Which is true of popular culture

It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places

All of the following are crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT

separation of the ruling system and the religious system

Nunavut was created by the Canadian government by

recognize territorial rts of indigenous people in the area

The 4 ancient culture hearths

Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China

Which describes NAFTA

Multinational trade zone w/o traiffs

Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?

Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility

The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents

New international division of labor

Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?

The colonial economies were export oriented

False statement about NAFTA

It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm

In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in

Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana

Maquiladoras of northern Mexico

manufacturing outsourcing plants

is characterized by low growth rates in stages 1 and 4

Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that it

is density of people/arable sq land unit

Most of Africa's original boundaries were drawn by

European colonial power in the late 19th century

The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because

growers have not established an integrated commodity chain

The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship

between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC

The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over

12 nautical mile territorial zne

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1
Which of the following sectors of the economy has grown the fastest in the US since the mid 70s
military
retail
service
agriculture
2
Which is true of popular culture
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people
It promotes regional diversity
It is more static than folk culture
It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places
3
The Indo-European family includes all major languages in Europe and other regions EXCEPT:
Iran
Northern India
Central Asia
Russia
4
All of the following are crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT
a stratified social system
separation of the ruling system and the religious system
a system for food storage and distribution
an agricultural surplus
5
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward cardinal directions illustrates the importance
of topography
of economics
of technology
of belief systems
6
Nunavut was created by the Canadian government by
recognize territorial rts of indigenous people in the area
facilitate the exploration of mineral rscs in the NW terr
grant autonomy to the Cree and Mohawk people
re-create the per-1912 boundary of Quebec
7
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation
demand for wage laborers
multicropping
production of cash crops for export
sharecropping
8
The 4 ancient culture hearths
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
Ethiopia, Ghana, Machu Picchu, Indonesia
Egypt, Mekong Valley, Middle East, Western Africa
Central Asia, India, Nile Valley, Southern Europe
9
Present distribution of Basques suggests IndoEuro spread across Europe, this group isolated in
the Apennines
the Alps
the Pyrenees
the Carpathians
10
The following 20th cent migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict EXCEPT
Tutsis leaving Rwanda
Hindus leaving Pakistan
Mexicans leaving Mexico
Asians leaving Uganda
11
Which describes NAFTA
An open border region free movement of labor
A monetary union with a single currency
Multinational trade zone w/o traiffs
Protectionist coalition that denies trade access to others
12
The best example of extensive land use
an egg production facility
a back yard garden
a sheep ranch
a cattle feedlot
13
Which of the following accounts for the universial appeal of blue jeans?
Need for durable clothing
Diffusion of popular culture
Adpotion of unique folk culture
Impact of high income on clothing habits
14
A characteristic of most societies in the last stage of the DTM
overpopulation
youth dependency
hyperinflation
aging population
15
Depicts a commerical spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from CBD
Urban realms
Burgess's concentric zone model
Latin American City model
Harris and Ullman's multiple nuclei model
16
?is most likely to be used by marketing firms seeking map patterns of lifestyle characteristics
nonmetropolitan areas
zip codes
counties
states
17
The shape of Maryland's 3rd congressional district is the result of
watershed boundaries
gerrymandering
agglomeration
decentralization
18
The BEST example of Balkanization
Russia
Yugoslavia
Greece
Albania
19
Which of the following areas was what domesticated the earliest?
The plateau of central Mexico
Eastern China
Southeastern Turkey
Southern Italy
20
A country where the majority of the population are Shiite Muslims
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
India
21
An area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values
rimland
enclave
shatterbelt
heartland
22
Labor intensive intertillage is often practice in
the Turkish highlands
Southeast Asia
English countryside
the Canadian wheat belt
23
When approaching FRQ questions, you should answer what you think is the easiest question first.
False
True
Depends
24
Regionalization is to geography as
composition is to music
