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1
The largest source of international immigrants to the US is from:
China
Canada
India
Mexico
2
The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:
neolocalism
cultural appropriation
assimilation
globalization
3
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...
no linguistic variation
official "English only" policies
official bilingual policies
no official language policies
4
The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:
Arabic
English
Spanish
French
5
What region of North America is most densely populated?
Pacific Northwest
Northeast
Southeast
West Coast
6
The ideology of Zionism has as its goal:
the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism
the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith
the merger of Judaism with other religions
a homeland for the Jewish people
7
The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :
monotheism
a detailed book of scripture
a violent ideology
karma
8
Which describes the general direction that the US population center has moved since 1970?
West and South
South
North and East
North and West
9
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:
absolute location
site
index of placeness
relative location
10
In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.
increases significantly
never lies in permanent settlements
cannot have a high density
must be large enough to provide surplus labor
11
The concept of culture is closely identified with:
sociology
anthropology
psychology
archaeology
12
TRUE/FALSE: The study of landforms, climates and environmental change is physical geography
True
False
13
According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.
was prompted by scarcity
was associated with seed crops
probably involved planting root crops
occurred in tropical middle America
14
Humans do not populate in large numbers to
areas too high in elevation
areas that are too wet
areas that are too cold
all of the above
15
Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...
animated films
fashion
foods
sports
16
NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?
North America
North Africa
North Atlantic
New Zealand and Australia
17
The largest constituency of Christianity is:
Coptic
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholicism
Protestant
18
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?
Libya and Chad
Mexico and the US
India and Pakistan
France and Germany
19
Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...
a missionary religion
polytheistic
a world religion
monotheistic
20
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population
agricultural areas
rural areas
urban areas
areas away from coasts
21
Which is
not
an example of a primary economic activity?
forestry
corn flake production
mining iron ore
lobster fishing
22
Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Africa
Middle and South America
23
In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.
it would provide lumber and firewood
it would contain the growth of the city
it provided a recreational area
it would filter out pollution
24
The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:
Franklin's system
township-and-range system
long-lot system
metes and bounds system
25
Race is:
the same as culture
composed of three major skin color groups
biologically based
socially constructed
26
According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?
France
Hong Kong
Colorado
British Columbia
27
The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.
Santorini
Toba
Tambora
St. Helen's
28
_____ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.
Regionalization
Human-environment interaction
Location theory
Sense of place
29
The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture
US
Zimbabwe
France
S. Korea
30
Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?
dairying
cotton growing
citrus production
sugar beet production
31
The greater the distance from the hearth, the less likely an innovation will be adopted
adoption avoidance
inverse innovation rule
cultural repulsion
distance decay
32
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:
sound shift
isogloss
cultural boundary
international border
33
What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?
Atlanta, Georgia
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Seattle, Washington
Birmingham, Alabama
34
Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:
Portugal
Spain
England
Italy
35
The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?
the agricultural sector is labor intensive
the agricultural sector is machine intensive
the agricultural sector is subsistence intensive
the agricultural sector is small scale intensive
36
Map in which data are assigned to class intervals and colors/patterns to distinguish magnitude:
cartogram
dot distribution map
topographic map
choropleth map
37
A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is...
65 years or older
under 14 and over 65
under 14 years old
14-64 years old
38
In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.
0
100
7,000
1,000
39
Life expectancy is:
number of years a person will live
average number of years a person is expected to live
number of years a person will theoretically live
average number of years a person will live at birth
40
Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:
Africa
North America
East Asia
South America
41
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
United Kingdom
China
South Africa
Japan
42
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
Brazil
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
43
The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is
not
one?
climatic change
loss of biodiversity
soil erosion
depletion of ozone layer
44
One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:
Christianity and tribal
Islam and Jewish
Islam and Christianity
Buddhism and Hindu
45
The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.
