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1
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
Canada
Brazil
United States
United Kingdom
2
At which scale to boundary disputes occur?
National
Local
International
All of the above
3
In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.
Centrifugal
Centripetal
Homogeneity
Common values
4
This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance
Linguistics
Geopolitics
Econometrics
Anthropology
5
The importance of the
spatial
approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:
history of an area
human activity only
arrangement/organization of things on the surface of Earth
political impact of boundaries
6
Spread of ideas, traits, knowledge and skills from place of origin to areas where adopted
diffusion
adjustment
cultural repulsion
7
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?
Subsequent boundary
Geometric boundary
Antecedent boundary
Natural boundary
8
One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:
Buddhism and Hindu
Islam and Christianity
Christianity and tribal
Islam and Jewish
9
Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring where?
more developed countries
western countries
least developed countries
Africa
10
In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...
capitals
hearths
world cities
local cultures
11
Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:
polluted
fertile and productive
overused and of poor fertility
not used
12
The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:
French
English
Arabic
Spanish
13
Life expectancy is:
average number of years a person will live at birth
number of years a person will theoretically live
number of years a person will live
average number of years a person is expected to live
14
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country
except
:
regionalism
common language
education system
military
15
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
16
Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.
Ethiopia-East Asian
Meso-American
Southeast Asian
Southwest Asian
17
What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?
Seattle, Washington
Atlanta, Georgia
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birmingham, Alabama
18
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from San Diego to San Francisco
From Toronto to Montreal
From Washington D.C. to Boston
from Miami to Jacksonville
19
NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?
North America
New Zealand and Australia
North Atlantic
North Africa
20
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:
they had to wear a veil
they had to have a beard
they had to wear a turban
they had to wear sandals
21
The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form
grid
oval
round
linear
22
TRUE/FALSE: Details of the distribution of wealth in the US features typical at global scale
True
False
23
TRUE/FALSE: Functional regions are the product of interaction and movement
False
True
24
The greater the distance from the hearth, the less likely an innovation will be adopted
inverse innovation rule
adoption avoidance
cultural repulsion
distance decay
25
Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:
local custom
assimilation
cultural persistence
cultural appropriation
26
Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:
Southeast Asia
Middle and South America
East Africa
South Asia
27
TRUE/FALSE: Cultures live in spatial isolation and show little change as a result of diffusion
True
False
28
Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:
25% of labor force
22.7% of labor force
50% of labor force
10% of labor force
29
In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of...
3.5
1.2
2.1
3.0
30
Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:
Portugal
Italy
Spain
England
31
Barrio
is the Spanish term for:
socio-economic barriers to advancement
boundary
a small donkey
neighborhood
32
The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:
inner world
region
activity spaces
neighborhood
33
Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:
methane in the atmosphere
CO2 in the atmosphere
sulfur in the atmosphere
O2 in the atmosphere
34
TRUE/FALSE: The study of landforms, climates and environmental change is physical geography
True
False
35
Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.
5
100
40
80
36
Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.
technology
rate of population growth
population numbers
proximity to resources
37
Latin
octo
(eight) became Italian
otto
, Spanish
ocho
and French
huit.
This is an example of?
sound shift
deterioration
isogloss shift
dialect development
38
Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?
rainfall
barns
fences
livestock
39
The same ultraviolet radiation intercepted by darkly pigmented skin stimulates this production
C
A
D
E
40
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
Mexicans
English
Palestinians
British
41
The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:
gateway state
Rimland Theory
complementarity
Manifest Destiny
42
Organic food is found in _____ areas.
periphery
core
semi-periphery
all
43
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:
international border
sound shift
cultural boundary
isogloss
44
Which of the following was an example of forced migration?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Spanish migration to the Western Hemisphere
India-Pakistan migration after gaining independence
European colonists of America moving West in search for gold
45
The most widely used Indo-European language today is:
English
Chinese
German
Spanish
46
Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
South Africa
Poland
Thailand
Chile
47
The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:
Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe
Africa
48
The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
reloaction diffusion
independent infection
49
Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?
cotton growing
sugar beet production
dairying
citrus production
50
Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?
