human geo final

Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media

One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it

Countries with aging populations stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical + retirement costs by

During the first decades of the twentieth century, African American families in the US migrated primarily to

This type of state is a long (often narrow) section of land, it has diverse types of climates/resources and people.

Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice (cattle herding) as

Periodic form of movement that involves a system where livestock and their keepers adjust their location seasonally

Anabaptist groups have tried to restrict contact with the outside world by

Gov. efforts to discourage native practice/languages in the US and Canada were attempts to _____________ native groups.

Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments?

A developed country that has reached a stage where the population is most stable will develop a population pyramid that

People who have a well rounded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, etc. is officially a

Most nomadic movement takes place according to travel patterns that are

Which of the identified types of movement creates your activity space

which of the following is not generally a characteristic of a eugenic religion

A vectored infectious disease is

Participation in the United Nations serves the useful purpose of commiting states to ___________

The statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called

Supranationalism referrers to efforts by _ or more states to forge associations for common advantage/pursuit goals.

Births and _________ add to the population growth of a particular country

The spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas is called:

Replacement level, # of births needed to keep a population at a stable level requires a total fertility of

The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

Globalized pop culture can be picked up/reproduced by people in the context of their local culture. This is called:

The boundary between the US and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a

The degree of direct linkage between 1 particular location and other locations in a transport network is referred to as:

Population policies which favor the promotion of birth control among certain groups (ethnic/religious) groups are

According to Gillian Rose identity is

A culture's assumption about the differences between men/Women, their character, and roles of labor are referred to as

Geographer Carl O. Sauer is most closely connected with

A good example of a functional region would be

The beleif that inanimate objects (eg. trees, mountains, boulders) contain spirits is

The teaches of Lao-Tsu form the tenants of

Among the challenges to the state in the twenty-fist centary are all the following except

Relph:term that captures the quality of the American landscape which is associated with the spread of popular culture is

Almost everywhere on Earth, Total Fertility Rates (TFRs) are

Which geographical theme would involve the impact of the drainage of part of the Florida Everglades?

The greater the distance it is from the hearth the less likely an innovation will be adopted. This is referred to as:

Kurdistan ________

Geometric boundaries, unrelated to the cultural/physical landscape were made useful of by the colonial powers in

Trends in pop culture come from large global centers (New York) through progressively smaller cities is an example of

T. Malthus wrote an essay where he claimed that while population increased at a geometric rate, subsistence only grew at

The number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land is the _____

_ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogenous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits.

Geographer David Harvey referrers to the increasing speed by which innovation in popular culture diffuse as

Most of the one billion malnourished people in the world

The set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening interdependence are:

The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:

Buddhism has its source in

A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called an

Which of the following is not one of Ernst Ravenstein's law of migration

__________________ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion

The branch of geography that focuses upon natural landforms, climates, soils, and vegetation of the Earth is

The region with the most densly clustered population in North America is _________

Europe exported its concepts of state, sovereignty, and the nation-stae idea to much of the rest of the world through

Promotion of the addition of wealth through colonization and the protection of industries during Europes rebirth was:

Latin octo (eight) became Italian otto, Spanish ocho, and French huit. This is an example of __ in a language family.

A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of

The lack of diffusion of alcoholic beverages to Islamic regions illustrates the affect of

The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Lindsborg, Kansas is an example of

Urban local cultures (such as China Town in San Francisco and the International District in Seattle) are examples of

The movement of power from the central government is referred to as

Low population growth resulting from high CBR is characteristics of stage ______ of the demographic transition

The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your

What model states that spatial interaction between places is related to population size not the distance between them

Adjustments of the # of reps in the US House of Representatives to reflect shifts in population patterns is known as

During the Cold War, President Raegan coined the term "Evil Empire" for the Soviet Union. Example of teachings from___

All of the following are Latin-based romance languages except

Hagerstand ephasized the role of _________ and distance in diffusion

Puerto Ricans moved into the Jewish neighborhood and assumed a dominant presence. This process is described:

A boundary between countries is a

Most __________ states grained independence after 1940

Gender studies of migration indicate that men ________ than women

Over the past century the pace of human environmental change has

The most widely used Indo-European language today is

The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid property called the

The key to the area according to Mackinder's heartland theory was

Which of the following states fit the morphology description of a fragmented state?

A good example of a formal region would be a

The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called

W. Zelinsky approached the task of defining and delimiting the perceptual regions of the US and S Canada by analyzing:

The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is

Forces within a state that encourage unity as _____________and the forces that divide them are _____________

Using arithmetic population density to investigate the population pattern of a country doesn't considerate:

The arithmetic density of population for a country is determined by dividing the total

cultural appropriation for purposes of profit (buying a Native American dream catcher) is referred to as an example of

Wallerstein's views expressed in world systems theory hold that the global integrating force has been

The long-term relocation of an individual, or group to a new location outside the community of origin is called

the _________ of a group of people includes the things they construct

The type of movement that involves journeys that begin at and bring us back to our base daily is called