a region from which a phenomenon originates.

Pop music differs from folk music in that it:

incorporates hi-tech equipment& is meant for large audiences

The main obstacle to people participating in pop culture is:

not having the money to purchase the item(s)

Folk music lyrics are typically about:

stories, life cycle events, the environment

According to Rubenstein, landscapes dominated by folk cultures…

change relatively little over time.

Perceptual or vernacular regions

reflect personal or popular impressions of territory

As names on the language tree get more specific/the correct order, largest to smallest:

families, groups, languages, dialects

Due to lack of proper documentation and/or fear,homeless people,ethnic minorities&non-citizens:

often do not participate in the census

All of the following are examples of government population control measures in India except:

government sanctioned infanticide

The Four Noble Truths, central to Buddhism, include all of the follow except:

Nirvana can be reached by giving money to a church

The Industrial Revolution advanced pop culture because:

items could be mass produced quickly

What is true about distance decay? Space-time compression has

greatly reduced the effect of distance decay today

Rubenstein states that the loss of folk cultures is dangerous because it...

reduces diversity & intellectual stimulation.

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1
Shiva, Krishna, Rama & Vishnu are important deities in which religion?
Mormonism
Islam
Hinduism
Animism
2
Laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
quotas
legal immigration
policies
3
Folk cultures are typically more _______________ than pop cultures.
globalized
connected
affluent
isolated
4
A hearth is
area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends.
modification of culture as a result of contact with another
a region from which a phenomenon originates.
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
5
Traditionally practiced by small homogeneous, isolated, rural group:
Pop Culture
Popular Culture
Extinct Culture
Folk Culture
6
Pop music differs from folk music in that it:
is meant to be performed only at family events
is meant to be shared only with small groups of people
is only meant to be performed during festivals
incorporates hi-tech equipment& is meant for large audiences
7
The art and science of making maps is
cardemography
geomorphology
topography
cartography
8
A Jew would typically worship in a
Church
Mosque
Temple
Synagogue
9
Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis:
transhumance
mobility
migration
circulation
10
Which of the regions listed is most sparsely populated?
Southwest Asia
Western Europe
North America
East Asia
11
The main obstacle to people participating in pop culture is:
discrimination
not having the money to purchase the item(s)
a rejection of pop culture
physical factors such as oceans, mountains
12
Which is the Holy text for Muslims?
Pentateuch
The Vedas
Quran
Torah
13
Historic diffusion of HIV/AIDS in the United States is an example of which type of diffusion?
Contagious
Hierarchical
Relocation
Stimulus
14
Which words are best associated with pop culture?
unknown hearth, relocation diffusion
isolated, traditional, insular
rapid, global, connected
homogeneous, conservative
15
In this figure, which two boxes have the highest concentration of dots?
A, C
C, D
A, B
B, D
16
In the United States, Hispanics are largely distributed through the:
East Coast
Northeast
Midwest
Southwest
17
Long-standing violence between ________ & ________ exists in India.
Hindus & Muslims
Christians & Muslims
Catholics & Protestants
Sunnis & Shiites
18
Asian Americans are largely distributed throughout:
The North
The South
The East Coast
The West Coast
19
More than __% of the people in sub-Saharan Africa speak the languages of Niger-Congo.
98
85
74
95
20
Folk music lyrics are typically about:
war, famine, disease
stories, life cycle events, the environment
political events and love
incorporating advance tech equipment into music
21
According to Rubenstein, landscapes dominated by folk cultures…
change relatively little over time.
change significantly over time.
develop significant infrastructure/build environments.
are highly connected to other locations.
22
The widely used Mercator map projection is most properly used for
navigation
comparing size of areas
displaying true shapes of land masses
calculating true distances between points
23
The most numerous ethnicity in Pakistan is ____________
Punjabi
Pakistani
Sunni
Hindi
24
_______ are symbols that represent words, or meaningful parts of words rather than sound.
Logograms
Isogloss
Ebonics
Denglisih
25
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is
USGS
GPS
GIS
Remote Sensing
26
In feudal Europe, _____ were forced to remain on certain land to work.
Serfs
Slaves
Peasants
Aristocrats
27
According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was
Thales of Miletus
Aristotle
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
28
The trunks of the language trees represent language:
dialects
Branches
families
languages
29
Perceptual or vernacular regions
reflect personal or popular impressions of territory
