GEOGRAPHY FINAL EXAM REVIEW

This is a group with a shared culture inside a land area.

The Five Pillars or central teachings of Islam include all the following except:

Language and dress are to Cultural Traits as buildings, roads, and agriculture are to . . .

Apartheid in South Africa is similar to the ______________ system in the US.

French Canadians, Basques, and Catalonians use language to _______ them from majority cultures.

Theme of Geography asks the question, “How are places similar or different from one another?”

Hindus believe each person has an ____________________or soul.

A person who is forced to leave home because of dire threats to well-being.

These companies to make money expand and adapt to different cultures and regions of the world.

Contour maps are meant to show the

This is land where a nation and state are within the same sovereign territory.

This is the belief that when people die, they are reborn to new lives.

What model shows the growth of populations through history based on birth rate and death rate?

Which is a reason GMOs are not important to food production?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all came from . . .

Which Theme of Geography answers the question, “What is this place like?”

This is the rapid diffusion of culture around the world:

The mutual promise between the Jews and God was called . . .

The two religions that believe in karma and reincarnation are _____________________

What are Push Factors?

In which zones of latitude is it cold all year round because they get little sunlight?

The fact that people in France and Quebec both speak French is an example of . . .

What is replacement population?

The Buddha sought enlightenment (wisdom), to learn how to escape . . .

A religion that doesn't seek out more followers but is locally contained to a group of people.

Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the _____.

This is the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.

The 0° latitude line that divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres is . . .

This is a soul’s good and bad deeds that determines what a person’s new life will be like.

A person with allowance to work in a country different than home temporarily.

What is relative location?

What is the environmental downside to fracking?

The Prime Meridian runs through which city?

The High Stationary stage of development applied to most countries before what episode?

What occurs when weathered material is moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity?

What economic activities do wealthy and developed countries mostly rely on?

Which one of the following is an ethnic religion?

All of the following are advantages that small countries tend to have except . . .

Islam was founded by the Prophet __________________ who lived from 570 to 632 in Saudi Arabia.

Which map projection is the most accurate?

The founder of Buddhism was _____________________ who became the Buddha or “Enlightened One.”

Which would we not expect rich countries with high per capita GDP to also have?

In which zones of latitude do climates vary greatly (hot and cold)?

Christians believe that Jesus is . . .

Which of the following is not a pull factor in migration?

Theme of Geography asks, “How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?”

What are the places tectonic plates fracture called?

The 0° longitude line that divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres is . . .

What kinds of information can be obtained from economic maps (a type of thematic map)?

Which one of the following religions is a universalizing religion?

How humans have physically impacted the natural layout of the land by their actions.

Theory that the earth once had one “super continent” that split into the current continents?

In which stage are birth and death rates both low, stabilizing the population?

Judaism within Israel is an example of how religion can . . .

Which Theme of Geography answers the question, “Where is this place?”

What international organization has 190 countries with the goal of keeping peace in the world?

People live in west, central, and southern Africa because . . .

What kinds of currents affect climate?

Physical and chemical processes that change the characteristics of rocks.

How does the distance above sea level affect climate?

Which of the following is not a push factor in migration?

Why would a country offer paid maternity leave for mothers?

Who was the “father” of the Hebrews (Jews)?

What are the weather conditions at a location over a long time?

Which region of Africa is most likely to embrace Western cultural norms?

Which zones of latitude are hot all year round because they get a lot of direct sunlight?

Private charitable organizations that are not a part of any government?

What treaty established a norm against interference in another state's domestic affairs?

Which country in Africa had different cultures placed in it leading to violence and genocide?

What are Secondary Economic Activities?

Sunnis and Shiites are an example of how different denominations in religion can cause . . .

Larger countries tend to have all of the following advantages except . . .

Which would we not expect poor countries with low per capita GDP to have?

This language brings people of different cultures together; they can use it to communicate.

Which Theme of Geography asks, “How do people relate to the physical world?”

The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth’s physical and human features.

According to the Demographic Transitional Model at what stage is the population stable? Why?

Since the advent of social media, the speed in which culture is diffused has . . .

What are GDP per capita rates are directly linked to?

Which country attempted to curb population growth with a “one child policy?”

The Caste system of human hierarchy is . . .

What are Pull Factors?

In which stage of the DTM are both birth rates and death rates high?

Which natural resource is most important for the growth of human populations?

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time?

Where were political boundaries drawn with no consideration for religion leading to violence?

This is a sovereign territory with distinct borders.

Why are most people moving to cities in increasing numbers around the world?

What are Primary Economic Activities?

Jesus taught . . .

Race is based on cultural traits and customs such as language, religion, dress, etc.

How many surviving children do women need to have on average to keep up replacement population?

What are Tertiary Economic Activities?

Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture?

What is absolute location?

Muslims and Jews are an example of how two different religions can cause . . .

Assuming Mr. Dunn is an American, an example of cultural diffusion would be . . .

These include religious occasions, holidays, festivals, celebrations, music, dance, and food.

During the High Stationary stage, why were death rates high?

Universalizing religions are religions always seeking . . .