Which describes a primate city

disproportionately large in relation to next largest city

The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include

Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan

Maquiladoras of northern Mexico

manufacturing outsourcing plants

Quaternary economic activities are those that

involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info

Most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos

Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons

Balkanization refers to

fragmentation of a region into smaller units

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

reduction in long distance commuting

Most of Africa's original boundaries were drawn by

European colonial power in the late 19th century

American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because

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

What makes Brasilia, Canberra and Washington DC, different from the design of most urvan areas?

Designed to reflect the power & wealth of their countries

Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that it

is density of people/arable sq land unit

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

Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers

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

Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms

Florida earns greater revenues from exporting oranges than Georgia does. Why?

Fl has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges

The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over

12 nautical mile territorial zne

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1
The BEST example of Balkanization
Yugoslavia
Greece
Russia
Albania
2
Name for political redistricting it makes unusually shaped districts-create political advantage
redlining
caucases
gerrymandering
zoning
3
Which of the following areas was what domesticated the earliest?
Eastern China
The plateau of central Mexico
Southern Italy
Southeastern Turkey
4
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
coastal wetlands
adobe ruins
cloud forest
strand of mangrove trees
5
The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated in
Western Europe
Northern Africa
East Asia
Southwest Asia
6
Boundaries based on the median line principle are generally associated with
converging ethnic territories
unsettled frontier zones
bodies of water
major highways
7
During winter months in NoAm, the primary source of fruits and veggies found in grocery stores
Nigeria
Philippines
Uruguay
Chile
8
The shaded area shows
slash and burn cultivation
rice cultivation
wheat cultivation
nomadic hearding
9
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related to the presence of
transcontinental highways
railroad junctions
defensive sites
navigable waterways
10
Which describes a primate city
Is primarily concerned with its role as a religoius center
economically and politically connected to other cities
Is linked toby colonial administrators to an imperial power
disproportionately large in relation to next largest city
11
The first wave of immigrants to the US during the 19th century came from
Italy, Russia, and Poland
Asia and Latin America
Sweden, Norway, and Slovakia
England, Ireland, and Germany
12
The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include
China, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
13
The best example of extensive land use
a sheep ranch
a back yard garden
an egg production facility
a cattle feedlot
14
All of the following have created ghettos in North America EXCEPT
blockbusting and racial steering
redlining by financial institutions
concentration of public housing and social services
Economic Enterprise Zones
15
Maquiladoras of northern Mexico
manufacturing outsourcing plants
organic agricultural cooperatives
commercial produce farms
border squatter settlements
16
Quaternary economic activities are those that
transform raw material into finished products
invole the exchange of goods & and the provision of svcs
extract natural resource fromt he environment
involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info
17
Internat'l company HQ, significant global financial functions, and polarized social structure
world cities
primate cities
forward capitals
entrepots
18
Network cities...
Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago
London, Birmingham, Liverpool
Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev
Tokyo, Osaka, Nagasake
19
Present distribution of Basques suggests IndoEuro spread across Europe, this group isolated in
the Alps
the Carpathians
the Apennines
the Pyrenees
20
The pair that best represents regional appellation
Bordeaux: fondue
Philly cheesesteak: New York pizza
Parmesan cheese: Cha
Pork rinds: Mountain Dew
21
Which of the following have the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Scandinavia
Caucasus
Korea
Quebec
22
Most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos
Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons
Food preference has little influence on diet in the SW Asia
Food preferences and taboos show little variability
Food preferences are stronger than taboos
23
Depicts a commerical spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from CBD
Burgess's concentric zone model
Urban realms
Harris and Ullman's multiple nuclei model
Latin American City model
24
Culturally defined political boundaries, such as those determined by language, religion or lang