periodization is to history
description is to literature
exploration is to geology
25
Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?
The unempolyed do not have the human capital find new jobs
Workers have no place to go
Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility
Unempolyment programs are designed to keep cheap labor
26
Violent confrontation in Ambon, Aceh, and E Timor illustrate the problem of holding together
India
Brazil
Indonesia
South Africa
27
The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents
New international division of labor
tertiary economic activity
colonialism
industrialization
28
Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
The colonial economies were export oriented
Climate is warmer on the coast and cooler in the highlands
LatinAmer armed forced have plans for defense of the coast
29
Rostow's modernization model is concerned with
economic development
core-periphery relations
neocolonialism
dependency
30
Which pyramid shows a college town?
Kansas
Alaska
Florida
31
Internat'l company HQ, significant global financial functions, and polarized social structure
forward capitals
world cities
primate cities
entrepots
32
___ is an environmental problem most associated with the African Sahel
Deforestation
Flooding
Air pollution
Desertification
33
False statement about NAFTA
It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm
It helped the mvmt of tertiary sector ind. from the US to Mx
It eventually may include other Latin American countries
It led to a net trade deficit for the US w/ Mex and Can
34
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois
Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia
Tennessee, Arkansas, andKentucky
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
35
Maquiladoras of northern Mexico
manufacturing outsourcing plants
commercial produce farms
organic agricultural cooperatives
border squatter settlements
36
The DTM
divides demogrphc changes into 2 stages: low and high growth
is applicable only to 18th century Europe
is characterized by low growth rates in stages 1 and 4
supports idea that tech can extend food production
37
The pair that best represents regional appellation
Parmesan cheese: Cha
Philly cheesesteak: New York pizza
Pork rinds: Mountain Dew
Bordeaux: fondue
38
Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that it
is only the population of cities
is density of people/arable sq land unit
measures the number of farmers
is the density of a single housing unit
39
Most of Africa's original boundaries were drawn by
the Bandung Conference of 1955
European colonial power in the late 19th century
decolonization movements of the 1950s and 1960s
UN peacekeeping missions in the 1950s and 1960s
40
The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because
the high protein content of the meats is unhealthy
the animals are difficult to raise
growers have not established an integrated commodity chain
restrictive dietary laws in the US
41
Indonesia is an example of a ___ state
perforated
compact
fragmented
prorupted
42
Most are relatively isolated islands with small populations, and remnants of empires
Remaining dependencies
the global commons
Provinces of Canada
newly independnet states of the 1990s
43
Which of the following represent a nation without a state?
Turks
Kurds
Albanians
Israelis
44
Which of the following have the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Korea
Caucasus
Quebec
Scandinavia
45
The principal religion of Central and South America is
Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Christianity
46
Best example of a state with a compact shape
Burma
Poland
Argentina
New Zealand
47
Name for political redistricting it makes unusually shaped districts-create political advantage
caucases
redlining
gerrymandering
zoning
48
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship
btwThe basic structure of a society & its outward expression
of the Heartland and the Rimland
between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC
btw the outward appearance of a place & its internal working
49
The largest # of refugee in the 21st century
Europe
Southwest Asia
North America
Africa
50
The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over
export processions zone (EPZ)
12 nautical mile territorial zne
continental shelf
200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
51
Water run-off is likely to be greatest in which setting?
City
Beach front
Flat farmland
Alpine terraces
52
Balkanization refers to
fragmentation of a region into smaller units
military and economi alliance of a group of countries
industrial growth in LDCs
introduction of an economic system of free enterprise
53
Subsistence agriculture is always characterized by
irrigation and inorganic fertilization
double cropping of specific grains
production only for family consumption
extensive use of the land
54
in the 1st 1/2 of the 20th cent, the transportation of beef over long dist was made possible by
high speed railroads
airplanes
refrigerated ships
commercial canning
55
Which region had the smallest # of people living in urban areas at the end of the 20th century
Australia
South Asia
South America
Europe
56
The shaded area on the map is most associated with
wheat farming
rice cultivation
slash and burn cultivation
dairy farming
57
A footloose industry
tuna canning
furniture
computer chip
wine making
58
Which country has the largest number of Sunni Muslims?
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh
Iran
