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1
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:
stateless nation
nation-state
multi-state nation
multi-nation state
2
Which of the following is
not
an example of a form of expansion diffusion?
stimulus
independent invention
contagious
hierarchial
3
The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:
neolocalism
assimilation
globalization
cultural appropriation
4
Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?
Nigeria
Israel - Palestine
Northern Ireland
Former Yugoslavia
5
Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?
cotton growing
citrus production
sugar beet production
dairying
6
Life expectancy is:
number of years a person will theoretically live
number of years a person will live
average number of years a person will live at birth
average number of years a person is expected to live
7
The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:
devolution
acculturation
imperialism
autocratic
8
Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?
teaching
auto repair
commercial farming
tending to a home garden
9
In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...
capitals
world cities
local cultures
hearths
10
Race is:
biologically based
socially constructed
the same as culture
composed of three major skin color groups
11
The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:
shamanism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
12
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:
Buddhism
Islam
British colonial officials
Christianity
13
Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?
rainfall
barns
fences
livestock
14
The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?
the agricultural sector is labor intensive
the agricultural sector is machine intensive
the agricultural sector is small scale intensive
the agricultural sector is subsistence intensive
15
The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.
3,000
1,500
4,000
6,000
16
Which of the following is
not
generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?
does not seek outside converts
found in a particular culture
spatially concentrated
always polytheistic
17
TRUE/FALSE: The study of landforms, climates and environmental change is physical geography
False
True
18
The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
19
Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.
80
100
40
5
20
NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?
North Atlantic
North America
New Zealand and Australia
North Africa
21
Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?
North Africa
Europe
South America
Southeast Asia
22
Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:
round
walled
grid
linear
23
The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:
Arabic
French
English
Spanish
24
The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.
St. Helen's
Tambora
Santorini
Toba
25
The arithmetic population density of the US is _____ per square mile.
1046
82
31
347
26
When a husband migrates from Mexico to US and earns money to allow for his family to migrate
chain migration
internal migration
forced migration
distance decay
27
A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:
nomadic herding
shifting cultivation
subsistence rice cultivation
subsistence wheat cultivation
28
This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance
Linguistics
Geopolitics
Econometrics
Anthropology
29
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
English
Mexicans
British
Palestinians
30
What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?
Seattle, Washington
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
31
The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:
commodification
memorial toponyms
post-modern toponyms
hubris
32
TRUE/FALSE: Cultures live in spatial isolation and show little change as a result of diffusion
True
False
33
Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:
segregating practices
assimilating practices
protective practices
eradicating practices
34
Humans do not populate in large numbers to
all of the above
areas that are too wet
areas that are too cold
areas too high in elevation
35
The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:
fasting during the holy month
the veil worn by Muslim women
charitable giving
the pilgrimage to Mecca
36
Barrio
is the Spanish term for:
neighborhood
boundary
a small donkey
socio-economic barriers to advancement
37
During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?
United Kingdom/France
Spain/Portugal
US/Soviet Union
Pakistan/India
38
Organic food is found in _____ areas.
periphery
core
semi-periphery
all
39
Presently, natural increase in population is primarily due to...
a decrease in death rate
an increase in birth rate
an increase in death rate
a decrease in birth rate
40
The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.
grain farmers
dairy farmers
vegetable growers
wine growers
41
Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.
50
10
20
70
42
Which is
not
an example of a primary economic activity?
corn flake production
forestry
lobster fishing
mining iron ore
43
The most widely used Indo-European language today is:
Chinese
English
German
Spanish
44
_____ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.
Regionalization
Human-environment interaction
Location theory
Sense of place
45
Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:
Earth rotation
the hydrologic cycle
relativity
continental drift
46
Branch of geography that focuses on landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:
physical geography
cultural geography
biogeography
human geography
47
At which scale to boundary disputes occur?
Local
All of the above
National
International
48
The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is
not
one?
climatic change
depletion of ozone layer
soil erosion
loss of biodiversity
49
TRUE/FALSE: Details of the distribution of wealth in the US features typical at global scale
True
False
50
What region of North America is most densely populated?
