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1
The boundary between Ireland & Northern Ireland
Is physical
Is cultural
Is geometric
Is a relic
2
80% of the top 10 largest cities
Are also first tier world cities
In MDCs
In developing countries
Are in South America
3
Shared power between a central authority & local authorities is
Communism
Federalism
Devolution
Unitary
4
Boundary disputes can ocurr over
All of the Above
Placement
Resources
Function
5
Which among the following has the highest-threshold, highest-range central place function
Movie theater
Speciality medical (like Mayo Clinic)
Post office
Dunkin' Donuts
6
An industry not tied to particular location is said to be a _________ industry
Footloose
Cottage
Fordist
Brick and Mortar
7
Which pair is an incorrect match?
Upper Midwest::Lutherans
New England::Baptists
Utah::Mormonism
Northeast::Catholicism
8
Dialects differ by
Spelling
Vocabulary
All of the above
Pronounciation
9
"People control their own destinies" is a key belief of
Possibilism
Von Thunen
Thomas Malthus
Environmental Determinism
10
Less Developed Countries are characterized by
High Birth Rates
Low Rate of Natural Increase
Low Death Rates
Low Total Fertility Rates
11
When a pidgin language is passed down as a first language, it is said to be
A Creole
Homogeneous
A Dialect
A Lingua Franca
12
The Rust Belt region of the United States is a good example of
a Brain Drain
Deindustrialization
Fordism
Agglomeration
13
Implying superiority of one's own ethnic group is
Ethnocentrism
Nationalism
Isolationism
Terrorism
14
CBR is defined as
The number of live births in a single year/1000 people
The number of live births per woman
The central marketplace
The number of deaths in a single year/1000 people
15
A country that wants its citizens to have more babies
Already has a high CBR
Is pronatalist
Is antinatalist
Has a high total fertility rate
16
The largest multinational organization in the world is
NATO
the EU
the UN
NAFTA
17
World Cities
All of the above
Are strongly interconnected
Are centers of economic & political activity
Include London, Tokyo, and NYC
18
To maximize the location of a factory, one must consider
Shipping Costs
All of the above
Access to materials
Access to markets
19
"Cultural traits are formed & controlled by the environment" is a key belief of
Esther Boserup
Possibilism
Assimilation
Environmental Determinism
20
Physical Features (like mountains)
Can prevent diffusion
All of the above
Make good borders
Can contain valuable natural resources
21
Formal Regions
Are easy to define because they share a common theme
Have vague boundaries
Center around a node of interaction
Are unreliable
22
Hinduism is
The largest ethnic religion
The fastest growing religion
The smallest religion
The largest religion
23
The wealthiest citizens of Latin American cities live
In the CBD
On the outskirts of the city
In favelas
Along the sides of the central boulevard
24
Yugoslavia is an example of
Balkanization
All of the Above
Irredentism
Ethnocentrism
25
The Great Wall of China is a
Relic Boundary
Physical Boundary
Geometric boundary
Cultural boundary
26
The country with the largest population of Muslims is
Iraq
Indonesia
Iran
Saudi Arabia
27
Transferring of power from central power to regional governments is
Independence
Balkanization
Agglomeration
Devolution
28
Squatter settlements are especially common in
Megacities
Suburban areas
Edge Cities
MDCs
29
In Stage 2 of Rostow's model of economic growth
The country is dominated by primary econ. activities
The country is characterized by mass consumption
The country "prepares" for development
The country has high per capita incomes
30
Most commercial agriculture in LDCs
Involves products sold in those countries
Takes place on plantations
Involves livestock
Involves slash & burn agriculture
31
When girls have equal access to education
GDP increases
TFR decreases
All of the above
RNI decreases
32
Refugees
Are often forced migrants
Are individuals seeking safety in other countries
All of the above
Usually move because of war or famine
33
Shia (Shiite) Muslims live predominately in
Turkey
Iran
Indonesia
The US
34
Many of the developing parts of the world are experiencing
Rapid Rural to Urban migration
ZPG
Suburbanization
Counterurbanization
35
A pilgrim to the site above would identify as
Muslim
Christian
Buddhist
Hindu
36
McDonald's in India doesn't serve beef patties. This is an example of
Relocation Diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
37
Which did NOT contribute to suburbanization in America?
