stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
BHS 2nd Semester 2nd Semester APHG Final Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
BHS 2nd Semester 2nd Semester APHG Final Review
BHS 2nd Semester 2nd Semester APHG Final Review
90 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1 play
BHS
Flashcards
90 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
90
Answers
1
New urbanism includes
zero growth development.
multiuse development,pedestrianfriendly design&front porches
transit-oriented development.
redlining.
2
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?
It uses human and animal images in scared spaces.
It is an universalizing religion.
Pilgrims bathe in holy rivers.
Religious functions mostly take place at home with family.
3
The sector model is highly influenced by
the location of the CBD.
the interaction of the central city & the suburbs.
transportation patterns.
transition areas.
4
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentuck
Pennsylvania, Ohio & Indiana
Rhode Island, New York & West Virginia
Minnesota, Michigan & Illinois
5
The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the
population of the market area
distance to a place with similar functions
population of the central place
total number of central places in an urban system
6
A pilgrim to Varanasi in India is most likely to be
Muslim
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
7
Rostow's model is concerned with
Dependency ratio
Economic development
Core-periphery relations
Neocolonialism
8
Which is a shatterbelt region?
Siberia
South America
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
9
Cultural landscape is closest to the meaning of which of the following?
build environment
cultural econolgy
nonmaterial culture
environmental determinism
10
Which is a footloose industry that is not connected to one specific location?
furniture
computer chip
winemaking
steel
11
The copper industry is
bulk-gaining.
bulk-reducing.
dependent on dry climate conditions.
attracted to low-cost migrant labor.
12
Which type of urban land use is common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?
A plaza surrounded by a central business district
Rail transportation sectors
Upper-class residential development
Residential squatter settlements
13
Starting in the 1960s, many African countries' farmland was leased to foreign investors&gov'ts
using Pan-Africanism.
in a practice called neocolonialism.
under a policy of imperialism.
through decolonialization.
14
What is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?
It creates much air pollution.
Its generators are more expensive to purchase and maintain.
It can alter the ecosystems above/below the dam site.
Its water needs to be chemically treated.
15
Most of the US and Canadian population lives in
metropolitan areas.
farming areas.
central cities.
rural non-farming areas.
16
Indo-European, Germanic, English, Midland-Northern shows sequence of
a language family to dialect.
folk culture to popular culture.
urban hierarchies.
religious groups.
17
Rank-size rule-if the largest city in a country has a pop of 8 million, next largest city will
have 1 million people
have 4 million people
have 7 million people
have 16 million people
18
The hearth of the world's 3 major monotheistic religions is
Western Europe
Southwest Asia
South Asia
East Asia
19
All have helped to create ghettos in North America EXCEPT
concentrations of public housing and social services
blockbusting
economic enterprise zones
redlining by financial institutions
20
Which is positively correlated with GDP?
IMR
Distance from Greenwich meridian
RNI
Carbon dioxide emission per capita
21
Which of these Latin America countries has a forward capital?
Argentina
Mexico
Chile
Brazil
22
In the new global economy, an increasing # of financial decision are being made in
the fields, close to the source of agricultural production
the informal sector
national capitals due to increasing importance of states
major corporate centers like NYC, London & Tokyo
23
A primate city is more that twice the size of any other city in a country and
always also the national capital.
much larger than the cities in any neighboring country.
always located in the center of its country.
dominant economically and culturally.
24
Which of the following areas has the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Caucasus
Argentina
Quebec
Scandinavia
25
Which of the following is an ethnic religion?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
26
Contact zones btw religions are most volatile when they are
also language contact zones
made up of 3 or more religious beliefs
inhabited by 2 major groups with different religious beliefs
associated with competing ethnonational claims to territory
27
All have played a major role in rapid growth of the Sun Belt cities EXCEPT
increasing demand for retirement & resort centers
cheap land and labor
immigration from Latin America
climatic changes leading to colder northern winters
28
Quaternary economic activities are those that
transform raw materials into finished products
involve the exchange of goods and the provision of services
involve the collection, processing, and manipulation of info
extract natural resources from the environment
29
Gullah language is a spoken language which combines English & African dialects. Gullah is a
Language Family
Lingua Franca
Creolized Language.
Sino-Tibetan dialect.
