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BHS 2nd Semester 2nd Semester APHG Final Review
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1
Which best describes urban planning in US?
Accomplished thru local ordinances governing land use
Following standards est. by international organizations
Imposed by federal government thru national standards
Directed by state gov'ts thru regional standards.
2
The "Four Tigers" of East & SE Asia include
China, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
China, Indonesia, Japan and Taiwan
3
Rostow's model is concerned with
Core-periphery relations
Neocolonialism
Dependency ratio
Economic development
4
Philippines is an example of which of the following states?
compact
perforated
fragmented
prorupted
5
Swahili in Africa is an example of a
pidgin language
official continental language
lingua franca
creole language
6
What is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?
It creates much air pollution.
Its generators are more expensive to purchase and maintain.
It can alter the ecosystems above/below the dam site.
Its water needs to be chemically treated.
7
The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the
population of the market area
total number of central places in an urban system
distance to a place with similar functions
population of the central place
8
Odd shaped Congressional districts are mostly likely the result of
amalgamation.
decentralization.
gerrymandering.
county boundaries.
9
A clustering of doctor's offices&pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
Balkanization.
decentralization.
agglomeration.
intervening opportunities.
10
Prior to 1850, the location of all major North American was related chiefly, to the presence of
defensive sites.
transcontinental highways.
navigable waterways.
railroad junctions.
11
Which is NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the US after WWII?
availability of low down payment terms & long-term mortgages
mass reproduction of the automobile
reduction in long-distance commuting
expansion of home constuction
12
Which country below consumes the most fossil fuels per capita?
India
Japan
China
United States
13
Which environmental problem is linked to CFCs in spray cans, refrigerators, and plastic foam?
acid rain
smog
Greenhouse effect
Ozone depletion
14
According to Christaller central place model, which would have the smallest range?
An international airport
A university
A professional football stadium
A grocery story
15
Which below is the most open border?
Us-Canada (NAFTA)
India-Pakistan
Netherlands-Belgium (EU)
North Korea-South Korea
16
Toponyms in southern California reflect
the importance of time-space convergence.
the cultural heritage of the settlers.
the growing influence of globalization.
the significance of location theory.
17
A pilgrim to Varanasi in India is most likely to be
Buddhist
Jewish
Muslim
Hindu
18
Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in
Africa
Asia
Europe
North American
19
Spread of the use of chopsticks into SE Asia with the influx of Chinese immigrants shows
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
acculturation
hierarchal diffusion
20
Canadian PRAIRIES barns were first build with
plywood
logs
sod & thatch
stones
21
Which of the following religions is appropriately matched with its region of origin?
Buddhism-India
Judaism-Spain
Christianity-Germany
Islam-Egypt
22
All of the following countries have been divided in their recent history EXCEPT
Gemany
Ireland
Japan
Korea
23
The provisions of the UNCOLS gave coastal navigational&economic sovereignty over which zone?
Empowerment zone
12-nautical-mile territorial sea zone
Export processing zone (EPZ)
200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
24
Popular culture tends to have
groups living in isolated areas.
large heterogeneous groups.
small homogeneous groups.
indigenous groups.
25
Core-periphery models are based on the idea that
all world regions are equally well developed.
econ&social heart of state will be at its geographic center
core countries haven't developed due to peripheral countries
there is sharp contrast btw econ hinterlands & lower areas
26
According to the sector model, where do members of low-income groups tend to live?
linear residential areas radiating from the city outward
the inner city only
suburbs and rural areas only
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
27
The cultural landscape is the outcome of interactions btw humans & their natural environment,
according to Harm de Blij
according to Carl Sauer
according to Johann von Thunen
according to Alfred Weber
28
Which of the following areas has the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Caucasus
Argentina
Scandinavia
Quebec
29
A primate city is more that twice the size of any other city in a country and
dominant economically and culturally.
always located in the center of its country.
always also the national capital.
much larger than the cities in any neighboring country.
30
The internet has reshaped traditional economic arrangements by
importance of rail over truck transportation.
making central business districts even more important.
bringing consumers & producers into face-to-face contact.
expanding importance of express package delivery systems.
31
Intervening opportunities cause
time-space compression.
land prices close to the CBD to be high.
immigrants to stop before they get to planned destinations.
rank-size rule cities to become primate cities.
