answers to chap 1 questions academic

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Answers to Chap 1 Questions

1. a) The countries are located in allparts of the

world.b)

Russia Canada

China

USA

Brazil

Australia

ndia

Ar!entina

"aza#hstan

Sudan

U"

$er%an&

'a%aica

Chinaand the USAare si%ilar in size to

Canada.

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.

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Wealthy Poor

Australia Russia

Canada +e,ico-rance Ban!ladesh

USA China

u,e%bour! /!&pt

South "orea /thiopia


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*. b Ar!entina 0 South Africa is difficult to classif&.

. $23 does not %easure happiness.

4. a) An absolute %easure of a5ailable cropland is

useful because Canada has a low population and if

the population was accounted for6 it would chan!e

the ran#in! of Canada.

b) 7es6 it can be useful because so%e countries ha5e

a low population6 others ha5e a hi!h population. t is

i%portant to understand not onl& how %uch cropland

a countr& has6 but also how it connects to that

countries population.

c) An absolute %easure of a5ailable cropland can be%isleadin! because not e5er& countr& has the sa%e

population.

8.

9. a)


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To find the a%ount lar!er or s%aller fro% Canada6

subtractCanada:s area fro% the countr& &ou are

%easurin!.

To find the percenta!e of Canada:s size6 ta#e the area

of the countr& &ou are %easurin! and di5ide it b&

Canada:s area6 then %ultipl& it b& 1;;.

Countr& Area

Australia 864986;;; =(6;6;;; 88>

ndia 6(;*6;;; =468996;;; (>

Ar!entina (689;6;;; =86(1(6;;; (9>

"aza#hstan (68186;;; =8(86;;; (8>

Sudan (6;46;;; =86*946;;; (>

South

Africa

16((16;;; =968816;;; 1(>


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'apan 896;;; =?641*6;;; .9>

$er%an& 86;;; =?646;;; .4>

U" (*6;;; =?68*86;;; (.*>

'a%aica 116;;; =?6?916;;; ;.1>

b) 1?66;;; = Canada 0 USA in area

1868;6;;; Russia

/5en if &ou add Canada:s area and the area of

the USA6 it is lar!er than Russia6 but not b& a

si!nificant a%ount.

ii) Russia is @ust too lar!e a countr& to !o5ern

properl&.

iii) "aza#hstan and U#raine

c)

Very

Large

Large Medium Small Very

Small

Russia USA ndia 'a%aica

Brazil6

China

Ar!entina South

Africa

Australia "aza#hstan 'apanCanada Sudan $er%an&

U"


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c) refer to top of p! 18

!) Ad5anta!e of a countr& with hi!h population

densit& is %ore people can pa& %ore ta, and helpsociet&.

Ad5anta!e of a countr& with low population densit&

is easier to !o5ern. +ore natural resources for

e5er&one. +ore space to !row6 easier to ride public

transit.

2isad5anta!es of a countr& with hi!h population

densit& are crowded6 less space.

2isad5anta!e of a countr& with low population

densit& is less ta, %one&.

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