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1
Which of the following is a true statement about classic models of city structure?
The concentric zone model does not have a transitional area.
The CBD has the most dominant position in the multiple nuclei model.
Interaction between central city & suburbs is largest in urban realm model
The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns.
2
Urban center, disproportionately larger than the second largest city in a country, dominates social, political, economic
a megalopolis
an edge city
a conurbation
a primate city
3
Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?
Humans have complete control over the physical environment .
The physical environment controls human culture .
Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment .
The physical environment has little influence on humans .
4
Physiological population density is viewed as a superior measure of population density for whichof the following reasons
It is more reflective of the world’s largest population concentrations.
best reflects the percentage of a country’s population that is urbanized.
It is more reflective of population pressure on arable land.
It yields the average population density.
5
Which of the following includes the world's earliest centers of plant domestication?
Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South Africa
Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East
Australia, New Zealand, China
British Isles, Scandinavia, United States
6
An example of an important physical site characteristic is a
natural harbor
major central park
major airport
grid street pattern
7
Which of the following is a characteristic of shifting cultivation?
Dependency on irrigation
Production of cash crops for export
Multicropping
Sharecropping
8
A country at the end of the demographic transition usually has which of the following?
A high infant mortality rate
A high crude birth rate
Low birth and death rates
High birth and low death rates
9
Which of the following terms identifies the type of land survey system shown in the satellite image?
Multiple nuclei
Suburban subdivision
Metes and bounds
Township and range
10
InNorth America, which of the following frequently consumed item most likely to be supplied by transnational corporation
Bread
Milk
Water
Coffee
11
Technologies invented during __ periods explain how farmland was divided and cultivated as shown in the satellite image?
Second Agricultural Revolution, land-surveying technology, mechanical plows
First Agricultural Revolution, animal-powered plow,domesticated plants
Modern era, when local farmers used computers and data analysis.
Postindustrial era, global positioning systems, geographic info systems
12
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of
navigable waterways
railroad junctions
defensive sites
transcontinental highways
13
Which of the following describes a pull factor affecting migration to some of the more developed countries?
The rise of an authoritarian regime
Universal health care
Loss of factory jobs
Severe famine
14
According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the
minimum number of people needed to support a service
distance away from a central place
gross value of the product minus the costs of production
economic base of a central place
15
Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?
Most are found in areas that are not very suitable for agriculture
Most are located on rivers or seacoasts
Most primate cities are located in the United States and western Europe
concentrated between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
16
Which of the following statements best describes the impact of improvements in transportation systems on agriculture?
Subsistence farmers are given great advantages.
Individual farms have become more diversified.
Corporate farms have gained a greater advantage over family farms.
Local markets have become more important for dairy farmers.
17
The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to
traditional cities
small cities
cities with homogeneous land use
newer, fast-growing cities
18
International company headquarters, significant global financial functions, a polarized social structure characteristics
entrepôts
world cities
forward capitals
edge cities
19
The shape of North Carolina’s Twelfth Congressional District, shown below, is most likely the result of
gerrymandering
decentralization
watershed boundaries
county boundaries
20
Which following describes a characteristic of a country moving from stage 2 to 3 of the demographic transition model
Declining death rate
Shorter life expectancy
High level of female education
Increasing birth rate
21
Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in
Africa
Asia
North America
South America
22
Which best represents the concept of the nation-state in its internal cultural-political makeup and spatial organization
South Africa
Iran
New Zealand
Japan
23
The ability of a resource base to sustain a population is known as its
subsistence limit
support ratio
basic employment
carrying capacity
24
Most Latin American cities are focused on a
central plaza
government housing project
zone of heavy industry
squatter settlement
25
The Berlin Conference(1884–1885), partition of India(1947) changed borders Africa& S. Asia, political borders resulting
Superimposed boundaries
Antecedent boundaries
Consequent boundaries
Relict boundaries
26
The "why of where" refers to
the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is crucial
geography's emphasis on landscape features
spatial patterns on the landscape
a definition of geography that is simply locational
27
After the arrival of Europeans, which of the following changes occurred to the indigenous population of the Americas?
It decreased slowly due to increased competition for land
It increased slowly with the introduction of new crops
It decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases
It increased dramatically because of new trade routes and industries
28
Which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force?
Homogeneous ethnic population
Variation of language within the country
Shift to tertiary economy
Strong central government
29
In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in
major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo
regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used
the field, close to the sources of agricultural production
the informal sector
30
Terracing is LEAST likely to be used by farming groups to create additional space, minimize erosion on steep slopes in
Peru
Nepal
Niger
The Philippines
31
The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the
total number of central places in the urban system
distance to a place with similar functions
population of the central place
size of the market area
32
Student spends her spring break in Florida, its closer, the plane fare is cheaper. Decision-making illustrates
intervening opportunities
time space compression
the rank size rule
human capital
33
Which of the following activities is most likely found in outermost zone of von Thünen's model of agricultural land use
Dairying and market gardening
Mixed farming
Extensive grain or stock raising
Subsistence farming
34
The world’s three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?
Eastern Europe
Southwest Asia
East Asia
Western Europe
35
Von Thünen emphasized which of the following factors in his model of agricultural land use?
Fertilizer cost
Labor cost
Machinery cost
Transportation cost
36
Which of the following is a subsistence crop?
Cocoa
Corn
Timber
Cotton
37
Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Environmental determinism
Nonmaterial culture
Physical environment
Built environment
38
The European Union, the Arab League, and the United Nations are all examples of
supranational organizations
pressure groups
centrifugal organizations
nation-states
39
A formal region defines an area in which
a unified government system has been established
a transportation network links different types of land use
there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics
a core dominates its surrounding hinterland
40
Compare: largest urbanized-area populations for each country, then select the correct statement for the data patterns
Neither country follows the rank-size rule.
China has a primate city, and the United States follows the rank-size rule
The United States has a primate city, and China follows the rank-size rule
The United States is closer to following rank-size rule.
41
Green Revolution technology has resulted in which of the following in modern agriculture?
The loss of prime agricultural land and smaller yields from grain crops
The development of high-yield grains and the expansion of cultivated areas
The end of famine in the world
increase in the circulation of investment capital to help poorest farmers
42
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people in the world.
It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a wide variety of places.
It spreads primarily by relocation diffusion.
It is more static than folk culture.
43
Women played a crucial role in the domestication of plants because they
were agile climbers on the hillsides of the Fertile Crescent
were engaged in collecting plant resources
knew how to achieve control over their environment
were interested in varying the diets of their families
44
Since1970s changes for women in social roles, lifestyles, jobs inEurope, Canada, and US have affected overall population
Increased total fertility rates
Increased infant mortality rates
Decreased total fertility rates
Increased death rates
45
Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place?
Its situation
Its relative location
Its absolute location
Its site features
46
Refers to an area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values?
Rimland
Heartland
Gerrymandered area
Shatter belt
47
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
Islam
Judaism
48
Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by
limited transportation
zoning ordinances
high land values
housing shortages
49
Corn (maize) was first domesticated in
Central Mexico
the Tibetan plateau
the Canadian prairie
Northern Argentina
50
Nomadic pastoralism is an extensive agricultural system practiced
in the dry regions of Africa and Asia
in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia
in the hinterlands of Australia
by Native American buffalo hunters
51
Which of the following is most characteristic of societies currently in the last stage of demographic transition?
Hyperinflation
Unemployment
Youth dependency
Aging population
