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1
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...
official "English only" policies
no linguistic variation
no official language policies
official bilingual policies
2
The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:
Franklin's system
metes and bounds system
long-lot system
township-and-range system
3
Which of the following US regional associations is
incorrect
?
Southwest - Mormon
South - Baptist
New England - Catholic
Upper Midwest - Lutheran
4
Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...
a world religion
polytheistic
monotheistic
a missionary religion
5
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
90
50
20
70
6
Branch of geography that focuses on landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:
cultural geography
human geography
biogeography
physical geography
7
In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of...
2.1
1.2
3.5
3.0
8
Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:
tofu/organic food
the cattle feed industry
grain export
bio-diesel fuel
9
NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?
North America
New Zealand and Australia
North Atlantic
North Africa
10
The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:
dispersed
nucleated
spaced
hierarchical
11
Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:
Anatolian
Nostratic
Austronesian
Etruscan
12
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
Cumulative causation
Centrifugal
Centripetal
Backwash effects
13
_____ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.
Human-environment interaction
Sense of place
Regionalization
Location theory
14
Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to
friendly relationships with China
the Berlin Wall
the United Nations
NATO
15
TRUE/FALSE: The study of landforms, climates and environmental change is physical geography
True
False
16
The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...
Sea of Okhotsk
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
17
The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?
nineteenth and twentieth century
seventeenth and eighteenth century
fourteenth and fifteenth century
twelfth and thirteenth century
18
Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:
Spain
England
Italy
Portugal
19
Organic food is found in _____ areas.
all
periphery
core
semi-periphery
20
Select the group that is not a supranational organization.
UN
OPEC
CIA
EU
21
Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes
Compact
Unitary
Communist
Federal
22
The
Confucian Classics
were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:
Japan
India
China
Afghanistan
23
A tsunami's waves result from:
periodic floods
tidal conditions
earthquake displacement of the seafloor
high storm winds called "tsunamis"
24
The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.
dairy farmers
grain farmers
wine growers
vegetable growers
25
The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:
standardized language
lingua franca
common language
lingua germanica
26
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population
urban areas
rural areas
areas away from coasts
agricultural areas
27
Spread of ideas, traits, knowledge and skills from place of origin to areas where adopted
diffusion
adjustment
cultural repulsion
28
The largest constituency of Christianity is:
Coptic
Eastern Orthodox
Protestant
Roman Catholicism
29
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken
15
200
25
400
30
The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.
folk culture
non-material culture
material culture
pop culture
31
The phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is
distance decay
sequent occupance
central place
concentric circle
32
The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.
6,000
1,500
4,000
3,000
33
The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:
Manifest Destiny
Rimland Theory
complementarity
gateway state
34
Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:
relativity
Earth rotation
continental drift
the hydrologic cycle
35
The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:
1 acre
160 acres
36 square miles
1 square mile
36
In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by:
commercial buildings
the dress of the population
the range and quality of village houses
the street pattern
37
Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?
Israel - Palestine
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Former Yugoslavia
38
By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:
wheat
potatoes
maize
rice
39
The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:
livestock ranching
Mediterranean
shifting cultivation
dairying
40
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?
Antecedent boundary
Natural boundary
Geometric boundary
Subsequent boundary
41
The concept that which population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
demographic transition
rate of natural increase
homeostatic plateau
demographic momentum
42
Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:
the Fertile Crescent
West Africa
Southeast Asia
Central America
43
The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form
oval
round
grid
linear
44
Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.
50
20
70
10
45
Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:
CO2 in the atmosphere
methane in the atmosphere
sulfur in the atmosphere
O2 in the atmosphere
46
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:
absolute location
index of placeness
relative location
site
47
Latin
octo
(eight) became Italian
otto
, Spanish
ocho
and French
huit.
This is an example of?
deterioration
dialect development
isogloss shift
sound shift
48
Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.
population numbers
rate of population growth
proximity to resources
technology
49
TRUE/FALSE: Details of the distribution of wealth in the US features typical at global scale
False
True
50
The youngest major religion is:
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
51
Gross National Income does not include:
work done by women in maquiladoras
work done by unmarried women
work done by rural women in less developed countries
work done by state-employed women
52
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:
British colonial officials
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
53
During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?