32
Which of the following is an ethnic religion?
Judaism
Roman Catholicism
Buddhism
Islam
33
Contact zones btw religions are most volatile when they are
associated with competing ethnonational claims to territory
made up of 3 or more religious beliefs
inhabited by 2 major groups with different religious beliefs
also language contact zones
34
Land parcels in the Midwest tend to rectilinear because
there were no mountains or rivers to use as boundaries.
English settlers replicated landscape patterns from England.
of the Native American settlement patterns.
of the federal land survey pattern.
35
In the US, the largest concentrations of Amish are found in
Minnesota, Michigan & Illinois
Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentuck
Rhode Island, New York & West Virginia
Pennsylvania, Ohio & Indiana
36
The hearth of the world's 3 major monotheistic religions is
East Asia
Western Europe
South Asia
Southwest Asia
37
Which resource is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the US?
Coal imported
Oil drilled in US & imported
Coal mined in US
Natural gas drilled in US & imported
38
Which is NOT one of the five original urban hearth regions?
Mesopotamia
France
Mexico
Indus Valley
39
Which if listed correctly from largest to smallest?
empire, nation-state, county, province
County, nation-state, province, empire
empire, nation-state, province, county
Province, empire, nation-state, county
40
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
It promotes regional diversity.
It spreads mainly by relocation diffusion.
It is more static than folk culture.
It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to many places.
41
All have played a major role in rapid growth of the Sun Belt cities EXCEPT
cheap land and labor
immigration from Latin America
increasing demand for retirement & resort centers
climatic changes leading to colder northern winters
42
India is a preferable location to China for international consumer services because of
the English language legacy of British colonialism in India
low levels of education in China
India's govt is neutral in global political affairs
the large amounts of mineral resources found in China.
43
New urbanism includes
transit-oriented development.
zero growth development.
redlining.
multiuse development,pedestrianfriendly design&front porches
44
Most of the US and Canadian population lives in
metropolitan areas.
farming areas.
rural non-farming areas.
central cities.
45
The copper industry is
bulk-gaining.
bulk-reducing.
dependent on dry climate conditions.
attracted to low-cost migrant labor.
46
Rank-size rule-if the largest city in a country has a pop of 8 million, next largest city will
have 4 million people
have 1 million people
have 7 million people
have 16 million people
47
Starting in the 1960s, many African countries' farmland was leased to foreign investors&gov'ts
under a policy of imperialism.
through decolonialization.
in a practice called neocolonialism.
using Pan-Africanism.
48
Which is NOT a centrifugal force of a state?
fragmented territorial base
Uneven development
Linguistic homogeneity
substate nationalism
49
Which is positively correlated with GDP?
Distance from Greenwich meridian
IMR
RNI
Carbon dioxide emission per capita
50
What caused the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world?
A decline in the death rate
the decline in the dependency ratio
Interregional migration
The natural increase rate
51
What country did US help create in early 20th century to facilitate oceanic commerce?
Vanezuela
Nicaragua
Costa Rice
Panama
52
Which refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?
multiplier effect
sector model
urban hierarchy
threshold ratio
53
World-wide women are paid _______ men.
equal to
unevenly when compared to
less than
more than
54
A fundamental different btw. folk and popular culture is that folk culture
sets a minority group apart from region's general population
loses its distinctive characteristics as crosses boundaries
tends to diffuse rapidly across geographic space
is adaptive to change over time
55
Cultural ecology studies the
interactions between places and space
relationships btw politics and policy
relationships between language and land use
interactions btw human societies and physical environment
56
Economic complementaries between two places tend to reflect when
each place specializes in commodities demanded by the other
the places specialize in the same commodities
only the resource bases are different
there is a maximization of scale.
57
Gullah language is a spoken language which combines English & African dialects. Gullah is a
Lingua Franca
Sino-Tibetan dialect.
Language Family
Creolized Language.
58
Weber's analysis of location seeks to
analyze postindus. economies w/predictable spatial patterns.
evaluate the impact of 1 factor of production on location.
examine industr. economies w/predictable spatial patterns.
minimize costs among multiple inputs of production.
59
What is a food desert?
