manufacturing, such as those in: a. Western and Eastern Europe and the United States b. coastal South America and East Asia c. Eastern Europe and East Asia d. the Southern Hemisphere 37. Some climatologists see the equatorward march of the ? desert as evidence of shifting climatic zones that may be related to an oncoming ice age. a. Gobe b. Taklamakan c. Sahara d. Sonoran 38. In the early 1980s, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations undertook a study of the rate of depletion of tropical rain forests and determined that ? percent had already been affected by cutting. a. 24 b. 34 c. 44 d. 54 39. Some ecologists describe as a "quiet crisis" of global proportions the loss of: a. various animal species b. various plant species c. potentially productive soil to erosion d. clean air 40. In which country did concern over deforestation lead to a governmental order for each citizen to plant at least one tree? a. China b. India c. Brazil d. the United states 41. Which invention revolutionized travel more than any other? a. the airplane b. the steam engine c. the rubber tire d. the internal combustion engine

TRUE AND FALSE QUESTIONS: (7 total points; 0.5 points for each correct response)

42. True(a)/False(b) : Some regimes in the world today still use food as a weapon on their civilian populations. 43. True(a)/False(b) : In the poorer countries, females and girls fare much better in the allotment of calories because they produce the food. 44. True(a)/False(b) : International attempts to regulate the fishing industry have failed. 45. True(a)/False(b) : In the richer countries, chronic diseases have been replaced by infectious diseases as the leading cause of death. 46. True(a)/False(b) : Certain diseases can be traced directly to one’s parentage. 47. True(a)/False(b) : In the developed countries of today’s world, there is no longer any wage difference between what women and men get paid for doing the same job. 48. True(a)/False(b) : The Moon continues to move away from the Earth in very small but measurable increments. 49. True(a)/False(b) : Even during a glacial advance there are brief periods of milder climate. 50. True(a)/False(b) : The available supply of fresh water is not distributed evenly across the globe. 51. True(a)/False(b) : Human pollution of the atmosphere is not a permanent change. 52. True(a)/False(b) : In the United States, landfill capacity has been reached or soon will be in about 12 states. 53. True(a)/False(b) : When it comes to environmental change, population numbers alone do not have the same meaning in all places. 54. True(a)/False(b) : Modes of transportation represent some of the most important technological advances in human history. 55. True(a)/False(b) : The European Union has mandated that a percentage of the funds it provides for regional development be used for renewable energy products and increased energy efficiency.

Fill-in-the Blanks Questions: (17 total points; 1 point for each correct response)

1. In addition to genetic or inherited diseases, we can also find examples of

______and ______diseases.

2. Let us consider cholera. Cholera is a particular type of

______disease. It’s chief symptoms are ______

and ______. Cholera can be prevented by

______.

3. In the following spaces identify any four strategies for preventing a global

food shortage in the future.

______

4. The three major steps involved in the hydrologic cycle are:

______

5. We are currently living in the ______epoch of the

______period in the ______

era. The dinosaurs used to live on earth during the

______era.

Matching questions: (Total 8 points; 1 point for each correct response)

In the blank spaces below, insert the letter that corresponds with the term in the left hand column.

Term Approximation

1. acid rain a. lower atmospheric layer 2. aquifer b. upper atmospheric layer 3. troposphere c. Scandinavian countries 4. stratosphere d. females outlive males 5. longevity gap e. fresh water reservoirs 6. dowry deaths f. HYV 7. IMR g. kitchen accidents 8. Green revolution h. infant death rate

1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______

5. ______6. ______7. ______8. ______

Map questions (35 total points distributed as indicated)

1. On Map 1 (attached), name and identify any 5 countries in Asia where the daily per capita calorie intake is low or between 2000 and 2999 calories (5 points) 2. On Map 2 (attached), name and identify any five countries in the world where infant mortality is below 15 infant deaths and life expectancy at birth is 75 or more years. On the same map, name and identify any five countries in the world where infant mortality is greater than 100 infant deaths and life expectancy at birth is 44 or less years (20 points). 3. On Map 3 (attached), name and identify all the countries in the world where women outlive men OUCH – OOPS sorry, I mean where men live as long as women or outlive women (10 points). EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

1. In the following spaces, name any four factors that influence the location of industry AND provide an example of an area that provides(d) this locational advantage.

Factor Example

______

2. In the following spaces name the so called “Four Tigers.”

______

3. On Map 4 (attached), name and identify the four islands of Japan. On the same map, name and identify any three manufacturing regions of China.

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!