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1
Which geographer viewed the U.S. urban community of the 1920s as a set of concentric rings?
Hoyt
Burgess
Ravenstein
Rostow
2
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of world cities?
contain a concentration of banking and marketing services.
headquarters of transnational corporations
Found only in northern and western hemispheres
well connected to secondary level world cities
3
Which factor in the last quarter century destabilized Eastern Europe & led to ethnic conflict?
The introduction of new languages
acceptance of many Eastern European countries into the EU
invasion by the Soviets
the end of the Cold War
4
Which of the following is NOT one of the worlds most densely populated regions?
South Asia
North East United States
Europe
South America
5
Which type of transportation system created the star-shaped city pattern?
Streetcar and trolley line extending the CBD.
Beltways around cities
Interstate highways that link cities
Highways and airports that link cities.
6
The rehabilitation of old, rundown inner city neighborhoods by middle and high income people.
suburbanization
urbanization
multiplier effect
gentrification
7
Regions share all of the characteristics EXCEPT:
relative location
easily defined
boundaries
common features
8
Which of the following jobs is in the non-basic employment sector?
F-10 pickup truck assembly line worker
oil refinery worker
parking lot attendant
software engineer
9
The language with the largest number of first language"speakers" is:
Mandarin Chinese
Spanish
Russian
English
10
What map would show the global distribution of coal?
thematic map
topographic map
location map
reference map
11
All of the following are non-basic jobs in the city EXCEPT:
drycleaner
garment factory worker
social worker
city firefighter
12
An earlier boundary formed before geographic knowledge or mapping was available is known as:
a relict boundary
a subsequent boundary
an antecedent boundary
a geometric boundary
13
Which of the following groups is excluded from the caste system of Hinduism?
Untouchables
Warrior-landowners
Servants
Scholar-priests
14
Which type of economic activity is most closely tied to the physical environment?
Primary
Secondary
Quarternary
Tertiary
15
Which term below best describes a religion that uses missionaries to spread its faith?
Monotheistic
Elitist
Universalizaing
Ethnic
16
The map shown above is a:
statistical map
topographic map
general purpose map
dot-distribution map
17
Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of urban agriculture?
renewed or purified water supplies.
Helping to solve the problem of solid waste disposal
fresh produce for sale to others
beautification of a dingy urban area
18
The concentration of production activities and people spatially to benefit everyone is called:
agglomeration
the multiplier effect
the substitution principle
deglomeration
19
World population tends to be concentrated:
in continental interiors.
on continental margins.
in the desert.
in the tropical lowlands and river valleys.
20
That latitude and longitude coordinates of a place are an example of:
a relative location
a formal region
a functional region
an absolute location
21
Which country would have a population pyramid with a broad bottom sloping to a narrow top?
France
Russia
Uganda
Austria
22
Which theorist(s) explained the prices of farm products as they relate to patterns of land use?
Burgess
von Thunen
Ravenstein
Rostow
23
What was the primary reason the Green Revolution did NOT help Africa much?
African agricultural production went up anyway.
In required sophisticated machinery.
Population growth had fallen due to war.
It targeted crops Africans don't grow and eat.
24
Of these, the map with the smallest scale would be:
the world
Pennsylvania
Main Street, Small Town, Ohio
Atlanta, Georgia
25
What are the two major branches of Islam?
Shinto and Shiite
Sunni and Shinto
Sunni and Shiite
Shamanism and Amadi
26
What religion below is a universalizing religion?
Islam
Taoism
Shintoism
Confucianism
27
Which crop began the third agricultural revolution?
barley
millet
rice
wheat
28
What monotheistic religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
29
What is the most widespread primary economic activity?
fishing
agriculture
hunting and gathering
mining
30
The process of an immigrant learning the values/language/customs of a new country is called:
adaptation
agglomeration
diffusion
acculturation
31
China and Vietnam's dispute over the Sprately Islands is:
a positional dispute.
a territorial dispute.
a functional dispute.
a resource dispute.
32
The idea that people, and not their environment, create cultural development is called:
environmental determinism.
syncretism.
animism.
possibilism.
33
Ankara, Turkey and Islamabad, Pakistan are both examples of:
desert cities.
forward-thrust capitals.
old colonial capitals.
rival cities.
34
Which of the following North American associations is NOT correct?
Southeast - African Americans
Oklahoma and Southwest - Native Americans
Southern Prairie Provinces - African Americans
Southern California - Hispanic Americans
35
Which of the following characterizes stages four and five of demographic transition model?
high birth rates
Zero population growth
High mortality rates
overpopulation
36
Variations in vocabulary, pronunciation, and rhythm in a spoken language are called:
syntax
lingua franca
dialects
isoglosses
37
The use and spread of English in nineteenth century India is an example of:
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
38
Urban agriculture can benefit urban society in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
turn urban waste into a resource when utilized appropriately
create sustainable food systems in urban areas
strengthen food security for urban families
replace agribusiness as the main global food producer
39
Which language family contains Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian?
Germanic
Romance
Slavic
European
40
Historically, language has been spread by all of the following EXCEPT:
trade.
conquest.
Sanskrit records.
migration.
41
Which of the following is NOT a key milestone reached by the EU?
The introduction of a common currency for some EU countries.
a single market
a common language
A customs union
42
Which of the following religions developed first?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
43
Which of the following statement about historical North American migration is NOT correct?
Canada's first major migration came from France.
Canada's second major migration began in the British Isles.
Canada's third major migration came from Latin America.
