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1
The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:
dispersed
spaced
hierarchical
nucleated
2
The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is
not
one?
depletion of ozone layer
loss of biodiversity
soil erosion
climatic change
3
The largest constituency of Christianity is:
Coptic
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholicism
Protestant
4
Which is
not
an example of a primary economic activity?
mining iron ore
corn flake production
lobster fishing
forestry
5
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country
except
:
common language
regionalism
education system
military
6
Which country has a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density?
United Kingdom
United States
Egypt
Nigeria
7
Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?
livestock
barns
rainfall
fences
8
The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:
stimulus diffusion
reloaction diffusion
contagious diffusion
independent infection
9
The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:
neighborhood
region
inner world
activity spaces
10
Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?
Southeast Asia
South America
Europe
North Africa
11
Buddhism has its source in:
Japan
China
Thailand
India
12
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:
accept Karma
speak out against the Hindu caste system
acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle
reject the eating of meat
13
The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?
the agricultural sector is subsistence intensive
the agricultural sector is machine intensive
the agricultural sector is small scale intensive
the agricultural sector is labor intensive
14
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:
US
China
Great Britain
France
15
According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?
France
Hong Kong
Colorado
British Columbia
16
A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is...
14-64 years old
65 years or older
under 14 and over 65
under 14 years old
17
Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:
the Fertile Crescent
Central America
Southeast Asia
West Africa
18
Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?
firewood
wheat
milk
beef
19
Which of the following US regional associations is
incorrect
?
Southwest - Mormon
South - Baptist
Upper Midwest - Lutheran
New England - Catholic
20
In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.
Homogeneity
Common values
Centrifugal
Centripetal
21
Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:
cultural appropriation
assimilation
cultural persistence
local custom
22
Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.
CO2
volcanic ash
chlorofluorocarbons
methane
23
The US is the most prolific producer of solid waste, producing about __ lbs per person per day.
1.5
4.5
7.3
3.5
24
Which geographical theme would study the impact of the drainage of the Florida Everglades?
movement
human-environment
location
place
25
The concept of culture is closely identified with:
psychology
sociology
archaeology
anthropology
26
The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:
French
English
Arabic
Spanish
27
Branch of geography that focuses on landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:
biogeography
human geography
cultural geography
physical geography
28
Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:
linear
round
grid
walled
29
Latin
octo
(eight) became Italian
otto
, Spanish
ocho
and French
huit.
This is an example of?
deterioration
sound shift
isogloss shift
dialect development
30
Barrio
is the Spanish term for:
a small donkey
neighborhood
socio-economic barriers to advancement
boundary
31
The arithmetic population density of the US is _____ per square mile.
82
347
31
1046
32
According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
children
older adults
families
young adults
33
Which of the following is
not
generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?
spatially concentrated
does not seek outside converts
found in a particular culture
always polytheistic
34
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?
Prorupt
Compact
Elongated
Fragmented
35
Life expectancy is:
average number of years a person is expected to live
number of years a person will live
number of years a person will theoretically live
average number of years a person will live at birth
36
TRUE/FALSE: The study of landforms, climates and environmental change is physical geography
True
False
37
Reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area is:
push factors
economic indicator factors
place utility factors
pull factors
38
Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.
Sharia
local tribal
Nigerian Federal
British Common
39
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
China
Israel
Serbia
Iraq
40
The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?
nineteenth and twentieth century
twelfth and thirteenth century
seventeenth and eighteenth century
fourteenth and fifteenth century
41
The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...
Baltic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
Black Sea
42
The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture
S. Korea
US
Zimbabwe
France
43
The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:
Rimland Theory
gateway state
Manifest Destiny
complementarity
44
TRUE/FALSE: Functional regions are the product of interaction and movement
True
False
45
A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:
shifting cultivation
nomadic herding
subsistence rice cultivation
subsistence wheat cultivation
46
Environmental determinism was replaced be which approach to geography in the late 20th century?
hierarchical approach
possiblist approach
vernacular approach
distribution approach
47
It is estimated that _____ of the world's population is seriously malnourished.
