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Technologies invented during __ periods explain how farmland was divided and cultivated as shown in the satellite image?
First Agricultural Revolution, animal-powered plow,domesticated plants
Second Agricultural Revolution, land-surveying technology, mechanical plows
Modern era, when local farmers used computers and data analysis.
Postindustrial era, global positioning systems, geographic info systems
2
Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?
concentrated between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
Most are found in areas that are not very suitable for agriculture
Most primate cities are located in the United States and western Europe
Most are located on rivers or seacoasts
3
Most Latin American cities are focused on a
government housing project
central plaza
squatter settlement
zone of heavy industry
4
Green Revolution technology has resulted in which of the following in modern agriculture?
The development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas
increase in the circulation of investment capital to help poorest farmers
The loss of prime agricultural land and smaller yields from grain crops
The end of famine in the world
5
After the arrival of Europeans, which of the following changes occurred to the indigenous population of the Americas?
It increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
It decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
It increased dramatically because of new trade routes and industries
It decreased slowly due to increased competition for land
6
The European Union, the Arab League, and the United Nations are all examples of
centrifugal organizations
nation-states
supranational organizations
pressure groups
7
Which of the following terms identifies the type of land survey system shown in the satellite image?
Township and range
Metes and bounds
Multiple nuclei
Suburban subdivision
8
Refers to an area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values?
Shatter belt
Gerrymandered area
Rimland
Heartland
9
The shape of North Carolina’s Twelfth Congressional District, shown below, is most likely the result of
watershed boundaries
gerrymandering
county boundaries
decentralization
10
The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to
cities with homogeneous land use
newer, fast-growing cities
small cities
traditional cities
11
The ability of a resource base to sustain a population is known as its
basic employment
carrying capacity
subsistence limit
support ratio
12
The world’s three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Southwest Asia
East Asia
13
The Berlin Conference(1884–1885), partition of India(1947) changed borders Africa& S. Asia, political borders resulting
Consequent boundaries
Antecedent boundaries
Superimposed boundaries
Relict boundaries
14
Which of the following is a true statement about classic models of city structure?
Interaction between central city & suburbs is largest in urban realm model
The CBD has the most dominant position in the multiple nuclei model.
The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns.
The concentric zone model does not have a transitional area.
15
Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in
Africa
North America
Asia
South America
16
Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by
limited transportation
housing shortages
high land values
zoning ordinances
17
Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?
Humans have complete control over the physical environment .
The physical environment controls human culture .
Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment .
The physical environment has little influence on humans .
18
Which best represents the concept of the nation-state in its internal cultural-political makeup and spatial organization
Iran
New Zealand
South Africa
Japan
19
Physiological population density is viewed as a superior measure of population density for whichof the following reasons
It yields the average population density.
best reflects the percentage of a country’s population that is urbanized.
It is more reflective of the world’s largest population concentrations.
It is more reflective of population pressure on arable land.
20
Which of the following describes a pull factor affecting migration to some of the more developed countries?
Loss of factory jobs
The rise of an authoritarian regime
Universal health care
Severe famine
21
Nomadic pastoralism is an extensive agricultural system practiced
by Native American buffalo hunters
in the hinterlands of Australia
in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia
in the dry regions of Africa and Asia
22
Von Thünen emphasized which of the following factors in his model of agricultural land use?
Machinery cost
Fertilizer cost
Labor cost
Transportation cost
23
Corn (maize) was first domesticated in
the Tibetan plateau
Northern Argentina
the Canadian prairie
Central Mexico
24
InNorth America, which of the following frequently consumed item most likely to be supplied by transnational corporation
Coffee
Milk
Bread
Water
25
Which following describes a characteristic of a country moving from stage 2 to 3 of the demographic transition model
Shorter life expectancy
Declining death rate
Increasing birth rate
High level of female education
26
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
It is more static than folk culture.
It spreads primarily by relocation diffusion.
It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a wide variety of places.
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people in the world.
27
In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in
regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used
major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo
the field, close to the sources of agricultural production
the informal sector
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Which of the following statements best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture?
Corporate farms have gained a greater advantage over family farms.
Local markets have become more important for dairy farmers.
Subsistence farmers are given great advantages.
Individual farms have become more diversified.
29
Which of the following activities is most likely found in outermost zone of von Thünen's model of agricultural land use
Subsistence farming
Dairying and market gardening
Mixed farming
Extensive grain or stock raising
30
Compare: largest urbanized-area populations for each country, then select the correct statement for the data patterns
The United States has a primate city, and China follows the rank-size rule
China has a primate city, and the United States follows the rank-size rule
The United States is closer to following rank-size rule.
Neither country follows the rank-size rule.
31
Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Physical environment
Built environment
Nonmaterial culture
Environmental determinism
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Women played a crucial role in the domestication of plants because they
knew how to achieve control over their environment
were agile climbers on the hillsides of the Fertile Crescent
were interested in varying the diets of their families
were engaged in collecting plant resources
33
The "why of where" refers to
spatial patterns on the landscape
geography's emphasis on landscape features
a definition of geography that is simply locational
the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is crucial
34
International company headquarters, significant global financial functions, a polarized social structure characteristics
forward capitals
edge cities
world cities
entrepôts
35
A formal region defines an area in which
a transportation network links different types of land use
a core dominates its surrounding hinterland
there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics
a unified government system has been established
36
Which of the following is a subsistence crop?
Cotton
Cocoa
Corn
Timber
37
Which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force?
Homogeneous ethnic population
Strong central government
Variation of language within the country
Shift to tertiary economy
38
According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the
economic base of a central place
distance away from a central place
minimum number of people needed to support a service
gross value of the product minus the costs of production
39
The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the
distance to a place with similar functions
size of the market area
total number of central places in the urban system
population of the central place
40
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Roman Catholicism
41
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of
transcontinental highways
defensive sites
railroad junctions
navigable waterways
42
Which of the following includes the world's earliest centers of plant domestication?
British Isles, Scandinavia, United States
Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East
Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South Africa
Australia, New Zealand, China
43
Since1970s changes for women in social roles, lifestyles, jobs inEurope, Canada, and US have affected overall population
Decreased total fertility rates
Increased infant mortality rates
Increased death rates
Increased total fertility rates
44
A country at the end of the demographic transition usually has which of the following?
A high infant mortality rate
Low birth and death rates
High birth and low death rates
A high crude birth rate
45
Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place?
Its absolute location
Its relative location
Its site features
Its situation
46
Urban center, disproportionately larger than the second largest city in a country, dominates social, political, economic
a megalopolis
an edge city
a primate city
a conurbation
47
Terracing is LEAST likely to be used by farming groups to create additional space, minimize erosion on steep slopes in
The Philippines
Nepal
Niger
Peru
48
Which of the following is most characteristic of societies currently in the last stage of demographic transition?
Aging population
Unemployment
Hyperinflation
Youth dependency
49
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation?
Sharecropping
Dependency on irrigation
Production of cash crops for export
Multicropping
50
An example of an important physical site characteristic is a
natural harbor
major airport
major central park
grid street pattern
51
Student spends her spring break in Florida, its closer, the plane fare is cheaper. Decision-making illustrates
the rank size rule
time space compression
human capital
intervening opportunities
