Geog Exam 2

Question 1

Perpetual Resources

Answer 1

Resources that are inexhaustible

Ex: Sun, Wind, etc.

Question 2

How long will crude oil reserves hold?

Answer 2

• Global: 42-93 Years

- U.S.: 10-48 years

Question 3

How long would the worlds oil reserves last if everyone used as much as the average american.

Answer 3

One Decade

Question 4

Which fossil fuel is the most abundant

Answer 4

Coal

Question 5

Whats a nearly perfect energy source?

Answer 5

Natural Gas

Question 6

How much energy production was from wood in 1850 and now?

Answer 6

• 1850: 90%

- Now: 3%

Question 7

Sustainable Development

Answer 7

Satisfies current needs and jeopardizes future generations meeting there needs

Question 8

Culture Trait

Answer 8

• Single distinguishing feature of a culture

- Smallest unit that can be studied

Question 9

Environmental Determinism

Answer 9

Environment such as climate determined which cultures would advance

Question 10

Possibilism

Answer 10

People not the environment are the forces behind culture

Question 11

3 part structure of cultures

Answer 11

• Technological
• Sociological
• Ideological

Question 12

Toponymy

Answer 12

Study of place names

Question 13

3 great civilizations of Latin America

Answer 13

• Incas of Peru & S. America
• Mayans of C. America
• Aztecs of Mexico

Question 14

Where did Inca population mainly live

Answer 14

The Peruvian Andes Mountains

Question 15

When was the height of the Mayan civilization

Answer 15

600-900 AD

Question 16

Where did the Aztecs live

Answer 16

Edge of Lake Texcoco

Present day Mexico City

Question 17

When did Columbus land at the Bahamas?

Answer 17

1492

He thought he was in the Far East

Question 18

How long did the Spanish Colonization last?

Answer 18

Over 400 years

1492-1898

Question 19

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 19

Made by Pope Alexander VI to split Portugal and Spain

Question 20

Who received there independence last within Latin America?

Answer 20

Carribeans

Question 21

Who was known as “El Liberator” and :George Washington of South America”?

Answer 21

Simon Bolivar

Question 22

What does the U.S. have against Cuba?

Answer 22

An economic embargo since 1961

Question 23

Primary Language spoken in Brazil

Answer 23

Porugese

Question 24

What two countries are the only English speaking countries in Central and South America?

Answer 24

Belize and Guyana

Question 25

What is the dominant religion in Latin America?

Answer 25

Catholicism

Question 26

Farkland War

Answer 26

Fought between Argentina and UK in 1982

Question 27

3 interrelated parts of biosphere

Answer 27

- Troposphere - Hydrosphere - Lithosphere

Question 28

Lake Chad

Answer 28

Africa's 2nd largest lake is now only 580 sq. miles due to drought and overuse

Question 29

Global Water Usage

Answer 29

- 78% Agriculture - 18% Industry - 4% Household

Question 30

What percentage of Russian rivers are polluted

Answer 30

80%

Question 31

How many of the worlds most polluted cities does China have?

Answer 31

16

Question 32

Notable Diasporas

Answer 32

- Africans - Jews - Palestanians

Question 33

Where is the highest rate of AIDS?

Answer 33

South Africa

Question 34

What is the major mineral export from Nigeria

Answer 34

Petroleum

Question 35

Where is the great rift valley located

Answer 35

Eastern Africa

Question 36

1st sub-Saharan African country to gain independence?

Answer 36

Ghana

Question 37

What percentage of slaves were imported into the Caribbean and S. America?

Answer 37

90%

Question 38

Berlin Conference

Answer 38

Divide Africa between the major European colonial powers

Question 39

Leading African economies

Answer 39

- South Africa - Nigeria - Angola

Question 40

Nelson Mandela

Answer 40

Apartheid activist Later became president of S. Africa Won Nobel Peace Prize

Question 41

What is the most populated country in Africa?

Answer 41

Nigeria

Question 42

Who has the highest birth rate in the world?

Answer 42

Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 43

Which three countries were the main carriers of the slave trade?

Answer 43

British Portuguese France

Question 44

Epidemic vs Pandemic

Answer 44

Epidemic: Local or regional Pandemic: Global

Question 45

Antecedent vs Subsequent Boundaries

Answer 45

- Antecedent: Established before the area was well populated | - Subsequent: After the area has been established

Question 46

Major river systems of middle east and africa

Answer 46

- Nile - Tigris - Euphrates

Question 47

Majority of the worlds oil reserves are located in what 5 middle eastern countries?

Answer 47

- Saudi - Iraq - Kuwait - UAE - Iran

Question 48

What are the two defining issues of the middle east?

Answer 48

Oil | Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Question 49

Who has the largest oil reserves in the world?

Answer 49

Saudi

Question 50

What is considered the holiest city in the world?

Answer 50

Jerusalem

Question 51

Iran hostage crisis

Answer 51

Iran held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days

Question 52

Most urbanized country in the middle east

Answer 52

Israel

Question 53

Occupied Territories in Israel

Answer 53

- Gaza Strip - West Bank - East Jerusalem - Golan Heights

Question 54

Poorest country in the Middle East and N. Arica

Answer 54

Yemen

Question 55

Largest city in Middle East and N. Africa

Answer 55

Cairo, Egypt

Question 56

Largest Arab country by population

Answer 56

Egypt