Chapter 1

Question 1

projection

Answer 1

a flat map made from the round Earth, always has some distortion

Question 2

what projection makes areas near the poles appear larger than they are and what is it good at?

Answer 2

Mercator; good at preserving shape but bad at preserving area (base map of Google Maps!)

Question 3

is greenland a country?

Answer 3

greenland is not a sovereign state, belongs to Denmark but is autonomous/runs itself

Question 4

autonomy and examples

Answer 4

limited freedom from an external authority

ex. Greenland, Hong Kong, Native American Countries

Question 5

Sovereignty

Answer 5

supreme, independent authority over a geographic area

Question 6

how many countries are there vs how many does the USA recognize vs how many does the Olympic Committee recognize?

Answer 6

About 200 vs.195 vs. 204

Question 7

how many members does the UN have?

Answer 7

193

Question 8

how many geographic entities does the CIA World Factbook list?

Answer 8

262

Question 9

what country is perceived smaller than it actually is?

Answer 9

Africa

Question 10

projections all have ______

Answer 10

distortions

Question 11

What were the 6 countries that started the G6 in 1975?

Answer 11

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, US, UK

Question 12

when did Canada join the G6–>G7

Answer 12

1976

Question 13

Why did Russia join the G7–>G8 so late?

Answer 13

the cold war kept the western democracies and the eastern communist bloc fairly separate

Question 14

what lead to Russia being forced out of the G8–>G7?

Answer 14

the annexation of Crimea in 2017

Question 15

how much of the global nominal GDP does the G7 makeup?

Answer 15

31%

Question 16

GDP

Answer 16

gross domestic product

the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

Question 17

what does GDP not take into consideration?

Answer 17

standard of living

Question 18

the G-20 is …

Answer 18

an attempt to get all major economies talking, meant for regional representation

Question 19

who in the G7 has the highest GDP w/ $25.5 trillion?

Answer 19

USA

Question 20

when did the G20 replace the G8 as the main economic council of wealthy nations?

Answer 20

2009

Question 21

the G20 accounts for ____ of the world’s nominal GDP

Answer 21

85%

Question 22

what emerging global powers makes the acronym BRICS?

Answer 22

brazil
russia
india
china
south africa

Question 23

what 6 countries were added to BRICS that challenges the G7?

Answer 23

saudi arabia
UAE
iran
ethiopia
egypt
argentina

Question 24

top 5 countries in area

Answer 24

russia
canada
china
US
brazil

Question 25

most famous data visualization/infographics was by who and represented what?

Answer 25

Charles Minard Napoleon's March on Moscow

Question 26

mean

Answer 26

average

Question 27

what are means sensitive to?

Answer 27

outliers

Question 28

median

Answer 28

middle number less sensitive to outliers

Question 29

mean vs. median countries in relation to population

Answer 29

mean - malaysia median - norway median country is lower in terms of population, area and GDP

Question 30

the G20 occupies ___ of the land area of the world, ____ of the population of the world, and ___ of the GDP of the world

Answer 30

59%; 62%; 85%

Question 31

what two variables have a very strong positive correlation?

Answer 31

population and GDP more people = more goods and services

Question 32

as life expectancy goes up in a country, people tend to have ____ children

Answer 32

fewer

Question 33

3 countries that are outliers between population and GDP

Answer 33

USA China India

Question 34

GDP (PPP)

Answer 34

Purchasing Power Parity, adjustment for **cost of living** differences between countries

Question 35

GDP per capita

Answer 35

divides GDP by population, good to compare the economic value of the average individual in a given country **explains many social factors**

Question 36

Gross National Income (GNI) or Gross National Product (GNP)

Answer 36

counts **who** produced the good rather than where

Question 37

The Big Mac Index expresses ...

Answer 37

the idea of purchasing power parity/cost of living differences between countries

Question 38

how to calculate GDP per capita

Answer 38

GDP over population

Question 39

human development index

Answer 39

composite index of **life expectancy @ birth**, **education** and **income**

Question 40

GINI coefficient

Answer 40

measures income inequality

Question 41

high GINI score vs. low GINI score

Answer 41

high = large difference between rich and poor low = small difference between rich and poor