30
Swahili in Africa is an example of a
official continental language
pidgin language
creole language
lingua franca
31
India is a preferable location to China for international consumer services because of
India's govt is neutral in global political affairs
the English language legacy of British colonialism in India
the large amounts of mineral resources found in China.
low levels of education in China
32
The EU, UN, and Arab League are all examples of
free trade zones
supranational organizations
federations
centrifugal organizations
33
A clustering of doctor's offices&pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
intervening opportunities.
agglomeration.
Balkanization.
decentralization.
34
Disputes over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean & North Pole include
which country planted flag at North Pole first
multiple countries having indigenous people at North Pole
none, it is considered international land like Antarctica
multiple countries claim right to extract natural resources
35
Economic complementaries between two places tend to reflect when
there is a maximization of scale.
the places specialize in the same commodities
only the resource bases are different
each place specializes in commodities demanded by the other
36
French influence on land division in the US and Canada resulted in
the township and range survey system
metes and bounds system
nucleated villages
a long-lot system
37
Odd shaped Congressional districts are mostly likely the result of
county boundaries.
decentralization.
gerrymandering.
amalgamation.
38
Toponyms in southern California reflect
the importance of time-space convergence.
the growing influence of globalization.
the significance of location theory.
the cultural heritage of the settlers.
39
The cultural landscape is the outcome of interactions btw humans & their natural environment,
according to Alfred Weber
according to Carl Sauer
according to Johann von Thunen
according to Harm de Blij
40
Core-periphery models are based on the idea that
all world regions are equally well developed.
econ&social heart of state will be at its geographic center
there is sharp contrast btw econ hinterlands & lower areas
core countries haven't developed due to peripheral countries
41
World-wide women are paid _______ men.
more than
equal to
unevenly when compared to
less than
42
Which of the following is NOT a federal state?
Australia
United States
Mexico
France
43
Which of the following religions is appropriately matched with its region of origin?
Christianity-Germany
Islam-Egypt
Buddhism-India
Judaism-Spain
44
Which below is the most open border?
Us-Canada (NAFTA)
India-Pakistan
Netherlands-Belgium (EU)
North Korea-South Korea
45
Which country has experienced an economic boom due to tar sands being declared reserved energy?
Saudi Arabia
Nigeria
Venezuela
Canada
46
According to Christaller central place model, which would have the smallest range?
A professional football stadium
A university
An international airport
A grocery story
47
A formal cultural region differs from other regions in that it
has internal uniformity
is one that people believe exists
applies to only linguistic and religion regions
has a node
48
Which fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btw member states?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
European Union (EU)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations (UN)
49
What had brought foreign visitors & $ to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nepal and Belize?
Offshore banking
Casino gambling
Ecotourism
Vacation cruising
50
Prior to 1850, the location of all major North American was related chiefly, to the presence of
defensive sites.
navigable waterways.
transcontinental highways.
railroad junctions.
51
Intervening opportunities cause
land prices close to the CBD to be high.
time-space compression.
rank-size rule cities to become primate cities.
immigrants to stop before they get to planned destinations.
52
International company headquarters, significant financial functions &polarized social structure
World Cities
Primate cities
Forward capitals
Edge Cities
53
Land parcels in the Midwest tend to rectilinear because
English settlers replicated landscape patterns from England.
of the Native American settlement patterns.
of the federal land survey pattern.
there were no mountains or rivers to use as boundaries.
54
Philippines is an example of which of the following states?
perforated
prorupted
compact
fragmented
55
Which came most recently in US retailing?
General Store & Post Office
Downtown Business District
"Big Box" Superstore
Shopping Mall
56
In the US and Canada, what areal unit best approximates a city neighborhood in size?
a congressional district
a metropolitan area
a census tract
a municipality
57
What is a food desert?
A method for growing food in desert climate zones
An area that has no access to grocery stores within a mile
The agricultural issues associated with deserts
Any area with commercial farming
58
What caused the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world?
Interregional migration
The natural increase rate
the decline in the dependency ratio
A decline in the death rate
59
Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the US?
Atlanta-Birmingham area
Chicago-Detroit area
Los Angles-San Francisco area
New York-Washington DC area
60
Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in
Europe
Asia
North American
Africa
61
Which best describes urban planning in US?