1/20th
1/10th
1/7th
1/2
48
When a husband migrates from Mexico to US and earns money to allow for his family to migrate
forced migration
chain migration
internal migration
distance decay
49
Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:
50% of labor force
10% of labor force
22.7% of labor force
25% of labor force
50
The
Confucian Classics
were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:
India
Afghanistan
China
Japan
51
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
United Kingdom
Japan
South Africa
China
52
The highest Crude Birth Rates (CBR) in the world are found in...
Middle East
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
China
53
The visible imprint of human activity is known as:
the attributes of the setting
the natural landscape
spatial interaction
the cultural landscape
54
The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.
1,500
4,000
3,000
6,000
55
In which area of the world are countries in stage one of the demographic transition model found
West and Southern Africa
Northern Europe
South America
North America
56
The ideology of Zionism has as its goal:
a homeland for the Jewish people
the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith
the merger of Judaism with other religions
the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism
57
The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:
Jordan
Syria
Israel
Lebanon
58
Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...
fashion
sports
animated films
foods
59
Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:
segregating practices
protective practices
eradicating practices
assimilating practices
60
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
50
20
70
90
61
Demand for organic foods is greatest in:
periphery regions
semi-periphery regions
spread equally among all regions
core regions
62
Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:
continental drift
the hydrologic cycle
relativity
Earth rotation
63
What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?
Seattle, Washington
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
64
One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:
Christianity and tribal
Islam and Jewish
Buddhism and Hindu
Islam and Christianity
65
Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?
extinct languages
language subfamilies
standardized or non-hanging languages
isolated languages
66
During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?
Pakistan/India
United Kingdom/France
US/Soviet Union
Spain/Portugal
67
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?
1850s
1700s
Late nineteenth century
1950s and 60s
68
Jerusalem is a sacred place for:
Jews
Muslims
Christians
All of the above
69
NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?
North Africa
New Zealand and Australia
North America
North Atlantic
70
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:
they had to have a beard
they had to wear sandals
they had to wear a turban
they had to wear a veil
71
According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.
was prompted by scarcity
occurred in tropical middle America
was associated with seed crops
probably involved planting root crops
72
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
Brazil
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
73
The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.
non-material culture
pop culture
material culture
folk culture
74
In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by:
the range and quality of village houses
the dress of the population
the street pattern
commercial buildings
75
The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:
Christianity
Buddhism
shamanism
Islam
76
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:
cultural boundary
isogloss
international border
sound shift
77
This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
Germany
China
Turkey
Soviet Union
78
Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?
Ireland
Colorado
Scotland
Russia
79
An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is...
Japan
Nigeria
United States
Germany
80
Organic food is found in _____ areas.
periphery
core
all
semi-periphery
81
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...
official "English only" policies
no linguistic variation
official bilingual policies
no official language policies
82
The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.
wine growers
dairy farmers
vegetable growers
grain farmers
83
Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice as:
a cultural peculiarity
a cultural trait
a cultural heritage
a culture region
84
Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:
language subfamily
lingua franca
dialect
creole language
85
Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to
the United Nations
NATO
the Berlin Wall
friendly relationships with China
86
The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :
a violent ideology
monotheism
a detailed book of scripture
karma
87
Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction
danger
politics
economics
Political-ecology
88
The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:
directions
distance
distance and directions
elevations
89
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
Mexicans
Palestinians
English
British
90
The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:
1 square mile
160 acres
36 square miles
1 acre
91
The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.
Santorini
St. Helen's
Tambora
Toba
92
_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural
local
material
popular
folk
93
In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.
Central and South America
East Africa
West Africa
East and South Asia
94
Which describes the general direction that the US population center has moved since 1970?
