GEOGRAPHY FINAL EXAM REVIEW

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time?

Islam was founded by the Prophet __________________ who lived from 570 to 632 in Saudi Arabia.

This is the rapid diffusion of culture around the world:

Language and dress are to Cultural Traits as buildings, roads, and agriculture are to . . .

The High Stationary stage of development applied to most countries before what episode?

Which one of the following religions is a universalizing religion?

This is land where a nation and state are within the same sovereign territory.

Which of the following is not a push factor in migration?

Private charitable organizations that are not a part of any government?

How humans have physically impacted the natural layout of the land by their actions.

Which region of Africa is most likely to embrace Western cultural norms?

What is relative location?

This is the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.

The Buddha sought enlightenment (wisdom), to learn how to escape . . .

Contour maps are meant to show the

The mutual promise between the Jews and God was called . . .

In which stage are birth and death rates both low, stabilizing the population?

The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth’s physical and human features.

Which map projection is the most accurate?

What economic activities do wealthy and developed countries mostly rely on?

French Canadians, Basques, and Catalonians use language to _______ them from majority cultures.

Which zones of latitude are hot all year round because they get a lot of direct sunlight?

These companies to make money expand and adapt to different cultures and regions of the world.

How many surviving children do women need to have on average to keep up replacement population?

The 0° latitude line that divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres is . . .

Which is a reason GMOs are not important to food production?

Which Theme of Geography answers the question, “Where is this place?”

During the High Stationary stage, why were death rates high?

Which one of the following is an ethnic religion?

A person with allowance to work in a country different than home temporarily.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all came from . . .

Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the _____.

A religion that doesn't seek out more followers but is locally contained to a group of people.

What occurs when weathered material is moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity?

What kinds of information can be obtained from economic maps (a type of thematic map)?

What model shows the growth of populations through history based on birth rate and death rate?

Universalizing religions are religions always seeking . . .

What are Push Factors?

Which of the following is not a pull factor in migration?

What is absolute location?

Judaism within Israel is an example of how religion can . . .

What are Primary Economic Activities?

Assuming Mr. Dunn is an American, an example of cultural diffusion would be . . .

What are Pull Factors?

Christians believe that Jesus is . . .

Hindus believe each person has an ____________________or soul.

Which country attempted to curb population growth with a “one child policy?”

This is a soul’s good and bad deeds that determines what a person’s new life will be like.

What are Secondary Economic Activities?

Race is based on cultural traits and customs such as language, religion, dress, etc.

Physical and chemical processes that change the characteristics of rocks.

Apartheid in South Africa is similar to the ______________ system in the US.

Theme of Geography asks, “How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?”

This language brings people of different cultures together; they can use it to communicate.

The Caste system of human hierarchy is . . .

What are Tertiary Economic Activities?

What are the weather conditions at a location over a long time?

Which would we not expect rich countries with high per capita GDP to also have?

What is the environmental downside to fracking?

All of the following are advantages that small countries tend to have except . . .

The 0° longitude line that divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres is . . .

Muslims and Jews are an example of how two different religions can cause . . .

What are the places tectonic plates fracture called?

How does the distance above sea level affect climate?

Theory that the earth once had one “super continent” that split into the current continents?

Which Theme of Geography answers the question, “What is this place like?”

In which stage of the DTM are both birth rates and death rates high?

Which country in Africa had different cultures placed in it leading to violence and genocide?

People live in west, central, and southern Africa because . . .

The two religions that believe in karma and reincarnation are _____________________

Which would we not expect poor countries with low per capita GDP to have?

A person who is forced to leave home because of dire threats to well-being.

Larger countries tend to have all of the following advantages except . . .

Where were political boundaries drawn with no consideration for religion leading to violence?

The founder of Buddhism was _____________________ who became the Buddha or “Enlightened One.”

The Prime Meridian runs through which city?

Which natural resource is most important for the growth of human populations?

In which zones of latitude is it cold all year round because they get little sunlight?

The fact that people in France and Quebec both speak French is an example of . . .

Who was the “father” of the Hebrews (Jews)?

Since the advent of social media, the speed in which culture is diffused has . . .

These include religious occasions, holidays, festivals, celebrations, music, dance, and food.

This is a sovereign territory with distinct borders.

Why would a country offer paid maternity leave for mothers?

The Five Pillars or central teachings of Islam include all the following except:

This is a group with a shared culture inside a land area.

In which zones of latitude do climates vary greatly (hot and cold)?

What treaty established a norm against interference in another state's domestic affairs?

Which Theme of Geography asks, “How do people relate to the physical world?”

Sunnis and Shiites are an example of how different denominations in religion can cause . . .

According to the Demographic Transitional Model at what stage is the population stable? Why?

What is replacement population?

What are GDP per capita rates are directly linked to?

This is the belief that when people die, they are reborn to new lives.

Jesus taught . . .

What kinds of currents affect climate?

What international organization has 190 countries with the goal of keeping peace in the world?

Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture?

Why are most people moving to cities in increasing numbers around the world?

Theme of Geography asks the question, “How are places similar or different from one another?”