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Unit 2 & 3 Midterm Review
Unit 2 & 3 Midterm Review
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This quiz is to help review Unit 2 Population geography and Unit 3 Cultural geography.
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Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
religions are key to understanding the role of women
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
2
Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacles?
All of these are
The wall separating the West Bank from Israel
The Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula
Laws requiring immigrants to obtain
3
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
work of French Catholic missionaries
concept of lingua franca
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
4
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
War or famine in the migrant's country of origin
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination
Religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination
Political persecution in a migrant's homeland
5
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
French
English
Spanish
Arabic
6
Roman Catholics in the United States are largely concentrated in
Northeastern USA
All of the above
West Coast
Southwestern
7
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The South
The Bible Belt
The Rocky Mountain Region
The Gulf Coast
8
Which of the following is an example of an intervening opportunity?
All of above
Taking a high paying job on the way to somewhere else
The Sahara Desert separating North Africa from West Africa
the wall separating the West Bank from Israel
9
An example of an anti-natalist population program is
Singapore's Population and Family Planning board
India's sterilization programs
China's One child policy
All of the above
10
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population.
Rural areas
Areas away from coasts
Non-industrial areas
Urban areas
11
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Los Angeles
New York and Miami
Los Angeles and Detroit
New York and Chicago
12
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways
except
shrines
places of worship
burial grounds
commercial districts
13
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following
except
quickly changing attributes
homogeneous population
globalization
urban population
14
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
Largest # is in the Middle East and North Africa
Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S.W. Asia and E. Africa
equally divided between Middle East, S. Asia, & S.E. Asia
15
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?
Both religions believe in ahimsa, principle of non-violence
Both religions believe in magic and divination.
Both religions believe in judgement day & rewards in heaven
Both religions believe in a rigid class system
16
Which of Ravenstein's Laws of Migration best reflects the Gravity Model?
Most migrants are male.
Most migrants move short distances.
Most long distance migrants move to large cities.
All of the above
17
According to Thomas Malthus, natural checks on a population include all of the following except
war
disease
famine
agricultural advancements
18
In developed countries, guest worker programs
recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor
often have negative consequences to a country's birth rate
are used because native workers cost too much to hire
encourage the diversification of culture in a country
19
The best example of cultural integration in the United States is
the upland South
the Mormon culture region
the Pacific Northwest
the Amish country in Pennsylvania
20
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Swahili
Latin
Greek
Hebrew
21
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
Spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the U. S.
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
22
Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include
in order to be literate, a person memorizes 1,000s symbols
each dialect has its own symbols for writing
many symbols no longer have meaning
each symbol corresponds with the pronunciation of the word
23
Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?
Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec
Poland
All of the above
Southwest U.S.-Northern Mexico
24
The largest source of international immigrants to the United States is from
China
India
Mexico
Canada
25
When did the United States experience record numbers of immigrants?
Early 20th century
Late 19th century
A and B only
Mid 20th century
26
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Japanese
Niger-Congo
Germanic
Indo-European
27
American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages?
Spanish
All of the above
Native American
French
28
Which of the following factors does
not
affect a person's life expectancy?
Education
Socio-economic status
Gender/sex
Parents' age at the time of the person's birth
29
Presently, most population growth in the world is occuring
in LDCs
in MDCs
in Western countries
in Africa
30
Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is
true
?
Areas of the world have actively resisted Western culture
All of these are true
Backlash against Western culture has resulted in violence
Many foreign cultures have adoped Western traits.
31
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
Pyramid C
Pyramid D
Pyramid E
Pyramid A
32
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
Brazil
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
33
The highest crude birth rate (CBR) in the world are found in
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
Latin America
34
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
A stable government in the migrant's chosen destination.
Lack of employment in a migrant's city of residence.
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination.
A stable government in the migrant's country of origin.
35
Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?
Polar ice caps
Mid-latitude deserts of Africa
the banks along the lower Nile river
Himalayan mountain zone above 20,000 feet
36
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
B and C only
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
Universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born.
37
Which area's population pattern is the most dispersed?
Area B
Area C
Area A
Area D
38
Which of the following is an effect of chain migration on the area of destination?
Culture clusters
Urban ethnic enclaves
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods
Urban slums
39
Culture is spread
trans-national corporations
migrants
war and occupation
all of the above
40
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
pronunciation
spelling
vocabulary
all of the above
41
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
Amish communities in Pennsylvania
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
Log cabins in Appalachia
All of the above
42
Which country would be a good example of a theocracy?
Iran
Iraq
India
Japan
43
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
44
Problems with multi-lingual states include
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
All of the above
place names are identified differently in different language
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
45
All of the following are examples of a "Brain Drain"
except
German aerospace experts following World War II
Russian scientists after the fall of the Soviet Union
migration of Mexican farmers to the United States
Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro
46
A person's activity space includes
geographic movement on a daily basis
areas in which he or she feels comfortable
places where important activities take place
seasonal migration patterns
47
Into which stage of the demographic transition would Brazil & Mexico fit?
Stage 2
Stage 5
Stage 4
Stage 3
48
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from Washington D.C. to Boston
from Miami to Jacksonville
from San Diego to San Francisco
from Toronto to Montreal
49
Problems associated with fast population growth in cities include
the loss of productive farmland near cities
an increase in air and water pollution
All of the above
an increase in traffic congestion
50
1 of the most obvious ways 4 a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area
is to make sure business signs are written in their language
make sure business leaders join the chamber of Commerce
it to take out loans from bankers
it to make sure that their children go to public schools
