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1
Which of the following areas has the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Quebec
Caucasus
Argentina
Scandinavia
2
What country did US help create in early 20th century to facilitate oceanic commerce?
Panama
Vanezuela
Costa Rice
Nicaragua
3
Cultural landscape is closest to the meaning of which of the following?
build environment
environmental determinism
nonmaterial culture
cultural econolgy
4
A manufacturing company merges w/another company that possesses forward or backward links
transnational corporation
agglomeration
economies of scale
vertical integration
5
Iceland is a
absolute monarchy.
theocracy.
nation-sate.
enclave.
6
Which is NOT one of the five original urban hearth regions?
Mesopotamia
France
Mexico
Indus Valley
7
Which came most recently in US retailing?
"Big Box" Superstore
Downtown Business District
Shopping Mall
General Store & Post Office
8
Prior to 1850, the location of all major North American was related chiefly, to the presence of
railroad junctions.
navigable waterways.
defensive sites.
transcontinental highways.
9
Philippines is an example of which of the following states?
perforated
prorupted
compact
fragmented
10
Swahili in Africa is an example of a
pidgin language
lingua franca
official continental language
creole language
11
A clustering of doctor's offices&pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
Balkanization.
intervening opportunities.
agglomeration.
decentralization.
12
In the new global economy, an increasing # of financial decision are being made in
the fields, close to the source of agricultural production
major corporate centers like NYC, London & Tokyo
national capitals due to increasing importance of states
the informal sector
13
Which is positively correlated with GDP?
Carbon dioxide emission per capita
RNI
IMR
Distance from Greenwich meridian
14
Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in
North American
Africa
Europe
Asia
15
Which if listed correctly from largest to smallest?
Province, empire, nation-state, county
County, nation-state, province, empire
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, nation-state, province, county
16
A formal cultural region differs from other regions in that it
has a node
has internal uniformity
applies to only linguistic and religion regions
is one that people believe exists
17
The cultural landscape is the outcome of interactions btw humans & their natural environment,
according to Carl Sauer
according to Harm de Blij
according to Johann von Thunen
according to Alfred Weber
18
The EU, UN, and Arab League are all examples of
free trade zones
federations
centrifugal organizations
supranational organizations
19
The "Four Tigers" of East & SE Asia include
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
China, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
China, Indonesia, Japan and Taiwan
20
In the US and Canada, what areal unit best approximates a city neighborhood in size?
a metropolitan area
a census tract
a congressional district
a municipality
21
What caused the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world?
Interregional migration
A decline in the death rate
the decline in the dependency ratio
The natural increase rate
22
Which resource is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the US?
Oil drilled in US & imported
Coal mined in US
Natural gas drilled in US & imported
Coal imported
23
A fundamental different btw. folk and popular culture is that folk culture
is adaptive to change over time
tends to diffuse rapidly across geographic space
loses its distinctive characteristics as crosses boundaries
sets a minority group apart from region's general population
24
Toponyms in southern California reflect
the growing influence of globalization.
the cultural heritage of the settlers.
the significance of location theory.
the importance of time-space convergence.
25
Popular culture tends to have
large heterogeneous groups.
small homogeneous groups.
indigenous groups.
groups living in isolated areas.
26
Canadian PRAIRIES barns were first build with
plywood
logs
stones
sod & thatch
27
Cultural ecology studies the
relationships between language and land use
interactions btw human societies and physical environment
relationships btw politics and policy
interactions between places and space
28
Odd shaped Congressional districts are mostly likely the result of
county boundaries.
decentralization.
gerrymandering.
amalgamation.
29
Indo-European, Germanic, English, Midland-Northern shows sequence of
religious groups.
folk culture to popular culture.
a language family to dialect.
urban hierarchies.
30
The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the
distance to a place with similar functions
population of the market area
total number of central places in an urban system
population of the central place
31
According to Christaller central place model, which would have the smallest range?
An international airport
A professional football stadium
A university
A grocery story
32
The term Balkanization refers to the
fragmentation of region into smaller units
military and economic alliance of a group of countries
spread of Slavic languages
industrial growth in less-developed nations
33
Most Latin American cities are focused on a
skyscraper office building
central plaza
squatter settlement
zone of heavy industry
34
Intervening opportunities cause
rank-size rule cities to become primate cities.
land prices close to the CBD to be high.
immigrants to stop before they get to planned destinations.
time-space compression.
