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1
The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is
spatial distribution.
regional dissociation
spatial analysis
spatial association
2
The ability to move from one location to another is
migration
net migration
voluntary migration
mobility
3
The annual natural increase rate is currently approximately
120 million
1.2%
12%
1.2 per 100
4
Distortion is especially severe on
all maps
large-scale maps
globes
small-scale maps
5
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a
low arithmetic density
low physiological density
high agricultural density.
low agricultural density.
6
Which map would have the smallest scale?
world
city
state
town
7
Which of the following is
not
used as criteria for defining a
region
:
area
time
boundaries
location
8
Site identifies a place by its
nominal location
primary dimensions.
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
unique physical characteristics.
9
The most populous country in the world is
China
Russia
India
Congo
10
The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by
the Baptist Church
All of these
low high school graduation rates
Calling soda pop "Coke"
11
The science of making maps is
demography
cartography
topography
meteorology
12
Airline pilots from all over the world use English to communicate. What is this called?
Centrifugal Force
Pidgin language
Creole Language
Lingua franca
13
According to environmental determinism
people determine their physical environment.
the physical environment causes social development
the physical environment sets limits on human actions
people can adjust to the physical environment
14
A state with a proper upside down pyramid structure for their population pyramid is likely in which state of the DTM?
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 5
15
A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is
Projection
map making
Scale
Interruption
16
Which of the following is not a modern cultural hearth?
New York, USA
Silicon Valley, USA
Paris, France
Milan, Italy
17
41.8828° N, 87.6330° W is an example of which term?
Situation
Distance and Direction
Absolute Location
Relative Location
18
Due to increases in technology, what has significantly decreased?
Distance Decay
Anti-natalist Policies
Space-time compression
Hearths of popular culture
19
Which of the following is
not
an example of a form of
Expansion Diffusion
?
contagious
independent
hierarchical
stimulus
20
The Berlin Wall is an example of which type of border?
Antecedent
Subsequent
Geometric
Relic
21
In the DTM, if a country has low birth rates and death rates, it is probably in which stage?
Stage 2
Stage 1
Stage 4
Stage 3
22
The number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land is the:
total density
average density
agricultural density
physiologic density
23
Which of the following is
not
one of the three areas where cultural hearths developed?
Australia
Eurasia
Africa
America
24
Modern cultural hearths are centered in:
Africa, South Asia, Australia
Europe, South America. South Asia
South America, Canada, Indonesia
Europe, North America, East Asia
25
As education increases, ____________ decreases
Language
Anti-natalist Policies
Fertility Rate
Birth Control
26
The breakup of Yugoslavia led to which term
Globalization
ethnic cleansing
Balkanization
Syncretism
27
Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?
civil war
failed harvest
opening of a new factory
flooding of a river
28
A town built along a river is which kind of settlement?
clustered
Linear
inverted
Scattered
29
In Europe the country with the highest
physiologic
density of population is
the Netherlands
Italy
England
France
30
The spread of Islam is an example of:
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
independent innovation
31
Features of the U.S. landscape, such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels,
promote a uniform landscape.
promote diffusion of folk culture
show high regional variation.
provide diversity on the U.S. landscape
32
A country has net in-migration if emigration ________ immigration
exceeds
equals
is less than
varies more than
33
If a baby does not survive until his 1st Birthday, that statistic will impact which term?
Maternal Mortality Rate
Total Fertility Rate
Birth Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
34
The
arithmetic
density of population fora country is determined by dividing the total:
population by the number of farmers
area of square miles by five
population by the total area
area of the country by the population
35
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of
groups living in isolated rural areas.
groups of specialists.
small homogeneous groups
large heterogeneous groups
36
Situation identifies a place by its
location relative to other objects.
nominal location.
unique physical characteristics.
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
37
What type of map would show percentage of Baptists in Texas?
Mercator Projection
Thematic Map
mental map
Reference Map
38
Land suited for agriculture is called
Arid Land
Population Density
Physiological Density
Arable Land
39
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
distribution
dispersion.
pattern.
density
40
The Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Strait of Hormuz are all _____________
Shatterbelts
Choke Points
Man-made Waterways
Semi-autonomous Regions
41
What is carrying capacity?
Amount of workers a city can support before unemployment
Amount of water the average human can carry
Ability of a resource to sustain the population
Difference between in-migration and out-migration
42
The most prominent type of intra-regional migration in the world is
rural to urban.
city to city.
region to region.
urban to rural
43
Which type of state is Chile?
Elongated
Compact
Perforated
Landlocked
44
Neighborhood changes in ethnicity are best explained by the promoting of
separate but equal
blockbusting.
self-identification.
red lining
45
Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular group's culture is
nationalism
nation-state
state
nation.
46
The imprint of cultures on the Earth's surface is called the:
cultural ecology
cultural landscape
cultural hearth
cultural history
47
Which of the following is an ethnic religion?
Catholic
Baptist
Judaism
Sikhism
48
Cultural landscapes of the Earth are dominated by:
natural vegetation
the pace of life as lived in a given area
agriculture
architecture
49
Americans think they are better than other countries. This is known as what?
Ethnocentrism
Centifugal Force
Centripetal Force
Self-determinism
50
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristicsis a
region
uniform unit.
landscape.
ecosystem
51
When an Instagram influencer mentions a clothing item, and it becomes popular, what type of diffusion occurs?
Relocation
Contagious
Hierarchical
Stimulus
52
Counterurbanization is
the move from urban core to suburban areas
due to expanding suburbs.
the trend of the elderly retiring to rural locations.
migration to rural areas and small towns.
53
The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the
south
north
east
west
54
Denmark is a good example of a nation-state because
nearly all Danes speak Danish and live in Denmark
Danes have settled in Northern and Western Europe
all of these
Consolidated its boundaries by giving Greenland to Norway
55
Which of these is unlike the others?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
56
To study fertility, geographers most frequently use the
natural increase rate
crude birth rate.
life expectancy.
infant mortality rate
57
Most Asians are currently migrating to the United States through the process of
chain migration
boat people
global relocation.
illegal immigration
58
Degenerative Diseases are often found in which stage of the Epidemiologic Model?
Stage 4
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 5
59
A permanent move to a new location is
net migration.
migration.
net out-migration.
mobility.
60
A state with a proper pyramid structure for their population pyramid is likely in which state of the DTM?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
61
A good example of a functional region would be a:
region of similar climate
region where nearly everyone spoke French
city and its surrounding region
region where farming practices were the same
62
The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is known as
Site
Jargon
Location
Toponym
63
Life expectancy is lowest in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southeast Asia
North America
East Asia
64
Which is
not
an example of a functional region?
the area of dominance of a television station
the area dominated by a particular crop
the market area of a supermarket
area served by a sports franchise
65
People are forced to migrate primarily because of which factor?
economic
cultural
international
environmental
66
A hearth is
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
an area defined by one or more distinctive features ortrends
perimeter of a regional feature.
a region from which a phenomenon originates
67
The state of Portugal is an example of which type of region?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Vernacular
68
What is an isogloss?
Flat, featureless map
Central European language family
Barrier between languages
A toponym
69
Of the following five countries, the lowest crude birth rate is found in
South Africa
China
Uganda
Denmark
70
The creation of Tex-Mex Food is an example of:
Relocation Diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
71
The average number of births women bear in their lifetime is
total fertility rate
natural increase rate
Crude Death Rate
crude birth rate
