Nunavut was created by the Canadian government by

recognize territorial rts of indigenous people in the area

Which is not an example of spatial analysis

# of space shuttles constructed

The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by

expanding the importance of express packaging delivery

Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %

of the population is under age 15

Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by

production only for family consumption

Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?

Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility

Which pair of agriculture types occupies the largest % of the world's total land area

shifting cultivation:nomadic herding

Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT

physical barriers prevented communal farm practices

The primary geographic effect of globalization on the economy

Production is shifted to low-cost locations in LDCs and NICs

All of the following are crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT

separation of the ruling system and the religious system

The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because

growers have not established an integrated commodity chain

In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in

Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana

Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their

intensive agriculture based irrigation

What makes Brasilia, Canberra and Washington DC, different from the design of most urvan areas?

Designed to reflect the power & wealth of their countries

A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity

modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing

A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland

Cristaller's Central Place Theory

The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include

Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan

Quaternary economic activities are those that

involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info

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1
Nunavut was created by the Canadian government by
grant autonomy to the Cree and Mohawk people
recognize territorial rts of indigenous people in the area
facilitate the exploration of mineral rscs in the NW terr
re-create the per-1912 boundary of Quebec
2
The following 20th cent migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict EXCEPT
Mexicans leaving Mexico
Asians leaving Uganda
Tutsis leaving Rwanda
Hindus leaving Pakistan
3
The shaded area on the map is most associated with
rice cultivation
wheat farming
dairy farming
slash and burn cultivation
4
Which country has the largest number of Sunni Muslims?
Indonesia
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh
5
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward cardinal directions illustrates the importance
of economics
of topography
of technology
of belief systems
6
Which is not an example of spatial analysis
distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
# of space shuttles constructed
7
The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
expanding the importance of express packaging delivery
reinforcing the dominance of the CBD for retail sales
inc'ing the importance of rail transport compared to truck
beinging consumers and producers into face to face contact
8
Water run-off is likely to be greatest in which setting?
Beach front
City
Alpine terraces
Flat farmland
9
Rank size rule: largest city has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a
a population of 7.5 million
a population of 2.5 million
population of 5 million
population of 9 million
10
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation
multicropping
production of cash crops for export
demand for wage laborers
sharecropping
11
A characteristic of most societies in the last stage of the DTM
overpopulation
hyperinflation
aging population
youth dependency
12
Present distribution of Basques suggests IndoEuro spread across Europe, this group isolated in
the Apennines
the Pyrenees
the Carpathians
the Alps
13
The maps scale most useful for studying features in the landscape of a farming community
1:750,000
1:1,000,000
1:3,000,000
1:10,000
14
Labor intensive intertillage is often practice in
English countryside
the Canadian wheat belt
Southeast Asia
the Turkish highlands
15
in the 19th and 20th cent, the most prominent type of intraregional migration worldwide was
inland to coastal
urban to suburban
urban to rural
rural to urban
16
Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %
of the population receiving adequate medical care
of the population is female
of the population is under age 15
of the population is over age 15
17
Best example of a state with a compact shape
Burma
New Zealand
Argentina
Poland
18
Which of the following is a term used in the study of place names?
toponyms
acronyms
isogloss
loconyms
19
Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by
irrigation and inorganic fertilization
double cropping of specific grains
production only for family consumption
extensive use of the land
20
Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?
Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility
Unempolyment programs are designed to keep cheap labor
The unempolyed do not have the human capital find new jobs
Workers have no place to go
21
Indonesia is an example of a ___ state
prorupted
perforated
compact
fragmented
22
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
adobe ruins
coastal wetlands