35
Which is NOT part of the definition of a "state"?
defined boundaries
political sovereignty & legitimacy
permanent resident population
common language
36
Which best describes urban planning in US?
Accomplished thru local ordinances governing land use
Following standards est. by international organizations
Imposed by federal government thru national standards
Directed by state gov'ts thru regional standards.
37
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentuck
Minnesota, Michigan & Illinois
Pennsylvania, Ohio & Indiana
Rhode Island, New York & West Virginia
38
Rank-size rule-if the largest city in a country has a pop of 8 million, next largest city will
have 1 million people
have 7 million people
have 4 million people
have 16 million people
39
The sector model is highly influenced by
transition areas.
the location of the CBD.
transportation patterns.
the interaction of the central city & the suburbs.
40
Which is a footloose industry that is not connected to one specific location?
steel
computer chip
furniture
winemaking
41
Which environmental problem is linked to CFCs in spray cans, refrigerators, and plastic foam?
Ozone depletion
smog
Greenhouse effect
acid rain
42
Starting in the 1960s, many African countries' farmland was leased to foreign investors&gov'ts
using Pan-Africanism.
in a practice called neocolonialism.
under a policy of imperialism.
through decolonialization.
43
Which is a shatterbelt region?
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South America
Siberia
44
Which of the following is NOT a federal state?
France
Australia
United States
Mexico
45
The copper industry is
dependent on dry climate conditions.
bulk-gaining.
attracted to low-cost migrant labor.
bulk-reducing.
46
The provisions of the UNCOLS gave coastal navigational&economic sovereignty over which zone?
Empowerment zone
200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
Export processing zone (EPZ)
12-nautical-mile territorial sea zone
47
Which is NOT a centrifugal force of a state?
fragmented territorial base
Uneven development
substate nationalism
Linguistic homogeneity
48
What had brought foreign visitors & $ to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nepal and Belize?
Vacation cruising
Casino gambling
Ecotourism
Offshore banking
49
Rostow's model is concerned with
Dependency ratio
Neocolonialism
Economic development
Core-periphery relations
50
What is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?
Its generators are more expensive to purchase and maintain.
It can alter the ecosystems above/below the dam site.
Its water needs to be chemically treated.
It creates much air pollution.
51
Which country below consumes the most fossil fuels per capita?
United States
Japan
India
China
52
The internet has reshaped traditional economic arrangements by
bringing consumers & producers into face-to-face contact.
making central business districts even more important.
importance of rail over truck transportation.
expanding importance of express package delivery systems.
53
Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the US?
New York-Washington DC area
Atlanta-Birmingham area
Chicago-Detroit area
Los Angles-San Francisco area
54
Which of the following is an ethnic religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
Judaism
55
New urbanism includes
multiuse development,pedestrianfriendly design&front porches
transit-oriented development.
zero growth development.
redlining.
56
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
It spreads mainly by relocation diffusion.
It is more static than folk culture.
It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to many places.
It promotes regional diversity.
57
Which type of urban land use is common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?
Residential squatter settlements
Rail transportation sectors
Upper-class residential development
A plaza surrounded by a central business district
58
According to the sector model, where do members of low-income groups tend to live?
the inner city only
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
linear residential areas radiating from the city outward
suburbs and rural areas only
59
Weight-losing raw materials are usually manufactured
using ubiquitous raw materials.
close to consumers.
through agglomeration with similar factories
near the raw materials sites.
60
Which of these Latin America countries has a forward capital?
Chile
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
61
A primate city is more that twice the size of any other city in a country and
dominant economically and culturally.
always also the national capital.
always located in the center of its country.
much larger than the cities in any neighboring country.
62
Which of the following religions is appropriately matched with its region of origin?
Islam-Egypt
Judaism-Spain
Christianity-Germany
Buddhism-India
63
French influence on land division in the US and Canada resulted in
a long-lot system
nucleated villages
metes and bounds system
the township and range survey system
64
All of the following countries have been divided in their recent history EXCEPT
Korea
Ireland
Gemany
Japan
65
What is a food desert?
