The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England

Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers

Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their

intensive agriculture based irrigation

Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by

an increase in the use of energy and technology

Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?

The colonial economies were export oriented

Which is true of popular culture

It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places

According to the Hoyt model of city structure, low income people tend to live in

linear residential areas radiating from the CBD outward

The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest

empire, nation, province, county

Mercator, with distorted land area

A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII

reduction in long distance commuting

1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore

describes the retailing trend of the US

Cultural landscape can be defined as

forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans

A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland

Cristaller's Central Place Theory

The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents

New international division of labor

In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in

Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana

In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas

decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases

A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity

modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing

The 4 ancient culture hearths

Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China

studbud

Duplicate of Duplicate of The Review...

100 termsStudBud Administration32 plays

Final review for AP exam

Flashcards100 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 100

Answers

1
The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England
Intensification of urban heat islands
Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers
Oil-spill liability
Desertification by overgrazing of cattle
2
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward cardinal directions illustrates the importance
of technology
of economics
of topography
of belief systems
3
Violent confrontation in Ambon, Aceh, and E Timor illustrate the problem of holding together
South Africa
India
Indonesia
Brazil
4
___ is an environmental problem most associated with the African Sahel
Air pollution
Deforestation
Desertification
Flooding
5
Internat'l company HQ, significant global financial functions, and polarized social structure
forward capitals
world cities
primate cities
entrepots
6
Where is terracing least likely to occur
The Philippines
Greece
Nepal
Niger
7
Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their
designation as sacred sites
intensive agriculture based irrigation
in-migratin from neighboring arid areas
tropical climate
8
When approaching FRQ questions, you should answer what you think is the easiest question first.
Depends
True
False
9
Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by
an increase in the use of energy and technology
an increase in the agricultural workforce
an increase in the urban workforce
substantial increases in the amt of land under cultivation
10
The shape of Maryland's 3rd congressional district is the result of
gerrymandering
watershed boundaries
decentralization
agglomeration
11
Who is most likely to migrate
single 14 year old
married 50 year old
married 30 years old
single 25 years old
12
Best example of the geographical concept of nation-state
Sri Lanka
Canada
Belgium
Iceland
13
Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?
The colonial economies were export oriented
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
LatinAmer armed forced have plans for defense of the coast
Climate is warmer on the coast and cooler in the highlands
14
Which is true of popular culture
It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places
It promotes regional diversity
It is more static than folk culture
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people
15
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related to the presence of
navigable waterways
defensive sites
railroad junctions
transcontinental highways
16
Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services is
Burgess's Concentric zone model
von Thunen agricultural land use model
Central Place Theory
Wallerstein's core periphery model
17
The European Union, the ARab League and the UN are all examples of
supranational organizations
centrifugal organizations
federations
nation states
18
Which of the following countries has the fewest people per unit of arable land
Guatemala
Argentina
Egypt
Netherlands
19
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following
population density
per capita income
general level of intelligence
GINI coefficient
20
According to the Hoyt model of city structure, low income people tend to live in
linear residential areas radiating from the CBD outward
peripheral temporary settlements
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
inner city only
21
The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, county, province, nation-state
county, province, nation-state, empire
empire, nation, province, county
22
The map represents
Planar with diverging lines at the poles
Mercator, with distorted land area
Homolosine with continuity of landmasses
Robinson with distortions at the equator
23
A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII
reduction in long distance commuting
availability of low down payment terms & long term mortgages
expansion of the interstate highway system
mass production of the automobile
24
1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore
demonstrates Borchert's epochs
represents the gentrification of inner cities int he US
describes the retailing trend of the US
Describes the growth of cities in the US
25
Cultural landscape can be defined as
particular area w/in a geog region dedicated to cultural act
types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in regions
forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans
