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World Geography Unit II Review
World Geography Unit II Review
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1
For immigrants "acculturation" refers to the:
refusal to allow immigrants to vote
adoption of all key traits of a new country
adopting of some but not all traits of a new country
tendency for immigrants to join cults
2
Siddhartha Gautama founded which religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Protestantism
3
Which factor does
not
cause culture change ?
homogeneity
war
trade
migration
4
Which religion believes in karma, darma, and samsara?
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
5
What is the name for the study of population?
demography
population statistics
birth rate analysis
human geography
6
Most large urban centers worldwide are found along what physical feature?
Mountains
Coastline
Tundra
Desert
7
In what type of government is religion recognized as the ultimate authority?
theocracy
monarchy
democracy
totalitarianism
8
The "lingua franca" of the international business world is:
Hindi
Mandarin Chinese
English
French
9
Men wear purple ties in New York and then men wear purple ties in Suwanee. This is called:
innovation
hierarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
acculturation
10
Jerusalem is NOT a holy city for which religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
11
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of being a "developed country"
long life expectancy
high literacy rate
high GDP per capita
low tertiary and quaternary economic activities
12
"Samsara" refers to:
reincarnation
nirvana
enlightenment
dietary restrictions and fasting
13
What is the goal of an "anti-natal" policy?
decrease population by limiting births
increase the birthrate
decrease the number of immigrants in a country
increase the length of a person's life
14
The word "affluent" means:
poor
influential
wealthy
enormous
15
A human population that shares a common culture or ancestry is called a(n):
emigrant group
immigrant group
family
ethnic group
16
In the
first stage
of the Demographic Transition Model families
encourage their children to become teachers
have few children so they can save money
send their kids to computer schools and high tech industries
have many kids so they can become laborers and helpers
17
A group of people moving from one place to another and taking their culture with them is called
expansion diffusion
relocation diffusion
language diffusion
hierarchal diffusion
18
Which of the following is in the "tertiary sector"?
a farm
a teacher
a steel manufacturing factory
a computer programmer
19
The language spoken by the
most
people in the world is
Spanish
Hindi
English
Mandarin Chinese
20
Natural increase in a population refers to:
emigration and diffusion
immigration and emigration
population density
births and deaths, but not migration
21
Which of the following is a "push factor"?
great job opportunities
a cleaner environment
improvements in health care
a war
22
Over 90% of the world's population lives in:
the Northern Hemisphere
the Western Hemisphere
the Southern Hemisphere
the Eastern Hemisphere
23
Which of the following factors is NOT a measure of development in the wealth of a country?
Industrialization
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Literacy rate
Population density
24
Population density is NOT reflected in which of the following factors?
size of country
ethnic composition of the population
size of population
environmental conditions
25
Islamic houses of worship are called
madrasas
mosques
temples
mullahs
26
The fastest growing religions are said to be:
traditional religions
polytheistic religions
universalizing religions
ethnic religions
27
The belief in many gods and goddesses is called
monotheism
animism
polytheism
Judaism
28
Which formula expresses population density?
births and deaths
persons per square mile
land area divided by population
death rate minus birth rate
29
China's anti-natalist policies clearly favor:
boys
families of two children
large families
girls
30
A shoe salesman at Macy's is in which sector?
secondary
quarternary
primary
tertiary
31
Universalizing religions seek
to only appeal to certain ethnic groups
new gods and goddesses
to build power in one cultural area only
converts
32
The increase in connections between cultures around the world is called:
cultural diffusion
globalization
acculturation
fundamentalism
33
If you flee your country because you fear political persecution, you are called a(n):
immigrant
refugee
political prisoner
migrant
34
Democracy means that the people:
may not own guns
have some limited powers, but all cannot vote
are the ultimate authority
may not criticize the government
35
What is the first monotheisitic religion to emerge from the Middle East?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
36
Zero Population Growth occurs when
migration ceases
natural increase stops
the birth rate is lower than the death rate
the birth rate and the death rate are equal
37
Where did Islam begin?
Jerusalem
North Africa
Modern day Saudi Arabia
China
38
Which religion is an ethnic religion?
Islam
Hinduism
Roman Catholicism
Christianity
