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GEOG 1014

QUIZ 1

1)What development facilitated the process of civilization and led to a more sedentary life style?

2. Advances in transportation and communication have led to increased "connectedness" across the globe.

3. In Chapter 1, what does the Plaid Avenger say has been the biggest modifier of the planet?

4. According to the urbanization comparison map on the bottom of page 5, what was the MOST fully urbanized continent in 1950?

5. The “connectedness” of the globe is now happening faster than ever before in human history, due mostly to the great advances in                                                                        technologies.

6. In the Plaid Avenger's opinion expressed in Chapter 1, globalization is BAD.

7. As the Plaid Avenger says in Chapter 1: the world is not really getting smaller, it is

8. refers to how many peeps die every year per 1000 people in any given country.

9. The best example of a middle to late Stage Three society on the planet right now would be….

10. The best example of a Stage One society on the planet right now would be….

11. How many countries currently on the planet would be classified in Stage One in the Demographic Transition?

12. Which regions will likely fully stabilize their fertility rates in the coming decades-- continuing to grow but at a slower pace?

13. Which of these is a CULTURAL trait of a place?

14. Advances in transportation and communication have led to increased "connectedness" across the globe.

15. What was so awesome about early societies having all that extra food?

16. Really anybody that is studying the physical and/or cultural components of their environments to gain understanding and make informed decisions about their lives is practicing...

17. Which of these is NOT a PHYSICAL trait of a place?

18. In the Demographic Transition Model, stable and low birth rates combined with stable and low death rates is characteristic of

19. The single region of South Asia contains three of the top ten most populous countries in the world.