Northeast
Southeast
Pacific Northwest
West Coast
51
The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as:
place
area
location
region
52
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):
permeable barrier
natural/physical boundary
geometric boundary
subsequent boundary
53
The concept that which population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
demographic momentum
homeostatic plateau
demographic transition
rate of natural increase
54
_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural
local
folk
material
popular
55
Select the group that is not a supranational organization.
UN
EU
OPEC
CIA
56
The greater the distance from the hearth, the less likely an innovation will be adopted
cultural repulsion
adoption avoidance
distance decay
inverse innovation rule
57
The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:
standardized language
common language
lingua germanica
lingua franca
58
The largest constituency of Christianity is:
Protestant
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholicism
Coptic
59
Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?
Hawaii
Southeast
Northeast
Midwest
60
The largest source of international immigrants to the US is from:
China
Canada
India
Mexico
61
The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:
Jordan
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
62
Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.
Nigerian Federal
British Common
Sharia
local tribal
63
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:
relative location
site
index of placeness
absolute location
64
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:
isogloss
international border
sound shift
cultural boundary
65
Which geographical theme would study the impact of the drainage of the Florida Everglades?
movement
location
place
human-environment
66
___ of internet content is in English.
12%
68%
82%
27%
67
Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
expansion diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
68
Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:
East Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Middle and South America
69
Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.
Southwest Asian
Ethiopia-East Asian
Southeast Asian
Meso-American
70
Which of the following US regional associations is
incorrect
?
South - Baptist
Southwest - Mormon
New England - Catholic
Upper Midwest - Lutheran
71
The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.
Nebraskan
Kansan
Illinoian
Wisconsinan
72
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
Spanish
French
Jewish
Kurdish
73
The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:
Pleistocene
Holocene
Miocene
Pliocene
74
The youngest major religion is:
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
75
The
Confucian Classics
were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:
India
China
Afghanistan
Japan
76
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population
urban areas
rural areas
areas away from coasts
agricultural areas
77
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?
1950s and 60s
Late nineteenth century
1850s
1700s
78
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
20
70
50
90
79
A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits
material culture group
folk
popular culture
local culture
80
Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:
22.7% of labor force
10% of labor force
25% of labor force
50% of labor force
81
Reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area is:
push factors
place utility factors
pull factors
economic indicator factors
82
The highest Crude Birth Rates (CBR) in the world are found in...
Latin America
Middle East
Sub-Saharan Africa
China
83
Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...
foods
animated films
sports
fashion
84
Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:
West Africa
Central America
the Fertile Crescent
Southeast Asia
85
Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?
religious decoration
burning of incense
an alter
church building
86
Jerusalem is a sacred place for:
Christians
Muslims
Jews
All of the above
87
Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Unilateral Theory
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Thesis
88
The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:
migration
relative location
diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
89
Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.
volcanic ash
chlorofluorocarbons
CO2
methane
90
The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:
Europe
Southwest Asia
Africa
Southeast Asia
91
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
India
Antarctica
Hong Kong
Alaska
92
Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?
Ireland
Colorado
Russia
Scotland
93
According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
families
older adults
children
young adults
94
The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.
non-material culture
folk culture
pop culture
material culture
95
Hutterites differ form the Amish in that they...
accept modern technology
are Anabaptist
reject modern technology
live in Pennsylvania
96
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
Centrifugal
Backwash effects
Centripetal
Cumulative causation
97
A tsunami's waves result from:
earthquake displacement of the seafloor
high storm winds called "tsunamis"
tidal conditions
periodic floods
98
Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.
dextrose
melanin
epithelial
carotene
99
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken
15
200
25
400
100
Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:
Austronesian
Anatolian
Nostratic
Etruscan
101
Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:
South America
Africa
East Asia
North America
102
Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring where?
more developed countries
western countries
Africa
least developed countries
103
The four major population clusters in the world include the following regions except...
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
104
Which of the following was an example of forced migration?