Pakistan/India
United Kingdom/France
Spain/Portugal
US/Soviet Union
54
The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:
devolution
autocratic
acculturation
imperialism
55
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
Canada
Brazil
United States
United Kingdom
56
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
Hong Kong
Alaska
Antarctica
India
57
Race is:
biologically based
composed of three major skin color groups
socially constructed
the same as culture
58
The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:
activity spaces
region
neighborhood
inner world
59
Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?
Midwest
Southeast
Hawaii
Northeast
60
The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:
Christianity
Islam
shamanism
Buddhism
61
In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.
it would filter out pollution
it would contain the growth of the city
it would provide lumber and firewood
it provided a recreational area
62
The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:
independent infection
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
reloaction diffusion
63
The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____
beachhead, word of mouth
hearth, distance decay
record label, contagious diffusion
hearth, hierarchical diffusion
64
Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?
wheat
milk
beef
firewood
65
The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:
distance
distance and directions
directions
elevations
66
Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.
Meso-American
Ethiopia-East Asian
Southwest Asian
Southeast Asian
67
TRUE/FALSE: Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century
False
True
68
Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?
commercial farming
auto repair
teaching
tending to a home garden
69
Which country has a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density?
Nigeria
Egypt
United Kingdom
United States
70
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from Miami to Jacksonville
From Washington D.C. to Boston
From Toronto to Montreal
from San Diego to San Francisco
71
The greater the distance from the hearth, the less likely an innovation will be adopted
distance decay
inverse innovation rule
cultural repulsion
adoption avoidance
72
Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.
epithelial
carotene
melanin
dextrose
73
The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:
Holocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Pleistocene
74
Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:
Asia
Europe and North America
North America
Europe
75
Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?
cotton growing
citrus production
sugar beet production
dairying
76
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:
accept Karma
speak out against the Hindu caste system
reject the eating of meat
acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle
77
The Kyoto Protocol:
addresses global climate change
addresses Asian deforestation
addresses Japan-European trade imbalances
addresses US-Japan trade imbalances
78
Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.
Sharia
British Common
local tribal
Nigerian Federal
79
Which geographical theme would study the impact of the drainage of the Florida Everglades?
location
human-environment
movement
place
80
In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.
0
100
1,000
7,000
81
One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:
Buddhism and Hindu
Christianity and tribal
Islam and Jewish
Islam and Christianity
82
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
Serbia
Israel
Iraq
China
83
An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is...
Germany
Nigeria
United States
Japan
84
A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is...
under 14 and over 65
under 14 years old
14-64 years old
65 years or older
85
According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
young adults
families
children
older adults
86
Presently, natural increase in population is primarily due to...
a decrease in birth rate
a decrease in death rate
an increase in death rate
an increase in birth rate
87
The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:
relative location
migration
hierarchical diffusion
diffusion
88
TRUE/FALSE: Cultures live in spatial isolation and show little change as a result of diffusion
False
True
89
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
Mexicans
Palestinians
English
British
90
Which of the following was an example of forced migration?
Spanish migration to the Western Hemisphere
India-Pakistan migration after gaining independence
European colonists of America moving West in search for gold
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
91
Environmental determinism was replaced be which approach to geography in the late 20th century?
hierarchical approach
possiblist approach
vernacular approach
distribution approach
92
The ideology of Zionism has as its goal:
the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism
the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith
a homeland for the Jewish people
the merger of Judaism with other religions
93
The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:
deep reconstruction
toponymy
lexicography
namology
94
Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Unilateral Theory
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Thesis
95
A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:
nomadic herding
subsistence rice cultivation
subsistence wheat cultivation
shifting cultivation
96
The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:
plains regions
earthquakes and volcanoes
deserts
ice caps
97
Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.
80
100
40
5
98
In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.