cloud forest
strand of mangrove trees
23
Which pair of agriculture types occupies the largest % of the world's total land area
shifting cultivation:nomadic herding
plantation agriculture:Specialized horticulture
cattle ranhing:Mediterranean agriculture
Wheat farming:Dairying
24
Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT
physical barriers prevented communal farm practices
government land policy
agricultural private enterprise
political stability
25
Culturally defined political boundaries, such as those determined by language, religion or lang
relict
antecedent
consequent
geometric
26
The BEST example of Balkanization
Yugoslavia
Albania
Russia
Greece
27
The primary geographic effect of globalization on the economy
Local ownership makes industry less likely to move
Countries have greater control over economic activity
Production is increasingly focused on the Rhine Ruhr valley
Production is shifted to low-cost locations in LDCs and NICs
28
The European Union is an example of
supranationalism
a nation state
nationalism
unitary state
29
Which pyramid shows a college town?
Alaska
Florida
Kansas
30
All of the following are crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT
a system for food storage and distribution
separation of the ruling system and the religious system
a stratified social system
an agricultural surplus
31
Regionalization is to geography as
composition is to music
description is to literature
exploration is to geology
periodization is to history
32
The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because
the animals are difficult to raise
the high protein content of the meats is unhealthy
growers have not established an integrated commodity chain
restrictive dietary laws in the US
33
Clustering of dr's offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
intervening opportunities
agglomeration
decentralization
subsidies
34
One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in
countries with a low death rate
LDCs
highly developed countries
countires with a low fertility rate
35
Which is not a reason for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s
better public transportation
prefab construction methods
the building of interstate highways
GI Bill of Rights
36
Which of the following represent a nation without a state?
Kurds
Turks
Israelis
Albanians
37
Network cities...
Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev
London, Birmingham, Liverpool
Tokyo, Osaka, Nagasake
Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago
38
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
Tennessee, Arkansas, andKentucky
Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia
39
Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their
intensive agriculture based irrigation
designation as sacred sites
in-migratin from neighboring arid areas
tropical climate
40
The first wave of immigrants to the US during the 19th century came from
Italy, Russia, and Poland
Sweden, Norway, and Slovakia
England, Ireland, and Germany
Asia and Latin America
41
What makes Brasilia, Canberra and Washington DC, different from the design of most urvan areas?
Designed to reflect the power & wealth of their countries
Planned around a major river to ease the flow of goods
Design was based on transportation systems
Positioned to help protect them from enemy attack
42
___ is an environmental problem most associated with the African Sahel
Deforestation
Flooding
Desertification
Air pollution
43
Religion that is predominant in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota
Catholic
Lutheran
Baptist
Methodist
44
A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity
modern farmers use machinery
traditional patterns of farming are disappearing
it has not been affected by industrialization
modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing
45
Which of the following areas was what domesticated the earliest?
The plateau of central Mexico
Southeastern Turkey
Southern Italy
Eastern China
46
A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Cristaller's Central Place Theory
Wallerstein's Core Periphery Model
Rostow's model of economic development
47
The high tech firms in Silicon Valley in California are clustered together take advantage of
agglomeration effects
access to markets
economies of scale
cheap labor
48
Who is most likely to migrate
married 50 year old
married 30 years old
single 25 years old
single 14 year old
49
Who said plant domestication 1st occured in diversified habitats with a variety of species?
Esther Boserup
Carl Sauer
Thomas Malthus
Ernest Ravenstein
50
The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
China, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
51
Quaternary economic activities are those that
extract natural resource fromt he environment
transform raw material into finished products
involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info
invole the exchange of goods & and the provision of svcs
52
Which of the following is NOT a major oil-producting zone
Persian Gulf
North Sea
Caspian Sea
Gulf of California
53
Which statement about mega-stores is false?
are outsiders with no stakes in the community
destroy locally owned businesses
homogenize the landscape
conform to the distinctiveness of the region
54
Balkanization refers to
introduction of an economic system of free enterprise
military and economi alliance of a group of countries
industrial growth in LDCs
fragmentation of a region into smaller units
55
in the 1st 1/2 of the 20th cent, the transportation of beef over long dist was made possible by
