Human Geography 1101 pt. 1

Which one of the following countries does NOT have a substantial indigenous population

The topography and physiography of the Sub-Saharan is mostly dominated by:

The capital letter A indicates a --- climate according to the Koppen climate classification system.

most important for agricultural production with the highest proportion of growing crops of wheat, soybeans, and corn

A major reason for our lack of detailed knowledge about ancient African and some Mesoamerican states is

Both the United States and Canada are federal states.

The populations of these two countries is predominantly of European descent with small indigenous & mestizo populations.

An area receiving less than 10 inches of rain per year is generally classified as a:

The study of population and its characteristics is called:

The two leading languages spoken in Canada are:

Which one of the following is an abstract aspect of culture while the others listed are material aspects of culture?

The hypothesis (theory) of _____involves the breakup of a super continent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago

The Laws of the Indies established:

countryside of SE US and observes that there are many small churches, one would be noting a feature of the region's

Which one of the following is NOT a major source of revenue for the island nations of the Caribbean today?

In regional geography, relative location:

Most tropical soils are relatively infertile.

If a ship's position or location is given at 43 degrees north latitude and 0 degrees longitude, the ship is located on

Which two European countries dominated West Africa in the colonial era?

major European colonization efforts which of the following groups had contact with much of coastal east Africa

Australia has a high physiologic density but a relatively low arithmetic density because:

the island of Hispaniola is shared by:

Mexico's population composition is predominantly:

climate found in the SE USA, W.Europe, S.Brazil, the Argentine pampas, and southeastern China is described as

Mestizos are:

Which one of the following statements is false?

Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and northern Guatemala were part of the Mesoamerican culture hearth that gave rise to the

Brazil's most populous city, its industrial center, and the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere:

The trapping of the sun's radiation in the earth's atmosphere is called:

agriculture focused on growing soybeans, wheat, corn and raising livestock is most likely to be found in

Until several centuries ago, the world's population grew very slowly because there were:

The ratio of distance of a map to actual ground is known as the ---.

The area of the globe between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is referred to as the tropics.

After a century and a half (early 1500s to the mid-1600s) the indigenous (native) population of Latin America was:

In what region of North America are boreal forests found?

Which of the following products is NOT a major export of one or more of these countries

The USMCA is a(n):

Surrounded by the geologically active "Ring of Fire" is the:

Which one of these countries is essentially an isthmus?

The capitals are Brasilia, Brazil and Abuja, Nigeria. Both capitals are what geographers call:

Which one of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

Which climate regions is the greatest complexity with major differences often occurring in areas only a few miles apart

Most water is drawn from aquifers & rivers in W.America for agricultural purposes rather than urban & industrial purpose

raw materials for the American Industrial Revolution that dominated after the Civil War until after World War II

In the Middle American countries coffee is most likely to be grown in the --- while wheat is mostly to be grown in the

Which one of the following US states would not be considered to be in the Rustbelt?

Boko Haram is a jihadist terrorist group which controlled areas of northern --- and kidnapped school children

The European state model includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Which one of the following languages is NOT one of the languages in the Indo-European language family?

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

Patagonia with its harsh cold and dry climate mostly suitable for sheep and cattle raising is located:

line, upon which, on the first day of fall and the first day of spring, the direct rays of the sun are shining is the

The Sahel is:

line upon which, on the first day of summer in the North Hemisphere the direct rays of the sun are shining is the:

An altiplano is a(n)

If one views the world from the core-periphery perspective, which of the following regions is NOT part of the core?

The science of map making is called:

In which sector of the economy does and unlicensed taxi driver work?

Which country pair is inaccurate in that the country is paired up with the inaccurate colonial power?

The major cause of the Great Recession (2007-2009) was:

The shift of most residents in large North American cities to the suburbs of those cities was most pronounced:

Most of the Amazon rain forest is located in:

African rivers excepting Senegal, are blocked by that prevent ships from navigating farther upstream into the interior

The gradual reduction of regional contrasts resulting from increasing cultural economic political & other exchanges

The geopolitical theory that said countries were like living beings and had to expand or they would not survive:

Which one of the following statements is false?

Which modern African states is named for an ancient African kingdom, though not located where that kingdom existed?

The world's newest state:

Which of the following was brought from the West Hemisphere to the East Hemisphere as part of the Colombian exchange

Two food crops that originated in Africa and are particularly important crops in semiarid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa:

Which one of the following rivers is NOT a river in South America

The largest and longest mountain range in North America:

Which one of the following is NOT one of the North American high-tech hubs today?

the coastal areas were late starting in most of the realm, not really beginning until the late 19th century because

The language that is the world's major lingua franca today:

A long cliff or steep slope that separates two fairly level land areas that have different elevations defines the word:

during the colonial era, the Belgians promoted the dominant ___ minority population at the expense of the ____ majority

contract workers were brought in from --- to work on the plantations of the Caribbean region:

Which one of these USA states today would not be considered to be in the Sunbelt?

Which one of the following countries never had colonies in the Caribbean basin?

The capital letter D indicates a --- climate according to the Koppen climate classification system.

line, upon which, on the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the direct rays of the sun are shining is the

Tundra areas are found:

Xenophobia means:

Which vegetation biome dominates in large areas of Saharan Africa & S America w areas getting 15 to 35+ inches of rain

Which one of the following statements is false regarding African agriculture?

which one of the following ethnic groups is not represented in substantial numbers in the Caribbean basin

Cultural borrowing and two-way exchanges that occur when different cultures come in close contact is a definition of

The most rapidly growing population in the world today is occurring in:

until the middle of the 20th century, the dominant source of agricultural wealth derived from the Caribbean region was

Which South or Middle American nation produces most of the world's coffee today?

if one state in a region became communist, the other states adjacent to that state would also fall to communism.

Which sector of the economy involves the extraction of raw materials from nature?

The most important river flowing through western Africa including the states of Mali and Nigeria is the:

The lower latitudes are near the Equator

Despite its huge size which climate type is NOT found in Sub-Saharan Africa or the continent as a whole?

Which one of the following would NOT be considered a factor for measuring the level of development of a country

According to the US Censuses of the past few decades, the major sources of immigrants coming to the US have been:

The capital letter C indicates a --- climate according to the Koppen climate classification system.

The physiographic region where Atlanta is located is the: