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1
What are the two major branches of Islam?
Sunni and Shiite
Shamanism and Amadi
Sunni and Shinto
Shinto and Shiite
2
Which migration are farm workers from another country likely to be practicing during the year?
Circular migration
Chain migration
Cluster migration
International Migration
3
The way of life based on breeding and herding of animals for all of a person's needs.
subsistence farming
pastorialism
hunting and gathering
swidden
4
Which geographer viewed the U.S. urban community of the 1920s as a set of concentric rings?
Ravenstein
Hoyt
Rostow
Burgess
5
Which is a major concern in countries with a large and rapidly ageing population?
Immunization
Adequate Schools
Healthcare
Birth Control
6
The largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world is:
The United States
China
Mexico
India
7
Historically, language has been spread by all of the following EXCEPT:
conquest.
Sanskrit records.
trade.
migration.
8
The "melting pot" theory of combining immigrant groups into one mainstream culture is called:
ethnic clustering.
ethnic islands.
amalgamation theory.
acculturation.
9
Which model theorizes that high-rent residential areas grow along major highways from the CBD?
Urban Realms Model
Central Place Theory
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
10
Which type of city model contains a distinct residential spine proceeding outward from CBD?
Latin American
European
Muslim
Sub-Saharan African
11
What is the most abundant fossil fuel?
Phosphate
Coal
Oil
Petroleum
12
Which of the following is NOT a key milestone reached by the EU?
a single market
A customs union
The introduction of a common currency for some EU countries.
a common language
13
What family do most European languages belong to?
Indo-European
Ural-Altaic
Phoenician
Basque
14
The main factor preventing subsistence economies from advancing economically is the lack of
a banking service.
government activity.
a currency.
a well-connected transportation infrastructure.
15
Which of the following capitals is located OUTSIDE the central core area of the country?
Paris, France
Abuja, Nigeria
London, UK
Cairo, Egypt
16
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to suburbanization in the U.S.?
Improved automobiles made transportation easier and safer.
A shorter workweek made time for a commute possible.
Fixed-route public transit routes increased in importance.
Increased demands for housing after WWII ended.
17
Variations in vocabulary, pronunciation, and rhythm in a spoken language are called:
lingua franca
syntax
dialects
isoglosses
18
The purpose for the creation of NATO was to
form an economic alliance.
form a binding peace treat for all of Europe.
defend Europe against the Nazis.
defend North America and Western Europe against communism.
19
The birth of an urban industrial workforce in Europe contributed to the start of the:
Third Agricultural Revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Second Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
20
The distance north and south of the equator is measured by?
Global Grid System
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
21
A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a:
location map.
general purpose map.
reference map.
thematic map.
22
Which country would have a population pyramid with a broad bottom sloping to a narrow top?
France
Russia
Uganda
Austria
23
The theory that cities grow outward from a core utilizing several nodes was proposed by:
Ravenstein
Von Thunen
Harris and Ullman
Rostow
24
Which term below best describes a religion that uses missionaries to spread its faith?
Elitist
Monotheistic
Ethnic
Universalizaing
25
Which of the following religions developed first?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
26
What map would show the global distribution of coal?
reference map
topographic map
location map
thematic map
27
Which type of transportation system created the star-shaped city pattern?
Interstate highways that link cities
Highways and airports that link cities.
Streetcar and trolley line extending the CBD.
Beltways around cities
28
Technology, hybrid seed, and fertilizers are all part of the:
Second Agricultural Revolution
Bio-revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
29
Which of the following characterizes stages four and five of demographic transition model?
overpopulation
Zero population growth
high birth rates
High infant mortality rates
30
The idea that you identify with, and give allegiance to a nation state is:
regionalism
diffusion
nationalism
ethnocentrism
31
The outlying area serviced by an urban center is referred to as a:
threshold.
hinterland.
redline area.
range.
32
Part of the boundary between Mexico and the U.S. is the Rio Grande, an example of
a superimposed boundary
an artificial boundary
a relict boundary
a natural or antecedent boundary
33
Which of the following is NOT an important environmental factor of a country's agriculture?
reliability of sufficient rainfall
Availability of sufficient rainfall
the amount of fertilizer produced in the country
Number of frost-free days per year
34
A person who practices the Hindu religion would be most likely to:
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
visit a shrine on the shore of a lake.
bathe in the Ganges River.
pray five times a day.
35
The use and spread of English in nineteenth century India is an example of:
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
36
One sacred book of Hinduism is the:
Vedas
Koran
Bible
Talmud
37
Which language family contains Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian?
