What is the key feature of the Hoyt Sector Model?

Urban land use forms in sectors along transportation routes.

What does Bid Rent Theory explain in urban geography?

How the value of land decreases with distance from the CBD

Which of the following explains why countries would trade?

can maximize their comparative advantage and be more efficient

Which of the following is the best example of a cultural barrier to diffusion?

A government censoring foreign media.

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of Agglomeration?

Tech companies clustering in Silicon Valley

Which of the following is an example of irredentism

A country claiming territory in another country based on shared ethnic ties

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons we have seen more supranationalism?

The promotion of isolation due to global threats

What does the United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea primarily regulate?

Maritime rights, territoral waters, and exclusive economic zones

What is GIS used for?

Analyze and display data related to the positions on earths surface

What is a key feature of post-fordism?

Flexible production and multiple skilled workers

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1
What is the key feature of the Hoyt Sector Model?
Cities develop in a series of concentric rings
Cities grow outward in a uniform grid pattern
High-income housing surrounds the CBD
Urban land use forms in sectors along transportation routes.
2
What does Bid Rent Theory explain in urban geography?
How the value of land increases with the distance from the CBD
How the value of land decreases with distance from the CBD
Why cities develop near rivers and coastlines
Why suburban areas have higher population density than urban centers
3
Is the following picture an example of an isogloss?
True
False
4
Which of the following explains why countries would trade?
all of the above
can maximize their comparative advantage and be more efficient
citizens in MDC have more jobs in the primary/secondary sector
They can reduce trade deficits and offer more jobs for citizens
5
Which of the following is the best example of a cultural barrier to diffusion?
A mountain range blocking trade routes.
A government censoring foreign media.
A desert limiting transportation
A river seperating two towns.
6
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of Agglomeration?
Farmers spreading out to use more land for agriculture.
A factory relocating to another country for cheaper labor
Tech companies clustering in Silicon Valley
Suburbian homes bein gbuilt farther from the city
7
Which scales and scale of analysis would be used to compare the GDP between members of the arctic council?
Supranational; National
National; Supranational
Continental; Country
Country; Continental
8
Subsequent vs. Consequent
After settlement; cultural
Before vs. after people
No difference
Follow rivers and roads
9
Which of the following is an example of irredentism
A country claiming territory in another country based on shared ethnic ties
A government suppressing a regional independence movement
A colony gaining independence and forming a new nation
Two countries forming a politicial and economic union
10
Syncretism is most similar to
Cultural blending
Cultural appropriation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural isolation
11
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons we have seen more supranationalism?
a need to trade with other countries
advancements in technology and communication methods
countries working to solve global issues (ex. covid)
The promotion of isolation due to global threats
12
What conclusion can you draw from of a developing country
Low Birth Rate
High fertility Rate
Low fertility Rate
High Birth Rate
13
Using distance decay, a resident of Amsterdam, Netherlands is most likely to immigate to...
Pretoria, South Africa
Stockholm, Sweden
Staten Island, New York
Athens, Greece
14
Which of the following correctly matches a language with its specific Indo-European branch?
Portuguese - Germanic
Farsi - Slavic
Marthi - Indo-Iranian
Ukranian - Romance
15
What does the United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea primarily regulate?
Maritime rights, territoral waters, and exclusive economic zones
The international airspace
The construction of dams and freshwater
Trade agreements between landlocked countries
16
Which of the following is an example of supernational organization
The European Union
The United Nation
The United States Congress
Federal Government
17
What is GIS used for?
Satelite taking pictures from space
Analyze and display data related to the positions on earths surface
Type of GPS giving driving directions
Weather forcasting system, predicting climate patterns
18
process of improving and revitalizing a deteriorating part of an urban area (clearing old buildings/urban blight)
new urbanism
gentrification
urban renewal
all the above
19
Which stage of the DTM (demographic transition model) do we start to see the most international migration happen?
stage 2
stage 3
stage 1
stage 4
20
What is a key feature of post-fordism?
Mass production of identical goods on assembly lines
Flexible production and multiple skilled workers
Centralized control and rigid job roles
Complete Removal of technology from the workplace

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