geometric
consequent
antecedent
relict
25
Which of the following is NOT a major oil-producting zone
North Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Gulf of California
26
Balkanization refers to
fragmentation of a region into smaller units
introduction of an economic system of free enterprise
industrial growth in LDCs
military and economi alliance of a group of countries
27
Which of the following countries consumes the most fossil fuel per capita?
China
US
Japan
England
28
If you wish to highlight a key concept in a FRQ response, it is a good idea to underline it
Dependa
True
Fasle
29
The European Union is an example of
nationalism
unitary state
a nation state
supranationalism
30
A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII
availability of low down payment terms & long term mortgages
reduction in long distance commuting
mass production of the automobile
expansion of the interstate highway system
31
A country where the majority of the population are Shiite Muslims
India
Indonesia
Iran
Saudi Arabia
32
Which of the following represent a nation without a state?
Kurds
Albanians
Israelis
Turks
33
Most of Africa's original boundaries were drawn by
UN peacekeeping missions in the 1950s and 1960s
European colonial power in the late 19th century
the Bandung Conference of 1955
decolonization movements of the 1950s and 1960s
34
Which of the following is a term used in the study of place names?
loconyms
isogloss
acronyms
toponyms
35
American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because
Native America settlement patterns were rectangular
US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern
EngSpeak'g settlers copied the landscape patterns of England
Span. colonists laid out settlmts in a geometric pattern
36
Which country has the largest number of Sunni Muslims?
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Iran
Bangladesh
37
Which letter represents the region of the greatest proportion of the Canadian population
A
E
B
D
38
What makes Brasilia, Canberra and Washington DC, different from the design of most urvan areas?
Positioned to help protect them from enemy attack
Planned around a major river to ease the flow of goods
Designed to reflect the power & wealth of their countries
Design was based on transportation systems
39
Which of the following is a forward capital?
Lima
Brasilia
Seoul
London
40
Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that it
is density of people/arable sq land unit
is the density of a single housing unit
is only the population of cities
measures the number of farmers
41
vonThunen emphasized ____ in his model of agricultural land use
transportation cost
seasonal fluctuation in prices of farm products
capital costs
labor cost
42
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward cardinal directions illustrates the importance
of technology
of economics
of belief systems
of topography
43
The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England
Oil-spill liability
Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers
Desertification by overgrazing of cattle
Intensification of urban heat islands
44
in the 19th and 20th cent, the most prominent type of intraregional migration worldwide was
inland to coastal
urban to suburban
rural to urban
urban to rural
45
Which of the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production?
abundant water
uear round growing season
alluvial soil
cheap labor
46
Which best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture
Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms
subsistence farmers are given great advantages
individual farms have become more diversified
local markets have become more important to dairy farmers
47
Florida earns greater revenues from exporting oranges than Georgia does. Why?
Florida's economy is based on agriculture production
Georgia's economy is based on tourism and manufacturing
Fl has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges
Georgia has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges
48
Rostow's modernization model is concerned with
dependency
economic development
neocolonialism
core-periphery relations
49
The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over
export processions zone (EPZ)
continental shelf
12 nautical mile territorial zne
200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
50
Indonesia is an example of a ___ state
perforated
compact
prorupted
fragmented
51
An area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values
shatterbelt
rimland
enclave
heartland
52
The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest
county, province, nation-state, empire
empire, county, province, nation-state
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, nation, province, county
53
Best example of a state with a compact shape
Poland
New Zealand
Burma
Argentina
54
When approaching FRQ questions, you should answer what you think is the easiest question first.
Depends
False
True
55
Which of the following is a primary activity
Coal mining
Teaching
Engineering
Car manufacturing
56
An ethnic religion
Buddhism
Mormonism
Judaism
Islam
57
Clustering of dr's offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
intervening opportunities
subsidies
decentralization
agglomeration
58
Which of the following sectors of the economy has grown the fastest in the US since the mid 70s
retail
agriculture
service
military
59