Any area with commercial farming
A method for growing food in desert climate zones
The agricultural issues associated with deserts
An area that has no access to grocery stores within a mile
60
In the new global economy, an increasing # of financial decision are being made in
the informal sector
national capitals due to increasing importance of states
the fields, close to the source of agricultural production
major corporate centers like NYC, London & Tokyo
61
Which of the following is NOT a federal state?
Australia
United States
France
Mexico
62
Most Latin American cities are focused on a
central plaza
squatter settlement
skyscraper office building
zone of heavy industry
63
Which religion-country pair is NOT correct?
Iran - Shitte
Ireland - Judaism
Indonesia - Sunni
India - Hindi
64
Quaternary economic activities are those that
transform raw materials into finished products
extract natural resources from the environment
involve the collection, processing, and manipulation of info
involve the exchange of goods and the provision of services
65
The EU, UN, and Arab League are all examples of
federations
free trade zones
supranational organizations
centrifugal organizations
66
All have helped to create ghettos in North America EXCEPT
redlining by financial institutions
concentrations of public housing and social services
economic enterprise zones
blockbusting
67
In the US and Canada, what areal unit best approximates a city neighborhood in size?
a municipality
a census tract
a congressional district
a metropolitan area
68
Which country has experienced an economic boom due to tar sands being declared reserved energy?
Venezuela
Nigeria
Canada
Saudi Arabia
69
International company headquarters, significant financial functions &polarized social structure
Forward capitals
Edge Cities
Primate cities
World Cities
70
Which of these Latin America countries has a forward capital?
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Mexico
71
Which is a shatterbelt region?
South America
Siberia
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
72
Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the US?
Atlanta-Birmingham area
Los Angles-San Francisco area
Chicago-Detroit area
New York-Washington DC area
73
What had brought foreign visitors & $ to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nepal and Belize?
Offshore banking
Vacation cruising
Casino gambling
Ecotourism
74
French influence on land division in the US and Canada resulted in
metes and bounds system
a long-lot system
nucleated villages
the township and range survey system
75
Which came most recently in US retailing?
Shopping Mall
Downtown Business District
General Store & Post Office
"Big Box" Superstore
76
Which type of urban land use is common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?
Rail transportation sectors
Upper-class residential development
Residential squatter settlements
A plaza surrounded by a central business district
77
Which pair of European countries had the most African colonies in 1914?
Austria and Hungary
Britain and France
Germany and Italy
Portugal and Spain
78
The term Balkanization refers to the
fragmentation of region into smaller units
military and economic alliance of a group of countries
spread of Slavic languages
industrial growth in less-developed nations
79
Weight-losing raw materials are usually manufactured
close to consumers.
through agglomeration with similar factories
using ubiquitous raw materials.
near the raw materials sites.
80
A formal cultural region differs from other regions in that it
is one that people believe exists
has internal uniformity
applies to only linguistic and religion regions
has a node
81
Which fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating tariffs btw member states?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
United Nations (UN)
European Union (EU)
82
Which is a footloose industry that is not connected to one specific location?
winemaking
computer chip
steel
furniture
83
Indo-European, Germanic, English, Midland-Northern shows sequence of
religious groups.
a language family to dialect.
folk culture to popular culture.
urban hierarchies.
84
The sector model is highly influenced by
transition areas.
the interaction of the central city & the suburbs.
the location of the CBD.
transportation patterns.
85
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?
Pilgrims bathe in holy rivers.
It uses human and animal images in scared spaces.
It is an universalizing religion.
Religious functions mostly take place at home with family.
86
Which is NOT part of the definition of a "state"?
political sovereignty & legitimacy
common language
permanent resident population
defined boundaries
87
Cultural landscape is closest to the meaning of which of the following?
cultural econolgy
nonmaterial culture
build environment
environmental determinism
88
A manufacturing company merges w/another company that possesses forward or backward links
economies of scale
transnational corporation
agglomeration
vertical integration
89
Iceland is a
enclave.
absolute monarchy.
nation-sate.
theocracy.
90
Disputes over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean & North Pole include
multiple countries having indigenous people at North Pole
multiple countries claim right to extract natural resources
which country planted flag at North Pole first
none, it is considered international land like Antarctica