TFR, or total fertility rate, is the _______.

Measure of average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

What is gerrymandering?

Redrawing districts to benefit politicians

According to the Multiple Nuclei Model:

People live and work around various nodes of interest

According to the sector model, members of low-income groups tend to live in which of the following places?

Linear areas radiating from the city center

Malthus did not take this into consideration when predicting future population growth.

Advances in efficiency in food production

Which is true of Rostow's take-off model of economic growth?

Foreign investment is required for growth in Stage 2

Rostow's model attempted to explain:

How countries develop economically over time.

Which of the following best describes the process of gentrification in United States and Canadian cities?

Privately funded development of existing commercial/residential buildings

The popularity of which of the following is an example of the trend toward ecotourism?

Rainforest excursions in Costa Rica

Which of the following best describes the roles of women in the rural, agricultural economies of sub-Saharan Africa?

Non-wage workers on family farms

Which of these is a characteristic of the long lots system?

Land is divided into narrow parcels

Which of the following is an example of a "pull factor" in migration?

Available economic opportunities

Which of the following statements about the demographic transition model is accurate?

All countries follow in the pattern

An advantage of the multiple nuclei model over the concentric zone model is that the multiple nuclei model:

Easily incorporates the addition of a new airport on the periphery

Which of the following is most likely to generate conflict?

Borders that don't align with ethnicities

Most Latin American cities are focused on:

Central plaza and the business spine

Weber's Least Cost Theory attempts to generalize about:

Where factories should locate to maximize profits

The global diffusion of popular culture may threaten folk culture by:

The integration of popular culture into local customs

Which of the following factors does NOT decrease the CBR?

Limited access to family planning and birth control

What does Brazil's population pyramid tell us about its demographics?

