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1
That latitude and longitude coordinates of a place are an example of:
an absolute location
a relative location
a formal region
a functional region
2
The process of an immigrant learning the values/language/customs of a new country is called:
diffusion
acculturation
adaptation
agglomeration
3
The multiplier effect is:
the ratio of urban to rural workers.
the addition of rural jobs because of the urban economy.
the addition of non basic workers.
the multiple jobs eliminated by foreign workers.
4
Which model theorizes that high-rent residential areas grow along major highways from the CBD?
Concentric Zone Model
Central Place Theory
Sector Model
Urban Realms Model
5
What are the two major branches of Islam?
Sunni and Shiite
Sunni and Shinto
Shinto and Shiite
Shamanism and Amadi
6
Which type of economic activity is most closely tied to the physical environment?
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
Quarternary
7
The way of life based on breeding and herding of animals for all of a person's needs.
pastorialism
hunting and gathering
subsistence farming
swidden
8
Which of the following statement about historical North American migration is NOT correct?
Canada's second major migration began in the British Isles.
Canada's third major migration came from Latin America.
Canada's first major migration came from France.
The first major migration to the U.S. originated in Europe.
9
Which country would have a population pyramid with a broad bottom sloping to a narrow top?
Russia
Uganda
Austria
France
10
The main factor preventing subsistence economies from advancing economically is the lack of
a well-connected transportation infrastructure.
a banking service.
government activity.
a currency.
11
Which language family contains Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian?
Romance
Germanic
European
Slavic
12
In which country does language pose a centrifugal force?
Canada
Thailand
Brazil
Norway
13
Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of urban agriculture?
renewed or purified water supplies.
fresh produce for sale to others
beautification of a dingy urban area
Helping to solve the problem of solid waste disposal
14
Boundary problems along the U.S. - Mexico border are caused by:
ownership of fertile ground.
immigration.
land use.
irredentism.
15
Which factor in the last quarter century destabilized Eastern Europe & led to ethnic conflict?
acceptance of many Eastern European countries into the EU
invasion by the Soviets
The introduction of new languages
the end of the Cold War
16
World population tends to be concentrated:
in the desert.
in the tropical lowlands and river valleys.
on continental margins.
in continental interiors.
17
What is the most rapidly growing religion in the U.S. today?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
18
The theory that cities grow outward from a core utilizing several nodes was proposed by:
Rostow
Ravenstein
Harris and Ullman
Von Thunen
19
Which of the following groups is excluded from the caste system of Hinduism?
Scholar-priests
Servants
Warrior-landowners
Untouchables
20
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of world cities?
contain a concentration of banking and marketing services.
headquarters of transnational corporations
well connected to secondary level world cities
Found only in northern and western hemispheres
21
The language with the largest number of first language"speakers" is:
Spanish
English
Russian
Mandarin Chinese
22
Which term below best describes a religion that uses missionaries to spread its faith?
Monotheistic
Elitist
Universalizaing
Ethnic
23
Part of the boundary between Mexico and the U.S. is the Rio Grande, an example of
a water divider
an artificial boundary
a natural boundary
a watercourse
24
Which theorist(s) explained the prices of farm products as they relate to patterns of land use?
Rostow
Ravenstein
Burgess
von Thunen
25
Which of the following countries does NOT have a well-known example of a relict boundary?
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Bolivia
Germany
26
Which of the following North American associations is NOT correct?
Oklahoma and Southwest - Native Americans
Southern California - Hispanic Americans
Southeast - African Americans
Southern Prairie Provinces - African Americans
27
What map would show the global distribution of coal?
thematic map
topographic map
reference map
location map
28
Which of the following jobs is in the non-basic employment sector?
F-10 pickup truck assembly line worker
software engineer
oil refinery worker
parking lot attendant
29
A person who practices the Hindu religion would be most likely to:
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
pray five times a day.
visit a shrine on the shore of a lake.
bathe in the Ganges River.
30
What was the primary reason the Green Revolution did NOT help Africa much?
In required sophisticated machinery.
African agricultural production went up anyway.
Population growth had fallen due to war.
It targeted crops Africans don't grow and eat.
31
Which crop began the third agricultural revolution?
wheat
barley
millet
rice
32
Which theory justified the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war?
Heartland Theory
Colonialism
Devolution
Containment Theory
33
The rehabilitation of old, rundown inner city neighborhoods by middle and high income people.
gentrification
suburbanization
multiplier effect
urbanization
34
The global lingua franca is:
French
English
Arabic
Chinese
35
What population statistic looks at the point of zero population growth?
Total Fertility Rate
Replacement Level Fertility
Crude Birth Rate
Mortality Rate
36
What family do most European languages belong to?
Basque
Phoenician
Indo-European
Ural-Altaic
37
The distance north and south of the equator is measured by?
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Global Grid System
Longitude
38
A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a:
location map.
general purpose map.
reference map.
thematic map.
39
What is the most abundant fossil fuel?
Oil
Phosphate
Petroleum
Coal
40
Which type of city model contains a distinct residential spine proceeding outward from CBD?
Sub-Saharan African
Muslim
Latin American
European
41
Regions share all of the characteristics EXCEPT:
relative location
boundaries
common features
easily defined
42
What religion below is a universalizing religion?