Spanish migration to the Western Hemisphere
European colonists of America moving West in search for gold
India-Pakistan migration after gaining independence
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
105
The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:
subtropical regions
high latitudes
equatorial and tropical areas
mid-latitude regions
106
TRUE/FALSE: Functional regions are the product of interaction and movement
False
True
107
Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:
CO2 in the atmosphere
methane in the atmosphere
O2 in the atmosphere
sulfur in the atmosphere
108
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
Japan
China
South Africa
United Kingdom
109
By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically
wheat
corn
tomatoes
coffee
110
The Peace of Westphalia ________
created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal
ended WWI
created West Germany after WWII
marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe
111
Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice as:
a cultural heritage
a cultural trait
a culture region
a cultural peculiarity
112
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:
reject the eating of meat
accept Karma
acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle
speak out against the Hindu caste system
113
Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?
isolated languages
extinct languages
standardized or non-hanging languages
language subfamilies
114
In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.
East and South Asia
Central and South America
West Africa
East Africa
115
Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:
bio-diesel fuel
grain export
the cattle feed industry
tofu/organic food
116
In which area of the world are countries in stage one of the demographic transition model found
Northern Europe
South America
West and Southern Africa
North America
117
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country
except
:
military
education system
common language
regionalism
118
Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:
language subfamily
creole language
lingua franca
dialect
119
Latin
octo
(eight) became Italian
otto
, Spanish
ocho
and French
huit.
This is an example of?
sound shift
dialect development
isogloss shift
deterioration
120
Spread of ideas, traits, knowledge and skills from place of origin to areas where adopted
diffusion
adjustment
cultural repulsion
121
An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is...
Germany
Nigeria
United States
Japan
122
Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:
assimilation
cultural appropriation
cultural persistence
local custom
123
The visible imprint of human activity is known as:
the attributes of the setting
spatial interaction
the natural landscape
the cultural landscape
124
The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:
independent infection
contagious diffusion
reloaction diffusion
stimulus diffusion
125
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control
Regional
Compact
Unitary
Federal
126
In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of...
3.0
1.2
2.1
3.5
127
Which describes the general direction that the US population center has moved since 1970?
South
North and East
West and South
North and West
128
The concept of culture is closely identified with:
psychology
anthropology
sociology
archaeology
129
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?
India and Pakistan
Libya and Chad
Mexico and the US
France and Germany
130
The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:
neighborhood
inner world
region
activity spaces
131
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
Israel
Serbia
China
Iraq
132
Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:
the Nile Valley
tropical Africa
the Fertile Crescent
Asia
133
Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes
Federal
Unitary
Compact
Communist
134
In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.
7,000
0
100
1,000
135
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:
they had to wear a veil
they had to wear sandals
they had to have a beard
they had to wear a turban
136
Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?
firewood
milk
beef
wheat
137
In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.
cannot have a high density
never lies in permanent settlements
increases significantly
must be large enough to provide surplus labor
138
Environmental determinism was replaced be which approach to geography in the late 20th century?
hierarchical approach
possiblist approach
vernacular approach
distribution approach
139
Examples of luxury crops include:
tobacco and potatoes
cacao and corn
tea and sugar
coffee and tobacco
140
The importance of the
spatial
approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:
history of an area
human activity only
political impact of boundaries
arrangement/organization of things on the surface of Earth
141
Buddhism has its source in:
Thailand
India
Japan
China
142
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?
Antecedent boundary
Geometric boundary
Natural boundary
Subsequent boundary
143
The degree of direct linkage btw one location and other location in a transport network:
movement
spatial interaction
landscape
connectivity
144
Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.
subsistence
part-time
commercial
mechanized
145
The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:
distance and directions
distance
elevations
directions
146
The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:
Indonesia
Egypt
Pakistan
Iran
147
A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is...
