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Gov. efforts to discourage native practice/languages in the US and Canada were attempts to _____________ native groups.
apporpriate
protect
assimilate
segregate
2
The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:
the history of an area
the arrangement and organization of things on the surface of the Earth
the political impact of boundaries
human activity
3
Periodic form of movement that involves a system where livestock and their keepers adjust their location seasonally
nomadic herding
livestalk farming
ranching
transhumance
4
Replacement level, # of births needed to keep a population at a stable level requires a total fertility of
3.3
2.1
3.1
1.0
5
The boundary between the US and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a
administrative boundary
mountain crest boundary
geometric boundary
physical-political boundary
6
Participation in the United Nations serves the useful purpose of commiting states to ___________
international standards of behavior
agreeing to world laws
respect and accept present political boundaries
loan money to poorer countries
7
During the first decades of the twentieth century, African American families in the US migrated primarily to
the North and West
the East
other southern states farther west
the NorthWest
8
The statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called
the crude death or mortality rate
the adjusted mortality rate
the actual growth rte
the adjusted population level
9
Kurdistan ________
is governed by Israel
is a sovereign nation bordered by Turkey and Ira1
is governed by Russia
is a stateless nation
10
A developed country that has reached a stage where the population is most stable will develop a population pyramid that
is rectangular shaped
is pear shaped
is bell shaped
is cone shaped
11
The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Lindsborg, Kansas is an example of
neocolonialsim
globalization
assimilation
cultural appropriation
12
A vectored infectious disease is
transmitted by an intermediary, such as a mosquito
always fatal to humans
never fatal to humans
transmitted by direct contact between host and victim
13
During the Cold War, President Raegan coined the term "Evil Empire" for the Soviet Union. Example of teachings from___
marxian geopolitical theory
british/american school of properties
critical geopolitics
heartland theory
14
The movement of power from the central government is referred to as
revolution
devolution
pluralism
supranationalism
15
Low population growth resulting from high CBR is characteristics of stage ______ of the demographic transition
3
1
2
5
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Relph:term that captures the quality of the American landscape which is associated with the spread of popular culture is
popular landscape
placelessness
cultural landscdape
17
Wallerstein's views expressed in world systems theory hold that the global integrating force has been
capitalism
the rise of the UN
colonial independence movements
socialsim
18
This type of state is a long (often narrow) section of land, it has diverse types of climates/resources and people.
prorupt
elongated
compact
fragmented
19
W. Zelinsky approached the task of defining and delimiting the perceptual regions of the US and S Canada by analyzing:
contents of hundreds of telephone directories of metropolitan interviews
results from thousands of personal interviews
results of census data
data of social workers
20
The beleif that inanimate objects (eg. trees, mountains, boulders) contain spirits is
animism
atheism
agnosticism
agrarianism
21
Population policies which favor the promotion of birth control among certain groups (ethnic/religious) groups are
population planning
eugenics
public health
socialism
22
Supranationalism referrers to efforts by _ or more states to forge associations for common advantage/pursuit goals.
5
1
3
4
23
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called
absolute location
relative location
site
index of placeness
24
The arithmetic density of population for a country is determined by dividing the total
population by possible loss of territory
population by total area
number of people per unit of agricultural land.
number of people per unit area of arable land
25
The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:
distance
direction
distance and direction
26
Almost everywhere on Earth, Total Fertility Rates (TFRs) are
falling
influenced by precipitation levels
rising
staying about the same
27
Geometric boundaries, unrelated to the cultural/physical landscape were made useful of by the colonial powers in
Africa
Asia
S America
C America
28
The type of movement that involves journeys that begin at and bring us back to our base daily is called
cyclic
periodic
migratory
immigration
29
Among the challenges to the state in the twenty-fist centary are all the following except
the UN
increased cultural communication
nuclear weapons
economic globalization
30
One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it
is a very simple religion
has so few followers
is so young
emerged without a prophet, book of scriptures...
31
Which of the following is not one of Ernst Ravenstein's law of migration
the majority of urban migrants are uneducated
big cities attract long distance migrants
most migrants move a short distance
32
Which of the identified types of movement creates your activity space
periodic
emigration
migratory
cyclic
33
Anabaptist groups have tried to restrict contact with the outside world by
migrating to rural areas
joining the National Council of Countries
political protest
34
A culture's assumption about the differences between men/Women, their character, and roles of labor are referred to as
sex
gender
sterotype
prejudice
35
What model states that spatial interaction between places is related to population size not the distance between them
model of emmigration
gravity model
intervening opportunity model
distance decay model
36
The long-term relocation of an individual, or group to a new location outside the community of origin is called
resettlement
migration
emmigration
transhumance
37
People who have a well rounded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, etc. is officially a
migrant
gypsy
patriot
refugee
38
cultural appropriation for purposes of profit (buying a Native American dream catcher) is referred to as an example of
product branding
commodification
cultural imperialism
ethnic insensitivity
39
The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is
Shamanism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
40
The most widely used Indo-European language today is
Chinese
Spanish
German
English
41
Hagerstand ephasized the role of _________ and distance in diffusion
location
investments
population
time
42
The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid property called the
absolute location
referenced location
relative location
grid plan
43
The branch of geography that focuses upon natural landforms, climates, soils, and vegetation of the Earth is
human geography
physical geography
cultural geography
biogeography
44
Gender studies of migration indicate that men ________ than women
all these responses
have more employment choices and income
migrate farther
are more mobile
45
Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media
stimulus diffusion
expansion diffusion
hierarchal diffusion
relocation diffusion
46
Using arithmetic population density to investigate the population pattern of a country doesn't considerate:
extreme values
the number of births to keep the population stable
internal clustering of people within the country
47
Buddhism has its source in
Japan
Chinaf
Thailand
India
48
T. Malthus wrote an essay where he claimed that while population increased at a geometric rate, subsistence only grew at
a linear rate
a rate depending on the particular culture involved
declining
an unpredictable rate
49
Countries with aging populations stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical + retirement costs by
promoting immigration
cutting social security
promoting emigration of the elderly
encouraging increased birth rate
50
A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of
developing countries
countries in stage 4
low infant mortality
developed countries
51
The degree of direct linkage between 1 particular location and other locations in a transport network is referred to as:
landscape
spatial interaction
connectivity
movement
52
_ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogenous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits.
