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