14-64 years old
under 14 and over 65
under 14 years old
65 years or older
148
The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :
a violent ideology
monotheism
karma
a detailed book of scripture
149
This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
Germany
China
Soviet Union
Turkey
150
The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____
hearth, distance decay
record label, contagious diffusion
beachhead, word of mouth
hearth, hierarchical diffusion
151
The Kyoto Protocol:
addresses US-Japan trade imbalances
addresses Japan-European trade imbalances
addresses global climate change
addresses Asian deforestation
152
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:
US
China
Great Britain
France
153
Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:
associated with monotheism
associated with feng-shui
associated with Lamaism
associated with karma
154
In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.
Centripetal
Homogeneity
Common values
Centrifugal
155
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?
Compact
Fragmented
Elongated
Prorupt
156
Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:
Italy
England
Portugal
Spain
157
By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:
rice
potatoes
maize
wheat
158
According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.
was associated with seed crops
occurred in tropical middle America
was prompted by scarcity
probably involved planting root crops
159
TRUE/FALSE: Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century
True
False
160
Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction
economics
danger
Political-ecology
politics
161
The ideology of Zionism has as its goal:
the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith
a homeland for the Jewish people
the merger of Judaism with other religions
the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism
162
The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture
US
S. Korea
France
Zimbabwe
163
The phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is
concentric circle
distance decay
central place
sequent occupance
164
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
165
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
United Kingdom
Canada
United States
Brazil
166
The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:
namology
deep reconstruction
toponymy
lexicography
167
It is estimated that _____ of the world's population is seriously malnourished.
1/20th
1/2
1/10th
1/7th
168
The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:
dairying
livestock ranching
Mediterranean
shifting cultivation
169
The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:
the commodification of nature
an ethnic enclave
modernization
an authentic landscape
170
The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?
twelfth and thirteenth century
fourteenth and fifteenth century
seventeenth and eighteenth century
nineteenth and twentieth century
171
Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:
Europe and North America
North America
Asia
Europe
172
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...
official "English only" policies
no linguistic variation
no official language policies
official bilingual policies
173
The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:
township-and-range system
metes and bounds system
Franklin's system
long-lot system
174
The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:
Rimland Theory
gateway state
Manifest Destiny
complementarity
175
Demand for organic foods is greatest in:
periphery regions
spread equally among all regions
core regions
semi-periphery regions
176
The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form
linear
oval
grid
round
177
Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.
proximity to resources
population numbers
rate of population growth
technology
178
Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.
strong military
population
mobility
space
179
The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:
36 square miles
1 acre
160 acres
1 square mile
180
Gross National Income does not include:
work done by rural women in less developed countries
work done by unmarried women
work done by state-employed women
work done by women in maquiladoras
181
According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?
Hong Kong
France
Colorado
British Columbia
182
The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:
spaced
dispersed
hierarchical
nucleated
183
Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:
not used
overused and of poor fertility
polluted
fertile and productive
184
In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.
it would provide lumber and firewood
it would contain the growth of the city
it would filter out pollution
it provided a recreational area
185
Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...
polytheistic
a world religion
monotheistic
a missionary religion
186
Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
Poland
Thailand
Chile
South Africa
187
Map in which data are assigned to class intervals and colors/patterns to distinguish magnitude:
topographic map
dot distribution map
choropleth map
cartogram
188
Which country has a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density?
United Kingdom
United States
Nigeria
Egypt
189
The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:
earthquakes and volcanoes
ice caps
deserts
plains regions
190
The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:
the West
the South, especially Georgia
the Northeast, particularly Massachusetts
the Midwest, especially Illinois
191
The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is:
relative location
absolute location
referenced location
grid plan
192
Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?
formal
statistical
functional
graphical
193
In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by:
the street pattern
the range and quality of village houses
the dress of the population
commercial buildings
194
One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:
Christianity and tribal
Buddhism and Hindu
Islam and Christianity
Islam and Jewish
195
When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:
social spaces
gendered
restricted areas
sex zones
196
The US is the most prolific producer of solid waste, producing about __ lbs per person per day.
3.5
4.5
1.5
7.3
197
Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to
the Berlin Wall
friendly relationships with China
the United Nations
NATO