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1
Most commercial agriculture in LDCs
Involves livestock
Involves slash & burn agriculture
Involves products sold in those countries
Takes place on plantations
2
Palestinians, Kurds, and Native Americans are
States
nation-states
stateless nations
Religious groups
3
Dialects differ by
Pronounciation
All of the above
Vocabulary
Spelling
4
A country that cannot sustain anymore people without critically straining its resources has
Reached CDR
Reached CBR
reached carrying capacity
A high NIR
5
Universalizing religions
Include Christianity & Islam
Actively seek converts
All of the above
Claim global application
6
Which is not a major branch of Christianity?
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Lutheranism
Eastern Orthodoxy
7
Which pair is an incorrect match?
Utah::Mormonism
Northeast::Catholicism
Upper Midwest::Lutherans
New England::Baptists
8
"People control their own destinies" is a key belief of
Possibilism
Thomas Malthus
Von Thunen
Environmental Determinism
9
Afghanistan is
Prorupt
Perforated
Elongated
Compact
10
Semi-Periphery countries would include all of the following EXCEPT
Chile
Brazil
United States
India
11
Which of the following groups is LEAST likely to contribute to gentrification?
DINKs
SINKs
Yuppies
Inner-city minorities
12
(# of people <15 + # of people > 64) / # of the people 15-64 is defined as
Natural increase rate
carrying capacity
Dependency ratio
Age-Sex pyramid
13
In Von Thunen's model, ____________________ is closest to the central market
Ranching/Livestock
Forests (Lumber)
Dairy & Market Gardens
Grains
14
Which of the Following is not a BRICS country?
Canada
India
Brazil
Russia
15
To maximize the location of a factory, one must consider
Access to markets
Shipping Costs
All of the above
Access to materials
16
_______________ regions are hard to define because they are usually people's "mental maps"
Administrative
Vernacular
Functional
Formal
17
A location where shipments of goods are broken up into smaller shipments/containers
Port
Foreign Trade Zone
Gateway city
Break in Bulk Point
18
Sub-state nationalism or ethnic pride can be a centrifugal force
True
False
19
Hebrew, Welsh, and Gaelic are
Revived Languages
Extinct Languages
Lingua Francas
Official Languages
20
Formal Regions
Are unreliable
Are easy to define because they share a common theme
Center around a node of interaction
Have vague boundaries
21
The wealthiest citizens of Latin American cities live
On the outskirts of the city
In favelas
Along the sides of the central boulevard
In the CBD
22
All are true of EXTENSIVE agriculture except
Ranching is an example
Involve large areas of land
Wet rice production is an example
Require minimal labor input
23
A pilgrim to the site above would identify as
Hindu
Muslim
Christian
Buddhist
24
The laws determined by UNCLOS govern
The oceans
Antarctica
Space
Colonial territories
25
A strong national leader would be a
Centripetal force
centrifugal force
26
This language BRANCH contains English
Slavic
Germanic
Romance
Indo-Iranian
27
When girls have equal access to education
RNI decreases
All of the above
GDP increases
TFR decreases
28
The physical characteristics of a location are its
Situational Features
Longitude Coordinates
Latitude Coordinates
Site Features
29
The most common reason why people move
War
Economics
Weather
Famine
30
Infant Mortality is
Higher in MDCs
The same in LDCs and MDCs
Lower in LDCs
Higher in LDCS
31
Infectious diseases are usually spread by
Contagious Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
32
The country with the largest population of Muslims is
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Iraq
33
Almost 50% of the world's people speak a language in this language family
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
Afro-Asiatic
34
An industry not tied to particular location is said to be a _________ industry
Footloose
Cottage
Fordist
Brick and Mortar
35
When a pidgin language is passed down as a first language, it is said to be
A Creole
A Lingua Franca
Homogeneous
A Dialect
36
Agglomeration of US industries can be found in
New York City
Silicon Valley
All of the Above
Hollywood/LA
37
In Stage 2 of Rostow's model of economic growth
The country "prepares" for development
The country is dominated by primary econ. activities
The country is characterized by mass consumption
The country has high per capita incomes
38
Boundary disputes can ocurr over
Function
Placement
Resources
All of the Above
39
The center nucleus of a city is the
CBD
Favela
Hinterland
Rimland
40
Shared power between a central authority & local authorities is
Communism
Federalism
Unitary
Devolution
41
Which did NOT contribute to suburbanization in America?
