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