Crude death rate measures the ________.

number of deaths per thousand people

TFR, or total fertility rate, is the ________.

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

Arithmetic (crude) population density is based on:

Number of people per unit of land (sq mile or kilometer)

Environmental determinism was a school of thought that asserted

Human culture is dictated by the environment

Physiological density is

The number of people per square mile of arable land

What is a pro-natalist population policy?

A government policy that encourages child birth.

Distortion of Mercator Projection

Distance between longitude lines appear constant, Land masses near poles

The second stage of demographic transition is marked by

high birth rates, quickly declining death rates

Arithmetic density is?

the number of people per unit of measurment

What is sequent occupancy?

the idea that a landscape shows evidence of all its historic inhabitants

What is a cultural hearth?

Origins of cultural influence spread throughout the world

In geographic terms - what is density?

Number of objects in a specified area

An integrated network of satellites that orbits Earth and broadcasts information back is called a _______.

Global positioning system (GPS)

Define absolute location

The location using longitude and latitude .

Which stages of the demographic transition model are being shown?

Stage 4, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 1

Arithmetic density is?

the number of people per unit of measurment

Max # of people that can be supported by resources

Relocation diffusion is:

an idea spreads through the migration of people

What is a shatterbelt?

A region where two groups of people contest the land

Thomas Malthus argued:

food production is linear, pop. growth is exponential

What is a lingua franca?

mutually understood by ppl w diff native languages

Which is an example of relocation cultural diffusion?

Spanish language spread to South America through migration

The distance between places can be described in which three ways?