South
North and West
West and South
North and East
95
Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:
Southeast Asia
East Africa
South Asia
Middle and South America
96
Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:
not used
fertile and productive
polluted
overused and of poor fertility
97
The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form
oval
grid
round
linear
98
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:
Islam
British colonial officials
Christianity
Buddhism
99
In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.
cannot have a high density
must be large enough to provide surplus labor
never lies in permanent settlements
increases significantly
100
The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:
post-modern toponyms
memorial toponyms
commodification
hubris
101
The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is:
absolute location
referenced location
relative location
grid plan
102
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:
relative location
site
absolute location
index of placeness
103
Race is:
the same as culture
composed of three major skin color groups
biologically based
socially constructed
104
Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:
the Nile Valley
tropical Africa
Asia
the Fertile Crescent
105
The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:
globalization
cultural appropriation
neolocalism
assimilation
106
Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.
10
50
20
70
107
The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as:
location
place
area
region
108
Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...
a missionary religion
a world religion
polytheistic
monotheistic
109
Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:
Asia
Europe
Europe and North America
North America
110
Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:
sulfur in the atmosphere
CO2 in the atmosphere
methane in the atmosphere
O2 in the atmosphere
111
Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?
tending to a home garden
teaching
commercial farming
auto repair
112
Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.
Meso-American
Ethiopia-East Asian
Southeast Asian
Southwest Asian
113
The most widely used Indo-European language today is:
German
Spanish
Chinese
English
114
The Kyoto Protocol:
addresses US-Japan trade imbalances
addresses Asian deforestation
addresses global climate change
addresses Japan-European trade imbalances
115
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
Centrifugal
Centripetal
Backwash effects
Cumulative causation
116
TRUE/FALSE: Details of the distribution of wealth in the US features typical at global scale
True
False
117
Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?
Northern Ireland
Israel - Palestine
Nigeria
Former Yugoslavia
118
___ of internet content is in English.
82%
27%
12%
68%
119
When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:
social spaces
gendered
sex zones
restricted areas
120
Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.
strong military
space
population
mobility
121
Examples of luxury crops include:
coffee and tobacco
tobacco and potatoes
tea and sugar
cacao and corn
122
At which scale to boundary disputes occur?
Local
National
International
All of the above
123
In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...
hearths
world cities
local cultures
capitals
124
The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:
high latitudes
subtropical regions
equatorial and tropical areas
mid-latitude regions
125
In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.
0
100
1,000
7,000
126
The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:
the Northeast, particularly Massachusetts
the West
the South, especially Georgia
the Midwest, especially Illinois
127
The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____
beachhead, word of mouth
record label, contagious diffusion
hearth, distance decay
hearth, hierarchical diffusion
128
The phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is
concentric circle
sequent occupance
distance decay
central place
129
This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance
Econometrics
Geopolitics
Anthropology
Linguistics
130
Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.
100
80
40
5
131
Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.
proximity to resources
population numbers
technology
rate of population growth
132
What region of North America is most densely populated?
West Coast
Southeast
Northeast
Pacific Northwest
133
Presently, natural increase in population is primarily due to...
a decrease in death rate
a decrease in birth rate
an increase in death rate
an increase in birth rate
134
The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:
plains regions
deserts
ice caps
earthquakes and volcanoes
135
The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:
diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
migration
relative location
136
Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:
associated with karma
associated with monotheism
associated with Lamaism
associated with feng-shui
137
Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:
Anatolian
Nostratic
Etruscan
Austronesian
138
A tsunami's waves result from:
earthquake displacement of the seafloor
tidal conditions
high storm winds called "tsunamis"
periodic floods
139
Which of the following was an example of forced migration?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
India-Pakistan migration after gaining independence
European colonists of America moving West in search for gold
Spanish migration to the Western Hemisphere
140
Which of the following is
not
an example of a form of expansion diffusion?
hierarchial
contagious
stimulus
independent invention
141
TRUE/FALSE: Cultures live in spatial isolation and show little change as a result of diffusion
True
False
142
TRUE/FALSE: Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century
True
False
143
The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:
livestock ranching
Mediterranean
dairying
shifting cultivation
144
The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:
charitable giving
fasting during the holy month
the veil worn by Muslim women
the pilgrimage to Mecca
145
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):
geometric boundary
subsequent boundary
natural/physical boundary
permeable barrier
146
In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of...
