What is a major criticism of Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth model?

It assumes all countries follow the same linear path to development

Which of the following best explains how human activities contribute to desertification?

Overgrazing, desertification, and irrigation strip the land of nutrients

What is the main goal of new urbanism in city planning?

To design walkable neighborhoods w/ mixed use buildings

How do global commodity chains illustrate the uneven spatial distribution of economic power and labor conditions?

Core country control over design&marketing, and periphery's handle low-wage

Which type of diffusion best describes how agricultural practices spread during the First Agricultural Revolution?

Contagious diffusion, spreading gradually through neighboring groups

What is true about GDP?

GDP is a useful measure of a country’s standard of living.

Which of the following best describes the model made by Homer Hoyt?

City's layout having different sectors.

What is the correct order of the Law of the Sea?

Territorial sea, Contagious zone, EEZ, High seas.

What is the closest definition to redlining?

When banks deny loans to entire neighborhoods based on race.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the green revolution on agriculture in developing countries?

It increased food production through the use of high yield seeds

How is a geometric boundary defined?

A boundary established by straight lines or coordinates.

Which best describes the role of tech poles in the global economy?

They are centers of innovation and high tech industry that drive econ. dev.

Which language best shows creolization.

Swahilli used for trade across East Africa

How might geographers use GPS and GIS together to study urban sprawl?

GPS tracks movement; GIS layers data w/ land use patterns to analyze sprawl

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1
What is a major criticism of Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth model?
It accurately explains development paths for all countries
It assumes all countries follow the same linear path to development
It focuses too much on environmental sustainability
It emphasizes cultural diversity in economic development
2
Which of the following best explains how human activities contribute to desertification?
Overgrazing, desertification, and irrigation strip the land of nutrients
Climate change cools desert temps reducing rainfall and creating deserts
Planting many trees in arid regions increases soil moisture
Building large cities in desert directly turn fertile land into sand
3
Which key feature distinguishes the Peters Projection from the Mercator Projection?
It preserves distances
It preserves shape
It preserves area
It centers the map on the Pacific Ocean
4
Which of the following is an example of extensive agricultural land use?
Cattle ranching in America
Market gardening in the Netherlands
Terrace farming in the Andes.
Rice cultivation in southeast asia
5
What is the main goal of new urbanism in city planning?
To encourage suburban sprawl and larger homes
To build more highways to reduce traffic
To design walkable neighborhoods w/ mixed use buildings
To replace cities with rural farmland
6
How do global commodity chains illustrate the uneven spatial distribution of economic power and labor conditions?
They reveal that raw materials are extracted in developed countries
They show that all countries equally benefit from production and trade
They suggest that commodity chains eliminate econ disparities worldwide
Core country control over design&marketing, and periphery's handle low-wage
7
Which type of diffusion best describes how agricultural practices spread during the First Agricultural Revolution?
Relocation diffusion, through large-scale migration of farming populations
Stimulus diffusion, with farming ideas adapting to new cultures
Hierarchical diffusion, spreading from powerful cities to rural areas
Contagious diffusion, spreading gradually through neighboring groups
8
What is true about GDP?
GDP is a useful measure of a country’s standard of living.
GDP measures income inequality within a country
GDP accounts for the environment.
GDP includes goods and services produced in a country
9
Which of the following best describes the model made by Homer Hoyt?
City's layout in rings.
City's with an economic spine.
City's having multiple main points.
City's layout having different sectors.
10
which scale of analysis best is shown in the map
local
subnational
international
regional
11
What is the correct order of the Law of the Sea?
EEZ, High Seas, Contagious Zone, Territorial sea.
Territorial Sea, EEZ, High Seas, Contagious Zone.
Territorial sea, Contagious zone, EEZ, High seas.
High Seas, Contagious Zone, Territorial Sea, EEZ.
12
Which region is most likely to have a high agricultural density?
The sparsely populated area of the Australian Outback
The CBD of a large city
A rural region in South asia
A commercial farm in the US
13
What is the closest definition to redlining?
When banks deny loans to entire neighborhoods based on race.
A real estate strategy for increasing property values.
A government program encouraging integration in urban areas.
A method for drawing political district boundaries.
14
Which of the following best describes the impact of the green revolution on agriculture in developing countries?
It eliminated the need for agricultural subsidies
Led the complete replacement of trad farming methods w/ industrial agri
It caused widespread urbanization, decline of rural farming comm worldwide
It increased food production through the use of high yield seeds
15
How is a geometric boundary defined?
A boundary aligned with cultural differences
A boundary based on physical properties
A boundary established by straight lines or coordinates.
A boundary imposed by colonial powers.
16
What type of area do you think this is showing?
Florida Beaches
Military Base
Lots of farm land
College Campus
17
Which best describes the role of tech poles in the global economy?
They are zones where trad& modern economies coexist w/out influencing trade
They are peripheral regions that primarily rely on subsistence farming
They are centers of innovation and high tech industry that drive econ. dev.
They are agricultural regions that primarily raw material to core countries
18
What is the cultural Hearth of Islam?
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
America
India
19
Which language best shows creolization.
French that is taught in schools in Canada.
English that spread through colonization.
Swahilli used for trade across East Africa
Spanish spoken in many different countries.
20
How might geographers use GPS and GIS together to study urban sprawl?
GPS creates census maps; GIS identifies historical landmarks
GPS calculates city boundaries; GIS determines population growth rates
GIS collects physical features; GPS calculates climate data for cities
GPS tracks movement; GIS layers data w/ land use patterns to analyze sprawl

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