It is currently in stage 3 of the DTM

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1
TFR, or total fertility rate, is the _______.
Rate at which women become pregnant
Total amount of child-bearing couples
Measure of average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime
Total number of fertile women in a country
2
Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
The availability of land grants for homesteaders
The lower cost of living in urban areas
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities
3
What is gerrymandering?
Using cultural characteristics to help draw new political boundaries
Redrawing districts to benefit politicians
Using physical boundaries to identify states
Using colonial boundaries for new states
4
Which of the following is not an example of expansion diffusion?
Stimulus
Hierarchical
Relocation
Contagious
5
According to the Multiple Nuclei Model:
The CBD is the most important part of the city
The city grows outward in "wedges"
The area around the first ring is most important
People live and work around various nodes of interest
6
Why isn’t Illinois a ‘state’ in geographical terms?
It doesn't have sovereignty
It doesn't possess a chief executive
It's economy is independent
It doesn't have a military
7
According to the sector model, members of low-income groups tend to live in which of the following places?
Linear areas radiating from the city center
Only in the inner city
In the suburbs
In rural areas
8
Malthus did not take this into consideration when predicting future population growth.
Countries giving away food to their populations
Death rates due to introductions of new diseases
Expansive wars killing millions
Advances in efficiency in food production
9
The United States is a large country with many different ethnicities. Which type of government would work best?
Autocracy
Federal state
Anocracy
Unitary state
10
What type of border exists between two nation-states?
Ethnic border
Superimposed border
Geometric border
Physical border
11
What type of borders are most common in the United States?
Geometric
Physical
Ethnic
Gerrymandered
12
Which of the following world regions would be considered to be the least developed?
Caribbean
Western Europe
East Asia
Central Africa
13
Which of the following countries is classified as a core country in the core-periphery model?
China
Somalia
Germany
Argentina
14
Which is true of Rostow's take-off model of economic growth?
External demand for raw material drives growth in Stage 4
Foreign investment is required for growth in Stage 2
Countries in Stage 5 experience deindustrialization
Globalization will slow down growth of developing countries
15
Rostow's model attempted to explain:
How population growth rates change over time.
Why some countries are dependent on others economically.
How countries develop economically over time.
How countries change politically over time.
16
Which of the following best describes the process of gentrification in United States and Canadian cities?
Government led planning of city parks and walkways
The expansion of housing on the suburban landscape
Privately funded development of existing commercial/residential buildings
The sale of naming rights for sports teams
17
What type of diffusion is most closely associated with the Columbian Exchange?
Contagious
Stimulus
Hierarchical
Relocation
18
Subsistence agriculture dominates in:
Developed countries
Industrialized countries
Underdeveloped countries
Mid-latitude countries
19
The popularity of which of the following is an example of the trend toward ecotourism?
Kayaking old canals in central NY
Ski resorts in Chile
Artificial lakes in Texas
Rainforest excursions in Costa Rica
20
Which of the following best describes the roles of women in the rural, agricultural economies of sub-Saharan Africa?
Non-wage workers on family farms
Landowners on plantations
Drivers and operators on heavy agricultural equipment
Salaried workers on commercial farms
21
Which country has a high physiological density, but a low arithmetic density?
USA
India
Canada
Egypt
22
Which of these is a characteristic of the long lots system?
Land is divided into narrow parcels
Gave everyone access to mountain roads
Dispersed settlers evenly across farmlands
Land divided into rectangular parcels
23
Russia has elections, but the results are decided before ballots are cast. This is an example of which type of gov't?
Unitary State
Democracy
Anocracy
Autocracy
24
Where did agriculture first develop?
Europe
Mesopotamia
Yellow River Valley
Meso-America
25
Which of these languages is a religious lingua franca?
English
Greek
Arabic
French
26
Which of the following is not an element of folk cultures?
Rapidly change
Desire to protect the environment
Homogenous populations
Diffuse through relocation
27
Which of the following is an example of counter-urbanization?
Urban to rural migration
Suburban to urban migration
Rural to urban migration
Urban to suburban migration
28
Which of the following best describes the term, "diffusion"?
Drawing voting districts to benefit a political party
Movement from a place
To spread
A good or service to be bought or sold
29
Which of the following is an example of a "pull factor" in migration?
Social instability and violence
Available economic opportunities
Discriminatory government laws
Lack of freedom of worship and speech
30
What is the third stage of Rostow's Model of economic development?
Preconditions for take-off (a few creative leaders)
Take-off (industrialization)
Age of mass consumption (highly developed; lots of choices)
Traditional society (subsistence farming)
31
The worldwide diffusion of the English language is due to:
English being easier to learn
English being an institutional language of the UN
English being the language of social media
British colonization
32
Which of the following statements about the demographic transition model is accurate?
If a countries CBR is higher than its CDR then it's population is falling
All countries follow in the pattern
Government policies do not impact the model
Countries can manipulate the model and skip stages
33
Which type of projection is found on this map?
Planar projection
Cylindrical projection
Equal-Area projection
Conic Projection
34
An advantage of the multiple nuclei model over the concentric zone model is that the multiple nuclei model:
Has a monocentric focus that limits the spread of sprawl
Allows for the central business district to located near the edge