West Africa
Central and South America
East Africa
East and South Asia
99
The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:
subtropical regions
mid-latitude regions
high latitudes
equatorial and tropical areas
100
The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is:
absolute location
relative location
grid plan
referenced location
101
Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?
burning of incense
religious decoration
church building
an alter
102
Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?
extinct languages
isolated languages
standardized or non-hanging languages
language subfamilies
103
Hutterites differ form the Amish in that they...
live in Pennsylvania
accept modern technology
reject modern technology
are Anabaptist
104
Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
South Africa
Poland
Chile
Thailand
105
Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:
tropical Africa
Asia
the Nile Valley
the Fertile Crescent
106
Which describes the general direction that the US population center has moved since 1970?
North and West
South
West and South
North and East
107
The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:
Pakistan
Iran
Indonesia
Egypt
108
The same ultraviolet radiation intercepted by darkly pigmented skin stimulates this production
D
A
C
E
109
This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance
Linguistics
Anthropology
Econometrics
Geopolitics
110
The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:
the Northeast, particularly Massachusetts
the Midwest, especially Illinois
the West
the South, especially Georgia
111
Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:
protective practices
eradicating practices
assimilating practices
segregating practices
112
Map in which data are assigned to class intervals and colors/patterns to distinguish magnitude:
topographic map
cartogram
choropleth map
dot distribution map
113
The arithmetic population density of the US is _____ per square mile.
31
347
82
1046
114
A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits
local culture
popular culture
material culture group
folk
115
Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:
East Asia
Africa
South America
North America
116
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country
except
:
military
education system
regionalism
common language
117
The importance of the
spatial
approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:
political impact of boundaries
arrangement/organization of things on the surface of Earth
history of an area
human activity only
118
In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.
Homogeneity
Common values
Centripetal
Centrifugal
119
According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.
occurred in tropical middle America
probably involved planting root crops
was prompted by scarcity
was associated with seed crops
120
The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:
memorial toponyms
commodification
post-modern toponyms
hubris
121
Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?
statistical
functional
formal
graphical
122
The concept of culture is closely identified with:
archaeology
psychology
anthropology
sociology
123
Jerusalem is a sacred place for:
Christians
Muslims
Jews
All of the above
124
Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring where?
western countries
Africa
least developed countries
more developed countries
125
Life expectancy is:
number of years a person will theoretically live
average number of years a person will live at birth
number of years a person will live
average number of years a person is expected to live
126
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
South Africa
China
Japan
United Kingdom
127
Humans do not populate in large numbers to
areas that are too wet
all of the above
areas that are too cold
areas too high in elevation
128
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control
Unitary
Federal
Compact
Regional
129
The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:
French
English
Arabic
Spanish
130
Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:
fertile and productive
overused and of poor fertility
not used
polluted
131
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:
stateless nation
multi-state nation
multi-nation state
nation-state
132
Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?
expansion diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
133
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?
Fragmented
Elongated
Prorupt
Compact
134
Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:
East Africa
South Asia
Middle and South America
Southeast Asia
135
What region of North America is most densely populated?
Southeast
West Coast
Northeast
Pacific Northwest
136
By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically
corn
tomatoes
coffee
wheat
137
The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.
St. Helen's
Tambora
Toba
Santorini
138
What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?
Atlanta, Georgia
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Seattle, Washington
Birmingham, Alabama
139
Buddhism has its source in:
Thailand
China
India
Japan
140
Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?
Ireland
Russia
Colorado
Scotland
141
Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.
chlorofluorocarbons
volcanic ash
CO2
methane
142
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:
sound shift
isogloss
international border
cultural boundary
143
The largest source of international immigrants to the US is from:
China
Canada
Mexico
India
144
Demand for organic foods is greatest in:
core regions
periphery regions
spread equally among all regions
semi-periphery regions
145
Examples of luxury crops include:
tobacco and potatoes
coffee and tobacco
tea and sugar
cacao and corn
146
Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:
50% of labor force
25% of labor force
10% of labor force
22.7% of labor force
147
The four major population clusters in the world include the following regions except...