Accomplished thru local ordinances governing land use
Directed by state gov'ts thru regional standards.
Following standards est. by international organizations
Imposed by federal government thru national standards
62
Iceland is a
nation-sate.
enclave.
absolute monarchy.
theocracy.
63
Which country below consumes the most fossil fuels per capita?
United States
Japan
China
India
64
Which is NOT one of the five original urban hearth regions?
Indus Valley
Mexico
Mesopotamia
France
65
Most Latin American cities are focused on a
squatter settlement
skyscraper office building
central plaza
zone of heavy industry
66
The internet has reshaped traditional economic arrangements by
importance of rail over truck transportation.
making central business districts even more important.
bringing consumers & producers into face-to-face contact.
expanding importance of express package delivery systems.
67
Which environmental problem is linked to CFCs in spray cans, refrigerators, and plastic foam?
Ozone depletion
Greenhouse effect
acid rain
smog
68
According to the sector model, where do members of low-income groups tend to live?
linear residential areas radiating from the city outward
the inner city only
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
suburbs and rural areas only
69
Which religion-country pair is NOT correct?
Iran - Shitte
Ireland - Judaism
India - Hindi
Indonesia - Sunni
70
What country did US help create in early 20th century to facilitate oceanic commerce?
Vanezuela
Nicaragua
Costa Rice
Panama
71
Canadian PRAIRIES barns were first build with
plywood
sod & thatch
logs
stones
72
Cultural ecology studies the
relationships btw politics and policy
interactions between places and space
relationships between language and land use
interactions btw human societies and physical environment
73
Which pair of European countries had the most African colonies in 1914?
Portugal and Spain
Britain and France
Austria and Hungary
Germany and Italy
74
Which if listed correctly from largest to smallest?
County, nation-state, province, empire
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, nation-state, province, county
Province, empire, nation-state, county
75
Spread of the use of chopsticks into SE Asia with the influx of Chinese immigrants shows
hierarchal diffusion
relocation diffusion
acculturation
stimulus diffusion
76
Which refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?
multiplier effect
urban hierarchy
sector model
threshold ratio
77
The "Four Tigers" of East & SE Asia include
China, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
China, Indonesia, Japan and Taiwan
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
78
The term Balkanization refers to the
spread of Slavic languages
fragmentation of region into smaller units
military and economic alliance of a group of countries
industrial growth in less-developed nations
79
A manufacturing company merges w/another company that possesses forward or backward links
vertical integration
agglomeration
economies of scale
transnational corporation
80
A fundamental different btw. folk and popular culture is that folk culture
loses its distinctive characteristics as crosses boundaries
tends to diffuse rapidly across geographic space
sets a minority group apart from region's general population
is adaptive to change over time
81
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
It is more static than folk culture.
It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to many places.
It promotes regional diversity.
It spreads mainly by relocation diffusion.
82
The provisions of the UNCOLS gave coastal navigational&economic sovereignty over which zone?
200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
Export processing zone (EPZ)
12-nautical-mile territorial sea zone
Empowerment zone
83
Which is NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the US after WWII?
availability of low down payment terms & long-term mortgages
expansion of home constuction
mass reproduction of the automobile
reduction in long-distance commuting
84
Which is NOT a centrifugal force of a state?
Uneven development
fragmented territorial base
substate nationalism
Linguistic homogeneity
85
Popular culture tends to have
groups living in isolated areas.
small homogeneous groups.
indigenous groups.
large heterogeneous groups.
86
Weber's analysis of location seeks to
minimize costs among multiple inputs of production.
evaluate the impact of 1 factor of production on location.
analyze postindus. economies w/predictable spatial patterns.
examine industr. economies w/predictable spatial patterns.
87
All of the following countries have been divided in their recent history EXCEPT
Gemany
Ireland
Japan
Korea
88
Which resource is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the US?
Coal mined in US
Oil drilled in US & imported
Coal imported
Natural gas drilled in US & imported
89
Which is NOT part of the definition of a "state"?
permanent resident population
common language
defined boundaries
political sovereignty & legitimacy
90
Weight-losing raw materials are usually manufactured
near the raw materials sites.
close to consumers.
through agglomeration with similar factories
using ubiquitous raw materials.