Former Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland
Nigeria
Israel - Palestine
51
The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:
Indonesia
Egypt
Pakistan
Iran
52
The phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is
central place
distance decay
concentric circle
sequent occupance
53
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
Alaska
India
Antarctica
Hong Kong
54
Which of the following is
not
generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?
found in a particular culture
does not seek outside converts
spatially concentrated
always polytheistic
55
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:
index of placeness
site
absolute location
relative location
56
TRUE/FALSE: Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century
False
True
57
Examples of luxury crops include:
tobacco and potatoes
tea and sugar
coffee and tobacco
cacao and corn
58
This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
Germany
Soviet Union
Turkey
China
59
___ of internet content is in English.
82%
12%
27%
68%
60
Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.
British Common
Nigerian Federal
Sharia
local tribal
61
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
Centripetal
Centrifugal
Backwash effects
Cumulative causation
62
Which is
not
an example of a primary economic activity?
forestry
corn flake production
lobster fishing
mining iron ore
63
The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:
relative location
migration
diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
64
Environmental determinism was replaced be which approach to geography in the late 20th century?
distribution approach
vernacular approach
hierarchical approach
possiblist approach
65
The largest constituency of Christianity is:
Coptic
Roman Catholicism
Protestant
Eastern Orthodox
66
Gross National Income does not include:
work done by unmarried women
work done by women in maquiladoras
work done by state-employed women
work done by rural women in less developed countries
67
It is estimated that _____ of the world's population is seriously malnourished.
1/7th
1/10th
1/20th
1/2
68
The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:
the Midwest, especially Illinois
the West
the Northeast, particularly Massachusetts
the South, especially Georgia
69
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
Iraq
China
Serbia
Israel
70
According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
young adults
children
older adults
families
71
_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural
folk
material
popular
local
72
Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:
the Fertile Crescent
Central America
West Africa
Southeast Asia
73
The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.
Nebraskan
Illinoian
Wisconsinan
Kansan
74
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:
multi-nation state
multi-state nation
nation-state
stateless nation
75
According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.
probably involved planting root crops
occurred in tropical middle America
was associated with seed crops
was prompted by scarcity
76
Demand for organic foods is greatest in:
semi-periphery regions
core regions
periphery regions
spread equally among all regions
77
The Peace of Westphalia ________
created West Germany after WWII
ended WWI
created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal
marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe
78
Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?
South America
Southeast Asia
Europe
North Africa
79
Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...
fashion
animated films
sports
foods
80
Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...
polytheistic
a missionary religion
a world religion
monotheistic
81
Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:
North America
South America
East Asia
Africa
82
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
83
The largest source of international immigrants to the US is from:
India
China
Mexico
Canada
84
Select the group that is not a supranational organization.
EU
OPEC
CIA
UN
85
The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:
Miocene
Pliocene
Holocene
Pleistocene
86
Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?
auto repair
teaching
tending to a home garden
commercial farming
87
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
South Africa
China
Japan
United Kingdom
88
Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?
formal
functional
statistical
graphical
89
Buddhism has its source in:
India
China
Japan
Thailand
90
Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?
Scotland
Colorado
Russia
Ireland
91
The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?
nineteenth and twentieth century
seventeenth and eighteenth century
fourteenth and fifteenth century
twelfth and thirteenth century
92
In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.
East and South Asia
West Africa
East Africa
Central and South America
93
In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.
it would provide lumber and firewood
it would filter out pollution
it would contain the growth of the city
it provided a recreational area
94
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):
natural/physical boundary
permeable barrier
geometric boundary
subsequent boundary
95
The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is:
grid plan
absolute location
relative location
referenced location
96
A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits
material culture group
local culture
popular culture
folk
97
The highest Crude Birth Rates (CBR) in the world are found in...
