Semester Exam Review

Which country claims the largest area within the Arctic Circle?

Which term describes any religious group that requires strict adherence to their interpretation of basic principles?

Permanent movement from one region of a country to another.

Which was NOT one of the exchanges that were part of the triangular trade forced migration during the colonial period

Which factor has greatly influenced the current distribution of world languages?

Which country has the highest percentage of seats in their national legislature held by women?

According to the UN's Human Development Index (HDI), which country is classified in the medium developed category?

Permanent movement from one country to another.

Where did soccer, or football as it is known outside of North America, originate?

Which of the following is NOT one of the world’s universalizing religions?

Which group had the largest ethnic enclave in Chicago in 1990?

Which term describes the fear of people from other countries?

What information would human geographers use to study how patterns in space vary by gender, ethnicity, or culture.

Which two religious groups claim the site of the Western Wall in Jerusalem?

What do population pyramids illustrate?

Which contributor to “geography” in the ancient world was the first to demonstrate that Earth was spherical?

Which is NOT a physical boundary of a state?

What direction did African Americans migrate when they left the South?

Which is the most accurate statement about a European alliance?

The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition.

Which religious adherent is the least likely to migrate internationally?

Which shape of a state is closest to the ideal for governance and defense?

Where in the United States is golf the most popular sport?

Which measure would be included in the Human Development Index as an indicator of a long and healthy life?

Which religion is predominant in Latin America?

Permanent movement within one region of a country.

Which is the best example of a unitary state?

Of the countries that were once part of the former Yugoslavia, which country was NOT a multi-ethnic state?

What region has the greatest imbalance in its sex ratio?

Which of the following countries was one of the 51 original members of the United Nations?

Which aspect of material culture has the strongest connection to the environment?

Which language family has the highest number of speakers in the world?

Which of the following statements about population pyramids is the most accurate?

Which is a reason why American English differs from that spoken in the United Kingdom?

In which region of the United States are Asian Americans clustered?

Which state has NOT claimed a portion of Antarctica?

Which continent has the highest number of World Bank loans used for infrastructure development?

Which country’s language is in the same branch as Romanian?

What properties characterize spatial distribution?

Approximately, what percent of the population of North America is unaffiliated with a religion?

What is NOT a reason why a person in the world today might have difficulty accessing electronic and/or social media?

According to Ravenstein, what are three major reasons why people migrate?

Which country has sent the largest number of immigrants to the United States?

What term describes the number of people supported by a unit of arable land?

What city has the highest concentration of popular music artists and recording studios in North America?

From which modern-day countries did the Angles and Saxons invade England?

Where in the world are fertility rates among the highest?

What term do geographers give to a place on Earth’s surface?

Where are most of the countries with a literacy rate below 70 percent located?

What geographer is credited with producing the first map to use the label “America”?

Which language family is the most prevalent in South Asia?

A population pyramid with a broad base represents a population with a high birth rate.

Permanent movement within a particular country.

Which Greek words form the basis for the word “geography”?