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APHUG HUMAN GEOGRAPHY PRACTICE EXAM 1
APHUG HUMAN GEOGRAPHY PRACTICE EXAM 1
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Mackinder Theory
Prussia, more or less, became Germany
1994: The US is better than Russia
1904: whoever controls the Heartland (eastern Europe) wins
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The predecessor of the European Union was
the united nations
the European Community
les états unis
3
This religious structure is a
Catholic Church
Hindu Temple
Protestant Church
Russian Orthodox Church
4
What is this? (children under 15 + people over 64) DIVIDED BY those 15-64?
primary economic sector
dependency ratio
age-sex pyramid
carrying capacity
5
Nigeria, Quebec, Cyprus and Belgium
have open borders
multilingual conflicts
are landlocked
excellent bagels
6
Desalination
putting new items on sale
extracting minerals from saline (salt) water
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What weakened Mackinder's (geopolitical) heartland theory?
rise of Nazi Germany
existence of a pivot area
Ascendance of US after WW 2
television
8
the 2nd agricultural revolutions developed along with
migrants moving from core to peripheral countries
improved genetic modification
labor shortages due to disease
growing urban markets
9
This farm is probably in
Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe or the US
sub-Saharan Africa
10
in 1492, Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 40 days. A modern ship would take 1 week.
distance decay
space-time continuum
space-time compression
Lost in Space
11
which area is MOST threatened by desertification?
Africa
Australia
South America
Asia
12
where do you see exponential growth
3
1
2
13
(Worldwide) CDRs vary less than CBRs because
minimal health care facilities are generally available
infant birth rates are very high in some places.
14
China: 1980s, demography
increasing fertility rate
decreasing fertility rate
began the one child policy
15
London is close to ports that foster development. London has grown because of its
site
sovereignty
situation
redlining
16
CDR stands for
Crude Death Rate
not this
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Example of QUINARY-SECTOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
serving on the US president's cabinet
converting crude oil into gas
Serving as a cloning researcher
working cash register at McD's
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CBR stands for
not this
Crude Birth Rate
19
Truck farming - which is NOT true?
tomatoes, strawberries and lettuce are common
labor costs are high
is is predominant in S.E. USA
20
Amritsar: city in __________; largest number of _________ shrines.
India; Sikh
China; Christian
Afganistan; Sikh
India; Hindu
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The Corn Belt is a ____________ region
formal
mental
functional
legal
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Export-processing zones in less developed countries would
Quaternary-sector workers wanting to find jobs
technopoles
appeal to transnational firms (when controlled for weight)
23
All of the following have been considered new industrial countries except
Indonesia
Hong Kong
China
South Korea
24
The Taliban in Afghanistan and the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran are
microstates
landlocked governments
theocratic governments
parliamentary governments
25
The UN Human Development Index
social, demographic and economic factors
social, language and cultural factors
26
what is a prerequisite for urbanization
agricultural surplus
development of currency
27
All of these were members of the European Community except
Italy
Belgium
the U.K.
France
28
A prerequisite is
a humorous anecdote
required as a prior condition
29
Australia is at ______ % risk for desertification?
10
20
30
83
30
Desertification is
not a problem
when relatively dry land becomes arid
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Countries should PRODUCE and export items it can make more efficiently
comparative advantage
strategic advantage
export advantage
absolute advantage
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Unlike the US, Latin American cities
have ghettos
are never gentrified
have wealthy people move out from the CBD
