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British economist who was the 1st critic 2 note world's pop. was increasing faster than food
Immanuel Wallerstein
Thomas Malthus
Alfred Weber
Ernst Ravenstein
2
See the question attached...
A
C
D
B
3
The phenomenon of distance decay helps to explain the tendency for people to
reject intervening opportunities when presented
make international moves when they are young
choose cities as their destinations
stay fairly close to home when they migrate
4
Which of the following countries are majority Shiite?
Turkey & Syria
Iraq & Jordan
Iraq & Iran
Saudi Arabia & Qatar
5
The main purpose of the Security Council of the UN is to
establish peacekeeping forces in hotspots around the world
regulate global monetary policies
provide social & cultural benefits
represent the democratic will of the member-states
6
Which of the following is a fragmented state?
Hungary
Chile
Indonesia
Thailand
7
Crude death rate - Crude birth rate =
Life expectancy rate
Natural increase rate
Mortality rate
Total fertility rate
8
Which of the following churches is most prominent in the southern US?
Baptist church
Presbyterian church
Lutheran church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
9
The 2 most populous countries in the world that have used restrictive population policies are
China & India
the US & Japan
India & the US
Russia & China
10
A unitary state is one in which political power is concentrated in
the hands of one person
sub-governments
the hands of those who also control the economy
a central legislature
11
A traveler crosses the International Date Line going from America > Asia, (s)he will set time
12 hours ahead
12 hours back
24 hours ahead
48 hours ahead
12
Which of the following is NOT a region of high population concentration?
South Africa
Southeast Asia
South Asia
East Asia
13
The 3 major branches of Christianity in the world today are
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Episcopalian
Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostal
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant
Baptist, Roman Catholic & Methodist
14
Which language on the map has the fewest# of people who speak it as a first language?
Spanish
English
German
Mandarin Chinese
15
The phenomenon of space-time compression has been most directly promoted by
social development
modernization
globalization
irredentism
16
An example of a stateless nation in the Mid. East is provided by
Kurds
Egyptians
Turks
Syrians
17
See the question attached....
A
B
D
C
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Which of the following is generally encouraged by folk cultures?
large number of chain stores
uniform landscapes
increased demand for natural resources
cultural diversity
19
Which of the following people is most likely to have the largest activity space?
a middle age man who lives in a suburb
an 8 year old boy who lives in the suburbs
an older man who has retired
a young professional woman who lives in an urban center
20
The combo of natural change and net migration to summarize population change over time is
demographic equation
the epidemiologic transition
the gravity model
demographic momentum
21
The province of Quebec is unique from other provinces in Canada because it has
the largest overall population
more young pople under the age of 21
control over the largest share of the country's economy
a majority of inhabitants who speak French as a 1st language
22
Core, periphery, & semiperiphery countries fit into the global economy according to the theory
by Walter Christaller
by W.W. Rostow
by Immanuel Wallerstein
by Alfred Weber
23
The housing styles pictured above originated during the 17th century in
Scotland
southern England
New England
the southern US
24
The type of culture that emphasizes artifacts is called
a culture trait
non-material culture
a culture system
material culture
25
The concept of territoriality is most central to the study of
political geography
cultural geography
urban geography
demography
26
The main reason Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja was to try to resolve differences
between American businessmen & Nigerian political leaders
between those support international trade & those who don't
between native Nigerians & Europeans
between the Muslim north & Christian south
27
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a map based on the Mercator projection?
S. American & Africa appear to be much larger than reality
Shapes of landmasses in mid. latitudes are greatly distorted
Landmasses in S. Hemisphere appear much smaller than reality
Size of areas, especially the Poles, are greatly exaggerated
28
Chain migration is most directly encouraged by
step migration
awareness space
kinship & friends ties
higher education levels
29
Which of the following areas of the world currently have net-in migration?
Latin America & Asia
Latin America & Europe
North America & Australia
Europe & Asia
30
Ability of state 2 carry out policies w/o interference from the inside or the outside is called
Devolution
Integration
Territoriality
Sovereignty
31
The main purpose of gerrymandering is usually to
create districts of approximately equal size
improve chance of one political party in state to win vote
challenge authority of courts to weigh in on political ?s
assert power of the legislative over the executive branch
32
The country where the Industrial Revolution first began was
the US
Germany
Britain
Italy
33
See the question attached...
C
A
D
B
34
Brazil's decision 2 move its capital from Rio de Janeiro 2 Brasilia reflects its desire
to create a primate city
to create a cultural landscape
to create a urban hierarchy
to create a forward capital
35
Which of the religion has the 2nd largest # of adherents (after Christianity) n the world today
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
36
Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force w/in a nation-state?
ethnic homogeneity
a separatist movement that demands independence
a strong a sense of nationalism
a strong national economy
37
Which of the following R areas that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity
Perceptual regions
Formal regions
Uniform regions
Functional Regions
38
The branch of Buddhism with the largest number of adherents is
Tantrayana
Mahayana
Theraveda
Baha'i
39
Demographic transition theory is concerned w/ which of the following concepts?
Population growth
Core-periphery relations
Economic development
Migration patterns
40
Examples of modern lingua franca languages are
Russian, Hindustani, & Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, & French
Russian, English & Swahili
Latin, Spanish & English
41
If a country has an arithmetic density of 78 & a physiological density of 3500, it most likely
little arable land
has a very large population
has a high carrying capacity
has a very small population
42
Which of the following religions have direct roots in Judaism?
Hinduism & Eastern Orthodoxy
Sikhism & Islam
Daoism & Christianity
Christianity & Islam
43
Name of system measuring the position of an object on earth's surface & stores info in layers
GPS
Physical landscape
GIS
Map projection
44
Push & Pull factors explain reason why people
try to promote sustainable development
create cultural landscapes
adopt cultural beliefs
migrate
45
Which of the following countries currently is NOT a member of the EU?
Croatia
Portugal
Greece
Hungary
46
Linguistic geographers map areas in which particular words are spoken, marking their limits as
isoglosses
artifacts
dialects
toponyms
47
The art and science of mapmaking is called
ecology
cartography
topography
epidemiology
48
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture is called
ethnocentrism
syncretism
cultural relativism
acculturation
49
Which geographers was the 1st to accurately calculate the circumference of the earth?
Eratosthenes
Idrisi
Carl Sauer
Ptolemy
50
The population pyramid below reflects the population distribution of
Iran
France
the United States
Afghanistan