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1
The youngest major religion is
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
2
Which of the following most accurately matches the country to its territorial shape?
Poland: elongated
Vietnam: elongated
Chile: fragmented
Singapore: perforated
3
A columnar-shaped population pyramid, like the US, indicates a country that is
growing rapidly
experiencing a high dependency ratio
experiencing high immigration rates
growing slowly or not at all
4
This city is often referred to as the Venice of the North
Copenhagen, Denmark
St. Petersburg, Russia
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oslo, Norway
5
The present number of countries and territories in the world is around
200
100
400
300
6
Which of the following countries would you expect to have the densest population?
Belgium
France
Mexico
Canada
7
Which religion allows its adherents to follow other religions simultaneously?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
8
Which of the following countries is at Stage 2 of the demographic transition model?
Singapore
South Africa
Germany
Nigeria
9
When young people move to cities with nightlife, and job opportunities this is an example of
push factors
pull factor
intervening opportunity
intervening obstacle
10
The first cities arose in
near the equator
hearths of early agriculture
the Indian subcontinent
ancient Greece
11
What country is #25?
Austria
Hungary
Czech Republic
Poland
12
Balkanization may result from all of the following factors EXCEPT
external pressures
centrifugal forces
a strong central government
ethnic divisions
13
Much of Africa's current political and economic challenges can be attributed to
the Cold War
colonialism
lack of natural resources
climate change
14
What is country #3?
Norway
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
15
Differences in the way that English is spoken in the UK, US and Australia are differences in
dialect
language families
official languages
vernaculars
16
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodox are all:
Christian sects
Christian branches
Christian denominations
headed by the Pope
17
This type of map projection is a:
Mercator Projection
Robinson's Projection
Fuller Projection
Peter's Projection
18
To a cultural geographer what is placelessness?
a mom and pop store
the abundance of uniqueness in the cultural landscape
A classic item in history
The loss of uniqueness in the cultural landscape
19
The Sun Belt is located in
New England
The Pacific States
The Southern Part of the US
The Rocky Mountain states
20
This image is from which city?
Mecca
Jerusalem
Cordoba
Baghdad
21
This map is an example of a
Reference Map
Isoline Map
Choropleth Map
Thematic Map
22
When a group of people who share a common ethnic identity have been spread out, this is
race
diaspora
pogroms
dialect
23
Which of the following countries has the highest rate of population growth?
England
Uganda
Chile
Argentina
24
Which country is not pictured here?
Belize
Honduras
Guatemala
Venezuela
25
The most widespread language family on earth is...
Germanic
Afro-Asiatic
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
26
This map is of what forward capital
Jakarta, Indonesia
Karachi, Pakistan
Brasilia, Brazil
Canberra, Australia
27
Which of the following is not a Protestant denomination?
Catholicism
Baptist
Lutheran
Methodist
28
Which of the following was NOT a location of independent plant and animal domestication?
Iraq
India
California
Peru
29
What is country #13?
Luxemburg
Netherlands
Denmark
Belgium
30
This map best depicts a
Perceptual Region
Formal Region
Cognitive Region
Functional Region
31
This is an image of
Von Thunen Model
Demographic Transition Model
Population Pyramid
Distance Decay Model
32
The _____________ will increase over the next decade, as more baby boomers reach retirement age.
Dependency Ratio
Population Density
Age-Gender Ratio
Carry Capacity
33
What is country #19?
Algeria
Morocco
Angola
Libya
34
What is country #41?
Ukraine
Belarus
Romania
Bulgaria
35
This type of map projection is...
Robinson's
Mercator
Peter's
Fuller
36
What is country #6?
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Israel
37
Mexico's maquiladoras are examples of
export-processing zones
Offshore financial centers
ancillary activities
transnationals
38
Gerrymandering adjusts voting districts boundaries in order to
create districts that coincide with natural borders
benefit the interest of one political party or group
ensure that all districts are the same shape and size.
benefit the interests of Republicans
39
The Green Revolution greatly increased crop production in some countries
with some adverse side effects
as a replacement for deindustrialization
without adverse side effects
by introducing organic agricultural methods
40
Firms try to locate their production facilities to
maximize visibility and minimize transportation
maximize spatial accessibility
minimize costs and maximize profits
maximize agglomeration
41
A__ is a group of people with a common identity, and a __ is a country with recognized borders.
nation... territory
state... territory
nation... state
state... nation
42
Deindustrialization has had a dramatic impact on which of the following regions?