European
Slavic
Germanic
Romance
38
What is the most rapidly growing religion in the U.S. today?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
39
What is the most widespread primary economic activity?
mining
hunting and gathering
agriculture
fishing
40
Which theorist(s) explained the prices of farm products as they relate to patterns of land use?
Ravenstein
von Thunen
Rostow
Burgess
41
In which country does language pose a centrifugal force?
Canada
Brazil
Thailand
Norway
42
According to the map, which states have roughly half the U.S. farmland?
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York
43
Which factor in the last quarter century destabilized Eastern Europe & led to ethnic conflict?
invasion by the Soviets
The introduction of new languages
acceptance of many Eastern European countries into the EU
the end of the Cold War
44
Which of the following is a centrifugal force in a country?
a charismatic national leader
an attack by another country
a national holiday
religious differences
45
The majority of Kurds are found in which country?
Pakistan
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
46
Which of the following jobs is in the non-basic employment sector?
software engineer
oil refinery worker
parking lot attendant
F-10 pickup truck assembly line worker
47
China and Vietnam's dispute over the Sprately Islands is:
a territorial dispute.
a positional dispute.
a functional dispute.
a resource dispute.
48
The global lingua franca is:
Chinese
Arabic
French
English
49
Ankara, Turkey and Islamabad, Pakistan are both examples of:
old colonial capitals.
desert cities.
forward capitals.
rival cities.
50
Which theory justified the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war?
Colonialism
Containment Theory
Devolution
Heartland Theory
51
According to least-cost theory, what was the most important factor in industry location?
agglomeration cost
labor
raw materials
transport
52
What population statistic looks at the point of zero population growth?
Replacement Level Fertility
Mortality Rate
Crude Birth Rate
Total Fertility Rate
53
What monotheistic religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
54
An earlier boundary formed before geographic knowledge or mapping was available is known as:
an antecedent boundary
a subsequent boundary
a relict boundary
a geometric boundary
55
That latitude and longitude coordinates of a place are an example of:
a relative location
a functional region
a formal region
an absolute location
56
The rehabilitation of old, rundown inner city neighborhoods by middle and high income people.
multiplier effect
suburbanization
gentrification
urbanization
57
The concentration of production activities and people spatially to benefit everyone is called:
agglomeration
deglomeration
the substitution principle
the multiplier effect
58
All of the following are non-basic jobs in the city EXCEPT:
city firefighter
social worker
garment factory worker
drycleaner
59
Theory that most migration occurs over a short distance and in steps is attributed to
von Thunen
Harris and Ullman
Ravenstein
Rostow
60
Which of the following groups is excluded from the caste system of Hinduism?
Untouchables
Scholar-priests
Servants
Warrior-landowners
61
Which one of the following is NOT a centripetal force in a state?
the existence of national transportation networks
the national anthem
A high level of confidence in central government.
the existence of strong separatist groups
62
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of world cities?
well connected to secondary level world cities
contain a concentration of banking and marketing services.
headquarters of transnational corporations
Found only in northern and western hemispheres
63
Which of the following North American associations is NOT correct?
Oklahoma and Southwest - Native Americans
Southern Prairie Provinces - African Americans
Southern California - Hispanic Americans
Southeast - African Americans
64
Which of the following is NOT one of the worlds most densely populated regions?
South Asia
Europe
North East United States
South America
65
The Basques, Bretons, Kashmiris, and Tamils are all examples of:
religious groups
separatist groups
regionalist groups
stateless nations
66
The process of an immigrant learning the values/language/customs of a new country is called:
diffusion
agglomeration
adaptation
acculturation
67
What religion below is a universalizing religion?
Shintoism
Confucianism
Taoism
Islam
68
Which pair of religion below has a long-held tradition of cremating their dead?
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Christian
69
The idea that people, and not their environment, create cultural development is called:
environmental determinism.
syncretism.
possibilism.
animism.
70
World population tends to be concentrated:
in the tropical lowlands and river valleys.
in the desert.
in continental interiors.
on continental margins.
71
Of these, the map with the smallest scale would be:
Atlanta, Georgia
Main Street, Small Town, Ohio
Pennsylvania
the world
72
Which type of economic activity is most closely tied to the physical environment?
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
Quarternary
73
The language with the largest number of first language"speakers" is:
English
Mandarin Chinese
Spanish
Russian
74
Which of the following countries does NOT have a well-known example of a relict boundary?
Bolivia
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Germany