59
The concept that population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline
homeostatic plateau
demographic momentum
demographic transition
rate of natural increase
60
The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, county, province, nation-state
county, province, nation-state, empire
empire, nation, province, county
61
Ag practiced in CA differs from forms practiced in Mediterranean ag regions b/c in CA
grapes are grown for wine production
wheat is grown in the winter as a cover crop
farms rely on local labor
farms use more irrigation
62
Advantage for Japanese corporations locating manufacturing plants in the US
Less competition in the US than in most other countries
the better educated labor force in the US
freedom from Japan's overprotected distribution networks
lower transportation costs and greater access to markets
63
Which of the following countries consumes the most fossil fuel per capita?
US
England
Japan
China
64
Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services is
von Thunen agricultural land use model
Wallerstein's core periphery model
Central Place Theory
Burgess's Concentric zone model
65
Which of the following is NOT a major oil-producting zone
Caspian Sea
North Sea
Persian Gulf
Gulf of California
66
In terms of total tonnage, _____is the leading export crop in the world
wheat
coffee
rice
corn
67
In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas
deceased slowly due to increased competition for land
increased b/c of new trade routes and industries
increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
68
The European Union, the ARab League and the UN are all examples of
nation states
supranational organizations
federations
centrifugal organizations
69
Which pair of agriculture types occupies the largest % of the world's total land area
plantation agriculture:Specialized horticulture
Wheat farming:Dairying
cattle ranhing:Mediterranean agriculture
shifting cultivation:nomadic herding
70
An example of a centripetal force
rugged topography
existence of different language regions
primate city
poorly developed road network
71
Which population pyramid represents a town with a military base?
Kansas
Florida
Alaska
72
Which describes a primate city
disproportionately large in relation to next largest city
Is linked toby colonial administrators to an imperial power
Is primarily concerned with its role as a religoius center
economically and politically connected to other cities
73
1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore
represents the gentrification of inner cities int he US
Describes the growth of cities in the US
describes the retailing trend of the US
demonstrates Borchert's epochs
74
Clustering of dr's offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
subsidies
decentralization
agglomeration
intervening opportunities
75
Which best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture
Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms
local markets have become more important to dairy farmers
subsistence farmers are given great advantages
individual farms have become more diversified
76
Which is a true statement about edge cities
Increasingly used for heavy industry
Located on edges of lakes, rivers or other physical features
Is an outlet for a region's trade
Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space
77
During winter months in NoAm, the primary source of fruits and veggies found in grocery stores
Uruguay
Chile
Philippines
Nigeria
78
Which of the following countries has the fewest people per unit of arable land
Guatemala
Egypt
Netherlands
Argentina
79
Florida earns greater revenues from exporting oranges than Georgia does. Why?
Fl has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges
Georgia's economy is based on tourism and manufacturing
Georgia has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges
Florida's economy is based on agriculture production
80
The map represents
Robinson with distortions at the equator
Planar with diverging lines at the poles
Homolosine with continuity of landmasses
Mercator, with distorted land area
81
American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because
Span. colonists laid out settlmts in a geometric pattern
US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern
EngSpeak'g settlers copied the landscape patterns of England
Native America settlement patterns were rectangular
82
A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII
availability of low down payment terms & long term mortgages
reduction in long distance commuting
mass production of the automobile
expansion of the interstate highway system
83
Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT
government land policy
physical barriers prevented communal farm practices
political stability
agricultural private enterprise
84
The high tech firms in Silicon Valley in California are clustered together take advantage of
access to markets
cheap labor
agglomeration effects
economies of scale
85
An example of ecotourism
artificial lakes in Texas
ski resorts in Chile
recreational canals in Florida
national parks in Costa Rica
86
The maps scale most useful for studying features in the landscape of a farming community
1:1,000,000
1:10,000
1:750,000
1:3,000,000
87
Which of the following is a term used in the study of place names?
loconyms
acronyms
toponyms
isogloss
88
If you wish to highlight a key concept in a FRQ response, it is a good idea to underline it
Fasle
Dependa
True
89
