The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over

12 nautical mile territorial zne

In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in

Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana

A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity

modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing

The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England

Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers

Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?

The colonial economies were export oriented

Balkanization refers to

fragmentation of a region into smaller units

American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because

US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern

The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship

between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC

In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas

decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases

Which is true of popular culture

It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places

Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT

physical barriers prevented communal farm practices

Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?

Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility

Which best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture

Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms

The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by

expanding the importance of express packaging delivery

Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %

of the population is under age 15

A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII

reduction in long distance commuting

Quaternary economic activities are those that

involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info

1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore

describes the retailing trend of the US

Cultural landscape can be defined as

forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans

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1
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following
population density
general level of intelligence
per capita income
GINI coefficient
2
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward cardinal directions illustrates the importance
of economics
of technology
of topography
of belief systems
3
The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over
continental shelf
12 nautical mile territorial zne
export processions zone (EPZ)
200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
4
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
Tennessee, Arkansas, andKentucky
Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois
5
An area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values
rimland
enclave
heartland
shatterbelt
6
The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated in
East Asia
Southwest Asia
Western Europe
Northern Africa
7
A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity
modern farmers use machinery
traditional patterns of farming are disappearing
it has not been affected by industrialization
modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing
8
The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England
Desertification by overgrazing of cattle
Oil-spill liability
Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers
Intensification of urban heat islands
9
Which of the following countries did NOT have a long lasting colonial presence in Africa?
Belgium
Germany
France
Portugal
10
Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?
Climate is warmer on the coast and cooler in the highlands
The colonial economies were export oriented
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
LatinAmer armed forced have plans for defense of the coast
11
___ is an environmental problem most associated with the African Sahel
Flooding
Desertification
Deforestation
Air pollution
12
Balkanization refers to
introduction of an economic system of free enterprise
military and economi alliance of a group of countries
industrial growth in LDCs
fragmentation of a region into smaller units
13
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related to the presence of
defensive sites
railroad junctions
transcontinental highways
navigable waterways
14
Which of the following countries consumes the most fossil fuel per capita?
China
US
Japan
England
15
American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because
EngSpeak'g settlers copied the landscape patterns of England
Native America settlement patterns were rectangular
US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern
Span. colonists laid out settlmts in a geometric pattern
16
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship
between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC
btwThe basic structure of a society & its outward expression
of the Heartland and the Rimland
btw the outward appearance of a place & its internal working
17
Internat'l company HQ, significant global financial functions, and polarized social structure
entrepots
primate cities
world cities
forward capitals
18
All of the following have created ghettos in North America EXCEPT
Economic Enterprise Zones
blockbusting and racial steering
redlining by financial institutions
concentration of public housing and social services
19
Which of the following areas was what domesticated the earliest?
Southern Italy
Southeastern Turkey
Eastern China
The plateau of central Mexico
20
How are new languages created?
isolation
migration
innovation
religious purposes
21
Which of the following have the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Korea
Quebec
Caucasus
Scandinavia
22
Which of the following applies to MDCs?
Long life expectancy
Rapid population growth
Early stages of the epidemiological transition
High total fertility rates
23
In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas
deceased slowly due to increased competition for land
increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
increased b/c of new trade routes and industries
24
An example of a centripetal force
poorly developed road network
rugged topography
primate city
existence of different language regions
25
