Mercator, with distorted land area

The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by

expanding the importance of express packaging delivery

American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because

US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern

Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT

physical barriers prevented communal farm practices

A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland

Cristaller's Central Place Theory

Maquiladoras of northern Mexico

manufacturing outsourcing plants

The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest

empire, nation, province, county

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

Fertility rates have dropped in LDCs, , but total population continues to grow because a high %

of the population is under age 15

A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII

reduction in long distance commuting

Which is true of popular culture

It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places

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

growers have not established an integrated commodity chain

Which is a true statement about edge cities

Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space

The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the

spead of an idea of innovation from its source

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1
The map represents
Mercator, with distorted land area
Homolosine with continuity of landmasses
Planar with diverging lines at the poles
Robinson with distortions at the equator
2
Which pyramid shows a college town?
Kansas
Florida
Alaska
3
The internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
expanding the importance of express packaging delivery
inc'ing the importance of rail transport compared to truck
reinforcing the dominance of the CBD for retail sales
beinging consumers and producers into face to face contact
4
According to environmental determinism, which would have the most productive settlements?
temperate regions
mountainous regions
arid regions
tropical regions
5
Violent confrontation in Ambon, Aceh, and E Timor illustrate the problem of holding together
Indonesia
Brazil
India
South Africa
6
Which of the following have the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Scandinavia
Quebec
Caucasus
Korea
7
An area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values
shatterbelt
heartland
enclave
rimland
8
The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated in
Northern Africa
Western Europe
Southwest Asia
East Asia
9
American Midwest land parcels are rectilinear because
EngSpeak'g settlers copied the landscape patterns of England
Span. colonists laid out settlmts in a geometric pattern
US Govt. a survey syst in 1700s imposed geometric pattern
Native America settlement patterns were rectangular
10
in the 1st 1/2 of the 20th cent, the transportation of beef over long dist was made possible by
commercial canning
airplanes
high speed railroads
refrigerated ships
11
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation
multicropping
sharecropping
demand for wage laborers
production of cash crops for export
12
Which population pyramid demonstrates an elderly dependency ratio?
Alaska
Kansas
Florida
13
One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in
highly developed countries
countires with a low fertility rate
LDCs
countries with a low death rate
14
Which of the following countries has the fewest people per unit of arable land
Netherlands
Argentina
Guatemala
Egypt
15
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward cardinal directions illustrates the importance
of belief systems
of topography
of technology
of economics
16
The following 20th cent migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict EXCEPT
Mexicans leaving Mexico
Asians leaving Uganda
Tutsis leaving Rwanda
Hindus leaving Pakistan
17
Which has low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility
truck
railroad
airplane
ship
18
Isolated farmsteads in the US evolved as a result of all of the following EXCEOT
political stability
government land policy
physical barriers prevented communal farm practices
agricultural private enterprise
19
Who said plant domestication 1st occured in diversified habitats with a variety of species?
Thomas Malthus
Ernest Ravenstein
Carl Sauer
Esther Boserup
20
Indonesia is an example of a ___ state
prorupted
perforated
compact
fragmented
21
Which of the following is a primary activity
Car manufacturing
Teaching
Coal mining
Engineering
22
The European Union, the ARab League and the UN are all examples of
nation states
federations
supranational organizations
centrifugal organizations
23
A settlement node whose primary function is to provide for the population in its hinterland
Cristaller's Central Place Theory
Wallerstein's Core Periphery Model
Rostow's model of economic development
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
24
Maquiladoras of northern Mexico
organic agricultural cooperatives
border squatter settlements
commercial produce farms
manufacturing outsourcing plants
25
_is disproportionately larger than the 2nd lrgst city and dominates a country's socioeconomics
conurbantion
megalopolis
primate city
megacity
26
The correct hierarchy of political administrative units from largest to smallest
empire, nation, province, county
county, province, nation-state, empire
empire, nation-state, county, province
empire, county, province, nation-state
27
Consumption of agricultural products directly by the producer rather than for market
subsistence agriculture
hunting and gathering
shifting field agriculture
plantation farming
28
Why do some cities not experience out migration when demand for its good and services decline?
Unempolyment programs are designed to keep cheap labor
Family/emotional bonds to the city limit workers' mobility
Workers have no place to go
The unempolyed do not have the human capital find new jobs
29
Rostow's modernization model is concerned with
neocolonialism