Kansan
Nebraskan
Wisconsinan
Illinoian
46
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken
200
400
15
25
47
By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:
rice
maize
potatoes
wheat
48
Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.
carotene
epithelial
melanin
dextrose
49
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:
they had to have a beard
they had to wear sandals
they had to wear a turban
they had to wear a veil
50
Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
Thailand
Chile
South Africa
Poland
51
Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:
overused and of poor fertility
polluted
not used
fertile and productive
52
Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.
space
population
strong military
mobility
53
The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:
shamanism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
54
The
Confucian Classics
were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:
Japan
India
Afghanistan
China
55
The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:
earthquakes and volcanoes
deserts
plains regions
ice caps
56
Barrio
is the Spanish term for:
neighborhood
socio-economic barriers to advancement
a small donkey
boundary
57
Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:
walled
round
grid
linear
58
An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is...
Germany
United States
Nigeria
Japan
59
The four major population clusters in the world include the following regions except...
Southeast Asia
South America
East Asia
South Asia
60
In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.
Centrifugal
Homogeneity
Common values
Centripetal
61
Gross National Income does not include:
work done by women in maquiladoras
work done by state-employed women
work done by rural women in less developed countries
work done by unmarried women
62
The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:
migration
hierarchical diffusion
relative location
diffusion
63
This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
Turkey
Germany
Soviet Union
China
64
Which of the following is
not
an example of a form of expansion diffusion?
contagious
hierarchial
independent invention
stimulus
65
The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:
the veil worn by Muslim women
the pilgrimage to Mecca
charitable giving
fasting during the holy month
66
TRUE/FALSE: Functional regions are the product of interaction and movement
False
True
67
The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:
common language
lingua germanica
lingua franca
standardized language
68
The highest Crude Birth Rates (CBR) in the world are found in...
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
Latin America
China
69
Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:
the cattle feed industry
bio-diesel fuel
tofu/organic food
grain export
70
Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:
associated with Lamaism
associated with monotheism
associated with feng-shui
associated with karma
71
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
British
English
Palestinians
Mexicans
72
Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to
friendly relationships with China
the Berlin Wall
the United Nations
NATO
73
Select the group that is not a supranational organization.
OPEC
UN
CIA
EU
74
The degree of direct linkage btw one location and other location in a transport network:
movement
landscape
connectivity
spatial interaction
75
The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:
namology
toponymy
lexicography
deep reconstruction
76
Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?
Europe
North Africa
Southeast Asia
South America
77
Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.
40
100
80
5
78
The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.
dairy farmers
wine growers
grain farmers
vegetable growers
79
The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.
folk culture
pop culture
non-material culture
material culture
80
At which scale to boundary disputes occur?
All of the above
International
National
Local
81
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
Iraq
Serbia
Israel
China
82
Buddhism has its source in:
Thailand
Japan
China
India
83
The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:
1 square mile
1 acre
160 acres
36 square miles
84
Presently, natural increase in population is primarily due to...
an increase in death rate
a decrease in birth rate
a decrease in death rate
an increase in birth rate
85
The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?
seventeenth and eighteenth century
nineteenth and twentieth century
fourteenth and fifteenth century
twelfth and thirteenth century
86
Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?
Hawaii
Southeast
Northeast
Midwest
87
In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...
capitals
local cultures
hearths
world cities
88
In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of...
3.0
1.2
3.5
2.1
89
According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
children
young adults
older adults
families
90
Demand for organic foods is greatest in:
core regions
periphery regions
spread equally among all regions
semi-periphery regions
91
A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:
subsistence rice cultivation
nomadic herding
subsistence wheat cultivation
shifting cultivation
92
The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:
autocratic
imperialism
acculturation
devolution
93
Reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area is:
economic indicator factors
push factors
place utility factors
pull factors
94
The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.
6,000
3,000
1,500
4,000
95
It is estimated that _____ of the world's population is seriously malnourished.
1/7th
1/20th
1/10th
1/2
96
Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice as:
a cultural trait
a culture region
a cultural peculiarity
a cultural heritage
97
By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically
tomatoes
wheat
coffee
corn
98
Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?
stimulus diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
expansion diffusion
relocation diffusion
99
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?
