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Which is NOT true of Hinduism?
Growth as a percentage of the total population -
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Growth as a percentage of the total population -
exponential growth
perpendicular growth
linear growth
parallel growth
2
Which is NOT true of Hinduism?
It is an ethnic religion.
It is a syncretic religion.
It began in India.
It involves belief in reincarnation.
3
Shows true direction and examines the Earth from one point, usually a pole or polar projection-
conic projection
cylindrical projection
planar projection
oval projection
4
English is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native lang are different. It is
a Creole language
a Pidgin language
a dialect
a lingua franca
5
In the multiple nuclei model, a city is lacking a CBD if -
industry scattered throughout main city's edge cities
similar industries in one business park
different industries in one business park
different industries located throughout the city
6
What country is number 14?
Jordan
Kuwait
Qatar
Oman
7
Chinese explorers (Zheng He) -
all of the above
burned their ships and quit exploration
developed gunpowder
had an advanced system of writing
8
The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit -
apartheid
balkanization
buffer state
annexation
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Land, labor and capital are characteristics of?
Site
Industry
Situation
Location
10
Simplified language between linguistically heterogenous groups for basic communication is -
Pidgin
Creole
Dialect
Lingua franca
11
According to Wallerstein's economic theory, Mexico is a country of the -
core
semi-periphery
periphery
newly industrialized country
12
What was the first society to introduce geography as a subject?
Jews
British
Greeks
Romans
13
Redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the political party in power -
national iconography
reapportionment
gerrymandering
geopolitics
14
Idea that if one land in a region came under the influence of Communism, then more would follow
domino effect
westward expansion
devolution
Monroe Doctrine
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Humans aren't a product of environment but possess skills to modify their env. to fit needs -
possiblist
environmental alteration
opportunist
environmental determinism
16
An Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit -
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Nunavut
Quebec
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Equal-area projection -
Distorts area but keeps shapes intact
Keep size or amount of area intact but distorts the shapes
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19th century belief that the US was destined to expand across the North American continent -
sovereignty
law of the sea
manifest destiny
southern expansion
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In the US it has been demonstrated that a sudden influx of wealth into an urban ghetto leads to
Further segregation and the persistence of the ghetto
ghetto's transformation into a commuter zone
drop in number of women owned businesses in the ghetto
desegregation and economic development within the ghetto
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When high wage jobs increase in the suburbs, the number of low wage jobs is likely to rise -
in the suburbs
in rural areas
in the central city
in neither the suburbs nor the city
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Restriction on use of land so that value and enjoyment of surrounding area will be preserved -
land laws
restrictive covenant
block busting
zoning
22
Which is NOT one of Rostow's stages of development in the international trade approach?
Takeoff
The point of diminishing returns
The age of mass consumption
The preconditions for takeoff
23
What invention was important for the creation of factories?
The windmill
The watermill
The assembly line
The steam engine
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Von Thunen's model was built on the idea that -
All farmers in the area are involved in subsistence farming.
In the village system, all farming is commercial farming.
Distance from farm to market influences what is grown.
Climate of area influences what is grown.
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The largest branch of Islam, to which as many as 80% of all Muslims belong, is called -
Shia
Berber
Sunni
Meccan
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What country is number 18?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Turkmenistan
Iran
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Controls what type of buildings and functions occur where -
restrictive covenants
zoning
land laws
gentrification
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Saving resources for future generations to live at same or higher standard of living than today
recyclable energy resources
climate change reform
sustainability
environmental safety
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Boundaries that mark breaks in the human landscape based on differences in ethnicity -
geometric boundary
ethnographic boundary
cultural boundary
physical boundary
30
Realtors encouraging people to buy in neighborhoods where their ethnicity is most prevalent -
block busting
gentrification
racial steering
redlining
31
The three major religions with the largest number of adherents world wide are -
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Hinduism
Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
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Which of the following is an Asian Dragon?
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Beijing
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Developed by Ian Bremmer. Places countries on a scale based on their openness and stability -
linear curve
proportional curve
j-curve
exponential curve
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Suburban sprawl is an example of -
globalization
urban development
economic development
industrialization
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Which area is not one of the 5 main areas of population density?
Southeast Asia
South Asia
East Asia
Sub Saharan Africa
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Suggested that the world's population was growing faster than the rate of food production -
Normal Borlaug
Chauncey Harris
Thomas Malthus
Jennifer Olmeda
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Dowry -
women's family pays men's family for the right to marry son
status of men vs women
the right to vote
gap between men and women's pay
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Which is an example of agribusiness?
Selling handwoven fruit baskets.