airplanes
high speed railroads
commercial canning
refrigerated ships
56
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
integration of behavioral traits within a group
relationship btw human cultures & their physical environment
modification of Earth's surface by human actions
spead of an idea of innovation from its source
57
A straight line on a navigation map using the Mercator projection represents
the distance from the prime meridian
a line of constant compass bearing
travel time between origin and destination
the shortest distance between 2 points
58
Consumption of agricultural products directly by the producer rather than for market
subsistence agriculture
plantation farming
shifting field agriculture
hunting and gathering
59
Which region had the smallest # of people living in urban areas at the end of the 20th century
Europe
South Asia
South America
Australia
60
Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services is
Wallerstein's core periphery model
Burgess's Concentric zone model
Central Place Theory
von Thunen agricultural land use model
61
Which statement is falses about global patterns of development
Asian Tigers made big strides in per capita income
Largest concentration of the LDCs are in Latin America
Per capita income is greater in the US than in China
The gap between the rich and poor has increase over time
62
In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas
increased b/c of new trade routes and industries
decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
deceased slowly due to increased competition for land
63
Most are relatively isolated islands with small populations, and remnants of empires
Remaining dependencies
newly independnet states of the 1990s
Provinces of Canada
the global commons
64
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related to the presence of
railroad junctions
defensive sites
navigable waterways
transcontinental highways
65
Which of the following countries did NOT have a long lasting colonial presence in Africa?
Germany
Belgium
France
Portugal
66
A country where the majority of the population are Shiite Muslims
Iran
Saudi Arabia
India
Indonesia
67
Which best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture
local markets have become more important to dairy farmers
individual farms have become more diversified
Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms
subsistence farmers are given great advantages
68
Ag practiced in CA differs from forms practiced in Mediterranean ag regions b/c in CA
wheat is grown in the winter as a cover crop
farms rely on local labor
grapes are grown for wine production
farms use more irrigation
69
Best example of the geographical concept of nation-state
Belgium
Sri Lanka
Canada
Iceland
70
Which of the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production?
abundant water
uear round growing season
cheap labor
alluvial soil
71
The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, county, province, nation-state
empire, nation, province, county
county, province, nation-state, empire
72
Which of the following countries is the primary destination for guest workers from the Maghreb
Spain
France
Germany
Italy
73
The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England
Desertification by overgrazing of cattle
Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers
Intensification of urban heat islands
Oil-spill liability
74
According to environmental determinism, which would have the most productive settlements?
mountainous regions
tropical regions
temperate regions
arid regions
75
Which population pyramid demonstrates an elderly dependency ratio?
Florida
Alaska
Kansas
76
The best example of extensive land use
a back yard garden
a sheep ranch
a cattle feedlot
an egg production facility
77
An area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values
heartland
shatterbelt
enclave
rimland
78
Which of the following sectors of the economy has grown the fastest in the US since the mid 70s
retail
agriculture
service
military
79
vonThunen emphasized ____ in his model of agricultural land use
seasonal fluctuation in prices of farm products
capital costs
labor cost
transportation cost
80
The shape of Maryland's 3rd congressional district is the result of
agglomeration
gerrymandering
decentralization
watershed boundaries
81
How are new languages created?
religious purposes
migration
isolation
innovation
82
Which of the following applies to MDCs?
Early stages of the epidemiological transition
Long life expectancy
Rapid population growth
High total fertility rates
83
The belief that one's own culture is the best or better than other cultures
ethnocentrism
acculturation
syncretism
racism
84
An example of ecotourism
ski resorts in Chile
artificial lakes in Texas
recreational canals in Florida
national parks in Costa Rica
85
An example of a centripetal force
existence of different language regions
poorly developed road network
primate city
rugged topography
86
An ethnic religion
Mormonism
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
87
Boundaries based on the median line principle are generally associated with
unsettled frontier zones
bodies of water
major highways
converging ethnic territories
88
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship
btw the outward appearance of a place & its internal working
btwThe basic structure of a society & its outward expression
of the Heartland and the Rimland
between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC
89
