Intro QuizIntro QuizGlobal Geography 12Global Geography 12

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1) Immigrants 1) Immigrants are usually a are usually a

burden on the burden on the host country. host country.

True/FalseTrue/False

2) What four 2) What four countries in countries in Europe are Europe are

islands?islands?

3) How many 3) How many continents are continents are

there in the there in the world? world?

4) Educated 4) Educated women tend to women tend to

have fewer have fewer children. children.

True/FalseTrue/False

5) There is always 5) There is always the same the same

quantity of water quantity of water on earth T/F – on earth T/F –

true (water cycle)true (water cycle)

6) What are the 6) What are the two most two most

populous cities populous cities in North in North

America? America?

7) What does 7) What does Canada mean in Canada mean in

Iroquois?Iroquois?

8) Which country 8) Which country will have the will have the

most people (1 most people (1 601 004 572) in 601 004 572) in

2050?2050?

9) 9) Most impoverished Most impoverished countries are in the countries are in the

southern southern hemisphere. hemisphere. True/FalseTrue/False

10) 10) Where is the Where is the driest place in driest place in

the world?the world?

11) 11) What percent of What percent of the world’s the world’s

population lives on population lives on the continent of Asia?the continent of Asia?

12) What is the 12) What is the smallest country smallest country

in the world?in the world?

13) 13) What is the What is the largest desert in largest desert in

the world? the world?

14) 14) What percent What percent of the earth’s of the earth’s

surface is covered surface is covered by water?by water?

15) 15) This treatable This treatable disease, transmitted disease, transmitted

by mosquitoes, by mosquitoes, causes approx. 1 causes approx. 1 million deaths a million deaths a

year.year.

16) 16) Which country Which country has the world’s has the world’s

longest longest coastline? coastline?

17) 17) Which country Which country has the world’s has the world’s largest Muslim largest Muslim population? population?

18) Oil is a 18) Oil is a renewable natural renewable natural

resource. resource. True/FalseTrue/False

19) What is a 19) What is a tariff? tariff?

20) 20) Most acid rain is Most acid rain is produced by More produced by More

Developed Countries Developed Countries (MDC’s). Why?(MDC’s). Why?

21) The combination of 21) The combination of decades of drought, decades of drought, desertification and desertification and overpopulation are overpopulation are

among the causes of among the causes of this recent conflict in this recent conflict in

_______._______.

22)22) The world cannot The world cannot produce enough food produce enough food

for its growing for its growing population. True/Falsepopulation. True/False

23) 23) Name given to Name given to movement that movement that allows farmers a allows farmers a

living wageliving wage

24) 24) What is the What is the highest mountain highest mountain

in the world?in the world?

25) 25) Technology Technology has helped man has helped man to exploit more to exploit more

natural resources. natural resources. True/FalseTrue/False

26) 26) What is the What is the average temperature average temperature increase around the increase around the

world because of world because of global warming?global warming?

27) 27) The Agricultural The Agricultural Revolution was a major Revolution was a major

factor that helped to factor that helped to bring about bring about

urbanization. True/Falseurbanization. True/False

28) The GDP of the 41 28) The GDP of the 41 Heavily Indebted Poor Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (567 million Countries (567 million people) is LESS than people) is LESS than

the wealth of the the wealth of the world’s _____ richest world’s _____ richest people combined.people combined.

29) 29) How many How many people worldwide people worldwide

are living with are living with HIV/AIDS? HIV/AIDS?

30) 30) How many How many spheres is the spheres is the Earth made up Earth made up

of?of?

BONUSBONUS

Who came up Who came up with the term with the term

“Global Village”?“Global Village”?