have meaning only in physical geography,
are perceived through the application of defined criteria.
boundaries of clearly visible, physical or cultural change.
30
What is the most used language in the world?
Arabic
Spanish
Mandarin
English
31
Contribution of a location's unique physical characteristics to the way food tastes:
terroir
taboo
site
flavor
32
The world's largest country in terms of land area is:
Brazil
Russia
China
Australia
33
A country's unique population structure (age/gender) displayed on a bar graph:
population pyramid
dependency ratio
Gender Inequality Index
DTM
34
As names on the language tree get more specific/the correct order, largest to smallest:
groups, families, languages
languages, groups, families
superfamilies, languages, groups, families
families, groups, languages, dialects
35
Diffused primarily through expansion diffusion:
Popular Culture
Folk Culture
36
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite is
Remote Sensing
GIS
GPS
USGS
37
London has become a world city because of its proximity to ports and other places, or its
Sovereignty
Distance decay
Situation
Site
38
Due to lack of proper documentation and/or fear,homeless people,ethnic minorities&non-citizens:
are deported
are naturalized as U.S. citizens
often do not participate in the census
pay higher taxes than other groups
39
Rosh Hashanah (new year) & Yom Kippur (day of atonement) are observed by
Hindus
Muslims
Christians
Jews
40
All of the following are examples of government population control measures in India except:
legalizing abortion
distributing free birth control
government sanctioned infanticide
sterilization programs funded by taxes
41
The world's most populous country today is:
China
Russia
America
India
42
Belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists:
Agnosticism
Athiesm
Animism
Cosmogony
43
The Four Noble Truths, central to Buddhism, include all of the follow except:
all life is suffering & suffering comes in many forms
Nirvana can be reached by giving money to a church
suffering can end when wanting things ends
the root of all suffering/evil is desire
44
Indo-European is an example of a:
language group
dialect
language
language family
45
cost of supporting elderly will likely decrease in future
Western Europe
North America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
46
Repetitive act performed by an individual, rather than a group:
tradition
idiosyncrasy
custom
habit
47
The Industrial Revolution advanced pop culture because:
items could be mass produced quickly
working conditions in factories were poor
people had a surplus of food for the first time
plants & animals were domesticated
48
Most of Mexico's intraregional migration is
away from Mexico City
to the United States
to Mexico City
to Central American countries
49
Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area & affects high proportion of the population:
contagious diffusion
Globalized disease
Epidemic
Pandemic
50
What is true about distance decay? Space-time compression has
provided for equal access to technology across the planet
largely been unchanged since the mid 1600’s
not impacted the effect of distance decay in modern world
greatly reduced the effect of distance decay today
51
Rubenstein states that the loss of folk cultures is dangerous because it...
folk cultures are superior/preferable to pop culture.
reduces diversity & intellectual stimulation.
reduces likelihood of global conflict.
increases likelihood of global conflict.
52
Every map projection has some degree of distortion because
A grid system is 3d but the earth is 2d.
3d cant be represented on a 2d without distorting curvature
A sphere is a developable surface.
parallels and meridians never cross at right angles
53
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents
economic and cultural globalization.
the relocation diffusion of restaurants.
unique taste in nearly every location.
economic proliferation.
54
An ethnic group is
a group of people who have loyalty to the same government
a group of people with a shared religious tradition
a group of people with the same skin color
a group of people who share a culture
55
China adopted its One Child Policy in:
1980
1990
1950
2010
56
Belief that objects, or natural events, have discrete spirit and conscious life..
Fundamentalism
Animism
Agnosticism
Atheism
57
What is the most widely used language family?
Afro-Asiatic
Austronesian
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
58
Pop culture is the result of:
relocation diffusion
the Green Revolution
technological advance & increased leisure time
site & situation
59
Spoken by 2% of world's population, Austro-Asiatic is based in _________
Southeast Asia
Northwest Asia
Southwest Asia
Northeast Asia
60
What is a pidgin language?
an extinct language
a mixture of languages
an endangered language
a simplified version of a language
61
This historic figure is credited with the formation of Protestantism:
Moses
Siddhartha Gautama
Martin Luther
Ali
62
__________ culture often has anonymous hearths:
folk culture
popular culture
63
Process by which property in certain neighborhoods is sold at low price due to racial prejudice
Blockbusting
Gerrymandering
