All of the following statements about Geography are true except:

 
a. Geography links the physical and social sciences.

 b. Geographers ask how people use the Earth's resources.
 c. Geographers are interested in other planets.
 d. Geographers are interested in how and why people come to occupy certain places.

Which of the following statements about the Equator is not true? 

 a. The equator lies at zero degrees longitude.
 b. The equator divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
 c. The equator lies at zero degrees latitude.
 d. The equator forms a circle that has 360 degrees.

Regions have all of the following characteristics, except: 

 a. A region is a unit of the Earth' surface that has distinct cultural or environmental patterns.
 b. Regional definitions are fluid.
 c. Regional boundaries are always clear and firmly defined.

 d. Regions can vary greatly in size.

Calculating the RNI requires all of the following information except: 

 a. The total number of people in the population
b. The number of people immigrating into the country each year
 c. The number of births per year

d. The number of deaths per year

Which of the following changes have NOT accompanied Jordan's movement through the demographic transition? 

a. A drop in birth rates
b. A movement of people from rural areas to urban areas
c. A shift from a subsistence to a cash economy.
d. A rise in death rates

With rare exceptions, world definitions of gender roles include all of the following except: 

a. Girls are considered more productive than boys.
b. Boy children are preferred over girls.
c. Girls have less access to education.
d. Girls start work younger and work longer hours than boys.

Benefits of education for girls include all of the following except: 

a. Educated girls marry later
b. Educated girls have fewer children
c. Educated girls get divorced less often
d. Educated girls earn more over their lifetimes

Which of the following is not one of the 8 Millennium Development Goals for the less developed countries created by the UN? 

a. Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
b. Achieve universal primary education
c. Redistribute wealth evenly
d. Reduce child mortality

 Which of the following statements does not accurately describe characteristics of the world food system? 

a. Food production has increased due to the development of new technologies.
b. Many farmers have been forced out of farming due to the high costs of commercial farming inputs.
c. New farming technologies, such as chemicals and fertilizers, have benefited natural environments.
d. Sustainable farming meets human needs without harming the environment.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of globalization? 

a. The increased flow of goods around the world.
b. The ability of a village in Brazil to provide for its own needs without outside help.
c. The exchange of resources between far flung countries.
d. The movement of workers around the world looking for employment.

All of the following are elements thought to encourage democracy except: 

a. Broad prosperity.
b. Widespread education.
c. The presence of a strong military.
d. The presence of a well-developed civil society.

All of the following are consequences of the Neolithic Revolution except: 

a. Rapid population growth
b. A more egalitarian society as food became abundant
c. Denser population settlements
d. Environmental degradation

Which of the following is not considered a cultural marker? 

a. Language
b. Religion
c. Hair color
d. Style of dress

Which of the following statements about race is not accurate? 

a. Race is a useful and rigorous biological category.
b. No modern group of people represents a discrete set of biological characteristics.
c. Biological characteristics commonly thought of as markers of race, such as hair or skin color, have no significance as biological categories.

d. All people alive on Earth today are members of the same species, homo sapiens sapiens.