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1
For which purpose would a small-scale map be more useful than a large-scale map?
To help tourist navigate a public transportation system
To describe the topographic features of a local park
To highlight neighborhoods with higher rates of crime
To identify roads and infrastructure in need of repair
2
Given the definitions, watersheds and milksheds can best be classified as what type of region?
Vernacular
Industrial
Formal
Functional
3
Popular culture is rapidly diffused around the world by
Hollywood movies
All of the above
American TV shows
American news organizations, such as CNN
4
Which of the following best identifies the data for the Eastern Great Rift Valley, shown on the map?
Low arithmetic density
Low carrying capacity
High total fertility rate
High arithmetic density
5
This is an example of which of the following concepts?
Supernationalism
Complementarity
Agglomeration
Special Economic Zone
6
What type of countries are likely challenged with the problems with a big youth-dependent population?
Island countries
More developed countries
Less developed countries
Free market countries
7
What is Environmental Determinism?
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
8
The concept of environmental sustainability is best explained by which of the following examples?
Draining wetlands in residential areas to reduce harmful insects
Cutting trees in coastal woods to provide building materials for homes
Stripmining coal to keep miners from working in underground conditions
Terracing paddies on hills to stop soil erosion, give GravityFed irrigation
9
In von Thundens land-use model, why are livestock farms and ranches located on land farthest from the market?
Livestock need the best of the best land to graze on
Livestock generate a lot of waste
Livestock require a lot of land
Livestock are not as important as veggie farms
10
A group of related cultural traits is a
Culture complex
Culture landscape
Culture hearth
Culture realm
11
Which of the following types of migration are correctly explained by the example given?
D
C
B
A
12
What are some examples of renewable resources?
Wind power and Solar power
Biomass: organic material from plants/animals Example-wood crops and sewage
Water: surface water and hydroelectric
All of the above
13
Which of the following is a major limitation of the geographic concept depicted in the diagram?
Underestimates the power of a small community to provide higher-order goods
It assumes a flat land area with no physical barriers between communities
Overestimates the power of people to travel from one place to another
It assumes that people would rather live in urban areas rather than rural
14
Large numbers of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq applied for asylum in EU. What is a pull factor that explains this?
Armed conflict driving many people from their homes in the Middle East
High rates of natural increase in the Middle East leading to overpopulation
Immigration reforms and borders in Europe controlling the flow of migrants
Economic growth and employment opportunities in Europe invite immigrants
15
What is Time-Space-Compression?
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
The geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area.
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
16
Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because
Most ppl do not like Americans, so they refuse to copy them
All of the above
British colonized many areas around the world
American English is considered vulgar by educated people.
17
Cultural ecology is
The study of human attitudes towards the cultural landscape
The study of human interaction with animals
The study of human-environment relationships
The study of environmental culture traits
18
Which statement accurately compares the manufacturing shown in the 2 pictures
Process shown on the left shows large-scale manufacturing than the right
The process on the left uses fewer raw materials than on the right
Both photos illustrate the manufacturing process used by cottage industries
Both photos illustrate large-scale manufacturing
19
Numerically speaking, which of the following Christian groups is the largest?
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
Lutheran
Anglican/Episcopalian
20
Which of the following describes the main goal of pronatalists policies?
To encourage immigration
To increase life expectancy
To increase total fertility rates
To encourage cultural diversity
21
What is a Mercator Map
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
None of the above
22
People often practice their folk customs instead of pop culture because
They want to preserve their traditional cultures
They do not want to harm their environment
Popular culture items are often expensive to buy
A lack of exposure to popular culture
23
Which of the following data sources is most frequently used to create the spatial analysis products shown in the example
Tax receipts
Census surveys
School enrollment records
Zip Code
24
Which of the following data could be used in a geographical information system (GIS) to increase sales?
Number of transactions
Total transaction amount
Zip Code
Amount per transaction
25
Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism?
Changes in population growth rates over time
Limitations on agricultural crops based on climate
Modification of landscapes by human cultures
Regional differences between the internal structures of cities
26
What describes the likely cause of death for a citizen of a country in stages 4-5 of the demographic transition model?
