Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of human geography?

Human geography was first studied in the 20th century.

Typically, popular culture

experiences frequent changes through time and space.

Japan is dealing with economic concerns about an aging population by

encouraging women and older people to work.

The coordinates 150 E longitude, 89 N latitude are

near both the International Date Line and the North Pole..

The shape of a country's population pyramid

is determined primarily by its crude birth rate.

Dr. John Snow found that cholera cases in London were

spatially associated with certain public wells.

Situation identifies a place by its

location relative to other objects or places.

One significant impact of popular culture is to

modify the physical environment.

Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted

migration characteristics vary with the demographic trans..

Korea is a good example of a(n)

ethnicity divided between more than one state.

The most populous ethnic group in the United States is

American Indians and Alaska Natives.

a region from which a phenomenon originates.

What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?

Primarily concerned where & why things occur.

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

having a Roman Catholic majority

A lingua franca is a language...

understood by people who have different native languages.

divided among more than one state.

were herders from the steppes of Central Asia.

A creolized language is

a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.

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1
Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to
Eastern Orthodoxy.
Protestantism.
Roman Catholicism.
Christianity.
2
Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of human geography?
Geography was invented as a science in the late 18th century
Humans have practiced geography since ancient Greece..
Human geography was first studied in the 20th century.
Human geography began when computers were invented.
3
The two most important languages in South America are
Portuguese and Spanish.
French and Spanish.
Creole and Portuguese.
English and Spanish.
4
Typically, popular culture
originates in a number of locations at the same time.
experiences frequent changes through time and space.
reflects the distinctive physical environment.
is practiced by small homogeneous groups.
5
Among the world's largest multinational states are
Mexico and Russia.
Russia and the United States.
Australia and New Zealand.
Japan and Denmark.
6
Japan is dealing with economic concerns about an aging population by
encouraging women and older people to work.
increasing the birth rate.
encouraging intermarriage between Japanese and non-Japanese
encouraging immigration.
7
The coordinates 150 E longitude, 89 N latitude are
DesMoine, IA
near the International Date Line and the equator.
near both the International Date Line and the North Pole..
near the North Pole and the prime meridian.
8
Easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?
compact
prolonged
elongated
fragmented
9
The study of how humans and the environment interact is called
cultural possibilism.
cultural ecology.
cultural diffusion.
environmental determinism.
10
Which is the least developed region among the following?
East Asia
Southwest Asia
North America
Western and Central Europe
11
Greenwich Mean Time is measured from
0 degrees latitude.
90 degrees longitude.
180 degrees longitude.
0 degrees longitude.
12
Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?
flooding of a river
failed harvest
opening of a new factory
revolutionary takeover of a government
13
The shape of a country's population pyramid
cannot be used to estimate the country's sex ratio.
has no correlation to its crude death rate.
cannot be used to estimate the country's dependency rate.
is determined primarily by its crude birth rate.
14
Life expectancy is lowest on average in
North America.
East Asia.
Africa.
Southeast Asia.
15
The most populous country that is not a member of the United Nations is
Antarctica.
Taiwan.
Vatican City.
South Korea.
16
Dr. John Snow found that cholera cases in London were
spatially associated with certain public wells.
being transmitted almost exclusively by Irish immigrants.
transmitted through the air in contagious diffusion.
being punished for their sins.
17
1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?
a written scale
a metric scale
a ratio or fraction
a graphic scale
18
Political unity in the ancient Mediterranean world reached its height in
the Fertile Crescent Empire.
the Alexandrian Empire.
Egyptian Empire.
the Roman Empire.
19
A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
branch.
dialect.
group.
family.
20
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a
low arithmetic density.
high agricultural density.
high physiological density.
low agricultural density.
21
A frontier, in contrast to a boundary,
is a region of ethnic conflict.
is an area rather than a line.
has become a more common means to separate states.
separates two states.
22
The most important pull factor for migrants to North America today is
political.
economic.
geomagnetic.
environmental.
23
Few people live here, but there are significant exceptions, especially in Latin America.
at the poles
near coastlines
high elevations
low elevations
24
Which is a current intraregional migration trend in the United States?
Urban to suburbs
north to south.
urban to rural.
rural to urban.
25
Which of the following is not a Romance language?
Bulgarian
Romanian
Portuguese
Italian
26
The MTModel predicts that international migration reaches a peak at of the demographic Tran..
Stage 1
Stage 4
Stage 3
Stage 2
27
Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?
Black
Hispanic/Latino
Samoan
White
28
Mahayanists, in contrast to Theravadists, emphasize Buddha's
wisdom.
compassion.
renouncing of worldly goods.
practice of meditation.
29
Situation identifies a place by its
unique, internal physical and cultural characteristics.
location relative to other objects or places.
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
nominal location.
30
One significant impact of popular culture is to
promote the diffusion of folk culture.
spread through relocation diffusion.
create a more varied and less uniform landscape.
modify the physical environment.
31
A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is a(n)
interruption.
projection.
rendition
distribution.
32
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
density.
concentration.
dispersion.
distribution.
33
The highest N.I.R. are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 1
Stage 4
34
Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted
women are more likely to migrate
long migration distances are more likely
intraregional migration is more important than interregional
migration characteristics vary with the demographic trans..
35
Korea is a good example of a(n)
ethnicity divided between more than one state.
sovereign state.
