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Semester PreTest Unit I,II,III
Semester PreTest Unit I,II,III
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region categorization that emphasizes the relationship between core and peripheral areas
formal regions
uniform regions
functional regions
perceptual regions
2
Mathematical calculations using latitude and longitude allow us to determine the
physical site characteristics of all places on earth
toponym of a particular place
arrangement of objects on earths surface
absolute location of a particular place
3
combination of natural change and net migration to summarize population change over time is
demographic momentum
the gravity model
the epidemiologic transition
demographic equation
4
Which of the following is NOT a physical site characteristic
amount of rainfall
location of a smaller street in relation to a main street
type of vegetation
type of soil
5
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the population of China
population on the coastline has no large cities
population is more concentrated in the south of the country
the western part of the country is sparsely populated
population is spread out fairly evenly across the country
6
transition theory, which stages in a country's development is population increasing
stages 3 and 4
stages 2 and 3
stages 1 and 4
stages 1 and 2
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The field that studies the relationship between the natural environment and culture is called
cultural ecology
environmental determinism
syncretism
linguistic geography
8
first critic to note that the population was increasing faster than the food supplies was
Thomas Malthus
Tobey Malthus
Tyler Malthus
Timothy Malthus
9
concept distance decay best illustrates which of the following Ravenstein's laws of migration
The majority of immigrants only move a short distance
Each migration produces a counterflow
Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose cities
Families are less likely to make international moves
10
Demographic transition theory is concerned with which of the following concepts
economic development
core-periphery relations
migration patterns
population growth
11
Which of the following would be a large scale map be most helpful
navigating terrain with significant changes in altitude
determining which way to turn on a small street
showing the relationship between to continents
mapping a route to circumvent traffic in a large city
12
one of the first geographers to accurately calculate the circumference of the earth
Ptolemy
Eratosthenes
George Perkins Marsh
Idrisi
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Which of the following is generally encouraged by folk cultures
increased pollution
uniform landscapes
cultural diversity
increased demand for natural resources
14
As Islam spread to Sub-Saharan Africa, its first converts were the elites then natives
hierarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
time-distance decay
stimulus diffusion
15
Mahayana, Theraveda, and Tantrayana are three branches of
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
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Branch of Christianity with the largest number of adherents
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholic
Lutheranism
Protestantism
17
The gravity model describes an inverse relationship between the
volume of migration distance between source and destination
flows and counterflows of migration
step migration and intervening opportunities
intervening obstacles and intervening opportunities
18
measures the position of an object on earth and stores information about it in layers is called
map projection
GPS
physical landscape
GIS
19
The three major branches of Christianity in the world today are
Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Sunni
Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, and Pentecostal
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and Methodist
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant
20
Which is computed by subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate
natural increase
total fertility rate
mortality rate
life expectancy
21
The pressure people put on the land to produce enough food is measured by
arithmetic density
the stationary population level
physiological population
population concentrations
22
Which of following are areas that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity
perceptual regions
uniform regions
functional regions
formal regions
23
Sunni and Shiite are two major branches of
Daoism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
24
a country has an arithmetic density of 78 and a physiological density of 3500, it likely has
a very small population
little arable land
a very large population
a high carrying capacity
25
which of the following countries will surpass China as the most populous country by 2050
Japan
the United States
Russia
India
26
The type of culture that emphasizes artifacts is called
a culture trait
a culture hearth
a culture system
material culture
27
If people believe that a devastating flood was caused by the displeasure of the gods.
environmental determinism
environmental perception
possibilism
cultural determinism
28
populous countries in the world that have actively applied restrictive population policies are
India and China
China and Indonesia
Russia and China
the United States and Japan
29
Religion distinguishes itself from other belief systems by its emphasis on
the ability of human beings to guide their on lives
supernatural intervention
the existence of gods
the sacred and divine
30
Which of the following religions have direct roots in Judaism
Christianity and Buddhism
Sikhism and Islam
Hinduism and Eastern Orthodoxy
Islam and Christianity
31
Examples of modern lingua franco languages are
Russian, English, and Swahili
Hindustani, German, and French
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and French
Russian, Hindustani, and Mandarin Chinese
32
A condition in which many languages are spoken, each by a relatively small number of people
diasporas
linguistic fragmentation
linguistic relativism
bilingualism
33
Which of the following religions has the largest number of adherents
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
34
Buddhism and Confucianism continued to be important forces, with a more or less equal exchange
transculturation
acculturation
assimilation
cultural transmission
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Place names may also be called
perceptual regions
site factors
isoglosses
Toponyms
36
U.S. government agency directly responsible for counting and collecting information on people
Office of Adminstartion
Office of Management and Budget
Department of Health and Human Services
Census Bureau
37
Which of the following is a dialect
Latin
Romance
southern United States
Indo-European
38
Which of the following best describes demographic momentum
birth rate rates decline, elderly people increase
Despite falling fertility rate, population still grows
the difference between births and deaths
drop in infant mortality rate, drop in death rate
39
If it is 9 A.M. in New York City, what time would it be in Los Angeles
1 P.M.
noon
6 A.M.
10 A.M.
40
The art and science of mapmaking is called
ecology
topography
cartography
epidemiology
41
Which of the following is NOT an ethnic religion
Hinduism
Sikhism
Judaism
Shintoism
42
Which of the following is a language sub-family
Indo-European language
Romance languages
American Indian language
Afro-Asiatic language
43
During the late 1800s, an important pull factor for immigrants to the United States was
a potato famine in Ireland
political unrest of Germany and Eastern Europe
political persecution in Russia
the Industrial Revolution in the U.S.