economic development
core-periphery relations
dependency
30
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 receiving adequate medical care
of the population is female
of the population is under age 15
31
An example of ecotourism
recreational canals in Florida
ski resorts in Chile
national parks in Costa Rica
artificial lakes in Texas
32
An example of a centripetal force
existence of different language regions
primate city
rugged topography
poorly developed road network
33
in the 19th and 20th cent, the most prominent type of intraregional migration worldwide was
urban to suburban
inland to coastal
rural to urban
urban to rural
34
A footloose industry
wine making
furniture
computer chip
tuna canning
35
A reason why rapid suburbanization did NOT happen in the US after WWII
availability of low down payment terms & long term mortgages
mass production of the automobile
reduction in long distance commuting
expansion of the interstate highway system
36
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
37
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
38
Which is true of popular culture
It is more static than folk culture
It incorporated traits that diffuse quickly to many places
It promotes regional diversity
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people
39
Which letter represents the region of the greatest proportion of the Canadian population
A
D
E
B
40
An ethnic religion
Judaism
Buddhism
Mormonism
Islam
41
Which has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btwn members
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
European Union
Association of Caribbean States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
42
Regionalization is to geography as
composition is to music
periodization is to history
exploration is to geology
description is to literature
43
The growth potential of raising elk, deer and emu for meat is limited because
growers have not established an integrated commodity chain
restrictive dietary laws in the US
the high protein content of the meats is unhealthy
the animals are difficult to raise
44
Which population pyramid represents a town with a military base?
Alaska
Kansas
Florida
45
Which is a true statement about edge cities
Increasingly used for heavy industry
Large amounts of recently developed retail and office space
Located on edges of lakes, rivers or other physical features
Is an outlet for a region's trade
46
Which of the following areas was what domesticated the earliest?
The plateau of central Mexico
Southern Italy
Southeastern Turkey
Eastern China
47
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
modification of Earth's surface by human actions
relationship btw human cultures & their physical environment
integration of behavioral traits within a group
spead of an idea of innovation from its source
48
Who is most likely to migrate
single 25 years old
married 50 year old
married 30 years old
single 14 year old
49
Which of the following industries will located closest to the raw material
brewing
soft drink bottling
nickel smelting
automobile assembly
50
Common characteristic of Switzerland, Canada, and New Zealand
primate urban system
more than 10% of the population is involved in sheep farming
membership in the EU
Low population growth rates
51
___ is an environmental problem most associated with the African Sahel
Air pollution
Deforestation
Desertification
Flooding
52
The Indo-European family includes all major languages in Europe and other regions EXCEPT:
Central Asia
Russia
Iran
Northern India
53
Internat'l company HQ, significant global financial functions, and polarized social structure
primate cities
world cities
forward capitals
entrepots
54
According to the Hoyt model of city structure, low income people tend to live in
linear residential areas radiating from the CBD outward
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
peripheral temporary settlements
inner city only
55
Which best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture
individual farms have become more diversified
Corporate farms have gained a grtr advtge over family farms
subsistence farmers are given great advantages
local markets have become more important to dairy farmers
56
Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services is
Central Place Theory
Burgess's Concentric zone model
Wallerstein's core periphery model
von Thunen agricultural land use model
57
Nunavut was created by the Canadian government by
grant autonomy to the Cree and Mohawk people
re-create the per-1912 boundary of Quebec
recognize territorial rts of indigenous people in the area
facilitate the exploration of mineral rscs in the NW terr
58
Cultural landscape can be defined as
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
types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in regions
59
False statement about NAFTA
It eventually may include other Latin American countries
It helped the mvmt of tertiary sector ind. from the US to Mx
It outlines a supranational organization for all of NoAm
It led to a net trade deficit for the US w/ Mex and Can
60
Compared to N America ranches, commercial ranchers in the Pampas are likely to
lease their grazing land
raise sheep
raise livestock for export
use practices developed by indigenous people
61
All of the following have created ghettos in North America EXCEPT
concentration of public housing and social services
blockbusting and racial steering
redlining by financial institutions
Economic Enterprise Zones
62
Most are relatively isolated islands with small populations, and remnants of empires
the global commons
Remaining dependencies
Provinces of Canada
newly independnet states of the 1990s
63
The cost of transportation is primary consideration in the location of an industrial site
Weber's least cost theory
bid rent theory
von Thunen's agricultural land use model
Hoyt's sector model
64
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 urban workforce
an increase in the use of energy and technology
an increase in the agricultural workforce
65