Apartheid
nationalism
64
Identity with group of people with a shared biological trait:
Nationality
culture
ethnicity
Race
65
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.
Taboo
Habit
Faux pas
Terroir
66
Most global pop culture in 2015 originates in:
South America & Australia
Europe & East Asia
Africa & Southwest Asia
Europe & North America
67
The ratio of the number of farmers working the arable land in a country/area:
agricultural density
Ecumene
arithmetic density
physiological density
68
Martial traits, customary beliefs and social forms:
Habit
Culture
Tradition
Taboo
69
A journey to a place that is considered sacred for religious purposes.
Pilgrimage
Missionary
Migration
Jerusalem
70
The % a population grows in one year's time is known as
CBR
NIR
CDR
TFR
71
Infant mortality rate refers to:
# of mothers who die each year as a result of childbirth
deaths of children each year in a country
# of deaths per 1000 live births per year resulting in death
# deaths per year in a country
72
Diffused primarily through relocation diffusion:
Popular Culture
Folk Culture
73
The fact that most Egyptians live along the Nile River is an example of:
counterurbanization
impact of site factors on human settlement
how much people prefer living in urban areas
step migration
74
Religious wars in Northern Ireland have been between:
Christians and Muslims
Protestants and Catholics
Sunni and Shiite
Hindus and Muslims
75
If a country's population pyramid has a thick base and skinny top, what can you infer?
birth rates are high
cost of supporting elderly will likely decrease in future
infant mortality rate is high
birth rates are low
76
The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because
same state laws apply everywhere in the region.
only one language is spoken in most of the region.
transportation systems converge in the major highways
climate is the same everywhere in the region
77
Indo-European (tree trunk) is a:
Language Family
Language Group
Dialect
Language
78
A center for/of innovation:
Situation
Pilgrimage
Hearth
Site
79
The portion of the Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settled is called the:
equatorial region
ecumene
primate city
population cluster
80
The elements common to all spatial distributions are
site, situation, and localization.
density, dispersion, and pattern.
accessibility, connectivity, and pattern.
concentration, dissonance, and connectivity.
81
Generally speaking, human populations tend to locate near:
Water
Mountains
Polar Regions
Deserts
82
All of the following are asked of Muslims (if possible) except:
pilgrimage to Mecca during life time (Hajj)
fasting during month of Ramadan (Sawm)
to be cremated after death
giving to charity to help those in need (Zakat)
83
Pop cultures diffuses ______ with little regard for ______:
widely; physical barriers
short distances; distance decay
84
China's One Child Policy is an example of:
dependency ratio
pro-natalist policy
anti-natalist policy
immigration restriction
85
The PKK is a violent wing of which stateless nation?
The Basque
The Quebecois
The Kurds
The Palestinians
86
Long-distance, international migrants tend to:
become entrepreneurs in rural areas
head for major centers of economic activity
move abroad to study and then return home
engage in tertiary sector labor/employment
87
Which historic event contributed greatly to the diffusion of American pop music?
WW1 television broadcasts of American TV shows
the Vietnam War
internet distribution of US fashion magazines in WW2
WW2 radio broadcasts of American music
88
True or False: In the Hindu tradition, one can work one's way out of one's caste.
True
False
89
Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape?
where human activity has modified the natural environment.
untouched by human activity; mountains, rivers, and plants.
that has been completely modified, like a city center.
set aside for preservation, like a Civil War battlefield.
90
Argued that the world's rate of population increase was outstripping available food supply.
Christaller
Rubenstein
Hoyt
Malthus
91
Migration of people to a location because relatives or members of same culture migrated there:
chain migration
voluntary migration
pull factor
step migration
92
Individual languages are displayed as:
Leaves
Branches
Trunks
Roots
93
Diffusion of HIV/AIDS prevention/treatments in the US is an example of which type of diffusion?
Hierarchical
Contagious
Stimulus
Relocation
94
A Muslim typically worships in a...
Temple
Chruch
Synagogue
Mosque
95
Process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one:
nationalism
Genocide
ethnic cleansing
Racism
96
The Hutu & Tutsi ethnic groups are concentrated in:
Rwanda
Botswana
Ethiopia
Ghana
97
An example of a formal region is
The city limits of El Paso.
the trade area of between El Paso and Juarez.
25 square kilometers.
Dixie
98
Korean is written not with logograms, but with a system known as hankul.
True
False
99
Laws (no longer in effect) in South Africa, physically/geographically separated different races
Gerrymandering
Apartheid
Balkanization
Jim Crow
100
Found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite some difference:
taboos
globalization
popular culture
folk culture
