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1
Which of the following is true about language extinction?
They are usually the result of genocide
They happen without warning
There could be several thousand over the next century
They happen very rarily
2
Which of the following U.S. regions has seen the most population growth since 1945?
The Cotton Belt
The Black Belt
The Sun Belt
The Rust Belt
3
Which city's dense urban core became the "birthplace of the skyscraper"?
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
New York
4
Chile is an example of a(n)
elongated state
compact state
microstate
fragmented state
5
In a spatial context, multinational corporations tend to
have localized headquarters and dispersed production
situate themselves to minimize costs and maximize influence
all of the above
be situated in many countries
6
The term "transhumance" refers to
the movement of liquid in plants
the movement of soil on a hillside
nomadic pastoralism that is seasonal
slash-and-burn agriculture
7
The Demographic Transition Theory states that, as a nation develops economically
birth and death rates both increase simunltaneously
birth rates decrease while everything else remains constant
death rates decrease, birth rates decrease, pop. levels off
birth rates decrease, death rates decrease, population grows
8
Which is the 2nd most common language spoken by people over the age of 5 in the U.S.?
English
Mandarin Chinese
Polish
Spanish
9
The language family spoken by most people on Earth today is
Germanic
Latin
English
Indo-European
10
Isolines are common on which of the following
Dot maps
Topographical maps
Atlases
Cartograms
11
Hearth regions of early agriculture included present-day
India, Ethiopia, Greece and Morocco
China, India, Sudan and Malaysia
China, India, Turkey and Mexico
Anatolia, Peru, Borneo and Hanalee
12
The Kurds are an example of an ethnic group that
does not want to live in an independent country
has historical homelands spanning many national borders
has disappeared due to cultural extinction
has a stable and prosperous nation
13
The center and place of origin of a cultural tradition is called a
cultural complex
culture hearth
cultural trait
culture center
14
Which of the following world regions is LEAST developed?
East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central America
East Europe
15
Longitude is
the angular distance east or west of the Tropic of Cancer
the angular distance north or south of the equator
the angular distance east or west of Greenwich, England
the angular distance north or south of the prime meridian
16
Religious practices, language and dietary preferences, when combined, form a
cultural trait
dialect
cultural hearth
cultural complex
17
What's the biggest difference between universalizing and ethnic religions?
Ethnic religions show strong patterns of spatial diffusion
Ethnic religions are mostly monotheistic
Universalizing religions actively seek new converts
Universalizing religions believe in more than one deity
18
Which of the following religions came from north India but spread across southeast Asia?
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
19
Demographic information from the U.S. Census affects the political process by
determining the amount of congressional delegates for states
determining the amount of electoral votes for each state
all of the above
determining the amount of federal aid given to political say
20
Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?
Israel
Yugoslavia
Texas
Palestine
21
Multinational corporations take advantage of geographic differences in
wage rates
all of the above
the distribution of natural resources
labor laws
22
A store sells paintings mostly to tourists visiting Hilton Head, SC. This is part of the
basic economy of Hilton Head
informal economy of Hilton Head
secondary economy of Hilton Head
nonbasic economy of Hilton Head
23
A __ is a group of people with a common identity and a __ is a country with recognized borders
nation...territory
nation...state
territory...state
state...territory
24
Increased air pollution, loss of productive farmlands and inner-city decay are caused by
climate change
ozone depletion
gentrification
urban sprawl
25
How does the amount of generalization typically change when map scale decreases?
It increases
It does not change
It depends on the map scale
It decreases
26
Where does the name "gerrymandering" come from?
Re-districting to ensure a majority-minority population
A technique for setting boundaries invented by Mr. Gerrymand
Federal regulations controlling pollution
Salamander-shaped voting districts created by Governor Gerry
27
Nomadic herding is associated with
dairying
pastoralism
agribusiness
swidden
28
According to von Thunen's model, why is wheat farmed further from the market than dairy?
People like milk more than bread
Dairy generates more revenue per acre
The climate is different near the market
Wheat is more expensive to transport
29
Which of the following contributes MOST to both current and projected population growth?
Demographic momentum
Decreasing death rate
Pronatalist population policies
Decreasing crude birth rate
30
Mexico's maquiladoras are examples of
export processing zones
informal economic activities
brick-and-mortar business
offshore financial centers
31
All chloropleth maps use
shading and coloring
graphs and charts
isolines
dots
32
Swidden agriculture can have negative environmental impacts if
the practice is combined with livestock raising
the human population becomes too low in a region
swidden agriculture is environmentally benign
the period of fallow is too short for proper regeneration
33
The Italian language varies significantly between Milan, Rome and Naples. These are examples of
language groups
pidgins
dialects
lingua franca
34
The theory that explains the regional organization of urban areas, based on their function, is
urban matrix theory
sector theory
central place theory
metropolitan area theory
35
The greatest concentration of linguistic diversity on earth is in
the Congo
New Guinea
Madagascar
Amazonia