44
The phenomenon of distance decay helps to explain the tendency for people to
reject intervening opportunities when presented
choose cities as their destinations
stay fairly close to home when they migrate
make international moves when they are young
45
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a map based on the Mercator projection
Size , especially the North and South Poles are exaggerated
Land masses in the southern hemisphere appear to be smaller
South America and Africa appear to be much larger
True direction is difficult to determine
46
Linguistic geographers map the area in which particular words are spoken, marking their limits
dialects
toponyms
isoglosses
dialect
47
The phenomenon of space-time compression has been most directly promoted by
globalization
modernization
value added productivity
social development
48
All of the following are correct statements about time zones EXCEPT
Many areas have adopted daylight savings time
Times zones are geometrically subdivided by 15' of longitude
The local time in neighboring zones is 1 hour
China has more time zones than the US because its larger
49
traveler crosses the International Date Line from America to Asia, (s)he will set the time
24 hours ahead
24 hours back
12 hours back
48 hours ahead
50
Meridians and parallels are most helpful in determining
physical site characteristics
absolute location
the "why and where"
spatial organization
51
Which of the following churches is most prominent in the southern United States
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Presbyterian Church
Episcopalian Church
Baptist Church
52
A special type of map designed to reveal the nature of local topography is called a
Robinson Projection
contour map
reference map
local-global continuum map
53
Which of the following is an example of the spatial analysis tradition in geography
natural vegetation on hillsides
the number of ships constructed in New England
the size of major oceans
a checkerboard pattern created by agricultural use of land
54
of the ten major languages has the highest number of people who speak it as a first language
Chinese
English
Spanish
Hindi
55
Which of the following countries has the largest percentage of Roman Catholics
the United States
Brazil
Indonesia
Great Britain
56
The largest branch of Islam is
Shiite
Sunni
Muslim
Sikhism
57
form of relocation diffusion in which the spread of culture traits is slow enough to weaken
migrant diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
58
Which of the following is least likely to have a high population density
sea level altitudes in North America
river valleys in Africa
coastal areas of South America
interior areas of Australia
59
Refugees fleeing from Balkans during the 1990's were mostly reacting to
economic push factors
economic pull factors
cultural push factors
cultural pull factors
60
Culture complexes are made up of many culture
systems
traits
regions
hearths
61
Which of the following countries are majority Shiite
Turkey and Syria
Iraq and Iran
Iran and Saudi Arabia
Iraq and Jordan
62
Which of the following is NOT a region of high population concentration
South Asia
South Africa
Southeast Asia
East Asia
63
Push and Pull factors explain reasons why people?
adopt cultural beliefs
try to promote sustainable development
migrate
cultural landscapes
64
Which of the following is currently a major global migration flow
Asia to North America
North America to South America
Europe to East Asia
South America to East Asia
65
A hybrid that serves as a second language for everyone who uses it is called a
pidgin
creole
lingua franco
isoglosses
66
Which of following were cultural hearths
Kansas Valley, Choctaw, River Valley, Sleeping Canyon
Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, Indus Valley, East Asia
Korea, East Russia, Siberia, Morocco
Bulgaria, pakistan, africa, guam
67
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture is called
syncretism
ethnocentrism
acculturation
cultural relativism
68
An advantage of the Peters map projection is that it
accurately compares land masses in terms of area
does not exaggerate the size of areas to the north and south
represents lines of constant compass bearing
does not distort shapes
69
Which of the following is an economic pull factor that encourages migration
plentiful jobs in the destination area
religious persecution in the land of origin
similar cultural practices in the land of origin
lack of job opportunities in the land of orgin
70
The theory that population patterns vary according to levels of technological development is
the demographic equation
the gravity model
demographic transition theory
stationary population theory
71
Brazil's moving its capital from Rio de Janeiro to to Brazilia reflects the country's desire to
world city
forward capital
primate city
urban hierarchy
72
The branch of Buddhism with the largest number of adherents is
Tantrayana
Theraveda
Baha'i
Mahayana
73
Which of the following areas of the world currently have net in-migration?
Australia and Africa
Latin America and Asia
North America and Australia
Latin America and Europe
74
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape
a stand of pine trees
a coral reef
tropical jungle
terraced fields of crops up a mountainside
75
The country where the Industrial Revolution first began was
the United States
Germany
Italy
Great Britian