A method for growing food in desert climate zones
An area that has no access to grocery stores within a mile
Any area with commercial farming
The agricultural issues associated with deserts
66
Core-periphery models are based on the idea that
all world regions are equally well developed.
econ&social heart of state will be at its geographic center
there is sharp contrast btw econ hinterlands & lower areas
core countries haven't developed due to peripheral countries
67
Quaternary economic activities are those that
involve the exchange of goods and the provision of services
involve the collection, processing, and manipulation of info
transform raw materials into finished products
extract natural resources from the environment
68
Disputes over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean & North Pole include
which country planted flag at North Pole first
none, it is considered international land like Antarctica
multiple countries claim right to extract natural resources
multiple countries having indigenous people at North Pole
69
World-wide women are paid _______ men.
equal to
unevenly when compared to
more than
less than
70
Spread of the use of chopsticks into SE Asia with the influx of Chinese immigrants shows
stimulus diffusion
acculturation
hierarchal diffusion
relocation diffusion
71
Which fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btw member states?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
United Nations (UN)
European Union (EU)
72
Which pair of European countries had the most African colonies in 1914?
Germany and Italy
Britain and France
Portugal and Spain
Austria and Hungary
73
Economic complementaries between two places tend to reflect when
the places specialize in the same commodities
only the resource bases are different
there is a maximization of scale.
each place specializes in commodities demanded by the other
74
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?
Religious functions mostly take place at home with family.
It uses human and animal images in scared spaces.
Pilgrims bathe in holy rivers.
It is an universalizing religion.
75
Contact zones btw religions are most volatile when they are
made up of 3 or more religious beliefs
inhabited by 2 major groups with different religious beliefs
associated with competing ethnonational claims to territory
also language contact zones
76
Which below is the most open border?
Us-Canada (NAFTA)
India-Pakistan
Netherlands-Belgium (EU)
North Korea-South Korea
77
International company headquarters, significant financial functions &polarized social structure
Forward capitals
World Cities
Primate cities
Edge Cities
78
Land parcels in the Midwest tend to rectilinear because
of the federal land survey pattern.
English settlers replicated landscape patterns from England.
of the Native American settlement patterns.
there were no mountains or rivers to use as boundaries.
79
India is a preferable location to China for international consumer services because of
the large amounts of mineral resources found in China.
India's govt is neutral in global political affairs
low levels of education in China
the English language legacy of British colonialism in India
80
All have played a major role in rapid growth of the Sun Belt cities EXCEPT
increasing demand for retirement & resort centers
climatic changes leading to colder northern winters
cheap land and labor
immigration from Latin America
81
Which is NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the US after WWII?
mass reproduction of the automobile
availability of low down payment terms & long-term mortgages
reduction in long-distance commuting
expansion of home constuction
82
Which religion-country pair is NOT correct?
Ireland - Judaism
Iran - Shitte
Indonesia - Sunni
India - Hindi
83
A pilgrim to Varanasi in India is most likely to be
Buddhist
Hindu
Muslim
Jewish
84
All have helped to create ghettos in North America EXCEPT
concentrations of public housing and social services
redlining by financial institutions
blockbusting
economic enterprise zones
85
Gullah language is a spoken language which combines English & African dialects. Gullah is a
Sino-Tibetan dialect.
Language Family
Creolized Language.
Lingua Franca
86
Which refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?
urban hierarchy
threshold ratio
multiplier effect
sector model
87
Weber's analysis of location seeks to
minimize costs among multiple inputs of production.
evaluate the impact of 1 factor of production on location.
examine industr. economies w/predictable spatial patterns.
analyze postindus. economies w/predictable spatial patterns.
88
Most of the US and Canadian population lives in
rural non-farming areas.
central cities.
metropolitan areas.
farming areas.
89
Which country has experienced an economic boom due to tar sands being declared reserved energy?
Nigeria
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Canada
90
The hearth of the world's 3 major monotheistic religions is
South Asia
Western Europe
Southwest Asia
East Asia