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1st Semester Final Review
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1
Which of the following countries are majority Shiite?
Saudi Arabia & Qatar
Turkey & Syria
Iraq & Iran
Iraq & Jordan
2
The art and science of mapmaking is called
cartography
topography
ecology
epidemiology
3
The main purpose of the Security Council of the UN is to
represent the democratic will of the member-states
establish peacekeeping forces in hotspots around the world
regulate global monetary policies
provide social & cultural benefits
4
Which of the following R areas that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity
Perceptual regions
Formal regions
Uniform regions
Functional Regions
5
Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force w/in a nation-state?
a strong national economy
a separatist movement that demands independence
ethnic homogeneity
a strong a sense of nationalism
6
A traveler crosses the International Date Line going from America > Asia, (s)he will set time
12 hours back
12 hours ahead
48 hours ahead
24 hours ahead
7
Which of the following is NOT a region of high population concentration?
East Asia
South Asia
South Africa
Southeast Asia
8
The main purpose of gerrymandering is usually to
assert power of the legislative over the executive branch
create districts of approximately equal size
challenge authority of courts to weigh in on political ?s
improve chance of one political party in state to win vote
9
Linguistic geographers map areas in which particular words are spoken, marking their limits as
artifacts
toponyms
dialects
isoglosses
10
Which of the religion has the 2nd largest # of adherents (after Christianity) n the world today
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
11
Core, periphery, & semiperiphery countries fit into the global economy according to the theory
by Walter Christaller
by W.W. Rostow
by Alfred Weber
by Immanuel Wallerstein
12
Examples of modern lingua franca languages are
Russian, English & Swahili
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, & French
Latin, Spanish & English
Russian, Hindustani, & Mandarin Chinese
13
The phenomenon of distance decay helps to explain the tendency for people to
stay fairly close to home when they migrate
choose cities as their destinations
reject intervening opportunities when presented
make international moves when they are young
14
The 3 major branches of Christianity in the world today are
Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostal
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Episcopalian
Baptist, Roman Catholic & Methodist
15
Chain migration is most directly encouraged by
higher education levels
kinship & friends ties
awareness space
step migration
16
Which of the following churches is most prominent in the southern US?
Lutheran church
Presbyterian church
Baptist church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
17
Push & Pull factors explain reason why people
try to promote sustainable development
migrate
adopt cultural beliefs
create cultural landscapes
18
Which of the following areas of the world currently have net-in migration?
North America & Australia
Latin America & Asia
Europe & Asia
Latin America & Europe
19
An example of a stateless nation in the Mid. East is provided by
Syrians
Turks
Egyptians
Kurds
20
The housing styles pictured above originated during the 17th century in
the southern US
Scotland
New England
southern England
21
The country where the Industrial Revolution first began was
Germany
the US
Britain
Italy
22
The phenomenon of space-time compression has been most directly promoted by
globalization
social development
modernization
irredentism
23
Crude death rate - Crude birth rate =
Mortality rate
Natural increase rate
Life expectancy rate
Total fertility rate
24
Name of system measuring the position of an object on earth's surface & stores info in layers
GPS
Physical landscape
Map projection
GIS
25
Which of the following religions have direct roots in Judaism?
Daoism & Christianity
Sikhism & Islam
Christianity & Islam
Hinduism & Eastern Orthodoxy
26
Which geographers was the 1st to accurately calculate the circumference of the earth?
Ptolemy
Carl Sauer
Idrisi
Eratosthenes
27
The province of Quebec is unique from other provinces in Canada because it has
control over the largest share of the country's economy
more young pople under the age of 21
a majority of inhabitants who speak French as a 1st language
the largest overall population
28
Which language on the map has the fewest# of people who speak it as a first language?
German
Spanish
English
Mandarin Chinese
29
The combo of natural change and net migration to summarize population change over time is
the gravity model
demographic momentum
the epidemiologic transition
demographic equation
30
If a country has an arithmetic density of 78 & a physiological density of 3500, it most likely
has a very large population
has a high carrying capacity
little arable land
has a very small population
31
See the question attached...
C
D
B
A
32
Which of the following is generally encouraged by folk cultures?
increased demand for natural resources
uniform landscapes
cultural diversity
large number of chain stores
33
Ability of state 2 carry out policies w/o interference from the inside or the outside is called
Territoriality
Devolution
Integration
Sovereignty
34
British economist who was the 1st critic 2 note world's pop. was increasing faster than food
Alfred Weber
Immanuel Wallerstein
Thomas Malthus
Ernst Ravenstein
35
The main reason Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja was to try to resolve differences
between those support international trade & those who don't
between American businessmen & Nigerian political leaders
between native Nigerians & Europeans
between the Muslim north & Christian south
36
Which of the following people is most likely to have the largest activity space?
an older man who has retired
a middle age man who lives in a suburb
an 8 year old boy who lives in the suburbs
a young professional woman who lives in an urban center
37
The branch of Buddhism with the largest number of adherents is
Mahayana
Tantrayana
Theraveda
Baha'i
38
The 2 most populous countries in the world that have used restrictive population policies are
India & the US
the US & Japan
China & India
Russia & China
39
See the question attached...
A
B
C
D
40
The population pyramid below reflects the population distribution of
Iran
the United States
France
Afghanistan
41
Which of the following countries currently is NOT a member of the EU?
Portugal
Hungary
Croatia
Greece
42
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a map based on the Mercator projection?
S. American & Africa appear to be much larger than reality
Landmasses in S. Hemisphere appear much smaller than reality
Size of areas, especially the Poles, are greatly exaggerated
Shapes of landmasses in mid. latitudes are greatly distorted
43
A unitary state is one in which political power is concentrated in
the hands of those who also control the economy
a central legislature
sub-governments
the hands of one person
44
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture is called
syncretism
ethnocentrism
cultural relativism
acculturation
45
The type of culture that emphasizes artifacts is called
a culture system
material culture
non-material culture
a culture trait
46
Demographic transition theory is concerned w/ which of the following concepts?
Population growth
Core-periphery relations
Migration patterns
Economic development
47
The concept of territoriality is most central to the study of
cultural geography
demography
urban geography
political geography
48
Brazil's decision 2 move its capital from Rio de Janeiro 2 Brasilia reflects its desire
to create a forward capital
to create a primate city
to create a cultural landscape
to create a urban hierarchy
49
See the question attached....
D
A
C
B
50
Which of the following is a fragmented state?
Thailand
Chile
Hungary
Indonesia