Judaism is classified as ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, primarily because

its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel.

Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world

has increased by more than a hundred.

According to the gravity model, the potential use of a service at a location is related

directly to population and inversely to distance

Megalopolis refers to

adjacent, overlapping Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

According to environmental determinism,

the physical environment causes social development

Balkanization refers to

the breakdown of state due to conflicts among nationalities

If the physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density, then a country has

a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture.

Why is the absence of a rank-size distribution significant in a country like Romania?

Consumers do not all have access to goods and services.

Large-scale migration occurred in South Asia after 1947 primarily because of the

separation of religious groups.

The most significant anticipated benefit of the enclosure movement was to

promote agricultural efficiency.

Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because

European colonial powers drew inappropriate boundaries

Which of the following characteristics is more typical of a popular culture than a folk culture

It results in a more uniform landscape.

Which is not an example of a functional region?

the area dominated by a particular crop

The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to

increase the similarity social customs different locations

Compared to whites, African Americans in U.S. cities are more likely to be

clustered in inner-city neighborhoods

Which statement best describes the relationship btwn urbanization & the Industrial Revolution?

The Industrial Revolution promoted urbanization.

The zone in transition in U.S. cities contains which of the following?

All are found in the zone in transition.

Migrants to Nigeria during 1970s were expelled in the 1980s, when the economy declined. This is

a pull factor changing to a push factor.

Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?