Easily incorporates the addition of a new airport on the periphery
Can also be applicable to rural areas
35
Agriculture first diffused to Europe from:
North Africa
Southwest Asia
West Africa
South Asia
36
Numerically speaking, which of the following Christian groups is the largest?
Protestantism
Southern Baptist
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholicism
37
Which of the following is most likely to generate conflict?
Countries with more than one institutional language
Transnational corporations leaving one country for another
Balkanized regions
Borders that don't align with ethnicities
38
Most Latin American cities are focused on:
Government office buildings
Central plaza and the business spine
The central business district
Squatter settlements
39
An example of a popular culture holiday that has transcended its folk culture roots is:
Labor Day
Memorial Day
The 4th of July
St. Patrick's Day
40
This map is an example of which term?
Geometric boundaries
Gerrymandering
Ethnic enclaves
Satellite Nations
41
Weber's Least Cost Theory attempts to generalize about:
Where factories should locate to maximize profits
What countries should expect to do in order to develop
What happens to human populations over time
Where types of agriculture should locate to maximize profits
42
Which of the following is considered a “stateless nation”?
Kurds
French
Taiwanese
Egyptians
43
Which of the following areas has the highest population density?
Amazon Rainforest
North America
Western Europe
Australia
44
The global diffusion of popular culture may threaten folk culture by:
Serving as a catalyst for the advancement of folk culture
The integration of popular culture into local customs
Being less responsive to the diversity of local environments
Threatening local environments by creating infrastructure
45
Which of the following was the first to be industrialized?
Paper products
Textiles
Food production
Chemicals
46
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Italy
England
United States
Germany
47
Which of the following factors does NOT decrease the CBR?
Gender equality
Limited access to family planning and birth control
Increased economic opportunities for women
Increased educational opportunities for women
48
Which of the following religions is ethnic rather than universalizing?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
49
In the US, which of the following frequently consumed items is most likely to be supplied by transnational corporation?
Bread
Water
Coffee
Milk
50
What does Brazil's population pyramid tell us about its demographics?
Its population is in decline
It will likely see a ton of refugees in the future
It is currently in stage 3 of the DTM
Its population is growing rapidly
51
Which of the following best fits the notion of "brain drain"?
A retired banker from Sao Paulo
A chemical engineer from Syria
A refugee from Myanmar
Farm laborer from Guatemala
52
All of the following statements about worldwide patterns of development are correct EXCEPT:
Per capita income in the United States is higher than in China
The gap in per capita income between rich/ poor countries has increased
The largest concentration of LDC's in the world today is in Latin America
Population growth is higher in peripheral countries than in core nations
53
Which statement about official languages is TRUE?
Official languages are always spoken by majority citizens of a country
Each country can only have one official language
Official languages refers to hierarchically diffused languages
Official languages are used by the govt for use daily business
54
Match correct description to the population pyramid.
Minimal growth or decline
Stability
Slow growth, pop. is increasing but at a decreasing rate
Rapid Growth
55
Which of the following is not a formal region?
The City of Chicago
Cook County
The Midwest
The United States
56
Von Thünen emphasized which of the following factors in his model of agricultural land use?
Transportation cost
Fertilizer cost
Labor cost
Machinery cost
57
What population pyramid stage is this?
Stage 1
Stage 4
Stage 3
Stage 2
58
Which is the best example of a centripetal force?
Poverty
Religious intolerance
Common language
Ethnic conflict
59
Which of the following is not an example of material culture?
Language
Architecture
Art
Sports
60
The United Kingdom has established greenbelts around certain cities to prevent what?
Urban sprawl
Decrease the number of traffic fatalities
The spread of poverty
Increase in the amount of pollution from idle cars
61
The Palestinians are a stateless nation living within the state of:
Turkey
Greece
Israel
Saudi Arabia
62
What is the "First Law of Geography"?
Maps can be distorted
A globe is the preferred tool for all geographers
Cultures are interconnected
Things that are close to each other are related
63
A common language that is used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce is called a:
Lingua Franca
Pidgin language
Relic language
Revived language
64
Shifting cultivation is still practiced in many parts of:
North Africa
South America
East Asia
South Asia
65
Which of the following attributes suggests that a region was colonized by an outside power?
Boundaries that follow physical features like mountains or rivers
Compact states and no landlocked states
Increased number of democratic states
The region has many superimposed boundaries
66
The rapid growth of cities is also known as...
Urbanization
Agrarianization
Industrialization
Sovereignty
67
Neo-Malthusians are most concerned with population growth exceeding:
Access to all available resources
Access to healthy food
Access to clean water
Land area
68
Which of the following topics would NOT be as significant to the study of human geography?
Population
Culture
Urbanization
Weather
69
What role do universities play in agriculture today?
Provide food for local farmers markets
Provide access to technology and markets
Provide research and development
Encourage pride in the organization
70
The part of Earth’s surface that is physically suitable for permanent human settlement is known as:
Ecumene
Ecosystem
Toponym
Environmental Determinism
71
What is a centrifugal force?
A force that pushes things apart
A weak force in the government
A strong force in the government
A force that brings things together
72
The cottage industry system involved manufacturing:
In small factories
Using power generated from steam engines
In a person's home
Before shipping internationally

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