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1
Which of the following identifies the oldest social generation in the United States?
GI Generation
Generation X
Silent Generation
Generation Y
2
Which type of migration crosses country borders?
intraregional migration
interregional migration
internal migration
international migration
3
In which region does the majority of the world’s people live?
Eurasia
Africa
North America
South America
4
Which countries exhibit the greatest gender imbalance, with men greatly outnumbering women?
Spain and Norway
Mexico and Venezeula
Canada and the US
India and China
5
Which of the following best describes an antinatalist policy?
A government subsidizes contraceptives and family planning methods
A government discourages the empowerment of women by forbidding divorce
A government requires companies to provide paid maternity leave 4 employees
A government increases child-care benefits
6
Which of the following is considered a push factor?
A good school system
High unemployment
High wages
Low property taxes
7
The intensely terraced hills in Southeast Asia are examples of:
cultural landscapes
marginal agriculture
the greenhouse effect
environmental determinism
8
The fence located at the U.S.- Mexico border, pictured here, can best be described as an example of a(n)
political pull factor
intervening opportunity
intervening obstacle
political push factor
9
Which religion does NOT have its hearth in the Middle East?
Orthodox Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
10
All of the following statements about religion are true EXCEPT:
Proselytic faiths can grow out of ethnic ones.
Ethnic faiths seek converts.
Universalizing religions seek converts.
Religions can be classified by proselytic and ethnic faiths.
11
The most desirable environmental traits that serve as stimulants for American migration include all of following EXCEPT
a mild winter climate.
low population density.
nearness to the seacoast.
scenic areas with amenities.
12
Spatial means "relating to space," and is essential to the study of geogrphy. What best describes a spatial perspective?
a geographic outlook that seeks to identify names and places.
an outlook that seeks to identify the uses of space and explain patterns.
a geographic outlook that seeks to understand the history of places.
a geographic outlook that seeks to show only absolute locations of places.
13
The leading cause of death in developing nations is?
Age-induced degenerative conditions
Infectious disease
Cancer
Heart disease
14
Which of the following statements is least likely to be supported by cornucopians, also referred to as anti-Malthusians?
Running out of fossil fuels should not be a worry us b/c humans will create
growth stimulates innovations and food production.
Humanity is heading to a world of scarcity and crisis.
Technological advances are a result of population growth.
15
What is Globalization?
The way countries and people of the world interact and integrate
Making a map of the world
Countries working to clean the planets trash
Countries selling goods to other countries
16
The U.S. is more of a _____ than a "melting pot"
fruit punch
casserole
pizza
salad bowl
17
Which of the following best describes world median age trends?
Elderly people account for a higher % of the pop in developed countries
The median age of the world has decreased since the mid-20th century.
The number of centenarians alive are rapidly decreasing worldwide.
Urban populations are usually older than those in rural areas.
18
What artifacts in the landscape are controversial in the US, many people arguing they are reminders of a racist past
bi-lingual signs
government buildings
Civil War monuments
ethnic neighborhoods
19
Identify the key points to remember about maps.
Maps reveal spatial patterns that result from a specific process.
Cartographers gather and use a large amount of data to draw maps
Maps present information about the world in a simple, visual way.
Maps use a spatial perspective to show spatial patterns.
20
The word culture describes:
the interactions between humans and their environments.
the methods used to navigate between different places.
a means of communicating beliefs, practices, and values.
traditional practices of indigenous peoples around the world.
21
The customary behaviours associated with a culture's food preparation and consumption are its:
foodways
ethnic habits
agricultural strategy
dining ethos
22
Which of the following is considered a push factor?
Low property taxes
High wages
High unemployment
A good school system
23
The "rule of 70" is used to calculate:
Population doubling time
Intrinsic population growth
Population decline
Radioactive halflife
24
The religion that sees God as a Trinity composed of three persons is:
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
25
When Google Maps is telling us which way to turn to find a destination, it is converting absolute location into:
relative location
GIS
relative distance
a sense of place
26
An inverted pyramid structure on a population pyramid would indicate:
an elderly population
a stable population
a rapidly growing population
more males than females in the population
27
Which of the following best describes a pronatalist policy?