the many ethnic groups living in the United States

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1
An area organized into an independent political unit is a
nationality
colony
satellite
state
2
According 2 vonThünen, gardens/milk producers r located in the 1 ring for all but which reason
delivery cost
perishability
quality of soil
proximity to market
3
Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
4
The shape of a country's population pyramid is determined primarily by its
dependency rate.
crude death rate
crude birth rate.
sex ratio.
5
The process of legally adding land area to a city in the United States is
defined by urbanized area.
accreditation
an application of eminent domain.
annexation
6
Judaism is classified as ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, primarily because
it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.
its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel.
its holidays relate to events in the life of its founder.
it uses a lunar calendar
7
Which is the most dramatic change in the geography of African Americans in the United States?
change to sharecropping
relocation to northern cities
rural to urban within the state
movement out of inner-cities
8
Which of the following is not a cluster of the world's population?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Western Europe
9
The U.S. government has encouraged the use of cars in part by
constructing new subways.
protecting prime agricultural land.
building interstate highways.
charging high gasoline taxes.
10
Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
has remained approximately the same
has increased by more than a hundred.
has decreased by a couple of dozen.
has increased by a couple of dozen
11
According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of
corridors
all of the above
rings
nodes
12
The location of a maquiladora plant is a good example of the importance of
break-of-bulk points.
site factors.
Post-Fordist production.
situation factors.
13
In the US, which of the following definitions of a city covers the largest land area?
central city
metropolitan statistical area
urbanized area
central business district
14
According to the gravity model, the potential use of a service at a location is related
directly to distance and inversely to population
inversely to both distance and population.
directly to both population and distance.
directly to population and inversely to distance
15
Maker of women's underwear is likely than a maker of electronic equipment to attempt to lessen
the cost of labor
the cost of capital
the cost of land
all of the above
16
The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but
Indo-Iranian.
Romance.
Balto-Slavic.
Mandarin .
17
Which is not a form of expansion diffusion?
relocation
stimulus
contagious
hierarchical
18
Megalopolis refers to
central cities
consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
adjacent, overlapping Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
central cities plus urbanized areas.
19
English is part of which language branch?
Indo-European
West Germanic
North Germanic
Germanic
20
Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of development?
crude death rate
infant mortality rate
age structure
natural increase rate
21
Elements of nationalism include all but
common culture
shared attitudes.
shared emotions
political structure.
22
According to environmental determinism,
people can adjust to the physical environment.
the physical environment sets limits on human actions.
ppl can choose an action from alt. offered by the envt.
the physical environment causes social development
23
Russian is part of what language branch?
Balto-Slavic
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Germanic
24
A legal form of segregation in U.S. cities is achieved through
filtering
greenbelts
zoning
blockbusting
25
Balkanization refers to
ethnic cleansing.
the creation of nation-states in southeastern Europe.
a geographic area that cant be organized into states.
the breakdown of state due to conflicts among nationalities
26
A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
dialect
language family
language branch
language group.
27
If the physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density, then a country has
a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture.
too many people for the available resources.
a large number of farmers.
inefficient farmers.
28
The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is
city to city.
region to region.
rural to urban.
urban to rural.
29
Why is the absence of a rank-size distribution significant in a country like Romania?
Consumers do not all have access to goods and services.
Consumers r less likely to bus to obtain goods and services.
The capital city Bucharest is a primate city.
Consumers do not have to travel far for goods and services.
30
Features of the U.S. landscape, such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels,
promote a uniform landscape.
promote diffusion of folk culture.
provide diversity on the U.S. landscape.
reflect the preservation of folk culture.
31
Large-scale migration occurred in South Asia after 1947 primarily because of the
failure of the monsoon rains.
boat people
communist victory.
separation of religious groups.
32
Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture?
pastoral nomadism
Mediterranean
All of the above are forms of subsistence agriculture.
shifting cultivation
33
A country has net immigration if emigration ________ immigration.
exceeds
equals
is closer to net migration than
is less than
34
The most significant anticipated benefit of the enclosure movement was to
stimulate urbanization.
destroy traditional village life
promote agricultural efficiency.
replace abandoned villages with new farmsteads
35
Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because
Africa is a nation-state.
European colonial powers drew inappropriate boundaries
Africans belong to many tribes.
Africa is a multinational state.
36
Which of the following characteristics is more typical of a popular culture than a folk culture
It results in a more uniform landscape.
It is likely to be derived from physical conditions.
It diffuses slowly from its point of origin.
It has an anonymous origin.
37
Of the following four countries, the lowest crude birth rate is found in
Colombia.
China.
Denmark.
Uganda.
38
The world's largest ethnic religion is .
Shintoism
Hinduism
Daoism
Confucianism
39
Palestinians include all but which of the following?
residents of territories occupied by Israel
Jewish citizens of Israel
citizens of other states calling themselves Palestinians
residents of refugee camps
40
Which is not an example of a functional region?
the area dominated by a particular crop
the circulation area of a newspaper
the area of dominance of a television station
the market area of a supermarket
41
The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to
stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world.
have little effect on the diffusion of social customs.
increase the similarity social customs different locations
preserve folk cultures by increasing awareness of uniqueness
42
Eastern North America is the continent's manufacturing center in part b/c it has access to
largest markets
most extensive sources of essential raw materials
best-maintained transportation systems.
all of the above
43
Compared to whites, African Americans in U.S. cities are more likely to be
dispersed throughout the city.
clustered in suburbs.
distributed uniformly in the city.
clustered in inner-city neighborhoods
44
Which statement best describes the relationship btwn urbanization & the Industrial Revolution?
Urbanization preceded Industrial Revolution by a 1000 years
The Industrial Revolution promoted urbanization.
Urbanization promoted the Industrial Revolution
Urbanization/Industrial Revolution are no longer related.
45
The zone in transition in U.S. cities contains which of the following?
public housing
All are found in the zone in transition.
gentrified buildings
warehouses
46
The Industrial Revolution originated in Great Britain in approximately
1650
1950
1750
1850
47
Which map would have the smallest scale?
state
city
continent
world
48
Migrants to Nigeria during 1970s were expelled in the 1980s, when the economy declined. This is
a pull factor changing to a push factor.
forced migration changing to voluntary migration.
economic migration factor to environmental migration factor.
emigration changing to immigration
49
Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?
the flag
network television
"The Star Spangled Banner"
the many ethnic groups living in the United States
50
The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the
median
hinterland
range
threshold
51
The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the
impact of high income on clothing habits.
diffusion of popular culture.
adoption of unique folk culture.
lack of barriers in communist countries.
52
The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that
a folk custom can become part of a popular culture.
all sports are examples of folk culture.
American football is also an example of a folk culture.
television has infused all sports into popular culture.
53
Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?
environmental
all of the above
political
economic
54
Compared to the United Kingdom, the amount of sprawl in the United States is
about the same
no longer existing.
greater
less
55
Agricultural output in South Asia each year depends primarily on the
arrival of the monsoon
ratio between population and resources
diffusion of miracle seeds.
price of jute.
56
Situation costs are critical to a firm which wishes to
minimize transport costs.
minimize production costs inside the plant.
avoid labor unions.
identify unique characteristics of a particular location.
57
Which is true?
Every meridian is the same length/has the same beginning/end
Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line
Every parallel is the same length.
Every parallel begins and ends at the poles.
58
Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all but which of the following?
the approximate level of material well being in a country
the number of countries below the poverty level
the spatial distribution of global wealth
the distribution of wealth within a country
59
A lingua franca is
an English word that has entered the French language.
an extinct language that has been revived.
an official language in a region of the world
mutually understood by people w/different native languages.
60
Which of the following most affects the ability of states to participate in the global economy?
landlocked
large frontier
perforated
fragmented
61
The largest percentage of the U.S. population lives in
nonmetropolitan areas.
suburbs
all of the above
central cities.
62
A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a
nation-state.
unitary state.
fragmented state.
federal state.
63
Ramshackle houses on the periphery of cities in less developed countries are known as
squatter settlements
council estates.
zone in transition.
public housing.
64
Compared to MDCS, LDCs have a higher percentage of workers in which sector of the economy?
secondary
primary
all three sectors
tertiary
65
The largest proportion of farmers in Asia practice
intensive subsistence.
pastoral nomadism.
shifting cultivation.
hunting and gathering.
66
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby
residences
industries
shops
universities
67
Land values are high in the CBD primarily because of
high threshold and range.
less intensive land use.
competition for limited space.
construction of skyscrapers.
68
Most European guest workers come from which part of Europe?
north and west
south and east
south and west
north and east
69
Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?
Hispanic/Latino
White
Black
Asian
70
The biggest problem in promoting development through the international trade alternative is
increased price of petroleum.
unequal distribution of resources.
regional cooperation.
increased demand for many goods.
71
Higher income ppl tend to live near the center of the city in all but region?
North America
Latin America
South Asia
Western Europe
72
The dominant branch of Islam is
Shiite
Druze
Eastern Orthodoxy
Sunni
73
According to Rostow, the process of development begins when
workers become more skilled and specialized.
an elite group initiates innovative activities.
whatever Mrs. Yateman-Stroh says
take-off industries achieve technical advances
74
Country X has a CBR of 40 and a CDR of 15. In what stage of the DTM is this country?
Stage 2
Stage 1
Stage 3
Stage 4
75
Commercial agriculture is not like subsistence agriculture by all but which of the following?
low percentage of farmers in the labor force
output consumed on the farm
farm size
heavy use of machinery

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