Exam 3 Review

• It is fair to say that logging in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

  is exploitive since the countries are paid a fraction of the value of the timber on world markets
• Guano, the excrement of seabirds, can accumulate into phosphate-rich rocks of commercial value. This island nation had an economy entirely based on the mining of phosphate deposits

  Nauru
• A total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.1 will maintain a population at its current level. Australia's TFR is only 1.9, yet its population continues to grow, albeit at a modest 1.0%. How is this increase possible?

  Australia has a positive net migration rate
• The location of Washington, D.C. as the U.S. capital was made possible by a compromise between northern and southern states in 1790. What decision was analogous in Australia?

  Melbourne and Sydney were competing to be the the national capital, so they built the new capital, Canberra, halfway between the two.
• Which one of the following is NOT a significant economic resource of New Zealand?

  Oil
• The Maoris of New Zealand


  are better integrated into urban life than the aborigines of Australia
• The pacific islands in the 1800s were of interest primarily to


  whalers and missionaries
• The majority of the people of Australia live

  in large cities along Australia's east and southern coasts
• In terms of "natural capital"


  Australia is the wealthiest country in the world
• Tourism in the region is increasingly a major part of national economies, the recent growth of which is due to

  growing affluence in Asia, especially Japan, Taiwan and China.
• Southeast Asian countries


  are more interested in developing trade with East Asian than with Australia
• Compared to other island nation capitals in Oceania, Suva in Fiji and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea are

  large cities with international airports
• The need to open its doors to immigrants from Asia and other non-European countries seems to have had what effect on Australia?

  White Australians seem to be increasingly comfortable with their multiethnic country
• The Maoris of New Zealand


  are better integrated into urban life than the aborigines of Australia
• Tourism in the region is increasingly a major part of national economies, the recent growth of which is due to

  growing affluence in Asia, especially Japan, Taiwan and China
• New Zealand's exports to _____ surpass exports to the United States, Britain, and Australia combined.

  Japan
• A population map of New Zealand would reveal

  a sparsely populated interior.
• A country that pursues a policy of import substitution


  attempts to develop domestic industries instead of importing goods
• If the region of Patagonia is on the leeward (rain shadow) side of the Andes mountains, the winds must be blowing from the _____, and Patagonia would be located in _____.

  west; Argentina
• Dr. Santiago Lopez (Figure 10.32) uses geotechnologies such as _____ to study the effects of slash-and-burn cultivation on the ecosystems of Amazon region.

  remote sensing and GIS/GPS
• Which one of the following areas in Latin America is LEAST likely to experience an earthquake?

  the east/Atlantic coast of Brazil
• The tierra caliente is an altitudinal zone lying from:

  0-100 meters
• Knowing that one degree of latitude is just under 70 miles, looking at Figure 10.1, what is the approximate distance from north to south of South America (Venezuela to Cape Horn)?

  4600 miles
• _____ was established to import, refine, and distribute oil products in Brazil.

  Petrobas
• Mexico City's poor air quality is exacerbated by

  frequent temperature inversions.
• The country in Central America with the most Spanish-descent population.

  Costa Rica.
• Which one of the following is correct concerning Panama?

  Panamax is the term used to indicate the maximum size of vessels able to fit in the locks of the Panama Canal
• The population distribution pattern of South America is distinguished by

  concentration along the coastal margins.
• Which one of the following areas in Latin America is LEAST likely to experience an earthquake?

  the east/Atlantic coast of Brazil
• The Mediterranean type climate is defined in part by dry summers and wet winters, a climate suitable for growing wine grapes. This climate type can be found in

  central Chile.
• This joint project between Brazil and Paraguay generates 20% of the power consumed in the former, and over 75% in the latter.

  Itaipu Dam
• The leading country for illegal drug production in Latin America is:

  Colombia.
• During Spanish colonial times in Latin America, the social rankings from highest to lowest were

  Peninsulares--Criollos--Mestizos
• The people of the Caribbean islands

  have a greater loyalty to their island nation than to a broader Caribbean identity.
• Which of the following statements is true about the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?

  brought the mouth of the Mississippi under U.S. control.
• What migration factor brought large numbers of people to the states of California in the mid-1800s?

  The Gold Rush
• The concentration of steel production in Pittsburgh was made possible by

  the abundance of coal in Pennsylvania.
• Which ethnic group of the United States can primarily be found in the south and east regions of the country, especially from Mississippi to South Carolina?

  African-Americans
• Canada is composed of _____ provinces and _____ territories overall.

  10;3
• A population density map of North America would suggest that Canadians:

  Generally live within 100 miles of the border with the United States.