Processing corn crops into canned corn.
Cutting wood for shelter.
Making clothes from cotton.
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The lifestyle of a culture, often handed down orally, is known as -
material culture
folk culture
nonmaterial culture
popular culture
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What country is number 10?
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Ecuador
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6 ESSENTIAL ELEMENT: All places are linked by some factors that assist in defining a place -
physical systems
places and regions
the spatial world
human systems
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What country is number 32?
Hungary
Croatia
Slovakia
Austria
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The largest brach of Christianity is -
Baptist
Roman Catholic
Lutheran
Protestant
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Which of the following is an example of a misuse of maps?
Bolder colors issues to countries to show power
all of the above
Size of countries can be skewed to indicate power
Maps used to fuel propaganda
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Links places together using any parameter the geographer chooses -
location
spatial interaction/movement
region
place
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Residents of large cities band together to address concerns through political demonstrations -
grassroots organization
neighborhood block club
ad hoc committee
civic association
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What country is number 30?
Chad
Libya
Niger
Sudan
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The second agricultural revolution occurred at the same time as -
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Green Revolution
American Civil War
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What country is number 11?
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Zambia
Malawi
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Which is NOT included when considering a country's Gender Empowerment Measure?
Female literacy rate
Percentage of women in administrative positions.
Per capita female income relative to men.
Percentage of professional jobs held by women.
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Political barrier that isolated the people of Eastern Europe after WWII -
Berlin Wall
Iron Lady
Iron Curtain
Great Wall
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In a futuristic version of sector model, low income pop. would be most likely to live close to
pedestrian walkways
high-speed rail lines
wind farms
industrial canals
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A country in which the majority of the population are Shiite Muslims?
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Indonesia
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In a socialist economy, the state controls prices of essentials to make sure -
every person can obtain employment.
that no corporation becomes too wealthy.
that all taxes owed to the state are paid.
that all citizens can afford their basic needs.
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Segregation of blacks in SouthAfrica from 1948-1994 White minority in power over black majority
Ethnic conflict
Annexation
Ethnic cleansing
Apartheid
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Ability of land to sustain a certain number of people is -
living capacity
living density
physiological capacity
carrying capacity
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A factory processing raw cotton into fabric falls into which economic category?
Quaternary
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
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Which is not a reason for population increase?
quality and quantity of food
medical advances
ethnic and religious issues
implementation of birth control
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A cab company wants to buy a car. Car at dealer A: $20k. Same car at dealer B: $18k. This is -
fixed costs
variable costs
substitution principle
price efficiency
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The number of people supported by a unit of land suitable for agriculture is called -
Potential density
Agricultural density
Physiological density
Population density
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How linked a place is to the outside world -
region
spatial interaction/movement
location
human environment interaction
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In the US, the largest concentration of Amish are found in -
Utah, Arizona, and Nevada
Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia
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Demographic transition model: Stage 1:
tertiary societies
industrial societies
hunting and gathering societies
agricultural societies
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Deglomeration occurs when a location -
experience a natural disaster.
is over saturated with businesses that are too similar.
becomes too expensive because of tax rates.
experiences a rapid loss of industry
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Relationship of the size of the map to the amount of area it represents on the planet -
locational theory
proportion
scale
map theory
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SEZs are most common in which country?
Philippines
Mexico
China
Japan
67
According to Wallerstein's economic theory, Canada is a country of the -
periphery
core
semi-periphery
more developed country
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Which country was the site of conflict between Catholic + Protestant groups in the 20th century
Canada
Scotland
Switzerland
Ireland
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China leads NICs in terms of demographic transition mostly due to -
the one child policy.
low labor costs.
advanced infrastructure.
rapid urbanization.
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The value of a country's total output of goods and services in a year is their -
GEM
GDP
HDI
GDI
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Gentrification is -
govt funded housing of lower income individuals
middle class invasion of lower income neighborhoods
voluntary segregation
improving of lower class neighborhoods to benefit residents
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Wheat is planted in a field one year but the following year, corn is planted. This is -
shifting cultivation
commercial farming
crop rotation
slash and burn agriculture
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Demographic transition model - Country can only go back to previous stage due to -
zero growth
immigration
migration
nuclear war/horrific calamity
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The seasonal movement of livestock from highland to lowland area is called?
Transhumance
Pastoral Nomadism
Topography
Erosion
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Political term referring to the breakup of a region/country into smaller regions/countries
annexation
balkanization
devolution
decolonization
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Term that refers to a country that is
"independent",
but under control of another country
stateless nation
satellite state
territorial disputes
city state