absolute, relative, and connectedness

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1
Crude death rate measures the ________.
number of people who die each year
number of people who die of disease only
number of deaths per thousand people
number of deaths per certain populations
2
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Judaism and Christianity
Hinduism and Judaism
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and Islam
3
TFR, or total fertility rate, is the ________.
rate at which women become pregnant
total number of fertile women in a country
measure of average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime
total amount of child-bearing couples
4
Jack can not believe that people in other countries eat bugs.. He believes people who do this have no standards...
Ethnocentrism
Syncretism
Assimilation
Cultural relativism
5
Arithmetic (crude) population density is based on:
Number of people per unit of land (sq mile or kilometer)
Number of farmers per unit of arable land
Amount of land per 1,000 people
Number of people per unite of ARABLE land
6
The Mercator projection preserves_______.
compass direction
distance
space
time
7
Environmental determinism was a school of thought that asserted
Human culture is dictated by the environment
Humans changed cultural norms to reflect their environment
Humans controlled their environments
Tropical cultures were the most advanced
8
French Creole is a ____________ that combined two simplified languages to form a lingua franca.
official language
pidgin language
logogram
isolated language
9
Physiological density is
The number of farmers per square mile of arable land
The number of people per square mile of arable land
The number of farmers per square mile of all available land
The number of people per square mile of all available land
10
In what stage of the demographic transition does India today best fit?
Stage 5
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 2
11
Toponyms can usually tell us all of the following about a location except:
the geography of a location
the size of an area
social relationships of an area
the history of a location
12
These types of maps use color or tonal shading to represent categories of data for geographic areas.
chloropleth maps
location charts
cartograms
dot map
13
Islam's cultural hearth is
South America
India
the Middle East
China
14
What is a pro-natalist population policy?
A government policy that encourages child birth.
A government policy that increases funding for healthcare.
A non-governmental policy that discourages child birth.
A government policy that discourages child birth.
15
Distortion of Mercator Projection
Distance between longitude lines appear constant
Distances are accurate
Land masses near poles
All longitude and latitude meet at right angles
16
Which of the following is the world's largest ethnic religion?
Daoism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Islam
17
The second stage of demographic transition is marked by
high birth rates, low and stable death rates
high birth rates, high but fluctuating death rates
high birth rates, quickly declining death rates
declining birth rates, continuing high death rates
18
Arithmetic density is?
the number of people per city
the number of people per household
the number of people per unit of measurment
the number of farmers per arable land
19
What is sequent occupancy?
the idea that a landscape shows evidence of all its historic inhabitants
the idea that conquerors of a territory destroy previous cultures' sites
the idea that people modify the landscape to reflect their cultural values
the idea that culture develops in response to the physical environment
20
What is a cultural hearth?
a particular form or stage of civilization
Origins of cultural influence spread throughout the world
regions of culture in Latin America
the spread of culture around the world
21
In geographic terms - what is density?
The amount of space between objects
Number of objects in a specified area
Linear representation of a trend
How objects are arranged in space
22
An integrated network of satellites that orbits Earth and broadcasts information back is called a _______.
Global positioning system (GPS)
RMS
GIS
remote sensing
23
Which region is almost entirely in stage 4 & 5 of the demographic transition
Western Europe
The Americas
Europe
Africa
24
Map Scale ________, Scale of Analysis ___________
Global, National
Local, Local
Regional, National
National, National
25
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Gulf Coast
The Midwest
The Bible Belt
The Rocky Mountain Region
26
Define absolute location
The address of the location.
The location using a map.
The location using longitude and latitude .
The location using streetnames and landmarks.
27
The percentage of children who do not live past their first birthday is called __________.
infant mortality rate
high mortality death rate
crude death rate
total fertility rate
28
Which stages of the demographic transition model are being shown?
Stage 2, Stage 4, Stage 3, Stage 1
Stage 1, Stage 4, Stage 3, Stage 2
Stage 4, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 1
Stage 3, Stage 2, Stage 1, Stage 4
29
Theory that the physical environment merely establishes limits of what is possible for humanity
Environmental Determinism
Determinism
Possibilism
Environmental Possibilism
30
Arithmetic density is?
the number of people per household
the number of people per city
the number of people per unit of measurment
the number of farmers per arable land
31
Carrying capacity is
Max # of people that can be supported by resources
a reflection of cultural subduction
Max time a given area can support a set level of population
a function of distance decay
32
Relocation diffusion is:
rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic
process by which a characteristic spreads across space
spread of an idea from persons/nodes of authority
an idea spreads through the migration of people
33
What is a shatterbelt?
A area of land where all the land is shattered & scattered
A area of land that have bad infrastructure
A area of land that is economically shattered
A region where two groups of people contest the land
34
Thomas Malthus argued:
food production is linear, pop. growth is exponential
both food and pop. increase exponentially
both food and pop. increase linearly
food production is exponential and pop. is linear
35
What type of maps use isoline lines?
reference maps
topographic maps
projection mapr
thematic maps
36
What is an isogloss?
a word for ice in northern Canada
a simplified language for communication
a regional variation in a language
the boundary of a dialect
37
What is a lingua franca?
the same as pidgin
another name for creole
an extinct language that has been revived
mutually understood by ppl w diff native languages
38
The shaded region on the map represents the diffusion of which major world religion?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
39
Which population pyramid is shown
Elderly Community
Military Town
Penitentiary
College Town
40
McDonalds diffused around the world, however, as the company diffused they changed their menu to reflect local culture
relocation diffusion
expansion diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
41
Which of the following would be part of the cultural landscape?
Aztec ruins
A large forest
Eroded shoreline
Coastal wetlands
42
Which is an example of relocation cultural diffusion?
Spanish language spread to South America through migration
Fashion trends spread from social elite to general public
ideas spread quickly on the internet
Sweet tea in the south
43
The distance between places can be described in which three ways?
long, short, and center
absolute, relative, and connectedness
miles, kilometers, and feet
maps, gps, and satellites
44
Match correct description to the population pyramid.
Slow Growth – pop. is increasing but at a decreasing rate
Minimal Growth or Decline
Rapid growth
Stability – population increasing, but rate has stabilized
45
A nation-state is a state with primarily only one nation within its borders. Examples include
Iceland, Denmark, Japan
Iceland, Japan, Germany
Japan, Denmark, Germany
Iceland, Denmark, Germany

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