The first major migration to the U.S. originated in Europe.
44
The idea that you identify with, and give allegiance to a nation state is:
diffusion
ethnocentrism
regionalism
nationalism
45
All of the following are reasons major cities attract young people in Latin America EXCEPT
educational opportunities
their families live there already
the potential for decent housing
the availability of jobs
46
Which migration are farm workers from another country likely to be practicing during the year?
Circular migration
International Migration
Cluster migration
Chain migration
47
The multiplier effect is:
the ratio of urban to rural workers.
the addition of non basic workers.
the multiple jobs eliminated by foreign workers.
the addition of rural jobs because of the urban economy.
48
The purpose for the creation of NATO was to
defend Europe against the Nazis.
form an economic alliance.
forma a binding peace treat for all of Europe.
defend North America and Western Europe against communism.
49
A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a:
location map.
reference map.
general purpose map.
thematic map.
50
The distance north and south of the equator is measured by?
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Global Grid System
51
Theory that most migration occurs over a short distance and in steps is attributed to
Harris and Ullman
von Thunen
Rostow
Ravenstein
52
The outlying area serviced by an urban center is referred to as a:
redline area.
range.
threshold.
hinterland.
53
The birth of an urban industrial workforce in Europe contributed to the start of the:
First Agricultural Revolution
Third Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
Second Agricultural Revolution
54
Which of the following countries does NOT have a well-known example of a relict boundary?
United Kingdom
Bolivia
Vietnam
Germany
55
Which type of city model contains a distinct residential spine proceeding outward from CBD?
Latin American
Sub-Saharan African
Muslim
European
56
The key factor Thomas Malthus failed to recognize in his population theory was:
population is limited by their means of subsistence.
the potential to infinitely increase agriculture production
technology's ability to raise the earths carrying capacity.
wars & famine inhibit a population's reproductive capacity.
57
According to least-cost theory, what was the most important factor in industry location?
agglomeration cost
labor
raw materials
transport
58
Which theory justified the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war?
Devolution
Colonialism
Containment Theory
Heartland Theory
59
Which of the following is NOT an important environmental factor of a country's agriculture?
Availability of sufficient rainfall
the amount of fertilizer produced in the country
Number of frost-free days per year
reliability of sufficient rainfall
60
The way of life based on breeding and herding of animals for all of a person's needs.
swidden
hunting and gathering
subsistence farming
pastorialism
61
Part of the boundary between Mexico and the U.S. is the Rio Grande, an example of
an artificial boundary
a water divider
a watercourse
a natural boundary
62
The majority of Kurds are found in which country?
Turkey
Pakistan
Egypt
Iran
63
According to the map, which states have roughly half the U.S. farmland?
Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
64
Which of the following capitals is located OUTSIDE the central core area of the country?
Abuja, Nigeria
Cairo, Egypt
Paris, France
London, UK
65
What family do most European languages belong to?
Basque
Ural-Altaic
Phoenician
Indo-European
66
What is the most rapidly growing religion in the U.S. today?
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
67
Boundary problems along the U.S. - Mexico border are caused by:
land use.
irredentism.
ownership of fertile ground.
immigration.
68
What population statistic looks at the point of zero population growth?
Crude Birth Rate
Mortality Rate
Replacement Level Fertility
Total Fertility Rate
69
The main factor preventing subsistence economies from advancing economically is the lack of
government activity.
a currency.
a banking service.
a well-connected transportation infrastructure.
70
A person who practices the Hindu religion would be most likely to:
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
bathe in the Ganges River.
pray five times a day.
visit a shrine on the shore of a lake.
71
In which country does language pose a centrifugal force?
Canada
Thailand
Norway
Brazil
72
Which model theorizes that high-rent residential areas grow along major highways from the CBD?
Central Place Theory
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
Urban Realms Model
73
Which is a major concern in countries with a large and rapidly ageing population?
Birth Control
Healthcare
Immunization
Adequate Schools
74
What is the most abundant fossil fuel?
Petroleum
Coal
Oil
Phosphate
75
Which pair of religions below share a long-held tradition of cremating their dead?
Hindu and Muslim
Hindu and Buddhist
Muslim and Jewish
Christian and Buddhist
76
The theory that cities grow outward from a core utilizing several nodes was proposed by:
Von Thunen
Rostow
Harris and Ullman
Ravenstein
77
The global lingua franca is:
Chinese
Arabic
English
French
78
Technology, hybrid seed, and fertilizers are all part of the:
Green Revolution
Second Agricultural Revolution
Bio-revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
79
One sacred book of Hinduism is the:
Talmud
Vedas
Bible
Koran
80
Which of the following is a centrifugal force in a country?
a national holiday
a charismatic national leader
an attack by another country
religious differences
81
The largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world is:
The United States
China
India
Mexico
82
The "melting pot" theory of combining immigrant groups into one mainstream culture is called:
acculturation.
ethnic clustering.
amalgamation theory.
ethnic islands.
83
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to suburbanization in the U.S.?
Increased demands for housing after WWII ended.
A shorter workweek made time for a commute possible.
Fixed-route public transit routes increased in importance.
Improved automobiles made transportation easier and safer.
84
Which one of the following is NOT a centripetal force in a state?
A high level of confidence in central government.
the existence of national transportation networks
the national anthem
the existence of strong separatist groups
85
The Basques, Bretons, Kashmiris, and Tamils are all examples of:
religious groups
separatist groups
terrorist groups
regionalist groups