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HWG Fall BM #2 Quiz
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Great Britain had colonies over the world, that is why ____.
Great Britain is world's biggest superpower today
it is the easiest language to learn & understand
all movies, TV programs, and music are recoded in English
English is spoken in many countries, like India
2
Which of the following characteristics does NOT apply to states?
states must have an established government
another term for a state is country
states must have a military
states must be sovereign
3
In Christianity, a ___ is a small group of people who break away from an established church.
branch
sect
religion
denomination
4
What type of culture? diffused on a small scale, very slowly over time
folk
popular
5
The land between Yemen and Saudi Arabia once had this type of boundary, where neither country had political control.
frontier
geometric
pioneer
ethnic boundary
6
In regard to current population growth, which of the following would MOST concern today's geographers?
resources not keeping up with population growth
the shrinking population of the world
rapid population growth in developing countries
people being unevenly distributed around the world
7
A repetitive action by a group of people is called _____.
a custom
material culture
a habit
a taboo
8
Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian are all __ of Protestantism with their own administrative bodies.
religions
denominations
branches
sects
9
A bar graph that shows the percent of the population of a country by age groups and gender is called a(an) _____.
population pyramid
demographic transition model
epidemiological transition model
none of these
10
Which of the following would apply to developing, third-world countries?
high birth rates due to lack of access to birth control methods
low fertility rate due to having smaller families
low infant mortality rates due to having many hospitals
high life expectancies due access to good medical care
11
A country whose borders usually match or encompass one main ethnic group is called a (an)
colony
multinational state
state
nation-state
12
The number of deaths per 1000 live births of babies in a country in one year is called _____.
the total fertility rate
the crude death rate
the crude birth rate
the infant mortality rate
13
What type of boundary? a river
ethnic
geometric
physical
14
What shape is Namibia?
perforated
fragmented
prorupted
elongated
15
Which of the following is true?
both pop and folk culture endanger one another
folk culture is endangered more than pop culture
pop culture is endangered more than folk culture
16
Ethnic or Universal religion? appeals to one ethnic group
universal
ethnic
17
What shape is Chile?
elongated
prorupted
perforated
compact
18
A language used by a government for documents, websites, and other business is called _____.
creole
an official language
a lingua franca
a pidgin language
19
What shape is South Africa?
perforated
elongated
prorupted
compact
20
In the U.S., we have frequent elections of our leaders & a system of checks & balances. What type of government?
democracy
theocracy
anocracy
autocracy
21
What shape is Greece?
perforated
landlocked
compact
fragmented
22
What type of culture? diffuses quickly around the world and can change rapidly
popular
folk
23
Over the last 100 years, what is the MAIN reason people have immigrated to the U.S.?
political pull factors
economic pull factors
economic push factors
environmental push factors
24
What type of culture? songs are about daily activities and the authors are unknown
popular
folk
25
What is the MAIN reason refugees emigrate out of their home country?
political pull factors
economic push factors
political push factors
environmental pull factors
26
What type of density would be best to measure the population density of Egypt?
farmers
physiological
arithmetic
agricultural
27
What type of boundary? a mountain chain
ethnic
physical
geometric
28
Which of the following might be something an ethnic group in a nation-state might have in common?
language
political system
economic system
none of these
29
What is usually needed for a language to persist over time?
how easy it is to learn
how similar it is to other languages
no diffusion outside its main ethnic group
military and political strngth of its people
30
Which of the following is NOT true about the "Western Wall" in Jerusalem?
it is the 3rd most holy site in Judaism
it is currently the holiest site in Judaism
it is all that remains of the ancient Jewish temple
it is beneath an important Muslim mosque
31
Which of the following is the correct family, branch, and group to classify the English language?
Indo-European > West Germanic > Germanic
Indo-European > Celtic > Germanic
Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic
Germanic > Indo-European > English
32
A condition in which there are too many people for the environment to support them is called _____.
physiological density
overpopulation
all of these
underpopulation
33
In which region of the world is the hearth for Judaism, Christianity, & Islam?
the Middle East
East Asia
Southeast Asia
North America
34
Which of the following would apply to developed, first-world countries?
high infant mortality rates
high birth rates
high fertility rate
high life expectancies
35
In the former Soviet Union, presidents were chosen by the Communist Party and not the people. What type of government?
theocracy
anocracy
democracy
autocracy
36
Sunni & Shia are two _ in Islam. This was due to a fundamental difference of opinion as to who was Mohammad's successor.
sects
religions
denominations
branches
37
Where would you find the highest population densities?
farm land
mountains
rainforests
deserts
38
What shape is Iraq?
compact
perforated
elongated
prorupted
39
In what stage would a country be if it had a high CBR and a very low NIR?
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 1
Stage 3
40
Ethnic or Universal religion? tries to have a global appeal to many people
universal
ethnic
41
Which of the following might be true in regard to food taboos?
food preferences always outweigh food restrictions
Hindus and Muslims have no food taboos
some foods are avoided for religious or other cultural reasons
42
Which of the following is an example of pop culture?
the diffusion of blue jeans
the diffusion of the game of Chinese sticks in China
none of these
the diffusion of the Welsh language
43
What is the main cause of death in Stage 1 countries?
pestilence and famine
receding pandemics
delayed degenerative diseases
degenerative diseases
44
What type of boundary? a common language
physical
geometric
ethnic
45
In Africa, a pidgin form of Swahili was learned so people could understand each other to engage in trade. This is called
an official language
an isolated language
endangered
a lingua franca