Which letter represents the region of the greatest proportion of the Canadian population
D
A
E
B
26
According to environmental determinism, which would have the most productive settlements?
arid regions
tropical regions
temperate regions
mountainous regions
27
in the 19th and 20th cent, the most prominent type of intraregional migration worldwide was
urban to rural
inland to coastal
rural to urban
urban to suburban
28
Which pyramid shows a college town?
Alaska
Florida
Kansas
29
A characteristic of most societies in the last stage of the DTM
youth dependency
hyperinflation
overpopulation
aging population
30
Which is true of popular culture
It promotes regional diversity
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people
It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places
It is more static than folk culture
31
A country where the majority of the population are Shiite Muslims
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
India
Iran
32
The following 20th cent migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict EXCEPT
Asians leaving Uganda
Mexicans leaving Mexico
Hindus leaving Pakistan
Tutsis leaving Rwanda
33
Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT
government land policy
physical barriers prevented communal farm practices
agricultural private enterprise
political stability
34
Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?
Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility
Unempolyment programs are designed to keep cheap labor
The unempolyed do not have the human capital find new jobs
Workers have no place to go
35
Indonesia is an example of a ___ state
fragmented
compact
perforated
prorupted
36
Which best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture
subsistence farmers are given great advantages
local markets have become more important to dairy farmers
Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms
individual farms have become more diversified
37
The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
expanding the importance of express packaging delivery
reinforcing the dominance of the CBD for retail sales
beinging consumers and producers into face to face contact
inc'ing the importance of rail transport compared to truck
38
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation
demand for wage laborers
multicropping
production of cash crops for export
sharecropping
39
Where is terracing least likely to occur
Nepal
Niger
The Philippines
Greece
40
Compared to N America ranches, commercial ranchers in the Pampas are likely to
raise livestock for export
lease their grazing land
raise sheep
use practices developed by indigenous people
41
Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %
of the population is under age 15
of the population is over age 15
of the population is female
of the population receiving adequate medical care
42
A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII
mass production of the automobile
reduction in long distance commuting
availability of low down payment terms & long term mortgages
expansion of the interstate highway system
43
The shape of Maryland's 3rd congressional district is the result of
decentralization
watershed boundaries
agglomeration
gerrymandering
44
Most are relatively isolated islands with small populations, and remnants of empires
newly independnet states of the 1990s
Remaining dependencies
the global commons
Provinces of Canada
45
_is disproportionately larger than the 2nd lrgst city and dominates a country's socioeconomics
primate city
conurbantion
megacity
megalopolis
46
In terms of total tonnage, _____is the leading export crop in the world
rice
coffee
wheat
corn
47
Quaternary economic activities are those that
extract natural resource fromt he environment
invole the exchange of goods & and the provision of svcs
transform raw material into finished products
involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info
48
1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore
describes the retailing trend of the US
Describes the growth of cities in the US
represents the gentrification of inner cities int he US
demonstrates Borchert's epochs
49
Who said plant domestication 1st occured in diversified habitats with a variety of species?
Thomas Malthus
Carl Sauer
Esther Boserup
Ernest Ravenstein
50
Cultural landscape can be defined as
forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans
types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in regions
the way people in differing culture perceive the environment
particular area w/in a geog region dedicated to cultural act
51
An example of ecotourism
national parks in Costa Rica
recreational canals in Florida
ski resorts in Chile
artificial lakes in Texas
52
Common characteristic of Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand
primate urban system
more than 10% of the population is involved in sheep farming
Low population growth rates
membership in the EU
53
The pair that best represents regional appellation
Parmesan cheese: Cha
Pork rinds: Mountain Dew
Philly cheesesteak: New York pizza
Bordeaux: fondue
54
Which is not an example of spatial analysis
# of space shuttles constructed
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
55
Regionalization is to geography as
composition is to music
exploration is to geology
description is to literature
periodization is to history
56
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
modification of Earth's surface by human actions
relationship btw human cultures & their physical environment
integration of behavioral traits within a group
spead of an idea of innovation from its source
57
Clustering of dr's offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
intervening opportunities
subsidies
agglomeration
decentralization
58
If you wish to highlight a key concept in a FRQ response, it is a good idea to underline it
Dependa
True
Fasle
59
Consumption of agricultural products directly by the producer rather than for market
plantation farming
hunting and gathering
shifting field agriculture
subsistence agriculture
60
Who is most likely to migrate
single 14 year old
single 25 years old
married 50 year old
married 30 years old
61
Which has low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility
truck
railroad
ship
airplane
62