Confucianism
Shintoism
Taoism
Islam
43
The idea that people, and not their environment, create cultural development is called:
possibilism.
animism.
syncretism.
environmental determinism.
44
Technology, hybrid seed, and fertilizers are all part of the:
Second Agricultural Revolution
Bio-revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
45
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to suburbanization in the U.S.?
Fixed-route public transit routes increased in importance.
Improved automobiles made transportation easier and safer.
A shorter workweek made time for a commute possible.
Increased demands for housing after WWII ended.
46
Which pair of religions below share a long-held tradition of cremating their dead?
Hindu and Muslim
Muslim and Jewish
Hindu and Buddhist
Christian and Buddhist
47
The idea that you identify with, and give allegiance to a nation state is:
diffusion
nationalism
ethnocentrism
regionalism
48
Which of the following religions developed first?
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
49
The use and spread of English in nineteenth century India is an example of:
hierarchical diffusion
contagious diffusion
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
50
The key factor Thomas Malthus failed to recognize in his population theory was:
the potential to infinitely increase agriculture production
wars & famine inhibit a population's reproductive capacity.
population is limited by their means of subsistence.
technology's ability to raise the earths carrying capacity.
51
The birth of an urban industrial workforce in Europe contributed to the start of the:
Second Agricultural Revolution
Third Agricultural Revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
52
The outlying area serviced by an urban center is referred to as a:
threshold.
range.
redline area.
hinterland.
53
Which of the following capitals is located OUTSIDE the central core area of the country?
London, UK
Abuja, Nigeria
Cairo, Egypt
Paris, France
54
Which of the following is NOT a key milestone reached by the EU?
a single market
The introduction of a common currency for some EU countries.
A customs union
a common language
55
The "melting pot" theory of combining immigrant groups into one mainstream culture is called:
ethnic islands.
ethnic clustering.
acculturation.
amalgamation theory.
56
According to the map, which states have roughly half the U.S. farmland?
Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York
57
The purpose for the creation of NATO was to
defend North America and Western Europe against communism.
form an economic alliance.
forma a binding peace treat for all of Europe.
defend Europe against the Nazis.
58
The Basques, Bretons, Kashmiris, and Tamils are all examples of:
separatist groups
regionalist groups
terrorist groups
religious groups
59
An earlier boundary formed before geographic knowledge or mapping was available is known as:
an antecedent boundary
a relict boundary
a geometric boundary
a subsequent boundary
60
Which of the following is a centrifugal force in a country?
an attack by another country
a national holiday
a charismatic national leader
religious differences
61
Which of the following is NOT an important environmental factor of a country's agriculture?
reliability of sufficient rainfall
Number of frost-free days per year
the amount of fertilizer produced in the country
Availability of sufficient rainfall
62
Which geographer viewed the U.S. urban community of the 1920s as a set of concentric rings?
Ravenstein
Hoyt
Rostow
Burgess
63
According to least-cost theory, what was the most important factor in industry location?
labor
agglomeration cost
transport
raw materials
64
Which of the following characterizes stages four and five of demographic transition model?
High mortality rates
overpopulation
Zero population growth
high birth rates
65
What monotheistic religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
66
All of the following are non-basic jobs in the city EXCEPT:
social worker
city firefighter
garment factory worker
drycleaner
67
The majority of Kurds are found in which country?
Pakistan
Turkey
Iran
Egypt
68
What is the most widespread primary economic activity?
mining
fishing
agriculture
hunting and gathering
69
Theory that most migration occurs over a short distance and in steps is attributed to
Rostow
von Thunen
Ravenstein
Harris and Ullman
70
Which of the following is NOT one of the worlds most densely populated regions?
North East United States
Europe
South Asia
South America
71
The map shown above is a:
topographic map
statistical map
general purpose map
dot-distribution map
72
Which one of the following is NOT a centripetal force in a state?
the existence of national transportation networks
A high level of confidence in central government.
the existence of strong separatist groups
the national anthem
73
Of these, the map with the smallest scale would be:
Atlanta, Georgia
Main Street, Small Town, Ohio
the world
Pennsylvania
74
Historically, language has been spread by all of the following EXCEPT:
migration.
Sanskrit records.
trade.
conquest.
75
Urban agriculture can benefit urban society in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
replace agribusiness as the main global food producer
turn urban waste into a resource when utilized appropriately
create sustainable food systems in urban areas
strengthen food security for urban families
76
One sacred book of Hinduism is the:
Talmud
Koran
Vedas
Bible
77
The largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world is:
Mexico
The United States
China
India
78
Which is a major concern in countries with a large and rapidly ageing population?
Birth Control
Healthcare
Immunization
Adequate Schools
79
Ankara, Turkey and Islamabad, Pakistan are both examples of:
old colonial capitals.
desert cities.
forward-thrust capitals.
rival cities.
80
China and Vietnam's dispute over the Sprately Islands is:
a resource dispute.
a functional dispute.
a positional dispute.
a territorial dispute.
81
Variations in vocabulary, pronunciation, and rhythm in a spoken language are called:
dialects
lingua franca
syntax
isoglosses
82
The concentration of production activities and people spatially to benefit everyone is called:
the multiplier effect
deglomeration
agglomeration
the substitution principle