Test Bank For Globalization and Diversity, Geography of a Changing World 
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)
What shapes the fundamental form of Earth's surface?
1)
_______
A)
economics
B)
social development
C)
anthropology
D)
geology
E)
politics 2)
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
2)
_______
A)
Earth is made up of a large number of geological plates that move slowly across its surface.
B)
Earth was created 6,000 years ago.
C)
The number of tectonic plates equals the number of continents on Earth.
D)
Earth's continents are moving closer together.
E)
Human activities are changing Earth's surface. 3)
Anthropogenic emissions are caused by
3)
_______
A)
rocks.
B)
people.
C)
climate.
D)
anthropologists.
E)
animals. 4)
Which of the following is NOT one of Earth's climate controls?
4)
_______
A)
latitude
B)
incoming solar energy
C)
interaction between land and water
D)
global pressure systems and wind patterns
E)
anthropogenic systems 5)
What substance accounts for more than half of the human-generated greenhouse gases?
5)
_______
A)
ozone
B)
carbon dioxide
C)
nitrous oxide
D)
chlorofluorocarbons
E)
methane 6)
Which of the following is an example the possible effects of climate change?
6)
_______
A)
Sea level will rise.
B)
New islands will appear as sea level decreases.
C)
Grain production is likely to increase.
D)
The U.S. wheat belt may receive more rainfall.
E)
Canada and Russia may experience shorter growing seasons. 7)
What pair of countries contributes the most greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere?
7)
_______
A)
England and Ireland
B)
Russia and India
C)
Japan and South Korea
D)
Germany and France
E)
United States and China 8)
An assemblage of local plants, animals, and insects covering a large area such as a tropical rainforest or a grassland is called a ________.
8)
_______
A)
1)
What shapes the fundamental form of Earth's surface?
1)
_______
A)
economics
B)
social development
C)
anthropology
D)
geology
E)
politics 2)
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
2)
_______
A)
Earth is made up of a large number of geological plates that move slowly across its surface.
B)
Earth was created 6,000 years ago.
C)
The number of tectonic plates equals the number of continents on Earth.
D)
Earth's continents are moving closer together.
E)
Human activities are changing Earth's surface. 3)
Anthropogenic emissions are caused by
3)
_______
A)
rocks.
B)
people.
C)
climate.
D)
anthropologists.
E)
animals. 4)
Which of the following is NOT one of Earth's climate controls?
4)
_______
A)
latitude
B)
incoming solar energy
C)
interaction between land and water
D)
global pressure systems and wind patterns
E)
anthropogenic systems 5)
What substance accounts for more than half of the human-generated greenhouse gases?
5)
_______
A)
ozone
B)
carbon dioxide
C)
nitrous oxide
D)
chlorofluorocarbons
E)
methane 6)
Which of the following is an example the possible effects of climate change?
6)
_______
A)
Sea level will rise.
B)
New islands will appear as sea level decreases.
C)
Grain production is likely to increase.
D)
The U.S. wheat belt may receive more rainfall.
E)
Canada and Russia may experience shorter growing seasons. 7)
What pair of countries contributes the most greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere?
7)
_______
A)
England and Ireland
B)
Russia and India
C)
Japan and South Korea
D)
Germany and France
E)
United States and China 8)
An assemblage of local plants, animals, and insects covering a large area such as a tropical rainforest or a grassland is called a ________.
8)
_______
A)