Traditionally, the Ganges anNile Valleys have had comparatively high pop densities b/c of their
designation as sacred sites
in-migratin from neighboring arid areas
tropical climate
intensive agriculture based irrigation
66
The 4 ancient culture hearths
Central Asia, India, Nile Valley, Southern Europe
Egypt, Mekong Valley, Middle East, Western Africa
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
Ethiopia, Ghana, Machu Picchu, Indonesia
67
A country where the majority of the population are Shiite Muslims
India
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
68
Which of the following is a forward capital?
Lima
Brasilia
Seoul
London
69
Balkanization refers to
introduction of an economic system of free enterprise
military and economi alliance of a group of countries
fragmentation of a region into smaller units
industrial growth in LDCs
70
Why are SoAmer population centers located at of near the coast?
Climate is warmer on the coast and cooler in the highlands
The colonial economies were export oriented
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
LatinAmer armed forced have plans for defense of the coast
71
The pair that best represents regional appellation
Parmesan cheese: Cha
Pork rinds: Mountain Dew
Philly cheesesteak: New York pizza
Bordeaux: fondue
72
The establishment of maquiladoras in Mexico by US companies represents
colonialism
industrialization
New international division of labor
tertiary economic activity
73
Best example of the geographical concept of nation-state
Iceland
Sri Lanka
Canada
Belgium
74
In the cent following the arrival of European, the indigenous population of the Americas
increased b/c of new trade routes and industries
deceased slowly due to increased competition for land
decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
75
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois
Tennessee, Arkansas, andKentucky
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia
76
The environmental issue of immediate concern to policy makers in New England
Overharvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishers
Desertification by overgrazing of cattle
Intensification of urban heat islands
Oil-spill liability
77
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
adobe ruins
strand of mangrove trees
cloud forest
coastal wetlands
78
Which of the following is NOT a major oil-producting zone
Gulf of California
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
North Sea
79
A problem w/ the traditional classification of agriculture as a primary activity
modern farmers use machinery
it has not been affected by industrialization
traditional patterns of farming are disappearing
modern farmers are engaged in production, research,marketing
80
Quaternary economic activities are those that
involve the collection, processing, & manipulation of info
extract natural resource fromt he environment
invole the exchange of goods & and the provision of svcs
transform raw material into finished products
81
Clustering of dr's offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
intervening opportunities
subsidies
agglomeration
decentralization
82
How are new languages created?
migration
isolation
innovation
religious purposes
83
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following
general level of intelligence
GINI coefficient
population density
per capita income
84
1950s-Downtown business district: 1970s-Shopping mall: 1990s -"Big Box" superstore
demonstrates Borchert's epochs
Describes the growth of cities in the US
represents the gentrification of inner cities int he US
describes the retailing trend of the US
85
If you wish to highlight a key concept in a FRQ response, it is a good idea to underline it
Fasle
True
Dependa
86
Which is not an example of spatial analysis
# of space shuttles constructed
volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
87
Ag practiced in CA differs from forms practiced in Mediterranean ag regions b/c in CA
grapes are grown for wine production
farms use more irrigation
wheat is grown in the winter as a cover crop
farms rely on local labor
88
Which of the following countries consumes the most fossil fuel per capita?
China
England
US
Japan
89
vonThunen emphasized ____ in his model of agricultural land use
capital costs
transportation cost
seasonal fluctuation in prices of farm products
labor cost
90
Which of the following applies to MDCs?
High total fertility rates
Early stages of the epidemiological transition
Long life expectancy
Rapid population growth
91
Which of the following countries did NOT have a long lasting colonial presence in Africa?
France
Belgium
Germany
Portugal
92
The shape of Maryland's 3rd congressional district is the result of
agglomeration
decentralization
gerrymandering
watershed boundaries
93
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the relationship
of the Heartland and the Rimland
btw the outward appearance of a place & its internal working
between the power and transfer of resources from LDC to MDC
btwThe basic structure of a society & its outward expression
94
When approaching FRQ questions, you should answer what you think is the easiest question first.
Depends
True
False
95
The :Four Economic Tigers" of East and Southeast Asia include
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam
China, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan
96
The largest # of refugee in the 21st century
Europe
North America
Africa
Southwest Asia
97
In terms of total tonnage, _____is the leading export crop in the world
corn
coffee
wheat
rice
98
A characteristic of most societies in the last stage of the DTM
aging population
youth dependency
overpopulation
hyperinflation
99
The UNCLOS gives coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over
200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
continental shelf
12 nautical mile territorial zne
export processions zone (EPZ)
100
Where is terracing least likely to occur
Nepal
Greece
Niger
The Philippines

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