folk
rural
popular
material
53
The number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land is the _____
average density
Physiologic density
total density
agricultural density
54
The key to the area according to Mackinder's heartland theory was
distance
Eastern Europe
natural protection
natural resources
55
Trends in pop culture come from large global centers (New York) through progressively smaller cities is an example of
contagious diffusion
hierarchal diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
56
The spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas is called:
cultural invasion
diffusion
adjustment
spreading
57
Urban local cultures (such as China Town in San Francisco and the International District in Seattle) are examples of
global village
ghettos
ethnic neighborhoods
58
Latin octo (eight) became Italian otto, Spanish ocho, and French huit. This is an example of __ in a language family.
sound shift
dialect development
isogloss shift
deterritorialization
59
The set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening interdependence are:
colonialism
succession
globalization
reterritorialization
60
The teaches of Lao-Tsu form the tenants of
Confucianism
Taosim
Islam
Hinduism
61
A good example of a formal region would be a
region of similar language
school district
region surrounding a manufacturing comlex
region showing the migration to a central location
62
According to Gillian Rose identity is
how we make sense of ourselves
info contained in gov issued passports
genetically determined
63
The lack of diffusion of alcoholic beverages to Islamic regions illustrates the affect of
psychologic barriers
transhumance
poor transport systems
cultural behaviors
64
A boundary between countries is a
line on the ground only
point of seperation on and below the surface only
line shown only on maps
vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and air above
65
Births and _________ add to the population growth of a particular country
emigration
immigration
rise in death rate
increase agricultural output
66
Forces within a state that encourage unity as _____________and the forces that divide them are _____________
state, nation
centripetal, centrifugal
centrifugal, centripetal
transhumance, immigration
67
Geographer David Harvey referrers to the increasing speed by which innovation in popular culture diffuse as
distance decay
space adjusting techniques
cultural diffusion
time-space compression
68
Which of the following states fit the morphology description of a fragmented state?
South Africa
Poland
Mexico
Japan
69
Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments?
suppression of regional subcultures
capital city functions as center of power
concerned with fostering diversity of regional cultural expression
highly centralized
70
Globalized pop culture can be picked up/reproduced by people in the context of their local culture. This is called:
reterritorialization
cultural assimilation
MTV affect
global homogenization
71
The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your
region
inner world
activity space
neighborhood
72
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called an
isogloss
international border
sound shift
cultural boundary
73
A good example of a functional region would be
region of similar climate
a city and its surrounding
region where everyone speaks freely
74
Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice (cattle herding) as
a cultural particularities
a cultural trait
cultural heritage
a cultural region
75
the _________ of a group of people includes the things they construct
material culture
folk culture
pop culture
non-material culture
76
Over the past century the pace of human environmental change has
declined slightly from earlier rates
almost completely stopped
increased significantly
has remained constant
77
The greater the distance it is from the hearth the less likely an innovation will be adopted. This is referred to as:
inverse innovation rules
cultural repulsion
distance decay
adoption avoidance
78
__________________ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion
sense of place
human-environment interaction
regionalism
location theory
79
Which geographical theme would involve the impact of the drainage of part of the Florida Everglades?
location
region
place
human-environment
80
Adjustments of the # of reps in the US House of Representatives to reflect shifts in population patterns is known as
electoral geography
reapportionment
territorial representation
81
The region with the most densly clustered population in North America is _________
South
the NE Megapolis corridor region
CA
Chicago
82
Most __________ states grained independence after 1940
European
African
East Asian
South American
83
Europe exported its concepts of state, sovereignty, and the nation-stae idea to much of the rest of the world through
colonialism
determinism
possibilism
socialism
84
All of the following are Latin-based romance languages except
English
Spansih
French
Italian
85
Geographer Carl O. Sauer is most closely connected with
regional geography
cultural landscape
natural landscape
location theory
86
Promotion of the addition of wealth through colonization and the protection of industries during Europes rebirth was:
neo-imperialsm
imperialism
new-colonialism
mercantalism
87
which of the following is not generally a characteristic of a eugenic religion
does not seek outside converts
found in a particular culture
spatially consentrated
always polytheistic
88
Most of the one billion malnourished people in the world
have little power
All of these answers
are women or children
have little money
89
Most nomadic movement takes place according to travel patterns that are
very irregular
repeated time and time again
limited to desert regions
periodic in nature
90
Puerto Ricans moved into the Jewish neighborhood and assumed a dominant presence. This process is described:
racism
succession
residential segregation
immigration