1st Semester Review

The spread of ideas from their place of origin to another where they are adopted is called:

The two theories of Proto-Indo-European language dispersal are the conquest theory and

"The greater the distance from the hearth the less likely an innovation will be adopted"

Cultural appropriation for purpose of profit is referred to as:

Notion that cultural factors are the product of environmental conditions is an example of:

Which is NOT an aspect of cultural landscape convergence?

A person who fears persecution because of race, religion, nationality, etc. is officially a:

_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population & typically rural

A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is

Long-term relocation of a person or group to a new place outside the original community is

In recent years, the largest numbers of internally displaced persons in SE Asia are from where?

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

Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?

The branch of geography that focuses upon natural landforms climate soils & vegetation of Earth

The most widely distributed language family is

Malthus said that population increased at a geometric rate but the rate of subsistence grew at:

The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:

Internal migration in Peru is fairly simple with the majority of migrants moving to

High birth and death rates is stage ___ of the demographic transition model.

In which region of the US is infant mortality rate the highest?

The lack of the incorporation of alcohol in Islamic regions illustrate the effect of what?

Globalized pop culture reproduced in the context of a local culture is referred to as:

Which model states that spatial interaction relates to population size and inverse distance?

American landscape in many urban and suburban areas are similar. This reflects the concept of

Which theme would involve the study of the impact of the drainage of part of the FL Everglades

Diffusion of the idea of the hamburger with a vegetable patty to India:

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

Which development helped with the rise of national languages beginning in the 14th century?

The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape is known as:

Chain migration occurs when the migrant

In the Western Hemisphere, which of the following countries has a TFR below replacement level?

A good example of a formal region would be a:

Which is NOT an example of a fortified barrier migration?

Government efforts to discourage native practices in the US and Canada were attempts to ___ __

Almost everywhere on Earth, Total Fertility Rates are:

Not all countries with aging populations resort to immigration to offset economic problems.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a form of expansion diffusion?

19th Century American English contains words that are from foreign languages. Why?

Type of process: increases interactions and heightens interdependence regardless of boundaries

David Harvey refers to the increasing speed by which innovations in popular culture diffuse as

Which region of the world is largely below replacement level

A developed country that's reached it's most stable population will have a pyramid that's _____

Births and ____ add to the population growth of a particular country.

A good example of a functional region would be:

Statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called:

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

Replacement level requires a total fertility of:

Highest rates of infant mortality are found in this region.

Many former African colonies have taken as their official language...

The changes in local culture brought about by the onslaught of popular culture tend to disrupt:

Buying a Native American-styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:

The type of movement that involves journeys that begin at and bring us back home is called

Dave Matthews Band created a ___ in Virginia and got popularity through ___ among college towns

In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, NY, and Milan are referred to as:

The problem with using arithmetic density is that it doesn't take what into consideration?

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

Countries with aging populations attempt to stimulate economic growth by:

A vectored infectious disease is

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

Clusters of French toponyms in Louisiana and Dutch toponyms in Michigan reflect

Population growth rates are ____ in southern India, where women have higher literacy rates.

All of the following are examples of periodic movements EXCEPT

Trend in pop culture (eg fashion) from global centers spreads to smaller and smaller cities

Latitude and longitude are most useful in determining:

Which of the following is NOT one of Ernst Raventein's laws of migration?

A language that began with convergence and allows speakers of diverse languages to communicate