Middle East
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
98
Which of the following is
not
an example of a form of expansion diffusion?
contagious
stimulus
hierarchial
independent invention
99
Which describes the general direction that the US population center has moved since 1970?
South
North and East
West and South
North and West
100
Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:
creole language
language subfamily
lingua franca
dialect
101
The concept that which population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
rate of natural increase
demographic transition
demographic momentum
homeostatic plateau
102
Reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area is:
pull factors
place utility factors
push factors
economic indicator factors
103
Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:
bio-diesel fuel
tofu/organic food
the cattle feed industry
grain export
104
Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?
burning of incense
church building
religious decoration
an alter
105
The four major population clusters in the world include the following regions except...
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
106
Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.
mechanized
commercial
subsistence
part-time
107
Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:
grid
linear
round
walled
108
Presently, natural increase in population is primarily due to...
an increase in birth rate
a decrease in birth rate
an increase in death rate
a decrease in death rate
109
The concept of culture is closely identified with:
sociology
anthropology
archaeology
psychology
110
The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:
shifting cultivation
livestock ranching
dairying
Mediterranean
111
The degree of direct linkage btw one location and other location in a transport network:
spatial interaction
connectivity
movement
landscape
112
Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?
Southeast
Hawaii
Northeast
Midwest
113
The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is
not
one?
climatic change
soil erosion
loss of biodiversity
depletion of ozone layer
114
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
French
Spanish
Jewish
Kurdish
115
Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.
dextrose
melanin
carotene
epithelial
116
Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
expansion diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
117
The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.
vegetable growers
dairy farmers
grain farmers
wine growers
118
The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:
fasting during the holy month
the veil worn by Muslim women
charitable giving
the pilgrimage to Mecca
119
Which of the following US regional associations is
incorrect
?
New England - Catholic
Upper Midwest - Lutheran
South - Baptist
Southwest - Mormon
120
The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture
US
S. Korea
France
Zimbabwe
121
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?
India and Pakistan
Libya and Chad
Mexico and the US
France and Germany
122
Humans do not populate in large numbers to
all of the above
areas that are too cold
areas that are too wet
areas too high in elevation
123
The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:
160 acres
36 square miles
1 square mile
1 acre
124
The
Confucian Classics
were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:
Afghanistan
China
India
Japan
125
The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.
Toba
Tambora
St. Helen's
Santorini
126
In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.
0
7,000
1,000
100
127
Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.
mobility
space
population
strong military
128
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:
France
US
China
Great Britain
129
The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.
4,000
6,000
3,000
1,500
130
What region of North America is most densely populated?
Pacific Northwest
Southeast
West Coast
Northeast
131
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken
15
400
25
200
132
Branch of geography that focuses on landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:
human geography
biogeography
cultural geography
physical geography
133
The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:
metes and bounds system
Franklin's system
long-lot system
township-and-range system
134
The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:
lexicography
deep reconstruction
namology
toponymy
135
Which country has a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density?
Egypt
United Kingdom
Nigeria
United States
136
Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?
firewood
wheat
milk
beef
137
An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is...
Japan
Germany
Nigeria
United States
138
By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically
tomatoes
coffee
wheat
corn
139
The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.
pop culture
folk culture
non-material culture
material culture
140
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:
reject the eating of meat
speak out against the Hindu caste system
accept Karma
acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle
141
The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:
devolution
autocratic
acculturation
imperialism
142
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control
Unitary
Regional
Compact
Federal
143
The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:
neolocalism
cultural appropriation
globalization
assimilation
144
When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:
social spaces
sex zones
restricted areas
gendered
145
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...
no official language policies
no linguistic variation
official bilingual policies
official "English only" policies
146
The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...
Sea of Okhotsk
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
147
Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.
methane
chlorofluorocarbons
CO2
volcanic ash
148
The arithmetic population density of the US is _____ per square mile.