According to environmental determinism, which would have the most productive settlements?
arid regions
tropical regions
temperate regions
mountainous regions
90
Which of the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production?
uear round growing season
cheap labor
alluvial soil
abundant water
91
The primary geographic effect of globalization on the economy
Production is shifted to low-cost locations in LDCs and NICs
Production is increasingly focused on the Rhine Ruhr valley
Countries have greater control over economic activity
Local ownership makes industry less likely to move
92
Which has low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility
airplane
truck
railroad
ship
93
Which statement about mega-stores is false?
destroy locally owned businesses
conform to the distinctiveness of the region
are outsiders with no stakes in the community
homogenize the landscape
94
Consumption of agricultural products directly by the producer rather than for market
plantation farming
subsistence agriculture
shifting field agriculture
hunting and gathering
95
vonThunen emphasized ____ in his model of agricultural land use
labor cost
transportation cost
seasonal fluctuation in prices of farm products
capital costs
96
What makes Brasilia, Canberra and Washington DC, different from the design of most urvan areas?
Positioned to help protect them from enemy attack
Planned around a major river to ease the flow of goods
Design was based on transportation systems
Designed to reflect the power & wealth of their countries
97
A straight line on a navigation map using the Mercator projection represents
travel time between origin and destination
the shortest distance between 2 points
the distance from the prime meridian
a line of constant compass bearing
98
One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in
highly developed countries
countires with a low fertility rate
countries with a low death rate
LDCs
99
Culturally defined political boundaries, such as those determined by language, religion or lang
geometric
antecedent
consequent
relict
100
Which of the following is a primary activity
Engineering
Coal mining
Teaching
Car manufacturing
101
Which of the following industries will located closest to the raw material
soft drink bottling
nickel smelting
brewing
automobile assembly
102
Who is most likely to migrate
married 30 years old
single 25 years old
married 50 year old
single 14 year old
103
The belief that one's own culture is the best or better than other cultures
racism
ethnocentrism
syncretism
acculturation
104
An ethnic religion
Mormonism
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
105
Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by
substantial increases in the amt of land under cultivation
an increase in the use of energy and technology
an increase in the agricultural workforce
an increase in the urban workforce
106
The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
China, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam
107
Which is not an example of spatial analysis
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
# of space shuttles constructed
volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
108
Which of the following applies to MDCs?
High total fertility rates
Early stages of the epidemiological transition
Long life expectancy
Rapid population growth
109
Cultural landscape can be defined as
types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in regions
particular area w/in a geog region dedicated to cultural act
forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans
the way people in differing culture perceive the environment
110
Rank size rule: largest city has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a
a population of 7.5 million
population of 9 million
a population of 2.5 million
population of 5 million
111
Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their
in-migratin from neighboring arid areas
tropical climate
designation as sacred sites
intensive agriculture based irrigation
112
Common characteristic of Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand
Low population growth rates
membership in the EU
primate urban system
more than 10% of the population is involved in sheep farming
113
vonThunen predicted
Extensive cattle raising in northern France
Large scale rubber plantations in Malaysia
Large dairy farms in Utah and S Idaho
large scale growing of flowers and veggies in Holland
114
Compared to N America ranches, commercial ranchers in the Pampas are likely to
raise livestock for export
lease their grazing land
raise sheep
use practices developed by indigenous people
115
According to the Hoyt model of city structure, low income people tend to live in
inner city only
peripheral temporary settlements
linear residential areas radiating from the CBD outward
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
116
Best example of the geographical concept of nation-state
Canada
Sri Lanka
Iceland
Belgium
117
Most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos
Food preference has little influence on diet in the SW Asia
Food preferences and taboos show little variability
Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons
Food preferences are stronger than taboos
118
Which is not a reason for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s
GI Bill of Rights
the building of interstate highways
prefab construction methods
better public transportation
119
The first wave of immigrants to the US during the 19th century came from
