Which is true of popular culture

It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places

Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %

of the population is under age 15

American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because

US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern

The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship

between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC

Cultural landscape can be defined as

forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans

The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because

growers have not established an integrated commodity chain

False statement about NAFTA

It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm

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

describes the retailing trend of the US

Which is a true statement about edge cities

Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space

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

Cristaller's Central Place Theory

The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over

12 nautical mile territorial zne

Maquiladoras of northern Mexico

manufacturing outsourcing plants

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

Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers

The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by

expanding the importance of express packaging delivery

Quaternary economic activities are those that

involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info

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

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