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A country that cannot sustain anymore people without critically straining its resources has
Reached CBR
Reached CDR
reached carrying capacity
A high NIR
2
In Stage 2 of Rostow's model of economic growth
The country has high per capita incomes
The country is dominated by primary econ. activities
The country "prepares" for development
The country is characterized by mass consumption
3
"The South" is
A functional region
Clearly definable
A perceptual region
A formal region
4
A pilgrim to the site above would identify as
Muslim
Hindu
Christian
Buddhist
5
Transferring of power from central power to regional governments is
Balkanization
Agglomeration
Devolution
Independence
6
Semi-Periphery countries would include all of the following EXCEPT
India
Brazil
United States
Chile
7
Ecotourism
Is environmentally sustainable
Is based on the natural landscape of an area
All of the above
Is a popular way to promote economic development
8
Palestinians, Kurds, and Native Americans are
stateless nations
nation-states
States
Religious groups
9
Shared power between a central authority & local authorities is
Devolution
Unitary
Communism
Federalism
10
NAFTA is a ________________ supranational organization
Economic
Political
Military
Cultural
11
Refugees
Are often forced migrants
Usually move because of war or famine
Are individuals seeking safety in other countries
All of the above
12
Mining is a ___________ economic activity
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Primary
13
Dialects differ by
Vocabulary
All of the above
Spelling
Pronounciation
14
Agglomeration of US industries can be found in
Hollywood/LA
All of the Above
New York City
Silicon Valley
15
"People control their own destinies" is a key belief of
Von Thunen
Thomas Malthus
Environmental Determinism
Possibilism
16
Hinduism is
The largest religion
The smallest religion
The largest ethnic religion
The fastest growing religion
17
CBR is defined as
The central marketplace
The number of deaths in a single year/1000 people
The number of live births per woman
The number of live births in a single year/1000 people
18
Many of the developing parts of the world are experiencing
Counterurbanization
Suburbanization
Rapid Rural to Urban migration
ZPG
19
The Great Wall of China is a
Physical Boundary
Cultural boundary
Geometric boundary
Relic Boundary
20
When girls have equal access to education
GDP increases
RNI decreases
TFR decreases
All of the above
21
The largest multinational organization in the world is
the UN
the EU
NAFTA
NATO
22
The Green Revolution is synonymous with
The 3rd Ag. Revolution
The First Ag. Revolution
The 2nd Ag. Revolution
Environmental Determinism
23
Universalizing religions
Actively seek converts
All of the above
Claim global application
Include Christianity & Islam
24
Infant Mortality is
Lower in LDCs
The same in LDCs and MDCs
Higher in MDCs
Higher in LDCS
25
Which among the following has the highest-threshold, highest-range central place function
Movie theater
Dunkin' Donuts
Post office
Speciality medical (MD Anderson)
26
"Cultural traits are formed & controlled by the environment" is a key belief of
Environmental Determinism
Possibilism
Assimilation
Esther Boserup
27
Ethnic conflicts are
centrifugal forces
Centripetal forces
28
Less Developed Countries are characterized by
High Birth Rates
Low Total Fertility Rates
Low Rate of Natural Increase
Low Death Rates
29
A strong national leader would be a
Centripetal force
centrifugal force
30
The world seems to have "shrunk" because of
Counterurbanization
Space-Time Compression
Urbanization
Distance Decay
31
Swahili is a(n)
Indo-European language
Extinct Language
Pidgin
Lingua Franca
32
In Von Thunen's model, ____________________ is closest to the central market
Grains
Ranching/Livestock
Dairy & Market Gardens
Forests (Lumber)
33
Most commercial agriculture in LDCs
Involves products sold in those countries
Involves slash & burn agriculture
Takes place on plantations
Involves livestock
34
Which did NOT contribute to suburbanization in America?
Gentrification
Rise of the automobile
White flight
Interstate Highways
35
The laws determined by UNCLOS govern
Antarctica
Space
The oceans
Colonial territories
36
A group of people who share a common culture is called
A nation
A state
A race
A society
37
McDonald's in India doesn't serve beef patties. This is an example of
Stimulus diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
38
The country with the largest population of Muslims is
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Indonesia
39
A country that wants its citizens to have more babies
Has a high total fertility rate
Already has a high CBR
Is antinatalist
Is pronatalist
40
There is no agricultural hearth in
Europe
Africa
Asia
South America
41
To maximize the location of a factory, one must consider
Access to markets
All of the above
Shipping Costs
Access to materials
42
Physical Features (like mountains)
Can prevent diffusion
Make good borders
All of the above
Can contain valuable natural resources
43
Formal Regions
Center around a node of interaction
Have vague boundaries
Are easy to define because they share a common theme
Are unreliable
44
World Cities
Are strongly interconnected
Include London, Tokyo, and NYC
All of the above
Are centers of economic & political activity
45
Which is not one of the 4 Asian Tigers (Dragons)
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Japan
46
Implying superiority of one's own ethnic group is
Nationalism
Ethnocentrism
Terrorism
Isolationism
47
Infectious diseases and K-Pop are usually spread by
Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
48
A location where shipments of goods are broken up into smaller shipments/containers
Break in Bulk Point
Gateway city
Foreign Trade Zone
Port
49
The most common reason why people move
Famine
Economics
War
Weather
50
The center nucleus of a city is the
Hinterland
Rimland
Favela
CBD
51
Squatter settlements are especially common in
Suburban areas
Megacities
MDCs
Edge Cities
52
_______________ regions are hard to define because they are usually people's "mental maps"
Formal
Vernacular/ Perceptual
Administrative
Functional
53
Almost 50% of the world's people speak a language in this language family
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
Afro-Asiatic
54
The Rust Belt region of the United States is a good example of
Deindustrialization
Agglomeration
a Brain Drain
Fordism
55
# of the people 15-64 is defined as
Dependency ratio
carrying capacity
Natural increase rate
Age-Sex pyramid