Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?

Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination

Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?

the banks along the lower Nile river

Which of the following is an example of a push factor?

Lack of employment in a migrant's city of residence.

Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include

in order to be literate, a person memorizes 1,000s symbols

Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because

religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture

In developed countries, guest worker programs

recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor

Results from an infection transmitted to humans by other animals

A person's activity space includes

geographic movement on a daily basis

The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the

amount of power the French wielded over its colony

Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?

Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia

1 of the most obvious ways 4 a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area

is to make sure business signs are written in their language

All of the following are examples of a "Brain Drain" except

migration of Mexican farmers to the United States

Which of the following factors does not affect a person's life expectancy?

Parents' age at the time of the person's birth

How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?

Both religions believe in ahimsa, principle of non-violence

Which of the following is an example of an intervening opportunity?

Taking a high paying job on the way to somewhere else

a combination of cultural practices

Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?

spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle

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AP Human Geography Midterm Review: Ch1-7 Population, migration, culture, language, religion

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1
Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacles?
Laws requiring immigrants to obtain
All of these are
The Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula
The wall separating the West Bank from Israel
2
The highest crude birth rate (CBR) in the world are found in
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
China
3
Dependency ratio
potential workforce / children
dependent population / potential workforce
potential workforce / dependent population
children / potential workforce
4
Sequent Occupance
The number of people per unit of area of arable land
The cumulative imprint on a place from previous societies
The way that humans interact with a landscape
The total number of people divided by the total land area.
5
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
Religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination
Political persecution in a migrant's homeland
War or famine in the migrant's country of origin
6
Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?
Himalayan mountain zone above 20,000 feet
the banks along the lower Nile river
Polar ice caps
Mid-latitude deserts of Africa
7
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
A stable government in the migrant's country of origin.
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination.
Lack of employment in a migrant's city of residence.
A stable government in the migrant's chosen destination.
8
Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include
in order to be literate, a person memorizes 1,000s symbols
each dialect has its own symbols for writing
each symbol corresponds with the pronunciation of the word
many symbols no longer have meaning
9
Into which stage of the demographic transition would Brazil & Mexico fit?
Stage 4
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 5
10
Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
religions are key to understanding the role of women
11
Problems associated with fast population growth in cities include
an increase in air and water pollution
the loss of productive farmland near cities
an increase in traffic congestion
All of the above
12
In developed countries, guest worker programs
encourage the diversification of culture in a country
recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor
are used because native workers cost too much to hire
often have negative consequences to a country's birth rate
13
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
Universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born.
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
B and C only
14
Vectored diseases
Results from an infection transmitted to plants by other animals
Results from an infection transmitted to animals by other animals
Results from an infection transmitted to insects by other animals
Results from an infection transmitted to humans by other animals
15
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Gulf Coast
The South
The Rocky Mountain Region
The Bible Belt
16
American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages?
French
Native American
Spanish
All of the above
17
An example of an anti-natalist population program is
Singapore's Population and Family Planning board
All of the above
India's sterilization programs
China's One child policy
18
A person's activity space includes
geographic movement on a daily basis
areas in which he or she feels comfortable
places where important activities take place
seasonal migration patterns
19
Culture is spread
all of the above
migrants
trans-national corporations
war and occupation
20
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population.
Urban areas
Rural areas
Areas away from coasts
Non-industrial areas
21
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
work of French Catholic missionaries
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
concept of lingua franca
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
22
Roman Catholics in the United States are largely concentrated in
West Coast
All of the above
Northeastern USA
Southwestern
23
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
United Kingdom
Brazil
United States
Canada
24
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
equally divided between Middle East, S. Asia, & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S.W. Asia and E. Africa
Largest # is in the Middle East and North Africa
25
The largest source of international immigrants to the United States is from
Canada
Mexico
China
India
26
1 of the most obvious ways 4 a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area
is to make sure business signs are written in their language
it to make sure that their children go to public schools
make sure business leaders join the chamber of Commerce
it to take out loans from bankers
27
All of the following are examples of a "Brain Drain" except
Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro
German aerospace experts following World War II
migration of Mexican farmers to the United States
Russian scientists after the fall of the Soviet Union
28
Which of the following factors does not affect a person's life expectancy?
Gender/sex
Socio-economic status
Parents' age at the time of the person's birth
Education
29
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
Pyramid C
Pyramid A
Pyramid D
Pyramid E
30
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Miami
New York and Chicago
Los Angeles and Detroit
New York and Los Angeles
31
The difference between a migrant and refugee is
All of the above
Migrants seek to move permanently
Refugees usually seek to return to their home.
Refugees move as a result of catastrophic events
32
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Indo-European
Germanic
Niger-Congo
Japanese
33
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Hebrew
Greek
Latin
Swahili
34
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?
Both religions believe in ahimsa, principle of non-violence
Both religions believe in magic and divination.
Both religions believe in a rigid class system
Both religions believe in judgement day & rewards in heaven
35
Which of the following is an effect of chain migration on the area of destination?
Culture clusters
Urban ethnic enclaves
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods
Urban slums
36
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways except
commercial districts
places of worship
shrines
burial grounds
37
Which of the following is an example of an intervening opportunity?
Taking a high paying job on the way to somewhere else
All of above
the wall separating the West Bank from Israel
The Sahara Desert separating North Africa from West Africa
38
The best example of cultural integration in the United States is
the Mormon culture region
the upland South
the Pacific Northwest
the Amish country in Pennsylvania
39
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following except
globalization
urban population
quickly changing attributes
homogeneous population
40
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
spelling
pronunciation
vocabulary
all of the above
41
According to Thomas Malthus, natural checks on a population include all of the following except
agricultural advancements
disease
war
famine
42
Colin Renfrew's Anatolian hearth theory: Language diffused across Europe along with
trade and commerce
the entry of nomadic warriors called Kurgans
it was the Vikings
agricultural innovations
43
Which of Ravenstein's Laws of Migration best reflects the Gravity Model?
Most migrants move short distances.
All of the above
Most long distance migrants move to large cities.
Most migrants are male.
44
Presently, most population growth in the world is occuring
in MDCs
in Africa
in Western countries
in LDCs
45
Which country would be a good example of a theocracy?
India
Iraq
Japan
Iran
46
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
47
What is syncretism?
evidence of earlier culture left visible in a landscape
a combination of cultural practices
a specific aspect of a culture
when new waves of immigrants move into an area
48
Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is true?
Areas of the world have actively resisted Western culture
Many foreign cultures have adoped Western traits.
All of these are true
Backlash against Western culture has resulted in violence
49
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
Spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the U. S.
50
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
Log cabins in Appalachia
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
All of the above
Amish communities in Pennsylvania
51
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from Miami to Jacksonville
from Toronto to Montreal
from San Diego to San Francisco
from Washington D.C. to Boston
52
Cyclic Migration is best defined as...
Migration within a country
Migration away from and back to a home base
Migration away for an extended time before returning
Permanent Relocation
53
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
Arabic
English
French
Spanish
54
Problems with multi-lingual states include
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
All of the above
place names are identified differently in different language
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
55
When did the United States experience record numbers of immigrants?
Late 19th century
Early 20th century
Mid 20th century
A and B only

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