3.5
3.0
1.2
2.1
147
The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:
Holocene
Pleistocene
Miocene
Pliocene
148
The four major population clusters in the world include the following regions except...
East Asia
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
149
The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:
lexicography
namology
deep reconstruction
toponymy
150
Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?
sugar beet production
citrus production
dairying
cotton growing
151
The greater the distance from the hearth, the less likely an innovation will be adopted
adoption avoidance
distance decay
cultural repulsion
inverse innovation rule
152
The largest source of international immigrants to the US is from:
China
Canada
Mexico
India
153
Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes
Federal
Compact
Communist
Unitary
154
The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:
devolution
autocratic
imperialism
acculturation
155
The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:
Indonesia
Egypt
Pakistan
Iran
156
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population
areas away from coasts
agricultural areas
urban areas
rural areas
157
The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:
Southeast Asia
Europe
Africa
Southwest Asia
158
Spread of ideas, traits, knowledge and skills from place of origin to areas where adopted
cultural repulsion
diffusion
adjustment
159
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control
Regional
Federal
Unitary
Compact
160
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?
France and Germany
India and Pakistan
Mexico and the US
Libya and Chad
161
Map in which data are assigned to class intervals and colors/patterns to distinguish magnitude:
topographic map
choropleth map
cartogram
dot distribution map
162
Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?
burning of incense
an alter
religious decoration
church building
163
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from San Diego to San Francisco
from Miami to Jacksonville
From Washington D.C. to Boston
From Toronto to Montreal
164
Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:
tofu/organic food
grain export
the cattle feed industry
bio-diesel fuel
165
Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Unilateral Theory
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Thesis
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
166
Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?
functional
graphical
statistical
formal
167
The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.
Kansan
Nebraskan
Illinoian
Wisconsinan
168
Humans do not populate in large numbers to
areas too high in elevation
areas that are too wet
areas that are too cold
all of the above
169
Hutterites differ form the Amish in that they...
reject modern technology
live in Pennsylvania
are Anabaptist
accept modern technology
170
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?
Geometric boundary
Antecedent boundary
Natural boundary
Subsequent boundary
171
By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:
potatoes
rice
maize
wheat
172
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken
25
15
400
200
173
Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.
dextrose
epithelial
carotene
melanin
174
The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:
metes and bounds system
township-and-range system
Franklin's system
long-lot system
175
_____ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.
Human-environment interaction
Sense of place
Location theory
Regionalization
176
Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:
North America
East Asia
Africa
South America
177
The youngest major religion is:
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
178
Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?
hierarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
expansion diffusion
stimulus diffusion
179
Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:
Italy
Spain
England
Portugal
180
The Peace of Westphalia ________
created West Germany after WWII
created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal
ended WWI
marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe
181
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:
nation-state
stateless nation
multi-state nation
multi-nation state
182
Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.
part-time
subsistence
commercial
mechanized
183
The importance of the
spatial
approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:
human activity only
political impact of boundaries
arrangement/organization of things on the surface of Earth
history of an area
184
The degree of direct linkage btw one location and other location in a transport network:
landscape
spatial interaction
movement
connectivity
185
By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically
wheat
tomatoes
corn
coffee
186
The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:
modernization
the commodification of nature
an authentic landscape
an ethnic enclave
187
Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?
Northeast
Hawaii
Midwest
Southeast
188
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
Alaska
India
Antarctica
Hong Kong
189
Select the group that is not a supranational organization.
EU
OPEC
CIA
UN
190
In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.
it would contain the growth of the city
it would filter out pollution
it provided a recreational area
it would provide lumber and firewood
191
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
French
Kurdish
Spanish
Jewish
192
A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits
local culture
popular culture
folk
material culture group
193
Gross National Income does not include:
work done by unmarried women
work done by rural women in less developed countries
work done by women in maquiladoras
work done by state-employed women
194
Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
Chile
Thailand
South Africa
Poland
195
Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring where?
western countries
more developed countries
Africa
least developed countries
196
The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:
common language
lingua germanica
lingua franca
standardized language
197
The concept that which population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
homeostatic plateau
demographic momentum
demographic transition
rate of natural increase