Sem. 2 review

The center place of origin of a cultural tradition is called a

Latitude is

The weakly defined political boundary regions of Antarctica and the Amazon basin are

When the CBR is higher than the CDR, the difference between the two is called the

____ describes a group of people w/ a common ethnic identity that is spread over a large area

The language family spoken by most people on Earth today is

Overgrazing, deforestation, and agricultural mismanagement are all significant causes of

The Italian language varies significantly between Milan, Rome, Naples, Palermo. These are

Balkanization may result from all the following factors EXCEPT

Nomadic herding is associated with

In a spatial context, multinational corporations tend to

The study of the interaction between human cultures and natural ecosystems is called

The National Geographic Society uses the Robinson projection for many of its maps because

Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?

The process by which one ethnic group becomes integrated into a larger culture is called

Which of the following US regions has seen the most population growth since 1945?

Which city's dense urban core became the "birthplace of the skyscraper"?

In the Pre-industrial phase of urban settlement in the US was dominated by

All choropleth maps use

Which of the following does NOT qualify as a Protestant denomination?

By 2020, most of the world's biggest cities will be located in

The demographic Transition Theory states that, as a nation develops economicaly

Break-of-bulk points are

Religious practices, language, and dietary preferences, when combined, form a

The Kurds are an example of an ethnic group that

Isolines are common on which of the following?

Mexico's maquiladoras are located within

The degree of connectedness between places is referred to as

In the gravity model of spatial interaction, population and distance

The city of San Francisco is known for which of the following?

Geographic information systems use ___ to display multiple spatial data sets

Which of the following projections places the North or South Pole at the center for the view

According to Thomas Malthus, _______ grows arithmetically, but _______ grows geometrically

The demographic accounting equation computes future population as a function of current pop.

Core-periphery exists within and among countries. In the US, economic peripheries include

A population pyramid

Which of the following is NOT an example of a frontier?

Hearth regions of early agricultural included present-day

Longitude is

The Green Revolution included which of the following?

Heaths of early Eurasian agriculture were generally located

Sources of forced migration include

In which country would you expect to find the highest rate of population growth?

NYC is divided into five ___ in order to better organize social services for millions of people

How long did it take for H-Gs to reach South America after arrival in Alaska

Cartographic scale refers to

Advanced countries like the US, may produce more pollution than less advanced countries because

Multinational corporations take advantage of geographic differences in

The greatest concentration of linguistic diversity on earth is in

Cartography is the art and science of

Von Thunen's model of rural land use is based on which of the following premises?

Mecca represents the geographical focal point of which religion?

In distance decay models, the slope of the decay function illustrates

Religious fundamentalism

Geographical research that applies only to one place or region is

In a 1995 plebiscite, the Canadian province of Quebec sought which of the following?

Swidden agriculture can have negative environmental impacts if

States with federal forms of government must also have

The three world cities that exercise the greatest degree of global economic dominance are

The demographic transition model posits that

Which of the following is an example of an edge city?

The term "transhumance" refers to

In Rostow's stages of development model, economic maturity is characterized by

In the world systems model, the core nations of the world are

Which of the following qualifies as a primate city?

Primary economic activities involve

Which of the following could qualify as a barrier to spatial diffusion?

Which religion originated in India and spread across Asia

Which of the following is true about language extinctions?

The word "geography" literally means

Primate cities are those that

The United Nations is a(n)

Which of the following does NOT represent an international organization?

One important consequence of cultural extinction is

Slash-and-burn ag. meets all of the following conditions EXCEPT