The United States legalizing abortion
The Russian government increasing the length of maternity leave
India forcing the sterilization of men
China’s implementing a One Child policy
28
Understanding how human cultures interact with their environment reflects a(n)
ecological perspective
physical environment
environmental determinism approach
cultural determinism approach
29
Which best describes the enslavement of Africans during the colonial period?
voluntary migration
refugee migration
forced migration
step migration
30
Which of the following is the best example of a migrant?
A family who vacations out of state on holiday
A man who commutes daily from his suburban home to the inner city
A retiree moving from New York to Florida
A child who visits her aunt for the weekend
31
The most effective device for assimilation is:
separation
relocation
adaption
intermarriage
32
What is an example of Relocation Diffusion.
TV commercial for new soap brand.
Priest spreads the word of faith to new areas.
A virus spreads from person to person.
A advertisement for a new computer.
33
Which factor do most Jewish people use to define their ethnicity?
Israeli citizenship
culture
country of residence
Country of birth
34
The total fertility rate refers to:
population with at least 2 children per female in household
the # of people too young or two old to work compared to all
when you subtract the death rate from the birth rate
the estimated average # of children born to females (15-45)
35
Which of the following types of diffusion is migration?
Stimulus
Relocation
Hierarchial
Contagious
36
Time-space compression seeks to explain how
Interaction between locations decline as distance increases
People are less likely to communicate with others today
Modern technology reduces travel/communication time
The longer the distance, the more difficult it is to move
37
What is Environmental Determinism?
The Belief That Climate Affects People's Intellect
The Belief That People Affect The Climate
The Belief That Climate Affects People's Behavior
The Belief That Climate Affects Where People Live
38
Latitude and longitude coordinates were invented to help people:
locate the prime meridian.
find the East Indies
find a precise position on Earth.
find the north and south poles.
39
Suppose a family moves from the Russian countryside to Moscow, and then into Ukraine. This type of migration is an
step migration
internal migration
seasonal migration
chain migration
40
What is a Pidgin language?
An official language formed from two languages
A language that is used for trade and commerce
A simplified language used for communication between people
The most common language spoken in an area
41
Approximately what percentage of the world’s languages are classified as “endangered”?
30%
50%
75%
25%
42
The spread of people, ideas, or things from one location to other locations where these items are not found is:
diffusion
ecology
drifting
interaction
43
The theory that cultures are becoming more alike as a result of globalization trends is the:
cultural adaption theory
placelessness theory
time-space hypothesis
convergence hypothesis
44
Placemaking can best be described as ___?
To use and design public places to serve the needs of residents.
Theatre and public art displays that draw other for entertainment.
Powerful political and economic implications.
Distinctive architecture styles that wins recognized awards.
45
What is the approximate population of the earth?
4 Billion people
6 Billion people
12 Billion People
7.8 Billion people
46
Employment opportunities are considered which type of migration factor?
Economic pull factor
Environmental pull factor
Cultural pull factor
Political pull factor
47
How might one define centrifugal force?
a force that strengthens people of common language and ethnicity.
a force that threatens the cohesion of a neighborhood, society, or country.
a force that strengthens people who are different politically.
a force that threatens the cohesion of people with a common religion.
48
A pidgin language
is based on 2 or more languages
all of these
has a limited vocabulary
is not the first language of any person
49
Falling fertility levels are closely associated with
an increase in infant mortality rates
more educational opportunities for women
the rise of agrarian society
developing nations
50
Who are the baby boomers?
born before WWII and make up the oldest generation in the US
people born between 1965-1979
people born between 1946-1964 and continue to impact the US economy
people born between 1980-2004
51
Which of the following best describes a consequence of an aging population?
The country is likely to experience an increase in the total fertility rate
with an aging population is likely to experience a boost in their economy.
thecountry is likely to experience an increase in their population.
A country with an aging population is likely to encounter a labor shortage.
52
when an ethnic minority adopts enough of the ways of the host country to be able to function economically and socially
cultural synthesis
acculturation
transculturation
assimilation
53
People who Believe that earth with someday be unable to produce enough food to feed all of its people are called
Marxists
Neo-Malthusians
Fascists
Pronatalists
54
The original source of all human migrations was
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
55
Population pyramids provide information about all of the following EXCEPT
age structure
growth trends
gender ratios
spatial distribution
56
Falling fertility levels are closely associated with
the rise of agrarian society
more educational opportunities for women
developing nations
an increase in infant mortality rates
57
All of the following tend to be environmental characteristics of sparsely populated areas EXCEPT:
aridity
ruggedness of terrain
high soil fertility
long distance from the coast
58
What word is used to describe a state, such as Switzerland, where several languages are spoken?
international
polyglot
multilingual
bilingual
59
The majority of the top 10 most-spoken languages in the world come from which language family?