101
The largest ethnic group in Iran is...
Persian
Baluchi
Kurdish
Azeri
102
Emigration is _____ a location; immigration is ______ a location.
from; to
to; from
103
A combination of German and English:
Ebonics
Spanglish
Denglish
Franglais
104
What is the major language of the Afro-Asiatic family?
Berber
Somali
Arabic
Hebrew
105
Belief that God does not exist
Agnosticism
Animism
Atheism
Fundamentalism
106
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee:
emigrant
asylum seeker
immigrant
guest worker
107
Which of the following is a sacred & symbolic site for Jews?
The Ganges River, flowing through Delhi (India)
The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem (Israel)
The Kaaba, in Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
The Vatican in Rome (Italy)
108
Which region of the world has the highest life expectancy?
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
North America
Sub-Saharan Africa
109
All type of movement between location:
Intraregional migration
interregional migration
Mobility
Transhumance
110
How many languages are actively used in Indonesia?
558
832
722
802
111
German, Arabic, Malay, Czech, Russian, Portuguese, Bengali, Hindi, Javanese, French, Spanish:
Language Families
Languages
Dialects
Language Groups
112
One population problem created by China's One Child Policy has been:
China has too many young people now
China has too many men, too few women (cultural gender bias)
China has a huge dependency ratio problem now
none of the above
113
The location of a place described by its local physical characteristics is called its
relative position
normative locale
situation
site
114
Visible elements that a group possesses & leaves behind for future generations:
values
beliefs
Morals
material culture
115
Branch of medical science concerned with diseases in human populations:
Demography
geopolitics
Epidemiology
biology
116
Crude birth rate (CBR) is the:
total # of live births in a year for every 1000 people alive
average # babies born per female
% by which a population grows in a year
total # of deaths in a year for every 1000 people alive
117
Mass killing of a group of people in attempt to eliminate that group from existence:
Blockbusting
Genocide
ethnic cleansing
apartheid
118
In a region, the number of people supported by a unit area of arable land:
physiological density
arithmetic density
Ecumene
agricultural density
119
The class or distinct hereditary order which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law
Sect
Denomination
Caste
Branch
120
Belief in only one deity.
Polytheism
Universalizing religion
Monotheism
Ethnic Religion
121
The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration:
Circulation
total migration
net migration
migration ratio
122
Ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia pushed many _____ to the US Midwest as refugees.
Serbians
Bosnians
Yugoslavians
Montenegrans
123
Mecca & Medina are holy sites for many...
Jains
Jews
Sikhs
Muslims
124
What is a creole language?
a simplified version of a language
an endangered language
a mixture of languages
an extinct language
125
The terms Chicano/Chicano refer to:
Americans of Mexican descent
Americans of Spanish Decent
Mexican Citizens
Americans with indigenous heritage
126
Mandarin Chinese, English, German, Indonesian, and Romanian are all:
Language Families
Languages
Dialects
Language Groups
127
Which of the following countries is most densely populated?
Yemen
Canada
Venezuela
India
128
The most common immigrants to the US today come from:
Europe
India & Southern Europe
Africa
Latin America & Asia
129
Which two are examples of “social forms”?
language & religion
houses & clothing
beliefs & values
ethnicity & political institutions
130
Density and dispersion are different in that...
density is the number, dispersion describes their proximity
dispersion reports the mobility, density reports permanence
dispersion is only for functional, density only for formal
density is a perceived , dispersion is the mathematical
131
Protestants are clustered in...
East Asia & South Asia
North America & Northwestern Europe
Southeastern Europe & the Middle East
Central America & South America
132
The US is the world's ________ most populous country.
Fourth
First
Second
Third
133
The racial segregation laws in the US South were known as:
Apartheid
Slavery
Great Migration
Jim Crow
134
Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
135
The roots of the tree, underground, represent:
language families
language superfamilies from prehistory (not recorded)
language branches
dialects
136
Identifies a group of people that share traits due to culture & heredity:
Ethnicity
Nationality
Race
Gender
137
The Holocaust during World War 2 was an example of...
ethnic cleansing
nationalism
genocide
Balkanization
138
A religion that does not have a central authority, but shares ideas and cooperates informally.
Monotheism
Fundamentalism
Autonomous Religion
Cosmogony
139
Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality:
race
Culture
ethnicity
nationalism
140
True/False: According to Rubenstein, pop culture harms the natural environment more than folk
True
False

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