White flight
Rise of the automobile
Gentrification
Interstate Highways
42
World Cities
Are centers of economic & political activity
All of the above
Include London, Tokyo, and NYC
Are strongly interconnected
43
Yugoslavia is an example of
Ethnocentrism
All of the Above
Irredentism
Balkanization
44
Ethnic conflicts are
centrifugal forces
Centripetal forces
45
Physical Features (like mountains)
All of the above
Can contain valuable natural resources
Make good borders
Can prevent diffusion
46
The Great Wall of China is a
Physical Boundary
Geometric boundary
Relic Boundary
Cultural boundary
47
McDonald's in India doesn't serve beef patties. This is an example of
Hierarchical diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
48
Which among the following has the highest-threshold, highest-range central place function
Dunkin' Donuts
Movie theater
Speciality medical (like Mayo Clinic)
Post office
49
The boundary between Ireland & Northern Ireland
Is a relic
Is cultural
Is geometric
Is physical
50
Less Developed Countries are characterized by
Low Rate of Natural Increase
High Birth Rates
Low Death Rates
Low Total Fertility Rates
51
Vatican City is a(n)
State
Micro-State
All of the above
Enclave
52
The Rust Belt region of the United States is a good example of
a Brain Drain
Agglomeration
Deindustrialization
Fordism
53
Chile is
Prorupted
Elongated
Perforated
Compact
54
Shia (Shiite) Muslims live predominately in
The US
Iran
Indonesia
Turkey
55
Which is not one of the 4 Asian Tigers (Dragons)
Hong Kong
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
56
A group of people who share a common culture is called
A nation
A society
A state
A race
57
Mining is a ___________ economic activity
Quaternary
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
58
Implying superiority of one's own ethnic group is
Isolationism
Nationalism
Ethnocentrism
Terrorism
59
Many of the developing parts of the world are experiencing
Rapid Rural to Urban migration
Suburbanization
ZPG
Counterurbanization
60
"Cultural traits are formed & controlled by the environment" is a key belief of
Esther Boserup
Assimilation
Possibilism
Environmental Determinism
61
NAFTA is a ________________ supranational organization
Economic
Political
Military
Cultural
62
A country that wants its citizens to have more babies
Has a high total fertility rate
Already has a high CBR
Is pronatalist
Is antinatalist
63
Transferring of power from central power to regional governments is
Independence
Agglomeration
Balkanization
Devolution
64
Ecotourism
Is a popular way to promote economic development
All of the above
Is environmentally sustainable
Is based on the natural landscape of an area
65
Refugees
Are individuals seeking safety in other countries
All of the above
Usually move because of war or famine
Are often forced migrants
66
There is no agricultural hearth in
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
67
The Green Revolution is synonymous with
The 2nd Ag. Revolution
Environmental Determinism
The First Ag. Revolution
The 3rd Ag. Revolution
68
The world seems to have "shrunk" because of
Urbanization
Counterurbanization
Distance Decay
Space-Time Compression
69
Hinduism is
The smallest religion
The largest ethnic religion
The largest religion
The fastest growing religion
70
Squatter settlements are especially common in
Megacities
Suburban areas
Edge Cities
MDCs
71
CBR is defined as
The central marketplace
The number of live births in a single year/1000 people
The number of deaths in a single year/1000 people
The number of live births per woman
72
80% of the top 10 largest cities
Are in South America
In developing countries
Are also first tier world cities
In MDCs
73
"The South" is
A functional region
Clearly definable
A formal region
A perceptual region
74
Swahili is a(n)
Extinct Language
Indo-European language
Pidgin
Lingua Franca
75
The largest multinational organization in the world is
NATO
the UN
NAFTA
the EU