Infectious diseases due to poor sanitation
Degenerative diseases due to old age and lifestyle
Infectious diseases due to a lack of vaccines and antibiotics
Starvation due to an unstable food supply
27
What is Remote sensing?
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
Taking pic of the Earth surface from a satellite/plane to learn Earths land
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
28
This shift in the pattern of religion was cause
Transnational migration from Latin America and the Caribbean
Internal rural-to-urban migration from farming areas of the eastern USA
Out-migration of Protestants to rural farming areas of the Midwestern USA
Transnational migration from Ireland, southern Germany, and Italy
29
Which is the best term to describe the borders between the countries shown on the map?
Antecedent
Relic
Consequent
Superimposed
30
The map shows the number of people per unit of land. Which of the following types of data are shown in the map?
Arithmetic density
Agricultural density
Suburban density
Physiological density
31
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
Hinduism and Judaism
Judaism and Christianity
32
How are these towers examples of
Features designs much like the traditional architecture of Baku's Old City
Promotes live-work spaces that allow for mixed-income neighborhoods
Mixed-use development that places residents and businesses near each other
Features a modern design that appeals to different generations of residents
33
The devolution of Yugoslavia shown on the map is evident of which of the following?
Irredentism
Centripetal Force
Centrifugal Forces
Neocolonialism
34
Santeria is a religion that combines a traditional African religion and Roman Catholicism. This is an example of what?
Multiculturalism
Syncretism
Assimilation
Acculturation
35
How does the presence of alluvial soil influence population distribution?
Soil found on the forest floor indicates there's been little human activity
Soil indicates floods it is associated with population movement/migration
Soil found a long riverbanks, is fertile and can support dense populations
Soil found in mountains can support special agriculture for small groups
36
Based on this information, which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur in Country A?
Falling birth rates & dropping youth population = increase of schools
Pressures on security programs are crazy levels while # of elders grow
National politicians must tailor campaigns to appeal to rural voters
Workers from less developed countries needed to do the labor in urban areas
37
Which of the following regions is considered a vernacular culture region?
Anglo-America
The American South
East Asia
All of the above
38
The largest concentration of Protestants in the world is in
North America
Eastern Europe
Australia and New Zealand
Latin America
39
The process by which a less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of a dominant culture
Transculturation
Migrant diffusion
Cultural assimilation
Acculturation
40
Which of the following best describes the effect of globalization on state sovereignty?
The # of sovereign states has declined as a result of globalization
States increased sovereignty to compete with superanational organizations
The power of sovereign states has increased because of globalization
States given up some sovereignty to join superanational trade organizations
41
What is direction?
Description of where something is in relation to other things.
Used in order to describe where things are in relation to others (N S E W)
Is the precise spot where something is according to a system.
None of the above
42
Which term refers to the destabilization of a state due to divisive pressure that stress the state's existing structure?
Devolution
Imperialism
Acculturation
Irredentism
43
Religions’ influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all following ways
except
shrines
places of worship
burial grounds
commercial districts
44
Which of the following global trends best exemplifies the concept of sustainability?
Decrease of SlashandBurn farming bc large irrigated farms produce more food
Increase the # of people living on the coast bc they feel connected to life
Increase in the use of electric vehicles bc less emissions=good environment
Increase in the use of pesticides bc farmers are using chemicals
45
What is Cultural Landscape:?
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
46
Which is a concern regarding countries that have primate cities?
Sprawl tends to be a major problem beyond the center city
Development throughout these countries may be uneven
There may be q week agricultural sector
The urban area doesn't account for suburbs
47
The Bracero Program started in 1942 got Mexicans to replace Americans who left during WW2. This is an example of what?
Cultural Pull factor
Environmental Pull factor
Economic Pull factor
Economic Push factor
48
Which explains a significant positive impact that the immigration of large populations of Chinese people had on places?
Neighborhoods were made on the outside cities as agricultural trade centers
Chinese immigrants changed their religions in cities and churches were made
Chinese immigrants made businesses and religion centers that showed culture
Increase of big populations of Chinese people made Chinese as lingua franca
49
Which of the following is a common negative effect of gentrification?