According to the Hoyt model of city structure, low income people tend to live in
inner city only
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
peripheral temporary settlements
linear residential areas radiating from the CBD outward
60
In terms of total tonnage, _____is the leading export crop in the world
coffee
wheat
rice
corn
61
The shaded area on the map is most associated with
slash and burn cultivation
wheat farming
rice cultivation
dairy farming
62
Which population pyramid demonstrates an elderly dependency ratio?
Kansas
Alaska
Florida
63
1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore
describes the retailing trend of the US
represents the gentrification of inner cities int he US
demonstrates Borchert's epochs
Describes the growth of cities in the US
64
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois
Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
Tennessee, Arkansas, andKentucky
65
A straight line on a navigation map using the Mercator projection represents
travel time between origin and destination
the shortest distance between 2 points
a line of constant compass bearing
the distance from the prime meridian
66
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following
general level of intelligence
population density
GINI coefficient
per capita income
67
Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by
production only for family consumption
extensive use of the land
irrigation and inorganic fertilization
double cropping of specific grains
68
The largest # of refugee in the 21st century
Southwest Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
69
Religion that is predominant in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota
Methodist
Lutheran
Catholic
Baptist
70
Consumption of agricultural products directly by the producer rather than for market
hunting and gathering
plantation farming
subsistence agriculture
shifting field agriculture
71
Which of the following countries has the fewest people per unit of arable land
Guatemala
Netherlands
Argentina
Egypt
72
Which of the following countries did NOT have a long lasting colonial presence in Africa?
Belgium
Germany
France
Portugal
73
How are new languages created?
isolation
migration
religious purposes
innovation
74
A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland
Cristaller's Central Place Theory
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Wallerstein's Core Periphery Model
Rostow's model of economic development
75
False statement about NAFTA
It eventually may include other Latin American countries
It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm
It helped the mvmt of tertiary sector ind. from the US to Mx
It led to a net trade deficit for the US w/ Mex and Can
76
Where is terracing least likely to occur
Nepal
The Philippines
Niger
Greece
77
Ag practiced in CA differs from forms practiced in Mediterranean ag regions b/c in CA
grapes are grown for wine production
farms use more irrigation
wheat is grown in the winter as a cover crop
farms rely on local labor
78
The map represents
Planar with diverging lines at the poles
Homolosine with continuity of landmasses
Mercator, with distorted land area
Robinson with distortions at the equator
79
Best example of the geographical concept of nation-state
Iceland
Canada
Belgium
Sri Lanka
80
Cultural landscape can be defined as
the way people in differing culture perceive the environment
particular area w/in a geog region dedicated to cultural act
forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans
types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in regions
81
Regionalization is to geography as
exploration is to geology
composition is to music
description is to literature
periodization is to history
82
According to environmental determinism, which would have the most productive settlements?
tropical regions
mountainous regions
arid regions
temperate regions
83
Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their
intensive agriculture based irrigation
designation as sacred sites
tropical climate
in-migratin from neighboring arid areas
84
A footloose industry
furniture
tuna canning
wine making
computer chip
85
A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity
modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing
it has not been affected by industrialization
modern farmers use machinery
traditional patterns of farming are disappearing
86
Which of the following accounts for the universial appeal of blue jeans?
Impact of high income on clothing habits
Need for durable clothing
Adpotion of unique folk culture
Diffusion of popular culture
87
Which population pyramid represents a town with a military base?
Florida
Kansas
Alaska
88
The primary geographic effect of globalization on the economy
Local ownership makes industry less likely to move
Countries have greater control over economic activity
Production is increasingly focused on the Rhine Ruhr valley
Production is shifted to low-cost locations in LDCs and NICs
89
vonThunen predicted
Extensive cattle raising in northern France
large scale growing of flowers and veggies in Holland
Large dairy farms in Utah and S Idaho
Large scale rubber plantations in Malaysia
90
Advantage for Japanese corporations locating manufacturing plants in the US
Less competition in the US than in most other countries
freedom from Japan's overprotected distribution networks
the better educated labor force in the US
