the angular distance north or south of the equator

On September 11, 2001 ____.

U. S. was attacked by the terrorist group Al-Queda

Which is a pull factor for immigrants moving to Western Europe from Stage 2 countries?

political stability and higher wages in Europe

In the 1990's, the United States _____.

saw dramatic changes in it's ethnic composition

What is most responsible for 'Hierarchical' diffusion as opposed to 'contagious' diffusion?

spatial network links between major nodes

Which of the following is a good example of a functional region?

The area served by a local bus line

In 1066, French was made the official language of England, but was only spoken by the rulers.

Example of hierarchical diffusion

Thomas Malthus predicted that _________.

population would outpace food production

Which is true about modern global patterns since the end of the Cold War?

world powers focus more on economics than military matters

Which two advances brought stage 1 countries into stage 2 of the DTM?

Industrial Revolution and Medical Revolution

In the world systems model, the core nations of the world are ___.

located mainly in Europe and North America

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1
Religion that originated in India, diffused across central and southeast Asia, Indonesia &Japan
Buddhism
Hinduism
Taoism
Islam
2
If I say someone is unemployed and lazy because of where they grew up, what am I being?
environmental determinist
environmental conservationist
environmental ecologist
environmental possibilist
3
Which language family has the most speakers across the globe?
Indo-European
Mandarin Chinese
Afro-Asiatic
Sino-Tibetan
4
Latitude is ______.
a measure of social or political reform
the angular distance north or south of the equator
the angular distance east or west of Greenwich, England
the angular distance north or south of the prime meridian
5
On September 11, 2001 ____.
Iraq invaded the sovereign state of Kuwait
Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Empire of Japan
U. S. was attacked by the terrorist group Al-Queda
Saddam Hussein was executed in Iraq
6
All evangelizing religions are also____.
local religions
animist religions
universal religions
ethnic religions
7
Native American and African religions that teach a belief in a natural world of spirits are __.
missionary
local religions
shamanistic
animist
8
Which of the following does NOT qualify as a protestant denomination?
Catholocism
Lutheran
Presbyterianism
Methodist
9
How do ethnic religions usually diffuse?
contagious diffusion
expansion diffusion
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
10
States with a federal form of government must also have ___.
fascist regimes
social-democracies
congressional oversight
territorial organization
11
Which of the following areas is LEAST developed?
Central America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia
12
Folk music differs from most pop music in that ________.
usually tells a story
rarely uses instruments
has a definite and known hearth.
makes more use of technology in its music
13
______involves the economic and political domination of one state by another.
nationalism
isolationism
Colonialism
imperialism
14
Which is a pull factor for immigrants moving to Western Europe from Stage 2 countries?
Low cost of living in stage 2 countries
Extremely high crude birth rates in Western Europe
High total fertility rates in stage 2 countries
political stability and higher wages in Europe
15
In the 1990's, the United States _____.
remained relatively homogeneous in its makeup
became less ethnically diverse
decreased in overall population
saw dramatic changes in it's ethnic composition
16
Which 3 religions have their hearths in Southwest Asia?
Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
Christianity, Taoism, Buddhism
Christianity, Islam, Sikhism
17
The language family spoken in the most locations across the globe is ___.
Latin
Germanic
Indo-European
English
18
Cities, states, and countries as formal regions are examples of ______ boundaries.
cultural
resource based
topographic
political
19
What is most responsible for 'Hierarchical' diffusion as opposed to 'contagious' diffusion?
relevance of particular innovations to specific locations
spatial network links between major nodes
distance decay
proximity of the innovation to the major node of diffusion
20
Zelinsky's theory of migration predicts that __migration occurs in stage 2 countries of the DTM
interregional
forced
intraregional
voluntary
21
Which of the following is not a core nation?
Bangladesh
Japan
France
Canada
22
The colonizing states of Europe and N.America and the colonized states of Africa and S.America
Iron Curtain
East/ West Divide
Western Front
North/ South Divide
23
When Buddhism syncretized with Daoism and Confucianism in China, it was an example of ____.
migrant diffusion
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
24
The ethnic cleansing of Tutsi's by Hutu's took place in the country of ___.
Rwanda
Namibia
Nigeria
South Africa
25
South Africa is the hearth of a type of racial oppression where a minority oppresses a majority
ethnic cleansing
nationalism
apartheid.
Balkanization
26
Literacy rates vary by ______.
economic development
all of the above
sex
location
27
Which of the following is a good example of a functional region?
The state of California
The Bible Belt States
An individuals perception of his/ her daily activity space
The area served by a local bus line
28
According to the DTM, a stage 4 country usually has which of the following?
high birth rates and low death rates
high infant mortality rates
high crude birth rates
low birth and low death rates
29
Zelinsky's theory of migration also says __migration occurs in stages 3 and 4 of the DTM.
voluntary
forced
intraregional
interregional
30
When ideas diffuse, ______ areas are more likely to be affected than _____ areas.
Urban, rural
Rural, urban
Political, Religious
Religious, political.
31
With its system of regional provinces, Canada is an example of a ____.
electoral state
reapportioned state
federal state
microstate
32
Which of the following is most likely an occupation for a woman in an LDC?
supervisor
traditional mother
Governor
Airline Pilot
33
Which of the following is an example of folk culture?
diffusion of Coca-Cola
Nike business model
Amish practices
A rap video
34
Three important parts of ethnicity are ____.
language, tradition, gender
