Changes in lifestyles patterns of women since the 1970s in Europe, Canada, and the US have...

decreased total fertility rates

Physical population density is viewed as a superior measure of population density because...?

It is more reflective of population pressure on arable land.

What would be the best location for an ethanol manufacturing plant?

near a prime corn-produicing area

Compared with more developed countries, which statement is true of less developed countries?

a higher percent of the labor force is engaged in food prod.

Free-trade zones such as NAFTA are established to increase ease and volume of trade by

eliminating tariffs on goods that cross borders btwn members

According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the

minimum number of people needed to support a service

A formal region defines an area in which

there is uniformity in one or more physical characteristic

Which of the following best describes the process of gentrification in the US and Canada?

privately funded redevelopment of existing residential areas

Squatter settlements exist in cities of less developed countries because

affordable housing is not available elsewhere in the city

Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?

the physical environment controls human culture

Outsourced industrial production in less developed countries often relies on female labor b/c

wage rates for women are lower than men

Each is true about meat production in the US and Canada EXCEPT:

Consumer demand for organic foods has decreased meat prod.

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1
Changes in lifestyles patterns of women since the 1970s in Europe, Canada, and the US have...
increased total fertility rates
decreased death rates
decreased total fertility rates
increased death rates
2
Physical population density is viewed as a superior measure of population density because...?
It best reflects the % of a country's urbanized popukltation
It is more reflective of population pressure on arable land.
It yields the average population density
It reflects the world's largest population concentrations.
3
The spread of specialty coffee shops across the US in the 1990s is an example of
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
periodic movement
hierarchical diffusion
4
What would be the best location for an ethanol manufacturing plant?
near a break-of-bulk point for ease of transportation
Near a large university to facilitate recruitment ofchemists
near a navigable river to reduce transportaion costs
near a prime corn-produicing area
5
Compared with more developed countries, which statement is true of less developed countries?
natural increase of population is lower
per capita consumption of energy is higher
the population pyramids exhibit narrow bases
a higher percent of the labor force is engaged in food prod.
6
It is generally agreed that the current trend in climate change is caused by
tilt of Earth's axis
reduction in biodiversity
increased use of fossil fuels
sea-level rise
7
Which of the following originated in South Asia and spread throughout much of SE and E Asia?
Sikhism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
8
Free-trade zones such as NAFTA are established to increase ease and volume of trade by
eliminating tariffs on goods that cross borders btwn members
opening borders to migrant guest workers from member states
establishing a common monetary unit among member states
increasing diplomatic relations between members
9
According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the
economic base of a central place
gross value of the product minus the costs of production
distance away from a central place
minimum number of people needed to support a service
10
A formal region defines an area in which
a transportation network links different types of land use
a core dominates its surrounding hinterland
there is uniformity in one or more physical characteristic
a unified government system has been established
11
Which of the following best describes the process of gentrification in the US and Canada?
privately funded redevelopment of existing residential areas
the expansion of suburban housing developments
the sale of naming rights for stadiums and arenas
an increase in construction of new housing for elderly ppl
12
Which of the following regions has little dairying in its traditional agriculture?
Western Europe
South Asia
East Asia
Eastern Europe
13
Which one of the following is an area of high population density and low economic development
B
C
D
A
14
Which is true of the new locations of the capitals in Brazil, Pakistan, and Myanmar?
A central location was chosen.
An isolated location was chosen.
An ethnically mixed location was chosen.
A military strategic location was chosen.
15
Squatter settlements exist in cities of less developed countries because
new migrants prefer to live in squatter settlements
city governments set aside vacant areas for migrants
affordable housing is not available elsewhere in the city
ppl want to live near the center of the city
16
Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?
humans have complete control over the phyiscal environment
the physical environment controls human culture
the physical environment has little infleunce on humans
human destiny is controlled by the environment
17
Which of the following is a subsistence crop?
Corn
Cotton
Rubber
Cocoa
18
Outsourced industrial production in less developed countries often relies on female labor b/c
women are more skilled at operating machinery than men are
social taboos prevent women from working in service
wage rates for women are lower than men
men are engaged in agriculture
19
If the largest city in a region has a pop. size of 900,000, then the 3rd largest city will have
45,000
300,000
3,000
9,000
20
Each is true about meat production in the US and Canada EXCEPT:
Industrial farmers are raising increasing numbers of animals
Consumer demand for organic foods has decreased meat prod.
fast-food restaurants have created a demand for standards
animal processing is dominated by a few companies

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