GEOG 101 Week 2 Quiz. Questions And Answers. American Public University

GEOG 101 Week 2 Quiz. Questions And Answers. American Public University.Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Permanently frozen ground that thaws only briefly at the surface is known as ______.  A. permafrost  B. boreal  C. taiga  D. whitesoil Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What is true of about a primate city?  A. It is always the country's capital city.  B. It is a country's largest city by population.  C. All countries have a primate city.  D. All of the above. Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Russian imperialism in the century after Catherine the Great was aimed chiefly at _____.  A. Persia.  B. Central Asia.  C. China.  D. Canada. Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The population of Northern Ireland is ______.  A. made up of refugees from Wales.  B. riven by political and cultural differences hidden by religious differences.  C. about 8 million.  D. not part of the United Kingdom. Question 5 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt?  A. A fractious political party.  B. An encircling roadway destroyed by conflict.  C. A country like Greece which contains many small islands.  D. The division and fragmentation found in Eastern Europe. Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The textbook maps a boundary between Europe’s core and periphery in Chapter 2. Which country lies entirely outside the European core?