Increased housing costs make the area unaffordable for long-time residents
Increased commercial development occurs in residential neighborhoods
Increased crime results from the influx of people into a neighborhood
Increased services are needed to support a growing middle-class population
50
The border between which pair of countries resulted from an independence movement?
Turkey and Armenia
India and Pakistan
Iran and Iraq
France and Germany
51
Which is one definition of territoriality, as used by geographers?
How the world is organized as a reflection of power groups over territory
Use of smart paths to a place which its hard to pass as a source of control
Expression of a groups historic/personal links and the connection of people
Result of central power in a state being split up among regional authority
52
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
French
Spanish
Arabic
Chinese
53
What refers to the type of farming that provides crops/livestock to feed one’s family/community using fewer machines?
Subsistence farming
Commercial farming
Hybrid farming
Organic farming
54
Which of the following are the best examples of vernacular regions?
South America and the Caribbean
Scandinavia and the Iberian Peninsula
The Canadian Maritimes and the Northwest Territory
The American West and the American Midwest
55
Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?
Cultural
Physical
Vernacular
Formal
56
Which of the following describes information a geographer could identify from the map of urban populations in Brazil?
Areas with negative population growth
Urban areas with rapid population growth
Patterns of arithmetic density within specific regions
Urban areas most at risk for overpopulation
57
Based on the data shown, which of the following describes the most likely population context for the countries listed?
Youth dependency and a lack of economic resources provide for big families
Unstable food supply due to a rapidly growing population
Population growth in cities as people migrate to urban areas for jobs
Stage five of the demographic transition model due to very low birth rates
58
Which of the following patterns is a concern in less developed countries with low school enrollment?
Lack of qualified people to develop a workforce improves economic growth
Migration of male/females to other countries to get postsecondary education
Lack of jobs for older males because of the high number of qualified female
Large # of females working in factories because males work in agriculture
59
Which is the best example of the type of diffusion shown in the diagram?
The mixing of cultures in the South leads to new forms of music
The Great Migration spreads the African-American culture to northern cities
Immigrants to the US learn to speak english
Slang used in a school spreads to the neighborhood, then to the community
60
Which geographic factor most significantly influenced the location of industrialization's hearth?
The availability of natural resources
The expansion of colonialism
The increase in urban migration
The network of cottage industries
61
Roman Catholics in North America are largely concentrated in
Mexico
All of the above
Quebec and North eastern USA
Mexico, Southwestern USA, and West Coast USA
62
What is an example of an industry in the broadest category of the tertiary sector, according to the graph?
Agriculture
Government
Transportation
Metalworker
63
What is Clustering?
Using levels of how high/low something is located on the land
Grouped/bunched together
All of the above
Appears to be distributed over a wide area
64
In large cities, people with the same culture often live in segregated areas called
cultural exclaves
cultural agglomerations
the suburbs
ethnic enclaves
65
What is Sustainability?
Human goal reaching equilibrium of environment, meeting needs of present
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
Physical artifacts that humans have created & that form the landscape
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
66
The principal concentration of French-speaking North Americans is in
Haiti
Manitoba
Quebec
Maine
67
Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale?
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area
Map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements
Map at the 1:250,000 scale shows too small of an area to see the whole town
68
What factor accounts most of the increased population in the countries with a high population change shown on the map?
Urbanization and Suburbanization
Upward movement on the world hierarchy
A large agricultural sector
Rapid Industrialization
69
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions
except
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
70
The diagram shown is used to demonstrate which of the following?
Demographic transition model
Central place theory
Rank-City rule
Gravity Model
71
Which of the following religions is
NOT
a popular religion in India?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
72
The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the
cultural landscape
culture traits
cultural situation
cultural environment
73
There has been an increase in asylum seekers from Syria to the EU in recent years, which best describes the reason?
A large rural-to-urban population shift within Syria
The tightening of guest-worker policies by the European Union
A continuing rise in employment for asylum seekers in the European Union
A continuing issue of conflict and political unrest within Syria
74
The expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes on a worldwide scale is known as a geographical concept?