Gentrification
Interstate Highways
White flight
Rise of the automobile
38
The world seems to have "shrunk" because of
Space-Time Compression
Distance Decay
Counterurbanization
Urbanization
39
The center nucleus of a city is the
Rimland
Hinterland
CBD
Favela
40
All are true of EXTENSIVE agriculture except
Involve large areas of land
Wet rice production is an example
Require minimal labor input
Ranching is an example
41
Mining is a ___________ economic activity
Primary
Quaternary
Secondary
Tertiary
42
A location where shipments of goods are broken up into smaller shipments/containers
Foreign Trade Zone
Gateway city
Break in Bulk Point
Port
43
Universalizing religions
All of the above
Claim global application
Include Christianity & Islam
Actively seek converts
44
(# of people <15 + # of people > 64) / # of the people 15-64 is defined as
carrying capacity
Dependency ratio
Age-Sex pyramid
Natural increase rate
45
Which of the following groups is LEAST likely to contribute to gentrification?
SINKs
DINKs
Yuppies
Inner-city minorities
46
A group of people who share a common culture is called
A nation
A state
A society
A race
47
A strong national leader would be a
Centripetal force
centrifugal force
48
Palestinians, Kurds, and Native Americans are
Religious groups
stateless nations
nation-states
States
49
There is no agricultural hearth in
South America
Asia
Europe
Africa
50
Ecotourism
All of the above
Is environmentally sustainable
Is a popular way to promote economic development
Is based on the natural landscape of an area
51
_______________ regions are hard to define because they are usually people's "mental maps"
Formal
Administrative
Vernacular
Functional
52
Almost 50% of the world's people speak a language in this language family
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
Sino-Tibetan
Afro-Asiatic
53
A country that cannot sustain anymore people without critically straining its resources has
Reached CDR
A high NIR
reached carrying capacity
Reached CBR
54
Vatican City is a(n)
Enclave
All of the above
State
Micro-State
55
In Von Thunen's model, ____________________ is closest to the central market
Grains
Dairy & Market Gardens
Ranching/Livestock
Forests (Lumber)
56
Sub-state nationalism or ethnic pride can be a centrifugal force
True
False
57
The laws determined by UNCLOS govern
Colonial territories
The oceans
Antarctica
Space
58
The physical characteristics of a location are its
Latitude Coordinates
Situational Features
Longitude Coordinates
Site Features
59
Infant Mortality is
Higher in MDCs
Lower in LDCs
Higher in LDCS
The same in LDCs and MDCs
60
NAFTA is a ________________ supranational organization
Military
Political
Cultural
Economic
61
Hebrew, Welsh, and Gaelic are
Extinct Languages
Lingua Francas
Revived Languages
Official Languages
62
Infectious diseases are usually spread by
Hierarchical diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Relocation diffusion
63
"The South" is
A formal region
A perceptual region
A functional region
Clearly definable
64
The most common reason why people move
Economics
Weather
War
Famine
65
Afghanistan is
Prorupt
Elongated
Compact
Perforated
66
Chile is
Elongated
Compact
Prorupted
Perforated
67
Which is not one of the 4 Asian Tigers (Dragons)
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Japan
South Korea
68
Semi-Periphery countries would include all of the following EXCEPT
Chile
United States
India
Brazil
69
Swahili is a(n)
Lingua Franca
Indo-European language
Extinct Language
Pidgin
70
Agglomeration of US industries can be found in
All of the Above
New York City
Hollywood/LA
Silicon Valley
71
Ethnic conflicts are
centrifugal forces
Centripetal forces
72
The Green Revolution is synonymous with
The 2nd Ag. Revolution
Environmental Determinism
The First Ag. Revolution
The 3rd Ag. Revolution
73
Which of the Following is not a BRICS country?
Canada
Brazil
Russia
India
74
This language BRANCH contains English
Slavic
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Germanic
75
Which is not a major branch of Christianity?
Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism