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This quiz is to help review Unit 2 Population geography and Unit 3 Cultural geography.
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1
Presently, most population growth in the world is occuring
in LDCs
in Western countries
in Africa
in MDCs
2
The most numerous ethnicity in the United States is
Whites
Asians
Hispanics
African-Americans
3
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
all of the above
vocabulary
pronunciation
spelling
4
Which of the following factors does
not
affect a person's life expectancy?
Education
Parents' age at the time of the person's birth
Socio-economic status
Gender/sex
5
Into which stage of the demographic transition would Brazil & Mexico fit?
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 3
Stage 2
6
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
French
Spanish
Arabic
English
7
All of the following are examples of a "Brain Drain"
except
Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro
migration of Mexican farmers to the United States
Russian scientists after the fall of the Soviet Union
German aerospace experts following World War II
8
Culture is spread
trans-national corporations
war and occupation
all of the above
migrants
9
Site identifies a place by its
unique physical characteristics.
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
location relative to other objects
nominal location.
10
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
11
The Kurds
a group which long ago migrated from Anatolia to the Balkans
live in a country created for them b/w Iraq, Iran, & Turkey.
have no wish to become a nationality
are a stateless nation divided among Iraq, Iran, and Turkey
12
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet
GPS
Remote Sensing
Remote Positioning
GIS
13
The highest crude birth rate (CBR) in the world are found in
Latin America
Middle East
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
14
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.
15
Roman Catholics in the United States are largely concentrated in
All of the above
Northeastern USA
South
West Coast
16
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
Largest # is in S.W. Asia and E. Africa
equally divided between Middle East, S. Asia, & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in the Middle East and North Africa
17
When did the United States experience record numbers of immigrants?
Early 20th century
Late 19th century
Mid 20th century
A and B only
18
The former Soviet Union used which as the primary centripetal device?
religion
language
ethnicity
music
19
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
20
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population.
Urban areas
Areas away from coasts
Non-industrial areas
Rural areas
21
Balkanization refers to
ethnic cleansing
the creation of nation-states in southeastern Europe
religions splintering into opposing groups
breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities
22
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
United States
Canada
Brazil
United Kingdom
23
Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is
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.
All of these are true
24
Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
religions are key to understanding the role of women
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
25
The concept that nationalities have the right to govern themselves is known as the right of
centrifugal force
self-determinsim
centripetal force
sovereignty
26
Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacles?
The Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula
Laws requiring immigrants to obtain
The wall separating the West Bank from Israel
All of these are
27
Problems associated with fast population growth in cities include
the loss of productive farmland near cities
an increase in air and water pollution
an increase in traffic congestion
All of the above
28
African Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
West
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
29
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The South
The Corn Belt
The Gulf Coast
The East
30
According to Thomas Malthus, natural checks on a population include all of the following except
famine
agricultural advancements
war
disease
31
Problems with multi-lingual states include
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
All of the above
place names are identified differently in different language
32
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born.
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
B and C only
Universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions
33
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
34
The largest source of international immigrants to the United States is from
China
India
Canada
Mexico
35
A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is
Mercator
Cartography
Distortion
Projection
36
A nationality is
group tied to a place thru legal status & tradition
A country
identity
a group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth.
37
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from Toronto to Montreal
from Miami to Jacksonville
from Washington D.C. to Boston
from San Diego to San Francisco
38
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents
a unique taste in nearly every location.
economic and cultural globalization.
a popular fad.
the relocation diffusion of restaurants.
39
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Japanese
Niger-Congo
Germanic
Indo-European
40
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Chicago
New York and Miami
New York and Los Angeles
Los Angeles and Detroit
41
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Hebrew
Latin
Swahili
Greek
42
1 of the most obvious ways 4 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
is to make sure business signs are written in their language
make sure business leaders join the chamber of Commerce
43
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination
Political persecution in a migrant's homeland
Religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination
War or famine in the migrant's country of origin
44
Which of the following is an effect of chain migration on the area of destination?
Culture clusters
Urban slums
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods
Urban ethnic enclaves
45
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
Spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the U. S.
46
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
All of the above
Amish communities in Pennsylvania
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
Log cabins in Appalachia
47
Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?
flag
many ethnic groups
national anthem
baseball
48
Which country would be a good example of a theocracy?
Japan
Iraq
India
Iran
49
Which of the following is an example of an intervening opportunity?
Taking a high paying job on the way to somewhere else
The Sahara Desert separating North Africa from West Africa
the wall separating the West Bank from Israel
All of above
50
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following
except
homogeneous population
globalization
quickly changing attributes
urban population
51
What was apartheid?
the geographic separation of races in South Africa
the existence of landlocked states in southern Africa
the dialect of Dutch which is spoken in South Africa
South Africa's governmental system
52
In developed countries, guest worker programs
encourage the diversification of culture in a country
are used because native workers cost too much to hire
recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor
often have negative consequences to a country's birth rate
53
Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?
Polar ice caps
the banks along the lower Nile river
Himalayan mountain zone above 20,000 feet
Mid-latitude deserts of Africa
54
American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages?
All of the above
Spanish
Native American
French
55
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways
except
burial grounds
places of worship
shrines
commercial districts
56
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
concept of lingua franca
work of French Catholic missionaries
57
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
Pyramid E
Pyramid D
Pyramid C
Pyramid A
