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This quiz is to help review Unit 2 Population geography and Unit 3 Cultural geography.
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1
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination
War or famine in the migrant's country of origin
Political persecution in a migrant's homeland
Religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination
2
In developed countries, guest worker programs
encourage the diversification of culture in a country
recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor
often have negative consequences to a country's birth rate
are used because native workers cost too much to hire
3
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
Strip malls in Pennsylvania
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
All of the above
Split-level housing in the Pacific Northwest
4
Which of the following is an example of an intervening opportunity?
The Sahara Desert separating North Africa from West Africa
the wall separating the West Bank from Israel
Taking a high paying job on the way to somewhere else
All of these are true
5
Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?
Mid-latitude deserts of Africa
the banks along the lower Nile river
Himalayan mountain zone above 20,000 feet
Polar ice caps
6
Problems with multi-lingual states include
All of the above
place names are identified differently in different language
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
7
Which of the following factors
affects a person's life expectancy the LEAST?
Gender/sex
Education
Parents' age at the time of the person's birth
Socio-economic status
8
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Swahili
Greek
Latin
Hebrew
9
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
all of these are true
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
10
Into which stage of the demographic transition would Brazil & Mexico fit?
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 5
11
Which of the following is an effect of chain migration on the area of destination?
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods
High rural populations
Urban ethnic enclaves
Urban slums
12
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from San Diego to San Francisco
from Washington D.C. to Boston
none of these are true
from Toronto to Montreal
13
Presently, most population growth in the world is occuring
in MDCs
in Africa
in LDCs
in Western countries
14
Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is
true
?
All of these are true
Backlash against Western culture has resulted in violence
Areas of the world have actively resisted Western culture
Many foreign cultures have adoped Western traits.
15
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
Pyramid A
Pyramid C
Pyramid D
Pyramid E
16
American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages?
Native American
All of the above
Spanish
French
17
An example of an anti-natalist population program is
India's sterilization programs
China's One child policy
All of the above
Singapore's Population and Family Planning board
18
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
Lack of employment in a migrant's city of residence.
A stable government in the migrant's country of origin.
A stable government in the migrant's chosen destination.
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination.
19
Which country would be a good example of a theocracy?
India
Iraq
Iran
Japan
20
Which of Ravenstein's Laws of Migration best reflects the Gravity Model?
All of the above
Most migrants are male.
Most migrants move short distances.
Most long distance migrants move to large cities.
21
According to Thomas Malthus, natural checks on a population include all of the following
EXCEPT
war
agricultural advancements
famine
disease
22
A person's activity space includes
all of these are true
seasonal migration patterns
geographic movement on a daily basis
areas in which he or she feels comfortable
23
Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include
many symbols no longer have meaning
each symbol corresponds with the pronunciation of the word
each dialect has its own symbols for writing
in order to be literate, a person memorizes 1,000s symbols
24
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Rocky Mountain Region
The South
The Bible Belt
The Gulf Coast
25
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways
EXCEPT
commercial districts
shrines
places of worship
burial grounds
26
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?
Both religions believe in a rigid class system
Both religions believe in judgement day & rewards in heaven
Both religions believe in magic and divination.
Both religions believe in ahimsa, principle of non-violence
27
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
28
Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacle?
The Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula
Strict immigration laws
All of these are true
The wall separating the West Bank from Israel
29
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
United Kingdom
United States
Brazil
Canada
30
Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
religions are key to understanding the role of women
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
31
All of the following are examples of a "Brain Drain"
EXCEPT
Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro
Russian scientists after the fall of the Soviet Union
migration of Mexican farmers to the United States
German aerospace experts following World War II
32
Culture is spread by
migrants
trans-national corporations
all of the above
war and occupation
33
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Sino-Tibetan
Germanic
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
34
When did the United States experience record numbers of immigrants?
Late 19th century AND early 20th century
Late 19th century
Early 20th century
Late 20th century
35
Problems associated with fast population growth in cities include
an increase in air and water pollution
All of the above
an increase in traffic congestion
the loss of productive farmland near cities
36
The highest crude birth rates (CBRs) in the world are found in
China
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
37
Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?
Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec
The Midwest US
Denmark
All of these are true
38
Which two cities in the United States most often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Los Angeles
New York and Chicago
New York and Miami
Los Angeles and Detroit
39
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population.
Rural areas
Urban areas
Non-industrial areas
Areas away from coasts
40
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
Largest # is in the Middle East and North Africa
equally divided between Middle East, S. Asia, & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S.W. Asia and E. Africa
41
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
One is almost always born into a universalizing religion.
They are both easy to join and seek to convert
They are usually easy to join.
They seek converts from other religions
42
Roman Catholics in the United States are largely concentrated in
Northeastern USA
Southwestern
West Coast
All of the above
43
The most obvious ways for a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area
it to take out loans from bankers
it to make sure that their children go to public schools
make sure business leaders join the chamber of Commerce
is to make sure business signs are written in their language
44
The largest source of international immigrants to the United States is from
India
Mexico
Canada
China
45
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
concept of lingua franca
work of French Catholic missionaries
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
46
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following
EXCEPT
homogeneous population
globalization
quickly changing attributes
urban population
47
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
Spanish
French
Arabic
English
48
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
vocabulary
spelling
pronunciation
all of the above