Prorupt
Elongated
Fragmented
Compact
100
The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as:
place
area
region
location
101
The youngest major religion is:
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
102
Hutterites differ form the Amish in that they...
accept modern technology
are Anabaptist
live in Pennsylvania
reject modern technology
103
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
Cumulative causation
Centrifugal
Centripetal
Backwash effects
104
Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:
22.7% of labor force
50% of labor force
10% of labor force
25% of labor force
105
Latin
octo
(eight) became Italian
otto
, Spanish
ocho
and French
huit.
This is an example of?
deterioration
isogloss shift
sound shift
dialect development
106
In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by:
commercial buildings
the street pattern
the range and quality of village houses
the dress of the population
107
Which country has a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density?
United Kingdom
Nigeria
Egypt
United States
108
Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?
Scotland
Ireland
Russia
Colorado
109
The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:
the Northeast, particularly Massachusetts
the South, especially Georgia
the Midwest, especially Illinois
the West
110
Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:
Austronesian
Anatolian
Nostratic
Etruscan
111
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?
Antecedent boundary
Subsequent boundary
Geometric boundary
Natural boundary
112
Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?
church building
an alter
burning of incense
religious decoration
113
The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:
dispersed
spaced
nucleated
hierarchical
114
The US is the most prolific producer of solid waste, producing about __ lbs per person per day.
1.5
4.5
7.3
3.5
115
The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:
Rimland Theory
complementarity
Manifest Destiny
gateway state
116
Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?
milk
firewood
wheat
beef
117
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?
Late nineteenth century
1700s
1850s
1950s and 60s
118
Which of the following is
not
generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?
does not seek outside converts
found in a particular culture
always polytheistic
spatially concentrated
119
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country
except
:
education system
regionalism
common language
military
120
Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?
Northern Ireland
Nigeria
Israel - Palestine
Former Yugoslavia
121
Jerusalem is a sacred place for:
Jews
Muslims
Christians
All of the above
122
Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?
isolated languages
language subfamilies
standardized or non-hanging languages
extinct languages
123
Spread of ideas, traits, knowledge and skills from place of origin to areas where adopted
cultural repulsion
adjustment
diffusion
124
Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction
danger
Political-ecology
economics
politics
125
The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:
distance and directions
directions
distance
elevations
126
Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:
CO2 in the atmosphere
sulfur in the atmosphere
methane in the atmosphere
O2 in the atmosphere
127
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:
Great Britain
France
US
China
128
TRUE/FALSE: Details of the distribution of wealth in the US features typical at global scale
False
True
129
The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:
post-modern toponyms
memorial toponyms
commodification
hubris
130
Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.
volcanic ash
chlorofluorocarbons
methane
CO2
131
Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:
North America
Europe
Asia
Europe and North America
132
The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:
dairying
livestock ranching
shifting cultivation
Mediterranean
133
The concept that which population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
homeostatic plateau
demographic transition
rate of natural increase
demographic momentum
134
When a husband migrates from Mexico to US and earns money to allow for his family to migrate
chain migration
internal migration
distance decay
forced migration
135
In which area of the world are countries in stage one of the demographic transition model found
North America
West and Southern Africa
Northern Europe
South America
136
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
50
20
90
70
137
TRUE/FALSE: Cultures live in spatial isolation and show little change as a result of diffusion
False
True
138
The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form
oval
grid
linear
round
139
The arithmetic population density of the US is _____ per square mile.
82
31
1046
347
140
The Peace of Westphalia ________
created West Germany after WWII
ended WWI
marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe
created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal
141
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
Jewish
Kurdish
Spanish
French
142
Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.
Meso-American
Southwest Asian
Ethiopia-East Asian
Southeast Asian
143
Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Thesis
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Unilateral Theory
144
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
Alaska
India
Antarctica
Hong Kong
145
The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
independent infection
reloaction diffusion
146
Examples of luxury crops include:
tobacco and potatoes
tea and sugar
cacao and corn
coffee and tobacco
147
The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:
Indonesia
Pakistan
Iran
Egypt
148
Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?
tending to a home garden
teaching
auto repair
commercial farming
149
Which geographical theme would study the impact of the drainage of the Florida Everglades?
movement
location
place
human-environment
150
Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes
Communist
Compact
Federal
Unitary
151
The largest major population concentration of North America is
From Washington D.C. to Boston
from Miami to Jacksonville
from San Diego to San Francisco
From Toronto to Montreal
152
In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.