lower transportation costs and greater access to markets
91
The principal religion of Central and South America is
Protestantism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
Christianity
92
Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
The colonial economies were export oriented
LatinAmer armed forced have plans for defense of the coast
Climate is warmer on the coast and cooler in the highlands
93
Violent confrontation in Ambon, Aceh, and E Timor illustrate the problem of holding together
Brazil
Indonesia
India
South Africa
94
The European Union, the ARab League and the UN are all examples of
nation states
federations
supranational organizations
centrifugal organizations
95
Dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
relationship btw the TFR and the IMR
relationship btw potential labor force & the rest of the pop
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
degree of gender equality within a country
96
All of the following are crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT
a system for food storage and distribution
an agricultural surplus
separation of the ruling system and the religious system
a stratified social system
97
Which is a true statement about edge cities
Increasingly used for heavy industry
Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space
Located on edges of lakes, rivers or other physical features
Is an outlet for a region's trade
98
Which is true of popular culture
It promotes regional diversity
It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people
It is more static than folk culture
99
Water run-off is likely to be greatest in which setting?
Flat farmland
City
Beach front
Alpine terraces
100
In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas
deceased slowly due to increased competition for land
decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
increased b/c of new trade routes and industries
increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
101
Who said plant domestication 1st occured in diversified habitats with a variety of species?
Esther Boserup
Thomas Malthus
Carl Sauer
Ernest Ravenstein
102
The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
inc'ing the importance of rail transport compared to truck
reinforcing the dominance of the CBD for retail sales
expanding the importance of express packaging delivery
beinging consumers and producers into face to face contact
103
Olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine, would be found in
France
Mexico
Spain
Greece
104
Which is not a reason for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s
the building of interstate highways
better public transportation
GI Bill of Rights
prefab construction methods
105
An example of a centripetal force
rugged topography
poorly developed road network
existence of different language regions
primate city
106
Which describes NAFTA
An open border region free movement of labor
A monetary union with a single currency
Multinational trade zone w/o traiffs
Protectionist coalition that denies trade access to others
107
Which statement is falses about global patterns of development
Largest concentration of the LDCs are in Latin America
Asian Tigers made big strides in per capita income
The gap between the rich and poor has increase over time
Per capita income is greater in the US than in China
108
An example of ecotourism
recreational canals in Florida
artificial lakes in Texas
ski resorts in Chile
national parks in Costa Rica
109
Compared to N America ranches, commercial ranchers in the Pampas are likely to
lease their grazing land
raise sheep
raise livestock for export
use practices developed by indigenous people
110
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
111
One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in
LDCs
countires with a low fertility rate
highly developed countries
countries with a low death rate
112
The concept that population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
demographic transition
demographic momentum
rate of natural increase
homeostatic plateau
113
Which pair of agriculture types occupies the largest % of the world's total land area
cattle ranhing:Mediterranean agriculture
Wheat farming:Dairying
plantation agriculture:Specialized horticulture
shifting cultivation:nomadic herding
114
The DTM
is applicable only to 18th century Europe
divides demogrphc changes into 2 stages: low and high growth
supports idea that tech can extend food production
is characterized by low growth rates in stages 1 and 4
115
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
integration of behavioral traits within a group
spead of an idea of innovation from its source
modification of Earth's surface by human actions
relationship btw human cultures & their physical environment
116
Which of the following countries is the primary destination for guest workers from the Maghreb
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
117
The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because
restrictive dietary laws in the US
the animals are difficult to raise
growers have not established an integrated commodity chain
the high protein content of the meats is unhealthy
118
Which of the following industries will located closest to the raw material
brewing
soft drink bottling
nickel smelting
automobile assembly
119
A characteristic of most societies in the last stage of the DTM
overpopulation
youth dependency
hyperinflation
aging population
120