colony divided between more than one ethnicity.
nation-state existing in a unified condition.
36
The most populous ethnic group in the United States is
Latinos/Hispanics.
Asian Americans.
African Americans.B) Asian Americans.
American Indians and Alaska Natives.
37
A hearth is
the perimeter or boundary marked by a regional feature.
area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends.
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
a region from which a phenomenon originates.
38
Before its breakup the Soviet Union was the largest
rightwing fascist
multiethnic state
national state
multinational state
39
What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?
Focused on economic development of developing countries.
They are dedicated primarily to managing national parks
Primary focus is population growth
Primarily concerned where & why things occur.
40
The historic diffusion of HIV is an example of which type of diffusion?
hierarchical
stimulus
relocation
contagious
41
The greatest total number of foreign-born residents can be found in
the United Kingdom.
Australia.
China.
the United States.
42
The Earth area of permanent human settlement is called the
subpolar region.
ecumene.
civilized world.
geophenom.
43
Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?
Ethnic religions make the majority in one but not the other.
having a Roman Catholic majority
having a Protestant majority
Latin America has more Jews and Muslims
44
A lingua franca is a language...
used by French colonial administrations.
an English word that has entered the French language.
an extinct that has been revived.
understood by people who have different native languages.
45
The Kurds are
trying to unite with Turkey.
the majority population of Iraq.
a religious minority in the Middle East.
divided among more than one state.
46
The Kurgans
were a Germanic tribe that invaded England.
preserved Basque in present-day Spain.
were herders from the steppes of Central Asia.
conquered much of East Asia
47
Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?
Confucianism
Shintoism
Buddhism
Daoism
48
A creolized language is
extinct.
an isolated language family.
a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.
a revived formerly extinct language.
49
Distortion is especially severe and apparent on
small-scale maps.
topographic maps.
large-scale maps.
globes.
50
The name of a location on Earth's surface is a
scale
geonym.
site.
toponym.
51
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group...
taboo.
popular culture
custom.
habit.
52
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
taboo.
folk culture.
popular culture.
habit.
53
Which is the least developed region among the following?
North America
Western and Central Europe
East Asia
Southwest Asia
54
Lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 1
55
Examples of major nation-states are
Australia and New Zealand.
Germany and Denmark.
Mexico and Russia.
Russia and the United States.
56
A country has net in-migration if immigration ________ emigration.
is closer to net migration than
equals
exceeds
varies more than
57
The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were
city-states
colonies
patron-states ruled by sheiks
empires
58
Examples of major nation-states are
Russia and the United States.
Germany and Denmark.
Australia and New Zealand.
Mexico and Russia.
59
The largest number of legal, documented immigrants to the United States come from what country?
South Korea
Mexico
Cuba
the Philippines
60
The world's largest ethnic religion is
Confucianism.
Hinduism.
Islam.
Shintoism.
61
Globalization of the economy has...
drained resources from more developed countries.
decreased investment in less developed countries.
leveled economic differences between places.
heightened economic differences among places.
62
The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is
Indonesia.
Thailand.
Bangladesh.
China.
63
Among the following world regions, the least densely populated is
Europe.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
East Asia.
South Asia.
64
Thomas Malthus concluded that
food production was outpacing population growth
"moral restraint" was producing lower crude birth rates.
crude birth rates must balance crude death rates.
population rate exceeded growth in food supply
65
A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a(n)
anocratic state.
federal state.
unitary state.
fragmented state.
66
Followers of which religious branch do not trace their origin to Abraham?
Judaism
Shiite
Sunni
Mahayana
67
A pidgin language
has no native speakers.
stems from invasion.
cannot exist for more than a generation.
is spread by folk culture.
68
Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?
Food
Marriage
Cultural
Economic
69
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is more likely to vary
neither from place to place nor from time to time.
from place to place at a given time.
from time to time at a given place.
only in more developed countries.
70
A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a(n)
fragmented state.
anocratic state.
unitary state.
federal state.
71
The fertility rate based on the number of live births per 1,000 residents is the
natural increase rate.
infant birth rate.
crude birth rate.
crude fertility rate.
72
Which of the following is NOT one of Ravenstein’s laws of migration?
Cultural factors are the main cause of migration.
Most migrants move only a short distance.
Females are more migratory than males.
Long-distance migrants go to the great centers of commerce
73
English is part of which language branch?
Germanic
American
Austronesian
Indo-European
74
The two most populous countries in the world are
Indonesia and China.
China and India.
India and Bangladesh.
Russia and the United States.
75
The low rate of contraceptive use in Africa reflects the region's
improving education of women.
low status of women.
high rates of religious adherence.
rapid diffusion of contraceptives.
76
Suburbanization of more developed countries is due to
desire to change lifestyle.
White people
global investment.
expanding urban territory.
77
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a
branch.
family.
sect.
denomination.
78
A frontier, in contrast to a boundary,
has become a more common means to separate states.
is an area rather than a line.
separates two states.
is a region of ethnic conflict.
79
Russian is part of what language branch?
Romance
Germanic
Altaic
Balto-Slavic
80
The Flemings and Walloons live in
Belgium.
Liechtenstein.
Switzerland.
France.
81
Stages 1 and 4 of the Demographic Transition are similar in that
both have low dependency ratios.
both have low life expectancies.
both have low growth rates.
both have high dependency ratios.
82
Ethnicity is important because
promotes peace and wellbeing in a globalized world
provides the only stable basis of political states
reinforces diversity in a culturally globalized world.
defines citizenship and sovereignty in a globalized world

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