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This quiz is to help review Unit 2 Population geography and Unit 3 Cultural geography.
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1
When did the United States experience record numbers of immigrants?
Mid 20th century
A and B only
Late 19th century
Early 20th century
2
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
War or famine in the migrant's country of origin
Religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination
Political persecution in a migrant's homeland
3
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
vocabulary
spelling
all of the above
pronunciation
4
Roman Catholics in the United States are largely concentrated in
All of the above
West Coast
Southwestern
Northeastern USA
5
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Gulf Coast
The Bible Belt
The Rocky Mountain Region
The South
6
1 of the most obvious ways 4 a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area
make sure business leaders join the chamber of Commerce
is to make sure business signs are written in their language
it to make sure that their children go to public schools
it to take out loans from bankers
7
Which country would be a good example of a theocracy?
Japan
India
Iran
Iraq
8
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
Log cabins in Appalachia
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
Amish communities in Pennsylvania
All of the above
9
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from Washington D.C. to Boston
from San Diego to San Francisco
from Miami to Jacksonville
from Toronto to Montreal
10
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
11
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Hebrew
Latin
Swahili
Greek
12
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
Pyramid D
Pyramid C
Pyramid E
Pyramid A
13
Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?
All of the above
Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec
Southwest U.S.-Northern Mexico
Poland
14
Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is
true
?
Areas of the world have actively resisted Western culture
Many foreign cultures have adoped Western traits.
All of these are true
Backlash against Western culture has resulted in violence
15
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?
Both religions believe in judgement day & rewards in heaven
Both religions believe in a rigid class system
Both religions believe in magic and divination.
Both religions believe in ahimsa, principle of non-violence
16
According to Thomas Malthus, natural checks on a population include all of the following except
agricultural advancements
famine
war
disease
17
Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include
in order to be literate, a person memorizes 1,000s symbols
each symbol corresponds with the pronunciation of the word
each dialect has its own symbols for writing
many symbols no longer have meaning
18
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
B and C only
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born.
Universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions
19
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following
except
globalization
urban population
quickly changing attributes
homogeneous population
20
The largest source of international immigrants to the United States is from
India
Mexico
Canada
China
21
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
Los Angeles and Detroit
New York and Los Angeles
New York and Miami
New York and Chicago
22
A person's activity space includes
seasonal migration patterns
areas in which he or she feels comfortable
places where important activities take place
geographic movement on a daily basis
23
Which of the following is an example of an intervening opportunity?
The Sahara Desert separating North Africa from West Africa
Taking a high paying job on the way to somewhere else
All of above
the wall separating the West Bank from Israel
24
In developed countries, guest worker programs
often have negative consequences to a country's birth rate
are used because native workers cost too much to hire
recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor
encourage the diversification of culture in a country
25
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Niger-Congo
Germanic
Indo-European
Japanese
26
Problems with multi-lingual states include
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
All of the above
place names are identified differently in different language
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
27
Presently, most population growth in the world is occuring
in Western countries
in Africa
in MDCs
in LDCs
28
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
Brazil
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
29
Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacles?
The wall separating the West Bank from Israel
The Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula
Laws requiring immigrants to obtain
All of these are
30
Into which stage of the demographic transition would Brazil & Mexico fit?
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 3
Stage 2
31
Which of the following is an effect of chain migration on the area of destination?
Urban slums
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods
Culture clusters
Urban ethnic enclaves
32
Culture is spread
trans-national corporations
migrants
war and occupation
all of the above
33
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
Spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the U. S.
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
34
The highest crude birth rate (CBR) in the world are found in
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
Middle East
35
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
Largest # is in S.W. Asia and E. Africa
Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in the Middle East and North Africa
equally divided between Middle East, S. Asia, & S.E. Asia
36
Which of Ravenstein's Laws of Migration best reflects the Gravity Model?
Most long distance migrants move to large cities.
Most migrants move short distances.
Most migrants are male.
All of the above
37
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population.
Rural areas
Non-industrial areas
Areas away from coasts
Urban areas
38
The best example of cultural integration in the United States is
the Mormon culture region
the Amish country in Pennsylvania
the upland South
the Pacific Northwest
39
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
concept of lingua franca
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
work of French Catholic missionaries
40
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
Arabic
French
Spanish
English
41
Problems associated with fast population growth in cities include
an increase in air and water pollution
an increase in traffic congestion
All of the above
the loss of productive farmland near cities
42
An example of an anti-natalist population program is
Singapore's Population and Family Planning board
All of the above
India's sterilization programs
China's One child policy
43
American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages?
All of the above
French
Native American
Spanish
44
Which area's population pattern is the most dispersed?
Area A
Area B
Area D
Area C
45
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
A stable government in the migrant's country of origin.
Lack of employment in a migrant's city of residence.
A stable government in the migrant's chosen destination.
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination.
46
Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
religions are key to understanding the role of women
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
47
Which of the following factors does
not
affect a person's life expectancy?
Education
Parents' age at the time of the person's birth
Socio-economic status
Gender/sex
48
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways
except
places of worship
commercial districts
shrines
burial grounds
49
All of the following are examples of a "Brain Drain"
except
Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro
Russian scientists after the fall of the Soviet Union
migration of Mexican farmers to the United States
German aerospace experts following World War II
50
Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?
Himalayan mountain zone above 20,000 feet
Mid-latitude deserts of Africa
Polar ice caps
the banks along the lower Nile river