East and South Asia
Central and South America
West Africa
East Africa
153
This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance
Geopolitics
Econometrics
Linguistics
Anthropology
154
Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?
graphical
statistical
functional
formal
155
A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits
folk
material culture group
local culture
popular culture
156
Branch of geography that focuses on landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:
human geography
cultural geography
biogeography
physical geography
157
The Kyoto Protocol:
addresses Japan-European trade imbalances
addresses US-Japan trade imbalances
addresses global climate change
addresses Asian deforestation
158
The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:
Europe
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia
Africa
159
Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:
continental drift
relativity
the hydrologic cycle
Earth rotation
160
When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:
social spaces
restricted areas
sex zones
gendered
161
Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:
the Fertile Crescent
West Africa
Southeast Asia
Central America
162
The importance of the
spatial
approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:
human activity only
political impact of boundaries
arrangement/organization of things on the surface of Earth
history of an area
163
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:
accept Karma
reject the eating of meat
acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle
speak out against the Hindu caste system
164
The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:
activity spaces
inner world
region
neighborhood
165
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control
Unitary
Regional
Compact
Federal
166
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):
permeable barrier
subsequent boundary
natural/physical boundary
geometric boundary
167
Which of the following US regional associations is
incorrect
?
New England - Catholic
South - Baptist
Upper Midwest - Lutheran
Southwest - Mormon
168
The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:
mid-latitude regions
high latitudes
subtropical regions
equatorial and tropical areas
169
___ of internet content is in English.
82%
68%
12%
27%
170
Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.
50
10
20
70
171
_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural
material
popular
folk
local
172
The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
Jordan
173
Environmental determinism was replaced be which approach to geography in the late 20th century?
distribution approach
hierarchical approach
vernacular approach
possiblist approach
174
Organic food is found in _____ areas.
periphery
core
all
semi-periphery
175
The visible imprint of human activity is known as:
spatial interaction
the cultural landscape
the attributes of the setting
the natural landscape
176
Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.
subsistence
commercial
part-time
mechanized
177
The most widely used Indo-European language today is:
Chinese
English
German
Spanish
178
Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?
barns
rainfall
fences
livestock
179
The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:
the commodification of nature
modernization
an ethnic enclave
an authentic landscape
180
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:
Islam
Christianity
British colonial officials
Buddhism
181
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:
multi-nation state
nation-state
stateless nation
multi-state nation
182
A tsunami's waves result from:
tidal conditions
periodic floods
earthquake displacement of the seafloor
high storm winds called "tsunamis"
183
Which of the following was an example of forced migration?
India-Pakistan migration after gaining independence
European colonists of America moving West in search for gold
Spanish migration to the Western Hemisphere
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
184
The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is:
referenced location
grid plan
absolute location
relative location
185
During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?
Pakistan/India
United Kingdom/France
US/Soviet Union
Spain/Portugal
186
Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.
proximity to resources
rate of population growth
population numbers
technology
187
Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:
protective practices
segregating practices
eradicating practices
assimilating practices
188
TRUE/FALSE: Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century
True
False
189
Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.
local tribal
Sharia
British Common
Nigerian Federal
190
Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring where?
more developed countries
Africa
least developed countries
western countries
191
Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:
Asia
the Fertile Crescent
tropical Africa
the Nile Valley
192
The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:
Pliocene
Holocene
Miocene
Pleistocene
193
The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
Mediterranean Sea
194
The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____
beachhead, word of mouth
hearth, distance decay
hearth, hierarchical diffusion
record label, contagious diffusion
195
Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:
cultural appropriation
cultural persistence
local custom
assimilation
196
Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:
language subfamily
lingua franca
creole language
dialect
197
The phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is
sequent occupance
central place
distance decay
concentric circle