the way people in differing culture perceive the environment
26
The pair that best represents regional appellation
Pork rinds: Mountain Dew
Philly cheesesteak: New York pizza
Bordeaux: fondue
Parmesan cheese: Cha
27
Which of the following countries did NOT have a long lasting colonial presence in Africa?
Germany
France
Belgium
Portugal
28
A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland
Rostow's model of economic development
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Wallerstein's Core Periphery Model
Cristaller's Central Place Theory
29
Which of the following areas was what domesticated the earliest?
Southeastern Turkey
The plateau of central Mexico
Southern Italy
Eastern China
30
How are new languages created?
religious purposes
migration
innovation
isolation
31
The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents
tertiary economic activity
New international division of labor
industrialization
colonialism
32
Which has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btwn members
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
European Union
Association of Caribbean States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
33
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Tennessee, Arkansas, andKentucky
Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia
Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
34
Which letter represents the region of the greatest proportion of the Canadian population
E
A
D
B
35
In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas
decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
deceased slowly due to increased competition for land
increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
increased b/c of new trade routes and industries
36
A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity
modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing
modern farmers use machinery
it has not been affected by industrialization
traditional patterns of farming are disappearing
37
Compared to N America ranches, commercial ranchers in the Pampas are likely to
use practices developed by indigenous people
lease their grazing land
raise sheep
raise livestock for export
38
All of the following have created ghettos in North America EXCEPT
concentration of public housing and social services
Economic Enterprise Zones
blockbusting and racial steering
redlining by financial institutions
39
An example of a centripetal force
primate city
rugged topography
existence of different language regions
poorly developed road network
40
vonThunen emphasized ____ in his model of agricultural land use
labor cost
capital costs
transportation cost
seasonal fluctuation in prices of farm products
41
An area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values
enclave
heartland
shatterbelt
rimland
42
In terms of total tonnage, _____is the leading export crop in the world
rice
coffee
wheat
corn
43
The Indo-European family includes all major languages in Europe and other regions EXCEPT:
Central Asia
Northern India
Iran
Russia
44
An example of ecotourism
ski resorts in Chile
artificial lakes in Texas
recreational canals in Florida
national parks in Costa Rica
45
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
strand of mangrove trees
adobe ruins
cloud forest
coastal wetlands
46
in the 1st 1/2 of the 20th cent, the transportation of beef over long dist was made possible by
high speed railroads
refrigerated ships
airplanes
commercial canning
47
The 4 ancient culture hearths
Central Asia, India, Nile Valley, Southern Europe
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
Egypt, Mekong Valley, Middle East, Western Africa
Ethiopia, Ghana, Machu Picchu, Indonesia
48
The following 20th cent migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict EXCEPT
Hindus leaving Pakistan
Mexicans leaving Mexico
Asians leaving Uganda
Tutsis leaving Rwanda
49
Clustering of dr's offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
intervening opportunities
decentralization
subsidies
agglomeration
50
Which has low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility
ship
truck
railroad
airplane
51
One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in
LDCs
countires with a low fertility rate
highly developed countries
countries with a low death rate
52
_is disproportionately larger than the 2nd lrgst city and dominates a country's socioeconomics
megacity
megalopolis
conurbantion
primate city
53
Which pyramid shows a college town?
Alaska
Kansas
Florida
54
Which population pyramid represents a town with a military base?
Kansas
Florida
Alaska
55
An ethnic religion
Buddhism
Islam
Mormonism
Judaism
56
A characteristic of most societies in the last stage of the DTM
aging population
youth dependency
overpopulation
hyperinflation
57
Which of the following applies to MDCs?
Rapid population growth
High total fertility rates
Early stages of the epidemiological transition
Long life expectancy
58
The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam
China, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
59
The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
beinging consumers and producers into face to face contact
inc'ing the importance of rail transport compared to truck
reinforcing the dominance of the CBD for retail sales
expanding the importance of express packaging delivery
60
The largest # of refugee in the 21st century
North America
Europe
Africa
Southwest Asia
61
The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over
export processions zone (EPZ)
200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
12 nautical mile territorial zne
continental shelf
62
Maquiladoras of northern Mexico
commercial produce farms
organic agricultural cooperatives
manufacturing outsourcing plants
border squatter settlements
63
Indonesia is an example of a ___ state
compact
prorupted
fragmented
perforated
64
A footloose industry
furniture
computer chip
wine making
tuna canning
65
According to environmental determinism, which would have the most productive settlements?
temperate regions
tropical regions
arid regions
mountainous regions
66
Common characteristic of Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand
more than 10% of the population is involved in sheep farming
membership in the EU
Low population growth rates
