Quiz: chapters 1–6

Instructions

You can revise what you have learned during the previous 6 chapters by completing the exercises below. After you have saved your answers, you can use the self-evaluation form on the bottom of this page to think about your strengths, weaknesses, and development.

You can also complete the test multiple times during the course to hone your skills.

Chapters 1-6: Intermediate quiz

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a) Terminology
Connect the terms with their corresponding explanations. The terms are presented in a chronological order - the number before an explanation refers to the chapter where the term is introduced.

Choose the terms from the following list:
billion; fertility rate; Inuits; Islamic; metropolis; migrant; million; mortality rate; population pyramid; refugee; slum; Western

2. The cultural environment where the Quran is an important book.
2. The cultural environment that spread all over the planet in the 16th century.

3. A large city.
3. A native people of North America.

4. There are almost 8 ___ people on the planet.
4. A factor that lowers the population of a region.
4. A number that tells how many children on average a woman will give birth to during her life.
4. A diagram that displays the age and gender distribution of a population.

5. A person that has left their home country because of a threat to their safety.
5. A person that has left their home country in search of a better life.

6. A poor area that has formed on the outskirts of a city as a result of uncontrolled urbanization.

b) Mark the correct statements.
2. The African cultural environment is characterized by its many peoples and languages.
2. The East Asian cultural environment is characterized by Christianity.
3. The unit of population density is people per number of cities.
4. The population of the planet has increased steadily from the 19th century to the modern era.
4. Population growth is rapid in Asia.
5. Many refugees have arrived in Europe during the last few years.
5. An asylum seeker is a person that is seeking for the right of permanent residence from another country.
6. The populations of African nations are rapidly moving from urban to rural areas.
6. Metropolises can be connected to each other and form megalopolises as a result of urbanization.
6. The number of large cities will decrease during the next couple of decades.

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Self-evaluation (Chapters 1-6)

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Answer the questions in a way that best describes you.

Geographical knowledge and skills1 = I do not know these, 3 = I know these quite well, 5 = I know these well.
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I know the basic characteristics of the world's cultural environments.
I understand how and why the population of the planet is changing.
I know why people move from one place to another, and what areas are affected by this movement.
I know why new cities are formed.

Wide-ranging skills1 = no, 3 = I cannot say, 5 = yes.
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I have learned to better understand cause-and-effect relationships during the course. (L1)
I have learned new ways to search for information during the course. (L4, L5)
I have learned to study different materials (maps, diagrams, charts) during the course. (L5)


Remember to save your answers!

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