Sweden, Norway, and Slovakia
Asia and Latin America
England, Ireland, and Germany
Italy, Russia, and Poland
120
Which of the following is a forward capital?
London
Lima
Brasilia
Seoul
121
Which population pyramid demonstrates an elderly dependency ratio?
Kansas
Florida
Alaska
122
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
strand of mangrove trees
coastal wetlands
adobe ruins
cloud forest
123
Which of the following countries is the primary destination for guest workers from the Maghreb
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
124
_is disproportionately larger than the 2nd lrgst city and dominates a country's socioeconomics
megacity
megalopolis
primate city
conurbantion
125
Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %
of the population is over age 15
of the population is under age 15
of the population is female
of the population receiving adequate medical care
126
Where is terracing least likely to occur
Nepal
Niger
Greece
The Philippines
127
A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland
Wallerstein's Core Periphery Model
Cristaller's Central Place Theory
Rostow's model of economic development
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
128
Which has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btwn members
Association of Caribbean States
European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
129
The cost of transportation is primary consideration in the location of an industrial site
von Thunen's agricultural land use model
Hoyt's sector model
bid rent theory
Weber's least cost theory
130
Quaternary economic activities are those that
invole the exchange of goods & and the provision of svcs
transform raw material into finished products
extract natural resource fromt he environment
involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info
131
A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity
modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing
traditional patterns of farming are disappearing
it has not been affected by industrialization
modern farmers use machinery
132
Which statement is falses about global patterns of development
Asian Tigers made big strides in per capita income
Per capita income is greater in the US than in China
The gap between the rich and poor has increase over time
Largest concentration of the LDCs are in Latin America
133
The shaded area shows
nomadic hearding
wheat cultivation
rice cultivation
slash and burn cultivation
134
Olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine, would be found in
Spain
France
Greece
Mexico
135
The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
expanding the importance of express packaging delivery
reinforcing the dominance of the CBD for retail sales
inc'ing the importance of rail transport compared to truck
beinging consumers and producers into face to face contact
136
Network cities...
Tokyo, Osaka, Nagasake
Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago
London, Birmingham, Liverpool
Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev
137
Religion that is predominant in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota
Lutheran
Baptist
Catholic
Methodist
138
The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England
Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers
Oil-spill liability
Desertification by overgrazing of cattle
Intensification of urban heat islands
139
in the 19th and 20th cent, the most prominent type of intraregional migration worldwide was
inland to coastal
urban to rural
rural to urban
urban to suburban
140
How are new languages created?
isolation
religious purposes
innovation
migration
141
The European Union is an example of
supranationalism
nationalism
unitary state
a nation state
142
Who said plant domestication 1st occured in diversified habitats with a variety of species?
Carl Sauer
Esther Boserup
Ernest Ravenstein
Thomas Malthus
143
All of the following have created ghettos in North America EXCEPT
redlining by financial institutions
blockbusting and racial steering
Economic Enterprise Zones
concentration of public housing and social services
144
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following
GINI coefficient
population density
per capita income
general level of intelligence
145
Which letter represents the region of the greatest proportion of the Canadian population
B
D
E
A
146
Dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
relationship btw the TFR and the IMR
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
degree of gender equality within a country
relationship btw potential labor force & the rest of the pop
147
Boundaries based on the median line principle are generally associated with
bodies of water
major highways
unsettled frontier zones
converging ethnic territories
148
Which of the following countries did NOT have a long lasting colonial presence in Africa?
Portugal
France
Germany
Belgium
149
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related to the presence of
railroad junctions
transcontinental highways
defensive sites
navigable waterways
150
The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated in
Southwest Asia
East Asia
Northern Africa
Western Europe
151
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
relationship btw human cultures & their physical environment
integration of behavioral traits within a group
spead of an idea of innovation from its source
modification of Earth's surface by human actions

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