GEOGRAPHY FINAL EXAM REVIEW

French Canadians, Basques, and Catalonians use language to _______ them from majority cultures.

Physical and chemical processes that change the characteristics of rocks.

How many surviving children do women need to have on average to keep up replacement population?

This is a soul’s good and bad deeds that determines what a person’s new life will be like.

Which would we not expect poor countries with low per capita GDP to have?

Sunnis and Shiites are an example of how different denominations in religion can cause . . .

Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the _____.

Apartheid in South Africa is similar to the ______________ system in the US.

Which of the following is not a pull factor in migration?

Which country in Africa had different cultures placed in it leading to violence and genocide?

Which region of Africa is most likely to embrace Western cultural norms?

This is a group with a shared culture inside a land area.

These companies to make money expand and adapt to different cultures and regions of the world.

Which zones of latitude are hot all year round because they get a lot of direct sunlight?

The founder of Buddhism was _____________________ who became the Buddha or “Enlightened One.”

Which natural resource is most important for the growth of human populations?

Where were political boundaries drawn with no consideration for religion leading to violence?

What is the environmental downside to fracking?

Private charitable organizations that are not a part of any government?

What model shows the growth of populations through history based on birth rate and death rate?

Why would a country offer paid maternity leave for mothers?

Hindus believe each person has an ____________________or soul.

A religion that doesn't seek out more followers but is locally contained to a group of people.

Which one of the following religions is a universalizing religion?

Which one of the following is an ethnic religion?

Which Theme of Geography answers the question, “Where is this place?”

What treaty established a norm against interference in another state's domestic affairs?

This is a sovereign territory with distinct borders.

Muslims and Jews are an example of how two different religions can cause . . .

What kinds of information can be obtained from economic maps (a type of thematic map)?

Assuming Mr. Dunn is an American, an example of cultural diffusion would be . . .

The mutual promise between the Jews and God was called . . .

In which zones of latitude do climates vary greatly (hot and cold)?

What occurs when weathered material is moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity?

What are Push Factors?

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time?

Universalizing religions are religions always seeking . . .

The 0° latitude line that divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres is . . .

Theory that the earth once had one “super continent” that split into the current continents?

Theme of Geography asks the question, “How are places similar or different from one another?”

A person with allowance to work in a country different than home temporarily.

According to the Demographic Transitional Model at what stage is the population stable? Why?

The Prime Meridian runs through which city?

In which zones of latitude is it cold all year round because they get little sunlight?

Which Theme of Geography answers the question, “What is this place like?”

What kinds of currents affect climate?

Language and dress are to Cultural Traits as buildings, roads, and agriculture are to . . .

This is land where a nation and state are within the same sovereign territory.

The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth’s physical and human features.

What is relative location?

How does the distance above sea level affect climate?

In which stage of the DTM are both birth rates and death rates high?

What economic activities do wealthy and developed countries mostly rely on?

These include religious occasions, holidays, festivals, celebrations, music, dance, and food.

People live in west, central, and southern Africa because . . .

Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture?

This is the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.

The High Stationary stage of development applied to most countries before what episode?

Why are most people moving to cities in increasing numbers around the world?

Which is a reason GMOs are not important to food production?

The Caste system of human hierarchy is . . .

The Five Pillars or central teachings of Islam include all the following except:

What are GDP per capita rates are directly linked to?

Which country attempted to curb population growth with a “one child policy?”

Larger countries tend to have all of the following advantages except . . .

Jesus taught . . .

The two religions that believe in karma and reincarnation are _____________________

During the High Stationary stage, why were death rates high?

What are Pull Factors?

Theme of Geography asks, “How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?”

The fact that people in France and Quebec both speak French is an example of . . .

How humans have physically impacted the natural layout of the land by their actions.

In which stage are birth and death rates both low, stabilizing the population?

What are the weather conditions at a location over a long time?

What is absolute location?

All of the following are advantages that small countries tend to have except . . .

Race is based on cultural traits and customs such as language, religion, dress, etc.

What are Primary Economic Activities?

Judaism within Israel is an example of how religion can . . .

Who was the “father” of the Hebrews (Jews)?

The Buddha sought enlightenment (wisdom), to learn how to escape . . .

Christians believe that Jesus is . . .

Islam was founded by the Prophet __________________ who lived from 570 to 632 in Saudi Arabia.

This language brings people of different cultures together; they can use it to communicate.

This is the rapid diffusion of culture around the world:

A person who is forced to leave home because of dire threats to well-being.

Which Theme of Geography asks, “How do people relate to the physical world?”

Which map projection is the most accurate?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all came from . . .

Which would we not expect rich countries with high per capita GDP to also have?

Contour maps are meant to show the

The 0° longitude line that divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres is . . .

What are Tertiary Economic Activities?

What are Secondary Economic Activities?

This is the belief that when people die, they are reborn to new lives.

Since the advent of social media, the speed in which culture is diffused has . . .

Which of the following is not a push factor in migration?

What international organization has 190 countries with the goal of keeping peace in the world?

What is replacement population?

What are the places tectonic plates fracture called?