The Cotton Belt
The lower Mississippi Valley
The Great Plains
The Great Lakes
43
The angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is
Equator
Latitude
Greenwich, England
Longitude
44
To a political geographer, the term "state" is synonymous with which of the following terms?
Nation
Territory
Province
Country
45
The EU, the Arab League and the UN are all examples of
supranational organizations
federations
centrifugal organizations
nation-states
46
Christianity and Judaism share a hearth in:
Southern Asia
New York
Israel/Palestine
Saudi Arabia
47
Globalization
has a long and circuitous history
is a new and unique phenomenon
has penetrated the entire world
is always good for people in the poorest countries
48
An example of a primary economic occupation is
an automobile manufacturer
a farmer
a supermarket clerk
a firefighter
49
A country at the end of demographic transition usually has which of the following:
Low fertility rate and high death rate
A high infant mortality rate
Low birth and death rates
High birth and low death rates
50
Many cultural groups combine elements of Christianity with their traditional religion, this is:
relocation diffusion
creolized religion
cultural syncretism
cultural assimilation
51
Ranching is a good example of which type of agricultural system?
labor intensive agriculture
extensive commercial cultivation
controlled agriculture
Intensive subsistence cultivation
52
What is country #21?
Andorra
Monaco
Lichtenstein
San Marino
53
The split of Islam into two branches (Shi’ite and Sunni) was over
Controlling access to Mecca
How to enforce Sharia law
Whether non-Arabs could be Muslim
The successor to Mohammed
54
This image best represents
an allocational boundary
a superimposed boundary
a relic boundary
a political boundary
55
Which of the following languages is most concentrated?
Spanish
Japanese
French
Chinese
56
Throughout human history, world population has:
Grown at a steady rate
Been confined to countries in the southern hemisphere
Grown most rapidly over the last 200 years
Experienced numerous periods of dramatic decline
57
A person moves from Miami to LA, but decides to take a job in Dallas. This is an example of a:
intervening opportunity
voluntary migration
intervening obstacle
pull factor
58
This is an example of a:
Mercator Projection
Peter's Projection
Robinson's Projection
Fuller Projection
59
What is country #2?
Thailand
Taiwan
Myanmar
Laos
60
Rostow's stages of development predicts that a country's economy will progress from
low employment in tertiary activities
low output to high input
high levels of pollution to sustainability
low incomes to high incomes and mass consumption
61
The shape of a state is referred to as its
ethnicity
function
morphology
toponym
62
Who is the conflict over Kashmir between?
Pakistani Muslims and Indian Hindus
Chinese Buddhists and Indian Hindus
Pakistani Hindus and Indian Muslims
Pakistani Buddhists and Chinese Hindus
63
According to the central place theory
large cities serve as economic hubs
small communities bind regions together
most people live in mid-sized cities
there are more large cities than small cities
64
A country with this shape population pyramid, is most likely in which stage of the DTM?
Stage 4
Stage 1
Stage 3
Stage 2
65
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution transformed agriculture by
moving people away from hunting and gathering
eliminating agricultural pests
mechanizing many farming activities
incorporating fertilizers and gmo seeds
66
Modernist architecture
stresses the ornate
uses eclectic and classic forms
is limited to newer American cities.
stressed efficiency and geometrical order
67
What is country #9?
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan
Pakistan
Kyrgyzstan
68
This is an image of what type of map projection?
Robinson's
Fuller
Peter's
Mercator
69
What is country #8?
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
70
What is country #5?
Malaysia
Cambodia
Thailand
Laos
71
Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?
Kurdistan
Crimea
Iraq
Israel
72
The population pyramid pictured most likely represents which country?
Japan
Singapore
India
Vietnam
73
What is country #1?
Turkey
Syria
Iraq
Iran
74
The Rust Belt is considered a
Political Region
Perceptual Region
Functional Region
Formal Region
75
What is the name of the country that is landlocked?
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Burma