In terms of total tonnage, _____is the leading export crop in the world
coffee
corn
rice
wheat
90
The largest # of refugee in the 21st century
Africa
North America
Europe
Southwest Asia
91
The DTM
supports idea that tech can extend food production
divides demogrphc changes into 2 stages: low and high growth
is characterized by low growth rates in stages 1 and 4
is applicable only to 18th century Europe
92
Which of the following is a forward capital?
London
Brasilia
Seoul
Lima
93
Depicts a commerical spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from CBD
Urban realms
Burgess's concentric zone model
Latin American City model
Harris and Ullman's multiple nuclei model
94
Most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos
Food preferences are stronger than taboos
Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons
Food preferences and taboos show little variability
Food preference has little influence on diet in the SW Asia
95
Which of the following is a primary activity
Engineering
Teaching
Coal mining
Car manufacturing
96
Which of the following industries will located closest to the raw material
automobile assembly
brewing
soft drink bottling
nickel smelting
97
1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore
Describes the growth of cities in the US
represents the gentrification of inner cities int he US
describes the retailing trend of the US
demonstrates Borchert's epochs
98
The Indo-European family includes all major languages in Europe and other regions EXCEPT:
Central Asia
Northern India
Russia
Iran
99
The map represents
Homolosine with continuity of landmasses
Robinson with distortions at the equator
Mercator, with distorted land area
Planar with diverging lines at the poles
100
The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated in
East Asia
Western Europe
Southwest Asia
Northern Africa
101
Which of the following countries consumes the most fossil fuel per capita?
US
China
England
Japan
102
According to the Hoyt model of city structure, low income people tend to live in
peripheral temporary settlements
inner city only
linear residential areas radiating from the CBD outward
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
103
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following
GINI coefficient
general level of intelligence
per capita income
population density
104
Florida earns greater revenues from exporting oranges than Georgia does. Why?
Fl has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges
Florida's economy is based on agriculture production
Georgia's economy is based on tourism and manufacturing
Georgia has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges
105
Compared to N America ranches, commercial ranchers in the Pampas are likely to
use practices developed by indigenous people
raise livestock for export
lease their grazing land
raise sheep
106
Which population pyramid represents a town with a military base?
Florida
Alaska
Kansas
107
All of the following have created ghettos in North America EXCEPT
Economic Enterprise Zones
redlining by financial institutions
concentration of public housing and social services
blockbusting and racial steering
108
Violent confrontation in Ambon, Aceh, and E Timor illustrate the problem of holding together
Brazil
Indonesia
South Africa
India
109
Maquiladoras of northern Mexico
commercial produce farms
organic agricultural cooperatives
border squatter settlements
manufacturing outsourcing plants
110
Which has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btwn members
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Association of Caribbean States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Union
111
The 4 ancient culture hearths
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
Egypt, Mekong Valley, Middle East, Western Africa
Central Asia, India, Nile Valley, Southern Europe
Ethiopia, Ghana, Machu Picchu, Indonesia
112
During winter months in NoAm, the primary source of fruits and veggies found in grocery stores
Chile
Nigeria
Philippines
Uruguay
113
A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII
reduction in long distance commuting
availability of low down payment terms & long term mortgages
expansion of the interstate highway system
mass production of the automobile
114
Which is a true statement about edge cities
Located on edges of lakes, rivers or other physical features
Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space
Increasingly used for heavy industry
Is an outlet for a region's trade
115
_is disproportionately larger than the 2nd lrgst city and dominates a country's socioeconomics
conurbantion
megacity
primate city
megalopolis
116
Olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine, would be found in
Spain
Greece
Mexico
France
117
When approaching FRQ questions, you should answer what you think is the easiest question first.
Depends
False
True
118
vonThunen predicted
Large scale rubber plantations in Malaysia
large scale growing of flowers and veggies in Holland
Large dairy farms in Utah and S Idaho
Extensive cattle raising in northern France
119
Rostow's modernization model is concerned with
neocolonialism
core-periphery relations
economic development
dependency
120
If you wish to highlight a key concept in a FRQ response, it is a good idea to underline it
True
Dependa
Fasle
121
A footloose industry
tuna canning
computer chip
wine making
furniture
122
Which letter represents the region of the greatest proportion of the Canadian population
D
E
B
A
123
Which of the following have the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Quebec