primate urban system
67
in the 19th and 20th cent, the most prominent type of intraregional migration worldwide was
rural to urban
urban to suburban
urban to rural
inland to coastal
68
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship
of the Heartland and the Rimland
btwThe basic structure of a society & its outward expression
between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC
btw the outward appearance of a place & its internal working
69
Nunavut was created by the Canadian government by
facilitate the exploration of mineral rscs in the NW terr
re-create the per-1912 boundary of Quebec
recognize territorial rts of indigenous people in the area
grant autonomy to the Cree and Mohawk people
70
Rank size rule: largest city has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a
a population of 7.5 million
population of 9 million
population of 5 million
a population of 2.5 million
71
If you wish to highlight a key concept in a FRQ response, it is a good idea to underline it
Dependa
Fasle
True
72
Which is not an example of spatial analysis
# of space shuttles constructed
volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
73
Which of the following is a primary activity
Coal mining
Teaching
Car manufacturing
Engineering
74
Ag practiced in CA differs from forms practiced in Mediterranean ag regions b/c in CA
farms rely on local labor
farms use more irrigation
wheat is grown in the winter as a cover crop
grapes are grown for wine production
75
A country where the majority of the population are Shiite Muslims
India
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Iran
76
The cost of transportation is primary consideration in the location of an industrial site
von Thunen's agricultural land use model
Weber's least cost theory
Hoyt's sector model
bid rent theory
77
Quaternary economic activities are those that
extract natural resource fromt he environment
invole the exchange of goods & and the provision of svcs
involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info
transform raw material into finished products
78
False statement about NAFTA
It helped the mvmt of tertiary sector ind. from the US to Mx
It led to a net trade deficit for the US w/ Mex and Can
It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm
It eventually may include other Latin American countries
79
Which best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture
Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms
local markets have become more important to dairy farmers
individual farms have become more diversified
subsistence farmers are given great advantages
80
Consumption of agricultural products directly by the producer rather than for market
subsistence agriculture
hunting and gathering
plantation farming
shifting field agriculture
81
Which of the following countries consumes the most fossil fuel per capita?
China
US
Japan
England
82
American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because
US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern
Span. colonists laid out settlmts in a geometric pattern
EngSpeak'g settlers copied the landscape patterns of England
Native America settlement patterns were rectangular
83
The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated in
Southwest Asia
Western Europe
Northern Africa
East Asia
84
Most are relatively isolated islands with small populations, and remnants of empires
Remaining dependencies
the global commons
newly independnet states of the 1990s
Provinces of Canada
85
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
spead of an idea of innovation from its source
relationship btw human cultures & their physical environment
integration of behavioral traits within a group
modification of Earth's surface by human actions
86
Rostow's modernization model is concerned with
dependency
core-periphery relations
neocolonialism
economic development
87
Which population pyramid demonstrates an elderly dependency ratio?
Florida
Kansas
Alaska
88
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation
multicropping
production of cash crops for export
sharecropping
demand for wage laborers
89
Which of the following industries will located closest to the raw material
soft drink bottling
nickel smelting
automobile assembly
brewing
90
Which of the following is a forward capital?
Brasilia
Seoul
Lima
London
91
Who said plant domestication 1st occured in diversified habitats with a variety of species?
Esther Boserup
Ernest Ravenstein
Thomas Malthus
Carl Sauer
92
Which of the following is NOT a major oil-producting zone
Persian Gulf
Gulf of California
North Sea
Caspian Sea
93
Which is a true statement about edge cities
Is an outlet for a region's trade
Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space
Located on edges of lakes, rivers or other physical features
Increasingly used for heavy industry
94
Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %
of the population is under age 15
of the population receiving adequate medical care
of the population is female
of the population is over age 15
95
Regionalization is to geography as
description is to literature
composition is to music
periodization is to history
exploration is to geology
96
Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?
The unempolyed do not have the human capital find new jobs
Workers have no place to go
Unempolyment programs are designed to keep cheap labor
Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility
97
Balkanization refers to
introduction of an economic system of free enterprise
fragmentation of a region into smaller units
industrial growth in LDCs
military and economi alliance of a group of countries
98
Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT
physical barriers prevented communal farm practices
political stability
government land policy
agricultural private enterprise
99
Which of the following have the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Korea
Quebec
Scandinavia
Caucasus
100
The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because
restrictive dietary laws in the US
the high protein content of the meats is unhealthy
growers have not established an integrated commodity chain
the animals are difficult to raise

Duplicate of Duplicate of The Review... Flashcards | StudBud