CH 17 PEOPLE QUIZ - FEED YOUR BRAINS



Ch. 9.2 Q&A Name: _____________________ Period: _____

|I. More Developed Regions (pp. 307-311) |

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|Anglo-America | |1) Anglo-America includes the countries of ________________ and ____________. |

| | |2) This region displays the highest level of cultural homogeneity because most of its |

| | |people speak ______________ and practice the __________________ faith. |

| | |3) List the most important products and/or services this region exports: |

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|Western Europe | |1) Since 1945, the migration of _______________ and _______________ workers |

| | |have made this region much more culturally diverse than in the past. |

| | |2) The “core area” of western Europe has the highest HDI of anywhere in the world. |

| | |What countries are included in this “core area”? |

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| | |3) Compare Western Europe’s need for raw materials with that of Anglo-America. |

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| | |4) Why has the establishment of the European Union made this region the largest |

| | |and richest in the world? |

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|Eastern Europe | |1) Under the Communist system, who made most of the key decisions concerning | |

| | |the national economies of each country? | |

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| | |2) During the “Cold War”, instead of producing consumer goods, most Eastern | |

| | |European governments promoted __________________ industry. | |

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| | |3) This is the only region where the _____ has actually declined in the last 10 years. | |

| | |Explain why this is true. | |

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| | |4) Eastern Europe differs from Western Europe since the region has abundant | |

| | |reserves of many ________ _______________________. | |

|Japan | |1) Japan’s most important resource is its _________________________________. | |

| | |2) List at least two ways that Japan has achieved dominance as a producer of | |

| | |electronics, motor vehicles, and cameras. | |

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|South Pacific | |1) Why are the countries of the South Pacific, even though as a group they have a | |

| | |relatively high HDI, NOT a central “player” in the global economy? | |

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| | |2) With what other regions does the South Pacific have the strongest economic ties? | |

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|II. Less Developed Regions (pp. 311-315) |

|Region |HDI | |

|Latin America | |1) People from this region are likely to live in urban areas. Name 3 of the largest |

| | |cities found in Latin America. |

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| | |2) Where is the highest level of development found within this region? Why? |

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|East Asia | |1) The Communists take over in 1949 resulted in a redistribution of land. Explain |

| | |how the government controlled the production and distribution of food after the |

| | |revolution. |

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|Southeast Asia | |1) Name the four most populous countries in this region. | |

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| | |2) Why has the population of this region been traditionally low up until recently? | |

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| | |3) What caused a population explosion in this region during the last half of the | |

| | |twentieth century? | |

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|Middle East | |1) Why is this the only world region that enjoys a trade surplus…they export more | |

| | |than they import? | |

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| | |2) Where are most of the regions oil reserves located? | |

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| | |3) Even though the region has economic wealth, why is the HDI of the Middle | |

| | |East so low? | |

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|South Asia | |1) Even though South Asia has been blessed with a number of resources, why does | |

| | |it have the second – lowest per capita income of any world region? | |

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| | |2) Explain how the monsoon rains affect the agricultural output of the region. | |

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|Sub-Saharan | |1) Sub-Saharan Africa’s HDI ranks the lowest among all of the world’s regions. | |

|Africa | |List at least 3 reasons why this is true. | |

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