Sustainability
Environmental Determinism
Globalization
Distance Decay
75
Manitoba
Spelling
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
All of the above
76
Which statement about the diffusion of the English and Chinese languages is true?
English & Chinese are both spoken worldwide as lingua franca
None of the above
English is spoken in only the U.K & Chinese is spoken in Asia
English is worldwide, & Chinese is spoken mostly in China
77
Which country has the highest life expectancy for women
South Sudan
Japan
Finland
France
78
The international Syrian refugee crisis that started in 2011 is best explained by which migration factors?
A demographic push factor from Syria where the total fertility rate is high
A Political push factor from Syria, where armed conflict imperils safety
A political pull factor from Turkey where there are free and open elections
An economic pull factor from the EU where jobs and housing are in cities
79
Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of ethnicity in Singapore's neighborhoods?
Malay, Chinese, and Indian, are evenly distributed across the city
Malay=largest group Chinese=center city Indians=live in peripheral areas
Chinese are in the inner city and Malay and Indian live in peripheral areas
Indians=largest group Chinese=center city Malay=live in peripheral areas
80
Early English was influenced by all of the following groups
EXCEPT
the
Basques
Spanish
French
Angles
81
Which term accurately identifies the type of projection used for the map?
Mercator
Gall-Peters
Isoline
Robinson
82
Which of the following explains why a country with a high physiological density risks exceeding its carrying capacity?
People are grouped in key areas, rural area wont get easy access to service
# of farmers per unit of land in these countries is low to help population
Big # people per unit of land, so there is no available land for farming
Population pressures arable land to make enough food without degradation
83
What is relative location?
None of the above
Is the precise spot where something is according to a system.
Description of where something is in relation to other things.
Used in order to describe where things are in relation to others (N S E W)
84
One of the most obvious ways for a culture to exert its influence on the landscape is to
make sure business signs are written in their language
make sure that their children go to public schools.
make sure their business leaders join chamber of commerce
take out loans from bankers
85
Which classification describes this region
Mental
Vernacular
Functional
Formal
86
All of the following are characteristics of folk cultures
except
folk cultures eat mostly foods that locally available
folk cultures are spread hierarchically
folk cultures have a homogeneous population
folk culture populations are usually small
87
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born in
India
Thailand
China
Nepal
88
What best explains why, in the late eighteenth and early 1800s Malthus proposed his population theory?
Stop too much people would make policies that limits # of kids in a family
None of the above
If unchecked by cycles of famine/misery, population would increase too much
Reductions of baby mortality would soon result in slower population growth
89
Which statement best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth’s surface?
Some maps don't show the actual coloration of Earths surface and vegetation
GIS can only display two-dimensional layers
The 3 dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page
The planets gravitational poles are not located at the poles of Earths axis
90
Based on the data in the table, which of the following regions should the company choose?
A multinational corporation identifying a location for a new factory
Government agency seeking to promote equal opportunities across ethnicities
Environmental advocacy group seeking to protect areas of vulnerable species
People wanting to move from a rural area to a urban area within Singapore
91
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions.
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
None of the above
Both of the above
92
Which language family is the largest and has the widest distribution?
Indo-European
Uralic
North Causcasian
Sino-Tibetan
93
What is Aerial photography?
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Taking pic of the Earth surface from a satellite/plane to learn Earths land
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
94
Which of the following is an example of chain migration?
African Americans moving from rural areas in the South to Northern cities
Latin American immigrants in the US sending money back home to family
Americans moving from the North and Midwest to the South and Southwest
Irish immigrants moving to the US to join family members who live there
95
Which of the following explains the major effect of migration flow to Southwest Asia from other regions in Asia?
Students migrate to do to school, increasing the technology labor force
Women and children migrate to reunify with male family living in the region
Guest workers migrate to regions for jobs in building and the oil fields
Old people migrate to areas with warmer weather after retiring
96
Which statement about the English language is correct?
It has been largely influenced by the French language
It is a member of the Latin language branch
It is the official language of the United States
It has only two separate dialects: British and American
97
Which of the following best describes a country with a rate of natural increase of 0.4 ?
