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Review for Mr. Faust's Final Exam in Human Geography - Fall 2023
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T/F: A map scale is the ratio between distance on the map and distance on the ground.
False
True
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How has the 1985 Schengen Treaty affected migration flows in Europe?
caused mass migration out of Europe
opened Europe to migration and many moved seeking economic opportunity
benefited the wealthy and isolated the impoverished
restricted movement without proper authorization and limited movement
3
___________ occurs when a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes another to make a homogeneous region.
Genocide
Ethnic Cleansing
Civil War
Discrimination
4
T/F: Hinduism and Buddhism are polytheistic religions
True
False
5
Why does terrorism attack different states?
Implements a new leader
Destablizes the country
Strengthens the economy
Seeks suppot from the people
6
The city of Jerusalem has sacred space that is bitterly contested by all except
Christians
Muslims
Jews
Hindus
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What are ethnic religions?
Appeal to mainly one group of people in one location
Islam, Buddhism
Global religions, not just to those of one culture or location
The belief that God does not exist
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The demographic transition model...
explains why so many poor countries have mostly old people
postulates that we will soon run our of food
links a society's population growth to development stages
shows that mature economies have the highest birth rates
9
What is the Human development index?
Taking control for your own use
Measures wealth, education and health
The percentage of the population over 15, who can read and write.
The policy of taking control of other countries in order to benefit
10
Best example of hierarchical religion
Islam
Hinduism
Protestantism
Catholicism
11
Religions can be Hierarchical or
Ethnic
Comparative
Autonomous
Universalizing
12
What is the United Nations goal?
To control the world
To write laws for all countries
To stop wars by making laws
To promote international co-operation
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What is Emigration?
Moving out of a country to live somewhere else
Wanting to move because of famine
Moving into of a country because of a war
Wanting to move for a better life
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What are universalizing religions?
Appeal to mainly one group of people in one location
Global religions, not just to those of one culture or location
Judaism; Hinduism
The belief that God does not exist
15
What's the difference between international migration and internal migration?
Between States VS Between Cities
Between Regions VS Between Countries
Between Countries VS Between Regions in a country
Between Countries VS Between Continents
16
What is a pull factor?
Good things about a certain place that pulls you towards it
Bad things about a certain place that pulls you towards that place
Someone pulling you away from a place
Pulling a door open
17
The main difference between history and geography is
Historians study events by time. Geography study concepts by space/location
Historians study people. Geographers study maps.
History is about war and geography is about culture.
History is boring. Geography is cool.
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What is selective migration?
A process where immigrants select their host country
A process where a host country only accepts certain migrants
A process where refugees are barred from a country
A process where a country accepts all migrants
19
A nationality is
physical characteristics of a person
a country
a group of people tied to a place through legal status
the religion and language of a person
20
Why is terrorism so challenging to end?
Terrorism knows no border, nationality, or religion
Because it doesn't exist
Large global organizations do not attempt to
21
Most microstates are:
breaking up
elongated
islands
growing larger
22
___________ is the mass killing of a group to eliminate them from a region.
Ethnic Cleansing
Civil War
Discrimination
Genocide
23
How did the cold war affect the united nations?
The USSR boycotted the UN
the countries of the world united against communism.
The US was successful in keeping Soviet countries from UN
The UN became a forum for where the US and USSR competed
24
China has created ______________ to establish sovereignty in the South China Sea.
hydroelectric dams
Man-made islands
Land bridges from mainland China
Tariffs
25
Race is a categorization of humans based upon:
distinct physical or social qualities.
how each person is perceived
the color of their skin
the location in which they originate
26
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
Plentiful jobs in the migrant’s chosen destination.
A stable government in the migrant’s chosen destination.
A stable government in the migrant’s country of origin.
Lack of employment in a migrant’s city of residence.
27
What is immigration?
Changing a population's living space.
Movement of individuals out of a place
Moving because you hate your neighbor
Movement of individuals into an area.
28
What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
A global call to tackle global issues and aid sustainable development
A UN initiative for young people to get involved in politics
A set of goals which countries are competing for to reach by 2030
A series of goals that promote recycling programmes
29
Why is scale of analysis important?
It reveals info by comparing info from different scales.
It reveals info by giving us easy to understand data.
It shows us what is important in an area.
It shows us what we need to pay attention to.
30
Race and ethnicity are the same thing.
True
False
31
Which of the following are reasons for migration?
All of the above
Personal preference, & environmental (move away from natural disasters)
Social, & better living conditions
Better work conditions, economic
32
Match correct description to the population pyramid.
Stability
Slow growth, pop. is increasing but at a decreasing rate
Rapid Growth
Minimal growth or decline
33
Which of the following is not a weapon of mass destruction?
Biological weapons.
Exploding weapons.
Nuclear weapons.
Chemical weapons.
34
What is a region?
An area of earth different from us
An area of any planet that different from an area of another
An area of earth divided from another based on common features
An area of earth divided up to be shared by a bunch of different countries
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What is the difference between a state and a nation?
State: One ethnicity inside it. Nation: Has multiple ethnicities inside it
State: Member of the UN. Nation: Politically recognized not in the UN
State:Politically recognized area. Nation:Former state that has an identity
Nation: People with a shared culture. State: Politically recognized area
36
What is agricultural density?
The number of potatoes thatcan be grown in an area
the number of rice plantations around the world
The number of city business people per unit of arable land
The number of farmers per unit of arable land
37
How are Democracy and Autocracy most different?
one person holds power vs. citizens hold power
old government vs. new government
president holds power, but people vote on certain issues
democracy and autocracy means the same thing
38
The term “ecumene” refers to:
Newly arrived migrants to a receiving country
Areas of the earth that are unable to support humans
The permanently inhabited areas of the earth’s surface
The number of persons an area can support
39
2 aspects of PLACE are
Vernacular and Formal
Physical and Theoretical
Absolute and Relative
Human and Physical Characteristics
40
Physiological density is
The number of people per square mile of all available land
The number of farmers per square mile of arable land
The number of farmers per square mile of all available land
The number of people per square mile of arable land
41
Population pyramids are useful for _______.
all of these
identifying gender and age trends
finding out how big a specific population is
seeing changes between birth and death
42
What is geography?
The study of an individual in society
the study of people, place, and things and how they relate to each other
the study of humans and their history
The study of human remains
43
Arithmetic density is
The number of farmers per square mile of arable land
The number of farmers per square mile of all available land.
The number of people per unit of measurement
The number of people per square mile of arable land
44
T/F: Anocracy is a mix of democracy and autocracy
True
False
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An autonomous religion is one that:
has central authority that makes decisions for each location
a central authority exercises high degree of control
exists in a democratic state
does not have central authority but shares ideas &cooperates