Which of the following industries will located closest to the raw material
automobile assembly
nickel smelting
soft drink bottling
brewing
63
vonThunen emphasized ____ in his model of agricultural land use
seasonal fluctuation in prices of farm products
transportation cost
labor cost
capital costs
64
The cost of transportation is primary consideration in the location of an industrial site
Hoyt's sector model
Weber's least cost theory
bid rent theory
von Thunen's agricultural land use model
65
in the 1st 1/2 of the 20th cent, the transportation of beef over long dist was made possible by
refrigerated ships
airplanes
commercial canning
high speed railroads
66
Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their
designation as sacred sites
in-migratin from neighboring arid areas
intensive agriculture based irrigation
tropical climate
67
Which population pyramid represents a town with a military base?
Alaska
Kansas
Florida
68
A footloose industry
computer chip
tuna canning
furniture
wine making
69
The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
China, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam
70
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
adobe ruins
coastal wetlands
strand of mangrove trees
cloud forest
71
Rostow's modernization model is concerned with
neocolonialism
dependency
economic development
core-periphery relations
72
The map represents
Homolosine with continuity of landmasses
Planar with diverging lines at the poles
Robinson with distortions at the equator
Mercator, with distorted land area
73
Best example of the geographical concept of nation-state
Belgium
Iceland
Sri Lanka
Canada
74
Which of the following is a forward capital?
Lima
London
Brasilia
Seoul
75
Which of the following countries has the fewest people per unit of arable land
Egypt
Argentina
Guatemala
Netherlands
76
Which of the following is a primary activity
Car manufacturing
Teaching
Coal mining
Engineering
77
The European Union, the ARab League and the UN are all examples of
centrifugal organizations
federations
supranational organizations
nation states
78
The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, county, province, nation-state
empire, nation, province, county
county, province, nation-state, empire
79
Maquiladoras of northern Mexico
organic agricultural cooperatives
manufacturing outsourcing plants
border squatter settlements
commercial produce farms
80
The 4 ancient culture hearths
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
Ethiopia, Ghana, Machu Picchu, Indonesia
Egypt, Mekong Valley, Middle East, Western Africa
Central Asia, India, Nile Valley, Southern Europe
81
According to the Hoyt model of city structure, low income people tend to live in
peripheral temporary settlements
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
linear residential areas radiating from the CBD outward
inner city only
82
Rank size rule: largest city has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a
population of 5 million
a population of 7.5 million
population of 9 million
a population of 2.5 million
83
The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents
tertiary economic activity
New international division of labor
industrialization
colonialism
84
A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland
Cristaller's Central Place Theory
Rostow's model of economic development
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Wallerstein's Core Periphery Model
85
Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by
an increase in the urban workforce
an increase in the use of energy and technology
an increase in the agricultural workforce
substantial increases in the amt of land under cultivation
86
Which is a true statement about edge cities
Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space
Is an outlet for a region's trade
Increasingly used for heavy industry
Located on edges of lakes, rivers or other physical features
87
The Indo-European family includes all major languages in Europe and other regions EXCEPT:
Iran
Russia
Northern India
Central Asia
88
Ag practiced in CA differs from forms practiced in Mediterranean ag regions b/c in CA
farms use more irrigation
wheat is grown in the winter as a cover crop
farms rely on local labor
grapes are grown for wine production
89
Violent confrontation in Ambon, Aceh, and E Timor illustrate the problem of holding together
Brazil
India
Indonesia
South Africa
90
Which of the following is NOT a major oil-producting zone
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Gulf of California
North Sea
91
One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in
countries with a low death rate
highly developed countries
countires with a low fertility rate
LDCs
92
The largest # of refugee in the 21st century
Southwest Asia
North America
Africa
Europe
93
Which has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btwn members
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Union
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Association of Caribbean States
94
Which population pyramid demonstrates an elderly dependency ratio?
Florida
Kansas
Alaska
95
Nunavut was created by the Canadian government by
recognize territorial rts of indigenous people in the area
facilitate the exploration of mineral rscs in the NW terr
grant autonomy to the Cree and Mohawk people
re-create the per-1912 boundary of Quebec
96
The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because
the high protein content of the meats is unhealthy
growers have not established an integrated commodity chain
restrictive dietary laws in the US
the animals are difficult to raise
97
False statement about NAFTA
It led to a net trade deficit for the US w/ Mex and Can
It helped the mvmt of tertiary sector ind. from the US to Mx
It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm
It eventually may include other Latin American countries
98
When approaching FRQ questions, you should answer what you think is the easiest question first.
True
False
Depends
99
Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services is
Central Place Theory
von Thunen agricultural land use model
Burgess's Concentric zone model
Wallerstein's core periphery model
100
An ethnic religion
Judaism
Mormonism
Buddhism
Islam

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