GY 105 - Exam 1 Question and answer
correctly solved 2025/2026
Globalization - correct answer ✔the increasing interconnections of people and places through
converging economic, political, and cultural activities
What parts of the world have been impacted by drug smuggling? - correct answer ✔-Cultivation
centers (Burma, Columbia, Mexico, Afghanistan, and northern Southeast Asia)
-Drug financing centers (the Caribbean, U.S., Europe)
-Global transhipment (Nigeria, Russia)
Pros of Globalization - correct answer ✔-logical and inevitable expression of contemporary
international capitalism that benefits all countries
-access to capital results in economic convergence
-multinational organizations support flow of goods and capital across borders
Cons of Globalization - correct answer ✔-Is not "natural" but result of specific economic policies
-Global world economy has created greater disparity between rich and poor
-promotes free-market, export-oriented economies at expense of localized, sustainable needs
Middle Ground of Globalization - correct answer ✔-Pro and cons are exaggerated
-has potential but also downsides
-International organization, strong national government, and rights groups can balance
-prompts people to maintain their distinctive culture
Five Themes of Geography - correct answer ✔-Location (exact and relative)
, -Place (sight and situation)
-Relationships within places (human-environment interaction)
-Relationships between places (movement)
-Regions (formal, functional, vernacular)
Rate of Natural Increase (RNI) - correct answer ✔Provides annual growth rate for country/region as
percentage (does not account for migration)
Total Fertility Rate - correct answer ✔The average number of children who will be borne by women
through childbearing years
Replacement Level - correct answer ✔-2.1 (The Total Fertility Rate needed for population growth)
-Refers to the number of children needed to replace parents
Demographic Transition (Characteristics of each stage) - correct answer ✔a model to track changes in
birth rates and death rates over time
Primary Types of Population Pyramids - correct answer ✔Graphical indicator of population's age and
sex structure
Rapid: /\
Slow: []
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Push and Pull forces - correct answer ✔Push: the factors that drive people from homeland
Pull: the factors that attract people to certain locations
Cultural Syncretism - correct answer ✔the blending of forces to form new synergistic form of culture
correctly solved 2025/2026
Globalization - correct answer ✔the increasing interconnections of people and places through
converging economic, political, and cultural activities
What parts of the world have been impacted by drug smuggling? - correct answer ✔-Cultivation
centers (Burma, Columbia, Mexico, Afghanistan, and northern Southeast Asia)
-Drug financing centers (the Caribbean, U.S., Europe)
-Global transhipment (Nigeria, Russia)
Pros of Globalization - correct answer ✔-logical and inevitable expression of contemporary
international capitalism that benefits all countries
-access to capital results in economic convergence
-multinational organizations support flow of goods and capital across borders
Cons of Globalization - correct answer ✔-Is not "natural" but result of specific economic policies
-Global world economy has created greater disparity between rich and poor
-promotes free-market, export-oriented economies at expense of localized, sustainable needs
Middle Ground of Globalization - correct answer ✔-Pro and cons are exaggerated
-has potential but also downsides
-International organization, strong national government, and rights groups can balance
-prompts people to maintain their distinctive culture
Five Themes of Geography - correct answer ✔-Location (exact and relative)
, -Place (sight and situation)
-Relationships within places (human-environment interaction)
-Relationships between places (movement)
-Regions (formal, functional, vernacular)
Rate of Natural Increase (RNI) - correct answer ✔Provides annual growth rate for country/region as
percentage (does not account for migration)
Total Fertility Rate - correct answer ✔The average number of children who will be borne by women
through childbearing years
Replacement Level - correct answer ✔-2.1 (The Total Fertility Rate needed for population growth)
-Refers to the number of children needed to replace parents
Demographic Transition (Characteristics of each stage) - correct answer ✔a model to track changes in
birth rates and death rates over time
Primary Types of Population Pyramids - correct answer ✔Graphical indicator of population's age and
sex structure
Rapid: /\
Slow: []
Negative: <>
Push and Pull forces - correct answer ✔Push: the factors that drive people from homeland
Pull: the factors that attract people to certain locations
Cultural Syncretism - correct answer ✔the blending of forces to form new synergistic form of culture