Slow population growth
Decreasing percent elderly population
Low life expectancy
Increasing fertility rates
98
Which of the following country demographics would be used to explain the need for the pronatalist policies shown?
Country with birth rate=12 death rate=10 natural increase=0.2 full-day preK
Country birth rate=20 a death rate=10 natural increase=1.0 provides daycare
Country birth rate=43 a death rate=12 natural increase=3.1 paid baby leave
Country with birth rate=11, death rate=13, natural growth=−.2 legislate tax
99
What is Distance Decay?
Refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
100
Which of the following correctly pairs an intensive commercial farming practice with an area where it is commonly found?
Plantation agriculture and tropical regions of the Americas
Wet-rice farming and Asia
Market gardening and India
Ranching and the Canadian West
101
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?
The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are exaggerated
The projection is designed to maintain undistorted outlines of landmasses
Countries near the Equator look 50% larger than places in middle latitudes
The size of all countries is accurate, but the shape is distorted
102
What is a Goode Map
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
Continent sizes are accurate. Directions and distances aren’t accurate.
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
103
Which of the following explains the pattern of growth in City B relative to City A?
City B is a less developed country developed better transports A=oppisite
City B is a more developed country high # of urban amenities A=oppisite
City A is a less developed country high rural to urban City B=the opposite
City B is a less developed country high rural to urban City A=the opposite
104
What are some examples of non-renewable resources?
Underground fresh water: from deep aquifers
Earth minerals: natural inorganic substances Examples-gold, copper, silver
Fossil fuels: from biological origin Examples-petroleum, natural gas, coal
All of the above
105
Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown?
Regional, showing the states or provinces in one part of a country
Neighborhood, showing the block along street boundaries
State or province, showing the counties or parishes
Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county
106
What is Place?
Refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
107
Based on the graph, which region likely has the lowest overall life expectancy for women?
East Asia
Europe
South America
Africa
108
Which statement accurately compares the Kurgan and Anatolian hearth theories?
Anatolian theory is stronger due to linguistic evidence seen in cognates
Kurgan theory is stronger due to linguistic evidence seen in cognates
Kurgan theory = spread of lang through travel while Anatolian is migration
Anatolian theory = spread of lang through travel while Kurgan is migration
109
Studying religions is important to understanding a culture because
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
major religion can be directly linked to cultural homeland
religions do not have any impact on the built landscape
religions are key to understanding the role of women in culture
110
Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?
Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec
All of the above
Poland
Southern Florida
111
Which term refers to the unique physical characteristics of a specific location?
Situation
Site
Friction of Distance
Relativity
112
Which of the following spatial patterns accurately describes the data presented in the map?
The secondary school enrollment is proportional to population density
Most countries with less than 70% 2nd school enrollment are in Africa
Most continents have countries with secondary school enrollments below 75%
There are no countries in Africa with secondary school enrollment above 90%
113
In the US, religious adherents are distributed in a regional pattern that is most strongly related to which factors?
Climate
Ethnicity
Topography
Chain Migration
114
The low birth and death rates for a country in stage 4 of the demographic transition model are best explained by?
The level of education and roles for women in a less developed country
Level of urbanization and technological advancement of a developed country
The resource-based economy and life expectancy of a less developed country
The rural area and agricultural livelihood of a less developed country
115
What is Space?
The extent of an area and can be in a relative and absolute sense.
Refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
116
Which individuals or organizations would be most likely to make a decision based on the spatial pattern shown?
North America has faster working-age growth in 2015-2030 than in 2000-2015
Africa which will have the fastest working-age growth rate from 2015-2030
Latin America has faster working-age growth in 2015-2030 than in 2000-2015
Asia, which will have the fastest working-age growth rate from 2015 to 2030
117
Which factor best explains why Malthusian predictions of overpopulation have not come true?
Advances in technology led to big gains in agricultural productivity
Environmental disasters and wars contributed to higher death rates
Migration allowed people to move to areas where there are more resources
Advances in technology led to globalization and sustainable development
118
Which of the following explains an unintended consequence of China’s antinatalist one-child policy?