Most are relatively isolated islands with small populations, and remnants of empires
the global commons
Remaining dependencies
newly independnet states of the 1990s
Provinces of Canada
121
The Indo-European family includes all major languages in Europe and other regions EXCEPT:
Russia
Central Asia
Northern India
Iran
122
The cost of transportation is primary consideration in the location of an industrial site
von Thunen's agricultural land use model
Hoyt's sector model
bid rent theory
Weber's least cost theory
123
The belief that one's own culture is the best or better than other cultures
syncretism
racism
ethnocentrism
acculturation
124
Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?
Unempolyment programs are designed to keep cheap labor
Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility
Workers have no place to go
The unempolyed do not have the human capital find new jobs
125
Which has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btwn members
Association of Caribbean States
European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
126
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 female
of the population is over age 15
of the population receiving adequate medical care
127
Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services is
von Thunen agricultural land use model
Central Place Theory
Wallerstein's core periphery model
Burgess's Concentric zone model
128
Common characteristic of Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand
membership in the EU
more than 10% of the population is involved in sheep farming
primate urban system
Low population growth rates
129
The 4 ancient culture hearths
Central Asia, India, Nile Valley, Southern Europe
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
Ethiopia, Ghana, Machu Picchu, Indonesia
Egypt, Mekong Valley, Middle East, Western Africa
130
The following 20th cent migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict EXCEPT
Tutsis leaving Rwanda
Asians leaving Uganda
Hindus leaving Pakistan
Mexicans leaving Mexico
131
The high tech firms in Silicon Valley in California are clustered together take advantage of
cheap labor
agglomeration effects
economies of scale
access to markets
132
Rank size rule: largest city has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a
population of 9 million
a population of 2.5 million
a population of 7.5 million
population of 5 million
133
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation
demand for wage laborers
sharecropping
multicropping
production of cash crops for export
134
?is most likely to be used by marketing firms seeking map patterns of lifestyle characteristics
zip codes
counties
states
nonmetropolitan areas
135
The shape of Maryland's 3rd congressional district is the result of
watershed boundaries
agglomeration
decentralization
gerrymandering
136
Which pyramid shows a college town?
Alaska
Florida
Kansas
137
in the 1st 1/2 of the 20th cent, the transportation of beef over long dist was made possible by
commercial canning
refrigerated ships
airplanes
high speed railroads
138
Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT
physical barriers prevented communal farm practices
government land policy
political stability
agricultural private enterprise
139
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship
between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC
of the Heartland and the Rimland
btwThe basic structure of a society & its outward expression
btw the outward appearance of a place & its internal working
140
Which statement about mega-stores is false?
conform to the distinctiveness of the region
homogenize the landscape
destroy locally owned businesses
are outsiders with no stakes in the community
141
Which has low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility
airplane
ship
railroad
truck
142
___ is an environmental problem most associated with the African Sahel
Air pollution
Deforestation
Flooding
Desertification
143
Which is not an example of spatial analysis
volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
# of space shuttles constructed
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
144
Which of the following applies to MDCs?
Early stages of the epidemiological transition
Long life expectancy
High total fertility rates
Rapid population growth
145
Who is most likely to migrate
married 50 year old
single 25 years old
married 30 years old
single 14 year old
146
Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by
substantial increases in the amt of land under cultivation
an increase in the agricultural workforce
an increase in the use of energy and technology
an increase in the urban workforce
147
The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents
colonialism
New international division of labor
tertiary economic activity
industrialization
148
Labor intensive intertillage is often practice in
English countryside
Southeast Asia
the Canadian wheat belt
the Turkish highlands
149
Which region had the smallest # of people living in urban areas at the end of the 20th century
South Asia
Australia
Europe
South America
150
_is disproportionately larger than the 2nd lrgst city and dominates a country's socioeconomics
primate city
megacity
conurbantion
megalopolis
151
The maps scale most useful for studying features in the landscape of a farming community
1:10,000
1:1,000,000
1:3,000,000
1:750,000

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