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1
All of the following statements about religion are true EXCEPT:
Universalizing religions seek converts.
Religions can be classified by proselytic and ethnic faiths.
Proselytic faiths can grow out of ethnic ones.
Ethnic faiths seek converts.
2
Largely unpopulated or thinly settled regions are located
on every continent.
only in North America and South America.
in all continents except Europe.
only in Australia and Antarctica.
3
When Google Maps is telling us which way to turn to find a destination, it is converting absolute location into:
GIS
relative location
a sense of place
relative distance
4
Which of the following is the best example of a migrant?
A retiree moving from New York to Florida
A child who visits her aunt for the weekend
A family who vacations out of state on holiday
A man who commutes daily from his suburban home to the inner city
5
Which best describes the enslavement of Africans during the colonial period?
voluntary migration
step migration
refugee migration
forced migration
6
What word is used to describe a state, such as Switzerland, where several languages are spoken?
international
multilingual
polyglot
bilingual
7
Which of the following is considered a push factor?
High unemployment
Low property taxes
High wages
A good school system
8
The theory that cultures are becoming more alike as a result of globalization trends is the:
placelessness theory
time-space hypothesis
cultural adaption theory
convergence hypothesis
9
The religion derived from the teachings of the philosopher K’ung Fu-tzu is:
Confucianism
Buddhism
Taoism
Islam
10
What is the leading cause of death in underdeveloped countries
cancer
infectious disease
heart disease
diabetes
11
Which of the following identifies the oldest social generation in the United States?
Generation Y
Generation X
GI Generation
Silent Generation
12
Suppose a family moves from the Russian countryside to Moscow, and then into Ukraine. This type of migration is an
chain migration
seasonal migration
internal migration
step migration
13
The wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings of a culture form its:
cultural landscape
material culture
nonmaterial culture
subculture
14
English speakers from London, Houston and Melborne all sue the same language but speak different:
memes
morphemes
lingua franca
dialects
15
What is Globalization?
The way countries and people of the world interact and integrate
Making a map of the world
Countries selling goods to other countries
Countries working to clean the planets trash
16
The fence located at the U.S.- Mexico border, pictured here, can best be described as an example of a(n)
intervening opportunity
political push factor
political pull factor
intervening obstacle
17
What is Environmental Determinism?
The Belief That Climate Affects People's Intellect
The Belief That Climate Affects Where People Live
The Belief That Climate Affects People's Behavior
The Belief That People Affect The Climate
18
The single most common variable by which different cultural groups are identified is:
Language
Religion
Ethnicity
Demography
19
Which of the following best describes world median age trends?
The number of centenarians alive are rapidly decreasing worldwide.
Elderly people account for a higher % of the pop in developed countries
Urban populations are usually older than those in rural areas.
The median age of the world has decreased since the mid-20th century.
20
All of the following tend to be environmental characteristics of sparsely populated areas EXCEPT:
aridity
ruggedness of terrain
high soil fertility
long distance from the coast
21
Which was a case of voluntary migration?
export of African slaves to the Americas
movement of Native Americans to Oklahoma
migration of elderly residents to coastal districts in Great Britain
the expulsion of the Jews from Egypt
22
The most desirable environmental traits that serve as stimulants for American migration include all of following EXCEPT
scenic areas with amenities.
a mild winter climate.
nearness to the seacoast.
low population density.
23
What is one social consequence of countries that face an aging population?
decreased cost of health insurance
increase in birth rates
decrease in literacy rate
parents taking care of their parents and own children
24
The leading cause of death in developing nations is?
Cancer
Heart disease
Infectious disease
Age-induced degenerative conditions
25
Who are the baby boomers?
born before WWII and make up the oldest generation in the US
people born between 1965-1979
people born between 1946-1964 and continue to impact the US economy
people born between 1980-2004
26
What is an example of Relocation Diffusion.
TV commercial for new soap brand.
A virus spreads from person to person.
A advertisement for a new computer.
Priest spreads the word of faith to new areas.
27
Spatial means "relating to space," and is essential to the study of geogrphy. What best describes a spatial perspective?
a geographic outlook that seeks to show only absolute locations of places.
an outlook that seeks to identify the uses of space and explain patterns.
a geographic outlook that seeks to identify names and places.
a geographic outlook that seeks to understand the history of places.