Farmers forced to move to nearest city to find job results in big urban pop
Short # working peps to care for big # elder results increase of $ for them
Reduction of birth/decline of the rate increase resulting in low pop growth
Smaller spending on child costs results in a drop in domestic productivity
119
Which group best illustrates minorities in a multistate nation?
Spain's Catalan People
The US's tribal nations
Russia's ethnic groups
France's African communities
120
Which statement MOST accurately describes food insecurity?
Half of the world's hungry are in areas affected by war which is a factor
Poverty in the US is linked with unemployment which is a major factor
Dominance of commercial farming over subsistence farming is the cause
Lack of transportation infrastructure is most commonly reported cause
121
Which of the following best explains a likely effect of Brazil’s population distribution?
Uniform economic growth throughout the country as urban areas expand west
Uneven economic development as the east sees more growth than the west
Expansion of farmland as people move to cities allowing more land to farm
More cultural unity as people live close proximity to another in the east
122
Which time-line entry is an example of an antinatalist policy?
Singapore in 1972
France in 1939
China in 2015
Singapore in 1987
123
Which statement about official languages is
TRUE
?
Countries can only have one official language
All of the above
Official lang. are used by the govt for use daily business
Official lang. r always spoken by maj. citizens of a coutry
124
A language that no longer has native speakers is considered
a creole language
a preserved language
a lingua franca
an extinct language
125
The table shows the changes in land acreage. Which best describes the changes and a consequence of the changes?
Expansion of coastal cities which leads to increased acreage of urban land
Increase in acreage which will be added to navigational charts to ship
Increase of acreage caused by construction of polders for land reclamation
Decrease in the acreage of coastal land then affects the costs of property
126
Which of the following defines the term total fertility rate?
The number of years that it will take for a population to double
The total number of children born during a given year
The average number of kids 1 women in a country will have in her lifetime
The percentage of children that make it to adulthood
127
Numerically speaking, which of the following religions has the smallest number of adherents?
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
128
Based on the map, which continent likely has the highest fertility rates?
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
129
Which statement accurately describes an aspect of the concept of environmental injustice?
Urban renewal project in the US displaced over a million people in 50-60s
Government has the right to take privately owned property for public use
Women in urban areas face # of trials when trying to assert property claims
Communities of color/poor are likely to be expose to environmental burdens
130
Which statement accurately describes a disadvantage of federalism?
It discourages diversity in political representation
It can allow local governments to wield undue or improper power
Incites conflicts between regions that differ on civil and political issues
The National government can be disconnected from local issues
131
Which statement about culture is true?
All of the above
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people
Cultural traits are a reflection of a group’s values
Cultures are dynamic and always changing.
132
Which conclusion can be drawn by the data in the graph?
Women living in countries where facing discrimination may have shorter life
Property-rights discrimination against women is more common in Europe
No connection between property-rights discrimination and life expectancy
Most of the world women don't face discrimination in law or practice
133
Based on the types of information collected in the survey form which of the following could be mapped using census data?
How residents voted in the last election
How voters might vote in the next national election
The political party affiliation of the average resident
The number of voting-age residents per household
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Which would be likely to increase life expectancy in a less developed country making an aging population in that country
A decrease in the country’s total fertility rate
Improvements in access to health care and sanitation
Rural-to-urban migration within the country
Improvements in transportation and communication networks
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What are Natural Resources?
Physical artifacts that humans have created & that form the landscape
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
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What describes majority of voluntary migrant from South Asia to Persian Gulf country of Bahrain and Qatar in 1990-2000s?
Internally displaced persons
Rural-to-urban migrants
Guest workers
Asylum seekers
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What is a Robinson Map
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
Continent sizes are accurate. Directions and distances aren’t accurate.
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
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The area of origin of a culture is called
culture hearth
culture realm
cultural environment
cultural homeland
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What is the Friction of Distance?
The geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
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What are Thematic Maps?
Used as a communications tool tells us how human activities are distributed
Shows a smaller amount of area/land but with greater detail
Used as a marketing tool to tell us how human activities are played out
None of the above
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The Shi’ite Muslim population is concentrated in
Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Iran and part of Iraq
Malaysia and part of Indonesia
India and Bangladesh
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Which is the best definition of diffusion?