Korea
Scandinavia
Caucasus
124
Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by
an increase in the use of energy and technology
an increase in the urban workforce
an increase in the agricultural workforce
substantial increases in the amt of land under cultivation
125
Which describes NAFTA
A monetary union with a single currency
Multinational trade zone w/o traiffs
An open border region free movement of labor
Protectionist coalition that denies trade access to others
126
Which describes a primate city
Is linked toby colonial administrators to an imperial power
disproportionately large in relation to next largest city
Is primarily concerned with its role as a religoius center
economically and politically connected to other cities
127
Which is true of popular culture
It promotes regional diversity
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people
It is more static than folk culture
It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places
128
Which of the following accounts for the universial appeal of blue jeans?
Adpotion of unique folk culture
Need for durable clothing
Diffusion of popular culture
Impact of high income on clothing habits
129
Name for political redistricting it makes unusually shaped districts-create political advantage
caucases
zoning
redlining
gerrymandering
130
The European Union, the ARab League and the UN are all examples of
federations
centrifugal organizations
supranational organizations
nation states
131
Dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
degree of gender equality within a country
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
relationship btw potential labor force & the rest of the pop
relationship btw the TFR and the IMR
132
The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents
industrialization
colonialism
tertiary economic activity
New international division of labor
133
The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over
200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
export processions zone (EPZ)
12 nautical mile territorial zne
continental shelf
134
Advantage for Japanese corporations locating manufacturing plants in the US
Less competition in the US than in most other countries
lower transportation costs and greater access to markets
freedom from Japan's overprotected distribution networks
the better educated labor force in the US
135
American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because
US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern
Native America settlement patterns were rectangular
Span. colonists laid out settlmts in a geometric pattern
EngSpeak'g settlers copied the landscape patterns of England
136
Which of the following countries has the fewest people per unit of arable land
Guatemala
Egypt
Netherlands
Argentina
137
Common characteristic of Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand
more than 10% of the population is involved in sheep farming
Low population growth rates
membership in the EU
primate urban system
138
False statement about NAFTA
It helped the mvmt of tertiary sector ind. from the US to Mx
It eventually may include other Latin American countries
It led to a net trade deficit for the US w/ Mex and Can
It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm
139
Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that it
is density of people/arable sq land unit
is the density of a single housing unit
measures the number of farmers
is only the population of cities
140
Which has low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility
truck
airplane
ship
railroad
141
?is most likely to be used by marketing firms seeking map patterns of lifestyle characteristics
zip codes
nonmetropolitan areas
counties
states
142
Where is terracing least likely to occur
Nepal
Greece
The Philippines
Niger
143
The cost of transportation is primary consideration in the location of an industrial site
Hoyt's sector model
Weber's least cost theory
bid rent theory
von Thunen's agricultural land use model
144
The shaded area shows
rice cultivation
wheat cultivation
nomadic hearding
slash and burn cultivation
145
The principal religion of Central and South America is
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Christianity
Protestantism
146
The pair that best represents regional appellation
Philly cheesesteak: New York pizza
Pork rinds: Mountain Dew
Parmesan cheese: Cha
Bordeaux: fondue
147
Most of Africa's original boundaries were drawn by
UN peacekeeping missions in the 1950s and 1960s
decolonization movements of the 1950s and 1960s
the Bandung Conference of 1955
European colonial power in the late 19th century
148
Internat'l company HQ, significant global financial functions, and polarized social structure
world cities
primate cities
entrepots
forward capitals
149
The concept that population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
homeostatic plateau
demographic momentum
rate of natural increase
demographic transition
150
Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
Climate is warmer on the coast and cooler in the highlands
LatinAmer armed forced have plans for defense of the coast
The colonial economies were export oriented
151
Cultural landscape can be defined as
the way people in differing culture perceive the environment
particular area w/in a geog region dedicated to cultural act
types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in regions
forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans

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