Southeast Asia
South Asia
East Asia
South America
148
_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural
local
material
popular
folk
149
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
Kurdish
Spanish
French
Jewish
150
The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :
a detailed book of scripture
monotheism
karma
a violent ideology
151
Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice as:
a cultural heritage
a culture region
a cultural peculiarity
a cultural trait
152
When a husband migrates from Mexico to US and earns money to allow for his family to migrate
distance decay
chain migration
internal migration
forced migration
153
The highest Crude Birth Rates (CBR) in the world are found in...
Latin America
Middle East
Sub-Saharan Africa
China
154
According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?
British Columbia
Hong Kong
Colorado
France
155
The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as:
region
place
area
location
156
In which area of the world are countries in stage one of the demographic transition model found
North America
West and Southern Africa
South America
Northern Europe
157
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?
1950s and 60s
Late nineteenth century
1850s
1700s
158
The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
159
Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.
mechanized
commercial
subsistence
part-time
160
In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.
increases significantly
never lies in permanent settlements
must be large enough to provide surplus labor
cannot have a high density
161
Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...
foods
fashion
animated films
sports
162
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:
Great Britain
US
China
France
163
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?
India and Pakistan
Libya and Chad
France and Germany
Mexico and the US
164
The degree of direct linkage btw one location and other location in a transport network:
landscape
movement
spatial interaction
connectivity
165
The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:
fasting during the holy month
charitable giving
the pilgrimage to Mecca
the veil worn by Muslim women
166
This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
Turkey
China
Soviet Union
Germany
167
The visible imprint of human activity is known as:
spatial interaction
the natural landscape
the cultural landscape
the attributes of the setting
168
Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:
associated with karma
associated with monotheism
associated with Lamaism
associated with feng-shui
169
Which is
not
an example of a primary economic activity?
forestry
lobster fishing
mining iron ore
corn flake production
170
The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is
not
one?
climatic change
loss of biodiversity
depletion of ozone layer
soil erosion
171
TRUE/FALSE: Functional regions are the product of interaction and movement
True
False
172
___ of internet content is in English.
68%
82%
27%
12%
173
Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?
fences
barns
rainfall
livestock
174
The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture
France
Zimbabwe
US
S. Korea
175
Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:
dialect
creole language
language subfamily
lingua franca
176
Barrio
is the Spanish term for:
neighborhood
a small donkey
socio-economic barriers to advancement
boundary
177
Which of the following is
not
an example of a form of expansion diffusion?
independent invention
contagious
hierarchial
stimulus
178
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:
they had to wear a veil
they had to wear a turban
they had to wear sandals
they had to have a beard
179
The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:
an authentic landscape
the commodification of nature
modernization
an ethnic enclave
180
The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?
the agricultural sector is labor intensive
the agricultural sector is subsistence intensive
the agricultural sector is machine intensive
the agricultural sector is small scale intensive
181
The Peace of Westphalia ________
created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal
created West Germany after WWII
ended WWI
marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe
182
When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:
gendered
restricted areas
sex zones
social spaces
183
The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.
Nebraskan
Illinoian
Wisconsinan
Kansan
184
Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:
linear
grid
walled
round
185
It is estimated that _____ of the world's population is seriously malnourished.
1/10th
1/20th
1/7th
1/2
186
In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...
hearths
world cities
capitals
local cultures
187
At which scale to boundary disputes occur?
Local
International
All of the above
National
188
Which of the following is
not
generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?
spatially concentrated
found in a particular culture
always polytheistic
does not seek outside converts
189
Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.
mobility
population
space
strong military
190
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):
natural/physical boundary
permeable barrier
geometric boundary
subsequent boundary
191
The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:
Southwest Asia
Africa
Southeast Asia
Europe
192
The most widely used Indo-European language today is:
English
Spanish
German
Chinese
193
The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:
globalization
assimilation
cultural appropriation
neolocalism
194
Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:
cultural persistence
assimilation
cultural appropriation
local custom
195
The US is the most prolific producer of solid waste, producing about __ lbs per person per day.
3.5
4.5
7.3
1.5
196
Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction
economics
Political-ecology
danger
politics
197
Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?
North Africa
South America
Europe
Southeast Asia
198
Reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area is:
push factors
place utility factors
economic indicator factors
pull factors