Which of the following would be considered a push factor?

Yearly flooding in your community increases by 50%

Globalization and the internet...

are contributing to language loss worldwide

Which of the following helps explain the unbalanced sex ratio found in China?

Male children are preferred, thus are more likely to survive

Which best describes the distribution of Christians in the world?

Europe, the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa,and parts of Asia

Which of the following countries would likely have the highest crude birth rate?

The Democratic Republic of Congo

Which of the following would be a pronatalist policy?

Offering tax breaks to families that have more children

Weber's model argues that...

Industries locate where site and situation costs are least

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of migration?

All immigrants assimilate within 5 years

Comparative Advantage refers to...

Differing production costs in different parts of the world

As countries develop towards stages 3 and 4 of the DTM, the most common cause of death becomes

Degenerative diseases like cancer and heart disease

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution

A more equitable distribution of development

Which of the following is more characteristic of folk cultures than pop cultures?

They tend to have anonymous origins

Which of the following is a negative environmental consequence of modern agriculture?

All of these are negative consequences

Which of the following has MOST led to the rise of suburbs?

Improved transportation and communication technology

The most prominent agricultural hearth for crops and domesticated animals is...

The Fertile Crescent (Southwest Asia)

Rostow's Model argues that countries develop...

as they develop domestic industries and trade with others

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1
Which of the following would be considered a push factor?
Yearly flooding in your community increases by 50%
A new school is built down the block
All of these
A new company brings lots of new jobs to your community
2
Which of the following religions has not diffused much from its hearth?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
3
Globalization and the internet...
are making cultures more distinct and unique
are contributing to language loss worldwide
are eliminating inequality in the world
All of these are true
4
Which of the following countries is likely in Stage One of the DTM?
None of these coutries
Japan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
United States of America
5
Which of the following helps explain the unbalanced sex ratio found in China?
Male children are preferred, thus are more likely to survive
Asian women are more likely to have male children
China's government passed a law making girl children illegal
All of these are true
6
This model suggests that housing tends to group together in corridors based on income
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
Hoyt's Sector Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Latin American City Model
7
Which best describes the distribution of Christians in the world?
North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Oceania
Asia and Africa
Europe and Latin America
Europe, the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa,and parts of Asia
8
In general, gender inequality is worse...
in the hispanic speaking parts of the world
in the parts of the world where Hinduism is prevalent
In more developed countries
in less developed countries
9
Which of the following countries would likely have the highest crude birth rate?
United States
Thailand
Brazil
The Democratic Republic of Congo
10
Cincinnati is located 100 miles south of Columbus. This represents its...
All of these
Situation
Absolute Location
Site
11
The European Union is a good example of...
Nationalism
Supranationalism
Balkanization
Devolution
12
A population pyramid that looked like an upside down pyramid would be most indicative of...
Stage Four of the DTM
Stage Two of the DTM
Stage One of the DTM
Stage Five of the DTM
13
Which country would you expect to have the highest life expectancy?
Japan
Egypt
Ukraine
China
14
Which of the following crops could not be found in Europe prior to the Columbian Exchange?
Sugar
Potatoes
Wheat
Rice
15
Which of the following would be a pronatalist policy?
Offering tax breaks to families that have more children
Requiring that families have no more than two children
Forced sterilization programs for women
All of these would be pronatalist policies
16
Women and Men earn equal wages around the world.
True
False
17
The idea of the nation-state originated and is most prevalent in...
Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Europe
The United States
Asia
18
Weber's model argues that...
Industries locate where site and situation costs are least
Industries should locate based only where wages are lowest
Residential areas cannot support industry
Industries should seek to minimize transportation costs only
19
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of migration?
Migrants send remittances back home
Migrants bring their religion and language to new places
All immigrants assimilate within 5 years
Countries pass laws restricting and regulating migration
20
Redrawing congressional districts to benefit one political party over another is...
Unitary system
Gerrymandering
Parliamentary Democracy
Redistricting
21
Comparative Advantage refers to...
Differing production costs in different parts of the world
why countries refuse to trade with others
gender inequality based on religious values
The higher level of development in MDCs
22
Many manufacturing jobs have moved to LDCs primarily because...
They are located closer to world markets
Wages are cheaper
Regulations are non-existent in LDCs
The resources are more abundant there
23
States with monoculture tend to favor centralized government systems known as...
Multinational States
Unitary Systems
Multiethnic States
Federal Systems
24
Which of these is NOT an issue in sustainable agriculture?
Fertilizers, Pesticides,and Herbicides in the water and food
All of these are issues
Reduction in biodiversity
Soil degradation
25
