Exam II Geography 150

Which of the following is NOT a factor that has contributed to deforestation in the Caribbean

the accidental introduction of exotic caterpillars that killed forests throughout the region

According to your text, how did European colonialists in the Caribbean view forests?

as unproductive

In which part of the Caribbean is the forest cover largely intact

rimland states

What was the most common number of crops grown under the plantation system of agriculture?

one

What element of plantation life was missing from the Caribbean when Europeans established the plantation economy there?

labor

Which of the following islands is NOT part of the Greater Antilles

Bahamas

What is the rimland of the Caribbean?

the coastal zone of the mainland, beginning with Belize and extending along the coast of Central America to northern South America

Where do the hurricanes that are so prevalent in the Caribbean originate?

off the coast of West Africa

Which Caribbean countries have the lowest rates of natural increase in the region?

Cuba and Puerto Rico

What Percentage of the Caribbean Population is contained on the four islands of Greater Antilles

87%

Which U.S. city has become the destination of choice for Cubans migrating to the United States?

Miami

From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?

India

Which pattern of emigration from the Caribbean is LEAST likely to occur?

A haitian migrates to Liverpool England

Which of the following areas received the largest number of slaves between 1451 and 1870?

the British Caribbean

What is "indentured labor"?

workers contracted to work on estates for a set period of time

Which country of the Caribbean is one of the most urbanized in the region?

Puerto Rico

Why were many cities of the Caribbean surrounded by walls?

to protect against raids from rival European powers and pirates

Why are squatter settlements absent from Cuba?

the socialist government provides affordable apartments

What is creolization?

the blending of African and European cultures in the Caribbean

Maroon societies were composed of which group of people?

escaped slaves

What well-known form of music is most closely associated with the Caribbean?

reggae

From which part of Africa did the majority of slaves who were brought to the Caribbean come?

West Africa

What is the most common language in the Caribbean?

Spanish

How much of its original forest cover has Haiti lost?

Most of it

What was the name of the official United States policy that held that the United States would not tolerate European military involvement in the Western Hemisphere?

Monroe Doctrine

What is the political status of Puerto Rico?

It is a possession of the United States and its residents are U.S citizens

Which of the following is not a Crown Colony (a possession of Great Britain)?

Haiti

CARICOM

was formed by former British Colonies

What is the major attraction of offshore banking in the Caribbean?

specialized services that are confidential and tax-exempt

Historically, what crop has been the most important one in the Caribbean?

sugarcane

What is the international policy regarding the sale of ivory?

A worldwide ban on ivory sales was imposed in 1989, then in the late 1990s the ban was lifted to allow some southern African states to sell down their inventories of ivory confiscated from poachers, and now only limited sales are permitted.

What is transhumance?

the seasonal movement of animals between wet- and dry-season pastures

The Sahel

is a zone of ecological transition between the Sahara to the north and the wetter savannas and forests to the south.

On which African river are Sub-Saharan Africa's two largest hydroelectric power plants located?

Zambezi River

Why does Uganda have lower rates of HIV/AIDS infections in Uganda as compared to some other Sub-Saharan African countries?

aggressive educational campaigns

The population of Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by

large families

Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

infant and child mortality rates are low.

What role did disease play in European efforts to colonize Africa?

Endemic tropical diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa killed many Europeans, and delayed their conquest of the region.

What is the term for a person who has fled from a conflict, but who still resides in his or her country of origin?

an internally displaced person

What is the term for a social unit in Sub-Saharan Africa that is typically smaller than a tribe or ethnic group, but larger than a family, based on descent from a common ancestor?

clan

Which of the following was NOT one of the elements or characteristics of apartheid?

Non-whites (blacks, coloreds, and Indians) were enslaved.

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

Animist

In what Sub-Saharan African country have religious tensions existed between Muslims in the north and Christians and animists in the south?

Sudan

What form of Christianity is most common in Ethiopia?

Coptic Christianity

Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

United States

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's main trading partner?

European Union

What is the Great Escarpment?

a landform that rims southern Africa from Angola to South Africa

On which African river are Sub-Saharan Africa's two largest hydroelectric power plants located?

Zambezi River

Which of the following countries is NOT in the Horn of Africa?

Chad

In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?

the southern portion of the region

What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa?

wood and charcoal used for household energy needs

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest city?

Lagos, Nigeria

Approximately what fraction of Africans live in cities?

one-third

With what religion are Sharia laws, such as those imposed in seven Nigerian states in 2000, most closely associated?

Islam

European colonization was effective throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of one country. What was that exception?

Ethiopia

What was the first European country to have extensive contact with Sub-Saharan Africa?

Portugal

What African leader envisioned the political unity of Africa?

Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana

Which of the following factors was NOT included in explaining why tropic deforestation in Central Africa has been better than in other regions such as Southeast Asia and Latin Africa?

Lack of transportation

What of the following factors was not mentioned as the causes for the relative greeen of the Sahelian portion of Niger

Foreign investment and aids

Which explanation for Africa's poverty and lack of development is less population now?

Environmental problems

Which of the following factors does NOT explain the environmental diversity of Europe?

El Niño

Which country of Europe is primarily located on the European Lowland?

Netherlands

What European mountain range forms the political border between Spain and France?

Pyrenees

Which body of water forms the southern boundary of Europe?

Mediterranean Sea

In which European country would you find fjords?

Norway

How does Europe compare in size (area) to the North America?

It is so small that it would fit easily into two-thirds of North America

What is Europe's longest river?

Danube

Which of the following pairings of climate type and regions in Europe is correct?

Atlantic Coast: maritime climate

What is the approximate population of Europe?

550 million

What is the natural growth rate in Europe?

very slow rate of growth

Germany's population includes a large number of guest workers (and their descendants) from which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Turkey

What event has been an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990s?

the collapse of the Soviet Union

The adoption of cultural nationalism policies in parts of Europe is a response to the spread of popular culture from which non-European country?

United States

In which region of Europe are environmental conditions the worst?

Eastern Europe

Of the following language subfamilies, which has the most speakers in Western Europe?

Germanic

What is the major factor determining whether a particular Slavic language uses the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet in its written form?

the dominant religion of the people who speak that language

What do we call the widespread movement away from the historically prominent organized religions that has occurred in Europe?

secularization

Which religion in Europe has the largest number of followers? 

Catholicism

What has been an important source of conflict in Northern Ireland?

The Catholic minority feel that the Protestant majority has discriminated against them.

According to your textbook, which geopolitical unit was invented in Europe?

nation-state

What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion, as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?

buffer zone

Which industry was at the center of the early industrial revolution?

Textile

Which of the following factors explained the emerge of Ruhr district in the second half of the 19th century?

Rich coal deposits close to the surface

Which treaty initiated the road to establish the European Economic Community (EEC) or Common Market?

The Treaty in 1957 to form European Economic Community

Which of the following rivers in Europe flows east to the Black Sea?

Danube

In which of the following period, cities were open and spacious ?

Renaissance-Baroque

Which of the following countries did not witness the Jewish Pale in the late Middle Ages?

Germany

Which European country has the largest concentration of Muslims?

Germany

Which of the following is the largest source of energy for Germany?

Wind, Solar and other renewable

Which of the following is the largest source of energy for France?

Nuclear