Semitic
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic
60
What is the language of globalization?
French
English
Mandarin
Portuguese
61
The single most common variable by which different cultural groups are identified is:
Demography
Language
Ethnicity
Religion
62
The religion derived from the teachings of the philosopher K’ung Fu-tzu is:
Islam
Confucianism
Buddhism
Taoism
63
Which one is NOT a required general feature on maps?
A compass rose.
English writing.
A scale.
A legend.
64
A country's population will decline if its Total Fertility Rate is
equal to its birth rate
3.0 or higher
less than mortality rate
2.0 or lower
65
People live in greater population concentrations
in continental interiors.
along coasts.
in mountains.
along river channels.
66
The core focus of human geography is
describing cultural practices
identifying places on a map.
understanding regional similarities.
relationships between people and places.
67
What is one social consequence of countries that face an aging population?
increase in birth rates
parents taking care of their parents and own children
decreased cost of health insurance
decrease in literacy rate
68
Largely unpopulated or thinly settled regions are located
on every continent.
in all continents except Europe.
only in North America and South America.
only in Australia and Antarctica.
69
Which should
NOT
be studied by human geographers?
government
land usage
anatomy
religion
70
Most of the world's ethnic patterns are the result of
relocation diffusion
war
genocide
acculturation
71
Why is carbon dioxide categorized as a greenhouse gas?
It is mostly located over forests.
It splits apart and causes warming.
It is a by-product of photosynthesis.
It traps heat close to the Earth’s surface.
72
What are population pyramids
Graphs representing how soon Florida will get hit by a hurricane
A graph that represents the distribution of population by gender and age
Graphs representing gender and literacy rate
73
People in Siberia domesticated reindeer because people near by domesticated cattle, what type of diffusion is this
contagious
hierarchcal
stimulus
vernacular
74
The wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings of a culture form its:
cultural landscape
nonmaterial culture
subculture
material culture
75
Which of the following best explains why birth rates are high in agricultural societies?
Children were guaranteed an education
Women worked away from the home
Children provided a source of labor
Men worked away from the home
76
Countries with a high rate of natural population increase will also have a
long doubling time
negative population growth
inverted, pyramid-shaped population pyramid
short doubling time
77
What is the leading cause of death in underdeveloped countries
cancer
heart disease
infectious disease
diabetes
78
Which would NOT be studied by human geographers?
anatomy
language
land usage
religion
79
Which was a case of voluntary migration?
the expulsion of the Jews from Egypt
movement of Native Americans to Oklahoma
migration of elderly residents to coastal districts in Great Britain
export of African slaves to the Americas
80
What is the world's most populous country?
USA
Russia
China
India
81
In order to investigate the spatial pattern of wheat production in the world, a geographer would investigate:
climate and soil characteristics
all of these and more.
cultural preferences
available technology
82
The wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings of a culture form its:
material culture
cultural landscape
subculture
nonmaterial culture
83
English speakers from London, Houston and Melborne all sue the same language but speak different:
lingua franca
morphemes
dialects
memes
84
The main means by which learned belief systems, customs, and skills pass from one generation to the next is:
ethnicity
race
language
culture
85
Refugees are often BEST classified as
involuntary migrants
religious zealots
political prisoners
voluntary migrants
86
Religions that actively seek new members and aim to convert all humankind are:
ethnic
polytheistic
animistic
proselytic
87
The approximate population of Earth is
8 million
3 billion
10 million
8 billion
88
Which of the following is an example of an absolute location?
10km bike ride from mum's house
25km south of the bakery
37° 25' S 122° 3.42' W
400m around the athletics track
89
The term placelessness refers to
unpopulated regions
indigenous landscape
standardization of landscape
fragmented region
90
What occurs when an ethnic minority completely blends with the host culture?
racial profiling
assimilation
transculturation
acculturation
91
The longest-lasting toponyms tend to identify:
town founders
religious history
physical geographical features
crop and tree names