Someone who is forced to flea a country out of fear of their own safety is a...
Internally Displaced Person
Intraregional Migrant
Refugee
Emigrant
26
Which of the following are NOT one of the five toos?
Too Hot
Too Volcanic
Too Wet
Too Hilly
27
As countries develop towards stages 3 and 4 of the DTM, the most common cause of death becomes
Infectious diseases, like ebola or small pox
Pandemics like the bubonic plague
Starvation and famine
Degenerative diseases like cancer and heart disease
28
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution
Massive urbanization
A general increase in the standard of living of humans
A more equitable distribution of development
A decrease in the amount of agricultural workers
29
The science of making maps is known as...
Cartography
Mapography
Geography
Etymology
30
Religious followers from which religion are pictured here?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
31
Grain farming typically takes place in this type of climate...
Tropical Climates
Dry Climates
Temperate Climates
Arctic Climates
32
Which of the following is more characteristic of folk cultures than pop cultures?
They tend to be practiced in diverse areas
All of these are characteristic of folk culture
They tend to diffuse using expansion diffusion
They tend to have anonymous origins
33
Countries with a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density must have...
Lots of unarable land
Tons of farmers
Lots of water
Lots of mountains
34
Which of the following is a negative environmental consequence of modern agriculture?
Draining wetlands
All of these are negative consequences
Deforestation
Desertification
35
Which of the following has MOST led to the rise of suburbs?
Improved transportation and communication technology
The growth of railroads
Changing land costs
Greater economic opportunities in the suburbs
36
The Industrial Revolution led to the era of imperialism in part because...
It created a need for raw materials across the globe
All of these are true
it created large inequalities in military technology
It created a need for markets abroad to ship to
37
Which is NOT an example of human modification of the land to increase food production?
Draining Wetlands
Using hybrid seeds
Irrigation
Terracing
38
Pollution in urban areas is an especially large problem in...
Denmark
China
The United States
Bolivia
39
Scale...
helps explain how something fits into a larger context
Is the relationship between something on a map and real life
All of these are true
can be represented in a written, graphic, or bar-line format
40
The most prominent agricultural hearth for crops and domesticated animals is...
The Fertile Crescent (Southwest Asia)
China (East Asia)
The Andes Mountains (Latin America)
Indonesia (SE Asia)
41
Kiva.org is a good example of which practice?
Microfinancing
Sustainable Agriculture
Local Food Movement
Fair Trade
42
English...
is part of the Germanic language family
is a romance language
All of these are true
is a lingua franca
43
Which of the following are examples of sustainable development initiatives in cities?
All of these are good examples
Improved public transportation
Walkable mixed-use commercial and residential areas
Greenbelts to reduce urban sprawl
44
Increased fertilizer use and hybrid seeds are characterizations of which Agri. Revolution?
Second Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
The First Agricultural Revolution
45
The presence of multiple religious traditions within one state could be described as...
Irredentism
A centrifugal force
A centripetal force
A stateless nation
46
This is a good example of...
An isoline map
A cartogram
A chloropleth map
A dot map
47
Which of the following geographers believed that population would outgrow the food supply?
Carl Sauter
Homer Hoyt
Thomas Malthus
Walter Christaller
48
Rostow's Model argues that countries develop...
in unique and unpredictable ways
as they develop domestic industries and trade with others
All of these are true
as they put up trade barriers and focus on independence
49
Rural settlement patterns that feature people living closer together would be considered...
circular
dispersed
clustered
linear
50
Ecotourism is a big part of which of the following countries economies?
India
China
United States
Costa Rica
51
This map projection greatly distorts relative size at the poles...
Mercator Projection
Robinson Projection
Azimuthal Projection
Peters-Gall Projection
52
Which of the following events led to the creation of many new countries
Decolonization after WWII
The end of the Cold War with USSR and Yugoslavia breaking up
All of these
The break-up of empires like the Ottoman after WWI
53
Superimposed boundaries in Africa have caused issues because...
It ignores linguistic and religious traditions of people
All of these are true
Certain ethnicities are divided between multiple states
Many ethnicities are grouped into one state
54
39 degrees N latitude, 84 degrees W longitude is Cincinnati's...
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Site
Situation
55
Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model features the highest NIR?
Stage Four
Stage Five
Stage One
Stage Two
56
A country in stage one of the DTM has what type of NIR?
Very High
Medium
High
Zero to Low
57
Which of the following correctly matches the job to the right economic sector?
Waitress - Tertiary
Farming - Secondary
Textile Worker - Primary
Professional Athlete - Quinary
58
The gravity model helps explain interactions between two cities based on...
Language and Religious differences
Population size only
Economic and Political power
Population size and distance
59
Coffee production primarily takes place...
In LDCs
On plantation farms
Close to the equator
All of these are true
60
The equator is located at...
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 degrees latitude
180 degrees longitude
61
Would livestock ranching be considered intensive or extensive?
Extensive
Intensive
62
Christianity diffused...
through Europe after it became the official religion of Rome
Into Africa along with colonists and missionaries
Into the western hemisphere along with colonization
All of these are true
63
The Local Food Movement argues....
That local food takes less energy to transport to market