Process by which different ethnic groups merge cultural traits or tradition
Process which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another over time
Process by which a cultural trait changes over time
Process by which an ethnic group reinforces pride in their heritage
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A geographic assemblage of related culture regions is
a culture hearth
a cultural homeland
a culture realm
a cultural environment
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Which of the following would be considered a sacred site for Christians?
Potala Palace in Lhasa
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
The Kaaba in Makkah
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Examples of non-material aspects of culture include all of the following
except
belief systems
traditions
clothing
practices
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What are large scale maps
Shows a larger amount of area/land but with less detail
None of the above
Shows a smaller amount of area/land but with greater detail
Shows land
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What is Elevation?
All of the above
Grouped/bunched together
Appears to be distributed over a wide area
Using levels of how high/low something is located on the land
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What explains why Countries X and Z would implement anti-natalist policies?
Antinatalist promote immigration so they are able to keep its population
Antinatalist promote higher births so they will have an adequate workforce
Antinatalist promote family planning to reduce fertility and discourage kid
Antinatalist correct skewed sex ratios so the # of each will be more even
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Based on the graph predicted population growth in what region is explained by a high total fertility rate?
Africa
Latin America and Caribbean
Asia
Canada and the USA kawh kawh
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The increasing percentage of urban dwellers in more-developed countries is best explained by...
Inadequate health care and few educational resources
An abundance of arable land for agricultural use
Greater access to job opportunities, resources, and facilities
A critical need for workers in the primary economic sector
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A regional variant of a language is known as a
language family
language dialect
language group
language branch
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Which of the following describes a concern for a country with an aging population?
Elders in country increases the sex ratio becomes unevenly skewed to males
Population ages life expectancy for younger peps decreases and heath $ drop
Elders in country make less young workers to add to tax revenue for elders
Elders increases the population decreases because elders don't have kids
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What is a Gall Peters Map
Continent sizes are accurate. Directions and distances aren’t accurate.
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
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What happened in 1979, as a result of tensions in an area of Spain with a high percentage of Basques?
Spain engaged in a policy of ethnic cleansing
The Basque Country won independence from Spain
Spain granted the region more autonomy
Spain engaged in a policy of force assimilation
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Problems with multi-lingual states include
confusion, as some place names r identified differently
All of the above
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
increased costs for printing govt. signs in dif. languages
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What are Reference maps?
For people to see important landmarks
For people to go for information about places, the 2 are political+physical
None of the above
People to go for information about places the 2 are political+economical
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Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world
largest # of Muslims is in Southwest Asia and East Africa
largest # of Muslims is in the Middle East and North Africa
largest # of Muslims is in South Asia and Southeast Asia
largest # of Muslims is in West Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa
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In which region of the world do women make up the majority of the aquaculture workforce?
Southeast Africa
South America
The Caribbean
North America
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Look at the picture for the question
Delegated State
Unitary State
Federal State
Distributed State
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Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family
Austronesian
Japanese
Indo-European
Germanic
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Which of the following is the most significant negative effect of extreme ethnocentrism?
Cultural diffusion between cultures
Assimilation of other cultures
Discrimination against member of other cultures
Loss of identity among other cultures
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Which pair of religions are both considered hierarchical religions?
Roman Catholicism and Islam
Mormonism and Islam
Roman Catholicism and Mormonism
Mormonism and Southern Baptist
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High agricultural density is associated with which of the following?
Emphasis on crops over livestock
Widespread use of machinery
Small number of farmers
Substance Agriculture
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What is a Built Environment?
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
Physical artifacts that humans have created & that form the landscape
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Which of the following countries is best described as being at Stage 3 of the demographic transition model?
Ivory Coast: birth rate = 37, death rate = 13
Hungary: birth rate = 10, death rate = 13
Bolivia: birth rate = 24 , death rate = 7
China: birth rate = 13, death rate =7
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Which of the following statements best explains how the Industrial Revolution reduced the threats forecast by Malthus?
