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What is geography?
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An academic discipline that describes Earth and explains the patterns on its surface
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The growing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change is ________.
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Globalization
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Which of the following may be affected by globalization?
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A) natural resources
B) cultural patterns
C) political arrangements
D) social development
E) all of the above
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All of the following are arguments in favor of globalization, EXCEPT
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Globalization will lead to world peace.
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About how many humans are added to the world's population each hour?
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15,000
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A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow peak is characteristic of what kind of growth rate?
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Rapid growth
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?
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It is individual
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What is a nation-state?
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A relatively homogeneous cultural group with its own fully independent political territory
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Which of the following groups of people is a nation without a state?
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Kurds
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Which of the following statements about terrorism is false?
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Terrorism in today's world is highly centralized.
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Beneath which part of the United States is its largest aquifer, the Ogallala Aquifer, located?
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Great Plains
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What are the primary compounds found in acid rain?
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Sulfur and nitrogen oxide
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Where is Megalopolis located?
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East Coast of United States, from Boston to Washington, D.C.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the patterns of North American population movements?
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The exclusion of minorities from inner cities
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Today, most immigrants to the United States come from which two world regions?
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Asia and Latin America
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