That GMOs, fertilizers, and pesticides are harmful
That local food is always healthier
All of these are true
64
Which of the following areas is least populated?
South Africa
Western Canada and United States
Greenland
Peru and Ecuador, around the Andes mountains.
65
Which of the following is NOT a major center of global population?
Europe
Latin America
South Asia
East Asia
66
Boundaries serve which of the following duties?
They establish the limits of state sovereignty
They can sometimes separate cultural groups
They can cause conflict between states
All of these are true
67
Which of the following map types show accurate direction between points on a map?
Oval
Conic
Planar
Cylandrical
68
Factories in northern Mexico are known as...
Barrios
Periferato
Maquiladoras
Favelas
69
If a country's three largest settlements are 5 million, 2 million, and 1 million, it follows...
The Gravity Model
Borchert's Epochs Model
The Primate City Rule
Rank-size Rule
70
Gentrification...
All of these are true
Tends to be carried out by wealthier people without children
Leads to revival of specific urban neighborhoods
Leads to the displacement of poorer community members
71
Which of the following models has 3 CBDs?
Latin American City Model
Sub-Saharan Africa City Model
SE Asian City Model
Islamic City Model
72
A family that moves from Williamsburg to Amelia, then Amelia to Cincinnati is using...
transnational migration
step migration
rural to urban migration
chain migration
73
This model, pictured below, argues that distance from CBD is most important.
Hoyt's Sector Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
SE Asian City Model
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
74
Which of the following countries is most likely to practice subsistence farming?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Canada
Japan
75
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which maps can be distorted?
Direction between two points
Flipped directions (i.e. North on bottom, South on top)
Relative Size of Land Masses
Shape of Land Masses
76
Cities are growing across the world.
True
False
77
Which language is shown here?
Mandarin
Russian
Hindi
Arabic
78
Total Fertility Rate...
is 2.1 globally on average
All of these are true
is CBR - CDR
= average number of children a woman will have in her life
79
In commercial farming, is the average fam size larger or smaller?
Smaller
Larger
80
Which of the following is NOT one of the four most populated regions?
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
81
This model argues that different nodes around a city impact location of industry/housing
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
Hoyt's Sector Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Peripheral City Model/Galactic City Model
82
Which of the following is NOT included in the U.N. HDI?
Literacy Rate
Life Expectancy
GDP per capita
Natural Increase Rate
83
An oil company that was looking to open a new oil well would be most interested in a places...
Sense of Place
Situation
Absolute Location
Site
84
Agreeing over the terms of a border treaty would be considered...
Demarcated
Delimited
Administered
Defined
85
Controlling people and resources of the Eurasian landmass would lead to world power is...
Heartland Theory
Law of the Sea
Organic Theory
Rimland Theory
86
Which of the following is a good example of an autonomous region?
Indian Reservations in America
North Korea
Australia
Ohio
87
NAFTA...
is a nationalist organization in America
is a free trade agreement between U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico
is a military cooperation of Western countries
has led to increasing manufacturing jobs in America
88
Which of the following languages is not part of the Indo-European language family?
Mandarin
Russian
Hindi
English
89
A country has 100 people, 20 below age 16, 20 above age 65, what is the dependency ratio?
20%
60%
40%
100%
90
The way we feel emotionally about a location contributes to...
Distortion
Sense of place
The Gravity Model
Time-Space Compression
91
Which best describes the distribution of Muslims in the world?
Latin America, the Middle East, and parts of Europe
Africa and Asia
Europe, America, and the Middle East
North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Indonesia
92
The study of population characteristics and statistics like age, ethnicity, and gender is...
Cartography
Fertility Studies
Epidemiology
Demography
93
Which of the following statements is true?
Nations are countries and states are a group of people
Nations are people with shared culture, states are countries
Nation-states are made up of many different cultural groups
Nations and States are interchangable terms
94
According to Von Thuunen's Model, where is dairying likely to take place?
Far away from the city center because land is cheaper there
Far away from the city center, as it is extensive land use
None of these are correct
Close to the city center, since it is perishable
95
Which of the following statements is true regarding the U.N. Law of the Sea?
The first 3 miles off coast are territorial waters
The first 200 miles off coast are exclusive economic zones
The first 100 miles off coast are exclusive economic zones
It sets the first 10 miles off coast as territorial waters
96
This map is an example of...
An isoline map
A cartogram
A dot map
A chloropleth map
97
States that contain another state entirely within it have what state shape?
Prorupted
Perforated
Compact
Elongated
98
Which of the following is NOT true regarding U.S. historical migration patterns?
British colonists and African slaves mark the first wave
Today, immigration is mainly from Latin America and Asia
1840-1850 saw mass European migration, i.e Germans and Irish
Immigration to the U.S. reached its peak before WWI
99
All scientists believe that GMOs are unhealthy for you.
False
True
100
According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory...
Countries are core or periphery countries and won't change
Over time, all countries will become wealthier through trade
Core countries exploit periphery countries for cheap inputs
The periphery countries provide manufacturing for the world.

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