place of birth, religions, self determination
religion, race, language
pop culture, nationality, taboos
35
Which of the following countries would be in stage 2 of the DTM?
Nigeria
San Marino
Russia
Denmark
36
Which of the following projections places the North or South Pole at the center of the view?
azimuthal
Mercator
pole view
chloropleth
37
In 1066, French was made the official language of England, but was only spoken by the rulers.
example of stimulus diffusion
example of relocation diffusion
Example of hierarchical diffusion
example of contagious diffusion
38
Thomas Malthus predicted that _________.
the environment would allow less food to be grown in future.
technology would offset population growth
distribution of resources will be a continuing problem
population would outpace food production
39
Which of the following is NOT a reliable stat for separating core/ periphery countries?
Infant mortality
Per capita GDP
The Human Development Index
population
40
_____ is an Islamic group that has strongly resisted Western values in Afghanistan.
The IRA
Sikhism
The Taliban
The PLO
41
Which religion is distributed primarily in India?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Taoism
Christianity
42
UNLIKE administrative regions; perceptual (cognitive) regions ______.
come in many different shapes and sizes
have vague boundaries
do not have a location
do not have boundaries
43
Voting districts that have been redrawn to purposely favor a political party are called ___.
gerrymandered
redistricted
reapportioned
salamandered
44
__ changes rapidly over time, but not space.___ changes little over time, but a lot over space.
pop culture, folk culture
rapid diffusion, local diffusion
youth culture, elite culture
folk culture, pop culture
45
The former Yugoslavia's breakup into smaller ethnic countries is a result of ___.
diaspora
apartheid
ghettoization
Balkanization
46
The greatest concentration of linguistic diversity on earth is _______.
New Guinea
Amazonia
Madagascar
The Congo
47
Which is true about modern global patterns since the end of the Cold War?
number of independent countries has decreased
Countries are extremely focused on new frontiers
Japan has emerged as the lone world superpower
world powers focus more on economics than military matters
48
Which two advances brought stage 1 countries into stage 2 of the DTM?
Industrial Revolution and Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution and Medical Revolution
Medical Revolution and Agricultural revolution
Urbanization and technical revolution
49
College grads and young people move to large cities because of, nightlife, jobs, and low crime.
push factors
pull factors
centripetal forces
Suburban amenities
50
In the world systems model, the core nations of the world are ___.
Located in the prosperous southern continents
located in the former Soviet Republics
situated in present day Southwest Asia
located mainly in Europe and North America
51
A group of people, all the same ethnicity, live in the same area of a city in a poor section.
example of ethnic neighborhood
example of cultural landscape
example of ghetto
Example of diaspora
52
The only country with a majority of Shi'ite (Shia) Muslims.
Afghanistan
Iran
Israel
Iraq
53
A simple trade language is called ____.
lingua franca
dialect
pidgin
creole
54
Pop culture diffuses _____, while folk culture diffuses ______.
internally, externally
intraregionally, interregionally
contagiously, hierarchally
hierarchically, through relocation
55
On a Mercator projection map, where would you find the landmasses more exaggerated in size?
Near the prime meridian
Near the poles
Near the equator
Landmasses aren't exaggerated on a Mercator projection
56
Ethnic culture most closely resembles ____.
migrant culture
folk culture
pop culture
Balkanized culture
57
Three primary reasons for European colonialism can be described as ___.
colonies, materials, manpower
God, glory, gold
riches, honor, faith
wealth, technology, power
58
U. S census affects the political process by ____.
determines amount of federal aid given to various places
determines amount of congressmen given to each state
determines amount of electoral votes given to each state
all of the above.
59
The Kurds are an example of an ethnic group that ____.
has a stable and prosperous nation
has recognized and accepted boundary between Jordan and Iraq
has historical homelands spanning many national borders
has disappeared due to cultural extinction
60
Two countries have the same net in migration. One is a stage 1 country, one is in stage 2.
Population growth is higher in the stage 1 country
population of both is decreasing
population of both is unchanged.
population growth is higher in the stage 2 country
61
The location from which an innovation begins to spread is ___. The weakening of diffusion is __
Site, distance decay
Hearth, distance decay
hearth, space time- compression
Site, situation
62
The hearth and spiritual center of Islam is at _____.
Jakarta
Baghdad
Jerusalem
Mecca
63
All of the following are Romance languages EXCEPT _____.
Italian
German
French
Spanish
64
______is official, institutionalized government rule.
nationalism
imperialism
colonialism
isolationism
65
The decrease in the amount of time it takes for information to travel great distances is _____.
spatial displacement
distance decay
space-time compression
temporal convergence
66
What is the difference between Universalizing and Ethnic religions?
Universalizing religions actively seek new converts
Universalizing religions involve belief in one or more gods
ethnic religions show stronger patterns of spatial diffusion
Ethnic religions are exclusively monotheistic
67
In political geography, the term 'state' is synonyms with what other term?
country
nation
provence
territory
68
Judaism is ____.
the first monotheistic religion
often combined with animism
the smallest universal religion in the world
a religious denomination of Christianity
69
Which stage of the DTM lasted the longest period of time?
stage 4
stage 2
stage 1
stage 3
70
Which of the following is an example of relocation diffusion?
Twitter
The movement of residents after a natural disaster
Spread of new technology while it is still expensive
Spread of Enlightenment ideas between intellectuals
71
Refugees are produced through ________.
cultural migration
forced migration
chain migration
internal migration

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