RuralToUrban migration for factory jobs declined births/lowered population
All of the above
Industrialization enabled European imperialism and migration, reducing popu
Rural migration to cities allowed farmers increase food production
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Which location is an early agricultural hearths?
Rhine-Ruhr Corridor
Tokyo Plain
Indus River Valley
Gobi Desert
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What is Dispersal?
All of the above
Grouped/bunched together
Using levels of how high/low something is located on the land
Appears to be distributed over a wide area
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The city in the photograph most closely resembles which urban structure model?
Latin American city
Harris and Ullman muitiple-nuclei
Hoyt Sector
Galactic City
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Islam diffused across the Eastern Hemisphere through
trade
migration
missionaries
All of the above
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Which term describes the identification and development of vacant parcels of land within previously built areas?
Suburbanization
Greenbelt Planning
Urban Sprawl
Infill Development
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Which of the following contexts could a neo-Malthusian perspective most successfully explain population characteristics?
Country with low rate of natural population increase small % of people farm
Country after an environmental disaster, where it need to be rebuilt
Country with high rate of natural population increase where food is at risk
A country experiencing population decline, where birth rates are low
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What are small scale maps
None of the above
Shows land
Shows a larger amount of area/land but with less detail
Shows a smaller amount of area/land but with greater detail
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Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct?
Its useful for showing distribution of human population to the Mercator
More accurate than Mercator in showing the sizes in higher latitudes
Better for guessing territorial waters in lower latitudes than the Mercator
It is better for making topographical maps than the Mercator
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Which geographic term describes the area shown on the map?
Shatterbelt
Choke Point
Ethnic Enclave
Confederation
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A single attribute of culture is called a
culture hearth
culture landscape
culture trait
culture complex
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All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages
except
Italian
English
French
Spanish
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Which of the following statements describes one way the second agricultural revolution improved agricultural production?
Scientists created disease-resistant GMOs
Nonfood crops such as cotton provided farmers with surplus imcome
A worldwide system of agriculture with global markets was developed
People began practicing irrigation which expanded farmable lands
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Which statement accurately describes an environmental consequence of an agricultural practice?
The use of synthetic fertilizers decreases soil fertility
Aquaculture contributes to soil salinization
Shifting cultivation contributes to deforestation
Pastoral nomadism contributes to water pollution
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All of the following reflect a popular cultural landscape except
urban population
globalization
uniform landscapes
homogeneous population
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Ethnic religions
All of the above
Are made up of homogeneous populations.
None of the above
Do not seek converts.
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Which of the following areas is not considered a cultural realm?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Europe
Latin America
New England
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Which scale of analysis could demographic data that could be used to compare an urban neighborhood to other ones
Metropolitan area or urban region
State or province
Census tract or enumeration area
County or parish (in Quebec and Louisiana)
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What is a Geographic Positioning System (GPS)?
Taking pic of the Earth surface from a satellite/plane to learn Earths land
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
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Which religion is currently the most important religion in its area of origin?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
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Which statement most accurately explains political gerrymandering?
Governor redraws political boundaries to ensure her political keeps power
Supreme Court determines # of voters, ensure voters are not disenfranchised
Majority party of a legislature makes changes to stop new political parties
Majority party redraws political line to ensure their side has more power
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What is a Geographic information system (GIS)?
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
All information including physical features and human activities
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
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Which term describes the total value of the goods and services produced by a county's citizens and companies in a year
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Income
Sustainable Development
Human Develop Index
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What is Geospatial Data?
All information including physical features and human activities
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
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Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Rocky Mountain Region
The Gulf Coast
The Bible Belt
None of the above
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What is absolute location?
None of the above
Is the precise spot where something is according to a system.
Used in order to describe where things are in relation to others (N S E W)
Description of where something is in relation to other things.
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Which type of diffusion is shown in the diagram?
Contagious
Relocation
Migration
Stimulus
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Which describes a typical characteristic of course countries?
Slash-and-burn agriculture
A balanced economy among these 3 major sectors
Subsistence agriculture and limited mechanization
A substantial secondary sector with a dominant tertiary sector
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What is Pattern?
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
The geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
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Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions?
Cartographic principles
Absolute location
Cultural Landscape
Relative location