347
1046
31
82
149
Which geographical theme would study the impact of the drainage of the Florida Everglades?
place
human-environment
movement
location
150
A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:
subsistence rice cultivation
shifting cultivation
subsistence wheat cultivation
nomadic herding
151
Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:
Anatolian
Nostratic
Etruscan
Austronesian
152
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?
1850s
1950s and 60s
Late nineteenth century
1700s
153
In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.
never lies in permanent settlements
cannot have a high density
must be large enough to provide surplus labor
increases significantly
154
The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____
record label, contagious diffusion
hearth, hierarchical diffusion
hearth, distance decay
beachhead, word of mouth
155
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
20
70
50
90
156
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
157
The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:
elevations
distance
directions
distance and directions
158
The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
159
Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.
20
10
50
70
160
The visible imprint of human activity is known as:
the natural landscape
spatial interaction
the cultural landscape
the attributes of the setting
161
Hutterites differ form the Amish in that they...
reject modern technology
live in Pennsylvania
are Anabaptist
accept modern technology
162
The Kyoto Protocol:
addresses Japan-European trade imbalances
addresses Asian deforestation
addresses global climate change
addresses US-Japan trade imbalances
163
The youngest major religion is:
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
164
The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:
deserts
earthquakes and volcanoes
plains regions
ice caps
165
Race is:
biologically based
socially constructed
composed of three major skin color groups
the same as culture
166
Jerusalem is a sacred place for:
Muslims
Christians
Jews
All of the above
167
The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as:
area
location
place
region
168
_____ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.
Location theory
Sense of place
Human-environment interaction
Regionalization
169
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
170
During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?
United Kingdom/France
US/Soviet Union
Spain/Portugal
Pakistan/India
171
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population
areas away from coasts
agricultural areas
urban areas
rural areas
172
By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:
maize
wheat
potatoes
rice
173
According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?
France
British Columbia
Colorado
Hong Kong
174
The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:
nucleated
hierarchical
dispersed
spaced
175
When a husband migrates from Mexico to US and earns money to allow for his family to migrate
chain migration
distance decay
internal migration
forced migration
176
The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:
Buddhism
Islam
shamanism
Christianity
177
The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:
commodification
hubris
memorial toponyms
post-modern toponyms
178
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
British colonial officials
179
Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?
extinct languages
isolated languages
language subfamilies
standardized or non-hanging languages
180
Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:
segregating practices
eradicating practices
assimilating practices
protective practices
181
The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :
monotheism
a violent ideology
karma
a detailed book of scripture
182
The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:
modernization
an authentic landscape
an ethnic enclave
the commodification of nature
183
The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?
the agricultural sector is machine intensive
the agricultural sector is labor intensive
the agricultural sector is small scale intensive
the agricultural sector is subsistence intensive
184
Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction
Political-ecology
danger
economics
politics
185
Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:
associated with karma
associated with Lamaism
associated with monotheism
associated with feng-shui
186
Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes
Communist
Unitary
Federal
Compact
187
Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to
the Berlin Wall
the United Nations
friendly relationships with China
NATO
188
A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is...
under 14 and over 65
under 14 years old
14-64 years old
65 years or older
189
Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:
the Fertile Crescent
tropical Africa
the Nile Valley
Asia
190
Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.
Unilateral Theory
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Thesis
191
The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:
common language
lingua germanica
lingua franca
standardized language
192
A tsunami's waves result from:
tidal conditions
high storm winds called "tsunamis"
earthquake displacement of the seafloor
periodic floods
193
Map in which data are assigned to class intervals and colors/patterns to distinguish magnitude:
dot distribution map
choropleth map
topographic map
cartogram
194
Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice as:
a cultural peculiarity
a culture region
a cultural trait
a cultural heritage
195
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?
Compact
Prorupt
Elongated
Fragmented
196
Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:
Europe and North America
Europe
North America
Asia
197
Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:
the hydrologic cycle
Earth rotation
relativity
continental drift
198
The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:
subtropical regions
mid-latitude regions
equatorial and tropical areas
high latitudes