28
Which of the following is considered a push factor?
High unemployment
A good school system
Low property taxes
High wages
29
What artifacts in the landscape are controversial in the US, many people arguing they are reminders of a racist past
government buildings
ethnic neighborhoods
bi-lingual signs
Civil War monuments
30
Religions that actively seek new members and aim to convert all humankind are:
proselytic
animistic
polytheistic
ethnic
31
Which type of migration crosses country borders?
interregional migration
international migration
intraregional migration
internal migration
32
How might one define centrifugal force?
a force that threatens the cohesion of a neighborhood, society, or country.
a force that strengthens people of common language and ethnicity.
a force that strengthens people who are different politically.
a force that threatens the cohesion of people with a common religion.
33
Falling fertility levels are closely associated with
an increase in infant mortality rates
more educational opportunities for women
developing nations
the rise of agrarian society
34
Placemaking can best be described as ___?
To use and design public places to serve the needs of residents.
Distinctive architecture styles that wins recognized awards.
Theatre and public art displays that draw other for entertainment.
Powerful political and economic implications.
35
The approximate population of Earth is
8 million
10 million
3 billion
8 billion
36
Which would NOT be studied by human geographers?
religion
land usage
anatomy
language
37
The religion that sees God as a Trinity composed of three persons is:
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
38
Which countries exhibit the greatest gender imbalance, with men greatly outnumbering women?
Canada and the US
Mexico and Venezeula
India and China
Spain and Norway
39
Countries with a high rate of natural population increase will also have a
long doubling time
short doubling time
inverted, pyramid-shaped population pyramid
negative population growth
40
Falling fertility levels are closely associated with
developing nations
the rise of agrarian society
more educational opportunities for women
an increase in infant mortality rates
41
Understanding how human cultures interact with their environment reflects a(n)
cultural determinism approach
ecological perspective
physical environment
environmental determinism approach
42
What is the approximate population of the earth?
7.8 Billion people
4 Billion people
12 Billion People
6 Billion people
43
Which of the following best explains why birth rates are high in agricultural societies?
Women worked away from the home
Men worked away from the home
Children provided a source of labor
Children were guaranteed an education
44
Most of the world's ethnic patterns are the result of
genocide
war
relocation diffusion
acculturation
45
The majority of the top 10 most-spoken languages in the world come from which language family?
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
Semitic
Afro-Asiatic
46
What is the language of globalization?
English
Portuguese
French
Mandarin
47
Approximately what percentage of the world’s languages are classified as “endangered”?
30%
50%
75%
25%
48
Which of the following best describes a pronatalist policy?
India forcing the sterilization of men
The United States legalizing abortion
The Russian government increasing the length of maternity leave
China’s implementing a One Child policy
49
The main means by which learned belief systems, customs, and skills pass from one generation to the next is:
language
ethnicity
race
culture
50
Identify the key points to remember about maps.
Cartographers gather and use a large amount of data to draw maps
Maps present information about the world in a simple, visual way.
Maps reveal spatial patterns that result from a specific process.
Maps use a spatial perspective to show spatial patterns.
51
Latitude and longitude coordinates were invented to help people:
find a precise position on Earth.
find the East Indies
locate the prime meridian.
find the north and south poles.
52
Which religion does NOT have its hearth in the Middle East?
Islam
Orthodox Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
53
What is the world's most populous country?
India
Russia
China
USA
54
The core focus of human geography is
understanding regional similarities.
describing cultural practices
relationships between people and places.
identifying places on a map.
55
People live in greater population concentrations
in mountains.
along coasts.
along river channels.
in continental interiors.
56
Employment opportunities are considered which type of migration factor?
Environmental pull factor
Economic pull factor
Cultural pull factor
Political pull factor
57
Refugees are often BEST classified as
political prisoners
religious zealots
voluntary migrants
involuntary migrants
58
The wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings of a culture form its:
cultural landscape
subculture
material culture
nonmaterial culture
59
In which region does the majority of the world’s people live?
South America
North America
Eurasia
Africa
60
Which of the following types of diffusion is migration?
Hierarchial
Contagious
Relocation
Stimulus
61
Which factor do most Jewish people use to define their ethnicity?
culture
Israeli citizenship
Country of birth
country of residence
62
The U.S. is more of a _____ than a "melting pot"
pizza
fruit punch
casserole
salad bowl
63
The original source of all human migrations was
Africa
North America
Europe
Asia
64
The total fertility rate refers to:
the # of people too young or two old to work compared to all
population with at least 2 children per female in household
the estimated average # of children born to females (15-45)
when you subtract the death rate from the birth rate
65
People who Believe that earth with someday be unable to produce enough food to feed all of its people are called
Neo-Malthusians
Marxists
Fascists
Pronatalists
66
Which of the following statements is least likely to be supported by cornucopians, also referred to as anti-Malthusians?
Running out of fossil fuels should not be a worry us b/c humans will create
growth stimulates innovations and food production.
Technological advances are a result of population growth.
Humanity is heading to a world of scarcity and crisis.
67
Population pyramids provide information about all of the following EXCEPT
age structure
growth trends
spatial distribution
gender ratios
68
Which one is NOT a required general feature on maps?
A compass rose.
A legend.
A scale.
English writing.
69
The customary behaviours associated with a culture's food preparation and consumption are its:
agricultural strategy
dining ethos
ethnic habits
foodways
70
What occurs when an ethnic minority completely blends with the host culture?
assimilation
transculturation
acculturation
racial profiling
71
The "rule of 70" is used to calculate:
Radioactive halflife
Intrinsic population growth
Population doubling time
Population decline
72
Which of the following best describes a consequence of an aging population?
thecountry is likely to experience an increase in their population.
The country is likely to experience an increase in the total fertility rate
with an aging population is likely to experience a boost in their economy.
A country with an aging population is likely to encounter a labor shortage.
73
when an ethnic minority adopts enough of the ways of the host country to be able to function economically and socially
assimilation
acculturation
transculturation
cultural synthesis
74
The spread of people, ideas, or things from one location to other locations where these items are not found is:
diffusion
interaction
ecology
drifting
75
What are population pyramids
A graph that represents the distribution of population by gender and age
Graphs representing gender and literacy rate
Graphs representing how soon Florida will get hit by a hurricane
76
The longest-lasting toponyms tend to identify:
crop and tree names
physical geographical features
town founders
religious history
77
What is a Pidgin language?
The most common language spoken in an area
A simplified language used for communication between people
An official language formed from two languages
A language that is used for trade and commerce
78
The word culture describes:
traditional practices of indigenous peoples around the world.
the methods used to navigate between different places.
a means of communicating beliefs, practices, and values.
the interactions between humans and their environments.
79
An inverted pyramid structure on a population pyramid would indicate:
an elderly population
more males than females in the population
a stable population
a rapidly growing population
80
Which should
NOT
be studied by human geographers?
government
religion
land usage
anatomy
81
The intensely terraced hills in Southeast Asia are examples of:
environmental determinism
cultural landscapes
the greenhouse effect
marginal agriculture
82
Which of the following best describes an antinatalist policy?
A government subsidizes contraceptives and family planning methods
A government discourages the empowerment of women by forbidding divorce
A government requires companies to provide paid maternity leave 4 employees
A government increases child-care benefits
83
Time-space compression seeks to explain how
People are less likely to communicate with others today
Interaction between locations decline as distance increases
The longer the distance, the more difficult it is to move
Modern technology reduces travel/communication time
84
The term placelessness refers to
unpopulated regions
indigenous landscape
standardization of landscape
fragmented region
85
Why is carbon dioxide categorized as a greenhouse gas?
It is a by-product of photosynthesis.
It traps heat close to the Earth’s surface.
It is mostly located over forests.
It splits apart and causes warming.
86
A pidgin language
is based on 2 or more languages
has a limited vocabulary
is not the first language of any person
all of these
87
In order to investigate the spatial pattern of wheat production in the world, a geographer would investigate:
all of these and more.
available technology
climate and soil characteristics
cultural preferences
88
People in Siberia domesticated reindeer because people near by domesticated cattle, what type of diffusion is this
contagious
vernacular
hierarchcal
stimulus
89
A country's population will decline if its Total Fertility Rate is
equal to its birth rate
3.0 or higher
less than mortality rate
2.0 or lower
90
The most effective device for assimilation is:
adaption
intermarriage
relocation
separation
91
Which of the following is an example of an absolute location?
400m around the athletics track
37° 25' S 122° 3.42' W
10km bike ride from mum's house
25km south of the bakery
